2524 Ubiquity (Part 4)
The failed attempts had no consequence since the Hydra's mana was still detached from the arrays. Whenever her Domination faltered under Lith's unrelenting assault, she would just restore it and point out his mistake.
Lith perfected his technique at an astounding rate. The access he had granted Faluel allowed her to observe his progress from up close and nudge it in the right direction when necessary.
The Hydra would have liked to exploit the situation to take a tour of his mind but she decided against it.
'It would be an unforgivable breach of trust on my side.' She thought. 'Also, maybe it's thanks to Solus' lessons with Dawn, but I can tell that Lith has placed strong boundaries to separate his mind from my own.
'Were I to force my way through, he would likely notice and kick me out.'
Much to no one's surprise, Morok mastered the new technique just a few minutes after Lith. Back during Faluel's Domination lessons, he had been the first to master it thanks to his instincts and his ability to not overthink.
Much to everyone's surprise, though, once he learned how to perceive and filter out foreign willpower, the light from his eyes spread to the small seven-colored scales that covered his body.
'What the fuck?' Faluel asked the question on everyone's mind. freewebnøvel.com
'Long story short, my whole body is a conduit for the elemental energies. They are no longer limited to my eyes.' The Tyrant replied after experimenting a bit with his new condition. 'It explains why Glemos wanted me at all costs.
'If the emerald scales work akin to my Spirit Eye, I won't be forced to sacrifice elemental Domination whenever I deal with Awakened anymore. Even if the effects of the scales are weaker than the eyes', it would still give me an edge over another Tyrant.'
'Indeed.' Faluel nodded. 'Too bad there's no time for testing your hypothesis nor do we have any idea if achieving the violet would further boost your ability. Girls, how are you doing?'
'Working on it.' Friya wasn't even close to Morok's understanding, but she was leagues above Tista.
The Red Demon only had five eyes whereas the others had long since achieved full-elemental Domination. The lack of an orange eye made it hard for Tista to harmonize with the elemental flow of the world energy around her, let alone with others.
'I need all the help you can give me.' She felt frustrated by her lagging behind and from the pain that even keeping the Red Demon form now caused her.
Her human, Phoenix, and Dragon life forces were more at odds with each passing day, and forcing them together required constant effort.
Lith and Morok shared with her everything they had learned on their own yet Friya mastered the technique before Tista anyway.
'Good job, guys. Yet it's too soon to relax and pat yourself on the back. Keep focusing on your own Domination and observe my technique closely.' Faluel's words sounded like an insult to the Red Demon.
'I don't deserve any praise.' Tista thought. 'Everyone did their best to help me and yet I ended up last. I'm afraid that until I make up my mind about my life forces, even my talent as a mage will be hindered.'
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