《The Dragon Clan Revived》


 Chapter 1: His name will be...

    Hello this is one of my projects that I really hope does good. It''s different from my other stories because its got some comedy, but mainly a serious theme. So if you''re here for laughs then you got the wrong story! Hope you like it though!


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    On a commercial airplane headed to America from Japan is an average man sitting in one of the rows of seats near the middle of the aisle. Other than a small beard and a well-built body, he has a nondescript face that no one would look at twice. Right now he is listening to music on his phone while trying to sleep and drown out the noise of the man snoring next to him. His name is Jacob Ryder, age 24.


    Jacob is leaving Japan where he has lived since he was born, because he has no family anymore. For most people they would be sad when learning their parents died in a traffic accident. However he is not most people and certainly not sad.


    This is because of how his parents called him every day, not using his actual name. It¡¯s ironic that his parents called him an ¡®accident¡¯ and then they die in an accident. From as far back as he can remember his childhood was bad enough to make a Child Protective Service employee cringe. Used as a punching bag everyday was only the tip of the iceberg. Thus, to let his own anger out without making the mistake of using it on his parents he tried to go to a dojo to learn martial arts. One such art was Muay Thai.


    As an 8 year old his foresight was the length of a walking stick and he forgot to remember that you need money to get a membership. Luckily for him though, when he entered the dojo, the owner of the establishment had an appraising eye equivalent to a billion dollar entrepreneur.


    He could tell at first sight that this kid has gone through a life of abuse and torment and if he takes the boy under his wing, that kid will train harder than any professional he has ever


    seen before. And he was more correct than he ever could have expected.


    Jacob¡¯s sensei for Muay Thai figured out the circumstances and trained him for free after a few sessions, seeing the enthusiasm and discipline that outmatches many adults he decided to continue to train him for free. After years of learning and training, his sensei was like an extension of his family and a father figure. This continued all the way to when he was 24 and working part-time jobs to pay for rent in Tokyo. He never could get enough money to enroll in college and his parent¡¯s would never pay for their ¡®trash¡¯s¡¯ education.


    Then when his parent¡¯s died he almost broke out into a dance at their funeral if it weren''t for the discipline he has honed since childhood. Now at present he is riding a plane to go to America where his only friend he made in high school is living. He said goodbye to his father figure sensei and ready to start a new life with the money he has saved up. Jacob does start a new life, just not in the way he was expecting to.


    ------On the airplane------


    *snnnnoooorrrreee*


    ¡®God damn, this guy snores like a chainsaw¡¯


    Currently Jacob is having a difficult time trying to get some peace and quiet on the airplane. He¡¯s hyped to be able to fly on one for the first time. Ever since he was a kid he would always wonder what it would like to be in one and experience the thousands of feet altitude where houses and people are small specks down below.


    However his expectations were betrayed by a 300 pound beast in human skin sitting next to him. Only when he listens to music does he get a sort of temporary bliss from the monotonous sounds of a ¡®pig¡¯ sleeping.


    ¡®I¡¯m tempted to step on his foot and call it an accident¡­no no no, breathe, breathe, let it out calm down.¡¯


    While he is working to get his frustration reigned in, at a row near the back of the plane a shady man rises from his seat and starts walking down the aisle slowly. If anyone were to take a look then he would match the stereotypical terrorist image. The gun he pulls out sure does fit the bill. He cocks the gun and yells loud enough to hear over the ¡®pig¡¯ snoring,


    ¡°Everybody shut the hell up and don¡¯t move a god damn muscle or you will be sent straight to hell!¡±


    Jacob notes that the terrorist has walked in close proximity to him. It¡¯s enough range to be able to take him down, however he knows against a gun, you¡¯re hard pressed to find a way to fight without getting shot. Also he doesn¡¯t want the man to accidentally fire at one of the other passengers.


    As a calm and collected fighter with years of experience, he knows his odds are slim, but part of him also realizes if the terrorist isn¡¯t suppressed then everyone could die. Letting his urge to kill the terrorist overthrow his logical self-preservation, he jumps from his seat in an attempt to disarm his enemy. Unfortunately the terrorist has a jumpy trigger finger. And pulling the trigger is faster than another person getting out of their seat and advancing on a gunner.


    Jacob takes a shot to one of his vital spots but still manages to apprehend and knock the terrorist unconscious. Lady luck is not on his side as he is bleeding out in record time. As his vision is beginning to fade he asks himself a question,


    ¡®Where is the flight marshal during all of this?¡¯


    ------Floating in darkness------


    In a void where there is no source of light, just an endless dark abyss a soul is roaming about with no destination. Who knows how long this soul has been floating here? The soul has been in a dormant state for a long period of time waiting for its reincarnation cycle. Which comes earlier than expected¡­


    ¡°Wake up, I have chosen you to fulfill a mission.¡±


    The ancient voice reverberates through the abyss, shaking the soul almost to the point of destruction. Now out of its slumber, the incorporeal head of the soul looks around trying to locate the source of the powerful voice. Unable to understand what is happening, it tries to communicate to the mighty visitor,


    ¡®Where am I? Who are you? Last time I remember I was shot on an airplane¡­¡¯


    ¡°You are in the Soul Void waiting reincarnation, and as for who I am¡­well, many had names they used to call me when I was still mortal. Such as, Dragon King, Dragon Tyrant, anything with ¡®Dragon¡¯ in it. However I have shed my mortal dragon scales many, many, years ago.¡±


    The soul is having a difficult time to understand, much less believe what this voice is saying. Though the pressure and majesty it emits is slowly starting to sway those doubts. Believing that this is the best time to gain information as to what is unfolding, the soul continues asking,


    ¡®You said that I have been chosen? What do you need me for, that other¡¯s cannot do?¡¯


    Suddenly the draconic sounding voice starts laughing, making the soul feel as if its existence is going to shatter if it makes another incidental joke.


    ¡°I do not need you specifically! Do not think you are my only choice out of trillions of other souls roaming the abyss. I chose you because of your indifference towards others. Though how you so valiantly, and idiotically, saved those on that airplane was unexpected, it showed you have courage and the willpower needed to be a successor. As a successor you will be a dragon, the LAST dragon on that planet, and will revive the race to stand above the indigenous beings on the planet selected. Do not worry about if you can or cannot breed, dragons do not birth like other beings. Once you get to a certain age and have enough power, you can use mana to create an offspring.


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    How long it takes to reach those two prerequisites relies on you. Furthermore, even though I said dragons breed differently, you can still breed with other races to make a hybrid. It is completely up to you, however your mission is to revive the Dragon Clan with whatever methods you deem necessary! As the first dragon since several centuries I will let you create your image any way you want it. You may customize your appearance both as a dragon and your human form. As a word of caution, when you spawn your strength is still going to be like a newborn, so do not overestimate and get cocky just because you are a dragon. Now, start customizing.¡±


    In front of the soul two screens similar to a hologram appears. One has a default image of a dragon without color, and the other has an image of a gender-less human. Quickly the soul adds the important part that makes a human a male. Disturbingly it also has the option to change its measurements, so he {now ¡®it¡¯ will be ¡®he¡¯} does a quick change for more and moves on to facial features. Before he died one of his regrets is his looks. Now that he has full reign over creation, he adds black hair that goes down to his shoulders. The hair is pulled back and gives off a wild and natural charm. Then he changes his eye color to be a bright blue iris with inner black pupil that makes you feel like you¡¯re looking into an endlessly deep void or night sky.


    Also he makes the skin tone a beautiful pale white and adds just enough muscle to avoid any strangers from mistaking him as female in the future and not too much muscle in parts where it would be wasted for combat. He also selected his height as 185cm (6ft). The train of thought is ¡®If I¡¯m going to be able to walk around as a human then I better look damn good.¡¯ Though he doesn¡¯t like to stroke his own ego, as a former human who didn¡¯t get a lot of attention from the opposite gender, might as well go all-out given the chance right?


    Now that he is done customizing his human form he starts to create his dragon form. The hard part for him is choosing what type of dragon he wants it to be. As in, the oriental type dragons, or the western type dragons. Both are majestic and fear-inducing so either one will work. After a while of contemplating he chooses the western type. So he matches his human form color scheme with the dragon body. They eyes are now blue, however it¡¯s a dark blue that feels tyrannical and puts the fear of god into you. His body will be black with blue streaks going down his spine to his tail. The claws will also be black and sharp enough to shred through metal like paper. There is even an option to change the color of fire to breathe. So he chooses dark blue/black fire breathing. Now he also changes the dimensions. Each wing is 15m (49ft) across. His tail is 18m (59ft) long. When he asked the ancient dragon voice about how he would look as a kid, he was told it would just be a miniature version and the egg would be the size of a basketball from Earth. After both forms have been customized he tells the voice,


    ¡®I believe I am done.¡¯


    ¡°It¡¯s about time, I don¡¯t see why humans want to make their humanoid body look so great. Anyways, before I send you off you will need the basic knowledge about the planet. Hold on for a moment.¡±


    After it finishes talking a light enters the soul and bestows new knowledge about his soon-to-be home. The planet¡¯s name is [Polareuse]. There is one big continent and two smaller ones to the east. The bigger/main continent is named [Mazef Continent] and the other two, north-east and south-east are [Demeus Continent] and [Feren Continent].


    [Mazef Continent] has several kingdoms and tribes. To put simply, the kingdoms are in the right half or eastern, and the tribes are in the left half or western. Tribes consist of beastmen such as wolf, fox, bear, lamia, etc. And the kingdoms are run by humans. {A/N: I¡¯m going to say ¡®kingdoms¡¯, since ¡®human kingdoms¡¯ is a pain in the ass to keep typing!}


    Both the tribes and kingdoms have been at loggerheads since ancient times. Slavery runs amuck in the kingdoms selling beastmen, however the beast tribes don¡¯t practice slavery. As of now there is a temporary ceasefire, though unstable, has been holding for a decade.


    As for the other two continents, the [Demeus Continent] is named after the legendary demon king Demeus. In the past, demons were kicked out of their homes and territories on the main continent and had to relocate to the small continent that wasn¡¯t named at the time. Several churches and misguided priests and bishops believed that demons would be the cause of the world¡¯s demise, thus the reason for escaping. After settling down in the uninhabited continent their tribes were slowly crumbling away due to the massive population of monsters attacking day and night. That is, until Demeus who was a general of their now-pitiful army helped organize efforts and reestablish tribes and later unite under the banner of the Demon King, fulfilling his duty until he died several decades afterwards. There is still plenty of hate to this day towards the humans. After all, you cannot change religious beliefs so easily and settle grudges with a mere handshake and a treaty.


    Last but not least is [Feren Continent]. The [Feren continent] is every adventurer¡¯s wet dream. The promised land of riches and artifacts waiting to be discovered. It¡¯s a free-for-all continent that has yet to be mapped. Even though people say smaller continent, calling it small would be injustice. It is the size of Asia, Australia, and Africa put together. People from everywhere visit this dangerous land because they believe the risk is worth the reward! Those same people end up dying tragic inhumane deaths too. If you find an artifact there, you damn well better keep a tight lid on the information or kingdoms will be knocking on your door. Knocking with a sword that is.


    ¡°You will be reborn in the west, in beastman territory. Precisely because humans have a harder time coping and accepting different beast races. They would rather sell you as an egg to a slave trader. I will put you in a nest of an Onyx Wing Serpent. You should be fine there until you grow enough to fend for yourself. Make sure to carry on the dragon bloodline. I will name you Xaramax, and the serpent will instinctively name you that too.You might also feel a change in temperament towards others¡­¡±


    After the ominous last words, the soul felt itself go to sleep. He knew that this time he would strive become stronger than everyone else, while exploring and also revive the Dragon Clan!


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    okedoke that is the first chapter and if you have any comments or suggestions it would be appreciated!


    Also my other series are Martial Morpher, Re:BoredBlood, and Second Horizon(which is on hiatus)...

 Chapter 2: Xaramax (Revised and notes)

    Whew, this chapter took a while. I was in a typing mood today. Hope you enjoy chapter 2! :D


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    In a cave alongside a mountain residing in beastman territory a black snake with small wings is slithering around her eggs. In her eyes you can tell there is no love, just indifference when gazing at her offspring.


    Only a flicker of curiosity shows itself every now and then when it looks at the black egg with blue stripes. That egg along with three others are all situated next to each other resting so they can hatch. The other three eggs are all solid black and the size of a coconut, while the black/blue one is basketball sized. This egg is Jacob Ryder, now known as Xaramax.


    {A/N: To tell the truth, I don¡¯t know about snake breeding at all so I¡¯m just going to give the MC a mother and leave out the father.}


    ------in the egg-----


    Xaramax is feeling around to get a sense of his surroundings. He knows he is in an egg, however he is using this time to test how his body feels and moves. Also he is going to wait until the other eggs to start hatching before he does. How does he know there are other eggs?


    Simply put, it¡¯s an innate ability that dragons have. Their senses are sharper than almost all animals, so Xaramax can sense the tiny hearbeats of three others and another big one that he assumes is the parent.


    A few minutes later he can hear one of the eggs next to him crack. At the same time the mother snake slithers over to watch her child break out of its shell. A small black snake pokes its head out of its shell and turns around in different directions before seeing the mother¡¯s sharp gaze. The mother looks at it from different angles while figuring out it¡¯s a girl. With a hiss that sounds like a sigh and then the snake version of clicking her tongue she loses interest and waits for the others to hatch. Meanwhile baby snake girl gets out of her shell and scurries over to the mother to wait also.


    Xaramax decides it¡¯s a good of time as any to get out of the uncomfortable confined space so he starts to break the shell.


    ¡®I wonder what my parent will look like¡­¡¯


    While thinking this, he finally breaks out of the shell and does the same look-around dance as his sibling. Once he sees his mother he gasps in his heart. Only one word to describe her floats in his mind: Intimidating.


    Unbeknownst to him, the mother is thinking ¡®What the hell is this? He has legs?¡¯ She can also see the little stumps on Xaramax¡¯s back that are only supposed to show up later on Onyx Wing Serpents when they start to mature. While she is debating what she just gave birth to, the other two eggs hatch.


    The other two are male, so now there are 3 males and 1 female babies. Xaramax waddles over to his sister because she is giving off pheromones showing she¡¯s scared out of her mind and also trembling. It¡¯s reasonable too, because the 2 brothers that recently hatched are fighting to see who is top dog. Or top serpent in this case.


    ¡®Wow, they just got out of there and they are already fighting? Hah, mother isn¡¯t even doing anything either.¡¯


    Just like he said, the mother serpent is looking at them with indifference and a bit of amusement. The only one not watching is the sister, who is currently hiding behind himself. After a short time, one of the brothers finishes off the other and holds his head up high in a prideful snake pose. Xaramax looks at the small corpse with no feelings whatsoever, thinking,


    ¡®Well, one less mouth to feed¡­.Damn did I really just say that? But¡­do I really care anyways?¡¯


    This is the temperament that the ancient dragon explained to him. Only now does he realize this, and that he doesn¡¯t care at all. His emotions are even more altered than before he died and didn¡¯t even bat an eye over his brother¡¯s death.


    However, rationally who can blame him? He has only known his sibling for a whole 30 seconds maybe. The thought of apathy over the other snake¡¯s death only scares him for a split-second before turning back to his calm and predator mindset.


    After their brother died, the mother told them to follow her outside to learn how hunt for their own food. She shows them what to kill and then sends them out to find animals themselves. If they can¡¯t find something to kill and eat, then they starve. Furthermore if they go back and beg to be fed, they¡¯ll end up like their ¡®dearly departed brother.¡¯


    Xaramax split up with his brother and takes the sister along with him. More like she wouldn¡¯t go by herself and stuck to him like glue. This, currently she is riding on his back in between his wing stumps as a makeshift saddle.


    ¡®For some odd reason I feel like I should stay next to her from now on and help her learn to get over her fear of killing.¡¯


    {A/N: Just want to make sure you guys know there is going to be NO incest between him and her!}


    Suddenly he catches on to a scent of an animal. Keeping low to the ground as possible with a snake on his back, he sneaks up on a large rat. These rats are actually the size of an adult cat on Earth, and are very swift. Luckily the rat is too busy eating to notice Xaramax a few meters away.


    Semi-quietly Xaramax with his sister sitting atop him, pounces on the rat. It notices them only after it¡¯s too late. He has already bit down on the rats head and ripped it off, ending its little life to be used as dinner for the two reptiles.


    Suddenly a noise alerts both of them, sounding like a snort from a large animal. After the bushes rustle for a few seconds a large boar lumbers its way out and towards them. The boar stands as tall as 4 Xaramax stacked on top of each other. Its ugly face looks as if it¡¯s eager to dine on some scaly critters.


    ¡®Who would have thought I would see a ¡®pig¡¯ again so soon.¡¯


    After releasing pheromones to his sister basically communicating ¡°Stay back I got this¡±, Xaramax turns back towards his future dinner on legs. The boar charges towards him recklessly while he just stays there and gets into a crouched position. The boar, thinking that Xaramax has frozen up in fear, increases his speed intending to ram the puny lizard.


    Xaramax however, waits until the pig gets close enough and heats up his body, opens his dragon maw, and let¡¯s loose the deep blue fire with all of the flame he could muster in his tiny body. Fortunately, dragons aren¡¯t legends for no reason. Even if his body is tiny the flame itself is hotter than the depths of a volcano, and erupting from his draconic mouth it obliterates the face of the pig leaving what used to be a head but now looks like melted ice cream. After a few moments the pig falls and slides to a stop on the ground.


