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I, Draugr chapter 46

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A problem that arose after my Evolution was that my skills with Original Runes kinda took a step back.

My recent Evolution was… An anomaly. It wasn't normal, and it was somewhat forced by my fury and Sheogorath somehow hijacking the System momentarily.

Thus, all ten thousand plus Souls I had in reserve were used for my Evolution that only require a thousand, and each time I Evolve my Spells and everything else naturally grow quite a bit stronger.

This Evolution made the jump in power be equal to said Spells having Evolved too, hence their Original Runes that I once knew very well had changed a great deal, so I had to restart.

It wasn't really a problem, as I kinda find the Original Runes for my Spells with is… It is wielding said Original Runes that is now insanely hard.

Why? Because I have too much Magicka right now.

I am fairly sure that my current reserves are at least a hundred times – if not more – greater than my previous ones, which… Holy fuck.

Hence, my once fine control is kinda messy currently, and I pump too much Magicka into my Spells without meaning to.

Plus, Original Runes automatically absorb the surrounding Magicka, so add that to me pouring in even more without meaning to… And I could have nearly evaporated Whiterun by accident a few minutes ago.

So I instead put a hole in the cloudy sky above. A massive hole. One that swallowed Whiterun, the surrounding valley, and reached all the way to High Hrothgar.

"Think you could still bitch-slap that to the side?" I ask Deinmaar as I fiddle with the dark dragon scale in my hand fashioned into an eye-patch.

The titan of a man nods, sitting on the ground of Jorrvaskr's courtyard and enjoying the sun with his helmet off… While Gretel crawls and climbs all over him for some damn reason. "It would numb my hand, but I could still redirect it."

Yeah, I had no doubts. He might be weakened right now due to having stood still for thousands of year, but he is utterly overpowered at his prime.

I've slowly started to create a chart of where certain beings stand at in terms of power.

Deinmaar at his prime would stand at the very peak of power a Dragon Sage would have at their strongest. The gap between that and the level of a Great Sage is… Gargantuan, for sure.

Aurelia right now should be around the level of power of the weakest Dragon Sages, while I am probably somewhere in the middle tier, maybe touching the high tier.

According to Deinmaar, the Dragon Army may not have even a dozen Great Sages, but it has hundreds of Dragon Sages, which is still an immense force.

Then the likes of Konahriik, Dinok and even Kara stand among the ranks of the Great Sage… Though even those ranks have immense differences in power.

After all, Lah did butcher the previous strongest Great Sage without effort.

I think I'll reach Deinmaar's level either with another Evolution, or two more. Though I dare not guess what it'll take me to reach Kara's level.

Luckily, I kinda don't need Evolutions to hit hard and punch higher than my self-given ranking. My Spells are bullshit, and I can easily make them even more horrifying with laughable ease.

Plus, there are no Great Sages still alive that are super loyal to Alduin, and the World Eater is currently too weak to bring them back, and will be for a while, giving me and the others plenty of time to grow stronger.

...I should really find out how much stronger I am, though. I barely flexed my powers when I handled Hevnoraak, after all.

Though… I remember the System still has a special power. The power to change my Race- Or perhaps add the best of other Races on my spiritual or chemical make-up.

Or whatever it does to modify my Race.

I still have that power, which I haven't really explored. It is a bit sad that I can't do it with Dragons, but no other Race other than the Yokudans really interest me.

Now, if I had access to Races from other Universes, though… That'd be different.

"How are you feeling, by the way?" I ask the giant as another microscopic Original Rune settles on the eyepatch in my hands, slowly bringing the small Array I am practicing with to completion.

Deinmaar grunts, rolling one of his shoulders while Gretel sits on the other one, looking all proud that she climbed the mountains that are his muscles, "Lethargic and stiff."

I wince a bit at that, "Neither Magic or Potions can help with that, unfortunately." The Atmoran nods, scrunching up his nose in slight distaste.

"I just need some good physical exercise." He states after a bit, "Shouldn't take too long to go back to normal."

