《Bloodline》 Prologue - Raegan - Modern Day Earth - A young man was walking was walking down the road among countless people who were trying to get home as quickly as they possibly could, what made this young man stand out was his lack of purpose he nor walked slow nor fast he just blended in with the crowd. This young man was Reis who was turning 26 tomorrow he had an uncommon short name but one he got in the orphanage that he grew up and spent his childhood. Reis was taught from a young age that he must make something of himself if he were to survive the outside world once he left the orphanage by the only woman who ever paid attention to him, her name was Aida, she took care of him as best she could because no one attempted to get close to Reis his whole life the reason. Reis was the loner of the bunch because of his demeanor the way he carried himself a lot more mature than those his age and those blue piercing eyes that felt like he could see through every secret that you are willing to take to the grave with you. Reis didn''t mind being alone he had books for a company which told better tales than these people who were always fascinated with the newest technology, new fashion line, the latest game, and many other things he despised about this world. He immersed himself in the knowledge of books of the days men used swords to fight against their enemies and to truly feel alive as one relies on his strength and skills to survive and make a name for himself. Reis read as much as he could about books that described the conquest of the crusaders, the vikings voyage, the conquest of Alexander the great, any book he found worthy of his knowledge he read but the most fascinating tales to Reis were the Chinese warring states period not the politics part but the battles that rages on for hundreds of years of heroes rising to fame and falling in the battlefield. From the influence of these stories Reis always felt that he born in the wrong age and wished he could travel back in time to live in such a world to test himself, to feel alive, to feel power and to stand above others. Unfortunately he was born in 21st Century America who wage war on countries less powerful than themselves and claim its for the good of their nation, he despised such a country and it''s leaders then again he despised the way people think in this day and age. He tried to make the best for himself through education with perfect scores, getting countless scholarships from top universities but all that was short lived when he walked into a store that was being robbed, he had no way out of such a situation so he just stood there and watched the man at the counter try reach for a gun as soon as the robber took his eyes off him to stare at Reis at that moment he knew he was in deep shit. They say everything happens so fast but to Reis it felt like everything was moving in slow motion, from the moment the man in the counter tried to reach for the gun and the moment the robber realised what was happening. To shooting the man at the counter then pointing his gun at Reis who just looked at him in the eyes before shooting him twice and running away. Love what you''re reading? Discover and support the author on the platform they originally published on. Reis laying there in his own blood dying slowly and painfully was thinking what a joke to be granted life in such a world, to be killed in such a way. He ridiculed himself countless times before darkness overcame him. -Soul Realm- Reis awoke in a world of darkness and the only light he could see was an image of a door, as he walked towards this door as intelligent as he was he couldn''t figure out what was happening. He wasn''t a religious man nor was he big believer of god so he braced himself of what was to come once he walked through that door. As he walked through the door he closed his eyes, slowly opening them only to find an old man with golden robe with dragon embroiled on the side of it stand before him smiling down at him. Reis understood that he was dead he gathered that the moment he awoke with an ethereal soul form, but he couldn''t understand why this man presented himself in such a way especially since he was told every 10 seconds someone dies on Earth. The old man still looking down at Reis smiling as if he was watching something amusing finally spoke. "Hello, young Reis" he spoke as if he knew me "Hello, uh, I would usually say a name but I do not know who you are" Reis stated bluntly. "That''s quite alright, I appear before you today to fulfill your wish" the old man stated. "I don''t know who you are nor what you hope to fulfill but please explain yourself before you randomly pick something I wished for as a kid" Reis was a truthful young man. Partially the reason many people didn''t get along with him in the first place. "Come now young Reis, do not act as if you do not know what I am talking about, did you not wish for a world of chaos, a world where the strong rules, a world where strength determines your status?" The old man finally lost that smile he had. "Yes, that is the world where I wish I was born but that cannot be fulfilled as the world has advanced by technology" he sighed with regret. "Who said there is only one world out there?" The old man resumed his smile with amusement. Reis had millions of question ringing in his mind at this moment but did not know where to begin, the old man seeing this as if he could read his mind. "Do not worry about such things however I will grant you that wish of yours, I will also give you a reward for being so blunt and truthful always staying true to your desires, as a man I must acknowledge that side of you, may we meet again young Reis" Reis wanted to say who wants to die again and meet you, it was painful dying the first time. He had no intention of ever dying again if he was given the opportunity he clearly remember what it felt like to be there in your own pool of blood waiting to die slowly. And he was consumed by darkness again. Chapter - One In the world of Chaos it could be said it be a simple yet vicious world, the only laws that mattered in this world were the law of the jungle in other words survival of the fittest. It has its beauty also ranging from the mountains, to the luxurious cities the mighty and powerful kingdom¡¯s built for their citizens and noble clans. This world has seven vast continents that stretch in the millions, some stopped trying to measure it others just lost interest on how vast each continent was. These seven continents were named after the first and strongest Empire that managed to unite them under their rule, however as time goes new empires rise and the old fall. However there are always exception to these rules such as the three strongest Continents, Sirius, Aogan and Azrael. Followed closely by Asgard, Rosengard, Zion and lastly Thorn. The three strongest continents carrying the noble bloodline of divine beast in their royal blood remained unchallenged, as the years went by only growing stronger and more influential. As the rest of the four continents continue to fight over power as empires rise and fall and this went on until present day. -Modern Day Chaos, Year 2385.- In the continent of Rosengard there lied the vast Empire of Neldan, in a vast forest feared by all those who live in this Empire and Continent of Rosengard they refer to vast forest as the Red Forest. The reason for this name is the amount of slaughter and bloodshed that happens in this forest that dyes the trees itself red, it¡¯s like this forest attracts magical beasts that instinctively makes their blood boil as if it wanted to engage in slaughter. Deep inside this forest you would notice a point so large and high that you would not be able to see the peak as clouds would cover your vision. Deep inside this mountain is the headquarters of a clan that has long been forgotten by the world as if they were myths. The strange thing about this mountain is not it¡¯s size or its height, it was the fact that it more beautiful than any mountain range you would ever see in this continent, not only was it beautiful it was bustling with life, birds and harmless animals were attracted to the sight of its beauty as they leisurely slumbered. At the base of the mountain you would see kids running around as they chased each other, clear laughter in the air as ran after each other. The adults watched on with smiles on their faces as some men were cutting wood as if it was paper, they weren¡¯t particularly muscular some had lean bodies with muscles in the right places, it was the particular energy that surrounded each of their body which gave them strength and power. -Inside the Main family hall- There stood an old man with red crimson hair, red eyes which was unusual for any normal human to have. He wore a crimson red robe with golden dragons embroiled on the side and the back, he gave off an unfathomable feeling as if you couldn¡¯t gauge this man¡¯s strength. He stood there like a statue his eyes showing a hint of worry which is unusual by his standards. Behind him stood a group of five, Four men and a single woman. These people also wore the same clothes as the man in front of them with the exception of the dragon on their robes being black. ¡°Clan Master Daemon, I don¡¯t think nothing will go wrong with the delivery, you don¡¯t need to worry yourself like this¡± The first Elder chose to spoke as he was his second son. ¡°Amon, you don¡¯t need to worry about me I am just hoping everything goes well¡± Daemon was truly worried but he needed to be strong for the rest of them. ¡°Clan Master, I have given birth before as such I can assure you as much as its painful it¡¯ll be worth it once it¡¯s over¡± The only Woman among the group finally spoke, she was the only female Elder also known as Gaia. The inspiration of the women in the clan. ¡°How is young Taemon doing these days?¡± The clan master chose inquire about his nephew trying to forget the current situation. ¡°Taemon is at a bottleneck and went into secluded training to breakthrough to Master realm he should be successful in few days, clan master¡± She was quite happy he inquired about her precious son at a time like this, he was her, Gaia''s pride and joy after all. If you find this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the infringement. The screams in the delivery room got louder as a woman¡¯s panting could be heard as she screamed her lungs out to her husband who was beside her, this caused the facial expression of the rest of this group of elders expression to change as they suddenly got worried. The Clan master almost barged into the room before being held back. -Inside the delivery room- Inside the woman¡¯s womb, Reis was awake the whole time aware of his surroundings and what was happening, he was also aware there was someone else beside him but he wasn¡¯t sure what was happening as he never imagined being in such a situation. ¡°I really hope she gives birth to me successfully, I always viewed Aida the woman who had taken care of me as a mother its truly fitting that my next mother is named Aida as well¡± he said to himself as he was thinking. ¡°Aida push, we are almost there you can do this honey¡± her husband encouraging her throughout the process ¡°You say we as if you are doing, AHHHHHH!!¡± she suddenly screamed again PLOP This time she had finally managed to push hard enough for the baby to come out, the maid servant who was delivering the baby was both shocked and startled, she expected the baby to cry, but he never which worried her to death. The little baby opened its eyes and she was finally able to sigh in relief that there was another wrong; she proceeded to pick the baby up to smack its bottom in order for the baby to cry. Reis looked around as if he was amazed at everything he saw, from the beautiful red head woman laying down on the bed sweating, to the stern strict looking man with red hair staring at him with gentle warm eyes as if he was the most precious thing in this world. He understood these two people to be his parents, what surprised him was that they both had red hair as well as red eyes which gave them the crazy maniac kind of feeling but nonetheless he was finally glad to be born, as he tried to close his eyes he heard a sound. SMACK! Not knowing what happened he suddenly let out a cry as if he was a child being abused he suddenly had the urge to strangle that maid from interrupting his thoughts and peaceful sleep. ¡°Haha my son has finally been born!¡± His father cried out as he held him in his arms while the baby cried. ¡°Don¡¯t put so much strength into your hold of him you brute!¡± the mother still in bed uttered with dissatisfaction in her tone and eyes. ¡°How can he be so fragile he is my son! The son of I, Raehor Redding!