    Now that he has finished his fire-breathing it takes a few seconds to get himself oriented again.


    ¡®Using too much flame puts a strain on my body.¡¯


    Indeed, he was only born today, with minimal amount of strength on top of being a newborn. However part of his dragon hereditary memories he received when he was born describes that dragons grow faster than all other creatures on this planet. As long as he eats his fill, he will boost his growth exponentially. Back to the story,


    His sister came out of hiding and starts helping him quarter the beast to share with each other. Sadly, when Xaramax was separating the parts he found that his brother had actually been eaten by it earlier. One can tell the pig was a voracious eater since even though the snake was a baby, it still took up a large amount of space inside the stomach of the animal.


    Xaramax only noted that his brother was there and moved on to eating the pig with his sister as if it was just a goldfish that died and nothing else. Such thoughts of grief and regret aren¡¯t needed to survive. Those emotions will only hinder his plan to get stronger and carry on.


    Xaramax and his sister finished eating and traveled back to the cave where their mother was resting. The mother saw both heading back, noticing their brother wasn¡¯t there just shook her head in disappointment then slithered away after speaking,


    ¡°Tomorrow I will name you then you will leave to hunt and live the rest of your life. If you think you cannot survive you might as well let me end your life. Our race does not need weaklings¡­¡±


    His sister stays still looking at Xaramax in shock and fear while he is thinking,


    ¡®Sometimes I don¡¯t know whether she is lazy and indifferent or really cares about what happens.¡¯


    Both of them just decide to resign themselves to their fate and lay down to go to sleep until the morning.


    -----Next morning-----


    After waking up he notices the changes to his body rather quickly. His stumps for wings have actually grown into wings at just the right size to probably be able to fly. The wings are black just like the rest of his body and sturdy too. Not to mention his size is about half of that of the boar from yesterday. He stands as tall as a great dane dog. The hereditary memories were definitely not joking about rate of growth.


    {A/N: here is the size. I got this from google, no idea who that is in the pic lol http://www.fordogtrainers.com/images/large/great-dane-william-margo-main-1301_LRG.jpg</a>}


    He also notices the changes to his sister, which are less interesting. She is still a shiny black onyx color but now she has stumps that look similar to his from yesterday. Only slightly larger too. Just like last night she is curled around him like he is a buoy in the middle of the vast ocean.


    Xaramax nudges her with his newly lengthened tail to wake her up so they can get ready to leave. He wants to hurry and gain his ¡®freedom¡¯ from his serpent mother and try out his human form to see if it will work. It wouldn¡¯t be wise to change into the hated race of his species in the den of said species.


    Out of the darkness, the mother snake approaches both siblings with a confused face after looking at him. Then she starts speaking,


    ¡°Son, you look like the legends about dragons, but that is impossible however you must go and find what you are and take your sister with you to become adults in the world. As for your names, it will be Xaramax, and you my daughter will be Valexii. Remember not to shame our Onyx Wing Serpent name. You may leave.¡±


    Done with her speech and the first time she has ever said that much, she slithers back to wherever while Valexii hops on the back of Xaramax who strolls out of the cave. When he is outside the wings on his back unfold ready to flap and take flight. Valexii who has started to understand speech says,


    ¡°Big brother¡­fly?¡±


    Her cute face inquisitively looks at him with stars in her eyes. Hearing this Xaramax chuckles then starts to flap his wings and gain altitude. From his hereditary memories and natural instinct he starts to fly albeit a little shaky before he finally eases it out.


    Smoothly flying in the air, it reminds him of when he was a human and always wanted to fly with the wind seemingly parting its way for him to travel through. It was a dream spawned from his childish emotions from the adolescent days. Those days as a boy he thought, ¡®If I can fly then my parents can¡¯t walk, run, or drive to bring me back home, I¡¯ll be free.¡¯


    However when he grew older he realized that most likely even if he did leave, they wouldn''t lift a damn finger to try and find him. Rather they would pop open a bottle of champagne and celebrate.


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    ¡®Now they are dead and I am no longer a part of this world¡­family is something alien to me¡­no, I have Valexii, I guess she is my family, albeit a new family. Even if my sorry excuse of a snake mother were to block my way, she would just end up being my dinner. If Satan was to knock on my door with an army of demons, I would greet the bastard with a snow-blower and make him sell HIS soul to ME.¡¯


    -------In the forest nearby Xaramax flight path-----


    ¡°Hey bitch stop trying to run, if you do I¡¯ll make sure to tell my men not to touch you, you''ll be safe.¡±


    A group of human slavers and bandits are chasing after a Naga tribe girl. Earlier they found her alone wandering through the woods and decided to take her and earn some coin later on when they get back to the closest kingdom a couple weeks away. Their group is paired with another much larger caravan which should be arriving at the village this girld belongs to. Usually it¡¯s rare to find someone from the Naga tribe outside of their villages since they are just like the elves: wary of outsiders.


    Furthermore, contrary to most popular Earth mythology and fiction, in [Polareuse] (it¡¯s the name of world remember) the Naga¡¯s beauty rival the elves. Meaning if they sold her to a noble in the kingdom they would be able to make enough to live lavishly for several years. That just goes to show how most nobility is scum in this world.


    She is definitely going to be a world-class beauty when she gets older. The only place she has scales are on the side of her neck going towards her back and down to her bottom. The scales are only the size of a pinky finger nail. There are hundreds of them going in a line, like a streak, but they only add to her allure. Along with her violet hair that flows like an undisturbed river and her equally deep and na?ve eyes that instinctually make you want to protect her from even the smallest of sinfulness.


    {A/N: btw the girl has legs instead of the typical half snake appearance.}


    Unfortunately this girl was arguing with her parents about some trivial matter and decided to calm her mind, thus leading to the current situation. The bandits slowly catch up to her small strides, closing the gap every step. Finally one of the men latch onto her arm to stop her when she lets out a shriek like a banshee,


    ¡°KYAAAAAA!!!¡±


    ¡°Shut the hell up, and get into the damn cage!¡±


    The bandit grabs the small girl and drags her back to a wagon with a cage used to carry slaves while she is kicking and screaming. After the girl understands the pointless squirming isn¡¯t working, she gives up all hope¡­


    -------In the air above------


    Xaramax¡¯s heightened senses pick up on a girl screaming in the distance. He feels that there is no reason to concern himself with something that is going to bring about trouble. However at the same time he feels curious to see what human interactions and cultures are like in this world. It is his first time experiencing a medieval age after all.  Even though she most likely isn¡¯t even a teenager, she could become a person he could use later on if some circumstances appear. Furthermore, the girl won¡¯t betray her savior.


    Deciding to see what the commotion is he speeds up and arrives close to where he last heard her scream. This is also the first time he is going to try and go human form. Visualizing his human form he is wrapped in a black shadow that then disperses showing a small 8 year old boy version instead of the adult one.


    ¡®Well, I guess it will work.¡¯


    Valexii saw Xaramax¡¯s transformation and could sense that the humanoid is her brother so she climbed her way to his shoulder and wrapped around his neck like a scarf. Xaramax figured this is a good opportunity to try out the limits of his human form, so without further ado, he walked over and made his presence known.


    ¡°Hello gentlemen, personally I don¡¯t mind the act of slavery, however I know you will take turns raping her, and that irks me. Rape is a vile, disgusting act that suits you guys perfectly, and that¡¯s the reason you will all die¡±


    When the crowd stopped and looked towards the newcomer¡¯s voice, they were stunned. A child no older than 10 with black hair and blue eyes, wearing black leather made from exquisite material, and a coat that is black with small blue stripes along the sides. On the front chest of the coat a blue dragon is outlined with blue thread making the dragon seem as if it will start moving at any moment. At the end of the sleeves the blue thread makes an ¡°X¡± for Xaramax. Not only the outfit that is immaculate so is the slick black snake resting atop his shoulders and coiled around his neck. It has eyes that seem to pierce right into you.


    ''Hmm, it seems like I''m not naked. Going to have to thank that ancient flying lizard next time we talk.''


    Xaramax was trying to make a friendly smile, though for the others it had the opposite effect like ¡®Is this really a kid?¡¯ The smile was great, however his eyes were cold and calculating, and displaying wisdom and pure animosity a child should not have. It took a few moments for the leader who held the girl to snap out of it,


    ¡°What are you dumbasses waiting for?! Kill his pet and lock him up, I bet we could make a fortune off of him at the slave market!¡±


    Once the greedy men heard that they rushed towards Xaramax as fast as possible. Seeing this, he made a mock sigh and also rushed to intercept. His speed was faster than the bandits by far, and he appeared before the closest one too fast to react and with an uppercut his enemy¡¯s head snapped back in an unnatural way breaking his neck and killing him instantaneously.


    When the others saw this the whole group practically skidded to halt in absolute fear. How could a child kill a swordsman so easily? While the ignorant fools were debating to themselves the reality of the facts before them, Xaramax noticed the bandit leader was locking up the girl and going to escape with the rest of the bandits and leave these here to fight.


    ¡®Cowards. It¡¯s going to be a hassle killing these guys one by one then catching up with the others. Time to get serious.¡¯


    After these thoughts he decided to end it quickly so he reverts back to his true form: dragon form. The bandits who were sneering in their hearts earlier about a an innocent boy walking out of the forest and right into their group were now gulping while sending silent prayers to any god possible. Some even released their bowels which caused Xaramax with his super senses to cough and choke. When a dragon coughs and chokes, standing in front of one is not wise. Flames shot out of his mouth setting fire to most of the men in front of him. Valexii couldn¡¯t help laughing which sounded to humans like an evil warning hiss instead.


    After most of the group died Xaramax had Valexii finish off the rest while he goes and deals with the leader and saves the girl. Valexii had no qualms killing the humans because in her mind they are filthy and dared to attack her big brother. (even though she hatched before him making her the older one¡­)


    Xaramax, who no longer gives a flying fuck about who sees his dragon form easily caught up to the slave caravan. Even though he is small because he is two days old, when he is in the air and uses his fire-breathing that more than makes up for his lack of area destruction. He rained down flames from above on the humans and left the horses alive. He needs some raw food for later.


    The Bandit leader who sees this turns pale and takes over the reins of the wagon with the cage. He tries to make the horses run faster but how can he be faster than a dragon? Xaramax notices the leader¡¯s futile attempt to escape and decides to try something different.


    Flying above him he suddenly switches back to human form and sails through the air to land feet first on top of the leader¡¯s head killing him. He then raises his arms to his side,


    ¡®And the judges vote 10/10 hehe.¡¯


    Suddenly a voice breaks him out of his Olympic fantasy,


    ¡°Umm, you might want to stop the horses now¡­¡±


    Certainly, she does have a point. Realizing this he stops the horses and turns the wagon around to head back to where Valexii is. The rest of the way is quiet until the end when they meet with his sister,


    ¡°I¡¯m Xamarax, this is my sister Valexii, and you are¡­?¡±


    The small Naga tribe girl does her best attempt of a curtsey,


    ¡°I am Nikki from the Naga tribe it¡¯s nice to meet you. So you said sister? Does that mean the flying animal is actually you? I wasn¡¯t dreaming?¡±


    Expecting this question he decided to tell the truth. Of course he won¡¯t let her tell anyone else, this is also another reason he is keeping her with him. It might sound cruel however he is not strong enough to announce himself a once-extinct dragon has been born. That would be akin to suicide. He then turns back into dragon form to prove it. Nikki¡¯s eyes went as wide as saucers.


    "Yes, I am the only dragon alive. You are also going to be my servant.¡±


    His thoughts are basically, skip pleasantries and get to the heart of the matter.


    ¡°Eh, but what about home and my parents? They will be looking for me!¡±


    Even though he disapproves her going back to her family since it would be a liability he would just need to use Valexii to make sure and keep her mouth shut about dragons.


    ¡°Ok but you need to take Valexii with you, she can keep you safe on your way back. I will follow far enough until we get too close then I¡¯ll wait for you to get back. Just tell your parents you¡¯re going on a trip for a few years and if they don¡¯t let you then run like hell and I¡¯ll pick you up on the outskirts of the forest near town.¡±


    Before Valexii could complain, Xaramax used snake language (hissing) to tell her to make sure no information leaks about him. After that Xaramax makes Nikki sit on top of him along with Valexii who is in her designated position. It takes only a few minutes to reach the outskirts of the forest near the town and he lands while Valexii reluctantly leaves her spot and climbs on Nikki. Both walk back to the town to get things sorted out.


    ¡®Ah! Almost forgot, I need to go back and eat those horses¡­¡¯


    Revision notes!!:


    <b>Spoiler</b> : <input type=''button'' value=''Show'' class=''spoilerButton''>Okay so as per promise, the changes have been made:


    -The bandits are now a part of a larger group. The majority of the bandits have split off from the ones who found Nikki. That majority is headed to Nikki''s village to do what bandits and slavers do.


    -The mother snake doesn''t give a shit about meeting in two years. Yes, I know, I''m being a lazy author and just cutting that whole scenario of ''the return'' out. Deal with it.


    -Nikki is no longer going to be a guide like it was told before. I agree with you all that it''s not needed. The ancient dragon voice gave him the basic information he needs already. Therefore I gave her a servant role. It fits better with the MC''s personality. He obviously wouldn''t say something such as ''I need a friend'' or ''I need an ally''.


    -The next chapter''s revision will happen soon. I really have to fix this damn fictions rating of 3/5 stars.

 Chapter 3: Price of Foolishness(Revised and notes)

    Okay guys please don''t stop reading in the middle of this chapter! Just read it all to the end. You''ll see what I mean!


    Hope you guys enjoy!


    ¡°____¡± is talking


    ¡®____¡¯ is thinking


    <___> is snake language


    Special thanks:


    <b>Spoiler</b> : <input type=''button'' value=''Show'' class=''spoilerButton''>Special thanks to Theseus1 for a beginning idea of the character Nikki¡¯s family situation!


    --------Naga village-------


    In a small village a child of about 8 years of age can be seen walking impatiently, thoughts filled with nothing but a destination in mind: home. Resting nonchalantly on her shoulders is an Onyx Wing Serpent who also has only one thing on her mind, of course it¡¯s her big brother Xaramax. After a couple minutes of fast paced striding the child, Nikki, finds her family¡¯s small house crammed between the others.


    *click* *creeeeak*


    Slowly pushing open the door while her mind is working overtime guessing how her parents react, she finally goes inside to approach the inevitable doom. Her father, acting as if he didn¡¯t hear the door open, continues to help his wife cook dinner waiting for Nikki explain. The mother, seeing that he won¡¯t be of any help decides to break the ice,


    ¡°Where were you sweetheart you were gone for hours! Ah, is that a dead snake? Did you bring it to be made into a stew?¡±


    Hearing this, Valexii who was zoned out imagining flying with Xaramax, shot her head up and replied with an intense


    *HISS*. Nikki¡¯s mom, now in a cold sweat, tries to defuse the situation,


    ¡°Ehehe, it was just a joke, anyways back to the question, where were you?¡±


    Nikki is trying to figure out the best way to phrase casually ¡®Oh I was in the forest, found by slavers, almost raped then saved by lizards!¡¯ Unfortunately, or fortunately, she doesn¡¯t get to voice her outlandish reasons because suddenly Valexii coils like a spring using Nikki¡¯s back as a springboard.


    Sailing through the air Valexii shoots out of the room and to the doorway right as it opens up. Standing right in front of her is a bandit with a greedy smile holding a dagger. Behind him are several more of his equally evil cohorts with wide grins and an assortment of pointy weapons. At the same time he opened the door screams can be heard in the distance.


    ¡®How many times are we going to meet bandits?! That girl better be happy big brother told me to protect her or I would have already left before even entering this village. There are too many of them though. Well, I¡¯m sure if I gave up while mom was here she would be cheering on the bandits to skin me alive.¡¯


    Now that her split-second inner monologue is over she immediately goes on the offensive, springing from the ground straight into the intruder¡¯s neck. His frantic attempts at shaking off Valexii would be humorous if it weren¡¯t for a life and death battle. After a few seconds he kneels over dead while Valexii releases and starts to attack the next one.


    However once the initial shock has passed, the bandits barge into the house leaving a couple of men behind to attack the serpent. Valexii tries to get past the attackers to protect Nikki, but is either blocked or injured due to ignoring blind spot¡¯s.


    As a newborn she doesn¡¯t have much combat experience, and earlier when she killed the bandits left behind by Xamarax they were already paralyzed with fear and at wits end. Now that she is surrounded by fighters who are well-rested and energized, adding to the fact that she needs to go to Nikki ASAP, her wounds are steadily increasing. As she was inching closer and closer passing out, a less than intelligent sounding voice yells out and stops her assailants from continuing,


    ¡°So! Guys stop for a moment, cuz I had me a flash of unsight! How about we make a deal? If you sell me the little missy, in return you, the parents, will be safe from the rest of the bandits here. Get safety while losing your daughter, pretty nice if I do say so myself kekeke. Don¡¯t worry we¡¯ll sell her to a nice noble so she¡¯ll be treated right.¡±


    After he finishes his proposition a couple seconds later Nikki turns to see why her parents haven¡¯t immediately refused.


