Levi didn't move from his meditation position for hours after Tobirama left, even when Aologia came and tried to nudge him to get his attention he just frowned a little which seemed to deliver the message perfectly to the dragon that he was busy.

  Hour after hour, he stayed in that position wholly trated on clearing his mind and thoughts, he didn't know how but he could feel it, he could feel that his meditation was on the verge of a breakthrough to level 10 and it wasn't far.

  He didn't o eat or sleep which erfect for his situation as hours turned into days with him not moving from his position, Aologia went out to god knows where and came back more than ond the parrot guards came to get him a few times at first mostly for his meals before they gave up entirely.

  Finally, after twenty days of staation he received the sweet sound of the system notification.

  [Ding]

  [Meditation leveled up +1]

  [Meditation reached level 10.]

  [New meditation sub-ability unlocked.]

  [Spirit world proje.]

  [Meditation (Active) - Level 10: Helps calm the mind and spirit, HP, SP, and Energy recovery increases by 10% duriation.

  Spirit world proje - Level (Max): The user ow use meditation to project his sciousness into the spirit realm.]

  [Endurance/Will power +2]

  [Wisdom + 2]

  Reading through the notification Levi didn't know whether to ugh or cry, this retty useful ability if he was still in the physical world, in fact, some masters and monks spent their entire lives trying and failing to get even a glimpse of such ability but he had achieved it at just 8 years old.

  But what good did it do him?

  Laughing bitterly Levi soled himself oing points in Endurand Wisdom, which was at least a little bit helpful.

  Levi had the vague feeling that if he got his meditation skill high enough then he would be able to project himself into the physical world, and maybe even beyond that, but how long would that take and what use would it have, even if he projected himself he will be nothing but a spirit that most people couldn't see or i with, he'd rather spend his time on more useful endeavors from now on.

  One of those endeavors was searg for a way bae, and staying in the birds territory -No matter how nice, safe, and rexing it was- wasn't helping, he o go out and explore the spirit realm more, to search every nook and y of it until he finds something useful, there was bound to be something out there that nobody knew about. And even if there weren't he could get stronger along the way instead of sitting around and doing nothing.

  Stretg himself and feeling the euphorisation of stretg all over his body Levi jumped to his feet startling Aologia who was lying beside him and amusing Levi who bent doatted his head.

  “Sorry fn you all these days buddy, I was… training and I couldn't interrupt it.” said Levi apologetically to the small dragon, he really felt bad fn him the past few days.

  Aologia gave him a look up and down before direg a doubtful look his way, Levi uood what he meant perfectly, ‘You say you were training but I don't see as.’

  “Sigh, I did get some pretty good results but sadly they're useless for now.” replied Levi sighifully.

  Aologia only tilted his head in curiosity befn it entirely and looking at Levi with a look that said, “Where to now?.”

  “Hehe, now we go explore and have some fun. We've rested enough in here.” said Levi making Aologia jump and run around iement which amused Levi to no end seeing such a fearsome creature ag like your average golderiever.

  “e let's go and say oodbyes to Sage.” said Levi with a smile on his face before turning around and walking towards Sage’s throne room, he suddenly stopped for a sed before he tinued walking as if nothing had happened, earning him and unimpressed look from Aologia who seemed to be done questioning his weirdness by now, what Aologia didn't notice was the slight smile at the ers of Levi’s mouth.

  The reason for Levi's abrupt stop and smile was the notification that had suddenly appeared in front of him.

  [Ding]

  [Spirit body leveled up +1]

  [Spirit body (Active/Passive) Level 20:...]

  [New ability unlocked: Spiritual bound].

  [Spiritual bond (Active) - Level 1: The user bond with spiritual creatures, store them in his body, trol them, and uand and unicate with them, the higher the level the more spirits the user store, bond with, and trol, the user will get access to the spirit’s power and abilities after they're bond]

  [The bonded creature must be either equal, weaker than the user, or weakened enough for the skill activation to succeed.]

  [If the creature is willing, strength difference won't matter and the user form an even deeper bond with them.]

  [The number of spirits the user bond with will increase with “Spiritual bond” level and “Spirit body” level.]

  His eyes shining iement and his heart thumping, Levi Decided to test it ter with Aologia, if he was willing of course.

  ‘This is the power that I've been looking for, if this ability works like I imagi does then I am oep closer to going bae.’ thought Levi barely able to hold his excitement as he proceeded to Sage’s throne room.

  ***

  Outside of sage throne room they were blocked by a gray parrot guard who had an awkward expression on his face, ‘I don't know if I should be happy or ed that I am gettier at reading animal expressions.’ thought Levi his eyebrow twitg.

  “Sorry about that Levi, Aologia, but the lord is currently…..” Before the guard could tinue his speech a mix of sounds reached all the way from the inside of the throne room to the outside.

  “Ohh, ohhh, Moore, Moore.”

  “Yes Daddy, please more.”

  “That's right you little slu…..”

  After that st sentence, Levi just filtered everything out and held both of Aologia’s ears -who had a shocked expression- to prevent his young mind from being tainted.

  Levi just the guard who had an awkward expression before turning back, “We will e back ter.” He said with an embarrassed expression before turning around and running out of there with Aologia in his arms.

  ***

  “See Aologia, that's why it is important to announce yourself first before paying your friends a visit.” said Levi advising Aologia after they were far away from the pace, he was sitting on a faraway hill looking at the Pace, his expression still twitg.

  Aologia nodded his head so fast that he looked like a chi eating grains, Levi took a while this time to read Aologia's expression and when he did he couldn't help but pity the poor little dragon, it was trauma. Apparently even with Levi trying to protect his little mind he wasn't successful.

  Levi was 34 years old mentally so it didn't affect him as bad as it did the 8-year-old dragon, deg to get his mind off it Levi thought about trying his new ability.

  “Say buddy.” said Levi, getting Aologia’s attention,

  “I developed this ability not too long ago to Bind myself with other spirits, it allows me to better unicate with them among other things. Do you want to try it?.” he said , and it seemed that it was successful in distrag the little dragon as Aologia's expression immediately turned into one of curiosity as he tilted his head to the side before nodding.

  Levi couldn't help but smile at how much the little ball of scales trusted him, it didn't even appear to be wary of him or even think about the implications of it.

  “Haha, good now you o be pletely rexed for this to work alright ?.” said Levi, which wasn't pletely true, it might succeed even if Aologia was against it as they weren't that far off in terms of power. Aologia oher hand only nodded again as if hurryio be doh it.

  Closing his eyes in tration Levi activated his new ability, he could immediately feel a slight presen front of him that he ko be Aologia, slightly reag out to that presence Levi enveloped him in his senses pletely.

  Oside world, a golden glowing fog seeped out of Levi’s body and slowly started approag Aologia who smelled the fog-like substan instinct, before it pletely enveloped him with the tter not showing aa all.

  [Ding

  [Spiritual bond activated.]

  [Bonding with the user’s panion Aologia, race: Dragon.]

  [Bonding in progress: 1%]

  [10%]

  [50%]

  [99%]

  As always the pertage stopped at 99% for a while as if to annoy Levi before finally reag 100%, and the moment it did the fog surrounding Aologia retracted into Levi’s body so quickly that it disappeared in barely a sed, immediately after that Levi received an iing notification on his s.

  [Ding]

  [A spiritual creature ihe user's body.]

  [Gamer’s body self-proteeism activated]

  [Would the user like te the fy? Y/N ]

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