¡± he continued to laugh as if he didn¡¯t hear or see Aida¡¯s glare AHHHHH! Suddenly she screamed again as if she was back to deliver a baby, she was confused at what was happening she was also terrified. Most people were the most afraid of the unknown and this unknown terrified her more than anything. She didn¡¯t want anything to go wrong, she wanted to raise her son, she wanted to love him and care for him until he was of age to marry. PLOP Suddenly there was another baby cry, the maid servant was both shocked and delighted that she managed to deliver twins which was rare. Extremely rare for a Clan such as this the last twins to be born were almost 300 years ago and those twins were extremely powerful as if they could stomp the heavens themselves. Raehor seeing this was both delighted and worried for his wife worried that she couldn¡¯t handle it, but the maid assured him that everything was fine after a rest she should be fine. Raehor handed his first born son to his wife while she fed him and picked up his second son as he laughed. CREEK! The door to the delivery room was opened, Daemon Redding along with his Five Elders walked through! Chapter - Two As soon as Daemon walked through the door he noticed two infants, one being help by his eldest Son, Raehor. He was honestly startled, he was expecting one grandson not two he didn¡¯t know how to conduct himself. After few breaths of time he managed to find his bearing and was much more happier than he realised he would be, he didn¡¯t even try hide it as he began to laugh as he walked forward. ¡°Haha Raehor well done, you¡¯ve manage to give me a pleasant surprise indeed. Tell me which of the two the eldest is?¡± he quickly got the point and asked the question every one of the Elders behind were dying to know. ¡°Father the one in Aida¡¯s arms is the eldest by few seconds, he is truly a weird child he did not cry upon being born¡± He was both fascinated and excited at the same time. Daemon hearing this was a little startled ¡°Aida, let me hold my eldest grandson I would like to see him¡± ¡°Yes father¡± she obediently handed her precious son to him. Reis at this point was terrified of this man before him he felt his blood boil, it¡¯s like something inside him was warning him to not cross this man before him. After thinking about it a little more he felt relief that this was his grandfather and not an enemy. Daemon looked at Reis with a little amusement in his eyes as if to notice the child¡¯s worries, he decided to check the child¡¯s bloodline to see how pure it was, suddenly Daemon¡¯s eyes became slit like a dragon and looked at the child closely he then put his index finger between his eyebrows, However the result both terrified him and made him excited beyond belief. Reis felt a warm sensation enter through the point between eyebrows that energy felt so familiar, warm and gentle that he suddenly fell asleep in the old man¡¯s arms as if he couldn¡¯t resist going to sleep. Daemon inside Reis conscious suddenly saw two red dragon slit eyes stare back at him, but it didn¡¯t give off a hostile feeling merely familiarity. Daemon then saw what those eyes belonged to, they belonged to that huge dragon. He felt as if he was an insignificant ant before this mighty being what he desperately wanted to know was what colour this dragon¡¯s body was but he couldn¡¯t see clearly. ¡°Raehor and Aida, you¡¯ve given birth to a true Redding heir. He is a pure blood which the likes this clan has not seen for thousands of years. I truly hope his twin can surprise me as well¡± Daemon states like it was the natural thing to say Both Aida and Raehor upon hearing this were startled, since when did his father praise an infant this much? The answer was never. If he was as gifted as his father claimed then this truly was a joyous occasion even if the younger one wasn¡¯t as talented. The Elders standing there were delighted upon hearing this news, their precious clan, the clan that was once feared throughout the world, the clan that brought terror to its enemies upon hearing their name was now a clan that has not been to the outside world and gotten involved in anything for almost a thousand years. They finally produced a pure blood that was superior to anyone they have ever met or heard of in the past centuries. ¡°Father how pure is his blood exactly?¡± Amon asked as he was the first Elder, second brother of Raehor. He was this child¡¯s uncle and a proud one at that. ¡°Haha Amon if you are curious I will tell you, he has 96% pure blood of Redding our ancestor. And he hasn¡¯t gone through the clan baptism yet¡± Daemon proudly claimed. ¡°The heavens have finally shown favour to our Clan, the heavens truly are just and fair¡± Amon was a strict man also ambitious but he has always put the clan before himself. If you spot this narrative on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. ¡°Congratulation first brother you¡¯ve truly been blessed by the heavens¡± The third elder spoke, the third brother of Raehor. ¡°Thank you Raemon, I haven¡¯t seen you past few years but I am glad you could be here for this¡± Raehor always spoiled Raemon as a child and felt like a second father to him. The three other elders all expressed their delight and congratulated Raehor, they even presented gifts that little children would be able to play with or clothes they could wear. You could consider Redding clan to be extremely close Clan as they all lived together and pretty much grew up together rather than having sub-branches located in different areas. ¡°Now now don¡¯t neglect my second grandson let me take a look at him¡± Daemon quickly moving to the second grandson as he handed the first to Aida. Daemon looked at the child and felt like he was looking at younger Raehor, he had the same red hair as everyone in the clan, but what made him stand out was his playful eyes. Whereas the first one had an air of wisdom about him as if he was looking at you and understood everything you said or did. He performed the same procedure as he did with Reis and was excited at the prospect of having twin pure blood geniuses in his clan especially since they were both direct descendants, however this one had less talent than the elder brother, and He had 90% pure blood which is still a lot more than anyone in this room except for his brother. ¡°This one is also a heaven sent genius he has 90% pure blood, truly a joyous occasion for the clan¡± Daemon stated. ¡°Truly the heavens have granted our clan a great favour¡± Everyone exclaimed in their hearts. Aida and Raehor both felt proud of their new children, as this was the puzzle they were missing in their life. Raehor was thinking when they reach 6 I will start training them physically and he started laughing to himself like a maniac. Aida seeing this knew what he was thinking and sent a death glare in his direction as to say don¡¯t you dare torture my precious children. ¡°Ahem¡± Raehor cleared his throat before continuing ¡°Father, what shall we name them seeing as how they are both twins¡± ¡°How about we name one after my father and the other after Aida¡¯s Grandfather?¡± Aida was pleased with this out come because both names were close to resembling each other and both those two figures were best friends as well as legendary figures in the clan. ¡°Alright it¡¯s decided, my father was elder than Aida¡¯s grandfather thus we shall name the eldest Raegan and the younger twin Raegar¡± Daemon stated and looked around the room as if anyone would disagree with clan master. ¡°Raegan and Raegar, truly magnificent names¡± stated Raehor while Aida simply nodded as she fed Raegan her milk. ¡°Alright let Aida and these two grandchildren of mine get some rest let¡¯s go all of you out!¡± Daemon demanded them to leave. Raehor stood there looking down at his son Raegar smiling, then he looked at little Raegan feeding on his mother¡¯s milk and couldn¡¯t help thank the heavens for bestowing upon him such a family especially with two geniuses such as this. Author: I hope you readers can be patient with me on this Story and I assure you it won¡¯t turn out like regular twin stories, I don¡¯t want to spoil much but that¡¯s all I have to say. p.s: I won''t be referring to Reis anymore since he has gotten a new name in this world I will go with Raegan. Chapter - 3 The sun rose over this beautiful mountain that shielded its bright it¡¯s sunlight, it was truly a magnificent sight to behold if you were watching this. This forest that was filled with death and the stench of blood it was truly unthinkable to imagine such beauty lay at the core of this forest. This mountain range was known as Dragons Ascension, it had 5 peaks in total which were occupied by the elders of the clan and their branch family. The highest peak however was reserved for the main family line and the Patriarch of the clan himself, it was his domain. As the sun rose about the mountain range an old man with scarlet red hair flowing down to his shoulders was standing alone, hands behind his back as he watched the view. This man was the master of the clan, Patriarch of House Redding, Daemon Redding himself. Below him were two young boys and a middle aged looking man with sharp eyes, eyebrows that were like a sharp sword waiting to cut you apart, he stood there with a sword in hand watching the two boys. ¡°Come at me as if your life depends on it, otherwise not only will both of you miss breakfast I¡¯ll make you run laps around the mountain. Do I make myself clear?!¡± The middle aged man glared at the two boys. ¡°Yes father!¡± they both simultaneously stated. The slightly taller one of the two suddenly looked at the boy beside him as he smiled; suddenly his eyes changed and looked back at the middle aged man while smiling calmly. He then dashed forward at full speed unsheathing his sword; the sunlight hit his sword which made it looked dazzling to the eyes. ¡°He is truly a monster¡± Thought the middle aged man Daemon seeing this from above calmly smiled as he watched this raising an eyebrow at the young boy and his little plot to surprise the middle aged man. The young boy plan was simple and calculated, he wanted to use the sunlight in order to blind the middle aged man in front of him to take him by surprise with his speed and reflexes but he calculated wrong. The middle aged man side stepped to the side so as to block the sunlight view from the boys sword which immediately lost its dazzling sight, he then took a step forward and activated his qi which immediately brought pressure to the boy as if to slow him down, he wanted to use the difference in power to show him how far off he was. The young boy then rotated his feet as to pivot and put pressure on his left leg which made the ground beneath him shake before crumbling, he then disappeared from the man¡¯s point of view. He wanted to take advantage using absolute speed and overwhelm him with different and random strikes at once. The middle aged man seeing this was a little shocked that he could grasp this special feet movement skill known as Dragons dance so quickly, although he hasn¡¯t perfected it, he has only been practicing it for a week and he seemed to have the basics down. He was truly proud to have such a son. The young boy appeared behind his father using Dragons dance to the best ability he could, he then thrust his sword in a rotating manner to pierce him from behind with more power, this was a combination attack he came up with himself with a slight movement of the wrist this pierce power could be tripled. Daemon watching this simply just sighed as if this grandson of his surprised him every time he sparred against his father, he then looked at the younger boy just standing there watching everything happen from the side lines smiling. He also activated his dragons eye and they were watching with excitement and enthusiasm, he thought this grandson of his was acting a little strange it was the first time he saw this. The middle aged man who saw this pierce strike coming smiled as he felt the incoming attack get closer and closer, suddenly a strong wind blew and he was gone from his original position. The young boy seeing this immediately activated Dragons Dance and he appeared in different location, he used his Dragons eye to look around as if to feel the qi in the air for any signs. He however was disappointed. The middle aged man appeared behind him then grabbed him by his shirt and threw him against the tree, he then smiled as if he was pleased with himself. Suddenly he felt cold glare from the side as he looked there stood Aida watching him, he suddenly broke out into cold sweat and started laughing like a fool. Unauthorized duplication: this narrative has been taken without consent. Report sightings. The other boy who was watching this the entire time suddenly acted as if this was the perfect opportunity, he did the exact same run as the slightly taller boy, he then activated dragons dance and appeared behind the middle aged man. He then procedure to do the same attack with his sword which immediately started to rotate and the wind picked up to reinforce its speed as it travelled through the air. The middle aged man seeing this was shocked as if this was a dejavu, he wanted to react the same as he did with the older boy but something told him that was a dangerous move, so he decided to retreat and appear to the side. The