    However the facial expressions of her parents show mixed emotions. Conflicted and changing between helplessness and a deeper meaning leaning towards self-preservation. Seeing this Nikki starts to cry,


    ¡°Mom! Dad!....you can¡¯t be serious right?! How can you even believe what they are saying?!¡±


    Despite her begging both mother and father know that even if they tried to protect their daughter it would be foolish to fight bare-handed against several men armed with swords. On top of that, both know deep inside that they would rather sacrifice someone else to stay alive. Her father replies,


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry honey, but you need to go with them, you¡¯ll be fine. I''ll make sure and gather some people together afterwards and we will bring you back. Trust me, and just know we still love you.¡±


    Her father faltered on the last part of the sentence as if he didn¡¯t know for sure whether it was the truth or not. ¡®Bullshit!¡¯ is what Nikki was thinking. ¡®My family has given up on me¡­I¡¯m going to be some rich bastard¡¯s play toy until I get discarded again. First my family, then it will happen again.¡¯


    Furthermore the next event is what brings her frail mind over the edge,


    After taking her from her parents, the boss walks over with a sadistic grin and separates the father and mothers head from their shoulders. Both have a look of shock on their face while their head rolls to the ground. The boss speaks after cleaning his blade on the now decapitated father¡¯s pants,


    ¡°kekeke stupid fuckers, did they think we¡¯d leave ¡®em alive? They even think that a group of people from a small village can do something against us! There won''t be enough people left to form a fighting force after my comrades are finished. *spit*¡­Take any valuables they have and grab the girl. Make sure that shitty snake is dead too.¡±


    In that moment it was as if a short circuit happened within Nikki¡¯s mind and she fell unconscious. Sadly, when she wakes up she won¡¯t be able to see. Incidentally this is one of the extremely rare cases when a traumatic event happens and you lose your sense of sight. Doctors call this psychological condition ¡®Hysterical Blindness''. Unfortunately there is no sure-fire treatment for this illness on Earth. You can go to a psychologist, or try hypnosis, however it depends on the person inflicted. There could be a cure on [Polareuse] since it has magic artifacts, but it remains to be seen¡­


    -------In the forest 5km away from Naga village-----


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    ¡°mmh?¡±


    ¡®I should probably head back and check on those two.¡¯


    After finishing the leftover snack, formerly bandits and animals, he lifts off into the sky and flies to the village. In the distance small clouds of smoke can be seen. As he reaches the outer rim of the forest the smell of blood wafts into his nose and the screams of villagers can be heard.


    ¡®Shit, right when I leave there is trouble already. If those assholes dare touch Val¡­.huhuhu I¡¯ve been meaning to measure how many bodies I can chomp in one go.¡¯


    Gliding above the chaos it doesn¡¯t take long to pick up the signal Valexii¡¯s pheromones are emitting. Such a thing would be impossible if it were not for his dragon senses. Landing down in front of the small house he can sense many enemies inside but not fighting. Suddenly in the doorway a small black snake with multiple cut wounds slowly slithers towards him.


    ¡°Val?...Valexii! How?¡±


    Valexii, seeing her big brother sighs in relief, happy to finally be with him explains,


    ¡°Big brother¡­there were *huff* too much and *huff* they got past me and¡­.¡±


    However mid-explanation she hunches over on the ground unconscious. In retrospect, the fact that she is able to move and talk while holding on is amazing for her small serpent body. The men fighting her already stopped and currently listening to their boss, giving her the chance to talk to Xaramax before passing out. Xaramax feels a little useless too and can¡¯t help but blame himself for not going with them to the village in the first place.


    Quickly he lifts Valexii with his wing like he is cradling her and confirms she is still alive. Even though he could hear her heartbeat without doing so, it''s a part of humanity creeping in.


    ¡­¡­.*Badump*¡­¡­.*Badump*¡­¡­*Badump*¡­..


    Slowly her eyes open and relief washes over Xaramax like a summer breeze, however the sweet moment is short lived. The bandits who finished looting Nikki¡¯s family¡¯s meager household items have exited the house. When the bandit group sees Xaramax¡¯s dragon body cradling the small Valexii, the few guys who attacked her turn deathly pale. Most of them are giving silent goodbyes to their own pitiful lives, regretting the moment they even drew their swords at the baby serpent in the first place. While they are standing there for a few moments in disbelief Xaramax put his sister on the nook of his back between his wings.


    ¡°Well, now that she is safe you filthy humans need to take responsibility, an ''eye for an eye¡¯ and all that shit.¡±


    He gives a toothy grin, which is more effective considering he is a dragon. And the few who were deathly pale are now pale as a ghost, waiting for the inevitable outcome.


    ROOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!


    After the earth-shattering roar he expelled, the men held their ears giving Xaramax the opportunity to massacre them. Biting the arms, legs, and heads off of the bandits near him and swiping his tail, he then steps on them to make sure they died. Unfortunately he cannot let use his fire breath since Nikki is still behind all of them being held by the boss.


    Some attacks do get through his defense however the wounds aren¡¯t too serious as long as he finishes quickly. He rears on his back legs and uses his front to do a downwards slash on the last two lackeys, shattering their rib cage while entrails tumble out onto the ground before them. When they slump over dead, behind them the boss has Nikki (still knocked out) with a knife to her throat,


    ¡°Back up monster! I¡¯ll fuckin kill her I swear!¡±


    The bandit¡¯s whole body is trembling and looks like the knife would cut even if Xaramax didn¡¯t do anything anyways. Though he still thinks that the girl is just too pitiful and feels like he should at least try something, even the recent events might make her a lost cause. If she dies then no harm done...to him anyways.  However he is in a tough position since his only long range attack isn¡¯t precise and only wide-scale. Suddenly Valexii wakes up and speaks in snake language,


    <Big brother¡­I think I might be able¡­.to do one more attack¡­before I have to rest.>


    Hearing this makes Xaramax doubtful but it¡¯s the best option he can think of.


    <Fine, right after I dip my head, you spring into the air and bite his arm so he will drop the knife. Be careful not to move the arm in the wrong direction or he will stab her>


    <Don¡¯t worry hehe¡­.I¡¯m better than you think¡­>


    While they are hissing the bandit gets increasingly nervous then,


    ¡°Hey are you two talking?! Just hurry up and leave or I¡¯ll slic¡ª¡°


    *Hiss*¡­*crack*


    Before he could finish his sentence Valexii sprang from Xaramax and attacked him, making him drop the knife and she followed up with breaking his neck. Xaramax then swooped over and caught Nikki before she fell over on the ground.


    Now that the both Valexii and Nikki are safe Xaramax placed them both on his back and flew into the sky above the village


    ¡®I¡¯m still not done here though, there¡¯s more bandits around and my revenge applies to them too huhuhu. A dragon''s wrath is not to be underestimated.


    Review notes!!:


    <b>Spoiler</b> : <input type=''button'' value=''Show'' class=''spoilerButton''>notes are as follows:


    -First question you may have is: ''Where the hell did the bit about Hades go?'' *poof* I got rid of it! So unprofessional huh?Well you have to agree it''s better than having it there in the first place right?


    -I tried to make the parent''s selling scene more realistic. It was too far-fetched before like the comments said. Just know that I''m not a pro at peoples feelings so mushy-mushy moments will not be a running theme here! Your reading an anti-social writer''s story, people!


    -Also, I changed a bit of his personality for those who think he should be more cold and ruthless. Honestly it does sound better than the whiny bitch I made him out to be in this chapter before the revision.


    -Anything you see that still rubs you the wrong way then please PM me! IMO, when new people come in to read this story and see even more people constructively or non-constructively criticizing the writer after the revision it gives the feeling of ''Oh shit why did I waste the past 5 minutes reading these 3 chapters if the guy still can''t get it right?'' I know that sounds insensitive and like I''m an ass among asses, however that''s my opinion. Now my rant is over.

 Chapter 4: Training Trio(Revised and notes)

    Alright so I¡¯m going to start slowing the story down. And you might not get a fight scene every chapter. So instead of a lot of fast paced action all of the time, its going to be more story with less fight scenes. If you don¡¯t like it, well, just leave I guess.


    Oh and most of my chapters I try to make over 2000 words, and sometimes it may not look like it, but that¡¯s because I make long paragraphs. And the way I write it makes more since to not interrupt the flow of the paragraph by hitting ¡®enter¡¯ right in the middle of it.


    Hope you enjoy chapter 4


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    Since the incident at the Naga tribe village rumors have spread about a dragon wreaking havoc in the village. Some people say that the dragon was helping kill the bandits who were ransacking the place. Others believe that the dragon is part of the bandit group and had a falling out, resulting in the massacre of the bandits. However one thing is for certain, a large flying animal that is a species different from others has appeared in the west of [Mazef Continent].


    It has been a month since the village incident, and the trio is hiding in a cave on the base of a mountain. It took a couple weeks to fully recuperate and settle down safely. Valexii¡¯s wounds are healed and she is slowly growing her wings, but still unable to fully use them. She helps hunt for food for the three of them, while Xaramax stays with Nikki.


    As odd as it may sound, there is a reason for this. As of now, Xaramax knows that Nikki is dead weight. Nikki cried for almost a week until Xaramax had enough of it and decided for her to train so she can get stronger. Though her eyesight hinders her progress, she is starting to learn from Xaramax a variant of Muay Thai combined with Krav Maga.


    When Xaramax was Jacob Ryder, his sensei would sometimes show him Krav Maga after classes were over for the day. His sensei learned Krav Maga several years ago but never got to chance to use it and wanted to pass the knowledge down to him. The reason his sensei didn¡¯t get the chance to fight using that martial art is because of the main focus of it.


    Krav Maga is a martial art used by the military in Israel, based off of Judo, Akido, Boxing, and focuses on ending the fight as fast as possible. It is also a very lethal style of fighting that centers on maiming or killing your opponent. Counter-attacks are targeted at spots that would get you banned if you were using any other type of martial arts at a formal competition. It¡¯s a style where anything goes: eyes, groin, neck, you name it. Basically the perfect type for this world where killing is commonplace.


    Muay Thai also involves bouncing on your feet most of the fight which fits with Nikki because since she is blind, she has to rely on the sounds reverberating as a sort of sonar. Clicking her tongue every now and then also helps. Normally this could take humans decades to completely master, however she is a Naga which has snake ancestry in her body. Even though her senses aren¡¯t up to par with Valexii, it is still a substantial boost towards her training progress.


    Nikki is not the only one gaining from this either. Xaramax is learning to get accustomed to his new body. After a month of gorging on animals, his human form is now exactly like how he created it to be in the first place. With his increase in strength he is learning to control it more accurately. He trains daily with Nikki, creating different tools and teaching her the variant martial arts hybrid he now names ¡®Muay Maga¡¯. He never stops hearing how ridiculous the name is every day.


    Their cave is filled with different exercise tools such as jump ropes, medicine balls, punching bags. How did he create the punching bag you may ask? The hide of animals stitched together with dirt packed inside. When Xaramax was human before and had been bullied, he had to learn to sow since showing ripped clothing would result in beating from his father. From then on he sowed continuously for years and can put professionals to shame.


    The needle used now is from a type of porcupine in this world that looked like an exact copy of what he needed to make stitch the bag together (lucky coincidence I suppose). Furthermore, sowing helps his strength control. A few days and pin cushioned fingers later, he finally got accustomed to using the needle. Also the materials to create the jump rope are vines from the trees in the forest surrounding his cave. As for the medicine ball it¡¯s the same with the punching bag.


    Another thing to note is not just Xaramax¡¯s human form growth but also his natural dragon form. His length and wingspan is close to the size of an F-14 Tomcat fighter jet.


    {A/N: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/F-14_Tomcat_VF-31.jpg</a> here is an even better pic representation, wings are not deployed however (I think that¡¯s the right term): http://www.n2prise.org/Photo7/f14acag78romanosm.jpg</a>}


    He also tested whether or not armor put on in his human form would stay on him after he went to dragon form and back again to human form. Conclusion: Yes in fact it does. He can take his ¡®dragon outfit¡¯--which is what he named the special coat and other clothes that came with him when he transformed--and replace them with the armor, and the dragon outfit will shimmer out of existence like pixels. Once he takes the armor off he can either stay in his birthday suit or command with his thoughts to materialize his dragon suit.


    All of this would have been embarrassing if someone saw him. His sister doesn¡¯t count because she doesn¡¯t find humans attractive and also Nikki can¡¯t see. He could walk around naked as the day he was born and no one would care. Technically he already does that in dragon form, however it wouldn¡¯t be wise to chance upon an adventurer that sees a young adult streaking around in a cave teaching a blind girl to punch him. Unfortunately the adventurer¡¯s last sight would be exactly that before he gets eaten by said streaker. This obviously sounds like an elaborate tall-tale that is just a warning. Yeah, of course it didn¡¯t happen¡­


    Anyways, the rigorous training carried on for longer than expected. Xaramax knew that since Nikki was blind it would last for a long time, however after her first month of groaning, complaining, and occasional wallowing in sadness, she started to really train with all of her heart and soul. Sometimes when Xaramax would scale the mountain with her, she feel out those extra few footholds, climb, then stop. Anything he threw at her both figuratively and literally, she would take it all and interest. Her favorite saying that Xaramax muttered to himself one day was, ¡°We are like a similar version of the Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon.¡±


    To Xaramax, time was something he had plenty of, so while he was also busy teaching her, sometimes he would meditate, going over his hereditary memories to find a way to use magic like the previous dragons. Obviously most dragon¡¯s main element affinity would be fire. Though in his memories there are variants of dragons like the Colossal Earth Shattering Dragon. A mouthful of a name, but deserves the ¡®Shattering¡¯ in its name. It mastered the earth element at a higher level than any other species of animal. Unfortunately the Lava Titan Dragon was larger and practically ate the other dragon. Admittedly the humans have a pretty good reason to fear dragon.


    A case of literary theft: this tale is not rightfully on Amazon; if you see it, report the violation.


    It makes you wonder, why did they go extinct? It¡¯s doubtful anything like the mysteries of the dinosaurs going extinct was similar. Xaramax¡¯s hereditary memories show nothing about why they went extinct. He never thought to ask the ancient dragon voice, and if this world is anything like the medieval ages on Earth there will probably be little to no records on what happened. The only guess he has as to why there are no memories is that the answer is not ¡®unsealed¡¯ or ¡®unlocked¡¯ yet for him to see. Reason being, if he knew why, he might poke his nose into business way beyond his level of strength. Like an adventurer who finds out his parents were killed by the demon king, or some other clich¨¦ like that. It sparks his curiosity and adds to the small list of ¡®why to get stronger¡¯.


    Back to the magic at hand, he knows he is the first sub-species dragon of his kind. While meditating he enters his body with his mind and finds his mana core. The mana core for a dragon (in dragon form) is located in the chest, between the front legs. In human form it¡¯s located across from the heart. In other beast humanoids it would be above the stomach in the chest or sternum. Right now Xaramax is in human form since before he died when he was human, sitting in lotus position while meditating was second nature.


    Anyways when he is inspecting his mana core, it reminds him of the yin yang symbol. There are two sides however one is fire and the other is water. Both are equally opposing each other, and for some reason a black circle is outlining them. It seems like darkness attribute is covering both fire and water. Triple-affinity mana core. Meaning he can work with all 3 attributes naturally without spells. Well it¡¯s not like dragons will ever lower themselves to use half-baked magic attacks made by humans who have to say fancy words before firing. Arrogant creatures remember?


    Xaramax then goes to Valexii, who is now as big as a boa constrictor and has a full pair of beautiful onyx wings, and explains to her magic and give her tips to see if she can figure out how to use it. If people compare Valexii to the [Polareuse] beast ranking system that goes from F to SSS, she would be C rank. Her only magic which is innate, can make her adjust her size albeit not very much. Anaconda size but no more than that. Xaramax would be B rank a month right after the village incident.


    Now however, the trio has been living in the cave for 10 years. During these 10 years all three have been training non-stop. Xaramax during this time also taught Nikki (sometimes Valexii) all the core school subjects that would make teachers on this planet look like elementary students. From there Xaramax would blend lessons from Earth with knowledge of this world together to teach her properly. Now Nikki is 18 years old and can almost fight toe-to-toe using ¡®Muay Maga¡¯ against Xaramax if he doesn¡¯t use magic. If this was scaled for rank as an adventurer with the Adventurer¡¯s Guild (F to SSS) she would be a B rank. The harsh training definitely paid off, and she has not only matured psychologically but also physiologically.


    Her body is no longer small and fragile with no curves. Now she is still skinny but lithe and toned and her skin is even more perfect with a light tan and no blemishes. Her arms and legs are muscled, however you can¡¯t tell unless you look closely. To most guys she would still look like a kind of fragile girl but that is far from the truth. There is enormous strength under her perfect body. Her breasts have also grown to a D-cup and her butt is amazing too. She now gives off a mature vibe instead of a scared girl demeanor. The scales still appear on her, but now they give off a very faint violet hue just like her violet color hair. Most likely men she will meet will go jump off a cliff if she told them to. Well that''s an exaggeration.


    Over the years she has also decided in her heart that she wants to spend the rest of her life with Xaramax, because she sees him as her savior and also the one who didn¡¯t turn his back on her. Xaramax finds himself waking up with her attached to him all of the time, and is really helpless on what he can do. No matter what he says she won¡¯t listen. He even tried going to sleep in dragon form, but would wake up with her sprawled out on his back or wings like it¡¯s some kind of king sized mattress. After a while he just gave up on trying. Even Valexii gave up trying to help separate her.


    Throughout these 10 years there were some times when Xaramax thought she might be a good woman to mate with. His decision now, after the amount of time spent is that he will ultimately mate with her, however he should gather more people as a force so when he is doing something else, the egg would be protected. To do this he has to leave the cave with the two first and build such a force.


    Now that the trio have sufficient strength to hold their own, he decides the are going to see if there is any news in tribes, or maybe the human kingdoms where he can find some potential mates or areas that are occupied by monsters or others that could be used to revive the Dragon Clan.


