Chapter 2
"What!? That's suicide!!" Lewis said, almost screaming. Everybody present in the hall thought the same. First of all, dragons are very protective of their offspring, and they wouldn't mind killing a few humans to protect their children.
Kane kept his cool, but even he was having an inner dilemma as well. With a smug expression on his face, he said, "We can handle the mission, but I don't think a certain person can," Kane said, tilting his head towards Ethan with a smirk.
"Well, since he's a member of the royal family and our little brother, we would protect him."
If an outsider hears this, they will think Kane is a loving and caring brother, but Ethan knew what he meant. He simply meant because no one will come to your aid, I'd kick your a$$ in the forest.
After the mission briefing, they were led into a circular-looking airship, an airship that was empowered with beast crystals. It simply floats in the air, so it does not need many mechanisms.
The Dragon Empire had amounted to technological advancement similar to that of the human planet, so they were very advanced.
The airship slowly rose. One could see the massive dragon castle from the airship that was built on top of a blazing volcano that looked like it would erupt at any time, but it was just for show since it had been like this for centuries now.
Since the castle was built on top of a volcano that was in the middle of a vast blue ocean, the ship had to move like a lightning bolt across the ocean at a relatively fast pace.
Ethan sat at the extreme of the ship, glancing through the window. After flying for about an hour, they finally saw a city.
The city was surrounded by sturdy brown walls, and all the buildings within it were made of sturdy concrete material, and red roofs were etched on top of each building. In the middle stood a smaller castle compared to the huge, Dragon Royal Castle.
One noticeable feature of this location was how hot the atmosphere felt, but this was understandable given their flame abilities and draconic nature; it was also the reason they preferred the concrete structure over the now popular metal structures. From a bird's-eye view, the city looked like it was planned, with all the buildings having red roofs.
When they entered the city atmosphere, a huge black dragon could be seen flying around the entire city while spitting flames in the air. The dragon had patrolled the city nonstop since its creation.
This type of dragon is common in all of the 10 cities that are under the Dragon Royal family, and they are called the "guardian spirit."
Each city under the Dragon Royal Family has a greater ranked dragon as their city lord, who is in charge of the day-to-day running of the city, and they make monthly reports to the Dragon Royal Family.
After flying past the huge city, the airship stopped at a barren patch of land, and a large portal could be seen suspended in the air. Several floating airships, identical to theirs, were situated near the portal.
Several Draconian soldiers, all of them in matching red beast armor, stood on different ships. Their duty was to safeguard the portal, and they were all strong in either the dragon knight or noble rank, with their commander being in the colossal rank.
After a few exchanges of words with Aldric, they were allowed to proceed. The ship went through the portal, and it swallowed the entire airship completely.
The dragon portal led to different planets, even the human planet. Unlike the humans, who have zero knowledge of the Draconian race, they were fully aware of them and even had a few spies there.
After passing through the portal, they were greeted with a beautiful scene: a forest with numerous lush trees that seemed to be suspended in mid-air.
The four princes were astonished by the forest's beauty. They had read a lot about this place but had never seen it in real life.
Aldric cleared his throat to get the prince's attention.
"You would be on your own. The mission would be over in 3 days, so for now, I will be returning to the palace. "
With another glance towards Ethan, he passed through the portal.
Immediately, he was out of sight. They all turned to face Ethan. Kane could be seen smirking. Liam could be seen cracking his knuckles. "Hahaha, who do we have here? the royal family's biggest scumbag?" Lewis mocked with a wide smile.
Seeing the situation, Ethan tried to run away, but it was too late as Liam already held him.
"Where do you think you're going to?"
Ethan was scared, shirtless. He was expecting this type of scenario but never expected it to happen so soon.
"Don't do this, brothers." Ethan tried to reason with them.
"Shut up! We are not your brothers. " Kane kicked Ethan in the stomach, making him puke blood. Liam clenched his fist with a bit of flame before delivering a 4x combo to the same stomach again, sending him crashing to the ground.