younger boy seeing this smiled, as if he was expecting this, he then activated the same Dragons dance movement as his father, a lot better than his brother and appear instantly next to his father and he then sent qi towards his throat. Dragon arts ¨C second form Dragons Road ROARRR!!! The middle aged man seeing this was shocked and immediately realised where he was and what happened, the boy he decided to throw towards the tree earlier had disappeared, the second thing he noticed was he had ended up close to the tree few steps away from it. He then realised his second son was right in front of him with astonishing speed almost same as his. The younger boy having used Dragons Roar to intimidate and boost his strength a little dashed forward, appearing instantly in of his father activating a basic sword slash with qi around it so it goes undetected while it travels through the air. The middle aged man, raised his arm and the sword in his hand suddenly ignited with flames. The entire area was filled with scorching hot flames as if the air itself was fire, suddenly the flames started to rise behind the man who shouted. Dragon Flame Arts ¨C Sea of endless flames The fire started to rush forward as if waves were crashing one after another, as they proceeded towards the boy who was dashing at full speed, his eyes sparkling with excitement as if this was what he truly wished for. He rushed into the flames while activated his qi around his body and suddenly scarlet red flames started to appear around his body which were hotter than the flames he was facing and they devoured it like a giant beast that was starved for an eternity. The middle aged man expected this, he didn¡¯t put too much of his own power into it he thought 25% of his power would suffice but he clearly underestimated this son of his, he was both pleased and disappointed with himself for not knowing his own son well enough. Behind the middle aged man the slightly older boy appeared, he stood behind the man again, he raised his sword straight and suddenly flames started to appear, this however was different from his younger brother as his flames were crimson in colour, less hotter than his brother but he was still pleased with himself. Dragon Flame Arts ¨C Fire Cross He slashed the sword both sideways and up and cross shaped sword attack proceeded towards the man, at the same time in front of the middle aged man, the younger boy appeared before him. Dragon Flame Arts ¨C Fire Cross The middle aged man was stuck in the middle of crimson fire and scarlet fire proceeding towards him at an incredible speed, he really didn¡¯t want to activate his true power but it looked like he had no choice but to guard himself with his Orange flames which were slightly inferior to crimson and scarlet but he had higher cultivation strength which made it stronger. He bathed himself in orange fire around his body and both Cross upon contact with the orange fire were consumed. ¡°Okay that¡¯s enough for today¡± Raehor finally ended the sparring session. He was truly impressed with Raegan reflexes and his ability to improve techniques as if he was the one who invented them, he also always looked out for his younger brother allowing him to use his eyes to observe and learn from him as he sparred. He truly felt Raegan was worthy of being an elder brother, he doted more on Raegar than anyone. Chapter - 4 Daemon who was standing at the top of the peak finally decided to move and join his son and grandsons down below after not seeing them for very long time, childhood years were short and he wanted to enjoy watching them grow up as they got stronger. This was one of the privileges of being a grandparent and he enjoyed this to his heart content forgetting the fact he was the Patriarch of house Redding. ¡°Alright that¡¯s enough for today, I really am getting old seeing how fast you are improving¡± Raehor laughed. ¡°Yes father¡± Both boys said before bowing in respectful tone. ¡°Haha Raehor, you¡¯ve truly been teaching your sons some good stuff¡± Daemon stated happily. ¡°Yes father, they both have the talent what they require at this age isn¡¯t cultivation strength but hard work to improve the skills they have already and to make sure to not neglect them¡± Raehor stated proudly while puffing his chest out. ¡°Are you telling me they don¡¯t practice cultivation most of the time but study skills and gain combat experience majority of the time?¡± Daemon was surprised at what Raehor told him. ¡°That¡¯s correct father, they also study and learn other things regarding the outside world.¡± Raehor wanted to educate his sons properly. ¡°If they don¡¯t cultivate most of the time then how are they at the peak Disciple level so young then?¡± Daemon was both pleased at this news and a little dissatisfied. ¡°Raegan and Raegar both have very high talent for martial arts, but their cultivation speed is truly monstrous. Raegan in particular he seems to enter meditation a lot easier and faster than Raegar he is also at 8th Disciple realm which he entered a few days ago, whereas Raegar is at 6th Disciple realm which is still fantastic compared to anyone else in his age group, especially from those ¡®Geniuses¡¯ from the main land¡± Raehor was truly grateful to the heavens for gifting him with such great sons. ¡°I see, I have been in secluded training for these past 5 years the last time I saw them was on their second birthday which was 7 years ago now, my how time truly flies when one is in secluded training¡± Daemon was a little upset he didn¡¯t get to see his grandsons grow up. In this world strength separated everyone, if you were strong then you were respected. If you were weak you were looked down upon by those with strength, they would deprive you of anything and everything from you that took a fancy to. This includes your woman, wealth, family heritage, loved ones and everything else you hold dear to this world. Each realm in this world of Chaos had 9 levels and the realms are, Apprentice, Disciple, Master, Grandmaster, King, Emperor, and Sovereign. Each realm was harder to break into than the last and very few ever made it to Grandmaster level, the big clans in the mainland their clan masters those awe-inspiring strong and powerful clans and nobles all had Grandmasters behind their backs which protected their clan. The only exception to this was the imperial family of Rosengard who had an King level ancestor who still lived and stood behind their back with few Grandmasters as elders and protectors of their bloodline to make sure that they would remain in control. ¡°Grandpa, father says secluded training is for when one is undergoing training to break through to the next level, were you successful?¡± Raegan asked, he was always curious about the old man who scared him the day he was born he wanted to know how powerful he was. ¡°Haha yes I recently broke through, grandpa wont have to leave you for a long time now, are you happy?¡± Daemon smiled gently at his grandson with warm gentle eyes. Fuck! This old man knows what I want to know yet he doesn¡¯t dare tell me straight away, he is truly and expert. ¡°Of course, you¡¯ve neglected your grandsons for 5 years. What do you have to make up for it?¡± Raegan asked straight forwardly. ¡°Who¡¯s this old man you call grandpa?¡± Raegar turned to Raegan with puzzled expression. ¡°This is your grandpa Raegar, he is father¡¯s father, so that means he is your grandfather.¡± Raegan explained calmly Raegar eyes sparkled as if he just realised the biggest secret in his life, he was only an ordinary child with no memories from previous life so he didn¡¯t remember when his grandfather left at such a young age. ¡°Yes grandpa what do you have for us¡± Raegar as if this was all normal continued with Raegan question. Daemon was a little startled he hoped they would forget once little Raegar asked ¡®this damn grandson of mine is even more cunning than I thought completely different from his innocent little brother who¡¯s always smiling, he is truly corrupting his younger brother.¡¯ he thought to himself. ¡°Hmmm, can you use lightning element at all?¡± Daemon wanted to see if he had awoken to both his family¡¯s inherited elements of fire and thunder. ¡°The baptism is coming up soon and then we will know¡± Raehor stated calmly while looking at his sons he truly hoped one of them would at least inherit that element which was almost extinct to the clan at the moment. ¡°I truly hope that you two can awaken to that element I wish to at least leave my legacy to one of you¡± Daemon looked at his grandsons and sighed. This element which hasn¡¯t been seen for 3 generation of the kids that were born while he was patriarch truly had him worried that they wouldn¡¯t get new ones for a while, this was the element that made them stand above the rest of the world as if they were looking down at insects from a high mountain range, with the Dragon God flame thunder dragons bloodline flowing through their veins. They had absolute control over thunder and fire based elements as if it was breathing itself, when they were enraged you could hear the thunder in the skies in rage as if defiance was absolutely and utterly unforgivable. Thunder would rain down from the heavens itself as if it was defiance to their very strength, the blessed children of the heavens the Redding clan which was feared and revered by all under heavens was reduced to a single mountain range. Stolen from its rightful author, this tale is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. All those wars they took part in, the slaughter, the annihilation of countless bloodlines. Those enemies waited for thousands of years to take their vengeance against these people that were revered as gods themselves in this world. They swore to take everything they hold dear to them and once those forces allied it was as if the whole world was fighting against a single Clan. Daemon who was thinking of these events in the past suddenly felt enraged, as if those insects had no right to fight on the same stage as them as if numbers could matter. He knew what happened in that bloody war that was referred to as the war of the divine bloodlines, he was patiently waiting until the strength of the Redding clan was back to its peak all they needed was someone with both elements to awaken and lead the clan alongside himself. ¡°I won¡¯t let you down father, grandpa, and the rest of the clan¡± Raegan and Raegar both said with vigorous look in their eyes. ¡°You can never let me down Raegan, and Raegar, our family is one with ancient history. One you will come to know in the future, I hope you can live up to our standards. The blood flowing through your veins is what differs you from the others. We alone can count on ourselves for protecting our loved ones, the ones we hold dear to us and protecting them. We¡¯ve been away from the worlds view for far too long in the future we shall make our mark again in the history, when that time comes you must be more powerful than your enemies¡± Daemon spoke with sadness in his tone, he couldn¡¯t bear to place such heavy burdens on his grandsons but at least there were two of them to share the burden. ¡°We will become strong grandpa, stronger than anyone and anything in this world, I will work hard to achieve these goals with Raegar, isn¡¯t that right Raegar?¡± Raegan looked at his twin brother while smiling, was fond of his family especially now that he finally had one. ¡°Yes brother, I¡¯ll follow your instructions¡± Raegar was carefree, his hair colour was scarlet red, while Raegan was Crimson red both their hair were down to the shoulder but Raegar liked to tie it up into ponytail while Raegan just let it down loose with his sharp sword like eyebrows which resembled his father he looked fierce, heroic, and above average looks which could be considered handsome by most people. Raegar on the other hand looked a lot more handsome than his brother, he was charming smiled warmly and was popular with the ladies with his looks which could drive any woman crazy. He was a lot more popular in the clan than his brother due to this, everyone knew he would grow to become an outrageously good looking man in future. Some even said he got it from his mother which looked like a goddess and Raegan resembled his father. ¡°Raegar earlier how did you manage to copy Raegan¡¯s attack so perfectly and your father¡± Daemon finally asked the question he was puzzled with. ¡°I just know how to do it after seeing it once, my eyes allows me to see and remember every single detail of that attack as long its visible to naked eye grandpa that¡¯s my dragon eyes power¡± Raegar was proud and confidently stated. Daemon was startled at first but he sound found his bearing, he then turned around to inspect Raegan and calmly asked ¡°what about you? What abilities do your pure blood eyes give you?¡± ¡°I haven¡¯t really discovered anything grandpa, I just see things in slower motion and can see pretty far like everyone else¡± Raegan was disappointed with himself for not having an ability like his brother. ¡°You might awaken something during baptism a month from now so work hard in the mean time!