In a courtyard where there were wooden training dummies placed neatly with a certain distance between, there were sounds of wood being smacked with a certain rhythm and a commanding womanly voice that kept saying;“Again!”“Again!”“Again!”The same woman repeated over and over. The young boy that was hitting the wooden doll kept hitting it even when his knuckles hurt. He bore through the pain and kept hitting the doll as instructed by the woman.At one point the woman told him to stop. The boy stopped hitting the doll and turned to face the woman. The woman had her black hair tied back in a ponytail. Her eyes were golden yellow much like the boy’s hair. The boy’s light blue eyes looked directly into the woman’s and didn’t dare to look away.“That’s enough for today, Matt.” The woman, named Rin, said to the boy."Aye ma'am!" The boy, Matthew, replied with discipline.Rin stepped down from the corridor stairs and stood in front of Matthew. She grabbed both of Matthew's hands and examin
After a quick breakfast, Rain decided to check out the nest by himself. It has been almost 12 hours since he set up the toxin spells. The chimaeras were ordered to stay behind and guard the city. Matthew was headed toward Arshild’s tomb again along with Theraphosa to settle a few things."So Arshild, what exactly are we going to do when we get there?" Matthew asked."We are going to gather any items that are valuable to bring with us. And dispose of those that aren't." Arshild spoke through the Dragoknight"Even the really good looking weapons?""Though they seem so, I know better. There's probably not much that is useful but they would be of use for other reasons.""I guess so. How are we going to carry them though? The weight may not be a problem, but the volume might be.""Fret not. Be it weight or volume, it will not be a problem. I've already modified the Dragoknight.""Hmm, okay." Matthew wasn't sure what Arshild meant, but since he was sure about it, Matthew just agreed."Speak
Matthew and Theraphosa returned to the goblin city several hours after they left. Matthew was carrying a large and heavy sack filled with pure metals that they collected from Arshild’s storage and Theraphosa was only carrying a small backpack of her valuable belongings. When they got to town though, the dome was gone and the crowd of goblins gathered in a certain location.Since the goblins were short, Matthew could see Rain, and the chimaeras standing in front of the crowd talking to some dwarves who were a little bit taller than most of the goblins.“What’s going on?” Matthew wondered to himself.“From their attire, they are Dwarven palace guards.” Theraphosa said.“What?” Matthew snapped his head at Theraphosa for a second and turned back to look at the dwarves. The five of them were silver armour and had a visible layer of blue barrier surrounding their entire body.One of the goblins noticed Matthew and Theraphosa and immediately pointed at them while shouting. This alerted every
In a shack hidden in the middle of nowhere.A man in old rags and a woman in a casual white shirt with brown pants were enjoying a meal at the table. They were having steak and salad."Mm~m! Finally after five months, you managed to get the hang of cooking. This is good!" The man in old rags, Loki, said with an excessive expression."Thank you for teaching me." Rose said with her head low, embarrassed by his praise."Don't be shy. I've lived long enough to know just about everything. Cooking is but a small matter." Loki put another piece of steak into his mouth and kept speaking as he chewed. "I never asked before, but why did you want to learn to cook?"Rose was temporarily shocked upon hearing that question. "Wh-why do you care anyway?""Just curious. I have a few guesses.""Keep them to yourself!" Rose said and hurriedly stuffed her mouth with food.Loki made a devious smirk. "Ah, so it is because of the boy?"Rose almost choked on her food. "No, it's not because of Matt!""I never
Matthew, Rain, Theraphosa, and the chimaera siblings were teleported straight into the dwarven palace via teleportation scroll. In a flash of light, the group appeared along with five dwarven royal knights in silver armour surrounded by many more knights. They all had their swords drawn at the captured criminals.“They were ready for our arrival.” Matthew whispered to Rain.“Looks like everyone knows about you now. Better be ready for the worst.”“No talking!” The dwarf knight captain shouted. “Clear the way toward the throne room.”“Yessir!” The knights answered.Two knights opened the door while the others lightly ran in a line of three knights on each side of the group. With the captain in front, they marched out of the teleportation room toward the throne room.The castle’s halls were incredibly beautiful. The architecture was amazing and being lined with silver and gold made it extra shiny. The hall toward the throne room had portraits of the past dwarven royalties wearing the ro
“What’s happening here?” Platinum, who was the frontmost of the three who had just teleported, asked. She was currently in her human form which had a white skin, silver blue hair and dress, and a pair of green eyes with a vertical slit as their pupil.The other two were Guinevere and Raisya. Guinevere was wearing her usual elven royal outfit that was green as a base with white and yellow decorations and ornaments. Her silver violet hair was braided around her head and decorated with a crown on top. Her eyes were brown and almost shaped.Raisya wore a simple black shirt and short pants. Not a very appropriate look especially in the place they were currently in. Her eyes were red and her body was muscular but it did not lose its feminine look.Their appearance in the throne room would turn the situation around.“L-lady Pla-”“Platinum! Grandma!” Before King Gronta could even respectfully say her name, Matthew casually shouted first and called out to her and his grandmother.Raisya ran c
