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Reborn: Evolving From Nothing Chapter 168
Chapter 168
[Schedule update: My chapter updates are usually posted at around 10 AM US CST . I will now be changing this to around 7:30 PM US CST because of how busy I'm starting to become in the morning . Just an fyi <3 this="" note="" does="" not="" affect="" ss="" price . ]="" dorian's="" enormous="" combined="" offensive="" slammed="" into="" the="" dream="" zone's="" horned="" rabbit . . . ="" and="" instantly="" disintegrated="" it . ="" the="" poor="" horned="" rabbit="" didn't="" even="" have="" time="" to="" conceptualize="" that="" it="" was="" dead="" before="" it="" was="" obliterated="" with="" such="" totality="" that="" even="" the="" air="" near="" it="" was="" destroyed="" as="" well,="" for="" several="" dozen="" meters . ="" boooom="" rippling="" explosions="" and="" black="" fire="" shook="" the="" air="" as="" the="" graceful="" white="" fogscape="" was="" ripped="" apart,="" bolts="" of="" energy="" and="" static="" flying="" in="" the="" air . ="" dorian's="" eyesight="" seemed="" to="" physically="" shiver="" as="" the="" world="" around="" him="" shuddered,="" unable="" to="" negate="" his="" attack . ="" "oh…"="" he="" snorted,="" his="" towering="" draconic="" form="" shrinking="" as="" he="" entered="" his="" balance="" demon="" form="" and="" released="" his="" perfect="" body="" ability . ="" "well…"="" he="" scratched="" his="" head="" looking="" down="" at="" the="" damage="" he="" caused . ="" a="" huge,="" gaping="" hole="" could="" be="" seen="" in="" the="" landscape,="" a="" hole="" that="" was="" jagged="" and="" cut="" into="" the="" air="" itself,="" like="" a="" hole="" torn="" in="" reality . ="" "i="" guess="" i="" might've="" gone="" a="" bit="" overboard . ="" ah="" well . ="" rest="" well,="" good="" rabbit . "="" he="" bowed="" slightly="" towards="" where="" the="" horned="" rabbit="" had="" once="" stood="" and="" then="" shrugged . ="" "guess="" i'll="" go="" through="" it . "="" he="" began="" to="" walk="" towards="" the="" rippling="" hole="" in="" reality,="" sensing="" the="" disturbed="" flow="" of="" energy="" pulsing="" around="" it . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" the="" shadowy="" figure="" of="" kvoth="" looked="" down="" at="" the="" dream="" zone="" trap,="" his="" eyes="" confused . ="" "living="" years="" dream="" zone?="" what="" is="" happening?"="" he="" muttered="" as="" he="" stretched="" his="" hands="" forward,="" trying="" to="" sense="" the="" energy="" within="" the="" dream="" zone . ="" because="" he="" could="" only="" control="" roughly="" 40%="" of="" the="" dream="" zone,="" he="" wasn't="" intimately="" aware="" of="" its="" entire="" status . ="" his="" master,="" the="" great="" dream="" mentor,="" had="" set="" far="" too="" high="" requirements="" to="" access="" his="" inheritance,="" even="" for="" kvoth,="" his="" third="" disciple . ="" "let="" me="" see…"="" kvoth="" muttered,="" closing="" his="" eyes . ="" "it="" seems="" to="" be="" related="" to="" the="" lord="" class="" fool="" that="" tried="" to="" save="" his="" comrades?"="" he="" said="" in="" surprise . ="" kvoth="" waved="" his="" hands,="" black="" energy="" shooting="" off="" from="" them="" as="" he="" sifted="" through="" the="" chaotic="" energy="" flow="" of="" the="" dream="" zone,="" eventually="" managing="" to="" zero="" in="" on="" the="" part="" where="" dorian="" had="" been="" held . ="" a="" recording="" of="" what="" took="" place="" appeared="" within="" kvoth's="" mind . ="" "hmm…hmm,="" ah,="" he="" was="" trapped="" just="" like="" the="" others . ="" everything="" is="" looking="" normal . "="" "hmm…="" wait="" what?!="" he="" can="" trans-="" he's="" a="" dragon?!="" heavens="" above!"="" "and="" it="" sent-="" it="" sent="" a="" rabbit,="" a="" blasted="" horned="" rabbit,="" to="" fight="" a="" dragon?!"="" "wait?!="" what's="" he="" doing="" now?!="" he's="" shooting="" laser="" beams="" too?!="" dragons="" can="" do="" that?!="" while="" charging="" and="" throwing="" up="" a="" sea="" of="" dragonfire?!"="" "and="" the="" dream="" zone="" sent…="" a="" rabbit…="" to="" face="" this?!"="" the="" shadow="" figure="" spat="" up="" blood . ="" or,="" rather,="" it="" tried="" to,="" but="" once="" more="" remembered="" that="" it="" didn't="" actually="" have="" a="" physical="" body . ="" "and="" now="" he's="" escaping . . ?