"I believe sir hughes would have those answers. isn't he the one that claims to know them however they are a warrior race called Mongrels I've killed many of them back in my time." shield says casually.
"you're right about that. he's the next person I was going to speak with anyway so I guess I better get a move on."
while walking back and searching for sir hughes he figured the reason Levy took off was because of his question. this made him feel like they were hiding something or just wasn't comfortable enough to tell everyone they weren't from planet syair.
"shield how do you sense soul cores. I mean I've only awakened recently and I have no clue how others can sense soul cores."
it's a person's aura flow. everyone has an aura. an awakened soul core is constantly pulling aura into the center of a person. simply follow the pull you will be able to see their soul core. you can't always rely on this because skilled enough people can hide their soul core completely hiding their presence.
it all depends on a person's skill and power. for example sir Hughes soul core is almost always hidden but I can still see it no matter how good his arua control. control the flow of your aura to conceal your core. however someone with better aura control than you can still see it.
Damon noted everything shield was saying in his head and had a good understanding of how it works.
"so how could you tell that Levy and others had no soul core at all and not simply hiding it."
"like before the flow of their aura is completely different it has no pull in one direction. instead it fills their entire being constantly. they are the only race that I know of whose aura is this way.
Damon continued to walk when he saw sir hughes coming out of the bunker.
"Mr. blade I understand you have news for me according to miss grey. "yes sir I do." well beforehand you should know kimbo and jack are fine and I have kept my word. they both admitted to their actions." sir hughes says.
"I'm not going to ask you to forgive them, but hear me out. they both lost their parents today and nearly lost their lives themselves. I'm all for punishing them for what they've done to you and Mr. Drixx but I ask wait until I sort some things out first. sir Hughes explained.
Damon had mixed feelings about it, but instead of going back and forth with sir hughes he thought of something else.
"the move you did to stop me from killing kimbo. if you teach it to me and Jolly I'll be more than happy to wait until you sort things out." "you have a deal Mr.blade, now what is this news you wanted to share.
Damon suggested they move somewhere to talk in private. around thirty minutes later sir Hughes was in deep thought that lasted another ten minutes before he spoke a single word.
" sorry about that but when I'm faced with a choice this interesting I like to run things through my head a little. it really helps with making decisions. not to question or doubt your story but in order to go through with this I must see this hidden city to make sure it's safe before I blindly send people there on your word and I also must see the skill in action that your soul beast has."
" I've been around for a while and know of and have run into many beasts with interesting and unique skills but one that forces a person to tell the truth for an entire minute is beyond priceless in many ways."
Damon knew proof would be something sir Hughes would want and so before he left old man butcher he borrowed a few empty viles and filled them with Javaline's truth serum. he pulled out a small vile filled with gold colored fluid that sparkled slightly and handed it to sir hughes.
"that is the truth serum, only a single drop is needed and once you have tested it for yourself let me know when you are ready to see proof of the city." Damon says.
sir Hughes looked at the vile of gold liquid closlely before putting it away. "very well Mr. blade.
"oh sir Hughes. I know me and Jolly was not here when the attack began on the city, but the people you had helping. where are they from."
sir Hughes watched Damon's body language mostly his eyes. "I can see in your eyes that you are suspicious of them. that's a very good and keen observation. Only a handful of our people can really see that they are not from planet syair."
"there will be an announcement for the people who tend to stay here before I go to the capital. if it's answers you seek about who these people truly are follow me Mr. blade."
Sir Hughes and Damon entered the bunker and walked to the very back entering a small room where a pink skin female with green eyes and hair was checking out a person's wounds.
"This is bloom and as you can tell she's not from village city. her race is called mongrels and they are from the planet Hevot." sir Hughes says introducing Damon.
The young girl greeted Damon with a smile and nod.
"she's been saving the lives of the critically injured. we are out of might fruits and the machinery here is incapable of healing people so close to death. Bloom can you please show Mr. blade what it is that you do.
"certainly sir Hughes."
Bloom was the Mongrel with the head injury who nurse heart focused on, getting her back on her feet because it was told to sir hughes she had great healing capabilities. she was just about to heal a man that had his entire arm ripped off when they both walked in.