I hum softly as I lower my gaze. Maybe I should go Juggernaut and trade blows with him again? "I was going to offer a spar, but we kinda need a very destructible landscape for that."

We share a good laugh at that, "We already removed a small island off the maps, didn't we?" He points out, and I pause. Oh yeah, that temple of his!

"Yeah, let's not make that a habit…" I offer with a snort, which he quickly shares.

That's when Aurelia's voice reaches us from behind me, "Wait, what's actually the problem with Deinmaar?" I turn to stare at the beautiful woman, who… Should I consider her my girlfriend now?

I think I should. Huh. Now I'm feeling all giddy, kickin' my legs and shit.

Her and Hildr both. Gotta pat myself on the back for somehow pulling two incredible babes.

Both women wear radiant smiles on their faces as Aurelia brushes Hildr's eyes while the redhead sits ahead of her.

Hildr's hair always look perfect and well-brushed, but they are anything but, so Aurelia took it up as a challenge to try and tame that wild crimson mane.

"You remember how you struggled with controlling your strength after absorbing your first Dragon Soul?" I point out, and she perks up at that.

Honestly, I am also struggling with that right now due to my Evolution having enormously boosted those race modifications I did some time back that turned me into a frozen corpse.

"Oh, yeah…" Aurelia nods, then cutely tilts her head to the side, "And Deinmaar is struggling with that?"

The giant man makes a so-so gesture with one of his hands while the other stops Gretel from tumbling down his shoulder and putting her back on it, "I basically stood still for thousands upon thousands of years."

"All my years of experience mastering my strength and Magicka just… flowed away. Even my battle-honed instincts have gone dormant." His clawed fingers brush through his mane of black hair as he sighs deeply, "So I either hit hard, or I hit very, very hard… Which can only end badly."

Hildr whistles softly, "How strong are you, actually?"

The giant pauses for a second, then cups his chin in thought, "Uh…" He starts as his gaze flicks up north, "Are you aware of the road that leads from Dawnstart to Whiterun?"

I pause. Even Aurelia, Hildr and Gretel go still.

I barely hold back a snort, "You did fucking not."

Deinmaar's gaze grows sheepish, "I thought it was a good idea to add a shortcut through the mountains there…"

Gretel gapes at the Atmoran from her spot on his shoulder, "So you just… Fuckin' removed the mountains?"

Deinmaar nods, and I lose it, nearly falling off my chair from how hard the laughter hit me.

"Konahriik was not amused…" Deinmaar chuckles, a nostalgic look in his eyes, "Mostly because I swung my sword a little too hard and left a ravine where the road should have been…"

Hildr turns to give me a flat stare, "And you want to teach this guy Reinforcement?"

"Yup!" I dare not imagine how horrendously powerful this giant goofball is gonna be when he learns it.

Recovering my composure, I straighten myself with a few remnant chuckles escaping me. Luckily, the array I was placing on Hildr's eyepatch wasn't ruined, so I swiftly finish it right after.

A bright lime-green glow erupts out of the eyepatch for a split second before it calms down and goes back to normal, but now it radiates a powerful and constant healing aura.

"Huh, much easier than I expected." I muse to myself as I stare at my completed project. It ended up much stronger too due to the fact that the array is placed on one of Alduin's scales.

Even weakened, they are still of a far greater quality than any we have on hand.

I stand up and approach Hildr, who gives me a sweet smile as I brush the hair covering her scarred eye away. I put on her eyepatch and tie it well before pulling back and nodding.

Now, with this, I can be even more relaxed. I've basically given her a pocket Terra Santa, making her nigh-immortal with how powerful that Healing Spell is.

And that's when Gretel speaks up, "Can I have that on my knife too?"

I pause, then turn towards the red haired gremlin sitting on Deinmaar's shoulder, "You want a knife… That heals?"

Gretel's grin turns feral, "Infinite stabbies!"

She's a psycho…

"Fuck it, we ball. Gimme that knife."

