Time passed, on the outside world, the rumours of the Red Prince fighting an unknown creature and failing to kill it, allowing it to escape circulated. Effective his otherwise perfect reputation.
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Ved POV
Ved had just turned 21. After that fight, he entered a 5 year long coma where he remained completely unconscious while his soul healed itself.
During this time he couldn't feel or hear anything, it was a blank period for him, he only knew how much time had passed due his mysterious internal clock.
When he first woke up he found it hard to move, the extent of his soul damage was huge. Not only had he severely damaged his soul but according to the vessel spirit.
Using dragon pride as a mere drake also burnt his source blood. Regenerating his source blood was not easy, it was impossible for it to regenerate on it own.
