I jump off the balcony as I hear Erika scream in shock, "Don't!" But it is already too late as I fall quicker with every passing moment. I quickly cast something under my breath as my once falling body slows until I am like a leaf.
I lightly touch the ground and make my way to the changing rooms. I enter and see Zralin pointing at his back while the mage nods and begins to conjure water magic, covering the burnt and bloody scales. Zralin sees me enter and smiles while speaking, "Hey brother! Did you enjoy the fight?"
As he finishes speaking, the water slowly recedes on his back as it begins to gather into an orb between the mages hands. The orb that was once per water is now red and golden as broken or burnt scales and blood float inside.
He shines as bright as before as he smiles, "My falling damage immunity is still as powerful as ever. And I have learned how to find my enemy quicker." I smile back, "Indeed, being a demi-god sure is helpful."
Zralin and the mage blush slightly as they see me smile before Zralin suddenly sees something and points at it, "What is that?" I quickly look down at where he is pointing and see a green feather sticking through my shirt. I pull it off and since in pain, as if it had grown on me and look it over.
The green feather glows as a small layer of wind covers it, I look at it confused as I put it in my pocket. "I don't know, I have seen some of these grow on me since I traveled to that last dimension. I had also gained a sudden affinity with wind and lightning which I have learned to use wind very well, but the lightning is something I am having trouble mastering."
As we are talking, Erika walks in with at first a shocked look on her face as she walks up to Vitruvius as she looks him over. "Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?" She asks as she looks over his body in a panic.
Vitruvius nods his head while laughing a little, "I'm fine...." but then his tone goes soft, "...but I thank you for worrying about me." She nods as stands up and quickly says, "Anyway, I need to check something out, I just felt the void shift momentarily and it just doesn't sit right."
I nod and swiftly respond, "Alright, I'll head with you. I'll talk with you later brother, can you give me your address?"
Zralin nods as a piece of paper and a pen show up from seemingly nowhere. He rights down a set of numbers and a district before handing the paper to me. I quickly grab it and put it in my pocket as I turn around with Erika to leave.
As I am walking, I stop midstep and tell him something that I just remembered. "By the way, a random person told me to tell you this, I usually can't remember jack but I was able to record it with illusion magic."
Suddenly, a voice plays from seemingly nowhere as Zralin listens.
"Well, this is for Broc. Stop what your doing instantly, do not help the author anymore or the consequences will be severe. Could you tell this....Zralin Estis this. Thanks."
Zralin has a confused look on his face as he shrugs, "Never heard of what or who he is talking about." Everyone else buys his facade, but I can see right through it, 'I'll ask him later what he knows since he evidently won't talk about it in front of them.' I think as I turn around and follow Erika.
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Zralin's Point Of View
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I see that the mage has a confused look on his face as he looks at me, "What was that creature you referred to as brother?" But he gets no answer from me as I quickly walk out of the room.
I leave before the crowd even starts thinking of exiting the massive arena as I glance up at the massive hole in the wall. I open my golden wings and begin to float across the city, getting pointed at as I cross districts. Eventually after a few minutes, I land in front of a house. This house looks like just a plain looking house with a wood roof and stone walls. I knock on the door and it opens to show a humanoid creature covered head to toe in a cloak, not an inch of his body showing.
I quickly ask, "Can I come in?"
He silently nods as he steps aside, letting me step inside. The inside of the house is fairly good looking with different types of weapons hanging on the walls and the furniture being white and pristine, completely the opposite of what you would expect this guy to have.
As I walks in, I look around at all the items hanging up on the walls in slight amazement before sitting down on the couch with a serious expression. As the other figure sits down, I speak, "You told me to come to you if I either had an emergency or I had been told a name along with a certain word, the name and word were said today at the exact same time by the exact same person. What is the reason you wanted me to tell you this?"
The figure's eyes flash a red glow as he hears what I said, a deep voice resonates from beneath the cloak. "So you finally were told to warn that particular person, what was said exactly?"
I think for a moment before answering, "Well, this is for Broc. Stop what your doing instantly, do not help the author anymore or the consequences will be severe. Could you tell this....Zralin Estis this. Thanks."
'I wouldn't dare lie in front of him, especially after he saved my life.'
The cloaked figure stands up and sighs, "I guess it's time. I will be leaving, protect the realm while I am gone." And before I can say anything, a blood red portal appears underneath as he falls backwards, disappearing into the portal.