Origin Of Evil 63 Absorption

Dorian didn't have the time to dodge and could only protect himself from the explosion. Dorian was sent flying away by the explosion, but his robe had taken most of the damage. Yet he still suffered from mild injuries and had burns.

Dorian rushed towards the sorcerer once again as soon as he got on his feet. He threw several daggers at the sorcerer, but they were all stopped by a new barrier.

Dorian had to dodge another fire ball before he was able to attack the sorcerer once again. The barrier shattered once again, and the sorcerer blinked away. But Dorian was ready and had already moved back.

As he appeared away the sorcerer sneered at Dorian before he felt his body get crushed. He barely had the time to see a big ball of fur before falling to the ground, most bones in his body broken.

Dorian grinned at Gurek, although the later couldn't see it because of the mask. He wasn't alone in this fight, so he might as well use his allies. When the sorcerer first blinked away, he had gone in the exact opposite direction from Dorian.

a.s.suming he would do the same, Dorian attacked the sorcerer while putting him between Gurek and himself without the sorcerer even being able to see anything.

Dorian joined Gurek and Erendur as they began to heal the sorcerer. After a moment, the sorcerer woke up. He tried to escape, but his magic was blocked off by both Erendur and Gurek, and his physical body was broken.

Gurek growled "Who are you?!" But the sorcerer didn't say anything of course, and Gurek made a helpless face. Dorian smiled and said "Why don't you leave the interrogation to me? I a.s.sure you he will talk."

Gurek looked at him and asked "Will you torture him?" The sorcerer flinched hearing that, and Dorian unleashed his whole killing aura as he replied "Of course!"

Gurek looked at Erendur with hesitation before saying "If its for the welfare of the forest, then I guess its fine." Dorian nodded and looked at the sorcerer in the eyes.

He asked "Will you talk?" Seeing no reaction, Dorian stomped on his right wrist, making a clear crunching sound. The sorcerer cried out in pain, clearing any hesitation about him being a male, but he didn't say anything.

Dorian expected it though. He grabbed the silver mask and yanked, taking it off. The man cried out in rage as his face was revealed to the world. Dorian didn't recognize him of course, but neither did the other two.

It was one of the Sadunites who said though "I know him, he was wanted in Celevaria. Let me remember, I think his name is Kevin Fawner. He is wanted for stealing something from the Royal Library. A hateful human, stealing from a holy place like a library."

Dorian smiled at Jun's small outrage at the end and looked at the man and said "So your name is Kevin. Good, let's play Kevin."

Dorian grabbed his broken wrist, making him wail, and asked "First, let's check you aren't drugged or delusional. Tell me, how many fingers do you see?"

Everyone, including Kevin, looked at Dorian weirdly. Was he serious. Kevin said after a moment "Five…"

Dorian nodded and slashed one of the fingers with his dagger, and asked "How many now?" But Kevin was too busy crying in pain to answer him.

Dorian shook his head and punched Kevin in the chest, shattering his rib cage, and said "I. Asked. How. Many. Finger. Now?"

For each word Dorian sliced another finger, and when he was done with the first hand he cut it off and cut another finger from the other hand. But Kevin wouldn't answer, his mind drowned in pain.

Dorian infused his hand with Holy Fire Life Essence, and this time instead of increasing his strength he made his hand scalding hot and pressed on the severed limb. The wound cauterized, and Kevin fainted from the pain.

Once the wound was cauterized Dorian slapped Kevin awake, who returned to his screaming. After doing the same with the other hand, and awakening him again, Dorian said "Continue screaming and I'll do the same with your feet."

Kevin finally shut up, keeping his voice in, although it was obvious to all he wanted to shout his lungs out. Dorian looked at him straight in the eyes and entered his mind through a [Mind Invasion].

Kevin's mind was sophisticated, there were no constructs in his mind like Dorian because he wasn't cultivating Mind Arts. Instead, Kevin had four big suns in the sky, probably representing his Level 4 Mage status.

Kevin cried out from his mind "You dare enter my Mindscape! May the Eternal Fire help me burn the heretics!"

Dorian sighed, yet another cult. The suns brightened and sent scorching rays of fire at Dorian's flame. Unfortunately for him, Dorian practiced Mind Arts, so even with his much lower intelligence he was able to dodge the attacks and go for the offense himself.

His flame quickly approached the four suns and split itself into four, each part going for a different sun. As they came into contact though, the white flame didn't act like a flame would, but more like a strange slime.

His flame covered the four suns, trapping them within, and began shrinking. Kevin began screaming, obviously he was in a lot of pain. Dorian felt pain too, because containing the suns hurt him, but he was testing out things.

Since he became an Angel, his Mind Construct, the White Flame, had become even stronger. It looked like it had attuned with his body and Life Essence, as if they were trying to become one. But it was impossible.

So when he heard the screams of pain, Dorian tried something weird. Absorbing the suns. After all, he was told the greatest Holy Fire Angels were known for absorbing stars, so why couldn't he do the same with mind suns now that his White Flame and Holy Fire Life Essence were connected.

And indeed, it worked. Dorian moved the flames toward each other and made them merge, so now his flame was covering all four of Kevin's suns.

One of the suns began shrinking, and for the first time Kevin was truly afraid as he shouted "What are you doing! Madman, what are you doing! Let me go!"

But Dorian was too engrossed in the feeling to listen to him. His Life Essence was strengthening at a fast pace, pus.h.i.+ng away limits and strengthening his body at the same time. Only after he absorbed one whole sun did he stop and ask "Are you ready to talk? Or shall I absorb your mind and your soul before? I don't care, I will get the information either way."

Now, Kevin was truly scared. Dorian got out of his mind and stepped back. Kevin looked at the group with untold amounts of fear in his eyes, especially when he looked at Dorian.

He then began explaining who he was and what he was doing here. Kevin was part of an organization of sorcerers wors.h.i.+ping something called the 'Eternal Flame' which was a divine flame.

The Eternal Flame made its disciples search around in temple because it was searching for something, and after years of searching it finally found what it wanted, it was in this temple. And Kevin and another acolyte were sent here to find the artifact.

Hearing Kevin talk about his acolyte, everyone went on guard. There was still another enemy? After asking, Kevin replied that his acolyte was in the next room, the one in the dark beyond the tunnel. Dorian doubted that, because he came from there, but then Kevin said his acolyte was a Master of Snakes, he was reminded of the one guarding the entrance of the cave.

Was it really a coincidence, or had he actually killed a lookout?