Is there anyone else we have to watch out for?
The Recordkeeper stroked her chin. Amongst the people you know, theres Kondra
Kondra!? Stella asked, her eyes widening. Theres no way Kondra can beat Vur! You can say Gren went easy on Vur, but Kondras too scared to even fight him since he beat her before!
You didnt let finish, the Recordkeeper said, wrinkling her nose at the fairy queen. Kondra cant defeat Vur; her most powerful skill is useless against him because he has a pure heart. I was going to say Kondras mate can defeat Vur.
Stellas eyes widened even further. Kondras mate? How can he be stronger than Vur!? He doesnt even have a na!
What do you an he doesnt have a na? the Recordkeeper asked and snorted. Everything has a na! His na is, err. The Recordkeeper scratched her head and furrowed her brow. For so reason, she couldnt recall the holy dragons na. Was she developing dentia? Forget it, his na is Kondras mate. Do you know why every dragon respects Kondra despite the questionable way she holds herself? Its not because theyre afraid of her strength; theyre subdued by the threat of her mates retaliation.
Stella glanced up at Vur. Do you think Kondras mate is strong? Honestly, I thought he was whipped. She furrowed her brow and waved at the Recordkeeper. How co Kondra wears the pants in that relationship if shes the weaker one?
The Recordkeeper shrugged. Isnt it almost the sa for Vur and Tafel? Hes stronger than her, but whenever Tafel wants sothing, Vur always yields.
Stella blinked. I guess that sort of makes sense. She wrinkled her nose and raised her notepad. What ability does Kondras mate have that lets him defeat Vur?
Hes mastered the ability to heal and surpassed conventional usages of the spell, the Recordkeeper said. In other words, he can heal sothing to death.
Vur tilted his head. Heal sothing to death?
Right, the Recordkeeper said. The process is pretty complicated, but Ill simplify it as much as possible for you. Your body is made up of little things called cells. You can think of your body as a nation and the cells as citizens. All the cells work together to help the nation prosper. Sotis, cells beco defective, and instead of helping your body, they cause problems for it. When that happens, the cells self-destruct, and the problem is resolved. However, if, for so reason, they dont self-destruct and continue living on, they reproduce, creating more cells that are detrintal to your body.
Like a rebellion? Stella asked.
In a sense, the Recordkeeper said. Nutrients that should be going towards helping your body prosper are now taken by the cells for their own selfish growth. If this cluster of cells grow large enough, it can disrupt major bodily functions, eventually leading to the bodys death. Kondras mates healing spell is capable of promoting and accelerating the growth of these defective cellsleading to death by healing.
Stella scribbled on her notepad with her quill. Her brow furrowed as she read her list. Vur, she said, glancing upwards to et Vurs eyes. I think I know what the problem is. Youre being defeated by these people because your defenses arent high enough!
Thats not necessarily true, the Recordkeeper said. As long as Vur develops an overwhelming attack like Pyrrhicandras or Serafinas, he can defeat his opponents before they can use their abilities on him.
You say potato, I say tomato, Stella said and waved her hand. Were both right.
The Recordkeepers expression darkened; however, she wasnt going to bicker with soone who was smaller than her arm. Do you want to continue?
Vur shook his head, but Stella flew up and grabbed his chin, stopping his movents. Yes, Stella said. We absolutely want you to continue. Youve only listed dragons; how about things that arent dragons? Is there anything that isnt a dragon that can beat Vur?
Non-dragons, the Recordkeeper said and scrunched up her forehead. Didnt I say Lindyss the Corrupted One? Shes not a dragon. Other than her, however, I dont think you know anywhich makes sense because you only really interact with dragons and humans. Theres a deep-sea creature, nicknad Ruler of the Ocean, thats a giant sea turtle. Its over a million years old, and its nigh unkillable. It has defeated every one of its opponents by simply ignoring and outliving them.
Before Vur or Stella could respond, the Recordkeepers eyes lit up. Oh! Have you t the lich that rules the Graveyard? Hes strong enough to defeat you as well because his phylactery is with Lindyss. If you want to defeat the lich, youll have to deal with her first. If you dont destroy his phylactery, he can slowly grind you down with his summons over the course of several decades. The Recordkeeper cleared her throat and nodded at Vur. But, yes, as I was saying, there arent that many creatures out there that can endanger you; however, there are occasionally non-living things that pop up that can kill youor at least cause you to never be heard from ever again.
Stella blinked. Like what?
The Recordkeeper shrugged. Tears in space, she said. The item that Pyrrhicandra swallowed ca from one of those. If she had entered the other dinsion instead, you wouldve never t her.
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Mary tilted her head. In front of her, there was a purple and red crack in space. It looked similar to the portals Tafel opened, but if the portals Tafel opened were cute dosticated dogs, then the one in front of Mary was a wolf with a bloody maw that had just brought down a deer. Mary peered through the portal, but it was hard to make out anything on the other side; cracks and ripples distorted the image, and with the swirling of energy only, only a faint golden line indicated there was a structure on the other end. Mary took a step back and waited. Was sothing going to co out the other end?
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