    Okay so if there is a lot of people who do either martial arts and think I did a disservice or really messed up then I''m sorry. This information is based on what I have seen and heard from my grandfather who was an avid martial artist in both Muay Thai and Krav Maga. This is mostly paraphrased from his experience, me watching him, and some internet to check what I was saying the best I could. Anyways, thanks for reading this chapter and comments are welcome :D


    Review notes!!:


    <b>Spoiler</b> : <input type=''button'' value=''Show'' class=''spoilerButton''>Notes again:


    -No learning from Nikki since he has the knowledge from the ancient lizard already! I think I said that in the notes earlier too.


    -His interest in Nikki is no longer wishy-washy! He wants to do the deed with her but feels that he should wait for a more realistic time. "Realistic time? He had 10 years!" you may say. Yup he had ten years, but they were spent training like hell, to get Nikki to where she can stand toe-to-toe with Xaramax in his human-form. Meaning she is no longer dead-weight! She has her uses!


    -"What?! Your not going to go in-depth even more  on what they did those 10 years?" No, I''m not. If you didn''t already forget, this is a reincarnation story at the beginning. Time-skips are expected! 10 years isn''t stretching it! He has a dragon life-span! Nikki also has a prolonged life-span I should add. And so does Valexii. End of rant.

 Chapter 5: A Happy Team? (End of revisions~)

    Hello, I am sincerely sorry for the plot holes in the earlier chapters, I''m trying to not make anymore so please don''t crucify me lol.


    Also, sorry if my paragraphs get a little long, it''s just how I write.  If there are any revision necessary then it''s all good. I just wanted to put that next to the title for shits and giggles.


    Oh and I refuse to do a virtual kowtow to get a better rating for this fiction but it would be appreciated if you actually like this story to help bring this thing up to at least 4 stars...anyways please enjoy!


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    In an adventurers guild on the [Mazef Continent] in a human kingdom named [Faramar Kingdom] many adventurers can be seen in groups re-telling their stories of past quests. Most of these people would drink beer and laugh about the far-fetched stories that have been exaggerated since the 50th times it has been told.


    The environment is lively and not including those groups there are also some who shuffle in and out, checking the daily quests to see if anything new is posted. Several quests are posted for the lower rank adventurers such as F rank to E rank. Small tasks villagers need help with, or some subjugation to either stop the monsters from attacking farmers or to eliminate a very dangerous monster.


    However there are some higher rank quests that few would take because the risk is not greater than the reward. Still, it does not discourage some muscle-brains from decreasing their already short life-span. A prime example of the epitome of idiots is a B rank adventurer named Rexx. One can already tell from the name he is most likely lacking some brain cells needed to discern stupidity from outright suicide. The task he is about to accept is obviously the latter.


    [A rank subjugation: Find the cave of the Golden Thunder Wolf and kill it. As proof of its demise, bring back its hide. Reward is 30 gold]


    The Golden Thunder Wolf sounds like a fancy name for a lightning affinity wolf however if one knows about the details of this monster they would snort in disdain for whoever believes (in this case Rexx) that to be all there is to it. The ¡®Golden¡¯ part in its species name comes from its other affinity being ¡®light¡¯.


    It is a dual-affinity monster that can heal itself after getting injured. It takes all three roles of a group by itself. The damage dealer, the tank, and the healer. It can shoot lightning, claw or bite, and then heal itself if necessary. The best way to end the fight against this type is to finish it quickly. A prolonged fight will only result in the loss of the foolish adventurer¡¯s life.


    A myth about them is that their fur turned golden from using the light attribute so heavily in every generation that it became hereditary and the golden glow of a light attribute spell gave their fur a golden look. Whether or not this is true, who is to say? It¡¯s not as if you can ask about a wolf¡¯s heritage in the middle or before the fight. Much less actually expecting them to respond or know the answer. At least for most humans that is what they believe. Monsters are more inclined to reply to fellow monsters. Perhaps if the scientific technology was up to Earth-standards they may find a way to solve the problem. Such a thing is merely a pipedream for now.


    Back to the situation, Rexx with his arrogant demeanor and IQ that is so low its impressive, walks over to the receptionist counter and *Bam!* slams the quest paper and uses the moment to gain the spotlight so his ego can inflate to the size of a nazi zeppelin. After which he smiles with a haughty expression saying,


    ¡°I¡¯ll take this quest, a gold wolf for some gold coins sounds like a good deal.¡±


    Faced with this corny line and the fact that he just signed a death waiver, the receptionist was using every ounce of willpower trying not to roll over and laugh out loud. Nonetheless as a professional employee it wasn¡¯t her call as to which quests he can or cannot choose. Only the rule of the guild for taking quests either one rank below or above max, is enforced.


    Suddenly the whole guild went silent enough to hear a pin drop. At that moment Rexx has a smug look on his face like ¡®Yeah, they know I¡¯m awesome¡¯. However the silence lasts a little too long and is interrupted with whistling and hollering. Turning around, Rexx tries to see where all of his attention went to.


    Entering the guild is a man about 185cm in height with pale white skin and barely visible muscles that are seen under his clothes. If one has a discernible eye they can tell that those muscles aren¡¯t in any wasted parts of his body. His stature is gives an aura of a natural predator or a dragon amongst men. If only they knew how close to the truth they were. His hair is black with an unrefined wild look that goes well with his charms, not to mention his endlessly deep feeling eyes that show intelligence and a subtle hint of a cold, calculating personality. Of course this is what the men see, the women just see a mysterious sexy man that they would drop their panties for in a heartbeat. Not to mention the noblesse outfit that matches his calm disposition. If they then saw him transform into a dragon, most likely the women would be like ¡®As expected of my future husband¡¯. Even the onyx serpent wrapped around his shoulders added to the grandeur displayed before them.


    However he is not the only one who was an accomplice in stealing the apparent limelight of ¡®Rexx the Idiotic Slayer¡¯. Following behind the mysterious stranger is another breathtaking figure that this time captivates the men and at the same time overloads their minds with lust filled intentions. This woman who is of the Naga race based on the scales shown is a beauty who could even sway the heavens to do her bidding. Well not really, anyhow her mature aura she unconsciously exhibits makes even the most faithful men forget about their wives at home. The violet exotic hair and equally exotic scales that makes stripes along her body seems to beg for one to follow the violet scaled road to see where it ends. The imagination of adventurers with weapons and uncontrollable lust is a dangerous combination. What is even viler about these men is their thought process that leads to the conclusion of her being a slave that the noble-looking man bought for a huge price. Including the fact that she is blind makes her an easy target that for them will be easy prey. Such is the way of the humans in this world, if you cannot have it, you steal it. Or, if the person is weak then you use force to make it yours. This twisted logic will be their downfall. A perfect example shows itself.


    ¡°Hey mister how about you give me that Naga tribe girl, I¡¯ll pay you twice what you got for her kekeke.¡±


    The ''mister'' who this imbecile is referring to is of course Xaramax who decided to visit the human kingdoms to look for an unpolished gem or diamond in the rough like Nikki was. His thought process was that while they are looking for a person they might as well join the adventurer¡¯s guild and rank up to get quests which will tell of locations that could lead to powerful monsters that could become his minions. Of course he could just look at the quest board that has the details and then leave but he thought it¡¯s no fun to do that. Plus if he acts as a human part-time, the information gathering could prove to be invaluable. Furthermore, a childish dream he had when he was human before was to go undercover someday¡­


    Anyways the mood as of now is as tense as a prison inmate¡¯s butthole during a shower. Xaramax decides to play along with the situation since their flight from the cave to here took several days and the boredom accumulated was near-astronomical.


    ¡°How about a counter-offer? If you can defeat her in a battle you can keep her without paying, however if she wins, she gets to decide what to do with you.¡±


    ¡°Bwahahahaha!!¡±


    ¡°Hahahaha!!¡±


    ¡°Kekekeke¡±


    After his offer the whole guild cracks up laughing, not paying attention to the calm faces both Xaramax and Nikki show. Unknowingly they stepped on a dragon¡¯s tail. Well, stepped on a hidden dragon¡¯s trap.


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    ¡°Ok ok, are you sure though? She can¡¯t even see! Anyways it¡¯s your loss, sure I¡¯ll take the offer. Let¡¯s go outside to the guilds training field!¡±


    Once he says that the perverted idiot nonchalantly strolls out of the building and the two strangers follow. Rexx, who is now like background music in an elevator also follows along. As dim-witted as he is there is a reason that he¡¯s still alive and at B rank level. It¡¯s his discernable eye that tells him ¡®Those two aren¡¯t simple¡¯. Fortunately the last part of his thoughts are omitted due to the stupidity that might plague the human population, resulting in a loss of competence amongst others. Truly an enigma better left alone.


    ------In the training ground outside of the guild-----


    The receptionist from before has taken it upon herself to judge the seemingly ridiculous and one-sided match between the two. Everyone besides Valexii and Xaramax believe that Nikki will end up as a sex-slave by the end of the day and feel pity. Not pity for Nikki however, pity that they weren¡¯t the first ones to stand up and propose this duel first. As if thinking ¡®Damn, now I¡¯m going to have to pay a lot more to buy her afterwards¡¯. Xaramax can obviously tell what they are thinking and can¡¯t help but plastering a rare smirk on his face, mocking the conclusions the puny humans reach in their minds.


    To the battle at hand, the pervert and Nikki are standing 15 meters away from each other and ready for the duel. The pervert and his mighty degenerate wisdom decides his sword is the best weapon to rip the clothes off of his opponent whilst attacking during the match. ¡®A hidden motive such as this will bring pride towards his title¡¯ is what his subconscious sentient advisor tells him.


    On the other hand, Nikki doesn¡¯t bring out any weapons at all. This confuses the crowd and at the same time solidifies their conclusion of the perverted victor. Only they don¡¯t know that the hybrid other-world martial art Muay Maga doesn¡¯t need a weaponized object to attain victory. The practitioner¡¯s extremities are a weapon themselves. Lethal, quick, and no wasted moves. The epitome of hand-to-hand martial arts [Polareuse] has yet to see.


    ¡°Before I beat you down, you should know my name, it is Gerald I¡¯m C rank! Don¡¯t worry after hurt you, I¡¯ll fix you up real nice kekeke¡±


    After the introduction of the perve¡ªum¡ªGerald, a thought runs through Xaramax¡¯s mind: ¡®Typical villain clich¨¦.¡¯


    Nikki decides to spare no words to Gerald and instead brings her hands up and gets into a fighting position. Seeing this, the receptionist starts the duel.


    ¡°The rules for this duel is no killing, and the loser is the person who is knocked unconscious or unable to fight. Begin!¡±


    Nikki begins to lightly bounce on her bare feet. She wears no boots so she can maintain maximum control and speed during fights. This is true even when she is not fighting and has had this habit since the beginning of learning Muay Maga from Xaramax.


    Taking no time to question to himself why she is bouncing, Gerald closes the distance quickly and strikes downward from above. Sporting a smug smile he shows many openings that only an amateur would make. Nikki can hear his footsteps and feel the disturbance in the air so she dodges to the left while Gerald is in mid-swing.


    After dodging she does a Muay Thai elbow strike to the face, stunning him momentarily. Taking the small opportunity she follows up with a Krav Maga punch combo to the side of his head, the ear. After striking four times with the fist to his ear, she finishes it out with a palm strike thus disabling one of his ears.


    Now Gerald¡¯s swing is finished and he has been taking the combo after it ends he tries to step back and gain some distance. Unfortunately the whole right side of his head is messed up and he tries to look over to see where Nikki should be. Since his hearing and some of his vision is blurry he never realized that after Nikki finished the combo she swiftly got behind him, thus not able to counter the power angle kick that hits right side upper body near the kidney. Given power and the sufficient time to release the devastating Muay Thai kick she sent Gerald flying a few meters.


    At this point the silence is tenfold more significant than when they entered the adventurer¡¯s guild. The crowd who were counting how much gold they could afford to spend buying her later on are now trying to hide it like a teenager would a porn magazine. Xaramax however is thinking, ¡®She was only using 50% of her power, if this were a death match it would be over before he knew what was happening.¡¯ Fortunately he was not speaking this, otherwise these men would probably be inclined to even put a notice on the quest board for a Naga tribe ¡®monster¡¯ subjugation request on her¡­


    The crowd was in an uproar now that it was over and some of Gerald¡¯s friends picked up his now unconscious body to take away like some sort of medieval paramedics. Once things started to cool down, everyone went back in the guild and continued to drink beer and talk about the duel. Rexx walks over to the counter with a deflated ego, and starts to accept the mission. However Xaramax with Nikki interrupt.


    ¡°Did you say you were going to go and kill a Golden Thunder Wolf?¡±


    Rexx who knows that there isn''t a point in acting arrogant in front of these two who are most likely as strong, or stronger than himself replies.


    ¡°Yeah it¡¯s an A rank quest that I¡¯m going to complete. Why?¡±


    Xaramax understands this is an opportunity asks:


    ¡°Is there a way we can join you to help finish it? We can hold our own against a monster like that.¡±


    Indeed, they absolutely could. During training in the mountains albeit unknown to them they have killed many A rank monsters. Every time they see a monster who has A rank strength they go and either kill it for food and materials or Xaramax tries to tame it. Unfortunately the A rank monsters they meet would rather die before kneeling to someone else in which case they end up as dinner.


    Furthermore there are some A rank monsters that have human-like intelligence even though it¡¯s extremely rare, and opportunity to go to one they already know the location to is not a chance to be cast away. So far A rank is the highest they have found in the wild, and both are eager to see if they can ¡®recruit¡¯ the animal to their team. Some A rank monsters can even human-form which could be an extra perk added. His other thoughts are if the other guy gets in the way they can just kill him and go back to the guild saying he sacrificed himself for them to get away or some other excuse.


    The receptionist uses this moment to speak about the situation.


    ¡°Well if you join Mr. Rexx you can go along since he is qualified to accept the quest. Know that the only reason you can join his party is because of his qualifications. The rules say that at least one member has to be a high enough rank to accept the quest. Also you need to register to the guild first.¡±


    Rexx decides to put away his petty pride of thinking he can take on anything by himself and allows them to join his party for the time being. Maybe his stupidity is not everlasting?


    ¡°Alright you can join the party but I¡¯m the leader so you listen to me got it?¡±


    Apparently it is.


    ¡°If you can sign here and put your name and race then drop a little bit of blood on this card you will be ready to go. The cost for the guild card is 2 silver.¡±


    The receptionist explains the registration and both of them do as she says. Valexii doesn¡¯t count since they believe her to be an average tamed pet. It is to be expected however, as she compacted herself to be small enough to sleep on top of Xaramax shoulders. Once Nikki and him pay the fee with money taken from the bandits 10 years ago, they exit the guild with the ignorant Rexx to go hunt the Golden Thunder Wolf.


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    So should I kill Rexx or keep him? hehehe

 Chapter 6: Wolf vs. Xaramax

    Hello, sorry for the late chapter, there was christmas and then the accident with the axe when chopping wood...


    Anyways here is the next chapter. I made it a wee bit longer than normal to appease you guys. hopefully it worked and I also hope you like it!


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    "  x  "  = talking


    (  x  )  =  thoughts in words, or small thoughts in the middle of regular talking


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    < x >  = snake language


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    -----Forest outside of village, in [Faramar Kingdom], [Mazef Continent]-----


    After Xaramax and co. finished packing clothes and supplies like normal humans (can¡¯t be too suspicious) for the trip, they exited the town and entered the dense forest where the Golden Thunder Wolf resides. Speaking of dense--albeit in a different context--Rexx turned into the self-proclaimed leader of the temporary team. Xaramax decided to let the muscle-brain indulge in his delusions¡­for now.


    The trip is going to take a couple days to reach the home of the monster. When Nikki heard this information she pouted for a few moments (still a little immature) because it would be faster to ride on top of her dearly loved dragon ¡®boyfriend¡¯. This earned a small karate chop to the top of her head when Xaramax heard this. Thankfully Rexx, being the blockhead he is, also listened to what she said and strayed to volatile thoughts forever to be concealed.


    During the arduous trek through the wilderness when monsters and aggressive animals alike sneaked towards the party to initiate an attack, a ¡®dragon death glare¡¯ was all it took for them to go scampering off into the distance. Of course the larger and more dangerous monsters he left alone so they could attack and test the skills of Rexx.


    Rexx battled the monsters in a swift manner with fluid motions, ending the fight before getting heavily wounded. The evaluation Xaramax gave him in his mind as a fighter was 7/10. Truthfully it would have been 8/10 if it weren¡¯t for the incessant gloating that followed each fight. Especially when half the times the gloating almost lead to death from the enemy hiding in the woods during the battle.


    ¡®If he was on Earth and played a sport it would have definitely been American football.¡¯ Xaramax repeatedly thought to himself.


    Finally after two days of hiking they have found the cave to the Golden Thunder Wolf.


    -----Cave of the Golden Thunder Wolf¡­Wolf POV-----


    ¡®It¡¯s been many years since I have left the pack.¡¯


    The Golden Thunder Wolf targeted by the guild has been living in the cave for a very long time. She is one of the last remaining ¡®Golden Variant Type¡¯ of the Thunder Wolf packs. Not only that, she is an intelligent, sentient wolf that is S rank. Unknown to her, the guild thought she was an A rank monster and posted it on the quest board. The request was made by the guild itself because of the report from an adventurer who found her den.