¡± Daemon encouraged after seeing his grandsons dejected look. Raehor and Aida who was standing to the side looked at their sons with proud expression on their faces, they knew that these two were very special from the rest of the clan members they just didn¡¯t know how special they were until the following years unfolded. ¡°Alright, that¡¯s enough. Raegan and Raegar go get breakfast. Mommy has made your favourite this time Raegar¡± Aida finally spoke after watching from the side Raegar upon hearing this completely lost himself in excitement and dashed away. Raegan just smiled then chased after him. ¡°Raehor I saw what you did to Raegan earlier throwing him like that against the tree, don¡¯t you think you are getting a little too brave these days?!¡± Aida threatened while glaring at him. ¡°Aida you can¡¯t be spoiling them all the time they need to suffer some hardships¡± Raehor stated while smiling wryly. ¡°Oh really? They need to suffer some hardships do they?¡± She suddenly took step towards him letting out a powerful aura which enveloped him completely and he looked pale. ¡°You think you were the one that night on that bed forcing them out?! What makes you think you can harm my children as you please?¡± she completely lost it. ¡°Raehor if I were you I wouldn¡¯t stand there I would run¡± Daemon joked ¡°Father please control this daughter of yours she is being unreasonable¡± Raehor tried to get some reinforcements ¡°ho you want to involve father in this?¡± She looked sideways at Daemon while smiling. ¡°oi oi you good for nothing son of mine are you trying to get me killed at this old age, I still have a lot to live for¡± Daemon quickly vanished from where he stood. Raehor seeing this completely astonished at how his father just backed out from this, he then looked at his wife that was walking towards him. He now truly understood how scary a mother was protecting her children. Chapter - 5 Raegan awoke the next morning getting ready his usual routine he has been doing for the past Five years, he was a lot more mature than kids his own age which gave him an advantage over them. His father had noticed this and decided to train Raegan a lot earlier than his brother Raegar this was one of the reasons he was more powerful than his younger brother. Every morning Raegan would sit at the top of the mountain range and meditate analyse everything he has learnt, ways to improve them and then work on a way to defeat his new techniques so that once his brother learned them he had a way to counter. He wasn¡¯t as gifted as his brother when it came learning techniques quickly, which is why he has to always find a way to counter his own techniques and the techniques of the Clan that he learns from his own father. Raegan would then proceed to circulate his qi throughout his body checking his blood cells for any changes, to see if they have strengthened, he would then proceed to devour the qi in the air towards his body in other words to his blood cells to devour and strengthen and then follow this process throughout his whole body. He enjoyed the feeling of getting stronger by the day, he couldn¡¯t wait to adventure into the outside world with his brother he didn¡¯t want to stay locked up in this mountain range no matter how beautiful it was. Deep inside this red forest the stench of blood was strong and he knew of the struggles between the magical beasts. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ¡°Raehor how much have you taught to those kids exactly?¡± Daemon asked his son he was curious about the current battle prowess of these grandsons of his. ¡°They have pretty much mastered techniques from rank 1 to 3, Raegar is the faster learner so he has learned up to Rank 5 skills but he has no idea how to use them in battle unless he sees someone do it which is completely useless. Raegan on the other hand likes to learn things at slow pace, analyse them then proceed to coming up ways to improve them and counter them against his brother like I wouldn¡¯t notice. That foolish son of mine¡± Raehor laughed to himself. ¡°Mn it would seem that Raegan is developing well building his foundations solid¡± Daemon stated proudly. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Raegan smiled as his opened his eyes which were crimson red in it¡¯s usual form without the dragon eyes, he had broken through to Peak Disciple realm one more step and he would enter the Master realm. He was quite pleased with his progress in these seven years he has been in this world. It wasn¡¯t as boring and restricting as his last world, he had family here; his mother although at times he doubted if she was crazy or just over protective still it was nice to feel motherly love. He had a twin younger brother whom he swore in his heart to protect until his last breath and a weird father who was abused by his wife but he was a strict teacher which taught him the value of strength and honour. He learned from early age that in this world strength was everything, he also remembered that old man he met when he first died mention this. He learned of the cruelty from his mother, she told him of the powerful clans in the mainland and how they operated and schemed behind people¡¯s back and strike at unpredictable times to take those whom you hold dear from you or rip them to shreds right in front of you while you watched. He was once told of a clan that was once respected and feared, they had glory and wealth. They were just and fair to the commoners even if they stood at the peak of the nobles society, however those nobles despised this clan. They hated the fact that this clan was more wealthy and more powerful than them on top of being loved by the people like they were the imperial family, so they decided to act against them in secret but eventually it became a full blown attack on them at night while they slept. They were surrounded on all sides in their mansion as assassins and masters alike stormed in and killed the children and women of the clans men leaving the main family alive and captured them. You would think the cruel part was that they were attacked in middle of night, not even sparing children and the women who were defenseless and powerless to protect themselves but the most cruel thing they did was capture the main family branch alive. That clan head watched as his sons, nephews, nieces, daughters, and grandchildren were killed right in front of his eyes. They then proceeded to kill him leaving no trace that would lead back to them as if it never happened at all. This content has been misappropriated from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. In the morning when people found out they suspected it was a rival kingdom¡¯s assassination and those powerful nobles fuelled the rumour the commoners came up with which led to a direct war with the neighbouring kingdom of Sazrat. This was raged on for 10 years before a truce was called, in the process thousands of soldiers loyal to their country died. For what? The greed and envy of nobles? This was the harsh facts Raegan needed to be accustomed to. Raegan upon hearing this story from his mother was shocked at first then he slowly adjusted to it, he asked for the name of this Clan that was once glorious. But his mother reminded him that the point wasn¡¯t to remember this fallen Clan but for the nature of humans in the mainland¡¯s who are ambitious, their envy, jealousy, hatred, lust, all clouds their mind and pollutes them as if it was an incurable disease. That was the lesson to be learned from this story. Raegan proceeded to walk towards Redding library; this was the main branch library which was incredibly large, a lot bigger than the regular Clan Library. He would find almost anything and everything here. The library was separated into 10 floors, first being first rank skills all the way to rank 10 skills which were priceless treasure in this world. But today he decided to go to history section of the 1st floor which was basic knowledge of this world. In this continent of Rosengard, the most powerful empire was Rosengard which justifies its name it has existed for thousands of years but has declined. You can just tell it declined because other than Rosengard and Asgard all the other continents have one ruler and imperial family, below them those who broke into King Realm were given vast amount of land to make a kingdom for themselves to rule. The harsh thing about this system was that if one continent had more than one king realm cultivator, then of course the territory would have to be given to that person as well, however king realm cultivators were very very rare in the first place so this wasn¡¯t the issue. The issue was that king realm cultivators could fight amongst themselves for more territory, if that king realm of that kingdom were to perish that kingdom¡¯s territory would be swallowed up and would belong to that king who was victorious in conquering that territory. This method led to few kingdom¡¯s being born in a single continent but they would always be under the control of that said Empire that was in control of the continent. Unless you were Emperor realm cultivator you could forget about challenging that ruling Empire for power as they would utterly and completely crush you, some might even have few King realm cultivators as Generals. Every continent¡¯s ruling clan would have its continent named after them. The only exception to this rule were Rosengard and Asgard who did not have a divine beast¡¯s bloodline running through their veins in their royal family, which caused them to be weaker than the other Five continents and ruling clans. The ruling clan of Rosengard was the Axel Clan they have been in power for couple hundreds of years, they weren¡¯t close to being as powerful as the other 6 continents thus ending up being the weakest, followed by Asgard who¡¯s ruling family is the Dragoon they had the bloodline of a regular dragon in this world which was a little special compared to normal people which gave them physical body that was both tough and strong giving their clan warriors absolute advantage over normal people. Raegan stopped reading these books as he liked to educate himself in the matters of this world he was now in, but he was excited to go out here and make a name for himself and more than anything to bring his clan the glory they deserve. He still didn¡¯t understand why his clan was hiding he wanted to ask his father many times, but he was told to be patient only after the Baptism would he know the details which was less than 2 weeks away right now. Chapter - 6 Raegan spent the two weeks of his life the same as usual diligently training his techniques and knowledge of the world, he did not want to be at disadvantage once he started roaming the main lands where people lived and every detail was very important to him. Raegar on the other hand was more playful than Raegan, he spent most of his time with the kids in the Clan getting to know them and sparring with them, of course none of these kids stood a chance and they viewed him as a complete and utter monster which seems to delight Raegar. The girls on the other hand were all head over heels for his good looks and charms, although his elder brother Raegan can be considered to be handsome and above average compared to Raegar it was like the heaven and earth. The only resemblance they had been the eyes and nose even the hair colour was different slightly. Raegar had scarlet red hair while Raegan had Crimson red hair which made him look like a fierce demon, it also didn¡¯t help that the air he gave off was intimidating what helped even more less was the fact he did not act like his age at all instead he drowned himself in training or in books. Raegar loved his brother more than anyone he also felt a sense of security, every time he was in trouble his elder brother would leap to his defence. He enjoyed the feeling of warmth and love he received from Raegan. He always wanted chase after his brother in terms of strength but he could never understand why he was always a step behind him. This didn¡¯t bother him he felt that his brother being this strong was only reasonable since he studied and worked harder than him, he was also incredibly talented. People in the Clan all knew Raegan bloodline was more pure but they always felt Raegar was born for Martial Arts he could easily grasp it as easy as breathing air, but Raegar himself knew that his talent couldn¡¯t compare with his brother who always came up with new and amazing ways to improve a technique with less effort his elder brother just didn¡¯t like showing off and kept to himself. Tomorrow would be the day of the baptism Raegar was both excited and a little afraid to disappoint the clan and his parents if he didn¡¯t awaken his bloodline properly and inherit the second element which his clan ruled supreme over. It hadn¡¯t been seen for the last few generation of kids who took the baptism and this was slightly worrying the clan, it was the only element that made them different from the world. It was their pride and honour, their power and strength. The morning sun rose over Dragons Mountain, the scene of a young boy sitting there meditating while the sun rose as if it was an ancient picture taken from a lost era. This boy did the same thing every morning for the past 5 years and he slowly grown accustomed to it, he liked the feeling and enjoyed the sunrise the best he could. He wore his noble dragon robe which was red and had gold dragon design embroiled on the sides to establish he was of the main family descendant and future Patriarch. Raegar however was given Red and silver dragon robe which signified he was still of main family descendant but he wouldn¡¯t be the future patriarch unless his brother died which was unlikely and no one would hope he would. ¡°Raegan, it¡¯s time¡± a voice suddenly called out. ¡°Coming father¡± stood up from his position to follow Raehor. ¡°Raegar how long are you going to hide over there?