="" no,="" he's="" still="" in="" there?!"="" "well,="" attack="" him="" again!="" immediately!"="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" "man,="" that's="" the="" fourth="" horned="" rabbit="" already . ="" how="" many="" of="" these="" things="" is="" it="" going="" to="" throw="" at="" me?"="" dorian="" muttered="" as="" he="" casually="" slapped="" out="" with="" his="" hand,="" instantly="" killing="" the="" horned="" rabbit="" that="" had="" charged="" at="" him="" from="" down="" the="" corridor . ="" he="" currently="" found="" himself="" in="" a="" maze . ="" after="" he="" tore="" through="" the="" reality="" of="" the="" dream="" zone,="" he="" had="" been="" released="" inside="" a="" literal="" maze="" of="" corridors,="" each="" one="" coated="" in="" flashing="" fog="" and="" light . ="" unlike="" the="" foggy="" dream="" area="" he="" had="" started="" in,="" the="" walls="" and="" ground="" of="" this="" area="" seemed="" to="" be="" actually="" tough="" to="" break="" through . ="" even="" when="" he="" charged="" up="" a="" hyperion="" beam="" and="" imbued="" it="" with="" black="" flames,="" he="" was="" unable="" to="" do="" more="" than="" gouge="" the="" side="" of="" the="" walls . ="" as="" a="" result,="" he="" opted="" to="" go="" through="" the="" maze="" like="" he="" was="" expected="" to . ="" the="" white="" and="" grey="" walls,="" ceilings,="" and="" floor="" of="" the="" maze="" all="" went="" on="" without="" any="" change="" that="" dorian="" could="" see,="" apart="" from="" the="" multiple="" twists,="" turns,="" and="" openings . ="" no="" matter="" what="" path="" he="" took,="" dorian="" felt="" as="" if="" he="" recognized="" nothing . ="" however,="" with="" his="" jade="" memory="" at="" his="" disposal,="" dorian="" was="" able="" to="" tell="" that="" every="" path="" he="" had="" taken="" so="" far="" was="" indeed="" unique . ="" he="" had="" made="" a="" total="" of="" 27="" different="" turns,="" all="" without="" having="" to="" turn="" around . ="" 'this="" maze="" is="" huge…'="" he="" thought,="" wiping="" the="" remains="" of="" the="" horned="" rabbit="" off="" his="" hand="" as="" an="" afterthought . ="" despite="" these="" creatures="" not="" being="" 'real'="" according="" to="" ausra,="" they="" still="" bled="" and="" died="" as="" if="" they="" were="" living="" beings . ="" 'i="" feel="" like="" i'm="" not="" making="" any="" progress . '="" while="" he="" could="" utilize="" his="" jade="" memory="" to="" great="" effect,="" if="" the="" maze="" was="" big="" enough,="" it="" didn't="" matter="" that="" he="" could="" memorize="" where="" he'd="" been,="" he'd="" still="" remained="" trapped="" in="" here . ="" "if="" only="" i="" knew="" which="" way="" to="" go…"="" he="" muttered="" out="" loud="" as="" he="" came="" upon="" an="" intersection . ="" he="" paused="" as="" he="" saw="" something="" new="" charging="" at="" him="" in="" the="" distance,="" coming="" down="" one="" of="" the="" paths . ="" "is="" that…="" no,="" it's="" finally="" not="" a="" horned="" rabbit!"="" he="" exclaimed="" as="" he="" saw="" the="" beast="" thunder="" down="" the="" pathway,="" aimed="" right="" at="" him . ="" the="" fog="" swished="" and="" swayed="" as="" the="" creature="" rushed,="" bearing="" down="" on="" dorian . ="" "it's="" a="" two="" horned="" rabbit!"="" dorian="" sent="" out="" a="" light="" push . ="" the="" two="" horned="" rabbit="" exploded,="" killed="" instantly . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" "why="" do="" you="" keep="" sending="" out="" rabbits,="" you="" stupid="" life="" years="" dream="" zone?!?!"="" "whyyyyyy?!"="" "since="" when="" is="" a="" two="" horned="" rabbit="" equal="" to="" a="" maze="" boss?!?!="" the="" shadowy="" figure="" tried="" to="" pull="" out="" his="" hair="" in="" insane="" frustration,="" but="" was="" once="" more="" foiled="" by="" his="" incorporeal="" form . ="" he="" screamed="" in="" frustration="" at="" the="" dream="" zone,="" tears="" of="" remorse="" and="" anger="" trying="" to="" appear . ="" but="" failing . ="" he="" was="" still="" a="" shadow . ="" "huff…="" huff…"="" kvoth="" wheezed="" despite="" not="" having="" lungs,="" or="" a="" need="" to="" breathe,="" as="" he="" looked="" at="" the="" glowing="" ball="" of="" light="" and="" fog,="" slowly="" regaining="" control="" of="" his="" emotions . ="" "it's="" fine…="" at="" least="" he's="" still="" trapped="" in="" the="" inner="" maze . ="" he="" won't="" be="" able="" to="" break="" through="" it,="" and="" it's="" simply="" impossible="" he'd="" find="" the="" one="" path="" that="" leads="" to="" the="" core="" matrix . ="" everything="" is="" okay . "="" he="" slowly="" breathed="" a="" sigh="" of="" relief . ="" "wait="" a="" minute…="" what="" is="" he="" doing="" now?!"