Book 14: Chapter 41


    The owner of a huge pair of yellow eyes peered into the distance. The owners huge body rested on a brown boulder. Its blue scales appeared to be a part of the boulder below. The owner had their long tail behind them. The owner irritably smacked the ground with the tip of their tail, kicking up dirt and dust that had been collected there for millenniums.


    That was forever the state of the ce during the day. There was virtually never a day where there wasnt sand and dirt. The sand floated in the air as a result of the wind picking it up, thereby shrouding the sky. The sunlight couldnt pierce the curtain of sand there. Only the sunset rays that carried the shadow of the specks of sand lit up that part of the world.


    Everything here looked yellow. Yellow boulders, yellow tumbleweed, yellow lizards and yellow sawtooth wolves. The huge yellow gerbils that relied on tumbleweed and rocks to live Actually, they werent yellow. It would be more correct to say they appeared yellow ording a woman, who was once part of a race that had a highly advanced civilisation. Although their civilisation had be the sand and dust covering the ce, she was still proud of her race and past.


    Perhaps that it was the nature of animals to be proud of their race. After all, a stubborn fire-red fox behaved the same way. Lets put the fox aside for now, though. Somebody was still being pampered and doted on by their mother in every way possible, so lets check out the huge blue beast first.


    The huge beast peered in a particr direction with its eyes simr to a snakes. She was at the highest location there. Nothing above ground level was safe there due to the strong winds. The sand the wind blew over only piled up higher and higher owing to the boulder she was on.


    The end of the yellow desert was visible from there. A vague boundary line existed at the end of the ce. There was nothing in between. On the other side was green grass and dense forests. The fragrance of the forest and the pure mana on the other side, which was where the yellow eyes were fixated on, waspletely different to the deste ce. That ce with green grass and dense forests was the elvennds.


    There was only one possible reason for there to be barrennd in the elvennds, and that was thend no longer had mana protecting it. Mana was the source of all life. Land without mana lost its green colour, which was the sign of life, and elves wouldnt be able to survive.


    There was a reason her home was destroyed. Theck of mana caused one consequence, which led to another consequence. Being arrogant, their race refused to share the elven spring water with the elves, as they had their own way of producing mana.


    Theirnd had life thanks to their existence. They shouldve lived there properly, but their innate battle-hungry nature and their murderous urges still flowed in their blood. They couldnt attack the elves, for they had signed an agreement with them. As a consequence, they targeted their own kind despite their poption being extremely small to begin with.


    The war was very intense, but it didntst for long. They werent elves or humans. They didnt have many participants in the war. When thest male dragon fell into the pool of blood, the females felt despair and a sense of danger for the first time.


    Dragons were also animals; animals have desires. The female dragons, who had lustful feelings every month, realised that there were no more male dragons around them. They, therefore, fell into panic. With no male dragons remaining, they had no way of reproducing. However, the scariest thing for a mother dragon was that they didnt have a partner to satisfy their cravings every month.


    In the end, a male dragon was born. The male dragon was, hence, hailed as the future of the entire race. The entire race provided him with the best care they could offer. All of the dragons revolved around him, and all of them were eager for him to grow up. It was no different to them nurturing a seed, as they waited for the day he grew up.


    Loneliness and lust caused the male dragons mother agony every month. It virtually drove her insane. The day finally came where she couldnt control herself; consequently, she did the deed with her young son. However, he couldnt sustain his mothers mana requirements. After that happened, all of the female dragons lost it. They ripped his mother to shreds andpeted for thest hope of their race. The frequency of being raped and the pain of losing his mother led to him dying in front of them in less than a day.


    Thats right. Her younger brother and the final ray of hope for the entire race, died right before her eyes. The tiny me waspletely put out. The female dragons, subsequentlys, fell into utter despair. Some used their mana to transform into elves, to enter the forests where the elves resided to seek bliss and find themselves a husband.


    Another group, whom were haughty female dragons, werent willing to go near the elves. They belittled the lineage of elves, citing superiority and the elvescking a lineage as prestigious as their own. However, the esteemed female dragons, who adopted that thought pattern, were unable to bear with the monthly torment, however. To satisfy their cravings, they infiltrated the elvennds on their own ord. They kidnapped male elves to satisfy themselves. It wasmonce for several dragons to surround an unfortunate elf. The elves were akin to a sharedmodity. They were taken out when needed, and then discarded once they were done with them. The harsh living conditions made it very difficult for the elves to survive a single week. The dragons, therefore, kidnapped male elves again, and then again, subsequently enraging the elves. In turn, another grandeur dragon hunt began. In less than a hundred years, the second tost dragon died right before her eyes, leaving her as the sole survivor.