¡± Raehor questioned. ¡°Haha father how can you always tell where I am hiding?¡± Raegar was always caught if he tried to hide. ¡°If I can¡¯t even tell when my son is close by what right do I have to be a father?¡± Raehor was quite pleased with himself he could always tell the smell of Raegar and Raegan apart. ¡°Raegar to messing about we can¡¯t be late for the Baptism¡± Raegan didn¡¯t want to be the last one to arrive. ¡°Relax brother it¡¯s not like they would start without the two of us¡± Raegar casually laughed while walking towards them. ¡°Hoo you¡¯ve grown quite confident haven¡¯t you? Do you really want grandpa to spank you again¡± Raegan teased his little brother. Raegar eyes slightly twitched ¡°Would that unreasonable old man really do that in front of the clansmen¡± ¡°You really don¡¯t want to find out at least I don¡¯t. I still remember the time he carried us both like some extra luggage. truly unsightly event¡± Raegan recalled the abuse he got from Daemon every time he tried to show him some pointers. ¡°your grandfather just likes to show his love in a an unusual way¡± Raehor seeing his two sons go through what he did was laughing on the inside. This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. ¡°Raegar we should ask the abuse that old man what sort of damage he did to father when he was young¡± Raehor hearing this was startled and he secretly panicked. He truly didn¡¯t want to lose face in front of his sons. ¡°Enough of this topic hurry along unless you want to suffer some more under his hands and this time your mother won¡¯t help you¡± Raehor decided to end the topic as it was getting dangerous. Inside the main hall was truly large as if it was an imperial palace hall, there were stair cases leading to a five chairs, another stair case of few steps laid a throne chair that was above the five chairs. Clearly that throne chair was for the patriarch and current clan master of house Redding, Daemon Redding. The hall was filled with numerous kids ranging from age 5 to 10 the Baptism was held every 10 years, the children of the clans body could withstand it from the age of 5 the more purer your bloodline was the longer it would take for you to remain inside the pool of blood. Once you have awakened your blood cells would have awakened allowing you to inherit the strength the bloodline which you carry and whatever abilities that ancestor may have had. Of course the less pure your bloodline the less potential you would have and for this purpose the Redding clan encouraged marriage between fellow clan members to keep the bloodline pure. In fact Raehor and his wife Aida were distant cousins of few generations apart. This is also the reason why the Redding clan has always been so monstrously powerful to the point that it was unbelievable one clan could hold so much power without any other clan backing them or any foreign aid from anyone else, they alone stood against any who would dare cross their paths and that path only ever led to one single conclusion that was the path of blood. The children gazed at the hall full of Red and gold designs and the insignia of a Dragon was all over the wall this was a gold dragon roaring to the heavens it looked both terrifying and awe-inspiring, around the hall stood parents of the kids, some were nervous others were excited, but they all had one thing in common and that was their red hair and the black and white dragon robe which signified their status among the clan. Red robes with gold dragon were for direct descendant and future heir to the clan itself, following by Red and silver which signified they were also direct descendant but didn¡¯t have right the be clan leader as they weren¡¯t firstborn. Followed by robes of authority which were Black, Gold, Silver, Green, and finally Yellow. Black robes were for elders with gold dragon design on them, followed by Generals of the clan armies, Silver for commanders, Green for martial arts instructions for the kids, and finally Yellow which represented kids who just finished the baptism and were ready to learn the clan martial arts. Strength signified your position in this family the more powerful you were the more authority you would have. It was truly rare to see Silver robed commanders present in the baptism ceremony but there was actually a golden robed general present right now as well. All fathers of the children were the only ones permitted to attend the ceremony of the baptism, of course mothers could attend if the father of that child passed away but that was unlikely as there hadn¡¯t been an incident recently. These young boys and girls waited patiently as more children came in, finally a loud shout was heard from the side. ¡°Entering, young masters Raegan and Raegar accompanied by future clan master Raehor¡± The guard announced. Raegan didn¡¯t like attention much as he wasn¡¯t use to it, but his brother acted naturally brimming with arrogance as he took strides beside his brother. Raegan could only smile and shake his head. He noticed Daemon look down at them from the throne so as to say ¡®how dare you almost be late¡¯. Raegar suddenly had a cold sweat on his back and looked around only to find himself staring at Daemon who was above smiling in an evil way at him. Raegan and Raegar walked towards where the rest of the children were standing. As he grew closer to destination everyone was still looking at them then suddenly they all slightly bowed in respect towards the two boys, even the parents who attended to see their kids bowed towards them. They weren¡¯t simply bowing towards the two boys but to Raegan who wore the crimson red robe with golden dragon on it along with Raehor and Daemon, status was very clear in this clan they all knew what was expected of them. Chapter - 7 Inside the main hall once everyone had gathered around a pool of blood from all sides that was when Daemon finally stood up releasing some pressure inside the hearts of all those who were in the hall waiting patiently. ¡°Kneel¡± Once those words were uttered every single child that was standing there got on one knee as they looked down, they couldn¡¯t stand the pressure that was being aimed at their bodies so they had no choice but to kneel not that they had any choice whatsoever. ¡°Welcome to the baptism that will enable you children who have been blessed to be born into such a Family such as this, truly a blessing on your behalf, if I didn¡¯t know any better I¡¯d say you were extremely well behaved in your past life to have such an opportunity haha¡± Daemon was smiling despite being extremely scary earlier. Raegar completely understood this crazy old man nature he truly didn¡¯t want to ever disappoint this old man just thinking of the methods he would employ to take care of you sends shivers down his spine. ¡°The reason we conduct this baptism ceremony is to allow you to awaken your inherited strength that flows in your blood this is the strength given to you by our Ancestor Redding, the flaming thunder god dragon himself. Be proud you carry such bloodline, do not bring shame and taint this bloodline or you will undoubtly bring forth the wrath of the entire clan on you. Conduct yourself in the future with both pride and awareness, do not let arrogance cloud your judgement for that is that last thing we hope for you. You may be more gifted than most children in the world but there is always someone stronger than although we have yet to meet such a being. Alas the important thing I am trying to tell you is to never look down on another person, you may be stronger than him, you may be smarter than him and you might even be wealthier than him. But all those things were provided to you because of the bloodline that flows through those veins of yours. You did not earn anything yourself and until you are truly powerful yourself treat others as you would like to be treated¡± ¡°Don¡¯t misunderstand either I am not asking you to avoid problems at all costs others who look down on you or treat you like insects that they can crush beneath their feet, this life of yours is more important than a thousand normal people some might even say a hundred thousand. This life is yours and don¡¯t ever let yourself be in a position where another person can dictate whether you have the right to live or not unless it¡¯s for the Clan itself! Do you hear me younglings?¡± The few hundred young kids below who were hearing such a speech were both humbled and had their blood surging at the same time with excitement in their eyes, you could visibly see the wild side to them in their eyes. ¡°Yes Patriarch!¡± the children replies in unison. ¡°Good! As some of you may have questions regarding this Baptism itself I can only tell you that others may stay in the pool longer than some others but that does not mean you haven¡¯t successfully inherited the strength you were born to inherit merely that some bloodlines are more purer than others. Another thing you need to know is that those with 70% pure blood can also activate special skills in their eyes which our Elders and Generals possess. If you do not inherit it then you do not need to be discouraged as your future potential isn¡¯t halted in anyway. Some of you might even be lucky enough to awaken our second element which the ability to gain absolute control over thunder which is rare in our clan right now. Now stand up and walk into the pool¡± Daemon finally stopped explaining and sat down on his throne. The kids eyes were all sparkling they understood they had special eyes to begin with as they could see very far, as well the ability which seemed to slow down an opponent¡¯s movements as long they concentrated enough but they wanted more. They all wanted to awaken the thunder element which their clan prided themselves in the most tyrannical element in the world, which explains why it¡¯s exceedingly rare to awaken. Raegan began walking towards the pool as soon as his grandfather gave the order, he looked around him to find the rest of the kids still kneeling down and waiting for him and his brother to enter the pool before them. Once Raegan understood behind the meaning he just smiled and continued to walk until he was at the centre of the pool then crossed his legs and sat in meditative position. Raegar following what his brother was doing decided to sit next to him and begin to absorb the blood in the pool to refine his body and blood cells to awaken his ability, also hoping to gain the second element. Although he personally preferred fire element it came easy to him it was also more powerful than his genius brother. The rest of the kids entered slowly until and did the same, the pool began to glow a light red colour and suddenly a rich qi was in the entire hall rotating around the pool and air space above it. The adults seeing this were pleased and only smiled while they observed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Raegan was inside his consciousness adjusting his breathing and burning sensation inside the back of his mind so he started to observe the changes within him. His entire body was warm and blood cells were unceasingly absorbing the blood inside the pool as if they were hungry and devouring them. He began to float with him noticing. Deep inside his consciousness a pair slit eyes the same as Raegan opened but these eyes were yellow instead of crimson red which his family had. Raegan noticed this and began to investigate only to find these pair of two glowing yellow eyes staring back at him, at first he was frightened. He then calmed himself down. Suddenly the pair of eyes moved the pair of eyes looked down on him and he observed the body of the creature, the scales, and the height of a regular mountain stretching for hundreds meters. The odd thing was those pair of eyes it was as if electricity was dancing in those eyes and ready to be unleashed and descend upon him at any moment. Stolen content alert: this content belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences. He concluded this was a dragon a dragon red scaled dragon with electricity lines dancing on its body the colour being yellow. In his previous world he was only ever use to blue electricity and nothing more. ¡°What is your name young one?