="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" "well,="" here="" goes="" nothing . "="" dorian="" shrugged="" as="" he="" looked="" at="" the="" two-sided="" coin="" and="" then="" back="" up="" at="" the="" two="" diverging="" paths . ="" "heads="" i="" go="" left,="" tails="" i="" go="" right . "="" he="" said="" aloud,="" nodding="" his="" head="" confidently . ="" he="" had="" no="" idea="" where="" he="" was="" supposed="" to="" go . ="" the="" maze="" was="" insanely="" complex="" and="" huge . ="" trying="" to="" find="" his="" way="" through="" it="" by="" looking="" for="" clues="" or="" hints="" was="" probably="" the="" smart="" idea,="" but="" also="" felt="" incredibly="" boring . ="" why="" not="" just="" cheat="" through="" it="" instead?="" 'i="" command="" you="" to="" show="" me="" the="" right="" way . ="" come="" on,="" fate!="" show="" me="" that="" anomaly="" luck!'="" he="" thought="" as="" he="" flipped="" the="" coin="" in="" the="" air . ="" he="" pulled="" on="" his="" soul="" to="" twist="" fate,="" feeling="" a="" couple="" hundred="" points="" of="" energy="" vanish . ="" whoosh="" the="" coin="" shivered="" and="" flipped="" over="" several="" times="" as="" it="" soared="" through="" the="" air="" before,="" eventually,="" landing="" on="" the="" floor="" with="" a="" resounding="" clink . ="" "heads . ="" left="" it="" is!"="" dorian="" scooped="" it="" up="" cheerfully="" and,="" without="" hesitation,="" began="" to="" jog="" down="" the="" left="" path . ="" everything="" looked="" basically="" identical="" to="" him . ="" foggy="" ground,="" foggy="" wall,="" foggy="" ceiling . ="" but="" he="" smiled="" as="" he="" ran="" down="" it,="" feeling="" confident . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" "hahahahaha,="" to="" think="" i="" got="" so="" worked="" up="" over="" such="" a="" fool . ="" flipping="" a="" coin="" to="" determine="" which="" path="" to="" take?!="" ahahaha!"="" kvoth="" clutched="" at="" his="" sides="" as="" he="" watched="" this,="" feeling="" as="" if="" he="" was="" regaining="" control="" of="" his="" emotions . ="" to="" let="" such="" a="" small="" number="" of="" events="" affect="" him="" so="" much,="" perhaps="" he="" really="" was="" getting="" too="" cooped="" up="" after="" living="" here="" for="" so="" many="" years . ="" "ahh…="" that="" felt="" good . ="" i="" needed="" that . ="" thank="" you,="" foolish="" shade . "="" he="" patted="" himself="" off,="" breathing="" deeply . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" "hmm,="" another="" turn="" here,="" sounds="" good!"="" "oh,="" this="" way?="" okay="" magic="" coin!"="" "to="" the="" right,="" to="" the="" right!"="" "lemme="" drop="" it="" down="" low,="" turn="" left="" on="" the="" up="" row!"="" 20="" turns="" later…="" "oh?="" the="" passageways="" seem="" to="" have="" gotten="" a="" little="" brighter?"="" dorian="" observed="" with="" a="" smile . ="" "better="" keep="" going!"="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" "what?!="" no!="" how="" can="" this="" be?!="" he's="" actually="" getting="" closer="" to="" the="" exit!"="" "no,="" i="" will="" not="" allow="" this!"="" kvoth="" sputtered="" in="" anger,="" his="" incorporeal="" eyes="" flashing . ="" he="" began="" to="" pull="" some="" of="" his="" focus="" away="" from="" containing="" the="" two="" king="" class="" mystic="" martial="" artists="" in="" the="" trap,="" instead="" turning="" the="" free="" energy="" towards="" dorian . ="" "if="" i="" can't="" use="" the="" life="" years="" dream="" zone="" to="" attack="" you,="" i'll="" do="" the="" next="" best="" thing…"="" he="" muttered,="" his="" hands="" twitching . ="" "i'll="" trap="" you!"="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" "oh?"