"Hahaha! Don't forget me! " Lewis laughed like a maniac before he used his foot to slam Ethan's chest, causing Ethan to jerk up and fall back again.
After beating him for some hours, they slowly broke his fingers, one after another. The pain was so great that Ethan couldn't even scream.
"If I made it here alive, I would rain hell on all of you," Ethan thought as he gritted his teeth, enduring the pain.
After some hours of torturing, they finally got bored, so they slowly dragged him closer to the edge of the forest.
Beneath the giant floating piece of land, nothing could be seen, only clouds.
Kane tightly held Ethan's throat and raised him. Ethan clutched his throat, trying to breathe.
Since Kane has a huge physique, it was pretty easy to lift Ethan without much difficulty.
"Brother, please don't do this. You will be punished," Ethan cried out.
"Who said I would get punished? We will simply say you got devoured by a dragon beast. "
The smirk on Kane's face was now very profound.
"I think this is the last time I will see your face." With that, he threw him off the cliff.
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Chapter 3"Now that the trash is dealt with, why don't we hunt some dragon eggs?" Kane said in a cheerful tone as they ventured deeper into the forest.Inside a gloomy cave...Ethan's eyelid slowly twitched slightly before it finally opened."Is this the afterlife?" he asked, but there was no answer, only his voice echoing in the empty cave. He checked himself and discovered that all his bruises were healed."So I am dead?"He sluggishly picked himself up from the ground before he strode deeper into the cave. The cave had skeleton parts scattered all over the ground, and anytime Ethan stepped on one, a squishing sound echoed in the cave, and the bone turned into dust.A fairly large spider web extended from the cave ceiling slowly before it finally landed on Ethan's head."Shit." Ethan jolted back as he violently ruffled his hair. The spider fell to the ground before it hastily crept on top of the bones and disappeared into the dark cave."It's just a spider, huh? I thought it was a s
Chapter 4: Immediately, Ethan woke up. His head throbbed as if someone had used a hammer on it.He slowly stood up from the altar-like platform."Where am I?" Ethan muttered to himself, and the next moment, his memories gradually flooded his empty brain."Was it a success?" Ethan wondered aloud as he checked his body, and he noticed how light and toned his body had become; it felt as though he had gone through an evolution.Ethan swept his gaze around the hall, trying to find the ancient dragon. After looking for some seconds, he called out, "Ancestor."There was no answer, so he called out once more."Ancestor."This time, a voice interrupted him, and it wasn't just any voice because it sounded in his head."I am inside you now," Rowena said aloud in his head."What? how?" A look of surprise crossed Ethan's face."It is my remaining consciousness; it would guide you on how to master your powers, and by the way, you now have a tattoo on your back," Rowena voiced out."Can you please
Chapter 5"Why?" Ethan stared at the strange-looking mask. The mask was separated by black and red on each side. The mask had long horns protruding from the top and long, sharp fangs that extended out of its mouth. Its eyes looked like the eyes of a predator and a demon.T"his mask will be very useful to you. Just trust me. I know what I am doing," Rowena said."You know it better than I do, and it was yours before, anyway."Ethan shrugged and put the mask in his inventory.He passed through various weapons. He halted when he got to the end of the hall. He was awestruck by what he saw next: a contact lens."What the hell is this stuff doing here?" he furrowed his brows."These are the Demi-God's tier. It can evaluate your strengths and attributes. It can also help you use your abilities more easily with just a command. Let me say it is similar to those systems in fantasy novels." Rowena said enthusiastically."There is a downside to this. If it's worn, you won't be able to remove it,
