Draig had been secluded in his old room within the palace for the past week, that is to say since he first arrived. He had skipped the little celebration and once again opted for meditation, Draig was excited at this moment. After so long without the use of his mana he was finally seeing major improvement, he could once again use it to strengthen his body and it flowed as it had before but alas there was still no signs of being able to once again lay runes.
Having gained this much he was able to feel out his Mana Reserves and found that where as before if they had been a small creek now it was as if his reserves were an ocean, this had allowed him to realize the problem while he was meditating. This was the perhaps the first time he had gained a glimpse of the effort normal beings put towards training themselves, he felt exhilerated as he basked in his success. It was as if the thought of real training made him feel even stronger or perhaps this was the result of gaining strength by one"s own effort.
As he continued to bask in the pride an odd thought entered his head, what if his brush wasn"t suitable in handling the new load of Mana. . . .
This would mean that he would have to focus on his Brush Avatar and bring it to full Manifestation or Materialization if he wished to place runes again.
"d.a.m.n. . . this is too many things too soon" cursed Draig as he lamented his current issues.
However before he could continue thinking on the matter his doors were pushed open and the Emperor walked in with a kind smile, he looked at the room before settling his gaze on the Feratu.
"Draig I believe it is time we discuss why I have asked you here. . " started the Emperor as he took a chair nearby.
"What is it that you wish me to do" asked Draig as he was actually interested in getting this matter resolved so he could leave the Capital.
"I am sure that you recall how I spoke to you of the Demon"s egg that resided hear beneath the palace. . ." continued the Emperor though he seemed to be a bit hesitant.
"I believe so. . ." answered Draig unsure if he could even trust his own memory, the Emperors tomb lacked any sign"s of having the current Emperor"s body contained within.
The Emperor nodded before he continued.
"It was stolen the day of the invasion, they somehow managed to enter the bottom most chamber and take the Egg as well as some of the bones from the Ancient Immortal Cla.s.s threat. What I hope for you to do is somehow stop their efforts to hatch the Egg before it is too late" explained the Emperor finis.h.i.+ng his words quickly as if he was rushed to get them out.
Draig widened his eyes for but a moment before returning his features to normal, this was an opportunity for him to leave the Capital again. Though he wouldn"t leave the task uncompleted for the simple reason that it would quickly become his problem in the future and it was still uncertain whether he could regain the full extent of his abilities.
Thus he decided to silence it now before it became something he was incapable of handling, however the Emperor wouldn"t know how long it would take him to accomplish the task at hand.
"I will do it" stated Draig firmly causing the Emperor to nod with a sigh.
He was grateful Draig had agreed but it didn"t change the fact he didn"t particularly want to ask something so difficult of youth before him. He had great confidence in the Feratu"s abilities but still he didn"t wish to put him in harms way.
"Very well, I will have some supplies put together for your journey" started the Emperor
"That won"t be necessary, I just need a map with the location. . ." interrupted Draig in antic.i.p.ation for his departure.
He wasn"t concerned with supplies simply because he still had immense amounts of Rations and other things within his Satchel.
"I-I see. . . then I will have a map prepared for you by this evening" stuttered the Emperor as he was mentally dishelved by the Feratu"s apparent eagerness. However he mistook it to be Eagerness for a challenge not necessarily eagerness to leave.
"Very well, I should rest before my Journey. . ." responded Draig signaling the Emperor to leave.
The Emperor nodded and walked out silently but not before looking back as he shut the doors and once again allowing Draig to sit in silence.
"Seems that I am being favored. . ." thought Draig as he looked towards the sky almost as if he could see that woman who had sent him here.
In the Cavern the Woman was indeed watching and it seemed she was preparing for a finale of some sort with the way she acted, she kept leaning closer to the orb in antic.i.p.ation.
"It"s almost time for the fun to begin. . . . . ." sang the Woman as she began laughing pompously.
"I can"t wait to see how you handle this " thought the woman as her laughter began to die down and she paid more attention to the orb that contained the Deva World.
She watched as Draig accepted the map and began heading straight from the Capital, she was feeling the same eagerness he was. Except her eagerness came from the fact that she had a big surprise planned for the Feratu, though the fun actually came from seeing how he would either overcome or avoid the situation.
However what she didn"t know was that in her near future she would be receiving an unexpected surprise as well though only time would tell the contents of such a thing.
Meanwhile with Draig, the Feratu was das.h.i.+ng through the trees as if he was a bird. It was only natural that he would feel such as he could finally let go of some of his paranoia that had been building by the day.
"Let"s get this over with so I can find a sword" thought Draig as his speed picked up.