    If the guild knew she was S rank then most likely she would have already been killed or subdued. That is because S rank quests are ¡®Top Priority¡¯ quests that almost immediately get accepted by a strong adventurer. Even worse, when a guild posts an S rank quest, that guild sends a notification to all nearby guilds for help in the subjugation. This is true even if the monster hasn¡¯t done anything harmful at all. Only the human kingdoms do despicable actions such as this, but the beast tribe adventurer guilds only post a subjugation quest if the monster has attacked already. Thus it adds another stigma to the already tainted human infamy.


    The reason this Golden Thunder Wolf split from her small pack is due to her superior intellect. It was like a human talking to a Neanderthal, or a 21st century chemist teaching an Ancient Greek physician! Okay maybe not that far apart but it was the difference between instinctual action and planned action.


    The fact of the matter is, her variant lineage is almost extinct. Plus if there are any left they are serving the humans or some other being as a slave. The only way for others to contract them as a slave is when they are babies. As a pup they are only between D-C rank monsters, and are hunted down if any traces are found by others. Once the pup matures then it¡¯s too troublesome to try and tame it so the adventurer guild requests a kill quest. This is another factor that leads to population decrease.


    Thus it takes people who have overpowering strength to tame or contract a matured Golden Thunder Wolf. Little does she know, such a person is heading towards her direction.


    -----Entrance to the Cave, Xaramax POV-----


    Now after their small travel and search around the mountain, Xaramax and co. are standing in front of the den of the Golden Thunder Wolf. Xaramax is actually excited to do a quest for the first time in both lives. He¡¯s played games before that involve quests but never actually had the chance to do one in real life. Furthermore he is determined to add an extra member to his incomplete clan. Only a fight can get his blood boiling like this.


    ¡®Maybe it¡¯s part of being a dragon? Fighting others to prove your strength?¡¯


    Tossing aside these thoughts for another time, he checks to make sure his team (plus the human) is ready to enter. His actions however, are unnecessary when he sees Rexx with his entire undeniable nitwit glory barge into the cave wielding his sword and yelling,


    ¡°Oi, here kitty kitty~ (wolf!). We just wanna put you to sleep (forever) and take you back to a nice cozy house (guild!). Don¡¯t worry we don¡¯t bite (we slice!)[Except for Val]. It¡¯ll be quick; it won¡¯t hurt (too much).¡±


    He would have better luck persuading a rock to move, Xaramax thought. In response to Rexx¡¯s utterly obvious deceitful temptations, a menacing roar bursts from the cave.


    *Roooaaar!!*


    {Wolf¡¯s thoughts: Damn, it¡¯s a pain having to do this every time someone tries to enter.}


    ¡°Uwah, it seems like it could be hard to kill it, are you sure you can do it~?¡± Nikki says sarcastically. Unfortunately Rexx doesn¡¯t realize it is sarcasm and puffs out his chest like ¡®Leave it to me, you guys stay back¡¯.


    Nikki turns to Xaramax surprised by the depth of idiocy the man has, and Xaramax just says,


    ¡°Leave him to do it; he probably won¡¯t be able to subdue it. When he is defeated I¡¯ll step in.¡±


    Both Nikki and Valexii nod their heads and turn to watch the show along with him. Out comes the Golden Thunder Wolf from the cave, ready to fight. When it steps into the sunshine the fur radiates a golden luster that looks beautiful. If it were not a powerful monster and not as big as a horse, then surely people, especially women, would keep it as a cute pet. Unfortunately Rexx has provoked the wolf into attacking him.


    The wolf charges towards Rexx who is already in a fighting stance with his sword ready. Bringing both deadly paws down in mid-air Rexx realizes the best way is to dodge left and aim his swing towards the flank of the wolf. This would normally have a chance of working on an A rank beast, however she is S rank combined with human intelligence giving an absolute advantage over the former type.


    The wolf prepared for this to happen and uses one of her back legs to infuse lightning and kick Rexx before his sword can connect. Thus sending him sprawling several meters back straight into a tree. A one-hit K.O. That¡¯s the gap between a B rank warrior and an S rank monster. Xaramax and the other two just look in silence at the total domination scene shown before them.


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    All three of them have the same thoughts: ¡®Definitely not A rank!¡¯


    The S rank Golden Thunder Wolf just scratches the ground a few times with her rear leg as if saying ¡®Filthy human, making me come out here and kick your stinky ass all over the place, hmph!¡¯ Then she turns around and looks at Xaramax and co. waiting for the next person to attack. In response, Xaramax steps towards her and says bluntly,


    ¡°You¡¯re going to be my mate and have my kids to help revive my clan. Let¡¯s enjoy the fight.¡±


    {Wolf¡¯s thoughts: Wow, what a way with words¡­}


    Nikki was embarrassed and face palmed at the same moment.


    She can tell he isn¡¯t human though, it¡¯s an instinctual vibe all animals and monsters have with each other. Furthermore, she understands that he can obviously go human-form. It gives her a battle-hungry feeling that shows she wants to fight him hard enough to force him to go back into his true-form. It¡¯s the first time such a thing has stimulated her to fight.


    Xaramax walks over to the wolf with a calculating face deciding whether or not he should start with his dragon-form or not. In the end he chooses to start with human-form and switch if he needs to. Wasting no time on words he begins his attack immediately.


    ¡°Shadow devouring inferno fist!¡±


    Starting off with his first magic attack with his poor naming ability, his arm is covered in a darkness aura that makes it difficult to see where it¡¯s going to land. The wolf has never seen an attack such as this and stays on guard in case she needs to dodge. However she believes that a mere darkness attribute attack cannot hurt her since she has the light attribute she can combat it with.


    Unfortunately he is not only darkness attribute but also fire attribute too. The fist connects with the paw of the wolf and when the darkness dissolves he combusts the fire that was shrouded by the shadow. Thus it sends her flying several meters back, and at the same time making Xaramax take 2 steps back.


    ¡®It¡¯s still not enough; I need to use a stronger skill.¡¯


    Understanding that it is indeed inferior compared to his other skills he has created the past 10 years, Xaramax determines that he should go all-out in the next blow. At this moment a pissed off animal is ascending from her falling position, ready to teach the other opponent a lesson.


    The Golden Thunder Wolf charges towards Xaramax at top speed with lightning crackling all around her body. In this instance she shows the full capabilities of an S rank monster by travelling the distance between the two almost in one breath. Not giving Xaramax the chance to retaliate she shoots lightning from her body straight at him, impacting his arms right at the same time as he blocks with his arms.


    Xaramax is sent flying through a few trees until dropping to the ground with the wind knocked out of his lungs. It takes a moment until he gets to his feet with shaky legs before finally able to continue the seemingly one-sided fight. The wolf is standing there with a wolf-looking-smug-face waiting for his next move. He obliges by using his movement skill created by assimilating with shadows. Shadow Stride.


    Using Shadow Stride he makes his way to the wolf unnoticed while the opponent thinks he turned invisible. He gets within a 5 meter range of her and withdrawing from the shadows he kicks her side while his leg is imbued with the frost element,


    ¡°Frost Moon Relinquishing Assault!¡±


    Combined with the embarrassing name, the attack that looks like a crescent moon exiting his leg arrives at her side unexpected. She receives the blow and does not come off lightly wounded. Blood is running down her side, however the next moment she uses her light attribute to heal the wound as if nothing happened.


    This back and forth attacking then healing goes on for another 10 minutes until both are tired; Xaramax from the unending mix of attacks and the wolf from repeated self-healing. Of course during this fight Rexx has woke up and just sat there where he fell, watching this with his mouth in an O shape.


    Xaramax decides to try and finish this now and stops his attack, retreating 10 meters back away from the wolf. Both Rexx and the wolf don¡¯t understand why he would do this, however Valexii and Nikki are thinking ¡®Now it¡¯s time to see them piss themselves hehe¡¯.


    Dragon-form. Xaramax sheds his human-form turning into the gigantic black with blue-striped dragon, intimidating figure. Towering above everyone there he gives his best menacing face he worked hard on mastering the past couple years. Hard work pays off. Well it took a minute for Rexx to feel intimidated since his mindset was ¡®Yusss, I can be a hero if I slay the dragon!¡¯ After the minute of him prepping himself to be a hero, all Xaramax had to do was look him in the eye with the dragon-eye intimidation and the invisible pressure made all heroic thoughts disappear like a fart in the wind.


    The shock of a dragon appearing before her made the Golden Thunder Wolf¡¯s mind short-circuit. Then she speaks for the first time,


    ¡°Since you have revealed your other form so will I.¡±


    Suddenly a golden light wraps around her bestial body then disappears quickly, leaving a stunning human-like beauty. She has long wavy blond hair with two wolf ears sticking out. A perfect hourglass figure and double-D size breasts. Her face is stunning enough to make all men eat out of her hand. She puts all models from Earth to shame. Not to mention the blonde tail she has makes you want to pet it 24/7.


    However Xaramax¡¯s first thought was, ¡®Thank goodness I don¡¯t have to have sex with her when she is in wolf-form.¡¯


    Nikki on the side is giving a knowing smile towards Xaramax right when he was thinking that.


    Of course he understands that even if she could not go into a human-form at the moment, he could just help strengthen her to a rank where she unlocks the human-form. But since she can already do so, it¡¯s a perk.


    Xaramax turns towards Rexx who has been trembling the whole time and says,


    ¡°You can either try to run away from us, which will obviously end with your death, or you can join our group, as a servant of course, because in no way will you have equal rights. That being said, we won¡¯t treat you as trash. You will be fed and given other necessities, however you will do as you¡¯re told and also fight with us when needed.¡±


    Rexx seems to be struggling for a few seconds until he sees the amused and demonic look Xaramax is giving him and so


    he faces his doom and accepts his life of servitude.


    ¡°Y-yes b-boss.¡±


    Then Valexii interrupts in snake language talking to Xaramax,


    <Big brother, tell him to make sure he calls me Queen, I want to hear it mwahahaha>


    Xaramax does a dragon-facepalm and replies,


    <Ugh, of course, I¡¯ll tell him>


    ¡®Maybe this attitude is a hereditary thing from mother.¡¯ After thinking this he relays the order to Rexx who pales and kowtows calling her ¡®Queen¡¯.


    On the side, both Nikki and the wolf start giggling. Then Xaramax goes back to human-form and questions the wolf,


    ¡°You never told me your name?¡±


    She blushes which makes him confused, then replies,


    ¡°My clan never named anyone so I decided to name myself after I left. My name is Dawn.¡±


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    I''m going to make a illustration chap next. then another regular chap after that.

 Character illustrations!

    Ok so some of these won''t have where I got them from because I can''t remember or its from a website and not the person. anyways as a heads up, imagine nikki with purple eyes instead of blue like in the pic. some of these pics come from anime because I couldn''t find ones that were super unique lol.


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    Xaramax, dragon-form (imagine with the blue stripes too):


    Xaramax, human form:


    Nikki all grown up:


    Valexii (deviantart):


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    Dawn in beast-form:


    Dawn in human-form:


    Rexx (imagine with heavy sword):


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    So others will be added here when there are new characters introduced. Btw if i copyrighted an anime sorry, like I said I pulled up photos from google that fit the best. All credit goes to the people who made it.

 Chapter 6.5: Campfire Conundrums

    Hey guys so I made this little mini chapter because I realized I don''t give enough depth to my characters and I figured it would be fun if I added this sort of filler.


    Ahem, anyways I''m not going to formally poll this question but, would you guys be okay with sex scenes? I know some people get put-off by reading them and leave, so I wanted to avert the crisis as best as I can. If you do want the ero stuff then it will be very descriptive, not skimming. So it''s either a full-on no or a full-on yes. No in between.


    Hope you enjoy this mini-chap!


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    *Crackle*¡­*Crackle*¡­


    Nighttime descends as fire in the middle of a small clearing in the mountains blazes, lighting up the surrounding area. Sitting near the campfire are 4 figures radiating an awkward vibe; waiting for someone to break the ice and end the unceasing silence. Luckily an abrupt savior roars from the depths of the bowels of a member in the group.


    *grooooowwl*


    ¡°Uwah, Max that was loud, I thought we were about to get attacked from a monster, is your hunger proportional to your human-form and dragon-form? We might have a species going extinct before you get full.¡±


    The cheery harmonious voice that followed was Dawn, the new addition to the rag-tag group of misfit monsters (and Rexx¡­). Ever since she showed Xaramax her human-form, everyone has come to understand her personality. Bright and chipper to say the least. Most obviously exhibited by the nickname assigned to Xaramax or in her case ¡®Max¡¯. Typically Xaramax would set things straight with a karate chop to the head; however he has had some insight into the dynamic of social interactions.


    Something a person would most likely already understand but which recently dawned on him (no pun intended). A group needs at least one person who can always stay in high spirits! Even he, who could care less about pleasantries amongst others, figured out that every once in a while a happy person will make a happy day.


    Not to say that Nikki isn¡¯t a pleasant person, however most of the time when she is not trying to execute her subtle or not so subtle sexual advances (which fail, much to her dismay), she will be doing other nonsensical activities. Truthfully, it involves fantasizing about regions of erotic life both figuratively and literally. All that aside, when it comes to fighting she has no problem proving her worth. Okay maybe she does swing her hips provocatively or shift a bit of cleavage around too much, when dodging an attack to give a little fan-service for Xaramax (fails too) but that¡¯s just a minor slip-up (damn the puns!).


    ''Of course I''m not a total blockhead and I see and understand her intentions--even a blind person could¡­.oops dammit. Blind jokes are a no-no.''


    This text was taken from Royal Road. Help the author by reading the original version there.


    Although he would like to state some jokes relating handicapped persons, it is bad taste and the setting along with those listening makes for a bad combination. He is slowly forcing himself to learn social decorum, even if he believes there is no reason for it. This doesn¡¯t stem from haughtiness and narcissism, but a lack of need for doing so.


    Back to the topic of his lack of romantic development¡­


    ¡®I know the opportunity is there to take, and take it I will! But seriously, we are in a forest right now and not to mention there is an audience¡­maybe I should have killed the guy earlier¡­what was his name? Rexx? Nah he could be of some use later on. Plus he¡¯s technically my first minion. ¡®Minion¡¯, because he is not to an equal level as the others. Ah, am I sounding like an ass? I used to be a firm believer of equal rights! I still am kind of, but maybe it¡¯s the effect from becoming a dragon? Speaking of dragons, I need to get along with making those women pop some babies out. Vulgar language is needed to hype myself up for some vulgar activities about to go down. Which leads back to when I¡¯m going to do those activities? Argh! I¡¯m a dragon, I shouldn¡¯t need to worry about formalities such as ¡®setting the mood¡¯. If I want them I take them!...This is doing nothing for my sexual drive. I need to be a gentleman though. Or...gentlemandragon?¡¯


    Thus he continues to ponder on his desires while completely oblivious to the fact that Rexx has already cooked dinner for all of them. Rexx is now the servant in charge of daily necessities including hunting for food and cooking. Sometimes he gets a reprieve when Xaramax decides to go hunting as a dragon, making for fewer mouths to feed. Valexii does her own hunting.


    Finally the aroma of freshly cooked food wakes Xaramax from his never-ending reflection of do¡¯s and don¡¯ts. Upon waking from his stupor he realizes he¡¯s petting Dawn¡¯s tail while she is panting with a flushed face. He is startled by the unexpected development then remembers in his past life he was always attracted to women who cosplay with animal ears like a moth to a flame. Even though she (in his opinion) is not neko material¡ªmainly because she is a wolf¡ªit is still enough to satisfy his lust for the furry, fluffy and heavenly appendage males on earth would fight the devil to touch.


    ¡®Ahhh, and she is mine fufufu~¡¯


    ¡°Uhm, Nikki why is *pant* he not letting me *pant* go??¡±


    Everyone else is looking at Xaramax like he is some odd species that parents tell their kids not to go near¡­which is true. Nikki is a bit sad that she can¡¯t make Xaramax feel that way, while Rexx is¡­¡­using the insignificant amount of brain cells to muster up a solution as to why did he get himself into this? Xaramax would most likely reply to this saying: ¡°Sometimes stupid people don¡¯t know they are stupid unless you inform them yourself.¡±

 Chapter 7: The Operation Part 1

    Hello, here''s the next chapter and I decided to make...I guess you could call it a mini-arc? Anyways I hope you guys like it! Also got a new cover pic for the fiction hehe


    '' x '' = thoughts


    " x " = talking


    [ x ] = author notes


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    ------Arriving back at the village------


    After the unexpected and unintended session with Dawn¡¯s rear extremity, Xaramax finds himself gravitating towards the fuzz repeatedly. Dawn herself has already accepted the situation and even her innocent personality can¡¯t help stray to the addicting path of teasing. For example, when she knows he is looking at her (women have that sixth sense that automatically knows you are sneaking a peek) she will deliberately wave her tail back and forth in a fashion that¡¯s similar to using a laser pointer to tease a cat. It¡¯s just a subtle version of the cat analogy.


    Anyways a discussion among the group is happening,


    ¡°Hey what are we going to do about the quest now, wasn¡¯t it supposed to end up with us killing Dawn? How are we going to turn it in?¡±


    Nikki points out the problem that everyone forgot until just now. Immediately everyone else freezes in place and looks at each other to see if anyone has an answer. Well, all except for Xarmax who bluntly replies,


    ¡°Why don¡¯t I just burn down the adventurers guild and then we leave?¡±


    A silence descends upon all of them when they hear his indifferent suggestion. Thankfully he follows up with,


    ¡°I was just kidding¡­¡±  ¡®¡­Sort of¡¯


    That last part was kept inside his mind to not reveal.