Chapter 6[ User: Ethan Dracon ][ Race: Dragon ][ Rank: Half Dragon Lv1 10 ][ Skills: none ][ Strength: 5 ][ Agility: 5 ][ Stamina: 5 ][ Charm: 50 ][Shop] [Tutorial]“How can I level up?” Ethan asked.“By channeling your dragon gene, as I said before, it’s not a system that gives quests but keeps a tab of your attributes,” Rowena replied.“Wait, why are you the one answering me?” Ethan asked, confused.“I kind of fused with the system, so we are one now,” replied Rowena.“I hope he won’t be able to read my thoughts.” It would be so weird, Ethan thought.“OK, you were talking about channeling.”“Yes, each Draconian has a Dragon core within them. The larger the core, the stronger the dragon becomes. You are supposed to know this,” Rowena said.“I know. I just wanted more insight.” He exited the screen and entered the shop screen. Different kinds of things were listed there.[ Dragon healing pills » 20 points ][ Dragon channeling potions » 100 million points ]He could see some
Chapter 7Ethan had been secluded inside his room, practicing the basics. He could be seen throwing punch after punch in the air, followed by kicks.His movements had become a little swifter since he merged with the ancient dragon.He finally rested after training for two days.He came out of his room, walked past the familiar photo hallway, and stood on the balcony, watching the massive blue ocean.Despite the castle being on a volcano, the air was still fresh, and a sweet lavender scent filled the air.Thud, thud, thud.Ethan heard the sound of footsteps approaching him, accompanied by a deadly killing intent.He felt as if a person was about to stab him from behind, so he turned around. Liam stood there with his hands behind his back.“How did you survive?” Liam squinted his eyes.“Oh, I was saved by our ancestor,” Ethan flashed an annoying smile.“Don’t joke with me!” Liam’s chest heaved up and down. Then, he tried to hold Ethan’s neck, but the latter dodged quickly to the left, c
Chapter 8Currently, Ethan was walking past the huge hallway of the castle. On the walls, various red dragon sculptures could be seen. They were present in all of the hallways.Strange red beast crystals could be seen etched on the ceiling from which light brightened the castles.The hallway was filled with numerous servants, both male and female, in red silk attire with a huge dragon head on their chest.Ethan walked down the hallway, the servants by his side, with his head held high.Someone recently told him to never keep his head down, as that is a sign of weakness. Great men always keep their heads held high, regardless of the situation, and it gives them a confident appearance, at least according to Rowena."Look at him, acting all mighty." The servants mumbled to each other when they walked past him a few meters. But they forgot the dragons had sensitive hearing.Ethan saw Kane coming toward him with a large arrogant smile across his face. He made brief eye contact with him and
Chapter 9“Your mom would have been proud of you if she was here,” Aldric said while tapping on the metal seat by his side.They were currently seated in one of the spectator seat rows.“Well, she is not here, is she?” Ethan said, staring at the empty fighting platform.Aldric flashed a smile. “She was so fond of you, you know.”“That is what you always told me.”Aldric ignored his tone and said, “I know you might be thinking she doesn’t love you.”“She does?”“Yes, she does, and in fact, cherished you more than her own life.” Aldric shifted his gaze to Ethan’s face, who was still staring at the space in front of him.“Any time you get bullied, I feel my heart throbbing. My sister, your mother, sacrificed a lot for you. That is why you need to become powerful so that you can make her proud, and I see you are already making progress.” Aldric stood up and faced Ethan again.“Ethan, stay safe.” And with that, he walked away.Ethan still sat there, staring in the same direction. He needs
Chapter 10The four Dragon princes were currently seated at a round table.The atmosphere was quite tense, to the extent that a pin drop would echo.Lewis, seated at the side, glared at Ethan with a mixture of shock, fear, and hatred.Ethan was minding his own business, as usual, and Liam was quite cautious in front of Ethan.He didn’t mock Ethan the way he usually did; he dared not act arrogant after the confrontation.Kane stared at Ethan. He’d been doing it the whole time, trying to figure out just what was different about Ethan. His eyes suddenly squinted as he saw a glimpse of Ethan’s tattoo.Kane had beaten Ethan on several occasions, so he knew just what Ethan’s body looked like. He also noticed Ethan’s now-defined muscles, and now the whole thought just seemed confusing."Just what are you hiding? What happened to you? "The large double doors soon opened wide, and Aldric walked through them. He entered and took his usual spot beside the large seat.“I am not going to beat aro