    The entire races civilisation was wiped off the. As a subsequence, the mana from thend vanished altogether. She gradually witnessed the destruction of the home she once knew. The end result was thisnd of sand where there wasnt even a ce that she could reminiscence. In her earlier years, she didnt understand why their race went extinct. After she matured, she finally began to experience the irritable feeling. s, there wasnt even a second dragon in existence, let alone a male dragon.


    She gazed in the direction of the elvennds feeling annoyed. She could see two elves sitting down, holding hands in the forest. The female elf leaned on her lover. She seemed to be in more bliss than possible. The frustration and lust intensified within her as she watched the couple. She slowly rubbed her body against the boulder, but it was meaningless. She was gued with the same challenge countless of her own kin once faced.


    The female dragoon pondered, Should I abandon my identity as a dragon and join elven society? Thanks to my dragon lineage, my mana would naturally reign supreme among the elves. I could easily join the upper echelon of elven society, enjoy the elven lifestyle and even have a husband who loves me. Moreover, I wouldnt have to bear with the monthly torment. All I have to do is forsake my identity as a dragon and live as an elf from now on, forever leaving my dragon identity behind.


    Id feel very blissful, but I cant ept it. I dont hate my dragon identity. I dont hate my body, my scales, my ws or my wings. Im proud of my dragon body. I am a creature that stands shoulder to shoulder with God. How can I forsake my lineage I am most proud of for such things? No way am I doing that. I cant do something so lowly. No way. This feeling is really distressing, though. I must think of a solution. What other methods are there besides transforming into an elf?


    That method would be to wait for a male elf toe. The male elf separated from the female elf and brought a team to her ce. She didnt know who reinforced the boundary magic, but the mana was too powerful for her to prate through the field. The barrier was essentially unshakeable. However, the elf was on his way in.


    She lied back down. Her blue scales slowly turned into a dim yellow identical to her environment. It was as if she and the boulderbined with each other. She stayed still.


    The guard looked at Inard, who was walking in front, cheerfully humming a tune. In a concerned voice, he asked, Your Highness, your wife has a child now. That was not such a good idea, was it? Her Highness has not done anything wrong. Is it not unfair for you to treat her this way?


    Inard looked at the guard with a happy smile. He replied in a serious tone: What are you saying, Zelle? I never did anything to Vyvyan that I need to be sorry about. Dont go speaking nonsense and sowing discord in my family. I didnt promise the cute girl anything. I was just ying around with her. We didnt kiss, nor did we get together. How did I betray Vyvyan? Vyvyan is my most beloved wife and sister. Our son, Troy, is so cute, too. How could I possibly betray them?


    The guard didnt know what to say. It was obvious from the girls expression that she had fallen in love. He never expected the girl to be yed upon finding her first love. Inard was right, though. He didnt give her any promise or confess. He was just very flirtatious There was no solid evidence to file aint


    The guard thought, This guy is still a scumbag. I hope Troy wont be a phnderer like he is in the future. But Im used to it. Im not sure if Queen Vyvyan cares or not, but she doesnt seem to. In that case, I shouldnt stick my nose into it when Im just a guard. Further, Inard never made any promise. He just made the atmosphere really amorous.


    All right. This is the ce. Split up into two teams. One team stays outside, while the other team follows me in. The team outside is to support us and prepare to pass on messages. Ecthe, you lead the group outside. Zelle and the others are toe with me. Wrap your cloaks around yourself tightly, because the sand and dust in here is fierce, Inardmanded.


    Inard wrapped his cloak around him, and put his hat on. He tightened up the strings on his cloak that sat around the chest area. Their team split into two teams. Inard looked at the sand wildly dancing before him. His gaze contained the tension he felt and his excitement. He kicked his horses belly and entered.


    Her long tail hung rested on the ground. She was the spider in her web, located in the centre of the sand and dust. The totally unprepared elves waltzed right into her hunting grounds. All of her muscles contracted, but a hunter couldnt be rash. She had to wait. She had to wait for them toe in far enough that they had no means of retreating. The time to strike was when they arrived at her side


    The boulder stayed stilled in the sandstorm. However, it was shaking ever so slightly. It wasnt shaking due to the strong winds, but mostly due to the excitement of the hunter. As aforementioned, she had been holding it in for too long.


    That man acted abusive in front of me. Therefore, I shall make it so that he can only satisfy me in the future, the dragon decided.


    The truth was that there was no such thing as secrets in front of Vyvyan. She was fully aware of Inard thought. Though her jealousy wasnt anyhow weakerpared to other elves, the target for her jealousy had changed long ago. She couldnt care less if Inard had an illegitimate child with another woman, but if Troy gave a maid a smile or asked her to hold him Troy would never see the maid again