[DRAGONLORD PLACIDUSAX - RANK: LEGEND ]
I stared at him in Awe...well, more of sheer fear.
To look at him in real life is very...Different.
I bowed, saying, "This Lowly Human Greets the Dragon Lord," carefully. I don't want to Piss him off.
"To what do I owe this pleasure of being summoned by the Lord of ancient Dragons Himself?"
His 2 heads moved as he looked at me, squinting his golden eyes. With Grace, he landed on the Ground.
"Quite Respectful, huh..."
His Massive Form is enough to cause a mini quake. "Good good, it seems people do know about Lands Between...." He said as the Storms stopped with a flap of his wings.
"Since we don't need any introductions, Let's not waste time in pointless chatter," he said,
"You have a Dark soul, Mortal, a soul not suited to sleeping. Your shell is weak. You will not last. I can fix the shell," he offered as his eyes gleamed with lightning.
"Fix how?" I asked, cause I don't think This is Christmas, for him to hand out presents.
"I will give you my heart," Placidusax said....
"huh? wha??"
Placidusax leaned forward,
"Not a blessing. Not a Shard....
I will remove what binds you to fragile flesh and replace it with my own.
You will become my successor, my descendant, the vessel of my line.
You will gain the affinity,
the weaknesses,
the hunger,
and the law of dragons.
In time, you will be able to become what I was, Or Even Greater...."
"You are my successor. My heart will be your heart.
Burn the mortal shell.
Be a true dragon, or Die trying."
My knuckles went white As I understood the Offer.
He wants to make me into someone Who can carry his legacy...his people....well, his Goals.
I can Fairly guess, he wants revenge against the Golden Order and the Drakes who betrayed him.
But even that will be the few to know, As I will have to inherit his responsibilities and
The Crumbling Throne of a Dying Kingdom.
Effectively asking me to revive his Lost Kingdom...
It is a Preposterous ask, especially for a single Guy to go against the World and other Gods and Demigods.
But....
But in exchange, He will grant me what I desperately need...
A Body that Can Defy Heaven's.....
A Body that can Kill Gods...
A Body of A Dragon
To Accept such Power is to inherit the responsibilities it comes with.....
As Uncle Ben once said, 'With Great power comes Great responsibility'
Placidusax looked at me, "You must choose. Say yes, and your shell will be burned and rebuilt. You will carry my heart.
Say no, and leave as you are,
weak and pathetic,
perhaps longer-lived,
But Remain Always is just a guy in Someone Else's Story.
Choose, Little one."
My hands trembled. I thought of Rias, Akeno, Asia, Koneko-chan.....
Fuck!
Argh!! Fuck it, it's not my First in taking up responsibilities.
Only This Time I need to Revive, Repopulate, and Rebuild an Entire Kingdom by Killing Demigods and Gods.
Light work.....yeah....
~You don't just hand out dragon hearts to randos,~ Ddraig said dryly.
~If he gives you his heart, you become a Dragon in Flesh and mind. You will get the hunger.....The Hunger of Dragon~
"I...I understand, but I don't think we have a choice, do we? Partner..."
~sigh...We don't. I'll help you to my best, in making sure you don't lose yourself in this Madness....~
I smiled softly, "Thanks, Draig, that means a lot."
~Always Partner~ he said proudly.....
I opened my mouth and said the stupidest yet bravest thing till now, since I wanted to be the main character.
"Yes."
The dragon's eyes warmed, like someone pleased to be trusted. "Very well. Know what you ask." He bent down. The world held its breath.
He did not make it pretty.
Placidusax's scaled hand plunged into my chest.
He ripped my heart out.
A Bloody hole in my chest as it bled out, and then I saw it.
Another heart, enormous and veined with molten runes, shoved into the cavity.
As it attached itself to my veins and vessels, I felt the Thunders roaring above me.
A Huge hurricane came down on me as it swooped me into the middle of it.
"Your mortal shell will burn," Placidusax said calmly.
"Bones, vessels, organs....all shall be remade in my essence.
I will temper your flesh into a body fit to carry my line.
The Line of the Ancient Dragons...."
The Red Lightning struck me Again and Again, Burning my Flesh, melting my bones....
"You will be hungry. You will be feared." His voice softened a bit.
"And you will be loved by those who remember us, if you survive."
While my insides cooked, a Bolt of red lightning, deep and angry, cut through my skull and landed in the new heart.
It shattered the last of whatever hesitation I had.
"Abandon your Past self and be Reborn as The One who will Devour the Very Gods"
As My body was being formed, A Strange thought came to me...
