Flowsand

## Flowsand Daybreak

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**Flowsand** was the heroine of the story. She accompanied Richard Archeron and the others when they were first trapped in Faelor for several years. It was there that she and Richard cultivated a special relationship far more enduring than any of his lovers.

Among Richard's partners, Flowsand was the most impactful and meaningful of them all. The reason being that due to her numerous sacrifices, she was able steer Richard's destiny towards true greateness. Unfortunately, theirs was a tragic love story that ended with her leaving for the Darkness and separating forever.

## **Description**

Looks like about the same age as Richard. The girl had long, light-gold hair and eyebrows, the colour making the brows barely visible if one didn’t look close. However, that gave the already-beautiful lady an air of mystery— vaguely reminiscent of the ruins at the center of the Church of the Eternal Dragon. There were complicated veined lines between her brows, with it being another mystery whether that was the effect of certain divine spells or she was just born that way

She was young, in the prime of her youth with beauty that could not be described with words. Her aura had grown more captivating as she levelled up, now seeming undisturbed by the flow of time.

All talk needed the capability to follow up, and even with the ursa essence Richard proved to be no match for this dangerous creature at night. 6;25

## **Plot**

They met for the first time before their departure to the Lower planes, she surprised him with her body being able to accommodate multiple runes including a grade 4 and still being able another weaker grade 4 rune.

She summoned two heavenly guardians for Richard: Io and Nyra.

In the depths of the Church of the Eternal Dragon lay Flowsand’s secret residence, the Temple of the Sands. The interior of this palace was incredibly vast, a world with its own land and sky. Every inch of earth one could see was covered in pale gold sands of time that seemed to have no end, the sky an endless void with no suns, moons, or stars. The only source of light was the ever-changing ribbons of broken spacetime.

She had control over the passage of time in this place, able to make it go as fast as thirty times the outside world without even ageing accordingly. This was a privilege of being chosen by the Eternal Dragon.

### **Returning from the Land of Dusk**

“So?” she whispered softly in his ears, literally hanging off him at this point, “How many offerings do you have?”

As a runemaster who was also killing countless enemies in a battlefield of despair, Richard had accumulated a number of offerings over the past year. In fact, he now had more top-tier offerings than Beye did. His response was instant, but Flowsand’s words right after turned his pride into absolute fear: “Okay then, that’s the number of times you’re making love to me today.”

The ceremony was held immediately, and it took an exceptionally long time. The priestesses outside started to burn with jealousy as time went on, clearly realising just how much grace Flowsand would receive. However, Richard himself was filled with dread despite the numerous blessings he had received. The hourglasses representing extended lifespan, the divine crystal, even the divine bow with ten divine arrows did nothing to lessen the clenching of his heart. 5;51

This wasn’t the first time he had left an impression on them; these days, he was the most frequent visitor from the Sacred Alliance and never seemed to run out of high-quality offerings.

By the time the first golden rays of sunlight entered the room, Richard slumped back in relief. He had started with energy and vigour, but as always he was no match for Flowsand’s boundless stamina. Some victors let go of the defeated, but she was the kind to torture her victims until they couldn’t take it anymore and then torture them some more.

### **Resting Orchid Plane**

Flowsand buried her head in his arms, not saying a word. He resumed stroking her hair, cradling her with a smile, “You don’t trust me? The Smiting Ray was an accident; I can kill off saints easily right now, it’s just that I didn’t have many opportunities to show my strength. Don’t worry about me, I know my path and I’ll walk it. Your man is fated to be powerful.”

“*My* man? Bullshit, you have so many other women, how would you actually care about me?” 5;81

Situations like these were always the most difficult to deal with, and he had made promises to all the three women he loved that he could not give up on. Flowsand’s rebuke seemed trivial, but she had every right to be annoyed with him.

In this critical moment, the only solution he could think of was to continue hugging her tightly, “You are you, different from everyone else. Of course I’m your man, don’t you dare think of leaving me!”

### **Ursa Warlord**

No… Stop, how did you get so—”

“Harder? Sure!” As he completely ignored her protests, Richard felt truly grateful towards the old pervert in the Land of Dusk. He would never have the stamina to outlast Flowsand, but if he could succeed before it came to that point it would all be to the credit of the ursa essence implanted within him.

It was only when she reached the edge of orgasm that he slowed down a little, giving her a chance to breathe. Flowsand almost squealed in relief, biting her lower lip as she glared at him, “Is this all you learnt in three years?”