"I present to you, Arshild Dvur and Draco Blair!"After Matthew made such an exclamation, there was silence. The awkward silence went on for a while and it embarrassed Matthew before Arshild's voice finally came.“Uhm, hello there everyone.”Followed by Draco’s. “Yes, hello.”Then silence came again.“Is that it?” Matthew said to the Dragoknight on his arm that was still dimly glowing.“Well, this wasn’t exactly what I had in mind. I thought you’d say some things first before you give a topic or something before my cue.”“You mustn't just throw myself out on stage like that, boy.”"I thought you didn't mind?""Not like this, I do." Draco said.Matthew and the dragon inside him were squabbling with each other in whisper, but was still quite audible to the others."Well I'll be damned. Is that really you, Arshild? And Draco?" Platinum asked suddenly."Yeah, long time no see, Chi." Arshild replied."Chi?" Almost everyone said at once."Oh, you guys didn't know? Her full name is Chiro Pla
On the third day after the meeting, the declaration ceremony was held. The ceremony took place in front of the elven palace where hundreds of citizens were gathered to witness the surprising and sudden event. Normally, a declaration like this would take at least two weeks of preparation since it required the official papers from all nations, but since this was only between the Dwaven and Elven Kingdoms with both parties already present, the process was quick.Most of the audience were elves but there were specks of other races visible in the crowd. Their chatter revealed what made them anxious about this event."A new Dragon Emperor? The last one was like 70 years ago." Said a male elf."Well, compared to the previous one that was several centuries ago, this time is pretty quick." Said a female elf."It's so sudden though? There's literally no news of a dragon on the level of an emperor." A tortoise beastwoman made a remark."A bit suspicious if you ask me." Replied a human male. "And
At the edge of the pit, it was them. A total of nine of the Scarlett family members.From the right, a woman with long red hair and black and white dress was casting a healing spell on Bilgrae. A male elf in full black armour with a star shaped bang of three red points and two white points and his black hair was split in the middle. A demon with dark violet hair and a pair of horns at the side of her head and wore a jet black skin tight suit which exposed certain parts, Crymillia. In the middle, it was a man with short bright red hair wearing a black and gold robe. Then, a man with black hair in a red and black suit. Another demon with about the same features as Crymillia except that his hair was short and he wore a black cloak over his suit. Then there was a man with spiky red hair in a red robe with a high collar, Crone, the one that Matthew and his friends fought at the Great Sandcastle. Finally, there was the black feathered avian human, Skystorm.Seeing Skystorm in good health, M
Confronting Bilgrae now was what he expected to see from a Dragon Emperor.Matthew was now at maximum output of his astra and all of it was condensed in his body. Bright red scales covered his entire body and he grew slightly in size. His muscles became more toned and also increased in size. A pair of horns of a darker tone of red grew out of his forehead that curved to the back of his head. Both of his eyes were glowing golden as his hair was.“Let’s finish this!” Matthew did not delay any further. He couldn’t maintain this form for long so he must finish the fight quickly.Matthew dashed toward Bilgrae who was ready for Matthew. Their fists clashed again and this time, not only was Bilgrae pushed back, he felt pain in his knuckles. Matthew was much stronger than before and far faster too. Utilising his speed, Matthew went for another punch to Bilgrae’s gut.“Oof!” Bilgrae got the air knocked out of him with the first hit.Matthew followed up with a barrage of punches. Bilgrae truly
After being blown away by Skystorm’s wind, Matthew regained his footing and was met with the big lizardman, Bilgrae Scarlett. Bilgrae had a smirk on his face. Matthew stood up and faced Bilgrae, but his eyes were not on him. Matthew’s eyes fell on Falynx in the far distance.“Are you still concerned about that monster?” Bilgrae asked with his deep voice.Matthew looked at Bilgrae now. “It’s hard to know which one is the monster here.”“Heh, you’re right. All of us are monsters deep inside. It just takes one misstep to turn a person into one. You’ve been there too.”“No I haven’t.”“Maybe not to you. But the whole world saw you as one. Now that monster suddenly turned into an emperor and they suddenly glorified you, while some still hate you of course.”“Hmph.” Matthew huffed.“You’re angry with me, I understand. I purposely did not kill that beast. Out of compassion.”“Don’t lie. You Scarletts don’t know what that means.”Bilgrae wasn’t smiling anymore. “You don’t know how merciful fa
