"I will only let you go if you accept my condition." the blue dragon demanded. "M-Mister... it wasn't right! I... I already have a mate!" I started to feel panicky. He demanded something I couldn't accept.He snorted and asserted, "Don't take me for a fool, Young Lady. You don't have any marks. And even if you have been marked, I don't care. In five years, if you and Leonora don't appear before me, I will look for you instead and have you as my wife." Then he pointed his fingers at me, and in a split second, I was engulfed in dark blue light. It caught me off guard, and it was too late to react. What did he do to me? "What did you do to me just now?" I asked nervously and panic-stricken. "It's a curse. If you don't fulfill my request after five years, your body will crave me, and you'll come to me on your own accord. Only I can undo the curse. So don't even think you can get rid of my curse." A curse? "You...!" I was speechless. I'm really unfortunate to stumble into this mad dra
I was in a daze when I opened my eyes. My chest tightened as though something crushed it heavily. And a sense of loss manifested in my chest. Whether it was a dream or not, my spirit was affected. The sudden encounter with my inner wolf made me tremble, and I couldn't help but burst into tears. What happened to my inner wolf? Why can't I feel her anymore? The worst part was I had forgotten her name. I felt sad and mad at myself for forgetting something so important. I have to remember her name before it's too late! She's calling me for help. So I need to save her as soon as possible. But how? Something was wrong with me. It seems I had forgotten the name of my inner wolf when I transformed into my dragon form. No, it was even before that. Suddenly, a realization dawned on me. As far as I can remember, I haven't talked with my inner wolf ever since the green diamond crystal appeared. Was it something to do with my divine powers? Did my sudden awakening seal my inner wolf away? N
Why is the book all chained? Is the information too precious? But my attribute is ice, and will the book freeze if I use it? I frowned and felt helpless.This is all so new to me, and it was too sudden. The moment I arrived in this sacred land, all I did was read books nonstop. As much as I love reading, I couldn't possibly absorb all the knowledge in the books all at once. This is too much! My brain might explode if this continues. But I was curious about what was written in this book. They all seem extraordinary and mysterious. I closed my eyes and felt my divine force while holding the book. A gasp left my mouth as a gust of pure energy entered my body. Holy Moly! What happened? When I looked at the book, the chains were already undone and disappeared like it was never there. I happily flipped the book open and gasped because I couldn't read it. It's an ancient text! Did I face another obstacle? What the eff? I felt a headache coming."Ah! Elders, is this my punishment? Am I
"Ehem." Someone cleared their throat. Oh, I forgot about the girl. "Miss Avallona, my apologies, I didn't see you there," Isabella uttered. Oh, they know each other? Avallona faced Isabella with a smile and bowed slightly. "It's fine, Seventh-Rank Isabella, the Sagacious Warrior." Then Avallona smiled softly at me and grabbed my hand. "Miss Arielle, it's nice meeting you again. So, I guess I see you around?" she said with a sweet smile.Oh, wow. I never knew a vermillion's beauty was out of this world. Avallona looks cold on the outside, but she's actually a softie. I can feel it. Hmm, this girl is not so bad. Perhaps I could befriend her. "Oh, yeah, sure!" I replied with a smile. "Adieu," She turned and walked toward her companion. I couldn't take my eyes off her red hair as they swayed gracefully as she walked.Then I snapped to my senses when Isabella cleared her throat. "What's with the title, Isa?" I asked, confused.I never knew Isabella was a Sagacious Warrior. She's so coo
The battle between Avallona and Kane lasted for another 30 minutes. They both persisted until one of them could barely move.Avallona also suffered some injuries but not fatal."I won, bastard birdbrain!" she yelled after doing a thrusting strike to Kane's head, causing the latter to faint. Her last explosive strike caught Kane off guard.Avallona transformed back to her human form and walked away from the stage after the host announced the result of the battle.The crowd cheered for Avallona, but others felt bad for Kane.I stared at the departing Avallona and realized she was limping a bit. She might have been hurt from the last strike since she's using too much force on her feet.Oh well, it's not my business."Avallona is getting better. She must've worked hard to grow stronger than Kane." Isabella murmured."What's Avallona's current ranking?" I asked, curious."She's ranked ten now since she defeated Kane. That girl finally made it to the top ten of the Youth Leader Board.""She
The following day.The duel continued, and I climbed through the rank with little effort. My case was special since the elders were watching. They allowed me to challenge anyone as many as I wanted throughout the day since I defeated every opponent with one move.Everyone gave me a title, and they called me, "One-Strike Warrior," and "The Undefeated Warrior."And just now, I defeated the rank eleventh. Everyone was cheering my name as I walked onto the stage in front of the top ten, who were seated on the platform above the stage.My lips twitched and almost groaned at the noisy surroundings. Therefore, I don't like showing my strength, but I can't lose face in front of the elders who are watching my every move right now.I stood in the middle of the stage while looking at the platform where the top ten were seated. I met Avallona's gaze, and she smiled at me. Oh, she was now in fourth rank.This afternoon was particular since the elders arranged something for me. They must've realize