Blooms entire body began to glow green as her skin tissue began to vibrate slightly.
stems and beautiful pink and blue leaves sprouted from her arms all over as her legs shifted and changed into leafy and plant like legs. her eyes became pure white with pink and blue flower petals swirling in circles as her iris. her hair completely vanished as the entire top and back of her head became like a bed of soil sprouting long colorful vines with red closed flower bulbs and the ends. her facial features such as cheeks and lips changed slightly only in color.
Damon was amazed at the sight before him. although he had taken a step back out of reflex he was amazed and beyond speechless.
"this is her power the others can do the same and from what I understand they all are different, but she's the only one I've witnessed use her true form for now." The only people that know of their true forms and power are miss grey and nurse heart and now you of course."
" everyone that she heals is to be put to sleep beforehand before entry.
Bloom grabbed the severed arm of the man attaching it back holding it in place as the vines on her head began glowing. a green light engulfed the man arm as the closed flower bulbs on the end of her vines began to open and bloom.
after a few minutes she removed her hand from the man arm as four of the blooming flowers in her head became dark grey and black like they had died instantly. the dead flowers fell from the vine to floor and disappeared.
"each blooming flower on her head is how she heals. the more serious and difficult the wound is the more flower heads die. once all of them are gone she won't be able to heal for a while." sir Hughes explained.
"woah that's insanely powerful and cool and I can definitely see why her name is bloom."
"my name is actually blossom the young girl turns and says with a smile while reverting back in her human form. well it's a real pleasure to meet you blossom, my name is Damon." He responded with a smile.
"come Mr. blade let's continue to walk. blossom go rest and eat, food has been delivered to the building your people are in. "ok thank you sir hughes."
Sir hughes and Damon walked for a bit more and he also explained the real reason the mongrels came to planet syair and the attack on village city was because of them. sir hughes also told Damon not to blame them for the attack for they had no choice but to leave their home planet.
"I have seen footage of these new threats and I must say the ones that we battled are simple ants compared to the others. I must ask you to keep all of this between us until further notice. on second thought the only person you can tell is Mr. Drixx and that's because I know you're going to inform him anyway."
The look on Damon's face after sir hughes last words proved him to be right. Damon was indeed planning to inform his best friend no matter what.
After informing sir hughes about the state a person will go into after the truth serum is taken and what to do next. they both agreed to meet in beast free forest.
Damon contacted Jolly telepathically as he headed out of village city and informed him of everything he learned and what he was doing. Jolly decided not to accompany him because he planned to go speak with the orc he captured that he had given to miss grey. they both agreed to interrogate him together.
while arriving in beast free forest Damon went to the tree that would usually have a cavity at the bottom leading underground but the tree itself and cavity was now gone.
"this entry to the city has been sealed upon you receiving the system. I figured that much seeing it completely disappeared.
Damon sat where the tree once stood and began distributing his ki around his body focusing on the storm cloud imagining it. he understood twice when he lost his cool he was able to perform something new. the first time was the storm cloud snake when trying to fight miss grey and the second was the storm cloud that didn't bring rain which allowed him to teleport through a lightning strike.
he realized if he could learn how he did them it would take his power to another level but something was different. it seemed harder to bring forth a storm cloud without activating a skill which was an auto effect. he needed to learn to use his power in multiple ways on the fly.
sweat began dripping from his face as he focused harder and harder. dark clouds seeped from beneath him staying low to the ground. he then focused on trying to shape it. a purple light outlined the storm cloud below vibrating as it began to shape.
"gwahhh huff huff huff huff."
"why are you holding your breath Mr. blade."
startled by the sudden voice to his right Damon jumped up slightly in worry.
"sir Hughes when did you, how did you. huff huff huff. Damon on was still trying to catch his breath as sweat continued to run down his face.
Sir hughes stood there for a min as Damon breathing became calm.
"you haven't answered my question Mr. blade. why were you holding your breath while performing whatever it is you were doing with your power." I really don't know it's kinda a habit when I'm trying to focus.
"well that's a very bad habit to have when it comes to using abilities. you see your mind and body should be aligned together. you holding your breath is stopping your natural body response to live which puts your body through stress.