="" dorian="" paused="" as="" he="" looked="" at="" the="" coin="" he="" had="" flipped="" and="" then="" at="" the="" intersection="" he="" had="" appeared="" at . ="" he="" was="" making="" incredible="" speed="" through="" the="" maze,="" using="" the="" powerful="" physique="" his="" balance="" demon="" form="" possessed="" to="" make="" fast="" dashing="" progress . ="" "it="" landed="" on="" its="" side . "="" he="" muttered,="" frowning . ="" the="" coin="" he="" was="" flipping="" was="" a="" random="" small="" piece="" of="" currency="" he="" had="" obtained="" when="" picking="" up="" supplies="" before="" heading="" to="" magmor . ="" it="" was="" a="" simple="" piece="" of="" gold="" with="" the="" head="" of="" an="" old="" man="" wearing="" a="" crown="" on="" one="" side,="" and="" a="" large="" chariot="" drawn="" by="" a="" horse="" on="" the="" other . ="" but,="" instead="" of="" landing="" on="" either="" side,="" it="" was="" currently="" standing="" on="" its="" edge . ="" "what="" does="" that="" mean…"="" he="" scratched="" his="" head="" in="" confusion . ="" abruptly,="" his="" eyes="" lit="" up . ="" 'ah,="" is="" this="" one="" of="" those="" freaky="" mazes="" that="" can="" change="" its="" routes="" on="" you,="" like="" those="" staircases="" in="" harry="" potter?'="" he="" thought,="" his="" eyes="" shining . ="" he="" scooped="" up="" the="" coin,="" looking="" behind="" him . ="" "you="" want="" me="" to="" go="" that="" way?"="" he="" flipped="" the="" coin="" again . ="" tink="" the="" coin="" landed="" down="" on="" the="" ground,="" flipping="" over="" a="" few="" times="" before="" settling . ="" once="" more,="" landed="" on="" its="" edge . ="" "good="" enough="" for="" me!"="" he="" snagged="" the="" coin="" and="" turned="" around,="" starting="" to="" jog="" backwards . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" "what?!="" how="" is="" it="" possible?!="" i="" literally="" just="" started="" messing="" with="" the="" turns!"="" "what?!="" he="" did="" it="" again?!"="" "wait,="" he="" went="" the="" right="" way="" without="" turning="" around="" this="" time?!"="" "how="" is="" he="" doing="" this?!"="" "he="" can't="" keep="" getting="" away="" with="" it!!!"="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" after="" about="" twenty="" more="" turns,="" dorian="" smiled="" with="" satisfaction="" as="" he="" found="" himself="" at="" a="" large,="" glowing="" white="" doorway . ="" he="" was="" in="" a="" large,="" circular="" room="" that="" seemed="" to="" be="" the="" exit="" of="" the="" large="" maze,="" one="" that="" looked="" decidedly="" different="" than="" the="" monotonous="" foggy="" walls="" he="" had="" grown="" accustomed="" to . ="" "good="" job,="" lucky="" coin . ="" you="" really="" did="" me="" a="" solid . "="" he="" patted="" the="" coin="" in="" his="" hand,="" giving="" it="" a="" slight="" bow . ="" "one="" last="" flip…="" should="" i="" go="" through="" the="" doorway,="" coin?="" heads="" if="" yes,="" tails="" if="" no . "="" he="" muttered . ="" he="" flipped="" the="" coin . ="" tink="" it="" landed="" on="" tails . ="" "oh?"="" he="" exclaimed="" in="" surprise,="" staring . ="" he="" looked="" at="" the="" glowing="" exit,="" and="" then="" back="" at="" the="" coin,="" shrugging . ="" "what="" should="" i="" do?="" should="" i="" turn="" around="" and="" go="" back="" through="" the="" last="" corridor?"="" flip="" tink="" heads . ="" "alright,="" sure="" thing . "="" dorian="" shrugged="" a="" second="" time="" and="" turned="" around,="" using="" his="" lesser="" magnetic="" manipulation="" ability="" to="" make="" it="" fly="" into="" his="" hand="" as="" he="" ran="" back="" the="" way="" he="" came . ="" whoosh="" the="" moment="" he="" stepped="" into="" the="" corridor,="" and="" out="" of="" sight="" of="" the="" portal,="" his="" entire="" body="" vibrated="" and,="" abruptly,="" he="" vanished="" from="" the="" maze . ="" he="" had="" managed="" to="" escape="" from="" it . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" . . ="" "…"="" "…"="" "…"="" "life="" years="" dream="" zone…"="" "…why="" are="" you="" the="" way="" that="" you="" are…"="" kvoth="" looked="" at="" dorian's="" figure="" as="" he="" successfully="" made="" it="" out="" of="" the="" maze,="" entering="" into="" the="" last="" section="" of="" the="" dream="" zone . ="" the="" core="" matrix . ="" the="" central,="" and="" most="" vulnerable="" area="" in="" the="" dream="" zone,="" where="" only="" the="" controller="" should="" have="" access . ="" a="" place="" where="" the="" two="" other="" targets,="" the="" king="" class="" mystic="" martial="" artists,="" were="" currently="" being="" held . ="" the="" fact="" that="" he="" had="" managed="" to,="" somehow,="" impossibly,="" make="" it="" through="" the="" maze="" in="" record="" time,="" even="" dodging="" every="" single="" trap="" and="" illusion="" he="" placed="" down,="" somehow="" tricking="" past="" the="" maze="" itself…="" "it's="" not="" fair…"="" kvoth="" felt="" as="" if="" he="" was="" about="" to="" tear="" up="" from="" frustration . ="" he="" took="" several="" deep="" breaths,="" trying="" to="" gain="" control="" of="" his="" emotions . ="" "i="" can't="" direct="" the="" core="" matrix="" area="" to="" target="" him="" since="" he="" came="" in="" on="" his="" own…"="" kvoth="" closed="" his="" eyes="" slowly . ="" his="" entire="" shadowy="" body="" shook="" as="" he="" stared="" at="" a="" vision="" of="" dorian . ="" dorian="" was="" currently="" prancing="" around="" the="" core="" matrix,="" humming="" to="" himself="" as="" he="" looked="" around . ="" the="" core="" matrix="" was="" shaped="" like="" a="" large="" manor="" with="" several="" rooms="" connected="" by="" short="" tunnels . ="" it="" was="" only="" a="" matter="" of="" time="" before="" he="" found="" his="" two="" king="" class="" subordinates . ="" "how…how…="" how="" dare="" you="" desecrate="" master's="" dream="" zone,="" you="" filthy="" mongrel!"="" the="" shadowy="" figure's="" body="" blurred="" as="" he="" shot="" forward="" into="" the="" ball="" of="" light="" and="" fog,="" chasing="" after="" dorian . ="" he="" temporarily="" pulled="" back="" a="" large="" part="" of="" the="" energy="" he="" had="" been="" directing="" to="" fully="" restrain="" the="" two="" king="" class="" fighters . ="" with="" that="" pulled="" away,="" the="" experts="" would="" have="" a="" real="" chance="" of="" escaping="" their="" respective="" traps,="" even="" if="" they="" were="" ancient="" warriors . ="" after="" all,="" the="" trap="" had="" no="" exact="" direction="" without="" him="" guiding="" it . ="" old="" monsters="" like="" those="" at="" the="" king="" class="" would="" usually="" be="" able="" to="" escape,="" even="" with="" the="" odds="" stacked="" against="" them . ="" "i="" will="" personally="" wipe="" you="" out!"="" his="" voice="" was="" quiet,="" but="" full="" of="" determination . ="" "and="" i="" will="" steal="" that="" lucky="" coin,="" too!"="">
[Schedule update: My chapter updates are usually posted at around 10 AM US CST . I will now be changing this to around 7:30 PM US CST because of how busy Im starting to become in the morning . Just an fyi <3 this= note= does= not= affect= ss= price . ]= dorians= enormous= combined= offensive= slammed= into= the= dream= zones= horned= rabbit . = and= instantly= disintegrated= it . = the= poor= horned= rabbit= didnt= even= have= time= to= conceptualize= that= it= was= dead= before= it= was= obliterated= with= such= totality= that= even= the= air= near= it= was= destroyed= as= well,= for= several= dozen= meters . = boooom= rippling= explosions= and= black= fire= shook= the= air= as= the= graceful= white= fogscape= was= ripped= apart,= bolts= of= energy= and= static= flying= in= the= air . = dorians= eyesight= seemed= to= physically= shiver= as= the= world= around= him= shuddered,= unable= to= negate= his= attack . = oh…= he= snorted,= his= towering= draconic= form= shrinking= as= he= entered= his= balance= demon= form= and= released= his= perfect= body= ability . = well…= he= scratched= his= head= looking= down= at= the= damage= he= caused . = a= huge,= gaping= hole= could= be= seen= in= the= landscape,= a= hole= that= was= jagged= and= cut= into= the= air= itself,= like= a= hole= torn= in= reality . = i= guess= i= mightve= gone= a= bit= overboard . = ah= well . = rest= well,= good= rabbit . = he= bowed= slightly= towards= where= the= horned= rabbit= had= once= stood= and= then= shrugged . = guess= ill= go= through= it . = he= began= to= walk= towards= the= rippling= hole= in= reality,= sensing= the= disturbed= flow= of= energy= pulsing= around= it . = = = = = = = = the= shadowy= figure= of= kvoth= looked= down= at= the= dream= zone= trap,= his= eyes= confused . = living= years= dream= zone?= what= is= happening?