Akame and Skystorm were separated from Matthew and Bilgrae. Akame stood up after being blown away by the powerful gust of wind created by Skystorm. Their eyes met. Both of their irises were bright red and gazed deeply.“I will be your foe, Red Cardinal.” Skystorm said.“What relic will you take? What will you use it for?” Akame asked.“Straight to the questions huh… That’s not any of your business. Why would you care what we take anyway if you’ll die?”“To evaluate whether it’s worth fighting for or not.”“Hmm, a smart choice. If you don't want to fight, then I shant confront you. Sadly, it seems that Lord Dragunov disagrees with you. If he is in the way, then we must remove him. I don’t think that leaves you an option now.”Backing out from this would mean that Matthew will be fighting two people. If they weren’t among the Scarlett Army’s strongest, it probably wouldn’t be hard for him to deal with alone. Both of their foes were really strong and Akame had no expectation of defeating
After their encounter with Falynx, they reached an agreement to conduct an investigation as they intended. Falynx had flown back to the surface on its own. Matthew and Akame headed to the temple and arrived at the front door.For some reason, even though they were underground, it was as clear as day down here. It was not dark and not too bright either, like a cloudy day.There were stairs that led to the door and the walls in the area were already partially destroyed. Some of the stairs were also gone. The giant door was made of stone and seemed to be intact with little cracks around the hinges.Matthew pushed one of the doors open. It was surprisingly heavy so Matthew had to lean into it to move it. Akame went inside first and inspected the place. There was a stage and a podium carved out of stone at the end of the great hall. A mural was carved out of the wall behind the stage depicting a supposed god holding the sun in his hands.Matthew left the door open and joined Akame to look
In the middle of the desert, there were two figures running across the sands. Clouds of sand were left behind in their quick steps. The cloak provided by the minister was really working. No sand was sticking onto them.“We’re getting close.” Matthew informed Akame.Almost two hours have passed since they left the city. Many monsters came their way but they were easily dealt with. It caused a little delay but not enough to affect their momentum. Falynx’s presence was still about 10 kilometres away.“Be ready for battle.” Akame said.“Remember though, don’t kill it.” Matthew reminded her.A few minutes later, a gigantic figure could be seen flying in the sky. The creature had the body of a snake, the head of a crocodile and six pairs of batwings. Its yellow eyes with black vertical slits looked down at the incoming people below.Falynx bowed its head and began descending. Matthew and Akame saw this as an engagement in battle. Matthew called out the Dragoknight to his arms and increased
The sun was already high up in the sky in the Capital City of Kubalt. The weather was hot and dry as usual in San Coro. The street around this particular area was not that busy since it was right in front of the Palace of Al-Jauhara. One would occasionally see knights patrolling the area. Akame was waiting under the intense heat of the sun. She had covered herself in a large black cloth to protect herself from the heat. The guards out here only wore light armour compared to the ones inside, probably because their armour would be too hot to wear outside. Not too long after, she finally saw the one she was waiting for. Matthew was jogging toward her. He wore his long sleeved red hooded jacket and an orange shirt under it and a pair of black pants. He also had his usual travelling backpack with him. “Phew, sorry, did you wait long?” “Not too long. Did you not use a teleportation scroll?” Akame asked. “I did, but the closest one was to Yanbue City. Neither Platinum nor Rose were famil
“What brings you here, Akame?” Matthew asked.Just a few moments ago, Akame had arrived in front of Platinum’s cave. Someone like who was a Coloured Hunter, passing through the Blackwood Forest and up the cold mountain was not a problem. Or not.Akame was hugging herself to keep warm but it was not helping at all. “Achoo! C-can we talk somewhere warmer?”“Oh, come on in.” Matthew invited her inside.Akame went in and they both made their way to the living room. Matthew didn't think that it was alright to bring her to the others directly. The living room had a fire to keep them warm, so here was enough.“Ah~” Akame warmed herself up by the fire and put her hands out.“So, what are you doing here without equipment to survive on a mountain? Certainly you didn’t come to interview us?” Matthew asked.“Queen Cleopatra sent me. We will investigate the ruin she mentioned together.” Akame said with the same emotionless voice as usual.“Cleopatra? Well, I was gonna head there in a few days anyw
Matthew and Rose arrived at the foot of the mountain just by the Blackwood Forest where they dropped off of the carriage while Guinevere headed back to her palace. It was already very late in the afternoon when they got to the forest. Matthew carried Rose's luggage in hands while he also wore his backpack."I can carry my own stuff." Rose said."No, I will carry them for you. Anyway, are you sure you'll be fine?""My magic resistance is quite high. I also know how to disperse mana if it does accumulate inside me. How long exactly is it going to take to get up there again?" Rose looked up at the ledge near the mountain peak where Platinum's abode was."Well, usually only a few hours if you're moving at my usual speed. If we're walking though, a few days at least." Matthew said."But we're not walking, right?" Rose asked."Nope." As Matthew replied, a shadow flew past over them.A jade green dragon circled them as she descended to the ground nearby. Upon landing, the dragon folded its w