Corrupted Concerns

"Yeah, I think we already realised that." Oki and Orochi responded simultaneously. "Yeah, I know we all did, including me," Soul replied, sighing. "Now, I have something much more fun to show you guys." Soul explained while extending his arm to the side, palm down, black Corruption dripping down from his hand as if it was water from a shower. He became shortened due to the loss of Corruption, but this returned him to his original height. A figure built its frame beside him, made entirely out of Corruption.

"Meet Noctar, the first Corrupted Soldier!" Soul announced, showcasing Noctar's body to everyone else. As Noctar's head was finally formed, specifically the eyes, he saw the gaze of everyone looking at him. This shocked him a fair amount, but he kept his composure. Mostly. "Everyone, this is Noctar. He met me inside my head, and after an altercation with some outside forces, he's on my side." Soul explained as Noctar took a slight bow. "How strong is he?" Oki asked, curious. "Oki, I'm going to let Noctar punch you. You shouldn't be hurt, mainly because of the Corruption protecting your body." Soul explained, nodding his head towards Noctar.

Noctar understood Soul's intentions and walked over towards the child, who couldn't have been more than twelve years old. Soul lifted him into the air, creating a platform of Boundless Telekinesis for Oki to stand on. They were at a height where Oki could protect himself just fine while allowing Noctar to land a decent punch on Oki without accidentally hitting him in the head. Noctar pulled back his fist, preparing to deliver an absolutely insane blow to Oki. Oki placed his arms in front of his chest in an X-formation, trying to make sure his body wasn't blown to smithereens.

The punch connected, and the sound of lightning could almost be heard. Oki went flying backwards, slowed down by Soul, simply because he didn't want Oki being thrown into the forest of monsters. "So, what do you think of his strength?" Soul asked Oki, who seemed almost starstruck at his arms, and how they were not shattered into thousands of pieces. He uncovered his arms to see his skin, only to realise that the outside edge was now made of Corruption. "Yeah, this is spreading, and I really don't think that is good," Oki noted as Soul looked at his arms with a concerned expression. "Soul, do you have any solution for I can solve this?" Oki asked.

"Well, once you become entirely Corrupt, like Noctar, you can cover yourself in Corruption at will. It's a skill I developed so I'd be able to blend into crowds better." Soul explained, removing the Corruption from his body, causing him to look like Aaron Stone. "However, I would be known as Aaron Stone in this form, so I'd only need to use it if I had to perfectly portray him." Soul explained, Corruption quickly covering his left eye. "This is what grants a power boost. It's a versatile ability. I will let you know. Although there are occasions where it is not pleasant to revert back to this form. After all, I have to store the Corruption in my tear ducts. At least, that's where it passes through when pushing itself inside of my body." Soul explained, finishing off the monologue of sorts on controlling one's Corruption.

"That's a lot more information than I needed, but I thank you for it," Oki responded, looking at his arms with a slightly worried look upon his face. "Will I become a Corrupted Soldier?" Oki pondered, looking at Soul for answers. "Not unless you directly ingested the Corrupted Essence. You had a small amount sprinkled on a wound. You're only 'afflicted' with Corruption. That's different from being a Corrupted Soldier, at least in my eyes." Soul responded before looking into the air. "Now, what should we do now? We have this place to take care of and my own Kingdom to run." Soul asked himself, taking a few seconds to think, allowing an idea to hit him in the back of his head like a bullet aimed to kill him.

"Orochi, I'm going to need you to turn into a dragon. We're going on a flight." Soul explained as Orochi nodded in response. "Everyone, please turn around. I would like some privacy while transforming since I don't know how it works yet." Orochi asked, causing Soul and the others to turn out of respect for the dragon. The sounds of plates shifting and flesh stretching hit everyone's ears as they tried their best to ignore it. Soon, the sound stopped, the aura of a dragon looming over every single one of them. "Come on, hop aboard the dragon," Soul said, materialising a set of jet black stairs up to the dragon's back. "You'll be safe up there." Soul continued, watching as everyone, including the Beastpeople, walked up the almost vantablack stairs.

Once everyone was on the dragon's back, Soul created an invisible platform for them all to sit on, attached to the dragon's back. It wouldn't fall off as long as Soul decided to keep it up, even subconsciously. He also created a box that made everything in there as it was on the ground. Natural air pressure, no wind to hit their faces. It was like an aeroplane had just been created. Soul floated up to greet everyone, doing the usual Soul and Aaron Stone method of not bothering to use their own transport. Instead, they just fly. "Hey, Noctar. Do you want to join back up with me, or are you happy with staying out here?" Soul asked. "Are you kidding me? I get to ride on a dragon's back! This is literally every human's and inhuman's dream! Auth would have never allowed me to do this!" Noctar yelled, the excitement of a child in his voice.

"That's a great reason. All right, stay up here and enjoy the view!" Soul announced before pointing into the sky ahead of them. "Come on, Orochi! Let's go to my Kingdom!" Soul told Orochi, whose wings began to flap, lifting everyone up off the ground.

Now, I did say that pressure would be like it was on the ground, but I never said gravity would be like its natural counterpart. That'll be a fun experience for everyone there.