"Leo, no!"

Hildr had to put me in a choke-hold to stop me from making the most dreadful knife in existence.

It's not like she's gonna use it on anyone of importance! Either way, Nazeem deserves it!

"Say… Have you been torturing Nazeem while I've been gone?"

Gretel pauses, a look of genuine confusion on her face. "Nazeem…?" She cutely tilts her head and scratches her chin – with her foot, mind you – while humming.

Then, realization hits.

"Oh shit…"

Hildr sighs and palms her face, "What did you do this time?"

Gretel giggles and shuffles in place, "I locked him in the sewers… A month ago."

"And forgot."

…

"I am so proud of you-"

I got put in a choke-hold again.

Is this what Molag Bal is experiencing right now?

~~XXX~~

I am quite the vindictive person, despite the fact that I prefer being nice… When I don't bully people just to alleviate my boredom.

So when I am slighted, I of course make sure to return the favor.

Though, this time, I was mainly waiting so that a certain someone finally gave me a reason to erase him from reality.

Being a Thalmor is reason enough for me to kill the fucker, but I guess I kept him around for a while just to bully him and amuse myself. Until he wasn't needed anymore.

And now… Now it is time for sweet ol' Ancano to take a trip.

My steps carry me through the long hallway, a soft hum flowing past me as the ink-black darkness washes forth from my feet like a tidal wave.

Doors and windows vanished, and soon the whole hallway was shrouded in thick, impenetrable darkness.

Ancano's steps grow to a halt, the arms crossed behind his back slowly tensing up as he becomes aware of my humming and my approaching steps.

Each step was loud now. The darkness had turned the hallway into something akin to an echo chamber, making the sound grow louder and louder.

The Altmer slowly turns, golden skin very, very pale, and his eyes grow wide in horror.

Slowly, I raise a hand to where my lips should be and hold a single finger there. Ancano, like a good boy, does not make any noise.

"You know…" I start, my steps growing slower as I draw closer, "This world has a strange thing with things being seen… Sideways."

Another step, and Ancano quivers. His mouth opens, then hammers shut so hard that I am sure several of his feet were nearly pulverized from the impact.

Despite the darkness, he could still see my approaching form very well.

"Hell, the Psijic Endeavor is centered around such a thing." I keep going, voice cheerful as I take another step, "The Aurbis is a wheel, and Lorkhan had once traveled at the very end of it before looking back… And seeing it sideways, it appeared like a tall, imposing and infinite Tower."

Another step, and I reach up to remove my Mask. Ancano looks close to fainting from horror.

"If you manage to peer at the Tower, then you have reached the final stage of the Psijic Endeavor, called CHIM." The word, strangely, came out distorted and twisted, as if Reality itself was trying to stop it from being spoken into existence. "And, if you manage to maintain your individuality when peering at the Tower… Then you basically ascend to Godhood. I believe that is how Talos – you know, the God you refuse to admit actually exists – ascended back during the Second Era."

Another step, and now I am standing right in front of the trembling Ancano. His eyes were bloodshot, and he was suffering from a bad nosebleed too. What a shame.

"The Dwemer did it too, you know?" I hum aloud, "The grabbed the Heart of Lorkhan… And peered at it sideways. Then poof, they are all gone!"

I take another step forward, and stand right beside Ancano. One of my hands rises up and pats him on the shoulder, "So, I wonder…" I start, and his trembling head turns a bit, and his eyes look at me from the side-

"What happens if you were to look at me sideways?"

My hand falls.

The hall goes back to normal.

"Well…" I sigh softly, "That does answer some questions I've had, I guess."

Being Zero Sum really isn't a flashy affair, huh? He just ceased to exist, leaving nothing behind.

I shake my head with another deep sigh and place my mask back on, then tilt my head, "For how long have you been listening?" I ask aloud as I turn around, meeting the bright blue eyes of Kara.

The small, adorable woman stares at me quietly for several long and tense seconds, as if studying what makes me… Me. "What happened to you?"