These words were better than any other praise Richard could ever receive; they immediately left him feeling on top of the world. Not long after, she was brought to the edge of orgasm once more. This time, despite her cries turning into angry rebukes and an intense fight back, he only grew more beastly as he brought her to the crest. She didn’t admit it at first, but it wasn’t long before she could hold on no longer and surrendered.

And then, addled by the ursa warlord’s essence and basking in the glory of his victory, he made the mistake of choosing to press his advantage further. 6;8

At first, Richard maintained his superior position. Flowsand was gasping for every breath as he continued to thrust into her without end, looking like she would almost faint from the sensation. However, as the minutes turned into hours, she never once fully gave up again.

Eventually his ferocity wore out, and he had to slow down to catch his own breath. When he was left with no choice but to take a break, she just wrapped her hands around his neck and flipped him over onto the couch.

Richard had never won this battle in the past, and despite his best efforts he didn’t do so now. Eventually, he just grunted in resignation and fell to the ground, dragging Flowsand with him.

She was the first to sit back up.

### **Divine Grace**

“Damn it, I didn’t think that old dragon would play this card… Remember to never share your divine grace with me, it’s all a trap. The old bastard gives me some, sure, but a majority of it is actually used to enhance the Book of Time. This is something that belongs to him.”

“But haven’t you been using it all this while?”

“Yes, but he can take it back whenever he wants. He can also withdraw the power within, turning it back into a regular legendary spellbook without any other powers.”

Richard looked at the Book of Time curiously. He had truly allocated a gargantuan amount of divine grace to Flowsand during their time together, but the thing only seemed to have cosmetically. He held his hand out and took it from her to examine further, “How strong is this thing now?”

“Can’t you tell it’s already an intermediate divine weapon?” Flowsand growled.

He laughed loudly, putting the book back in her hands before patting her cheeks, “Then isn’t it all fine? It’s yours now, we’ll think about eventualities later. The dragon really knows his way around the human heart, I had no choice but to pick those options when they appeared.” 6;30

### **Darkness**

“All status is illusory in the face of the Eternal Dragon. You’re a high priestess because he chose you, what happens when I tell him otherwise? Even an idiot chosen by a god can be called a high priestess.” 6;46 to Eshin

Eshin’s expression turned incredibly ugly, but she still looked at Flowsand with a hint of awe, “That youth… is he that important to you?”

Flowsand pointed to her heart and smiled, “He’s my everything.”

“And yet he does nothing for you. He can risk his life for Sharon and Mountainsea, but what has he ever done for your sake? Does he even deserve you?”

Flowsand’s expression dimmed, “That… can’t be blamed on him. I am Chosen, we are born to be ignored and forgotten. He has done all he can for me, working very hard to gather many more offerings than any other person could. It might not be the same as risking his life, but that is only because there was never a need.”

A myriad of expressions flashed across Ferlyn’s face before she gave up and changed tone, “I hope he’ll be strong enough to find you in the Darkness one day.”

“I’m sure he will!” Flowsand’s face was filled with confidence.

However, they both knew just how difficult such a thing was. Ferlyn wasn’t even in the Darkness, but the Emperor of the Sacred Alliance couldn’t retrieve her from the Church despite living a stone’s throw away.

### **Leaving**

Alright, I should be leaving now. I’ll already be on my way when you see this letter, don’t come looking for me. For all those smarts of yours, you do the stupidest things in the world. Not this time; you will die. If you really want to come find me, wait until you can bring down the pope of the Sacred Tree Empire. You should be strong enough then.

“Goodbye, my love. 6;65

A short while later, Richard knew everything there was to know, finally understanding why the fair environment had come up after the poisoning. He had already expected Philip’s assistance, but the fact that the Church pressured the Sacred Tree Empire was completely unknown to him. Had Flowsand not made this sacrifice, he would die and Mountainsea would commit suicide. Noticing her death, the Beast God would likely have ravaged all of Klandor.

However, now that he had Mountainsea it was possible that he had lost Flowsand forever. Who knew when he would be able to enter the Darkness and bring her back?

### **Volume 8**

Flowsand has to leave Richard side after she makes a deal with the eternal dragon in order to save Richard's life. She leaves for the Darkness together with Io and Nyra.

Surely enough, there was an option to upgrade this blessing. It detailed many different places on the border, each named after the Chosen responsible for charting it. Sure enough, he saw the Land of Dawn in the list, the area Flowsand had gone to. According to her agreement, she could regain her freedom once the entirety of that section was under the Eternal Dragon’s control. However, there wasn’t a single record of a Chosen actually managing the feat in their lifetime.

