Thetallwomaninspectedhersurroundingsas if she was makingsureofsomething. When thesaw, Marr''s father shelookedat him as shesaid.


    "Finally, after eons ofsearch, Ifoundit, the lasthopeof the ancient dragon god."


    Shelookedat theancestorwho had justwalkedout of themainhall. Sherevealedan expressionfull ofhatredthatcompletelybetrayedherfillings.


    -I willdestroythisclanandkillevery lastmember. And you Artonak, I will makesureyou won''teveropposemeagain.


    Theancestorhadan uglylookon hisface,seeingthese five dragons, heknewexactlywho thatwomanwas. Eons ago he hadescapedfrom her and, with thehelpof an ancientartifactand Bahamut, hadestablishedthisclan. But now theartifactwhichkeptthemhiddenfromher,hadlostitsuse.


    "Tiamat, is yourhatredfor my lord sogreat, that you mustpersecuteus even after such alongtimehaspassed?"


    TheGiganticdragongaveadeepsigh.


    "You weresealedfor over twentyyears, the last grandpriestof theclanpaid with herlifefor thatseal, aren''t you afraid something like that willhappenagain?"


    "Humph, if it wasn''t for mybrother''s intromission and that priest sacrifice,nothinglike that would haveeverhappened"


    Shelookedat the five dragons by hersideas shesaid.


    "Go! Destroy thisplace,leavenonealive. I willtakecareof Artonak. We cannotallowthat old foolplantosucceed."


    As shefinishedthesewords, shedirectlyattackedthegoldenancestor of theclanleavingthe five dragons behind. The ancient dragons attacked theclanwith theirfullforce breathing fire,acid,poison, lightning and ice.


    Marr''sfatherlooked confident despiteeverything, hecalmlylookedat the dragons andsaid.


    "You five dorememberme,right? it''stimefor us tosettlesome debts"


    Thepatriarchlooked at the Dragons as hemadeagrabfor thegreatswordin hisback.


    At thattime,a resoundingcryof war washeardfrom theclan, asa strongarmy could beseencomingtoward the dragons,readytofight.A strongresolutionwasburningin theeyesof themenandwomenof thearmy,showingthat they werereadytodiefor theclan.


    A hugered dragonstaredat Marr''sfather, as deep disdain could beobservedin hiseyes.


    "Daardeth, youranaway 20yearsago,leavingyourwifetofightyourbattle. What is a little coward like yougoingtodo?"


    "I willdoanythingin mypowertostopyou all!"


    thepatriarchturned to theeldersand hisarmyas hecommanded


    "Ioreab! Get ready for battle! Use the "Jlatak Wkardarastrixi" battle formation!"


    A deafening "Aye!" washeardfrom the giantmassof Dragonborn thatwasbehind him.


    Thearmydivided itself into four strong battalions based on their breath attack element and a fifth one which used their draconic heritage to project a fear-inspiring aura known as "Darastrixl''gra".


    The four battalions based on theelements, were inchargeoffightingthe dragons head on,usingtheir elemental affinity to theiradvantage. While the fifthbattalionwas toprovideassistancewhennecessary,and deal devastatingdamageto theenemy, whenpossible.This book was originally published on Royal Road. Check it out there for the real experience.


    The ancient red dragon showedan uglyexpression,seeingthecoordinationof themembersof theclan, and how hisbrotherswere ata deepdisadvantage facing thetacticsof this punycreatures.


    "Humph, you may be morepowerfulthan 20yearsago Daardeth but it''sfarfromenoughtodefeatme!"


    The giant red dragon chestswelledup anda powerfulfire breath wasthrownat Daardeth''ssmallgroup.


    As the fire breathcamein hisdirection, Marr''sfatherlookedquiterelaxed. At themomentthebreathwas about tohititstarget, one eldertooka giant shield out ofnowhereandgotinfrontof theblastas hesaidastrangeincantation.


    "Troth udoka, jennu edar fethos"


    A complex magic circleappearedinfrontof theshield,completelyblockingthe firebreath.


