Master Of None

The direction they had been guided after the frail dragonkin could walk easily was surprisingly bringing them to what seemed to be a very open and cleared area. However, there were larger boulders of light affinity stones around making it a very good place to make a village or any sort of camp.

’White granite

This stone is less a stone and almost entirely made of light mana at this point. It was thrown here during a battle between a garganta rock giant and another powerful being from the light elemental plane. As such it has lost its earth affinity and changed over many years to become a light affinity stone.

This stone is ideal for crafting stone blades due to its toughness but could also be used in food preparation since it can purify the items that are made on it. Otherwise, it had benefits in smaller light mana attracting items that would allow for the area they are placed in to be denser in light mana overall.

There is also…’

Walker didn’t hesitate to use the appraisal on the boulders. He found that they could be useful. A nice gift for his mother too along with applications in healing rooms where light affinity healers were needed or purifying light mana based rune formations would be carved. This was just a moment though. He could tell that the grasses all around had been cut. There was also a smell in the air, one that didn’t remind him of the normal smells a village would have coming from them.

No food being cooked. No smell of herbs drifting around. There was the smell of blood in the air though. Now, it was something else too mixed in. Walker had smelled the breath of a light dragon’s breath when it hit someone or something. It burned in a way different from other kinds of dragon breath. That was the smell he could pick out that stood the most prominent.

”Ready?” He looked at the others. He had already explained why and how he wanted to make an entrance.

This village seemed to be small in terms of what he had seen of the world’s dragon villages but here the odds were that this was a temporary village and that the dragons who were not strong enough to be guardians or anchors for areas would roam. This would mean that their dragonkin would also roam with them. Also that they would not have developed huts, homes, or storage areas. Just temporary something that could be thrown together.

As they had moved toward the village the dragonkin had explained a little about her requirements. Not much had been said but it had been enough.

”We are required to find the offerings requested for the lord.”

”If we fail we are exiled or killed because we are insulting the blood of all light dragons.”

”It is our duty from birth to serve the light dragons as they are the reason we came to be.”

Just these few phrases had echoed in the entire party’s minds. It made them angry, no, disgusted that there was a dragon so enveloped within their own pride that this was even possible. The world’s dragons had royals that would prevent these things. They had order.

The world’s dragons had made certain that their dragonkin were protected. They hold close to traditions which allowed them to maintain a relationship of dedication to them as dragons, not servitude. While not all dragonkin were treated the same by every royal dragon or elder, it was not in ways that caused the dragonkin to become frail and weak. To lose scales from their bodies. Or to think for a second they were disposable useless things used for whatever order crossed the dragon’s mind.

Walker gathered the light mana around and shaped it. Taking the form of a light dragon armament around him was simple with how much light mana was around. However, making it sharper and more war like, that was his emotions seeping in to the mana he shaped. He was not just angry, he was completely disgusted with how this younger dragon had clearly taught and treated the dragonkin that it should be focused on protecting as part of its duty. Beyond that, he had the others by his side to help and push for something better. He would not turn away so easily.

Remmey kept her flames controlled so they did not cause harm to the light elemental plane’s balance but she took used the skills she had to become more dragon like. Midnight had taken her full dragon form and Onyx coiled by the side of the weak dragonkin’s side, his full size enough to make it clear he could wrap a dragon and crush them if needed. He’d grown significantly.

While Su was not as showy, the force around her as she pulled on the attachment to the dragon half of what she was now brought weight. Her steps carried a force greater than normal while her eyes pierced through whatever anyone could try to say toward her. Gil and Alcie had held back letting the others handle things more because of their connection with dragons being higher. Also since they wished to ensure that the weakened dragonkin with them would not suffer under any stress or pressure from the show of force that the party would use.

Most of the time they would prefer calm and easy cooperation. In this case though, they approached as a dragon would and should. With overwhelming force and clear intent to make change whether it was wanted or not. The dragon here was undeserving of respect that came with treating them equally or with any esteem. And from the smell of light dragon breath around, Walker knew it was not just some foolish younger dragon failing to lead.

This was a dragon steeped in arrogant pride abusing the strength it had and the dragonkin beneath it.

As their mana and the pressure they put out overtook the area, a few light dragonkin darted out from hiding. They could feel the dragon aura that came with a dragon related skill. Walker could perfectly imitate it since he’d based his skills off of dragons and the bing he had with Midnight. The force that they put out was immense, so much so that even the clearly stronger and better fed dragonkin trembled.

”We have come to fix the wrongs that your lord has done. Bring them out to face fair judgment.” The words boomed out in a roar. Midnight had made sure she was heard. She didn’t like to speak often but right now she felt if she did not she would never be called a dragon again.

The section roar they heard was one of challenge. The younger light dragon had heard them and felt them. It knew very well that its authority was being questioned. That it needed to fight to keep what it had and killing whatever was here was the only option. The source of this content ɪs novelfire(.)net

”It’s more like a rogue dragon…isn’t it.” The soft tone that Su took was one that was sad rather than prepared for a battle.

In the world when a dragon went off alone and gave in to its instincts. When it began to act like a monster. It began to be less like a. Dragon and become more like a monster.

Those rogue dragons were hunted down. Their violence and cruelty caused death and war. They were not what the dragon race wished the world to see of their race. In human terms, it was a law breaker being sentenced to death. Harsh, but the only option in most cases.

As the young light dragon took to the sky while sending a burst of light mana out, everyone saw it very clearly. The off white scales that lost their luster. The jagged scales where they had once been elegant broken from violent actions. And the yellow eyes that should have been pure white or an iridescent rainbow as other light dragons’ eyes were.

’Fallen true light dragon

Upon lusting for greater strength this light dragon split off from the true light dragons raising it. Upon amassing followers it began to follow its monstrous instincts. As such it now maintains minimal intelligence and has not entirely become a monster but is unable to change.

Due to its state it uses unstable light mana to attack and can no longer purify or heal. Due to its actions forcing itself to consume the majority of herbs and food it can get it has weakened its body and only grown larger rather than more experienced or powerful.

It is extremely violent and holds the title of kin killer as it has killed two light dragon eggs and various light dragonkin…’

Walker couldn’t read any more of the all around appraisal. He realized there was evil in the elemental planes too.

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