That is the first thing she asks, and the slight tension in my shoulders melts when I hear the faint worry in her voice.

I look down and raise a hand to stare at the gauntlet covering my frozen skeleton, now cloaked in eternal darkness containing unimaginable horrors. "I fucked up." I answer after a bit, "And I got mad."

Kara approaches me without hesitation or fear, her feet gliding across the ground until she stops right in front of me to inspect the darkness cloaking my form. "Are you okay?"

If I could smile, I would. "I'm better right now." After those two confessed to me, and I opened my own heart to them… I do feel a lot better now.

Kara's blue eyes inspect me quiet for a bit longer, clear worry within them, "You can talk to me, if you need to."

I chuckle softly, "Thank you…" I state softly, "But I already feel bad that I am waking you up because it'll benefit me and others."

The minute woman's expressions softens, "You think I'd rather wiggle my toes while the world and country I live in is getting fucked up by some arrogant lizards?"

"Your husband is one of those lizards, you know."

"Watch your mouth! He is a very handsome, arrogant boy!"

I snort, then let out a soft laugh, "Man, I missed interacting with you." Kara grins, her freckled cheeks now adorned with adorable dimples.

Shaking my head, I pause momentarily before giving the woman a look, "What you heard me say… Please, do not ever think or ponder upon those things."

My voice is utterly serious, and Kara nods quietly soon after, allowing me to relax. She is an incredibly smart woman, so I know that she has already pieced things together and understood everything that I've said.

Though… I have to admit that I am surprised that someone like Kara has not achieved CHIM just yet during her life.

She and Lah dove deep into the inner workings of Magicka, of its effects upon Reality, and about how the Thu'Um and Magic woven together affected it all.

I am sure that she must've learned things from her countless years of experimenting and studying, especially since she still lived in what was the Golden Age of Magic, before the Eye of Magnus was sealed and caused the decline.

"How are you feeling?" Shaking away those thoughts, I ask that question to the minute woman now following after me.

Kara remains quiet for a bit, her face and eyes holding a multitude of different emotions before her lips part, "Excited. Nervous… And happy."

She breathes out, "I've missed him. So, so much." Her hand reaches up to rest above her chest, "So much that it hurts. A lot."

I hum, then sigh, "I'm sure he is hurting too, a lot. Especially considering the reason why he sealed you." I keep walking, only to stop when I notice that Kara isn't floating beside me anymore.

I turn, and see that she is a few steps behind, her eyes wide, "You know why he sealed me…?" She whispers, and I pause.

"You don't…?" How did she…? How the fuck did she not come to that conclusion?! I palm my mask with a nearly exasperated sigh, "For being one of the greatest Mages in existence, you really miss the easiest things, huh?"

Kara squeaks, her face having flushed slightly, "J-Just spit it out already, skelly boy!"

I snort softly, then shake my head, "Kara… Lah is immortal. You aren't." Her eyes widen, her mouth gapes… And she slowly, very slowly, starts to go pale in pure horror. "You were in your sixties when he sealed you, right?"

"He must've seen the effects aging was having on you… And couldn't bear it anymore." Kara quivers, "I think the thought of losing you permanently nearly broke Lah."

And so, he sealed her away without hesitation. Without consulting her.

Because he was terrified. Terrified that she'd refuse, or that she'd try to join him on his quest of finding a way to grant her a far greater lifespan, or something close to immortality, without the use of Necromancy.

"I-I see…" Kara pauses, then sniffs, "I'm still beating the shit outta him the moment I wake up."

"As is your right." I ain't getting between the marriage disputes of two insanely powerful beings. Nuh-uh.

"What are you going to do once you'll have your body back?" I couldn't help but ask that question.

"First of all, I'm gonna take one hell of a nice, hot bath." Kara sighs, nearly visibly drooling at the thought, "Then I'll probably move the College."

I pause at that. "Move… The College?"