    "I by myself mightindeednot beenoughbuttodayyou arefightingagainst my wholeclan! "


    Marr''sfatherfinallytookout thegiganticsword in hisback. Thebladeof theswordcaught fire as hegotreadytofight.


    Ahardbattlebeganbetween Daardeth''sgroupand thereddragon. The dragon''spowerwasoverwhelming, but theeldersand Marr''sfather,showedincredible combatprowessandcooperation. Theytimedtheir defense and attackperfectly, notallowingthe dragon tomakemuchdamageto them.


    As thebattlewenton, theyslowlygainedtheadvantageover the dragon,ultimatelyforcinghim intoa bitterdefense.


    Suddenly loudscreamingwasheardas theancestorfell onto thearmy.


    Tiamat,lookingtriumphant wasfloatingtoward thearmies. Sheextendedherhandwhilechantinga draconic incantation.


    "Ibafarshan ternesji de wer svant voenllylsiarelgr, ixentonash wielg"


    Suddenly, inan incredibledisplayofpower, gigantic meteors fell from the sky,hittingthearmyhead-on,destroyingmorethanhalfof it.


    "My subordinates might beincompetent, but itdoesnotmeanI can''tdefeatall of you by myself."


    Tiamat stared at Marr''s Father as shesaid- Your wife spoiled myplansonce. I won''t let sucha thinghappenagain.


    Theheavyhitcausedby the meteors couldinstantlybefelt.


    Things quickly startedgoingsouth,Artonak wasunconsciouson the floor and thearmiesdid not have thenecessarypowertodealwith the dragons anymore.


    Marr''s was the lastsurvivorof hisbattalion, his fatherfeelingthesituationwas desperate gotcloseto him andsaid.


    “Sonthesurvivalof ourclanand theancestoris a must. Ineedyou togetto theancestorandgetout of here.”


    Marr lookedconfusedas hestaredat hisfathersaying.


    “Whatdoyou mean father? Youwantme to abandon you here! I can''t do such a thing.”


    Daardeth looked into his son''s eyes as he said.


    "You have grown my son, I hoped that this day would never come but, life doesn''t alwaysdealthe cards you want."


    As his father took a deep breath as he gave Marr''s a strange bag.


    "Inside this bag, there is a greater teleportation scroll.I want you to use it to get out of here with the ancestor."


    Marrhosh stared at his father with deep determination on his eyes.


    "I cannot abandon you here, father.We must fulfill our clan''s mission and I can''t do it alone!"


    Marr’s father looked at him proudly for a moment, then his expression changed as he became serious, he had a dangerous glint in his eyes.


    "This is my last order as the Patriarch of this clan.Io''Jalein Marrhosh you are to take the ancestor and leave this place.You must protect the ancestor and fulfill the mission given to us by the great god IO!"


    "No father I refuse I can''t leave you, I already lost mom I can''t lose you too!"


    Marr''s took out hisaxeand was ready to fight against the enemy in front of him.


    Suddenly Marr''s felt an absurd force grab him and throw him towards the ancestor.


    Marr''s got up planning to go back to his father''s side when a strong barrier appeared in front of him.Daardeth looked at the ancestor as he mumbled a fewwords in draconic.The ancestor nodded as his tore up the scroll and grabbed Marr.


    Daardeth looked at the great teleportation circle above his son''s head and his expression eased up, then he looked around as his clan mates were massacred in front of him.He took out a small necklace with a silver brilliance from under his clothes;he hesitated for a second before resolutely breaking the necklace.


    Tiamat''s eyes darted toward Marrhosh and the ancestor.When she was about to stop the greater teleportation, she felt something was wrong as she could not block the teleportation or lockonto its coordinates.


    Her eyes darted in Daardeth direction as a strange brilliance, resembling that of the necklace, expanded around him and a voice that seemed to come from everywhere sounded out.


    "Tiamat, it seems that it''s my destiny to stop your plans."


    A gigantic platinum colored dragon could be seen in the sky as it got down to earth.


    "BA-HA-MUUUUUT!!!!!…"


    The hateful scream echoed by Tiamat was the last thing Marr could hear before the greater teleportation scroll took effect.