Ashton stared at his Magical Artifact...
The Book of Infinity was levitating in front of him, it was open and its pages were constantly unfurling due to an invisible force and its pages were seemingly endless.
It shone with a deep dark golden coating, it had an ancient air into it as if it had existed since immorial tis...
From his connection with it, the book was seemingly screaming 'Freedom!'. He could feel so kind of jubilance and excitent from it which was rather strange.
Well, the curse did lock this book up for quite so ti, it'd be understandable for it to feel this way. Though what was strange, is the fact that it could feel sothing...Ashton didn't know that was possible.
Could the Book of Infinity possess so kind of intelligence?
It might be a good idea for him to investigate that later.
Nonetheless, since the curse is completely gone, Ashton is now free from it. He's free from the Curse of diocrity — which prevented him from learning High-Order Offensive Spells. He's no longer restricted in his magical studies.
He can achieve his dream of summoning a freaking teor!! Aweso!
But sadly, now's not the ti for that. He doesn't even know even the basic Fireball Spell, so he's nowhere near the level of teor Summoning...
With the Book of Infinity unsealed, Ashton no longer has to be afraid of the curse's backlash in his future advancents. He now has more freedom to explore and find out which Magical Path truly suits him.
White Magic is sothing that he learned and coincidentally Mastered sowhat, due to his unique circumstances. In short, it was the only thing available to him before. But now, that's no longer the case, and that makes Ashton truly happy...
Because beneath his battle-hardened visage, and past the mask he wore whenever he brings out the White-Cloaked Reaper alter-ego, Ashton is a scholar who genuinely wanted to pursue his magical studies.
Without the burden of the curse, Ashton felt light-hearted and carefree. He didn't even mind that the invaders outside were currently frantically searching for even the smallest sign of his presence.
He felt content like this. But then again, just as he ntioned previously...he had been in this place for far too long.
It's about ti for him to return ho. But before that, he had other matters to take care of first.
"...is today 'that' day?" Aria asked while staring at Ashton who was gearing up.
"Yep," Ashton replied, gingerly holstering his guns at his belt and placing the scythe on his back. "It's ti to leave this blasted place behind. I'll pick up the Dragon Vein first, then we're off."
"Would it be dangerous for you to absorb the Dragon Vein in your body?"
"Hilda said that it might be painful but not entirely dangerous." Ashton recalled, "She said that my physique, despite being a mage, is top-notch. Hosting the Dragon Vein temporarily shouldn't be too much of a burden for ."
"Be careful alright? I know that you've beco strong enough to go anywhere in this world but please, pay attention to your safety." Aria reminded him.
Ashton smiled at her and said: "Yes, Ma'am. I'll take care of myself, I promise."
At this point, it doesn't matter how strong Ashton gets, Aria would always be worried for him. It isn't necessarily a bad thing and Ashton didn't hate it either.
He actually feels touched that she cares this much. It's sweet.
Once Ashton double-checked his attire and made sure he got everything ready. He nodded to himself and told Aria:
"Well, I'm off. See you later. Love you"
"Mn. Love you too."
Ashton then disappeared from the Grand Library and reappeared outside of the Chaotic Warzone.
Currently, it's deserted. Still corrupted, but nobody's fighting right now. They're on break and Ashton tid his exit with that.
He's not out here to carry out yet another killing spree. If he was, then he'd exit when they're in the middle of their ritual, not now.
Ashton's out here to receive the Dragon Vein since that's the only thing that's holding him up here.
Releasing a pulse of mana, his senses penetrated the ground he walks upon. Going about 3 kiloters deep. It wasn't hard for him to locate where the Dragon Vein was as it imdiately appeared in his mind's eye.
He walked until he was practically standing on top of it. Then, without any hesitations, he used the unique ability of the Cloak of Apparitions to phase through the ground like a ghost.
With the current rarity of the cloak. He can use Apparate a total of 100 tis. He can also use it multiple tis in a row, making his descent rather easy and most importantly, quiet.