With this new information, Richard didn’t even hesitate as he chose the blessing, alongside the upgrade to the Land of Dawn. Three top-tier offerings’ worth of divine grace vanished, the surging timeforce fading away, but as the altar returned to ruins he bleakly looked at the back of his right hand. There was a small hourglass marked on it now, the brand that effectively guaranteed him another life.

He was no longer young enough to abandon everything for the sake of love, having millions of lives depending on his. While Flowsand would always have the biggest part of his heart, he still had his family, followers, Sharon, Mountainsea, Rosie, Alice, and Coco.

Every word of Flowsand’s last letter to him was still etched deep into his heart. She had told him not to look for her until he could defeat the pope of the Church of Glory, a mandate that had left him confused for a long time. Even having fought indirectly, he couldn’t figure out the old man’s limits, leaving him unable to predict the final victor of that battle. It was only because of Martin’s help that he had been able to focus on Michael back then, but even that fight had been confusing. The supposed archangel couldn’t even compare to Apeiron in terms of ability, but it didn’t make sense for him to be restrained by Midren alone.

The offerings this time were quite bountiful, giving Richard almost everything he had desired alongside a huge surprise as well. He was rather shocked by the bountiful harvest, but he passed it off as the Eternal Dragon judging him to have great potential still. From the looks of it, the old dragon had basically turned him into a Chosen as well, planning to throw him into the Darkness to conquer it.

## Background

Flowsand was originally abandoned at the door of the church when she was young. However, she wasn’t the first such child and she won’t be the last. The Church of the Eternal Dragon normally sends these orphans to normal families for adoption for this is not a church based on kindness. However, tven as a baby she had this stubbornness on her little face that let Feyln feel connected to her, as though she pulled me in. And then she became her guardian, watched her grow up, become a cleric. Even as a young child she was gifted, quickly gaining the favour of the old dragon to become a titled priestess, a chosen one. But her personality is too similar to the titled high priestess. Watching her is like seeing her own younger self. Now, she’s walking onto the same path Feyln took then.

### **Residence**

In the depths of the Church of the Eternal Dragon lay Flowsand’s secret residence, the Temple of the Sands. The interior of this palace was incredibly vast, a world with its own land and sky. Every inch of earth one could see was covered in pale gold sands of time that seemed to have no end, the sky an endless void with no suns, moons, or stars. The only source of light was the ever-changing ribbons of broken spacetime.

## **Weapons**

### The Book of Time

* A book that was thick and laced with gold leather.
* It acts as a conduit of timeforce that the user can use anywhere in the Realm of Order.
* Until the end of her journey, this was the one true singular item that ventured with her.
* It is likely that the Book of Time was actually an extradivine item.

### **Twin of Destiny**

* A legendary grade golden staff with a single angel wing on its side.
* This was a weapon that Ferlyn used when she was venturing the myriad planes with Philip.
* It was then taken by Flowsand and gave the other pair to Richard.

## **Runes**

Flowasnd has an incredibly high capacity for runes. She also has 5 locations suitable for runes on her body: arms and legs, chest and stomach. (180 points)

1. Forehead - Acquired along with her title and it gives her a special ability called the **Lens of Time**. It allows her to change the time flow of a target for fifteen seconds, with half a chance of being successful if the target is five levels higher than her and no chance at all at seven levels of difference.
2. Right Arm - **Mana Amplification Rune** with amplification rate of 21%. Crafted by Richard.

## **Spells**

* Lens of Time - slows down enemies.
* Resurrection - greater heal
* War Construct - enlarges weapons with divine power.
* Metal Storm - lightens and strengthens equipment. This was a grade 7 spell unique to her.

## Trivia

* Both generations of titled priestesses shared some eerily similar traits. Nevertheless, both were cruel.
* Io and Nyra, Flowsand’s guardians, they knew her better than they knew themselves.
* “Ferlyn, do you think I’ll be able to escape the fate of becoming like you forever? Some things are set in stone, a destiny written down before we’re even born. I want to take control of what I can, meeting it on my own terms. At least… he isn’t bad to me.” 6;45
* To Richard, Flowsand was his life's true love that he had to let go. It was in his parting and their meeting that he truly cried out his love.

## **References**

1. ↑ Book 1, Chapter 107
2. ↑ Book 4, Chapter 107
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Book 8, Chapter 124