Kara nods, as if what she said is a simple thing for her, "Yeah, it ain't good leaving it where it is." She huffs, then crosses her arms in thought, "Maybe I'll put it where the frozen and hollow mountain is and help build stuff that can take everyone down to Blackreach faster."

"Or maybe I'll move it close to Whiterun. Between it and Dawnstar." She shrugs after that, "I'll have to think about it more."

Yes, because picking up a whole fucking College and placing it somewhere else is normal.

...Right, she did grab a random mountain and put it down where she made the hole that goes all the way down to Blackreach.

"Though I do wanna make you my disciple." I pause, then turn to look at the grinning Kara, "You and those two girls of yours. Haven't seen such promising students in a long while!"

I… That would actually be amazing, not gonna lie. Being taught by someone with her knowledge? Yeah, count me in. "What about the other students and teachers of the College?"

Kara shrugs, "I'll give 'em one of the books I wrote." She waves off without care, "If they can't improve with those… Then teaching them myself would be a waste of time."

I guess she is right on that. Reinforcement isn't a really hard Spell to learn, yet the students and even some teachers struggled so much with learning it.

Hildr got it down in a few seconds, and Aurelia also learned it after just a few minutes of trying under Hildr's guidance.

If the Mages of the College, teachers and students alike, cannot improve even when studying from books Kara herself wrote… I guess they are kind-off hopeless.

"Come on, let us not keep your real body waiting." Moving down the hallway, I reach the staircase that brings me to the next floor.

From that one, I move in the direction of the Archmage quarters, where the others are already waiting for me.

Entering through the large doors, the ladies and Deinmaar turn to stare at me, together with Savos Aren. "Sorry for the wait." I start as I approach the group in the middle of the large circular room.

It is less a bedroom, and more just a personal library and study. Though what I am here for is the circular spot in the center of the room.

Right below Savos Aren's feet is a round and large dark-green plate. It resembles glass – or jade – at a glance, and looks completely normal and just there to reflect the light coming from the hole above it.

But in reality, it is an elevator. One that brings us to the bottom of the ocean floor, where Kara's secret library and room are. She built it before Shalidor passed, to keep secrets away from the old man who at the time was already going insane in his pursuit for knowledge.

"Leonidas." The Archmage nods at me in greeting, though there is clear confusion within his glowing eyes, "Your friends here said that you had something urgent to discuss?"

I nod, then motion for everyone to move and stand on the plate in the middle of the room. "I don't think there is a proper way to ease you into this knowledge, but… Shalidor had a daughter."

The green plate beneath us rumbles as Kara taps it twice with her foot, making thousands of microscopic Original Runes light up along its surface, startling the Archmage.

"She is, possibly, a Mage that put her father to shame." The minute woman throws me a sweet smile at that, which I'd reciprocate if I could, "And she was the second Archmage of the College… Until, she was sealed below the College by her own lover… A terrifyingly powerful Dragon, highly likely the current strongest Dragon on Nirn."

The plate descended fast, and I barely finished speaking before it reached the bottom.

And soon, it left us standing in an immense library. Thousands upon thousands of book, laying either upon tables, or on the ground, or in libraries.

There was also a small garden, now filled with long dead plants, right beside an Alchemy station.

But what attracted my attention pretty much instantly was the source of light of the library. A rather massive crystal. A Magicka Crystal, to be exact.

Possibly of the highest grade there is.

It was bigger than Deinmaar himself, and as large as a cart… And floating, right in the middle of it, was Kara herself. Her physical body, at least.

Savos Aren lets out a low breath at the sight, "To think that this was beneath us all this time…" I approach the crystal, and he slowly does the same, following after me.

Kara is already floating beside it, staring at herself with a look of… Longing, and worry.

She'll finally be able to sleep properly. Eat, bathe, talk with others. Be with the one she loves and yearns for once more, too.

She catches me staring, and I nod towards Savos Aren. She understands and floats towards him, then taps his forehead.