    At once everyone calms down (especially Rexx) but they don¡¯t laugh at the morbid joke even though he believes it was comical. Nikki follows up with her own suggestion:


    ¡°What about we beat up Rexx and when we enter the guild with him to turn in the quest we can say that he told us to retreat so he could hold the wolf off since it was S rank and not A rank and then he finally escaped and caught up with us? *grin*¡±


    Rexx at this moment looks as if he was told he had 4th stage cancer and one month left to live. Luckily Dawn throws him a bone at the last minute replying,


    ¡°But then wouldn¡¯t they have to investigate the cave and see if this ¡®wolf¡¯ is really S rank? They would make us stay there to verify the information so it doesn¡¯t look like we just skipped town.¡±


    Like this they go on and on until the poor guy that got himself into this mess raises his own proposal.


    ¡°I can just pay the fee for cancelling the quest you know?¡±


    Xaramax thinks to himself,  ¡®To think that he is actually coming in handy already? He¡¯s starting to fit right in like a whore in a drugstore.¡¯


    [A/N: I had to put a contraceptive/abortion joke in there¡­forgive me]


    Decided on the plan Rexx made, they start to enter the Adventurers Guild. As they enter the whole place goes from laughing and talking to a deep tense silence. Dawn is the only one who doesn¡¯t understand why they all cease their merrymaking.


    ¡°Hey why are they all quiet? It¡¯s kind of creepy¡­¡±


    At that moment a girly shriek comes from a man sitting at one of the tables.


    ¡°Hiii-!!¡±


    The group looks at the fellow who unleashed the ear-splitting wail, and automatically recognizes him. It¡¯s the pervert whose name is Gerald and a victim of Nikki¡¯s wrath. Even after the days that they were out finishing the quest, the bruises still remain on his body. To make it even worse Nikki teases,


    ¡°Oya, it looks he still remembers me, I¡¯m flattered! Maybe we can spar together sometime soon?¡±


    ¡®Demon!¡¯ Is what all the spectators thought. He didn¡¯t even reply and let out another miserable scream while running out of the building. His two friends from that day follow him as well with a face that says ¡®Damn he¡¯s going to need therapy again.¡¯


    Nikki gives out a ¡°fufufu~¡± while the rest of the group goes to the counter where the receptionist is. Meanwhile the rest of the people in the guild finally relax seeing that and return to their drinking and storytelling. Rexx, being the so-called ¡®leader¡¯ of the adventurer group since he accepted the quest and has higher rank; walks up to the counter and tells the lady that they want to cancel their participation of the quest.


    ¡°Well since you are abandoning the quest the fee is half of the reward so that will be 15 gold.¡±


    After the employee said that, Rexx puts on a pained expression while reluctantly passing over the required amount of gold. Thoughts run through his head such as, ¡®First they take my freedom and now my money! I can never be a bad-ass hero that gets a harem wuuuu.¡¯


    Then they prepare to leave with Rexx trudging behind them with slumped shoulders. However if he is looking for pity, there isn¡¯t a speck of it lying around.


    Xaramax hears an interesting topic discussion amongst a group of adventurers drinking around a table.


    ¡°Did you hear that one of the princes of the kingdom is rallying together soldiers along with adventurers as mercenaries to raid a dungeon outside of Temrock village in the north?¡±


    A case of literary theft: this tale is not rightfully on Amazon; if you see it, report the violation.


    ¡°Yeah apparently you just need to show up and the army will allow you to fight together and gain some of the riches inside!¡±


    ¡°Pft, dumbasses that¡¯s not even the best part! I heard that the prince¡¯s army has a rare beastwoman-race slave they use to unleash upon the enemy. They let it out of the cage and use the Lightning Slave Collar to zap it into fighting and slaughtering their enemies!¡±


    ¡°What kind of race? And a female, kekeke¡­¡±


    ¡°Hmmm, I think the name of it was a harpy?¡±


    ¡°Fucking idiot it¡¯s called a Valkyrie!¡±


    ¡°Oi, doesn¡¯t the Church keep those as guardians? How the hell did the Prince get his hand on one?!¡±


    ¡°The hell if I know, man.¡±


    Hearing this, Xarmax asks Rexx if he knows how long it would take to get to Temrock village.


    Rexx ponders for a moment using all of his brainpower then replies,


    ¡°It should be about 3 days by cart/carriage and 2 by horseback.¡±


    Xaramax cracks a rare smile and says, ¡°1 day by dragonback then.¡±


    -----Outskirts of village about to leave for next village----


    Making sure they aren¡¯t in line of sight of village, the group stops at a clearing in the forest. Valexii hops off of Xaramax¡¯s shoulder and slithers over to Nikki for the time being. The only person super excited to ride on top of a dragon is Dawn. She is wagging her tail in a frenzy, waiting for him to transform.


    Without delay Xaramax shifts to his dragon-form. Fully displaying his might and supreme feeling aura, his gargantuan muscles flex and his tough black scales reveal a slight glimmer mesmerizes one who looks upon them. His wings stretch completely as if waking from a midday nap, ready to lift off into the sky above. His blue stripes have undergone changes from the past and only recently has he noticed. The stripes form a more tribal design different from what he created before he was born.


    [when he was customizing himself in the void, Chap 1]


    The ancient dragon never mentioned this would happen and Xaramax just added it to his list of questions about his heritage.


    At this moment Dawn is looking at him with stars in her eyes, and Rexx is reminding himself that he should give up on slaying a dragon. Xaramax lowers one of his wings on the ground without saying anything, gesturing them to get on.


    Everyone starts climbing on until the last person being Rexx tries to but Xaramax lifts his wing and grabs him with his claws, taking flight to the skies. Throughout the whole flight he would carry Rexx in his claws while the others would enjoy talking and having mini-picnics on top of Xaramax. He was tempted to drop the poor guy when he vomited once.


    After that Xaramax only used minimal claws to carry him, as if a person was carrying a dead rat to throw in a trash bin.


    They finally made it to their destination, with Xaramax stopping far away enough to not attract attention as a dragon then changing form while all of them walk towards the army¡¯s camp. The camp was massive and set near outside of a large cave opening which he assumes to be the dungeon. Using his superior eyesight he spots what brought him to this place initially.


    She is sitting curled up in the middle of a metal cage and gazing around at the soldiers. Xaramax however feels a familiarity with her for some odd reason. Looking closely he realizes it¡¯s her eyes. The exact same dead-fish-looking eyes that he had in his past life before he found something that made him keep living (martial arts). The eyes of an abused person who has lost all hope, living as if one were a zombie. As someone who understands her feelings, it pulls at his past life¡¯s feelings which he thought he left for good.


    She looks like an angel with the white wings attached to her back. Unfortunately her whole body is sullied and stained with dirt and grime, disheveled hair, even her wings are a remnant of the beauty she once was. The slave collar also adds to the tragic disposition. A Lightning Slave Collar. It¡¯s this world¡¯s version of a dog shock collar, only a more intense version. Regular slave collars only constrict the neck of the slave making it harder to breathe as the punishment, however the Lightning Slave Collar uses the lightning attribute to send electrical charges into the slaves body at the master¡¯s command. These type of collars are used on stronger slaves since if used on regular common slaves they would suffer a major backlash or in worst case scenarios, die.


    Xaramax isn¡¯t completely sure he can take on the whole army even if he could dragon-form. Furthermore the rest of his group might be able to help, but they would still by outnumbered by the thousands of soldiers and adventurers. It would be hard to make sure no one escapes to explain there is a new dragon in existence. All it takes is a couple commanders or other high ranking soldiers to convince the king to further convince other kings and start a large scale man-hunt. Rather, a dragon-hunt.


    So the group starts to decide on a plan to capture the Valkyrie slave and maybe some extra profit on the side. The first step: infiltration.


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    Sorry for the cliff-hanger...

 Adding things...suggestions needed

    Hello, I was going to add some stuff or maybe change a few things in the story and I was wondering if I could get some feedback so I don''t go off and start messing up the story and having to revise it yet again:


    -I was planning on giving him a type of profession. Example that I might use later in the story: Dragon Blacksmithing. Using his dragon fire breathing to smelt weapons and armor to use for his allies and clan members. Or smelt armor for his dragon form that he can automatically equip (well technically I guess he doesn''t need armor, his scales are armor lol)


    -Also I was going to add the next member (obviously the Valkryie) and then make him focus either on strengthening himself by learning more about his magic, or upgrading his mana pool so he can create a pure-blood dragon with his mana, or he could continue to find more beastwomen to add to his clan. (And don''t worry I didn''t forget about the part where he has no idea why the dragon race went extinct, that is going to be a multiple arc sort of thing)


    You might be reading a stolen copy. Visit Royal Road for the authentic version.


    -Third idea that goes back to the profession subject, would be to learn enchanting or inscription. Point I''m trying to make right now, is that I don''t want the whole entire story to be about bedding women! Anyways, if you guys could suggest some awesome ideas then it would be much appreciated. Lol this isn''t me with a writer''s block either, I know where I''m going with the story it would just be nice to give the MC extra ''value'' I guess you could say? Just to keep it interesting so it''s not a harem sex-fest.


    thanks! Hmmm, I wonder if this all counts as a spoiler? Oh well.

 Chapter 8: The Operation Part 2

    Hello, I decided to add another chapter earlier than I usually do because all of the suggestions I got really pumped me up and excited to start using them soon. Sorry if this one is little small, I didn''t want to make the mini-arc keep dragging on, there will be either 1 or maybe 2 more parts to it. Hope you all enjoy this chapter!


    Special thanks to:


    <b>Spoiler</b> : <input type=''button'' value=''Show'' class=''spoilerButton''>Regentas for the idea on the operation mini-arc


    Also, for the people who added suggestions in the last thread, I really appreciate them and will use them too.


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    -----[Faramir Kingdom], [Mazef Continent], Outside of dungeon at army camp-----


    Near the entrance of the dungeon several tents can be seen packed together in clusters surrounding one large tent. These tents are for the army and have soldiers walking back and forth talking and eating dinner with each other around the campfires near the tents. The adventurers that join the dungeon diving are pitching tents a small distance away from the army, so they can divide the two. Usually this would be odd to have a dungeon diving team split up, however the army is going to be entering first with the adventurers following behind. This is because if both are mingling together in the dungeon, the army¡¯s small formations will go into disarray, causing needless deaths. Of course right now it doesn¡¯t matter if they mingle so currently there are both soldiers and adventurers communing with each other.


    Right now Xaramax¡¯s group has a tent among the other adventurers and currently waiting for Rexx to come back and report on the gossip floating around the army camp on why the Prince himself is leading such a large force to tackle a dungeon. It isn¡¯t ordinary to do such a thing since it can be seen by others as overkill.


    Rexx, being the one who will cause the least attention to himself has been chosen for this small task. As he is walking around the camp and talking to others or listening in he is hearing the same type of comments between soldiers such as,


    ¡°It seems like the king wanted Prince Rolan to get some experience in combat and thought it a good idea to use this dungeon as a chance for him to grow some hair on his chest hahaha.¡±


    These sort of random remarks were prominent during the chattering. Rexx, seeing that he won¡¯t get anything more than important than this, comes back to report to Xaramax before he might get restless or annoyed. He definitely doesn¡¯t want to incur the wrath of a dragon. After hearing the reason for the huge dungeon team, Xaramax feels there is something odd about the situation.


    ¡®If that were the case then why would they invite adventurers when they have enough people already? Maybe there is more going on behind the scenes and inviting adventurers will make it look less suspicious if there were only the army instead? Plus they are telling the adventurers to stay in the back where they will be of little help at all. Why would the prince need to gain experience on raiding a dungeon? It would be better if he learned tactics on subjects such as the battlefield and politics. This needs more investigation¡­¡¯


    Xaramax tells the others to eat without him and also tells Valexii to stay behind with the group. Everyone else just assumes he is going out to hunt as a dragon so they return to talking and eating. Since it is night time and is still dinner time it gives the perfect opportunity for him to use his darkness element to shroud himself so others cannot see him.


    Using Shadow Stride he makes his way over to the largest tent in the center where the Prince resides. He finally gets close enough to hear what is being said inside,


    ¡°Are you positive that she was taken inside?¡±


    ¡°Yes your Highness, we tracked her to the cave of the dungeon but whatever it was that kidnapped her went inside so we have no idea as to what happened to her. My apologies.¡±


    ¡°Dammit, its fine just make sure all of the men who know about this remain tight-lipped or their heads will be on the chopping block and families sold to slavery! No one must know about this!¡±


    ¡°Y-yes your Highness!¡±


    After that a flustered and sweating soldier in fancy armor walks out of the tent slowly, and once he gets outside he almost runs away swearing obscenely on how he hopes some bastards aren¡¯t loudmouths. Xaramax stays behind for a few seconds and hears the prince talk to himself in a low voice,


    ¡°Amber, please be safe, as your fianc¨¦e I will definitely save you tomorrow, don¡¯t worry.¡±


    ¡®Ah so that¡¯s what it was¡­if the adventurers stay at the back then it will be less of a chance for the news to leak once they find her in the dungeon. And if any of the soldiers tomorrow see his fianc¨¦e they can just be threatened by using their family as hostages. Petty humans. Well I think I should take a visit and see this woman Amber for myself hehehe.¡¯


    He notices that since the daytime just turned into night he would have enough time to search the dungeon if he kept Shadow Stride up and dodged any mobs in the dungeon. Calculating it he believes it shouldn¡¯t take more than 5 hours since he is confident in his darkness element abilities. First he goes back to the tent and explains his idea while telling them if he doesn¡¯t come back just continue with the adventurers tomorrow and enter the dungeon without him. Dawn, Nikki and Valexii try to object but to no avail as he has already cloaked himself and left.


    You could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story.


    -----1st floor of dungeon----


    Entering the dungeon, on the walls is a sparse amount of torches that look to be fueled by mana continuously. This however, isn¡¯t a problem as Xaramax can move around them whenever he likes. The only problem is the traps laid out in various locations including pit-falls, poison darts, etc. It helps that he has the greatest vision out of all the races, and reflexes that rival the greatest of fighters on Earth. Combined with his strength monsters die a merciless death by his brutal attacks.


    Using ice to create gauntlets and fire to wrap around his legs, he massacres goblins and other weak creatures on the first floor. In a short time that would make most adventurers stoked, he arrives at the floor bosses room. After opening the door, the sight in front of him leaves him speechless and equally confused.


    The vast room is a small grassland biome with many different flowers and gives a surreal feeling of calmness. The complete opposite of what he expected. He thought as a dungeon the room would be filled with a pool of blood and some demon sitting on a giant stone throne watching him enter as the walls would have tortured people shackled and crying, with torture devices spread out all over.


    ¡®Uh, ok maybe not¡­I was at least thinking there would be a throne¡­¡¯


    Taking a look around the mini grassland of about 50m x 50m he spots a woman at the far end standing above something. Walking further with his body on guard he gets within a 5m distance of the woman when she turns around and gives a quizzical look to him saying,


    ¡°Are you here to kill the floor boss? Or are you here on behalf of that asshole who calls himself my fianc¨¦e?¡±


    Stunned, Xaramax glances over to the now deceased floor boss. It was a plant-type monster that looks like the earth version of a Venus Fly Trap, only its size is gigantic. Its height was probably 10m tall however now it¡¯s lying on the soft grass in pieces as if it was put through a blender and tossed out, then burned until its completely black. Xaramax asks,


    ¡°Did you kill it by yourself? And can I get your name, mine is Xaramax.¡±


    She smiles innocently (which looks scary in this situation) and replies,


    ¡°Name is Amber, and yep, the piece of shit flower almost fucked up my dress but I sliced him up with wind magic and scorched him before he could lay his grubby little vines on me!¡±


    Blown away by her obscene ¡®sailor mouth¡¯ he backs up to take another look at this firecracker of a woman. She¡¯s human, standing at about 5¡¯ 8¡± with red hair that flows down to her waist and a face that could enchant the most pure and chaste monk to have a primal male impulsive reaction. Not to mention her captivating body and breasts that fill her red dress nicely. Her red lips and eyes that have a fiery no-nonsense look that give an impression of someone who doesn¡¯t give a damn about what others think of her. Furthermore in Xaramax¡¯s opinion she seems like a person that would rather die than be in a marriage with the prince¡­


    ¡°I¡¯d rather get executed than marry that twat of a prince.¡±


    ¡®Well I wasn¡¯t far off on that one.¡¯  Still reeling from the sight of beauty in front of him he barely utters out a sentence,


    ¡°¡­so you didn¡¯t get kidnapped?¡±


    She laughs then responds, ¡°Hell no, I was being taken by carriage to his castle and didn¡¯t want to go, so I killed all of the guards that were with me and burned it all to a crisp then left. Of course I was being a retard and forgot to cover my tracks so that royal dickhead followed me until I realized it was too late. So I found this dungeon and hid out here. I thought that maybe I could kill whoever he sent here if I continued down as far as I could go. Since the monsters here respawn I figured by the time I got far enough they would be battling the monsters when they respawn and die before they get to me. And right after I finished with this flower-thingy you entered. The prince must think I got kidnapped huh.¡±


    ¡®She killed the guards like it was nothing? Hehe I might have found another woman for myself, sorry-not-sorry prince. She¡¯s just a little inexperienced though. Did she not believe that the prince would bring a whole army to get her back? Also if she can get this far, that means others could just as easily do the same.¡¯


    After pondering for a few moments, Xaramax has decided a plan. He just needs to get the OK from Amber and then return to camp to tell the group.