Ah, I regret transforming just now. I shouldn't have done it. It's too late though.I cleared my throat and transformed back into my form earlier—my human form with white dragon wings.When I did that, the crowd came back to their senses and went into an uproar."You're an idiot!" a voice boomed in my head. It's Isabella!I pouted. "Stop staring at me like that!" I grumbled, and the trio cleared their throats bashfully."S-So... you're a White Dragon?" the black dragon uttered like an idiot.I rolled my eyes. "Wasn't it obvious?""Hm, it's my first time seeing a White Dragon..." the black dragon and the winged tiger uttered.I creased my forehead in confusion. Isn't Leonora Moon a white dragon as well? Oh, right? Perhaps they didn't see her before. That explains.Does that mean I'm the only White Dragon in this land except for the missing Leonora? That's strange. Oh, isn't the Great Divine Dragon Americus a white dragon as well? What's my connection with them? It wasn't a coincidence
Now, Isabella looks at me with a complicated expression."I didn't expect you to be a half-wolf. I don't even smell your wolf blood. Now that you said you were a half-wolf, I can smell your faint wolf blood. I wonder why..." she said while frowning.I hummed. "Actually, my inner wolf was in a deep sleep. Because of that, I couldn't even transform into my wolf form." Well, that's because I still don't remember my inner wolf's name. However, I have a feeling that I could wake her up soon."Was that even possible?" she frowned and pondered."You know I couldn't use my cold flame, right? That's because of my inner wolf. If I wake her up, I could use my cold flame at will." I said forlornly.Silence fell throughout the room. Suddenly, Isabella squeezed my hand that was resting on the table. "Ari, I hated werewolves, but you are an exception. I hope you remember that. Our friendship is more important than that.""Thank you, Isa." I felt relieved and beamed.She smiled and then turned solemn
[Arielle’s POV] My eyes shone while looking at the treasures that the Seven-Headed Hydra surrendered. There were all kinds of treasures—spiritual fruits, weapons, essence crystals, magic crystal balls, refining materials, gold, and gems. Most of the treasures were shiny and glittering. Well, it’s true that all creatures like shiny things the most—especially dragons. That includes me, of course! Who doesn’t like shiny things? I wonder if this seven-headed hydra robbed some people to get these things. As far as I can tell, all these weapons belong to the dark mage. Dark mages like to use scepters, after all. These collections of scepters all have magic crystal balls on top and all of them were of high quality. “Can I go now, Your Highness?” the seven-headed hydra asked in tenterhooks. Efrain only glared at it, and the poor thing kept trembling in fear. I chuckled in amusement. “Very well. Since you’re giving us all your treasures, we’ll spare you this time,” I said as I shrugged
[Third Person POV]In a huge city where strong dark mages reside, it is chaotic, and monsters wreak havoc everywhere.Every hundred years, a big tide of monsters attacks every city that dark mages build. No one knew why these monsters went berserk and attacked the dark mages. It was as though a powerful boss was commanding these monsters.In fact, there were forbidden places in the underground world where strong monsters lay. They didn’t dare step out of their lair for fear that the behemoth would attack them. That’s why these strong monsters tacitly agreed to control the monsters weaker than them to attack the cities every hundred years. And that behemoth they feared was Efrain.From time to time, Efrain would let half of his body out of the independent space to check the underground world to pass the time. And that’s how he became the boss of the underground world that everybody fears.Today, these strong monsters sensed that the vortex, where Efrain used to be, had disappeared out
Did Efrain just call me a Nine-Clawed Primordial Dragon? And he also calls me Princess Arielle Moon? Did he mistake me for someone else?I narrowed my eyes suspiciously and couldn’t help but ask, “Efrain, what did you just call me?”Efrain blinked his eyes and responded quickly, “Nine-Clawed Primordial Dragon?”“No, not that! Why did you call me Princess Arielle Moon? Did you mistake me for someone else?”“A-Ah? Haha... d-did I call you that? Perhaps I’m just over the moon after seeing your transformation. Yeah, that’s it. You must believe me!” Efrain replied, feigning ignorance. I squinted my eyes into a slit to see if he was telling the truth, but I couldn’t find traces of lies.Hmph!He must be lying through his teeth!Tch. I can’t be bothered with him. I snorted and ignored Efrain. “Don’t bother me.” Then I look at my body with admiration. Wow, I’m so huge. Although I’m not as huge as Efrain, I’m still happy with my new appearance. My claws are sharp like metal and they’re gorgeo
