The First Legendary Beast Master

Chapter 1432 Trial Failed

Misty laughed at the absurdity of losing the trial because you used a piece as a support to help stand up, while Cara pointed at the Immortalʼs reflection in their viewing bowl and mocked his idiocy.

There was nothing they could do about it, the trial conditions had been set by Matilda, and they were just here to observe.

{Two percent completion. Reward Granted.} The message on the wall declared. The Immortal looked hopeful that he might still get something meaningful out of this trip.

However, he had not accounted for the fact that this puzzle had been created by a Legendary Chaos Dragon. There was no way that he was getting out of this without at least being made fun of a little bit.

A moment after the notice arrived, the Immortal was granted his ”reward” in the form of a Mythic Rank mage staff and a small wooden box.

”Well, I got something from it. I might not know what the puzzle is making, but perhaps this is...

Fucking with me. It is fucking with me.”

Cara laughed hysterically, letting her voice echo through the puzzle room as the Immortal realized that he got a staff of [Levitation] and a fancy box of tissues.

Misty winked at them, and then fog filled the puzzle room and the Immortal vanished.

”That was fun. I think that Iʼm going to like having the puzzle here until it is claimed.

Now, where were we?

Right, we had just finished with you rescuing yourself, and now I should likely send you back home. Or we could go on a small adventure?”

Cara raised one clawed paw, and the Dragon nodded. ”Thatʼs two votes for an adventure. Majority rules.”

She was about to do something when Matilda walked into the room, Legendary Ranked and looking like she hadnʼt slept in a week.

”Donʼt go causing any more trouble, I need to deal with things in the Immortal Realm for a bit. Just send them back, and you can go on an adventure another day.” She instructed.

Misty sighed. ”Fine. But only because the puzzle room you made was so much fun.”

”How did he do?”

”He tripped with a piece in his hand and failed at piece three.”

Matilda smiled and shook her head. ”Heʼs never going to live that one down.” Her gaze seemed to burn into Karlʼs very soul as she examined him.

”Youʼre getting close to Immortality. We definitely need to send you back so that the others can be where they need to be before you ascend.”

Cara huffed, and the dragon patted her furry head. ”You too, but you already know the schedule.”

The fact that the two Chaos affiliated beasts could keep secrets from him was a never-ending headache for Karl, who was used to simply eavesdropping on his bonded partnersʼ thoughts.

”You should probably prepare yourself to have your soul ripped apart. Oh, and eat something, this is going to require energy.” Misty warned.

Karl wasnʼt sure what she meant, but he did what she suggested anyhow, and grabbed a snack while mentally preparing for pain.

The shift through time was no worse than usual, perhaps even more smooth than he remembered it being.

But the moment that he arrived, that peaceful state changed.

With his extra understanding and the gains he had obtained, he had gotten out of balance with Dana, and the Soul Bond was forcibly equalizing them. It used the energy that he had stored, both mental and magical, to complete the process, so that Dana was brought up to his level.

But it was not a gentle or measured process.

The bond wanted to instantly fix the imbalance that he had caused during weeks away from her.

However, Dana wasnʼt the only one affected. Karl had built up a huge amount of energy in the beast spaces with everyone gone, and the change hit them like a truck, startling Leo so much that he retreated into his shell, instinctively hiding on the island in his space.

Misty had brought them to the Drodh Guild House, and the arrival of Karl with an overload of power was enough to shake half the city out of its exhausted

stupor.

They had returned to only minutes after they had left, and the city had been destroyed by an Immortal Realm invasion only days earlier, by their perception. Having someone with immense power appear unexpectedly was enough to cause panic attacks before they realized that it was Karl, and that he lived there.

”You might want to put your aura away, youʼre freaking out the locals.” Tessa reminded him in a dry tone.

”Sorry, Iʼve been letting it out for a while, and I forgot.”

With his aura dampened, it wasnʼt nearly as unnerving for everyone else in the area, and the city of Drodh began to relax a little. The only ones who didnʼt immediately try to go back to sleep or back to work were the members of the Darklight Host, who rushed out to welcome the Branch Leader back.

Matron Blackclaw, the Orphanage Leader in the workshop caverns of the Drodh Guild House, came out smiling.

”Lord Karl, welcome back. We were expecting you to be gone longer than a few

minutes.” She laughed.

”Time is relative when youʼve got a Temporal Dragon on your side.” Karl agreed,

then realized that Misty had vanished again.

He couldnʼt find her with Soul Sight, so she might have left for another time and place. Or she might be able to actually hide from him. There was a lot that he didnʼt understand about the powers of that dragon.

”Did you gain what you were hoping for?” The red dragon asked.

”I did. I am incredibly close to full comprehension of a Fundamental Rule now. Once I get there, itʼs only a matter of time before I reach true Immortality.”

Tessa and the others stared at him in envy, while Karl patted Cara on the head

to distract her from checking everyoneʼs pockets.

The contents would be the same as when they left, anyhow.

”New spells?” Dana asked hopefully.

”Some incredibly good ones, yes. Where are the healing tree and the bear? Everyone should hear this at once.”