Early on a morning halfway through the seventh month after his disappearance, Ryu's eyes opened with a flash. Air torpedoed through his nostrils and out of his mouth, causing several hundred green leaves to swirl into the air, shooting upward before gently falling to the ground.
At the moment, Ryu sat quietly on a thin branch several dozen meters in the air. The moment his soul awakened, both the Origin Flame and North Heavenly Wind that had been dormant until now manifested themselves. As a result, not only had Ryu gained the ability to replay perfect replications of his memories, he had also gained the ability to become as light as a feather, allowing him to sleep on such a high branch without worry of being found while he rested.
The good news was that until one entered the Spiritual Severing realm, flight without a treasure was impossible. And, obviously, Tor Kingdom couldn't send such experts after him without breaking the rules set by the Immortal Plane.