The man startles, blinks a few times, then finds himself staring at the floating Kara, and at her frozen body behind her. "Howdy, brat." I snort at her greeting, while Savos looks just about ready to faint.

"This… How…" And he has been broken.

"This is her Astral Projection." I inform the Dunmer, "It is how I became aware of her existence in the first place… She is a bit of a goofball, so be prepared."

Kara's mature response is to give me the middle finger. Which I reciprocate, but am forced to stop when Aurelia slaps the back of my head with a cute glare in her eyes.

"Daggah." We all pause.

Then, as one, turn to the Riekling that just fucking spawned in the middle of our group.

"Poopdaggah, how the fuck did you get here?" How is this little bastard so damn sneaky? Gretel even went off to look for him while we went ahead to the College, but he has been here the whole time.

Or has been stalking us the whole time.

"Daggah." Poopdaggah nods, staring in two different directions like always, while facing absolutely no one.

Yes, that totally answers my questions, you damn legend. "Anyway…" And he is gone again. "How do we do this, Kara?"

Kara shakes her head, having been quite disturbed by Poopdaggah's stealthy appearance. "Well… You just gotta break the damn thing." She finally sighs out and jabs a thumb towards the large crystal containing her body.

Deinmaar steps in front of it and raps his knuckles against it, causing what must've been close to millions of Original Runes to flare to existence all across the library.

Jesus… Overprotective much, Lah? How did his fat ass even fit in here?

"Won't it harm you, miss?" The giant Atmoran asks, and Kara swiftly shakes her head.

"Not in the physical way." The minute woman answers softly, "I've had time to study the Array placed and being kept active by the Magicka Crystal."

"Once broken, it'll basically jump-start my body so to activate my heartbeat." Turning to the side, Kara nods towards Hildr and Aurelia, "Hence why I'll need the two ladies to look after me. One to keep me warm, the other to constantly use Restoration Magic on me while doing chest compressions."

Finally, she turns to Savos Aren, "As for you… You'll need to activate the protective array around the College."

As she explains all of that, I keep staring at her real body inside the crystal. She looks… Different. Younger, youthful. Barely in her twenties.

No trace of age. Of white hair. Of wrinkles. Peculiar.

"Is something bad going to happen?" Savos asks, and I nod as I turn back around.

"Lah, her husband, will feel the seal being broken… And will storm back here, and very likely erase this part of Skyrim off the maps if we aren't careful enough."

The Archmage grows visibly nervous, "Will the Array even be able to hold him back?"

Kara snorts, "Fuck no." She laughs, "But it'll make him falter. My hubby abhors violence, so he won't act violently until he sees fit, even if he feels my seal being broken."

I hum at that, "And the Array will still take a considerable amount of force to shatter, which can still be lethal for the people living here." Kara nods, and I sigh, "How much time do you need?"

Turning around, her blue eyes glow as she glares at her real body, "A minute. As long as I can merge back with my body and snap awake for even a second, I'll be able to use my Magicka to pilot it like a puppet so to quell Lah, then I can focus on recovering."

As long as she'll be fine… And we won't be in danger of being atomized by a bullshit powerful Dragon.

"It is wise to keep Aurelia here too." I admit after a moment, "Lah might misunderstand if he sees the Dragonborn waiting for him."

Aurelia winces, then nods in agreement. He'll think we are using his wife as a way to lure him here and kill him, which won't be good.

Shaking my head, I clap my hands loudly, "Alright, I'll go and stand on the walls of Winterhold. Give me five minutes and then you all can start, alright?"

Kara nods and gives me a gentle gaze, "Be careful."

I give her a thumbs up as I walk back to the elevator to go back up top.

Luckily, I already have a way to make Lah listen… I just gotta hope that he'll give me time to start speaking.

...Fuck, Gretel is still in the city. She might try and stab Lah at first sight, that damn gremlin!

Well, let's hope she doesn't… Even if it'll be hilarious.

I just gotta rely on my Talk No Jutsu. The Talk No Jutsu I use the exasperate people, piss them off, or make them go crazy.