= he= muttered= as= he= stretched= his= hands= forward,= trying= to= sense= the= energy= within= the= dream= zone . = because= he= could= only= control= roughly= 40%= of= the= dream= zone,= he= wasnt= intimately= aware= of= its= entire= status . = his= master,= the= great= dream= mentor,= had= set= far= too= high= requirements= to= access= his= inheritance,= even= for= kvoth,= his= third= disciple . = let= me= see…= kvoth= muttered,= closing= his= eyes . = it= seems= to= be= related= to= the= lord= class= fool= that= tried= to= save= his= comrades?= he= said= in= surprise . = kvoth= waved= his= hands,= black= energy= shooting= off= from= them= as= he= sifted= through= the= chaotic= energy= flow= of= the= dream= zone,= eventually= managing= to= zero= in= on= the= part= where= dorian= had= been= held . = a= recording= of= what= took= place= appeared= within= kvoths= mind . = hmm…hmm,= ah,= he= was= trapped= just= like= the= others . = everything= is= looking= normal . = hmm…= wait= what?!= he= can= trans-= hes= a= dragon?!= heavens= above!= and= it= sent-= it= sent= a= rabbit,= a= blasted= horned= rabbit,= to= fight= a= dragon?!= wait?!= whats= he= doing= now?!= hes= shooting= laser= beams= too?!= dragons= can= do= that?!= while= charging= and= throwing= up= a= sea= of= dragonfire?!= and= the= dream= zone= sent…= a= rabbit…= to= face= this?!= the= shadow= figure= spat= up= blood . = or,= rather,= it= tried= to,= but= once= more= remembered= that= it= didnt= actually= have= a= physical= body . = and= now= hes= escaping ?= no,= hes= still= in= there?!= well,= attack= him= again!= immediately!= = = = = = = = man,= thats= the= fourth= horned= rabbit= already . = how= many= of= these= things= is= it= going= to= throw= at= me?= dorian= muttered= as= he= casually= slapped= out= with= his= hand,= instantly= killing= the= horned= rabbit= that= had= charged= at= him= from= down= the= corridor . = he= currently= found= himself= in= a= maze . = after= he= tore= through= the= reality= of= the= dream= zone,= he= had= been= released= inside= a= literal= maze= of= corridors,= each= one= coated= in= flashing= fog= and= light . = unlike= the= foggy= dream= area= he= had= started= in,= the= walls= and= ground= of= this= area= seemed= to= be= actually= tough= to= break= through . = even= when= he= charged= up= a= hyperion= beam= and= imbued= it= with= black= flames,= he= was= unable= to= do= more= than= gouge= the= side= of= the= walls . = as= a= result,= he= opted= to= go= through= the= maze= like= he= was= expected= to . = the= white= and= grey= walls,= ceilings,= and= floor= of= the= maze= all= went= on= without= any= change= that= dorian= could= see,= apart= from= the= multiple= twists,= turns,= and= openings . = no= matter= what= path= he= took,= dorian= felt= as= if= he= recognized= nothing . = however,= with= his= jade= memory= at= his= disposal,= dorian= was= able= to= tell= that= every= path= he= had= taken= so= far= was= indeed= unique . = he= had= made= a= total= of= 27= different= turns,= all= without= having= to= turn= around . = this= maze= is= huge…= he= thought,= wiping= the= remains= of= the= horned= rabbit= off= his= hand= as= an= afterthought . = despite= these= creatures= not= being= real= according= to= ausra,= they= still= bled= and= died= as= if= they= were= living= beings . = i= feel= like= im= not= making= any= progress . = while= he= could= utilize= his= jade= memory= to= great= effect,= if= the= maze= was= big= enough,= it= didnt= matter= that= he= could= memorize= where= hed= been,= hed= still= remained= trapped= in= here . = if= only= i= knew= which= way= to= go…= he= muttered= out= loud= as= he= came= upon= an= intersection . = he= paused= as= he= saw= something= new= charging= at= him= in= the= distance,= coming= down= one= of= the= paths . = is= that…= no,= its= finally= not= a= horned= rabbit!= he= exclaimed= as= he= saw= the= beast= thunder= down= the= pathway,= aimed= right= at= him . = the= fog= swished= and= swayed= as= the= creature= rushed,= bearing= down= on= dorian . = its= a= two= horned= rabbit!= dorian= sent= out= a= light= push . = the= two= horned= rabbit= exploded,= killed= instantly . = = = = = = = = why= do= you= keep= sending= out= rabbits,= you= stupid= life= years= dream= zone?!?!= whyyyyyy?!= since= when= is= a= two= horned= rabbit= equal= to= a= maze= boss?!?!