Master Of None

”Did we just have all the dragonkin we rescued magically transported away and to safety?” Remey looked around trying to figure out if they could even explain what had just happened. This was too crazy.

”That was an ancient dragon. That wasn’t anything like the dragons in the world now. It was much older and much stronger. It wasn’t anchored down, just bound by rules that the dragons are made to follow by one another.” Walker said this but he was sure that it still didn’t explain much at all.

”An ancient dragon is still raising children and having to follow them around and make sure… that’s a crazy thing to do. She must have a lot of children to raise!” With Gil adding to their perspective it was easier than ever to realize how some of the young dragons might drift off on bad paths.

”If she is able to travel as she wishes she is not the same as the dominator dragons or the spirit dragons or even the true dragons. She was an ancient dragon and clearly reached an entirely different realm of strength and form than what the other dragons stay at. I would guess she is over ten thousand years old.” It wasn’t just a statement that carried stunning weight, it was one that made them feel very very small.

A dragon let alone a being that had existed for that long should know many things. From the way that Walker saw it, this ancient dragon could have done much more but had been dirty bound not by someone making her keep the rules of the dragons. It was her who upheld them and to break them would be allowing the possibility that all light dragons would go against the rules.

While dragons that fell or became rogue had to be a minority in the greater scheme of the dragon race, it was still a possibility. When that happened there were rules. It was also easier to understand that those with power and standing that enforced those rules were bound by even the smallest ones to ensure the balance within their race and the overall elemental plane that they lived in.

The dragons were a race that lived for a long time and could change their form based on the way they trained and understood their affinity mana. Therefore, they could become a force that allowed for the territory they lived to remain peaceful. They could travel outside of their territory with stored mana and assist where other powerful beings needed them.

They could also break apart the balance and cause another war entirely. If that were to happen then the greater beings like the elemental kings, origin race, and whatever else there was might have to act. Something that would lead to a lot more strife and potentially death because of the enormous power that they possessed.

”That means the village they left from was a main village supported by that ancient dragon and elders who were very important. But didn’t she just say an elder? Wouldn’t that mean that if an ancient dragon is just an elder…” Alcie tried to fathom the strength of the dragon that had just appeared and swept away the newly healed light dragonkin. Alice’s healing had done a lot but she did worry that they had not been healed enough, she was just that good of a healer that she refused to let a patient leave without a fully healed injury or proper care to follow.

”She could have lied to us. She seemed kind and sad. I would assume she prefers to remain smaller. That way she can separate things from herself. Imagine if Walker and all of us were always on a pedestal and then in a hundred years we decided just to get up and act opposite to what we forged. Would we want to go out and walk amongst everyone when they would stare at us like some unimaginable being? Would people still talk to us? It’s better to say you are something else.”

Su’s point made it hard for everyone to imagine what the future would be like. Walker was already on track to live through who knew how many generations. Gil would most likely live longer than every human he knew, if not he and alma might live significantly longer than even the high elves used to live because of many aspects, strength, connections, and blood. This wasn’t considering how su, Remey, and Midnight might live significantly longer because of dragon blood.

Put aside the fact that no one knew how long Onyx could live since he had literally coined a new race and how long Allice could live since it was found she had some angel blood in her history which was where her innate ability to make light mana move with her vogue came from. It was even harder since Onyx also consumed mana similar to the spirit race. Or in terms of Alice since it was becoming clearer that she was able to bring forth the light mana in to her own body now which would surely encourage a longer lifespan.

”I think we should all just accept what happened for what it is. That ancient light dragon could not act, we did so because it was the right thing to do. We helped others, we made things right. Brother can find some way to communicate with someone to make sure they got to Genesis safely and Rise will take care of them.” Acting to calm down everyone a little, Onyx spoke out. He was also a little trapped in his head about everything but it was fine.

”So, since they left behind all those herbs, ores, and monster parts, they are ours? Walker did give them a lot of clothing. I gave them potions. Alcie gave them healing. Su helped them dress wounds and checked their health too. Gil even shared some arrows and spare training bows with them so they had more weapons. So that would be payment, right?”

While Remey was not wrong, it felt a little odd to take all the materials here since the ancient light dragon could have just taken all of that with them. ”If they left it here, then I think we can take it. If you noticed, the body of the fallen true light dragon is gone and some of the ores did get taken. A few that had gems and crystals inside them. So what is left might be a small payment to encourage us to trade and remain true to what we have been so far.”

This was how Walker was taking the left behind materials. A promise that they would remain as heroes and also a reward that would encourage them to keep sharing what they had with others. None of the party had expected payment. They never did. Today, they received payment, but that was just more for them to trade and enjoy as they met other races and learned more.

The knowledge they gained was the real boon in everything.

”I still think that we need to take a moment to consider what the light king wanted from us. He didn’t see the future and have us handle this fallen dragon or that we would heal the dragonkin. I think he wanted us to see this area and the strife here. That it might be like the world too.” Su patted Midnight’s shoulder knowing that Midnight was silent because she was thinking about the dragons here and their wellbeing.

It was a lot for Midnight to see and worry about. She was a dragon champion. She should stand as something that dragons saw as amazing and a leading force that no other dragon stood up to. But the fallen dragon had looked at her and fought like she was common trash too. If a dragon could fall so far, she had to ensure that none would fall to that point ever again.

”Don’t worry about everything. We will rest and make sure that we can look for what we need the most. I would bet that we will need to see more on the way to the radiant light elf city. I would also assume we will see many more monsters and even more of the light elemental plane. I just hope that it is nearby.’ Walker gave a little laugh.

If this was going to be the events that they were crossing every few days or even every few hours, then he wanted to be prepared for a journey that might put them through hoop after hoop. Especially if they would see more terrfynglu powerful beings like the ancient dragons or other ancient races. That would be too intense.

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