True King's Ecstasy

The forest was alive with the deafening sound of thunderous footsteps. Each step shook the ground beneath Velian's feet, causing him to grip his magic staff tightly in anticipation. He knew that something big was coming, and he had his spell ready to attack if need be.

It took a considerable amount of time like ten minutes so Dekviny and the other girls had enough time to hide somewhere and wait for Velian.

As time went on, suddenly, the trees parted, and a massive dragon emerged from the dense foliage.

All the trees and the monsters in the surrounding were either cursed by its mass or ran away in fear.

Its scales shimmered in the sunlight, and its eyes blazed with a fiery intensity. Velian's heart skipped a beat as he gazed upon the magnificent beast before him, but he wasn't afraid of it.

"Is it me or does this dragon feel a lot weaker than what I felt from Yuvanna, maybe I can beat this one," Velian thought as he felt the aura of the dragon.

For some reason, when he used the appraisal, it didn't work as the dragon was easily able to block it.

The dragon regarded him for a moment, its head tilted slightly to one side as if sizing him up. Velian held his breath, wondering if the creature would attack. But to his surprise, the dragon merely cocked its head the other way and regarded him with a look of curiosity.

It was almost like he was searching for something.

For a long moment, the two stood there, locked in a silent standoff. Then, as if sensing that Velian posed no threat, the dragon let out a low rumble, almost like a purr. Velian felt a really hot stream run down his spine as he realized that the dragon was trying to communicate with him.

He took a step forward, his eyes and magic spell still at the ready. The dragon didn't move, but its eyes followed him intently. Velian could feel the power emanating from the creature, and he knew that he was in the presence of something truly extraordinary.

Just like him, it was something abnormal, or should he say something that shouldn't come out of this great calamity forest.

For a few moments more, they stood there, the dragon regarding him with those intense eyes. Then, without warning, it got close to him.

"Human! Why can't you understand me? Is this language feels familiar?" He asked with his head shaking like it was trying to question him.

"I can, but I didn't know dragons knew the human language," Velian said to be a little friendly with it. He knew dragons knew human language since Yuvanna talked to him using that.

"Don't underestimate us, human,"

"What are you doing in this forest? Who are you? Why do you have so much power? Did you hide something?"

Suddenly, Velian was met with a barrage of questions, which he didn't even get any chance to answer.

"Slow down dragon, I didn't come here to fight with you, I just want to ask something," Velian thought it would be a good idea to be straightforward instead of trying to lie.

Since he had the confidence to escape or beat this dragon, he had nothing to fear but he kept constantly spying in case another dragon decided to show up.

"Human! You have some guts to talk with me like that, I haven't met someone like you in centuries,"

Velian had to acknowledge that this dragon was someone that can be reasoned with.

"I know why you came here, you felt it right? The presence of another dragon?"

Hearing Velian's question, the dragon felt like his anger rising. He had some wild guesses in his head and he was determined to kill this human in front of him, in case he is responsible.

"How do you know that? Do you have a dragon with you?"

"Yuvanna, she's the one who asked me to take care of her offspring, and I'm here to discuss with you dragon before you start attacking human kingdoms," Velian said fearlessly.

"Do you think I will believe that? Don't joke with me, Yuvanna asked a human to take care of her next generation? You must have done something to her," The dragon got aggressive since his suspicions came true, at least to some extent.

"Do you think I can do something to her? I'm just a weak human," Velian wasn't completely lying when he said, he is weak in front of Yuvanna, but calling himself a weak human was just an overstatement.

"Hmm~ it's true, you're human, but you're not weak at all, don't try to lie, I can see your power is equal to mine. At this point, I don't think you're human, who are you?"

"Well that's true, but I'm still a human, a little superior one, I'm glad to introduce myself to another dragon, my name is Velian Keller, the person who's going to be the future leader of humanity,"

The dragon tilted its head in doubt, but he wanted to know where this dragon is. He knew Yuvanna's offspring was hiding somewhere, but he couldn't pinpoint it as Velian kept disturbing him.

"I will cut to the chase, I know about your ritual, once a new dragon is born, it needs to be present in front of the old ones and prove its strength, and I promised Yuvanna that I will protect this child, so-" Velian got ready with his spell, in case the dragon attack him.

"I want all of you to give me time, I will raise her to be a full-fledged dragon, and in one year, I will personally ask her to battle you,"

The dragon thought about his request really hard. He still couldn't believe that Yuvanna's dying wish was carried out by a human, but at the same time, he felt something strange about this person in front of him.

"Before that, you should know something," Without answering Velian's question, the dragon took a little distance and his eyes started glistening all of a sudden.

"You can't teach a dragon if you're weakling, so if I win here, give me Yuvanna's child. If you win, I will go along with your request,"