= the= shadowy= figure= tried= to= pull= out= his= hair= in= insane= frustration,= but= was= once= more= foiled= by= his= incorporeal= form . = he= screamed= in= frustration= at= the= dream= zone,= tears= of= remorse= and= anger= trying= to= appear . = but= failing . = he= was= still= a= shadow . = huff…= huff…= kvoth= wheezed= despite= not= having= lungs,= or= a= need= to= breathe,= as= he= looked= at= the= glowing= ball= of= light= and= fog,= slowly= regaining= control= of= his= emotions . = its= fine…= at= least= hes= still= trapped= in= the= inner= maze . = he= wont= be= able= to= break= through= it,= and= its= simply= impossible= hed= find= the= one= path= that= leads= to= the= core= matrix . = everything= is= okay . = he= slowly= breathed= a= sigh= of= relief . = wait= a= minute…= what= is= he= doing= now?!= = = = = = = = well,= here= goes= nothing . = dorian= shrugged= as= he= looked= at= the= two-sided= coin= and= then= back= up= at= the= two= diverging= paths . = heads= i= go= left,= tails= i= go= right . = he= said= aloud,= nodding= his= head= confidently . = he= had= no= idea= where= he= was= supposed= to= go . = the= maze= was= insanely= complex= and= huge . = trying= to= find= his= way= through= it= by= looking= for= clues= or= hints= was= probably= the= smart= idea,= but= also= felt= incredibly= boring . = why= not= just= cheat= through= it= instead?= i= command= you= to= show= me= the= right= way . = come= on,= fate!= show= me= that= anomaly= luck!= he= thought= as= he= flipped= the= coin= in= the= air . = he= pulled= on= his= soul= to= twist= fate,= feeling= a= couple= hundred= points= of= energy= vanish . = whoosh= the= coin= shivered= and= flipped= over= several= times= as= it= soared= through= the= air= before,= eventually,= landing= on= the= floor= with= a= resounding= clink . = heads . = left= it= is!= dorian= scooped= it= up= cheerfully= and,= without= hesitation,= began= to= jog= down= the= left= path . = everything= looked= basically= identical= to= him . = foggy= ground,= foggy= wall,= foggy= ceiling . = but= he= smiled= as= he= ran= down= it,= feeling= confident . = = = = = = = = hahahahaha,= to= think= i= got= so= worked= up= over= such= a= fool . = flipping= a= coin= to= determine= which= path= to= take?!= ahahaha!= kvoth= clutched= at= his= sides= as= he= watched= this,= feeling= as= if= he= was= regaining= control= of= his= emotions . = to= let= such= a= small= number= of= events= affect= him= so= much,= perhaps= he= really= was= getting= too= cooped= up= after= living= here= for= so= many= years . = ahh…= that= felt= good . = i= needed= that . = thank= you,= foolish= shade . = he= patted= himself= off,= breathing= deeply . = = = = = = = = hmm,= another= turn= here,= sounds= good!= oh,= this= way?= okay= magic= coin!= to= the= right,= to= the= right!= lemme= drop= it= down= low,= turn= left= on= the= up= row!= 20= turns= later…= oh?= the= passageways= seem= to= have= gotten= a= little= brighter?= dorian= observed= with= a= smile . = better= keep= going!= = = = = = = = what?!= no!= how= can= this= be?!= hes= actually= getting= closer= to= the= exit!= no,= i= will= not= allow= this!= kvoth= sputtered= in= anger,= his= incorporeal= eyes= flashing . = he= began= to= pull= some= of= his= focus= away= from= containing= the= two= king= class= mystic= martial= artists= in= the= trap,= instead= turning= the= free= energy= towards= dorian . = if= i= cant= use= the= life= years= dream= zone= to= attack= you,= ill= do= the= next= best= thing…= he= muttered,= his= hands= twitching . = ill= trap= you!= = = = = = = = oh?= dorian= paused= as= he= looked= at= the= coin= he= had= flipped= and= then= at= the= intersection= he= had= appeared= at . = he= was= making= incredible= speed= through= the= maze,= using= the= powerful= physique= his= balance= demon= form= possessed= to= make= fast= dashing= progress . = it= landed= on= its= side . = he= muttered,= frowning . = the= coin= he= was= flipping= was= a= random= small= piece= of= currency= he= had= obtained= when= picking= up= supplies= before= heading= to= magmor . = it= was= a= simple= piece= of= gold= with= the= head= of= an= old= man= wearing= a= crown= on= one= side,= and= a= large= chariot= drawn= by= a= horse= on= the= other . = but,= instead= of= landing= on= either= side,= it= was= currently= standing= on= its= edge . = what= does= that= mean…= he= scratched= his= head= in= confusion . = abruptly,= his= eyes= lit= up . = ah,= is= this= one= of= those= freaky= mazes= that= can= change= its= routes= on= you,= like= those= staircases= in= harry= potter?