¡± The dragons voice was deep striking fear into others hearts. Raegan had been awaken from his daze once he heard the voice, he understood that this being was far above anything or anyone he has ever met so far and that was saying a lot considering his cruel grandfather was still alive and kicking. ¡°Raegan honourable one¡± Raegan slightly bowed he didn¡¯t want to offend this thing in his mind he did not wish to die so soon after all. ¡°You do not need to fear me young one, after all we are of the same blood if anything I am protective of you¡± The dragon simply stated as if it could smell the fear on him. Raegan was a little shocked but being smart as he is he concluded this dragon must be a kin to his clan as they were of the dragon bloodline themselves. ¡°What is your name honourable one? And what are you doing here in my consciousness¡± Raegan had of course many more questions but that was the most important ones he could ask. ¡°You do not need to know who I am as of yet, however congratulations on inheriting the second element as well as the power of my eyes. Do not disappoint me young Raegan, I will be watching¡± the dragon suddenly extended a claw and pointed at the space between Raegan¡¯s eyebrows after that it closed its eyes and went back to sleep. Raegan suddenly felt his mind go blank and his body heating up even more, both of his eyes felt as if someone was burning them and he began to scream. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Raegar had the same experience as his brother but he didn¡¯t know this yet. He was absorbing as much as he could before he hit a bottleneck but suddenly a pair of eyes opened that were scarlet red. He looked back a little more courageously than Raegan but he was still scared shitless. ¡°¡­.¡± They continued to stare at each other for good 30 seconds before Raegar took the initiative to talk first. ¡°This is getting awkward, could you please explain yourself why you are here? This isn¡¯t your house to be sleeping¡± Raegar was a little too bold with his comment. ¡°¡­¡± Suddenly the dragon burst into loud laughter ¡°You are truly a weirdo, you know you should thank whoever you inherited those looks from otherwise you would be doomed to be a virgin for the rest of your life¡± ¡°What is a virgin?¡± Raegar was a little annoyed with this loud fellow spouting nonsense. ¡°Right you are only 7 years old this year how could I corrupt kids this is unbecoming of me I am glad no one was here to see this¡± The dragon awkwardly sighed with his foolishness. ¡°How do you know I am only 7 this year?¡± Raegar was growing more and more suspicious with this overgrown lizard. ¡°Because you are of the Redding clan otherwise we would¡¯ve never met actually let alone meet I wouldn¡¯t even waste my breath on you and look at you. Mmm, you are truly lucky to be born of such a Clan¡± The dragon as if pleased with himself continued to nod his head. Raegar finally snapped he couldn¡¯t take anyone looking down on him ¡°Listen you overgrown lizard my father once said not to converse with things you eat so it can¡¯t be helped that right now you are in my consciousness. Mmm, you are truly fortunate not be eaten by this Prince¡± Raegar explained himself while nodding. ¡°¡­.¡± The dragon suddenly released a tarrying energy and he suddenly stood up spread it¡¯s wings and looked down at Raegar in an arrogant, contempt, disdainful way. ¡°Take a look you short midget of a human and bow before my magnificent self, a true dragon, to dare call me a lizard if you were not a Redding I would have devoured your soul. Lucky for you I am both understanding and patient with a kid such as yourself, so let me ask do you wish to inherit my power or not?¡± The red dragon finally had enough of his nonsense. ¡°Count your blessing I do not have a draconic body otherwise I would show off my wings too, what power do you have for me to inherit you can¡¯t trick me¡± Raegar at last developed a little respect for this dragon. ¡°I can see you are efficient inn using fire attribute based attacks, and your affinity with the element itself is truly not bad so its sufficient for you to inherit this old man¡¯s power¡± The red dragon was pondering what those other fellows would think if they discovered he had such a pure blooded Redding inherit his power. Raegar once he heard this was excited his eyes began to shine ¡°I¡¯m sorry for my disrespectful behaviour earlier honoured one, please excuse this little one I have much to learn¡± Raegar grew more respectful of this Dragon once he heard he would gain something powerful that was fire based. ¡°Hooo I guess it¡¯s not too late for you yet little one, tell me what is your name?¡± The dragon was finally satisfied with his attitude. ¡°I am Raegar Redding, second born of Raehor, grandson of Daemon Patriarch of the Redding clan¡± Raegar fully introduced himself. ¡°I see you¡¯ve truly been blessed indeed, merely I didn¡¯t expect you¡¯d have an older brother, alas it¡¯s none of my business. Do not move¡± The red dragon points his claw at the space between Raegar¡¯s eyebrows. Raegar¡¯s body suddenly began to heat up even more as if he was in a bath of flames he gritted his teeth at first to suppress screaming out but that was too much to bear for this young boy¡¯s body to handle and he screamed out just like his brother. Chapter - 8 Raehor who was standing beside the seated Daemon observed from above as he looked down at the few hundred kids going through the most important phase in their life, he was thinking of the days he was going through the same baptism with his two brothers Amon and Raemon. He was proud of his two younger siblings they¡¯ve managed to become the Clan elder¡¯s pillars that were supporting the clan. He also remembered when his father explained to him the procedure behind each baptism, in the future he would have to follow the same procedure and gather the blood essence of dragons in the world. He didn¡¯t necessarily have to kill the dragon he just needed enough blood to fill up a bottle and then hunt more dragons for the same blood. This procedure was handed down from their ancestor the flaming thunder dragon god who ruled supreme over all dragons, he also left behind his blood essence in order to add to the baptism so that his descendants may inherit the best possible strength in their human body as well as the elements which he ruled supreme over. Dragons were proud beings who did not take this kindly, after few thousand years of being hunted by the descendants of the one they once served as their god. They gave up in resisting and offered it themselves willingly as long one displayed the Redding medallion. The amazing thing about dragon blood infused with their essence if they so choose to offer it to the Redding clan was that they could freely choose any Redding in the pool itself to inherit their power and merge with that person¡¯s conscious the only taboo being that dragon could never interfere with that descendants thoughts, decisions, or threaten to extinguish his soul otherwise he would be hunted down and killed. Of course Dragons weren¡¯t only ever limited to Redding clan they were proud beings so it was hard for them to ever acknowledge any other Clan as easily as they did with the Redding Clan. Some took in humans as successors who went on to become legends in the continents and establish powerful clans who still had little of that dragons bloodline to boast as a Clan of Dragons this was truly laughable matter in the face of the Redding Clan who since birth carried the bloodline of a Dragon god and secondly had his blood along with countless dragons to strengthen their body. These dragons blood were used as a means for the Redding descendant to devour and strengthen the Redding bloodline in their veins so as to activate it easier. While Raehor was lost in thought most of the kids below had finished their baptism and were with their parents as they were welcomed with a new Yellow dragon robe, they were pleased with themselves as they spoke about their new found strength. This process went on for few more hours as kids walked out of the pool one by one until there were only two kids sitting down, these two young men were of course the twins Raegan and Raegar. Daemon and Raehor were expecting these two to be the last to finish so they weren¡¯t surprised at all. Another hour went by peacefully like this everyone waiting for the two to finish until a scream was heard. AHHH!! Raehor and Daemon both stood up a little shocked and pleased at the same time this indicated that they both inherited something which was extremely rare. Raegar was screaming as if he was burning alive and this carried on until black flames suddenly rose from his body and spread out few meters away from his body he began to float in air while he was sitting crossed legged, he was clenching his teeth. Suddenly his hair turned pitch black along with his eyes they weren¡¯t red anymore, these flames were tyrannical. Daemon was pleased and a little disappointed that Raegar didn¡¯t inherit the thunder element of their clan he had high hopes for him but he still remained calm and waited for Raegan to go through the process. Raegar calmed down and went back to his original calm state the black flames died down and his hair returned back to its original lively scarlet red colour it once had. He got up and walked outside the pool where he was greeted by his first uncle Amon who gave him a new robe as the last one had blood all over it. Suddenly another scream rang out inside the hall. AHHHH!!! This process was a little different from Raegar, above the mountain black clouds gathered, and suddenly thunder danced in the clouds and the sounds of explosion in the sky was heard from inside the hall. The whole mountain itself was shaking as if a giant was banging on the mountain itself. The kids began to panic as if the whole mountain would collapse. Raegan floated in the air and he suddenly opened his eyes as yellow thunder could be seen dancing in his eyes, he suddenly looked up the ceiling of the hall and watched the thunder in the sky roar as if an emperor descending on this lowly mortal world. Suddenly yellow thunder was produced from inside Raegan¡¯s body he was bathed in yellow thunder and he had the impression if he wanted he could reduce this entire mountain to ashes right now but he controlled the urge to test his power. He slowly cleared his mind and allowed the thunder back into his body. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daemon who was seeing this was shocked and pleased that his grandson finally inherited the clans traditional thunder, he could now die a happy man knowing the clan would be in a capable hands. He was also greatly shocked by the fact Raegan could produce so much of the element as if it was completely at his mercy and he could summer a show of lightning upon this mountain anytime he wished. It was both amazing and frightening to imagine such a thing. Stolen from its rightful author, this tale is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. Raehor was also very proud of his son right now for inheriting such power he could only dream of ever since he was little, the reason his Clan was now in this desolate forest in this mountain was mainly due to the fact this Element now became rare in the Clan otherwise they would absolutely rule over this world with true power. The elders and the observers mouth were agape they couldn¡¯t believe Raegan inherited such tyrannical power and it was their Clans most beloved element, the element that defined them, their strength and their pride. They were truly excited and grateful to have such a genius being born into their Clan. The parents could only wish for their kids to befriend these two twins, although Raegar¡¯s looks could bewitch any woman of this world once he grows up and matures, his brother however was the future leader, the inheritor of the divine thunder element. They would absolutely push their kids to be on even more friendly terms with Raegan and could only wish their daughters could catch his eye. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Raegan slowly walked out the pool he was unaware of the commotion he had caused, he was pleased himself for gaining this element the Clan so desperately wished for he truly understood the importance of it now that he experienced it¡¯s power. ¡°No wonder it¡¯s so rare in this world to have this element, it¡¯s truly heaven defying¡± Raegan was slowly thinking in his heart while he walked to his uncle Amon for his new robe. Suddenly Daemon stood up from his throne with a large smile on his face. ¡°Raegan, you¡¯ve made both me and the Clan very proud. You and Raegar are both the hope of this clan in the future. I hope you can truly master this element you were bestowed upon by our ancestor¡± Daemon was laughing in heart with excitement. ¡°I¡¯ll serve the Clan well grandfather, I won¡¯t disappoint you¡± Raegan felt very attached to this clan he spent the last 7 years in. He understood very well that this type of powerful clan didn¡¯t belong in this lonely forest that was full of carnage and massacre although they lived in a peaceful part of it, there were no civilisation here it was almost as if they were banished from the main lands. He wanted to get back to the main land, he wanted to bring glory to this Clan although Redding was a very powerful Clan. To be here in this place meant they had an even more powerful enemy which they feared and no matter how much his grandfather boasted of this Clans strength he knew this deep down. ¡°That¡¯s the end of this ceremony for those who have been given a new yellow robe strive to train to the best of your abilities and make a name for yourself in this Clan. We will not restrict anyone from advancing based on which house or who your father is we only value strength. You will be given different duties based on your skills so work hard until the time comes. As you all know there will be a clan wide tournament in 5 years so make so you train to the best of your abilities, there will be a very enticing reward for the winner.¡± Daemon smiled at the children. ¡°Yes Patriarch¡± The children all said unison crossing their right hand on the heart as they slightly bowed and then proceeded to walk out with their parents. ¡°Raegan and Raegar meet me in the study hall tomorrow¡± Daemon said before he disappeared. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Raegan and Raegar walked back to their living quarters with their father who was smiling like a fool, they both understood he was proud of them which made their hearts feel warm. It was truly a nice feeling when a parent looks at you in such a way, Raegan was thanking that mysterious old man for bringing him to such a world to have this type of family at last. ¡°My babies, are you hurt anywhere?¡± Aida came running once she saw her two boys. ¡°Aida cmon their not babies anymore, they are now men of the Clan¡± Raehor puffed his chest in proud manner. ¡°I don¡¯t remember you giving birth to them, stop spouting nonsense you brute¡± Aida gave him a glare. ¡°This of course was a team effort you can¡¯t hog all the accomplishments¡± Raehor retorted. ¡°Dad, mom, can you not get into this Raegar will have nightmare for weeks once he finds out what you two are talking about¡± Raegan interjected between them. ¡°Look at his face he looks completely lost, Raegar as your father the greatest advice I can give you is, do not marry a woman stronger than you¡± Raehor patted his son on the shoulder as he whispered. ¡°Dad don¡¯t be a wuss mum can¡¯t hear you when you whisper in my ear. You told me a man should say things clearly and proudly¡± Raegar big red eyes blinked. ¡°Hoo is your father bad mouthing mommy? If your father itching for a beating? Clearly he hasn¡¯t learned his lesson¡± Aida finally stopped inspecting Raegan of any injuries and looked at Raehor. Raehor seeing this suddenly stood scratched his head, looked left and right, then looked back at his wife and sons. Then proceeded to walk slowly out the door, he then broke into a full sprint as he ran away as fast as he could. Chapter - 9 The following day Raegan awoke from sleep having had some nightmare but the way he saw it, it was more like a vision. As if that memory belonged to someone else, now that he was reincarnated he wondered if that was his past life memories returning to him. He quickly dismissed such ideas and proceeded to his daily routine before anyone in his household awoke for breakfast, his mother hated when he was late for breakfast with the family. He walked to the summit of mountain as he always did before sunrise to enjoy the view while he meditated allowing himself to strengthen as well as study his new found element he was so interested in. He began by circulating the qi throughout his body absorbing it into his blood cells but as this happened something new and interesting happened, as the qi fused with his blood cells small sparks of thunder could be as he took a closer look to observe it. It was as if it was begging to be let out and run amok, he found this element of his truly astonishing it was as if it had a will of its own. He did not wish for this element to consume him so he cleared his mind and forced himself to calm down; he proceeded to meditate in such a manner until the sunrise. He opened his eyes and let out a long breath releasing all the negative energy in his body, feeling relaxed he smiled and got up. Not even walked few paces but he found few kids who were doing the same meditating on top of the mountain, this was the first time had seen these kids other than hunting in the forest he did not interact with many of them but he had seen their faces before. A young girl who was slightly shorter than himself, with graceful demeanour elegantly walked up to him smiling. He was stunned for a few seconds, that smile could bewitch any person or so he believed. She may be a little young right now and hasn¡¯t fully developed but she would surely turn into an amazing beauty in the future, merely he never thought she would interact with him on her own. She tied her red hair in a ponytail with her yellow dragon robe hanging down a little too big for her small undeveloped body. She walked up to him and gave a slight bow before interacting with him. ¡°You must be young master, Raegan¡± her red crystal eyes looked at him in a charming way. ¡°ah, yes, who might you be?¡± He had seen her before but he was not familiar with her name. ¡°You can call me Kaia, I must congratulate you on awakening the thunder element, we¡¯re all looking forward to the day you stand at the peak¡± Kaia innocent eyes blinked at him. ¡°Nice to meet you Kaia and thank you, this is the first time seeing so many people here. Is there a special reason for this?¡± Raegan was truly curious as the reason why his favourite spot suddenly become a hotspot. Hearing this Kaia chuckled sweetly, she truly amused at how easy going this fellow was. ¡°Well you see after seeing your awakening and how powerful you twins are the other branch families want to establish close ties with you two, they are even asking their sons and daughters to form close friendship with you two, some even go as far as asking their daughters to rope you in¡± Kaia stated honestly. Hearing this Raegan was a little shocked and amused at how cunning these people were. They were one family so there was no need to rope anyone in, this Clan was especially a close one anyways it¡¯s not like the branch family were asked to relocated to different mountain in this forest. ¡°If that is so then what are you doing telling me your purpose, you are quite the familiar in roping people in I must say¡± he wanted to see what her reason for telling him was. ¡°Don¡¯t get me wrong although I was asked to do so by my father I have no intention of being forced to marry someone whom I have not approved of no matter their status, rich or poor, strong or weak, dumb or smart. I decide who I marry and no one else has any say in this¡± she was a little enraged by this presumptuous fellow in front of her even if he was the future clan leader. ¡®How ironic just the other day father was warning Raegar about marrying a woman like mom, and here is another one with a fiery temper just like her, although she is a little weak but she will soon catch up with such a will and determination it¡¯s only matter of time¡¯ Raegan was pondering such things in his head. ¡°Well good luck on that, I shall see myself off my mother doesn¡¯t tolerate it when I am late for breakfast. May we meet again Kaia¡± Raegan proceeded to walk down the mountain while waving his hand as he departed. Kaia stood there watching him leave she was a little interested in him the way he carried himself in such unrestrained way, he said everything the way it was she found such a thing attractive. but it was too soon to judge his character before she got to know him well enough. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Raegan found his mother just putting the food on the table as he walked in, he enjoyed this part of the day the most being with his family. He had everything he could wish in terms of family and so far he was pleased with the way this second life was turning out. Stolen from its original source, this story is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. ¡°You¡¯ve come just in time, Raegan. Grab a seat. Raegar and your father should be back from morning spar¡± Aida lovingly looked at her son before she got back to setting up the table. Just as she was finished placing everything on the table Raegar and Raehor walked through the door, Raegar looked like he was half dead. He knew his little brother was a genius when it came to learning techniques quickly once he saw them but he was getting use to using them in combat which was giving him valuable experience that he needed. ¡°Welcome back you two, Raegar you look half dead are you okay?¡± Raegan began to tease. ¡°Unlike you who wakes up before everyone to sneak away I have to carry your share of the beating as well¡± Raegar felt wronged by his elder brother for leaving him with this brute of a father. ¡°Don¡¯t look so hurt, you know with that pretty face of yours you¡¯ll be chased by many women, and with women trouble follows. That being said once the guys see the girls they had a crush on fawning over this pretty boy they would surely not let you go so you need to get used to getting some beating¡± Raegan stated seriously as if this was a crisis. Raegar hearing this was a little shocked then he proceeded to walk towards the mirror to see his reflection. ¡°You do have a point, with these looks trouble will surely follow. However that does not mean I will tolerate people provoking me, I know I will make an example of the first one to provoke me so others don¡¯t get the idea that they can provoke me¡± Raegar had excitement in his eyes as if he found a solution to the issue. ¡°As your elder brother no one will ever lay a hand on you while you are in my presence don¡¯t worry, and well if they sneak attack you alone¡­ hehehe¡­ you¡¯ll have to fend for yourself, you are not a weakling are you my dear brother?¡± Raegan was very protective of his brother to the point he would sometimes be enraged when his father would hit Raegar in training. ¡°Brother don¡¯t tease me, I hear those young masters in the midlands are unreasonable especially those nobles. I hear they would try to kill you for little things such as being with a beautiful woman or having something they are interested in or perhaps even just looking at them in the wrong way¡± Raegar had heard many stories from his elders and teachers who taught him various subjects about the midlands and their history. ¡°Relax I won¡¯t tease you anymore, who do you think we are for them to ever lay a hand on anyone who¡¯s name is Redding? If they so much as touch a single hair on your body I will eradicate their entire Clan for you, now sit down and eat¡± Raegan tried to give his brother reassurance after he took his joke a little seriously. ¡°That¡¯s my boys remember to always protect each other no matter what, Raegan you being the elder this is your responsibility. Your father and I have news for the two of you as well, Raegar would you like a little brother or sister you can protect as well?¡± Aida looked at her younger son while smiling. ¡°Mom you mean you and dad?!¡± Raegar was a little shocked, the same expression was on Raegan¡¯s face. Raehor proudly puffed his chest out like he had a triumphant victory ¡°Yes, your mother is pregnant, this is a wonderful news for the entire family!¡± ¡°I¡¯ll have a younger brother or sister this is great, I can be a big brother like Raegan¡± Raegar was excited. ¡°I¡¯ll have two younger siblings this is wonderful, good work dad¡± Raegan put a thumbs up for his dad who laughed even louder while Aida just smiled. The rest of the meal carried on such a lively manner to celebrate such a special occasion until it was time for both Raegan and Raegar to follow their father in order to meet the Patriarch. They were also excited to tell him the news about the pregnancy. Raegan however was more curious their grandfather wanted to meet them and not the rest of the kids who took the baptism, they each had an inheritance of their own, granted not as grand as these two but they still inherited the strength of the ancestor any other clan other than this and they would be regarded like a priceless treasure. They walked into the large study where old books where on the shelf, there was a large table in the middle, with a dragons body carved onto the table. Sitting at the head of the Table was Daemon who was reading a book, there were 5 other chairs around him in the table but of course he sat at the head of the table with regards to his status as the Patriarch. Once he saw his two grandkids coming in with his eldest son, he smiled and stood up to welcome them as he gave both of the boys a hug. He then proceeded to ask them to sit down before that started on the important discussion that was to follow. Chapter - 10 Raegan looked up at his grandfather¡¯s face which was strict and had a serious look than usual even during the ceremony he didn¡¯t look this serious, so he wondered what grave matter was at hand for his grandfather to be acting like this. ¡°Raegan do you have any idea what your special eye ability is?