    ¡°Okay so I have a plan to get you out of here and away from the prince forever. You¡¯ll just have to put your trust in me for this.¡±


    Amber looks at Xaramax speculatively for a moment then deciding she believes him, she says,


    ¡°Sure, so what¡¯s the plan?¡±


    He grins then replies, ¡°Next phase: the swap.¡±


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    Oh btw I''m probably going to get the next chapter out either tomorrow or the next day! I got all these idea''s flooding into my mind right now along with the various suggestions from the last thread that need to be put into action!

 Chapter 9: The Operation Part 3

    Hello, this is part 3 (the last part) and as a head''s up:


    read the whole chapter and don''t quit in the middle because of the plot!!!!


    Well anyways, I hope you enjoy the chapter!


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    ------Early morning before sunrise----


    After talking over the plan with Amber, Xaramax snuck out of the dungeon and returned to the camp. On the army¡¯s side most of the soldiers are asleep with a few roving patrols while the adventurers side is sound asleep.


    ¡®I guess having an army being the night watch will make anyone feel safe to sleep.¡¯


    Musing to himself about the feelings of others he finally makes it back to his tent where the group is asleep. He silently wakes them up and starts to go over the details of the plan and Amber.


    ¡°I am going to go out and leave again soon so I will already be there at the boss room with Amber and both of us will wait until the army arrives. When they do, Amber will act as a hostage and there will be a trade-off with the prince, trading her for the Valkyrie beastwoman. After the trade, the prince obviously won¡¯t let us go, however right before he can do anything Amber will use wind magic to run fast back to us and then use earth magic to collapse the ceiling(She is a tri-elemental mage: Fire, Air, Earth).You guys will follow the army in the dungeon to keep an eye on the prince and his soldiers to make sure they aren¡¯t up to something. After the ceiling collapses and it caves in, Amber, the beastwoman and I will exit the dungeon using the teleportation array that is in the boss room. Right when the cave-in will occur, you guys will immediately meet us in the entrance where we appear from the teleportation. Then I¡¯ll quickly dragon-form and take everyone to the previous village that is a couple days travel from here. Word about what I did most likely won¡¯t spread that fast so no one should recognize me. Any questions?¡±


    It takes a few minutes for everyone to soak in the details of the plan before Nikki speaks up,


    ¡°It sounds risky and unnecessary, why don¡¯t we just break open the cage now and run off?¡±


    Xaramax sighs and replies, ¡°Because it would be pretty obvious and loud breaking her out, which will be similar to kicking a hornet¡¯s nest with all of these soldiers around. Plus I¡¯m not good enough with my magic yet to be able to shroud the


    Valkyrie and myself at the same time to sneak away. I¡¯m only good at shrouding myself and not someone else at the same time. Of course I could shroud the area around me, however what would they think when their buddy setting up his tent vanishes then reappears? If it was only me I¡¯m quick enough to avoid the attention, but adding another person who hasn¡¯t ever dealt with darkness magic or subterfuge is a whole different story.¡±


    Nikki gives a small defeated sigh, while everyone else has no opinions on the matter. Seeing this, he gives her a quick peck on the cheek then leaves the surprised and speechless Nikki and exits the tent.


    ------At the cell of the Valkyrie-----


    Slumped in the corner with tattered clothes the poor slave sits there with a dead look, seemingly awake but asleep at the same time. A mixture of opposites twirled together that makes Xaramax feel more hatred rise in his stomach. Pushing the anger down inside of him he Shadow Strides to the outside of the cell right next to where she is sitting. Covered in darkness and quiet enough for the guards not to notice, but loud enough for her to hear he whispers,


    ¡°Tomorrow you will be freed.¡±


    Facing such an incredulous statement the downtrodden Valkyrie doesn¡¯t even respond. Xaramax expecting this much, continues,


    ¡°If you want proof I¡¯ll show you¡­¡±


    Suddenly a small blob of dark element drops to the ground and moves between the cell¡¯s bars and inside, inching its way up her body and onto her slave collar. Before she can realize what is happening the dark blob dissolves and shows water that was hidden inside. The water quickly disperses into the cracks and lining of the collar and freezes it from the inside out, making it as brittle as glass. After making the ice cold enough to last for when it will be needed Xaramax tells her,


    ¡°Okay so this is the plan, you are going to gain freedom, but there is another thing too¡­¡±


    ------In the morning in front of the dungeon-----


    ¡°Alright men, we need 4 soldiers in the front line, enough distance between each other to be able to fight comfortably. From the first line to the second the distance should be about 3 meters. Keep going like this the whole way through! The winged wench will be for the boss rooms. A simple dungeon is enough for you guys, we would lose face if we let a slave take the forefront!¡±


    The idiotic commander is shouting orders while the adventurers are following behind them. Xaramax¡¯s group is eyeing the army and prince to make sure nothing out of the ordinary occurs. However even if something strange does happen, there is not much they can do about it since they are greatly outnumbered.


    As the soldiers enter into the dungeon in formation the tension rises since this is something an army doesn¡¯t train for. Hitting a human is different than hitting the various monsters that roam the dangerous rooms and corridors. Every time the row of soldiers die because of a trap the ones who are behind them rejoice that it wasn¡¯t themselves, only to be killed by the next trap that is stepped onto. Many soldiers want to leave the dungeon and flee however they are equally scared of the punishment for desertion.


    Like this the raid group advances throughout the rooms encountering traps and monsters. If a seasoned adventurer group was watching this they would click their tongue in annoyance on the naivet¨¦ the army is displaying. Nevertheless when you have an almost endless supply of dungeon food *ahem* soldiers, then the consequences and losses amount to nil. The only thing that slowed them down the most was pitfalls, the rest were less detrimental to the overall speed of the soldiers.


    Finally after many ridiculous and unnecessary fatalities, the army (and Valkyrie) reaches the door for the boss room. Before anyone can get close, the door slowly opens with the unsettling horror movie sound that sent shivers down their spine. If that ominous creaking wasn¡¯t enough then the next scene sent the last nail in the coffin, so to speak.


    There stood a figure shrouded in dark swirling energy so it is difficult to see the distinct clothes he is wearing. That is not the sinister part of him though. It¡¯s the mask he has, or rather the mask he made out of fire and darkness element. In front of his face is darkness energy compacted together to form a skull with fine details that make it all the more horrific. Most of all is the red light flickering where the eye hole is. The figure looks like a skeleton ascending from hell that wants to add to its brethren in a very violent fashion.


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    The figure is Xaramax who is also holding a makeshift ice-formed dagger held to the neck of Amber almost to the point of breaking skin. Xaramax had come to the idea of using this approach during the swap. One, because he doesn¡¯t want them to see his face and be identified later on. Two, the psychological effect it induces when seeing the mask-wearing mysterious individual; a person would think twice before doing anything rash.


    One would think that with a mask such as this, sight would be hindered because of the darkness and fire element in front of his face. Usually for others it would be. However Xaramax was the one who taught Nikki to ¡®see without seeing¡¯ when they trained. Added to the fact that he is a dragon which has superior senses, his echolocation skills and hearing the breathing, heart beats, and shift in clothing when the soldiers move; when he closes his eyes the difference between the skill of Nikki and himself is of heaven and earth. It¡¯s not a stretch to say that while his eyes are closed he can see just as well as a human whose eyes are open.


    Currently Prince Rolan is on the verge of having a heart attack seeing his fianc¨¦e held in the clutches of an evil entity. Then, understanding that sitting here is amounting to nothing but increasing the tension, he decides to risk speaking up. Of course not forgetting his arrogant tone befitting of a prince,


    ¡°Hand her over now fiend or you¡¯ll die!¡±


    Xaramax smirks (not that it¡¯s noticeable) saying, ¡°Ahem, I don¡¯t think you¡¯re in a position to start demands, although you can keep doing so and find out what happens¡­or you can listen to what I have to propose?¡±


    Frustration eating him from the inside, the prince grits his teeth and responds, ¡°Fine, what is it you want?¡±


    ¡°A fair trade! This woman here for your Valkyrie slave.¡± He ends the sentence with an evil chuckle.


    ¡°Pft, that¡¯s what you want? Fine, you can have her, ah, and sorry but she¡¯s not a virgin anymore kekeke¡±


    This sentence almost makes Xaramax want to torture the prince until he breaks, however suppressing the rage that¡¯s almost clouding his judgement he watches as they move the Valkyrie slave over to where the prince is standing for the trade-off. Without further words both party¡¯s initiate the trade with the Valkyrie and Amber walking across the corridor. The tension has reached an all-time maximum with everyone glancing everywhere in paranoia waiting for something that might happen.


    As the two finally walk past each other and step another two steps Amber¡¯s eyes flash sinisterly and suddenly turns around and shoots an enormous wind blade on a straight path through the air directly towards Xaramax¡¯s head.


    Fortunately the Valkyrie shatters the seemingly indestructible slave collar on her neck like glass and at the same time uses her lance and a golden aura envelops it, blocking the wind blade before it could damage Xaramax.


    At this point Amber has already retreated to Prince Rolan¡¯s side. The Valkyrie uses another skill that envelops her whole body in that golden aura then jumps causing a sonic boom with her heading straight to the ceiling landing an ear-splitting punch.


    *Crack¡­.Booooom!*


    The ceiling falls in and Xaramax begins to think about the conversation with the Valkyrie at her cage last night¡­


    ----Flashback----


    ¡°but there is another thing too¡­if Amber betrays us then block her attack right away. You will be closest to react so I¡¯m counting on you. There won¡¯t be time to fight back plus it will waste time trying to, so if she attacks just block and then break the ceiling and cause a cave-in. I highly doubt she would do anything but we have to be prepared just in case.¡±


    ----Flashback end----


    Xaramax is feeling his first time of being betrayed and can understand why Nikki would react like she did 10 years ago.


    ¡®Hell, it was even worse, she was betrayed by her own parents¡­¡¯ Shaking off these thoughts he turns around to go back to the boss room with the Valkyrie, but stops when he gets to the teleportation array. Next to the array is a small blue glowing stone. Picking it up suddenly he hears a voice as if it¡¯s directly connected to his mind:


    Xaramax I know what I did was horrible; however I did not betray you with ill intentions. The truth starts with how this mess ended up happening in the first place. It was when I learned that Prince Rolan wanted to marry me. I knew he was an asshole with an inferiority complex and I really didn¡¯t want to even sit in the same room with that royal shithead. The problem was that when I rejected him he threatened me with killing my family if I didn¡¯t accept. That¡¯s how evil that guy is and no one but the king can stop him. Although the king himself could care less what happened. Anyways my objective is to stay close to him and try to find a way to poison him. It¡¯s reckless but it¡¯s something I¡¯m determined to do. I¡¯m truly sorry about this. I know it¡¯s hard to regain trust when it¡¯s lost. If you still want me to come along with you, and I really do want to be with you, then when I kill him, I can sneak out and meet you at a village near the capital. You are probably thinking right now: this could be a trap. Just wait until the prince dies and hopefully that will earn enough trust. This is a communication stone that is also a location stone. We can communicate as long as you supply mana to the rock when you want to say something. As for the location bit, it¡¯s a one way location transmitter. I cannot locate you, but you can locate me. It¡¯s up to you to decide whether I am deceiving you right now or not. I hope you can have faith in me though. Sorry again for all of this, but I have to kill that bastard. Goodbye and feel free to do what you want with the rock.


    Xaramax stays silent for a moment with an annoyed expression then mutters in an upset voice that betrays the slight smile on his face,


    ¡°Tch, unruly woman.¡±

 Chapter 10: Skylar

    Hello, I have the new chapter, hope you all enjoy! Ah and in the beginning of it if the character''s mindset and mannerisms sounds childish, well that''s because most of the chapter is her as an adolescent. I also decided to make it in 1st person because it was easier for me to write backstories in that way.


    Remember that this part has tragedy! Well, it''s kind of hard not to...you know, slave and all that? Anyways don''t bash on me for it, already warned you. Without further ado...


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    -----Skylar P.O.V. (the valkyrie)----


    ¡°Skylar, sweetie, make sure you put the dishes away after dinner!¡± A middle-aged woman shouts from the other room in the house.


    ¡°Yes mother I understand¡­afterwards can I watch father practice his sword fighting?¡±


    ¡°Hmm, fine but I wish you would do girly things for once you know?¡±


    That¡¯s a mom for ya. Ever since I can remember, fighting was my favorite activity. It¡¯s an art, and one that can keep you physically fit and sharp in the mind too; definitely more exhilarating then poking yourself with a needle on accident every 5 seconds when sowing. Even though mom doesn¡¯t want to see me fight like men I¡¯m adamant on my decision and no one can stop me.


    My name is Skylar, 12 yrs. old and I¡¯m a Valkyrie. My mom is one too, and we are one of the few that hasn¡¯t been ¡®indoctrinated¡¯ by the human church. Indoctrinated being the key word, it is a fancy term for brainwashed. Lying low and moving from place to place has kept us in the dark when it comes to them trying to figure out where we are. However it doesn¡¯t matter whether or not I have a normal childhood, as long as I have my parents all is well. Looking back on those moments makes me wish it could last forever. Haah, truly a silly wish.


    As I¡¯m cleaning the dishes I hear yelling outside of the cabin. Unfamiliar voices and sword clashing rings out, making me alert and immediately stop what I¡¯m doing. Before I¡¯m able to run out to see what is happening, mom sprints into the kitchen with her best ¡®everything is fine¡¯ expression that is obviously forced.


    ¡°Listen to me Skylar, you need to run as fast as you can. I know you can¡¯t fly yet, but you can have a head start if you leave now! First I need to give you something that will help in the future. This will make you immune to mind attacks or mind control; furthermore I¡¯m giving you the Ancestral Awakening right now. Only part is, the awakening is going to be in stages that have to be unlocked. This is because a full awakening takes time that we don¡¯t have right now. Just hold still for a moment, after the awakening is done run away as fast as you can! Here is some money to help get you started and the hereditary memories after the awakening should help you understand your magic.¡±


    Suddenly she hands me a small pouch with coins in it then raises her palm to my forehead and a golden glow erupts from her hand into my head. The information received feels like my mind is going to explode, the pain is almost enough to knock me unconscious. There are pictures of other Valkyries fighting and then there are small scenes that show different spells used and how to use them. There are even survival methods on how to live in the wild, or to track animals, etc. It feels as if all of this takes hours when really it¡¯s only been the span of a couple breaths.


    When I open my eyes after processing everything I can see my mom with unshed tears in her eyes forcing a smile. After a quick hug she turns around and exits the room. I feel like I should follow, however I know I won¡¯t be any help in a fight, and instead it would just worry them even more. Taking one last look at my home, I exit through the back door and run as fast as I can. I¡¯m unable to fly but using my wings to flap while running increases my speed nonetheless. Shouting and swords clashing is heard in the distance, with me leaving behind my parents that I¡¯ve lived with since I can remember. Suddenly,


    ¡°Captain, it looks like you were right; surrounding the house from a far distance would definitely catch the little girl.¡±


    A knight with silver armor appears from behind a large tree a few meters away from me. It would look heroic if it weren¡¯t for the fact the man has a lecherous expression plastered on his face. Then another appears, this time with silver armor and gold trim. He speaks,


    ¡°Yes, it seems like she escaped the house after all. It doesn¡¯t matter anyways, now that she is going to be captured. Little girl, don¡¯t worry there are other Valkyries at the church you¡¯ll meet.¡±


    Before I can retaliate or flee I feel an impact at the back of my neck and everything goes dark.


    ----Holy Cathedral in a human kingdom on [Mazef Continent]----


    Waking up I find myself on a bunk bed in a large room with many other beds. Next to my bed is another bed with a girl seemingly the same age as me. As I was looking at her for a long time, she woke up and looked around with a confused face just as I did a few minutes ago. Turning to me she says,


    ¡°Uh, where are we? I was taken away by some guys in armor and woke up here.¡±


    With a puzzled expression myself I reply, ¡°The same happened to me, I think we are in one of the churches though. Maybe we can look arou-¡°


    *Bang!*


    The door slams open and a lady dressed in priestess clothing walks towards us both,


    ¡°Okay girls, you are now going to be living here. It¡¯s a wonderful opportunity to serve the lord as our guardian Valkyries!


    Now, chop chop, it¡¯s already breakfast time!¡±


    She says all of this with a motherly smile that doesn¡¯t fit the situation at all. Both of us are too stunned at what¡¯s going on so she walks over and pulls us along towards breakfast. The rest of the day went by in a similar fashion with priestesses speaking about ¡®lord¡¯ this or ¡®lord¡¯ that. The only significant detail was how we are going to be schooled here and also receive combat training. And last but definitely least is all of the praying we are going to be doing in between. Yay.


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    -----3 weeks later-----


    Everyone is acting odd. The girl who I met the first day whose name is Kate was totally on-board with my idea that this place is filled with whackos. However slowly she is turning into one of those very whackos mentioned! She starts to go on and on about the ¡®lord¡¯ and stuff like that.


    It¡¯s not just her; even a couple people who got ¡®recruited¡¯ recently have been changing. It seems I¡¯m the only one not going crazy. And the priests and priestess¡¯s notice it too. This is bad.