= he= thought,= his= eyes= shining . = he= scooped= up= the= coin,= looking= behind= him . = you= want= me= to= go= that= way?= he= flipped= the= coin= again . = tink= the= coin= landed= down= on= the= ground,= flipping= over= a= few= times= before= settling . = once= more,= landed= on= its= edge . = good= enough= for= me!= he= snagged= the= coin= and= turned= around,= starting= to= jog= backwards . = = = = = = = = what?!= how= is= it= possible?!= i= literally= just= started= messing= with= the= turns!= what?!= he= did= it= again?!= wait,= he= went= the= right= way= without= turning= around= this= time?!= how= is= he= doing= this?!= he= cant= keep= getting= away= with= it!!!= = = = = = = = after= about= twenty= more= turns,= dorian= smiled= with= satisfaction= as= he= found= himself= at= a= large,= glowing= white= doorway . = he= was= in= a= large,= circular= room= that= seemed= to= be= the= exit= of= the= large= maze,= one= that= looked= decidedly= different= than= the= monotonous= foggy= walls= he= had= grown= accustomed= to . = good= job,= lucky= coin . = you= really= did= me= a= solid . = he= patted= the= coin= in= his= hand,= giving= it= a= slight= bow . = one= last= flip…= should= i= go= through= the= doorway,= coin?= heads= if= yes,= tails= if= no . = he= muttered . = he= flipped= the= coin . = tink= it= landed= on= tails . = oh?= he= exclaimed= in= surprise,= staring . = he= looked= at= the= glowing= exit,= and= then= back= at= the= coin,= shrugging . = what= should= i= do?= should= i= turn= around= and= go= back= through= the= last= corridor?= flip= tink= heads . = alright,= sure= thing . = dorian= shrugged= a= second= time= and= turned= around,= using= his= lesser= magnetic= manipulation= ability= to= make= it= fly= into= his= hand= as= he= ran= back= the= way= he= came . = whoosh= the= moment= he= stepped= into= the= corridor,= and= out= of= sight= of= the= portal,= his= entire= body= vibrated= and,= abruptly,= he= vanished= from= the= maze . = he= had= managed= to= escape= from= it . = = = = = = = = …= …= …= life= years= dream= zone…= …why= are= you= the= way= that= you= are…= kvoth= looked= at= dorians= figure= as= he= successfully= made= it= out= of= the= maze,= entering= into= the= last= section= of= the= dream= zone . = the= core= matrix . = the= central,= and= most= vulnerable= area= in= the= dream= zone,= where= only= the= controller= should= have= access . = a= place= where= the= two= other= targets,= the= king= class= mystic= martial= artists,= were= currently= being= held . = the= fact= that= he= had= managed= to,= somehow,= impossibly,= make= it= through= the= maze= in= record= time,= even= dodging= every= single= trap= and= illusion= he= placed= down,= somehow= tricking= past= the= maze= itself…= its= not= fair…= kvoth= felt= as= if= he= was= about= to= tear= up= from= frustration . = he= took= several= deep= breaths,= trying= to= gain= control= of= his= emotions . = i= cant= direct= the= core= matrix= area= to= target= him= since= he= came= in= on= his= own…= kvoth= closed= his= eyes= slowly . = his= entire= shadowy= body= shook= as= he= stared= at= a= vision= of= dorian . = dorian= was= currently= prancing= around= the= core= matrix,= humming= to= himself= as= he= looked= around . = the= core= matrix= was= shaped= like= a= large= manor= with= several= rooms= connected= by= short= tunnels . = it= was= only= a= matter= of= time= before= he= found= his= two= king= class= subordinates . = how…how…= how= dare= you= desecrate= masters= dream= zone,= you= filthy= mongrel!= the= shadowy= figures= body= blurred= as= he= shot= forward= into= the= ball= of= light= and= fog,= chasing= after= dorian . = he= temporarily= pulled= back= a= large= part= of= the= energy= he= had= been= directing= to= fully= restrain= the= two= king= class= fighters . = with= that= pulled= away,= the= experts= would= have= a= real= chance= of= escaping= their= respective= traps,= even= if= they= were= ancient= warriors . = after= all,= the= trap= had= no= exact= direction= without= him= guiding= it . = old= monsters= like= those= at= the= king= class= would= usually= be= able= to= escape,= even= with= the= odds= stacked= against= them . = i= will= personally= wipe= you= out!= his= voice= was= quiet,= but= full= of= determination . = and= i= will= steal= that= lucky= coin,= too!=>
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