¡± Daemon suddenly broke the silence. Raegan didn¡¯t seem surprised by this question but he knew this wasn¡¯t the reason why Daemon was serious he was just merely curious. ¡°Yes Grandfather, but it takes a toll on my body I don¡¯t want to use unless that person is weaker than myself or I¡¯m in grave danger and have no other means¡± Raegan stated honestly without blinking. ¡°Mn. Knowing your own limits is good so why don¡¯t you show me?¡± Daemon looked straight at him. ¡°I can¡¯t fully control myself once I use it so I don¡¯t want to show this unsightly sight to you and father right now but I will show you during the tournament five years from now that I can promise you¡± Raegan didn¡¯t want to exhaust himself and pass out just yet. ¡°He is right father plus you¡¯ll be pleasantly surprised so treat it as something to look forward to in the upcoming tournament¡± Raehor knew clearly that sort of power and effect it would have on Raegan¡¯s small body. ¡°Grandpa why don¡¯t you see my special ability instead¡± Raegar didn¡¯t want to be outdone. ¡°What special ability? We have already seen yours ever since you were born just how do you think you could learn things just from seeing it once? Did you think you were some unparalleled genius who¡¯s never been seen before? Let me tell you the truth here young Raegar your great grandfather had that same ability as yours in fact everything about you is just like my father which scares me a little to be honest¡± Daemon didn¡¯t hold back at all. ¡®This must be why he torments me more than Raegan this explains it all! Goddamn you great grandfather how could you abuse your son to such a degree that he would torment someone who is just like you¡¯ Raegar finally understood why he got beatings for no reason every time he would run into this grandfather of his. Daemon suddenly stood up which made Raegar flinch but he guessed wrong this time he wasn¡¯t the target he was merely standing up and walking towards a book on his desk, he picked it up and returned to his seat. ¡°This book holds the history of our clan, I won¡¯t ask you to read through this book and countless others before you know the history and the truth so I will explain it to you to the best ability I can so listen up because I won¡¯t repeat myself¡± Daemon gave a quick glare to Raegar indicating that message was for him. Raegan was always curious about this family who was so powerful yet were in this bloody forest, it was truly strange for a mighty clan to reside here as If they were hiding from someone. So he paid closer attention and looked at Daemon with serious eyes making sure to not mishear or miss anything that was about to be said. ¡°As you already know we are the descendants of the Dragon God Redding, he ruled the element of thunder and his secondary element was fire he reached the pinnacle of strength along with Four other beings who were regarded as divine beasts, they were Sirius the Leviathan, Azrael the offspring of both Redding and a superior magical beast giving birth to the divine beast thunderbird. Aogan the proud phoenix, lastly Kaiser the Titan. Each of these Divine beasts acknowledged the Dragon God Redding as the mightiest he was after all the ruler of Dragons as well. Azrael being the son of Redding was never acknowledged as such by the Dragons and they looked down on him for being a bird but he was a very powerful bird which earned the title Divine thunderbird to stand shoulder to shoulder with the other Divine beasts such as a Phoenix and a Titan as well as a Leviathan. As time went on these divine beasts had descendants with humans who were growing ever more curious of the world as well as their vast reproduction system, their intelligence and the ability to establish empires. They observed these humans before changing into human form so that their chose human partner could have a descendant with their bloodline and strength if they worked hard enough. Our Ancestor seeing this was a very proud Dragon God and he viewed humans even less than ants, but he was still intrigued and decided to roam the lands in which the Divine beasts descendants empires that they created, he found the way they lived amusing and interested and soon enough he gained companion a woman with the same red hair as his. This is the mother of our Clan Caer she bore the first descendant of Redding who turned out to be a son with the same red hair his parents carried his name was Magnus Redding the first Clan leader. Redding enjoyed the time he had with his wife and his son who was so gifted humans called him a monster, Redding didn¡¯t mind such curses especially from humans he now viewed differently since he met Caer¡± Daemon stopped there before looking around to see if the boys were still paying attention, he then continued with the history lesson. ¡°Magnus quickly because so powerful that it was impossible for humans to consider him as a human, by the age of 20 he entered the Emperor realm, this caught the attention of the large empires of the other continent, Aogan, Sirius, Azrael and Kaiser. They started sending their experts to invite Magnus to join them if he refused they would kill him they believed they could lose nothing. Magnus of course declined all of them and killed those who attacked with his thunder element which sparked a rumour that he was a descendant of Azrael, this rumour quickly reached the ears of the imperial family of Azrael and its emperor. Azrael family being proud to the bone did not acknowledge this rumour and said that he was merely a bastard that did not deserve the Azrael name and no more so if he was targeted they would not intervene. Magnus at this point had no idea all the assumptions and rumours that were flying around, he merely trained with his father and stayed beside his mother who was now almost at the end of her life. He knew that his father considered these human matters beneath him so as long as Magnus life wasn¡¯t in danger he would not give him assistance with these Divine beasts descendants. The following few years were nothing but chaotic for Magnus who was hunted down left and right, he was not in any mortal danger and Redding always watched him from afar with his divine sense. He was truly feeling enraged seeing his beloved son being hunted down left and right like he was someone beast but he had to stay with his wife in her final days, he promised her many times he would protect her beloved child. The story has been taken without consent; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. That following year Magnus returned for his mother¡¯s funeral, seeing his father standing there with black coat looking dejected and the sorrow evident in his eyes he was stricken with sorrow and grief in his heart. He knew if one did not cultivate their life span would not be extended and human life was short. Magnus enemies knew of his mother¡¯s death so they decided to set up an ambush for him there with countless king realm experts there to fight him who was now 2nd realm Emperor, this was truly hard and his life could not be guaranteed anymore. Redding who stayed out of this the entire time seeing their despicable acts and methods to lure his son into this trap to pry on his emotions like this was enraged beyond belief, he decided enough was enough these humans and their greed despite some being offspring¡¯s of divine beasts they are still human after all¡± RUMBLE ¡°The Entire sky began to be covered by dark clouds, blocking even the sun out of its light. Suddenly it was as if night had suddenly descended on the world, however when the experts looked up they saw Redding and his red hair fluttering in the wind suddenly appear beside his son Magnus who had similar look to Redding. The experts then looked up at the sky and they saw thunder dancing in the clouds and then suddenly explosions could be heard The sounds of thunder exploding could be heard as some descended at lightning speed, while the roars of thunder could be heard in the sky as they danced about, suddenly Redding looked down at the experts below him¡± RUMBLE RUMBLE!! ¡°Who are you to hunt my son as if he were a beast and this was simply nothing more than a game for you? You are king realm experts yet you choose to do such despicable you are truly trash among trash. Which Divine beasts are you descendants of? Is it Azrael? Or perhaps Aogan? That doesn¡¯t even matter let me make things clear for all of you! This here is my son, Magnus Redding, I am the dragon god Redding, let alone your entire empires, even your ancestors would bow before me yet you wish to spill the blood OF MY SON?!! Do you realise now that spilling his blood is the same as spilling my blood? Let this be a warning to not only you but to those divine beasts ancestors who are hiding away, when you hear the name Redding and that person is my descendant you better bow before them or believe me I will annihilate not only you but those so called Ancestors standing behind your backs! Enough chit chat you can only blame yourselves and your rotten luck for ever running into me and my descendant¡± Redding raised his hand up into the sky and suddenly uttered ¡°Be gone with the thunder¡± RUMBLE RUMBLE BOOM! Thunder suddenly began falling from the heavens as if to punish these men who were now all on their knees trembling with fear and utter panic on their face, they knew who Redding was they read it in their Clan history merely they never though he would have a human descendant and that descendant was the one they were chasing all this time¡± Raegan was seeing these images as Daemon described them it was truly magical they called these records historia, they were history records that had the effect to picture the scenes and what was being told as if you were watching a video. ¡°So Raegan and Raegar what do you think was the response from the Divine beasts?¡± Daemon asked curiously ¡°Of course they had to give face to Redding as he is the most powerful¡± Raegan replied immediately. ¡°Close enough they truly did want to give him face except for one who was extremely jealous, that was Azrael, he was never acknowledged by Redding as his son but a human was. In his jealously he tasked with his descendants to always be hostile towards us, but the divine beasts came to the conclusion that they would never interfere with their human descendants affairs as long as Redding doesn¡¯t interfere. And so our ancestor agreed but not before he had more descendants along with Magnus descendants, before the treaty was put in place. The divine beasts along with our ancestor disappeared from these lands. However that was not the end, as we grew more powerful with each generation adding to our strength we established an empire here which was called Dragon Empire. However after few thousand years our strength was growing closer to the other 4 Empires strength combined so they joined forces to exterminate our clan. We were heavily outnumbered and so we fled to this forests which conceals us and scares humans away, this continent was then called after another empire that rose to power after us the Rose family and so Rosengard came to be¡± Daemon finally finished explaining. ¡°Grandpa when can we reclaim our honour instead of hiding away here like cowards?¡± Raegar was angry. ¡°Calm yourself child, now that we have you two especially with Raegan being inheritor of the thunder element it won¡¯t be long before we reclaim what is rightfully ours¡± Daemon had a cold look in his eyes. ¡°Father it¡¯s time we told them the news¡± Raehor finally spoke. ¡°Right, after the tournament I will be going into another closed door training and your father will inherit the Patriarch position from me¡± Daemon smiled at Raehor warmly. ¡°Congratulations father¡± Both Raegan and Raehor claimed with wide smiles. ¡°You two need to train hard for the next 5 years don¡¯t let me and your grandfather down, we have high hopes for you two. The whole clan rests on your shoulders to wash of the humiliation we have suffered these past thousand years living here as barbarians¡± Raehor had a cold look in his eyes. ¡°We won¡¯t disappoint you father I will personally lead our armies in the future with Raegar by my side to slaughter our enemies, those who plotted against us those despicable people¡± Raegan still had those memories of Magnus being hunted in his mind. ¡°Good now go on I need to speak with the Patriarch about few things¡± Raehor told his sons. Raegan and Raegar both walked towards the door as they exited Raegan went straight to his favourite spot to meditate and work through those memories of Magnus and that battle especially the way the thunder was in the sky to gain a little enlightenment.