    Kate walks into the dorm area and greets me,


    ¡°Hey Skylar wanna go with me to pray?¡±


    ¡°No, I¡¯m fine I think I¡¯ll just stay here, thanks though.¡±


    She nods her head a bit saddened by my answer then leaves. It gives me a moment to think about what¡¯s going on around here anyways. Like the question of why am I the only one who isn¡¯t being influenced and they are? I¡¯m immune to things like mind-control or I guess anything relating to it. Maybe they haven¡¯t undergone their awakening? I¡¯ve never asked anyone about the awakening however since I believed it was what everyone goes through. I did start noticing the past few days when we finally got to spellcasting and combat with magic, that I already know how to do this so the awakening may be the factor here. With my inherent memories all of the stuff they are learning is basic and not as powerful nor complex as my own magic. Well my thoughts are interrupted when a priestess enters the room with her creepy happy-go-lucky-praise-the-heavenly-lord smile,


    ¡°Skylar, can you come to the head priest¡¯s office for a moment?¡±


    ¡°...yeah.¡±


    Following her we take a couple turns down some hallways and enter the head priest¡¯s ¡®domain¡¯. At least that¡¯s what he calls it. Pious prick that believes he can do anything as long as he adds ¡®because it¡¯s the lord¡¯s will¡¯ to the end of the sentence. Ah, when did I get such a potty mouth? Anyways we enter the room and he is not the only one inside either.


    ¡°Welcome Skylar, pay your respects to Prince Rolan he is here to talk with us today.¡±


    Wha-? Why is a prince here? I try to do my best curtsy and reply stiffly,


    ¡°Um, greetings your highness.¡±


    He doesn¡¯t even glance my way before speaking back to the priest,


    ¡°So this is the defect you were telling me about? I¡¯ll take her off your hands for you. Even if she can resist mind-control-type magic it won¡¯t matter with a slave collar. A Lightning Slave Collar should do just fine.¡±


    ¡°Prince Rolan that sounds great, we would appreciate it very much.¡±


    Huh?! I don¡¯t get a say in this?! However, I try to speak out until I feel something cold clasp around my neck suddenly. Looking behind me there is a guard that somehow showed up during this and put some sort of collar on me¡­a slave collar? Didn¡¯t this escalate a little too quickly! Screw it, I¡¯m going to fight my way out of her-


    *ZAP!!!* ¡°AAAAHHH!!!¡±


    ¡°Tsk tsk, don¡¯t attack me nor try to escape, it won¡¯t end well.¡±


    Looking over to where the voice is I see the prince smiling like he thinks he is giving sound advice and not torturing a 12 year old girl to make a point. This is the start to a world of hell. Huh, I¡¯m basically going to a world of hell straight from a church. God doesn¡¯t like to waste time does he?


    -------6 years later, right before she meets Xaramax-------


    ¡­Food¡­¡­what am I going to do¡­..that¡¯s always the question¡­..


    It¡¯s an answer I already know¡­¡­fight or get punished¡­¡­fight and then eat¡­.


    Mom, dad, look at your daughter. I¡¯m no different than a beast that does others bidding. The prince boasts sometimes to the soldiers about taking my virginity, however that never actually happened. I almost ¡®ended his family line¡¯ when he tried. After that he only says to others his side of the story, not like anyone else will listen to me.


    The ancestral awakening seals are done except for the last one. Each of them gives me more memories to sort through when I get bored. That¡¯s the only respite I get among this. These years I haven¡¯t even had a single happy moment. Nothing to look forward to other than the shit those guys me to eat. Many times I¡¯ve thought to end it myself. However if I do that then my parents sacrifice will mean nothing. There is no escape.


    ¡°Tomorrow you will be freed.¡±


    Eh? Someone¡¯s spouting some rubbish. What does he want? Ridicule me? I don¡¯t even need to look at him to know he¡¯s just another asshole like the others.


    Suddenly a small fist sized shadow creeps its way towards me on the ground. It¡¯s not like I haven¡¯t been attacked before, I¡¯m too tired to do anything. The shadow that runs along my body and feels like liquid; then it reaches my neck and my collar gets colder. Ice? The slave collar seems frozen to the point it¡¯s easily breakable. However he froze the inside so it looks the same on the outer layer. According to slave collars they have a magical array set inside of them that acts as the trigger for the lightning so it seems he froze it and the surrounding insides.


    Why is he doing this for me? He is telling me his plans to save me. For what reason? As I look into his eyes right before he leaves it startles me. It¡¯s like looking into a blue ocean with a void in the middle. Giving the aura of a person who couldn¡¯t care less what happens to people besides himself. No, it¡¯s more like he doesn¡¯t care if anyone gets in his way because they¡¯ll die according to his whim; an indomitable force that cannot be shaken. I¡¯ll serve him if he saves me. Heh, ¡®Master¡¯ sounds like a good name¡­


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    Ero scene next chapter...

 Chapter 11: Hot and Steamy

    Hello! This is the next chapter and a fair warning to readers, it has some 18+ content. You can skip it if you want, it doesn''t really affect the story. Um, also I''m not sure if I did good with the erotic scene or not. I didn''t really want it to be a simple ''he screwed her'' type of thing. So if anyone was expecting their flagpole to stand at full mast, and I didn''t deliver sufficient content then I apologize. Anyways I hope you like this chapter!


    '' x ''  = thoughts


    " x "  = talking


    [ x ]  = me putting in notes...


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    -----On the flight back to the village----


    "So you haven¡¯t told us your name yet. I¡¯ll introduce all of us first. The big guy we are riding on top of now is Xaramax, obviously a dragon. His sister¡¯s name is Valexii and she is the Onyx Wing Serpent. And then we have Nikki who is from the Naga tribe. The guy who is currently unconscious due to fright of being carried in Max¡¯s claws in the air is named Rexx. I guess you could say he¡¯s our servant¡­¡±


    Xaramax lets out a draconic chuckle that sounds more devious than intended, while Dawn continues,


    ¡­and my name is Dawn, a Golden Thunder Wolf.¡±


    After a moment Skylar says,


    ¡°My name is Skylar and as you know, I¡¯m a Valkyrie. I was Prince Rolan¡¯s slave however now I¡¯m serving Master Xaramax. Please take care of me.¡±


    Once she finished her introduction it didn¡¯t take long for the other girls to get along with her. Since she is going to be traveling with them they know it¡¯s best if everyone is amicable. An adventure is more desirable with people you can connect with. Xaramax seeing that they have become friends also feels as if a weight has been lifted.


    Sometimes during the flight Skylar would stretch her wings and fly alongside Xaramax. For Skylar who has lived almost half her life in a cage like a literal ¡®caged bird¡¯ relishes the chance to soar in the sky. For both of them it¡¯s difficult to explain the excitement of flying with just words. Having wings and feeling the wind brush against them while soaring is something near impossible to describe. In this manner, the group finally arrived at the human village with a couple days to spare.


    Xaramax does have some faith in Amber, however it¡¯s best not to stay around for more than a day or so, just in case the prince actually does start sending people or word to gather information on him. Amber could be deceiving him, even though he feels it is unlikely, it¡¯s still better to be safe than sorry.


    ¡®If only I had enough time to gauge her reaction and signs of mistrust when the trade-off happened I could have used my senses to tell whether she was lying or not.¡¯


    He laments on the missed opportunity since his dragon instinct is superb on analyzing a person¡¯s physical reactions to weed out the truth from the false. Unfortunately he was too stunned on what was happening in the situation that he missed the chance. Muttering about his foolishness he, along with the group and a motion sickness Rexx, enter the village and walk to the inn.


    The inn is a branch of a famous company that spans throughout all of the human kingdoms. Just recently this was built in this small village. The company has raked in so much profit that they are expanding to villages/towns all over the kingdoms and sometimes end up driving out the local inns that have been there for many years. The name of the company is Regal Forest Inns. The structure lives up to its name with a lobby that is mostly high-quality wood imported from the elven lands¡ªelves hate the humans  for this reason¡ªand engravings spread on almost every furniture. The wood is has a gloss finish and even magically enchanted to be fire resistant which makes it nigh impossible to burn down in the event of a careless chef wrecking his cooking process.


    Entering the magnificent inn they walk to the desk where the receptionist sits and ask,


    ¡°Do you have two rooms for one night? We also need to pay for the bath and food.¡±


    The professionally trained woman at the receptionist lifts her head up to see the new guests and can¡¯t help to stutter and stumble after seeing Xaramax¡¯s party. As expected, since all of them are either beautiful or handsome in their own way. After a few seconds of standing in a daze, the receptionist gathers her wits while Xaramax is looking at her with a question mark above his head. Meanwhile Nikki is fantasizing about bathing with you-know-who, Dawn has the innocent ¡®what¡¯s going on, I¡¯m hungry¡¯ look, Rexx just shrugs, Valexii is napping, and lastly Skylar is¡­well¡­doing the same thing Nikki is. Skylar and Nikki are like two peas in a pod.


    Getting back on track, the bumbling receptionist¡¯s mind has returned back to earth¡ªer, Polareuse¡ªand responds,


    ¡°Ah, uh, yes you can have the second floor room two and three. Baths are all-day since they are heated by our enchanted fire stones, and breakfast and dinner are served too. All of that adds up to be 15 silver.¡±


    As for one night it can be called a middle-class luxury price. The currency can be valued according to this:


    100 copper -> 1 silver,   100 silver -> 1 gold,   1000 gold -> 1 polar note.


    An example of worth for this currency would be:


    A farmer usually earns 1 gold a year. So if a farmer used his years¡¯ worth of salary he could stay at this inn about 6 nights. This inn in the village aims for wealthy travelers and merchants anyways so the loss of a farmer or two isn¡¯t detrimental.


    Another example is a rich noble in a large city could get 200 gold a month, or 2400 gold a year. This is where polar notes come in. Polar notes are created by a magic organization that isn¡¯t affiliated with any kingdoms or continents.


    The tight knit group of mages called Athion inscribes small rectangular paper which then turns into polar notes.


    Furthermore there is no way to counterfeit or destroy a polar note; no one knows the method of making one either. And since they do not belong to any kingdom/tribe it is impossible use them to sway the economy to any one side. Many have tried to do so; however the mages of Athion are too powerful for people to stand against. Some say their power rivals that of ancient beings¡­


    Everyone counts themselves as lucky, because those mages have no interest in world domination. They all just spend their time in pursuit of magical knowledge and rare artifacts.


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    [18+ content, discretion advised]


    ------After dinner, late at night in the men¡¯s baths-----


    ¡®Ahhh, it¡¯s nice to splurge on the luxuries of humanity every once in a while¡­thank you bandits for your contribution to my relaxation. Don¡¯t worry the money is well spent hehe.¡¯


    If those bandits knew their money was spent on a dragon/man¡¯s personal bathing time they would roll over in their graves and curse their bad luck for centuries. While he was reminiscing about his profitable escapades he didn¡¯t notice a figure approaching him from across the room.


    As hard as it may be to believe, his draconic senses and awareness was the last thing on his mind while he was bathing. Closer and closer the figure approached until a *plop* could be heard from a few feet away in the large bathtub. Peering through the haze filled room he finally saw exactly who the person was. He was sure it wasn¡¯t a man, since before even getting closer the outline had already proven to be tantalizing to say the least. The figure even started slowly sliding towards him until,


    ¡°Hello.¡±


    As if it were a friendly greeting between two persons on the side of the road, Nikki, in all of her sexually stimulated naked glory spoke to Xaramax. At this point Xaramax has only one thought running through his blank mind,


    ¡®The hell? Doesn¡¯t this only happen in anime?!¡¯


    Taking the opportunity of Xaramax¡¯s mind being in disorder, Nikki scoots her way over to him and hugs his arm into her breasts with a smile that could heat the bathtub better than the heat stones could ever manage. He replies,


    ¡°Isn¡¯t this supposed to be a men¡¯s only bathroom?! What if some guys walk in and see you with all your assets on display?!¡±


    Giggling at his flustered expression she explains,


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry I put the ¡°out of order¡± sign on the outside so no one will come in. Plus it¡¯s already so late and people are all asleep. And who cares if the staff walk in, we just need to pay them a few coins and they will leave us alone.¡±


    Once more she acts in a provoking manner by squeezing her body to him like a leech in the Amazonian river.


    Unfortunately that ignites the already struck spark of lust into an inferno almost overwhelming him. A dragon¡¯s lust is hard to conquer. And this time it¡¯s definitely become unconquerable.


    Abandoning all reason he moves into her kissing deeply, the same time startling Nikki. However she quickly lets herself calm down and returns his feelings, both tongues intertwining in passion. Xaramax puts his hand to her breasts and softly twists the nub, eliciting and sensual moan from her.


    Hearing this, his dragon hardens like a rock, pushing against her almost painfully for him impatient to plunder her. Nikki gasps feeling his member brush along her, and looking down her eyes wide thinking,


    ¡®How is that supposed to go in me?!¡¯


    Xaramax catches her gaze and with an almost predatory grin, grasps her legs and pushes them apart careful enough to not be rough. Thinking he should add a little bit of flair to the moment, he then uses his water magic to part the bathtubs water around them so they are lying down on the now bare bottom of the tub, giving sufficient room to fuck like rabbits.


    To help prolong the time, he crouches down to her waiting pussy and licks the outer area not directly on the lips, teasing her while she whimpers and moans impatiently. Satisfied with teasing her enough he moves in and licks the wet and moist outer lips, sometimes sucking on the clit, making her let out more sensual moans of desire.


    After only a few moments of this,


    ¡°Nnnhh, I-I¡¯m cumming!!¡±


    Without delay, her love juices squirt out of her core onto his face, while her legs are pressed against his head as she calls his name over and over again. After the shower of juices ends he raises his head and she immediately starts to lick the leftover cum from his face as he rises up slowly, ready to invade her cave with his dragon. [lol]


    Hoping to make her first time at least somewhat special despite the comic scene unfolding, he slowly penetrates her going in half-length on the first shove. Letting her folds attune to him for a moment, any sort of nervousness vanishes as she says in a rather unladylike fashion. [Let¡¯s face it, when did she ever have the calm ladylike mannerisms?]


    ¡°Ahn, just fuck me!....faster!...nnnhhh¡±


    Taking this offer with gusto, Xaramax pulls out then back in with a thrust that sends her over the edge as he hits her womb. Releasing her cum yet again Xaramax is  puzzled at the somewhat fast climax until the pieces easily connect together.


    Nikki has been waiting for this for years and he knew it but never confronted it. Torn with guilt about making her wait this long, he quickly goes back to jamming his rod into her silky folds while alternating between thumbing her nipples and kissing her. Nikki has a face of ecstasy with her eyes hazed over and mouth wide while both she and Xaramax¡¯s body slap together repeatedly. Soon she climaxes again while he doesn¡¯t stop and after several rounds, with his inhuman endurance finally feels himself about to explode.


    Nikki notices this and feeling him stop in hesitation she answers the silent question,


    ¡°Please, fill me up, I want it. I¡¯m ready for the consequences.¡±


    Both of them understood each other''s resolve and deep love and sincerity, as he sends several of amounts of sperm through her tight sheath. Needless to say that wasn¡¯t the first of the night¡¯s climaxes that soon followed after.


    Going back to their room at one point, they tucked each other in to the bed under the knowing looks that the other girls gave both of them. The last thing that ran through Xaramax¡¯s semi-asleep mind was,


    ¡°Shit, I¡¯m going to be a father.¡±


    ------A few hours earlier while they were banging like a bass drum-----


    Rexx was walking towards the men¡¯s bathroom with a skip in his step, ready to enjoy a nice hot bath after finally being away from the dragon¡¯s claws. As he reached the door the neatly placed ¡°out of order¡± sign was staring him down like a drill sergeant ready to bust his chops if he tried anything funny. With a defeated sigh he started to return back to his lonely room. The echo of woman moaning and yelling out the familiar feared dragon¡¯s name solidified the fact he should leave....Forever alone.


    [revision done 2/1/2016]

 *Announcement, please read...*

    Okay so you can skewer me with metaphorical pitchforks after you read what I''m about to say, however I guess whether this is good news or bad news depends on who is reading...


    Anyways I am going to start a new fiction soon. (Arrggghh I can already feel the pitchforks stabbing into my flesh). Yep I believe this next fiction will be the culmination of all 4 of my works so far! You see, the problem with my writing is that I can lay out a great foundation for my story''s setting however after the first 10 or so chapters I lose sight of what I''m trying to make! However this next one I have a good plot layout already! And here is the synopsis heh:


    Name of new story:


    Welcome Mortals, It''s Been A While...


    It''s about a NASA astronaut who is deployed on Mars while his home world Earth erupts in chaos. Basically like the other fictions where people get status and powers and monsters appear, house pets turn feral etc. etc. However!! Our MC is stuck on Mars and the god responsible for this apocalypse forces him to watch all of this in his "domain" in a separate dimension while the god is sitting next to him watching along with him. The god fast forwards through the next 1000 years making the MC watch as his family gets eaten, murdered, or dies of old age, then watch as nations collapse, people slaughtered by the thousands. After 1000 years humans have finally gained a foothold on Earth, however the Earthlings want to escape their wasted world so they use all of their supernatural skills and classes gained to make enough ships to colonize to another planet: Mars. Why not the moon? Because during their planning for stellar colonization they noticed Mars is terra-forming and signs of cities are being built, while the moon is still just a wasteland. As the first Earthling that was (already) on a new planet our MC gets perks of course. After seeing the last 1000 years, god gives him an immortal body and the first of his race: Neo-Terran. However to compensate for his lack of physical strength compared to his human counterparts, god bestows him superior magic capabilities higher than any of humans alive. That''s not the best part though. His class is called Sovereign....


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    Oooohhh cliffhanger!!


    Hope to see you next fiction!


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    Here it is I have it up!


    http://royalroadl.com/fiction/6525</a>