There was a naturally ford pocket dinsion where the Dragon Vein was. Still, despite its natural isolation, Ashton could still see traces of corruption leaking inside. In fact, the corruption seeps even deeper underground due to whatever ritual the angels and demons used in this place.
Phasing within the pocket dinsion, Ashton turned corporeal and didn't feel any repulsion. He already went down here before so he already knew about this.
Within the pocket dinsion where the Dragon Vein was, Ashton could now see the thing he had to take.
The Dragon Vein, in truth, looked just like the roots of a massive tree. Thick, winding network of veins that stretches as far as the eye can see. Each vein was at thick as a normal won's waist.
Due to the corruption, the network of veins looked utterly dead, decaying even.
It's dry and blackened by the heresy of the invaders.
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Not like this...
She also said that those who commune with the Dragon Vein will receive its blessing. They will beco the favored Children of Heavens and Fate itself. Destined to pioneers or leaders of the future generation of Humans.
Such a thing was sothing that the Celestials and Hypogeans didn't want to see, which is why they made it a mission to suppress the Dragon Vein and violate it with their corruption.
Without it, Humanity's providence will remain stagnant. They will never improve and will never grow strong enough to match them.
This, on top of them, actively plundering the Destiny, Luck, and Fate of Humanity and the Blue Planet, they're practically dooming this world and its citizens.
It is such a sinister plot. One that needs to be stopped, no matter what the cost.
Well, Ashton's here to do just that.
Clasping his palms in front of him, Ashton sang a sincere prayer from the bottom of his heart while simultaneously circulating his mana.
"By my na, as a Great Warlock and the Child of Mana, I call upon the Virtue of Purity to make its presence known and eliminate the blasphemy rooted in front of ."
"Miraculous Light of Purification!"
Ashton pushed his palms forward and released a blinding flash of white radiance.
The light which ca from him imdiately filled the entire pocket dinsion. Wherever the light touches, all sorts of impurities sizzled and disappeared.
The Aether Purity Heart drumd on his chest, resonating with his heartfelt prayer. It released waves upon waves of power that thrumd on Ashton's ridians and flowed out of his body.
Ashton looks utterly divine at this mont. Without a doubt, he was the True Pure One, unblemished and untouched by any form of corruption.
The light he released penetrated the network of veins in front of him. The traces of corruption that seeped into the very roots of the Dragon Vein dissipated like snow under sumr's heat when exposed to the Miraculous Light of Purification.
But Ashton didn't stop there...
Halfway through the cleansing of corruption, Ashton uttered yet another heartfelt prayer.
"Life, I call upon thee." Ashton's archaic voice echoed within the pocket dinsion. "Grant your aid! By my na as a Great Warlock and Child of Mana...Life Return!"
Life Return, a High-Order Healing Magic. It doesn't necessarily fall under the White Magic tree but it's close. It's basically a Ressurection Spell. It has limitations of course but as long as the caster's capable, those can almost be ignored.
The Spell: Life Return, in conjunction with the Virtue of Life, will restore the Dragon Vein's vitality. With its vitality restored, the Dragon Vein will start acting against the corruption itself, making the healing process faster.
Ashton was casting two High-Order channeling Spells at the sa ti. Even though he's an experienced mage, this is still rather difficult to do, nevertheless, he's holding on.
Thankfully though, his efforts weren't wasted. He could feel the Dragon Vein's vitality being restored at a pace visible to the naked eye. It's returning to its forr glory which is rather gratifying.
This process lasted for an entire hour. aning that Ashton was dual-channeling High-Order Spells that entire ti without any pause.
Such a feat might not even be easily replicated by Sorcerers yet Ashton did it as a re Warlock.
With his mana reserves at halved and his entire body aching, Ashton ca down and rested for a bit. In front of him, the restored Dragon Vein was releasing faint draconic roars and awe-inspiring glory.
But even with the Dragon Vein resuscitated, Ashton knows that it isn't over yet.
"The mont I start absorbing this thing is the mont that everyone above will be alard. I have to make preparations."
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