The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 2007

Chapter 2007: Odd Oracles

Only a few minutes later, more Priestesses arrived, leading an assortment of Oracles, from their early teens right up to old age.

That seemed odd to Karl, as they were clearly all Immortals, and they didn’t have any sense of mortal realm mana on them at all. So, they shouldn’t have aged, and without being able to see themselves, there was no use for vanity skills.

But the older looking ones also felt old.

Their life force was weakened, and many were unstable on their feet. Perhaps it was a side effect of their skills going berserk? There were some skills that drew on the life force of the caster, the same as there were some that stole the life force of the enemy.

So, it was possible that something in the Oracles’ repertoire was like that.

It would also explain why the clerics were going to such lengths to protect these, who were apparently the worst off out of everyone that they had in their current facility.

Karl didn’t stop them, he simply gestured toward the building, so they could go inside and explore, and then stopped the last one in line to ask his questions.

"Will there be clerics returning to the facility in Coracas?"

The Cleric shook her head. "No, we will all be transferring. Two Oracles per cleric is our usual balance, given their unique situation and needs. Any fewer clerics and it becomes unsustainable."

"Then, if you’re all here, I will close the portal."

The cleric nodded. "Thank you for that. It saved us a huge amount of time, and I do hope that it didn’t cost you too much in array materials to open a portal that far."

Karl shook his head. "Think nothing of it. I will leave you to get settled in, unless you need a guide to show you the amenities?"

"I believe that there are guides already in the building. I sense people who are not part of our membership, though they do appear to be linked to the World Dragon."

Karl nodded. "That would be Dana and Leon, members of the Darklight Host. They’re members of my branch, and I am an Avatar, so you could say that they are linked to the World Dragon in a way."

Swag nodded. "I don’t know Leon, but Dana is Karl’s wife, and they’re Soul Bonded. She’s good people, I’m sure that your membership will love her."

He was clearly trying to make up for the poor first impression, but the cleric barely spared him a glance as she nodded and turned to enter the compound. Their first goal was to get all the Oracles settled before one of them had a meltdown or a major vision that would disrupt the people around them.

"Wait. Before you go in, I have something for you. If the change unsettles some of the patients, use this, and it should settle them down."

Karl conjured a simple stone ball with [Nullify] inscribed onto it.

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