Yep, I am absolutely fucked!

And that, of course, is when the sky rumbled. There are no clouds in the sky right now.

...I barely reached the damn walls too.

I look up, and watch as the skies grow dark. Pitch black clouds appear in a split second, rumbling with catastrophic lightning.

No Shout, no nothing. Just pure fury affecting the world.

A bolt of lightning crashes down, but I flick my wrist and block it from pulverizing a house with a colossal Ward.

And that is when I lower my gaze and find a giant Dragon standing before the walls.

Royal blue scales with hints of gold, glistening like a metallic sheen. Golden eyes staring down at me, burning with immense yet restrained fury and worry.

Slowly, I cross my hands behind my back, "I would say it is a pleasure to finally meet you, Lah… But I can tell you aren't in a talking mood."

The Dragon lets out a low, long breath, and it felt like the entire world quivered in fear from it.

"I sense the Dragonborn." The mighty Great Saint rumbles out, his voice dignified and… Rather beautiful, I must admit. "If you dare use my Wife as a trap…"

"The Dragonborn is currently tending to Kara." Lah stills at my words, "But before that…"

Now, it is finally time to gamble. Lah is barely restraining himself, so…

"Are you aware that Kara has been awake this whole time?"

Lah instantly goes still. "...What?"

Fucking bingo.

"Her Astral Projection." I specify, and a pair of golden eyes slowly widen in mounting horror, "It woke up, free of her body, after you sealed her. She has been awake since then."

I don't need to say more, because I know Lah will understand.

The Astral Projection uses Magicka, but couldn't regenerate it. Slowly, but surely, Kara's gargantuan reserves started dwindling because she has been holding the projection since the First Era.

Thousands of years. That is a testament to just how much Magicka she has, and how careful she has been in not spending any.

"No…" Lah whispers, horrified, his gaze wandering towards the distant College, "No… I…" The mightiest Great Sage stumbles, not knowing what to say.

Honestly, it was all just very, very bad luck for him. Kara had left her body with her Astral Projection at the very moment Lah snapped and sealed her away.

This caused her Astral Projection to kind-of enter a short slumber before returning, and when Kara woke up, she found herself sealed… With her beloved gone.

"So, uh…" I reach up and rub the back of my neck, "She didn't say it, but… I think she's about to come and whoop your ass."

...Did Lah just fucking whimper…?

"...Can you tell her I've never been here…?" Don't laugh, Leo. Don't laugh. Just don't.

"She's just going to hunt you down, dude." I can believe this actually worked, and now I am looking at the mightiest Great Sage… Trembling on the spot, with his wings curled around him.

I guess Kara did mean it when she said that Lah is a sweetheart, huh?

"I can hide!" Lah stresses, and I chuckle softly.

"No, you can't." I pause. Because that wasn't me who just answered.

I turn my head and pause when I see Kara floating right beside me. Her real body, not her Astral Projection.

She is a bit pale, with bags under her eyes… But there is a very, very cruel smile on her face.

Lah whimpers and crouches low, like a terrified cat curling in on themselves, "D-Dear… You l-look as beautiful as ever!" He's fucking stuttering… Jesus Christ, Kara has this poor guy absolutely whipped.

"Keep the compliments coming, honey." Kara hums, clearly pleased, and Lah perks up- "You ain't getting laid until the end of the next century."

I cough into my fist- "Nobody believes you." Then cough again.

She turns a scathing glare towards me, "You shut the fuck up." I do so. For now.

"D-Dear, let me explain-"

"On your back." The ground shakes, and Lah is on his back, giant claws in the air.

I… What in the actual fuck.

Kara crosses her arms… Then smirks. It is a very perverted smirk.

"Now bark for me, you sexy cutie-"

"Okay, I am leaving."

What the fuck did I just unseal?!

A.N. I wondered if I should write a short fight between Lah and Leo…

But then I realized that, even after his recent immense power-up, that there is no conceivable way for Leo to last even two seconds against Lah.