In all my life, I have never seen something so terrifying that it almost makes my soul leave my body. I shuddered at the thought of being eaten alive.What would have become of me?What about my revenge?No! I can’t die here!Isabella and the others are still waiting for me!I... I must persist!I gritted my teeth and fought the extreme pressure. However, the pressure is too strong. I thought my body would explode into smithereens.My life flashed before my eyes and I felt dizzy.No! I can’t die!!!“Argh!”I gritted my teeth while clenching my fist tightly and glared at the creature fiercely. Even if I die, I have to fight to the death!“Ah!” Just as I was about to suffocate to death, the pressure suddenly lifted. I was dumbfounded.I narrowed my eyes while breathing heavily. My body felt weak and my heart kept beating faster. Phew! I almost died! Suddenly, a deep, husky voice with a hint of childishness echoed calmly, “You are indeed brave, little one! You never succumb to death,
Following that, we learned more about this world from Light. She explained it more vividly, which made everyone itching to go outside to see what the dark world was like.Unfortunately, the place where we were at this moment was unfamiliar to Light. She doesn’t know how to go outside, which makes everybody feel dismayed.In light of this, we can only try to adapt to our environment and find people to inquire about the exit.Furthermore, it’s not bad to stay here at all. This place is the right training ground for me and the rest. This way we can save the clan in the upcoming disaster five years from now.Time is of the essence and we can’t dilly-dally. The future of the clan is in our hands. As time ticked away day by day, we finally adapted to how this world works. We slaughter every monster on our way.And the more we slaughter, the stronger we get. This kind of experience gives a boost to our confidence. I could feel the changes in our aura. That’s because we found out how useful
It took a long time before I landed on the soft ground with ease. Good thing I noticed that it’s the endpoint. Isabella also landed beside me and looked around vigilantly. But the remaining three people landed flat on the ground with a loud bang. Thud!“Ow!”“Curses!” “Argh!” I laughed upon seeing Ricky fall face flat on the ground while Avallona and Liana landed on top of him.Pft. Avallona and Liana immediately stood up and grinned sheepishly.“What is this place?” Ricky stood up and asked with a dumbfounded expression. We all looked at the surrounding area in surprise. I thought it would be completely dark. However, I never imagined how wide and high the underground would be. Tons of colorful illuminating stones were scattered everywhere, illuminating the entire place.This place looks like a cave, but not. It’s more like another dimension. The difference was that the sky was dark. If not for the illuminating stones everywhere, this place would be filled with darkness as black
Just when the dark mage was about to strike, Isabella suddenly asked anxiously with anticipation, “You... Can you describe this Norielle you are talking about?” The dark mage scoffed and fumed. “Describe? Well, since this will be your last, I’ll tell you about that damned mad woman! See that girl over there?” The dark mage pointed at me, which made me puzzled. “She has such striking similarities to that mad woman, as though carved out of the same mold! However, I just noticed the difference between them! That mad woman has purple eyes that I will never forget in this life! I’ll tell you, I’ll have my revenge this time! Since you look so alike, you must be her daughter!”Everyone gasped, and my mouth was agape. My heart skipped a beat at the thought.“Tell me?! Did she have a purple diamond crystal on her forehead?!” Isabella asked eagerly. The dark mage looked at us suspiciously. Nonetheless, he answered, “Of course! She’s a divine dragon, after all! Hahaha! Since she has a daughte
"What? Did I say something wrong?" Light frowned. "No. Actually, I've been thinking about it." I mumbled and pondered about the information the old man had said. "We can't decide on this matter yet until we know the true stance of the emperor. Our race has a long dispute with the werewolves and it isn't easy to trust the empire that might endanger all of us," Isabella uttered, and frowned.She's right. We can't afford to reveal our real identity or we'll be in serious trouble. Even though the emperor is Leonora's husband, we can't trust him completely, especially because we don't know him enough and we haven't even seen the emperor yet. "Then what should we do?" Avallona furrowed her eyebrows. She seems troubled about it. "I think we have to watch the emperor's action first. If what the old man says is true, then maybe we'll consider working together with the emperor." Ricky said. Actually, it isn't a bad idea. But what is this sinking feeling? There's one thing I don't get. How
“Isa, you need to calm down. We still don’t know the rest of what happened. What will we do if we lose the only clue we have?” I said anxiously.With that, Isabella angrily throws the old man on the ground and breathes heavily while trying to calm herself.“I’m sorry, I lost my composure for a second,” she uttered while still frowning. “Get up! Tell us what happened next!” Isabella glared at the old man hatefully.Ever since the old man mentioned that she lured Leonora into a trap, Isabella and the others became hostile. I couldn’t blame them. The old man coughed and smiled bitterly. “I guess I deserved that...”He sat on the chair again and inhaled deeply. Then he melancholy narrated while looking at nothing in particular, “That time, the Emperor was away to solve problems at the border. Alpha Roland took that opportunity to lure Leonora Moon out of the Imperial Palace on the pretense that something happened to the Emperor on the way. I brought Leonora Moon to the place that Alpha R