The Primal Blood Demonic Dragon

Just as he had dipped one leg inside pond, a sudden thought crossed his mind. Which made him turn toward her "Remember, don’t use your full strength, if you grip them for any reason. Understand?"

"Yes, i understand, because .....i’m great." She responded, even puffed her chest but in much low spirit than before.

He turned his head again, looking down at the pond. But something bugged him ’Why does she repeat i’m great so many times? As if wants acknowledgement or wants to prove something.’

’Urgh, whatever. These will only be determined when she recovers her memory at some point in future.’

He took second step inside pond, illuminating liquid reaching both ankles.

And started walking very slowly and carefully, sensing where foot is landing. Just like Musa few years back his spiritual sense also isn’t passing through the liquid layer. He can still see through the liquid after upto his chest level engulfed. But everywhere is same to him, blue-green illuminating liquid with no curve visible through the whole pond. Nor can his eyes even determine the depth ahead.

Soon he stopped, having understanding, upto this deep is enough for the whole skeleton to be keep engulfed.

No wave, no flow, just still liquid of pure energy composed, compacted through passage of time. Surface of liquid also didn’t have any changes as he let himself float horizontally inside liquid. Covered, surrounded by liquid from all side.

’Here it comes.’ Soon he opened his pores, letting body absorb the essence by itself.

It is liquid, yet also pure energy without any impurities unlike the phee energy absorbed and filtered from environment.

Essence travelled through his meridians to core, to soul or maybe another system space unknown to him, also heart and skeleton.

Just few seconds, only few instances took him to realise he might have made his worst mistake of both lives ever.

His meridians stretched, core instantly became full from recovering. Left out energy dispersing yet putting pressure on the dimension with core itself.

Even heart rate have increased immensely, having difficulty in transforming the essence to its own. Small cracks appearing on exterior of heart, leaking essence from those cracks.

Bones absorbing the essence, restoring itself visibly. Yet also cracking at the same time, unable to handle the essence of such quantity on top of such quality.

’Sh*t! Sh*t! Sh*t! i never came in contact with energy essence in past life, let alone in liquid form. Just one drop of this liquid may be more than comparable to few thousand drops of evolution energy or more.’

He just tried to close the pores but found out that action can’t be done. Like as if dam have been broken, his every body part wants to absorb like a hungry black hole. Can’t also control his own parts to stop consuming the essence.

With failure he took the alternative step, slow down the speed of absorption. But he also failed to even decelerate the rate of absorption in slightest.

Flesh has already gone from the skeleton while he tried numerous time to control his own body. Leaving only beating heart with cracks allover, fractured skeleton with full left arm bones missing.

Both heart and skeleton looks bloated, becoming full and essence leaking through big cracks. Still somehow holding on until now, mostly reason being the hardest parts of the body.

He didn’t have any nervousness from start to until now. Maybe because he have already died once, or just simply just accepted the predictable outcome.

But he didn’t stop trying. Yet soon he even lost the ability to even apply force.

’Was too carefree, sigh! this whole life wasted. The energy essence that higher realm cultivators immediately snatched upon hearing any news about it in any auction or wilderness far from living to any danger zone.

Be it lost forests, no one ever returning from or secret small worlds where most gets wiped out. Nothing could stop those cultivators from venturing into unknown upon any news of top ten ranked resources.

Had i become too greedy after finding out such huge amount of essence gathered that i even missed to evaluate any potential danger.’

He perceived bones eroded to the point of becoming very thin, they are only somehow joined together maybe because cracks covered heart is still beating with five coloured elemental essence leaking with essence. Though very slowly, as if it might stop beating first before essence could erode it.

It isn’t painful. Not anymore. Now only numb to the concept of pain.

Pain had long been eliminated from force of essence affecting him at start, constant attempts of struggle to restore his control over his body. He could feel his end reaching soon.

’This life might have been worse than even last one. Least my thing could rise for less than half of century.’

Soon he felt heart beat slowing down further, his own consciousness becoming very shaky. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Perception halted instant after, no longer sensing anything of what’s happening any longer.

Soon consciousness darkened while muttering few words in mind.

’Death again, still a virgin.’

Instant after, remaining skeleton dissolved, his remaining existence disappearing into essence filled pond.

Somewhere outside the trial.

Bustling atmosphere, people moving around everywhere. Many among when laughing while in any conversation, their fangs visible, symbol of their identity.

Three people walking toward the tallest tower, situated at the very center while conversing amongst.

"Boss is too cruel. I am drained from all these errands. I wanna rest, i want to sleep."

"Okay okay, don’t complain so much. We already got what we were working so hard for all these years.

Now she is the one most eager to return home and sleep for few months."

"Sasha, Sabrina is right. Boss is also trying to finish all the order according to deal as fast as possible. So i think we might have to go for few more rounds without rest."

"I know, i know. It was just frustration speaking.

But why are you two lecturing me like you are older than me Sabrina, Rhea.

Both looked at each other, nodded and then at Sasha.

"I’m 5min older than you."

"I’m 10min older than you."

Sasha stomped her feet on ground shouting "That doesn’t count."

While she was quarreling with them, she didn’t notice a kid around just her knee was running around and was going to pass by them. Just when she stomped her right feet a little to the side. Kid in motion couldn’t stop and bumped with her feet, falling backwards on his bum.

"How many times would i have to tell you to not run around like that." A woman soon after came shouting at the fallen kid.

While Sasha helped the kid get up by crouching herself. "Are you okay kid."

"I’m really sorry about my son." Woman apologised holding her son at front.

Sasha immediately waved her hand "It’s okay."

No one noticed while the kid fell down, his eyes flashed for just a moment.

Rhea reminded from the side seeing Sasha engaged with that woman "Let’s go, boss is waiting. Faster we finish, faster we can rest."

"Oh." She seems to have forgotten that completely. "Bye, bye." She waved at the mother and kid pair. And all three started walking again toward the tower but few seconds later Rhea looked back sensing something and saw that kid staring at her.

She looked at other places but didn’t find anything weird. ’Strange, what was that just now?’ Only that kid was staring at her.

"Rhea, now you wasting our time." Sasha called from ahead with Sabrina seeing Rhea looking at behind blankly.

She looked at them and nodded "Sorry, let’s go."

"What was that?"

"Nothing, maybe i just need rest."

Kid stared ahead at three of them walking, his eyes flashed again and dimmed next moment. But no one noticed, here no one have time to waste over keeping eye on a kid.

Soon they walked into the tower. And stopped at front of the main entrance to the above floors.

"Name. Purpose. Omni Card." Guard asked straightly without pause and stood there at the entrance.

Three of them gave him an eye but still answered together while showing their omni card.

"Rhea." "Sabrina." "Sasha."

"Alchemy floor. Assistant alchemist."

Omni Card

Name: Rhea

Race: Primal

Gender: Female

Class: SS

Omni Card

Name: Sabrina

Race: Primal

Gender: Female

Class: SS

Omni Card

Name: Sasha

Race: Primal

Gender: Female

Class: SS

Guard moved to the side, letting them pass.

Only after crossing one floor Sasha started complaining "Ya know, he could have just checked Omni Card and let us pass. He have met us so many times, i bet he even remembers count of our hair."

"It is his work so he can’t break rules. And there will also be other people watching over guards like them."

Two consoled her, maybe because she is younger than both of them. Though only by 5min and 10min.

Reaching alchemy floor they showed their omni card again to the guard at the entrance of the room M65.

Guard moved to the side while Rhea knocked on the door.

"Come in." Soon words came from the other side.

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To Be Continued.