Karl considered it. He knew what Supreme Lady Matilda looked like well enough. It was hard to forget the visual impact that a massive, Supreme Ranked Chaos dragon made.
Plus, Cara wasn't wrong. Chaos did follow them around like an eager puppy, somehow just showing up everywhere that he went.
So, Supreme Lady Matilda's face was the one that he envisioned as he arranged the stars for the array. But only after he finished did he realize just how specific that image was. Unlike most draconic heads, Matilda wasn't symmetrical. She had two horns on one side and only one on the other.
So, when Karl arranged the stars to represent her, they weren't the same sort of perfectly balanced image that was portrayed in the diagram.
However, they felt right, and the flow of soul power through the array was vastly increased over the five pointed star. Whether that was as much as a Monk was supposed to get from the array was something that Karl had no reference for, but going by the impressed look that the white dragon was giving him, it shouldn't be too bad.
"Alright, I have finished visualizing the dragon's head, and organizing the focal points in my mind. Do you think that is far enough, or should I keep working on the others?" Karl asked.
Avatar Joel chuckled. "Just the fact that you managed to arrange nine points in under a day is a monstrous feat. Many Monks take years to get to that point, and some never move past it, due to lacking mental fortitude.
How much pain are you in, on a scale of one to ten? The arrangement can take a rather heavy toll on the mind."
Karl shrugged. "I'm good. I heal fast, and my head feels fine."
The dragon nodded in satisfaction, and cast a spell that settled over Karl, but didn't appear to change his body, so it was most likely for monitoring something that the dragon couldn't see directly.
"Not bad. Transformation speed is solid, you have a good grasp on the appearance of the dragon for your focal points. Tell me, what do your focal stars look like?" Joel asked, his wrinkled face creasing with excitement.
"Golden dragon scales. They glow softly, but I used that instead of the simple candle flame that was suggested during my basic training." Karl explained.
"Oh, that would explain things. Using dragon scales as a focal point would make this part of the process much easier. Now, soul strength isn't a major factor for you yet, but it will be. It matters in the Totem Rank advancement, and the Mythic Advancement, but at the Immortal threshold, there is nothing more important.
All Immortals have to undergo a tribulation, and while it is partially a test of power, it is mostly a test of Soul integrity and mental fortitude. The mind normally shatters long before the body, and then the failed progression will be the last attempt that they ever make. The white dragon explained.
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