Bab 71: Whole is more than a sum of its parts

My wings were whole again. They were also smaller than before… and shimmered. Like a rainbow. I could glimpse it if I turned my head around (and I could turn my head almost one hundred and eighty degrees around thanks to 'Malleability'). They shimmered and sparkled in the light that came from the mouth of the cave I holed myself in, and were so damn pretty I wasn't sure what to do with them.

I couldn't remember ever having a part that was so pretty in this whimsical way that belonged with butterflies and flowers, not with a predator like me. Even my face, which was, if you believe Rosha, handsome, didn't last for long. I was ugly all over right now, except for these wings.

I shook my head and moved on. If I didn't care about lack of beauty, I could not care about having it. On the more practical side, 'Mystic Flight' turned out to be worth it EXP.