Damned Healer
Chapter 158: Cool… And Adorable!

Chapter 158: Cool... And Adorable!

Darian took a deep breath... the karma coming from the Risen the twins were killing started moving, getting devoured by him.

The elemental runes around Darian’s soul began twisting and pulsing in a hypnotic frenzy. With fierce determination, he brought together the five highest-level elements. He didn’t just replicate the amount he used for the slug... he went beyond it, adding more and more, weaving a multicolored, pulsating physical shell.

At the same time, a massive stream of the three life energies poured out, infusing the emerging form.

Spiritual Guardians usually forged their bodies using only natural elements. But... what would happen if he went further? If he used everything he could control?

There was no time to hesitate. The black and white powers were added too. Darian needed power. Hiding in his summoner’s cleavage wasn’t exactly the best way to fight... even if it was comfortable.

Also... if he wanted to break through the Academy Leader’s barrier in time, he needed the best body possible.

’I want something more human... maybe like what I have on Earth,’ he murmured mentally. ’That way I can train here without changing my fighting style too much from what I use back there.’

He started shaping that colossal power into a final form.

Until...

*CRACK!*

His eyes widened. Cracks appeared in his soul, slowly spreading everywhere.

’Shit... these energies are way too strong... and I can’t stabilize this!’

It had been kinda like this before... but now he was sure he could pull it off. He tried to control it with his rings, but the cracks kept deepening, spreading out of control.

After just a few seconds, something became painfully clear: ’Fuck... was the amount I used in the slug really the absolute limit?’

He’d already handled tons of powerful elemental runes before. Creating the slug wasn’t because he lacked skill... whether he had control or not didn’t even matter. The truth was... that really had been the limit—going beyond that, adding other energies... was just a dream.

He started pulling the energies back, getting seriously worried. Creating something at the same level as the slug but with a different shape wouldn’t help in this situation. Time wasn’t on his side... he needed a stronger body.

Until...

A strange but familiar energy started to rise. He turned his gaze to Niara.

With a quick cut on her wrist, small runes came out of her blood. They floated toward Darian, pulled like magnets.

She smiled, locking eyes with him. "My bloodline’s been acting up like crazy. Feels like this suits you. It’s a gift."

Darian’s confusion disappeared the instant those bloodline runes merged with his soul.

"!"

Suddenly... everything stabilized. The chaos of the energies calmed down. The cracks in his soul sealed up fast.

’A primordial Dragon was born from the world’s laws and stands above all things,’ he murmured, remembering that fact. ’This bloodline... it’s syncing all the energies perfectly!’

All the power he had just pulled back... he instantly brought it all in again. The energies combined, no longer in conflict... like puzzle pieces made to fit.

Slowly... his soul transformed... refining itself... taking on a new shape...

"Wow!" Niara watched, clenching her fists, eyes glowing.

It stabilized within seconds...

It was rather small in overall size... but still several times bigger than his previous slug body. It wasn’t the weak, squishy thing anymore... it looked like a vortex of pure light. Vibrant colors stretched and fused in a mesmerizing dance.

The center of this glowing swirl solidified first: a head... dragon-shaped, small and sleek, pearl-white, with two thin, slightly curved horns pointing back. His eyes shone with a deep celestial blue.

Next... two short arms appeared, each with three nimble fingers ending in solid claws.

On both his head and arms... black and multicolored runes were visible, pulsing with contained energy.

The rest of his body stretched out—not a conventional physical form, but a long, flowing mass of energy. It rippled and pulsed like a living rainbow... extending just over a meter long.

Thanks to Niara’s Dragon Bloodline... his body stabilized... taking on the look of an elegant Eastern Dragon, like the old fantasy stories from Earth.

He was serpentine and small... but a vivid, magnificent aura radiated from him... lighting up the surroundings with prismatic reflections... both tangible and ethereal at the same time.

Niara stared at him, her heart racing. Her own bloodline resonated with the sight... an undeniable connection. She had never seen anything this cool... and adorable! It was like... a mini dragon!

Darian took a deep breath, looking at himself.

Once again... he didn’t have much of a choice. Her bloodline ended up influencing a lot. That dragon-like form... was the only one possible. But... it wasn’t that bad. ’Well, at least it is not a slug...’

He felt a warm hand holding him.

Niara ran over and touched his ’body’.

Darian also took a better look. Besides the head and the arms, the rest still looked like energy, but... it was actually something solid and soft. He was like a dragon without scales... was this really a dragon? Or something else? He wondered.

Suddenly, he saw Niara shiver. Then he felt what she was feeling... touching him gave off an insanely comfortable sensation.

He snorted and turned to face forward.

That Academy Leader’s body was now completely black and covered in cracks. Inside the cracks, a terrifying miasma was leaking out. But... it still wasn’t complete. Just a little more was missing.

Darian snorted, confidence overflowing. "It’s over. You lost."

Those red eyes shifted, locking onto him. The Risen Lord wondered what Darian meant.

Darian moved the energies from the rings on his forehead. They merged with the ones on his fists.

With just a thought...

All the energies creating the barrier around the leader shook and shifted... pulling away from him.

The red eyes widened in shock. The Leader desperately tried to detonate with what he’d already gathered but...

"Don’t get too excited. I’ll be coming for your real body soon. Tuck your tail and vanish."

Right as he said that... everything that made up the barrier surged back—now like raging, destructive blades.

*Slash!*

The whole body was completely pierced through. At the same time, the black power that had built up was easily controlled by Darian... and didn’t explode.

Whatever life was left in that body... vanished. The connection to the Risen Lord was broken. It was over.

As for Darian... inside, he was pumped. This new body... it was crazy how much easier it had become to control things with it.

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