With My meager will of my mind, I used the Reward the System Gave me before.....
[DING! HOST HAS INITIATED PROFOUND VEINS INTEGRATION]
[HERETIC GOD'S PROFOUND VEINS FORGING INTO BODY...1%]
.
.
[10%....19%]
I sensed Ddraig curious, So I thought of Keeping him in the Loop.
"I'm going to force the Heretic pattern in.
Make My meridians a proper base for devouring, flame, and lightning."
He paused for a bit, that Chuckled.
~HAHAHAHA Lunatic!! You are a true Lunatic, Partner. To think that Someone has the Balls to forge a new Qi path in the middle of a Life or death situation~
He said with a massive grin,
~You know what, Double It Down~
"Eh??"
~I will lend you My Flame. My Unique flame, Ender's Flame. A destructive Flame that once started will not extinguish until it turns everything to ashes....~
He said, summoning his flame in my soul sea and directly injecting it into me.
~Survive this and You will have one of the best Flames as the Base for your Arts....But Die, I'll Definetly remember you for the rest of my immortal life~
He started rolling as he laughed, damn, I really am Stupid as fuck.....
Placidusax watched, bemused. "You would graft the heresy of another world with my blood? Bold." His voice had the small fondness of someone watching a child juggle knives.
"Then do it. But know that all such grafts carry a cost."
Placidusax's red primal lightning hammering the new heart, Ddraig's flame welding and tempering, and me taking it like a Man, calm and composed.....
oO hell nah, I am Screaming like a bitch as the Flames cooked me while the Lightning seared me Like a good steak...
A golden Crust it aimed for....
[....98%....99%....SUCCESSFULL!!]
[HERETIC GOD'S PROFOUND VEINS - INTEGRATION COMPLETED]
[CULTIVATION PATH: FLAME (BASE: ENDER'S FLAME ) - LIGHTNING (BASE: ANCIENT DRAGON RED LIGHTNING )]
[NEW TRAIT UNLOCKED: HEART OF DRAGONLORD]
[PASSIVE: INNATE ANCIENT DRAGON AFFINITY]
[LEGACY : ASHBORN / HERETIC GOD(???)]
[BLOODLINE : RED DRAGON EMPEROR / ANCIENT DRAGON GOD]
[RACE : TRUE DRAGON]
I saw the System Pop-ups and relaxed as my naked ass fell on the Floor of the Arena.
The stone skin formed on my body slowly broke as I stood up.
My new Body came into light from beneath as the stone cocoon broke off.
Placidusax retracted, dust drifting, "Well done, Little one.
You are now a True Dragon, and not a weak shell that aimed to contain the Oceans."
"Cultivate, Train, and Devour the hearts of other Dragons to gain their aspects as Well as unlock mine with growth....."
"Go now, This City is your home, Your kingdom to rule.
The Beastmen, My loyal servants, will teach you everything you need to know."
"To you, to their Dragon Prince."
"Learn well, Little One,
And When the time comes,
Walk the Lands Between,
Stand before the Elden Ring,
And make the Age of Dragons anew....."
With that, the mist enveloped me, and I found myself in the soft grass.
"ergh...I am back. Damn felt like a dream..." I said as I stretched my body, feeling the Dragon muscles coiled under my skin.
Brimming with sweet strength....
"Hu~~ feels good and Alive," I said with a smile.
~um... Not to Disturb your 'me time', but you must know that...you are Buck naked Partner~
!!?!!?!
"Shit!! I forgot My clothes Got burnt!!" I said as I quickly covered my family jewels.
"I need a Branch!!..there we go!" I said as I broke a branch from a tree to cover my pearls.....
"!!! This Branch is small...?? OH MY Dragon, My SCHLONG is so Big!! Dragon Dick baby!!"
~Grey!!~
"Right! right...." I broke another branch and covered my sleeping dragon.
That night, Under the silent night, the Moon wasn't the only thing shining brightly.
There was also shining buns of a Naked guy running on the night street with a bush in his hand and prayers in his heart....
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A few hours Later,
Kuoh Park.
In the quiet park, a Middle aged man with a Pale trench coat and a black hat walked to the bench near a broken bush.
"Interesting, this Scent...A Dragon, not anything I know of, but... definitely a Strong Dragon," he said with a shrewd smile as he stood in the area.
Rustle~
Rustle~
Flap Flap~~
With a grin, he flew into the air as quietly as he came.
Only leaving black feathers of his wings on the ground.....