The dragon's harem

Chapter 1094: Reverse Creation

”What were you trying to do?” Arad looked at her and she sat down, ”This power inside me, the destruction. It belonged to someone from time long past. Letʼs call her Destruction, she was a pure form of energy, a concept from the time of the first overgod, AO. You can say Iʼm something like her reincarnation.”

”What does that have to do with me? Wait, you canʼt control that power, she goes on a rampage often?” Arad lifted an eyebrow. Kaliʼs power was far too great for her to be losing control.

”No…since I do love you…I wanted to know if you have anything to do with AO, maybe youʼre his reincarnation as well. Alas…that power in you wouldʼve woken up and stopped me if that was the case.” Kali stood and went to sit beside Arad, ”At least now you know that you can count on me. If someone tries harming you, just tell me and Iʼll crush them to dust.”

Kali leaned on Arad, wrapping her three arms around his neck and back, ”How about this? Iʼll teach you and everyone else some skills of destruction. They should be powerful enough to save your lives.”

”What kind of skills?” Arad looked at her and Kali pointed a finger at a stone that was nearby. A hole was suddenly punched in the stone, shattering it.

”Father taught you how to enchant your attacks to do more damage. Use that enchantment and extend it out, try throwing that magic away.” She swung her arm down like a slash. ”Imagine a blade soaked in water. When you swing it, the water would splash out. Thatʼs the enchantment, release it out.”

She stood, ”The more you use it the better youʼll get with it.”

”That means itʼll increase my attack range, but I still have to make the attack motion, right? Swinging a sword or thrusting a spear.” Arad pulled a sword from his stomach and tried it. The attack barely worked, dealing no damage to the stone.

”The more you use it, the more skilled youʼll get. One day you might be able to throw it like I do.” She turned toward him, caressing his face in her hands, ”Of course…this power is mine. Treat me well and youʼll keep it.”

”Of course.” Arad stood and Kali waved her hand, slashing a gate into Hatiʼs barrier. Arad couldnʼt help but think, Kali indeed can destroy anything.

When the two walked out they found Kayden and Hati waiting for them. Hati lifted an eyebrow, ”It was less than a minute. Did you fight? And why break my barrier?”

Kayden approached Kali and glared at her, ”Donʼt…use…that…power…again.” He growled with burning red eyes. ”Do it again Iʼll make sure you stay locked up for a thousand years.”

”I had to confirm that. You knew Iʼd use it.” Kali glared back at him.

”And Iʼve told you not to do it. You shouldnʼt need me to tell you how much of a stress that power puts on your body.” Arad could see Kaydenʼs eyes, he wasnʼt mad…but worried.

”Locking her for a thousand years is excessive.” Arad looked at him, ”How about just a lecture?”

”You know nothing.” Alcott glared at him, he looked angry this time. ”A thousand years is how long itʼll take her to recover from using that.”

”Unless we find Creation.” Kali leaned on Aradʼs shoulder, ”Donʼt worry, weʼll find her soon enough.”

”Thatʼs like looking for a needle in a haystack.” Kayden turned around to leave, ”My work here is done. Hati, call me when heʼs about to absorb the dead heart.” He disappeared like a ghost.

Kali sighed, ”Dad is angry now…but donʼt worry, Mom will calm him down. She knows how to put him at ease.” She then turned toward Hati, ”Also, sorry for breaking your barrier. Since youʼve tried to cast more than seven layers of it it seems they got jammed.”

Hati approached the gate and looked at it, ”Youʼre right! It wouldʼve taken me a day or two to undo this barrier.”

”Letʼs go find everyone else, Iʼve got powers to grant.” Kali tapped Aradʼs shoulder and the two of them walked past Hati, heading toward the workshop where Mira should be working.

Mira was standing before the forge, blowing air into it with the bellows. Mora was here as well, but that dwarf wasnʼt alone, another dwarf with a large beard was beside him, helping him knit some ropes.

”Mira, do you have a moment?” Arad called her and she looked back, ”Want something before you two fight? I doubt I can modify the staff in a few minutes.”

”No…the fightʼs over.” Arad waved his hand and pulled three chairs from his stomach for them to sit.

Mora who was in the corner looked at Arad, ”Wonʼt you at least greet me?” He stared at Arad, fists on his hips, puffing his chest out, but no matter what he did, his stomach still bounced forward with maximum efficiency.

”Youʼve got a friend there.” Arad waved waved his hand. The dwarf behind Mora looked a bit strange, his beard was far too thin compared to all the dwarfs that Arad had seen in his life.

”Tis is ma guidwife.” Mora looked back and the dwarf behind him waved her hand at Arad and Kali, ”Ah cam tae check oan him. Thought he wis cheating oan me.” She pulled a large hammer out of nowhere and swung it around, ”Skelp his nuts wiʼ mah hammer.”

Mora looked terrified and took a step back. ”Bas didnae tell me he trained sic a guid lassie.” She approached Arad and looked at him, ”Is she yer guidwife? lassie tellt me her guidman is huge, muckle as a ben.”

”What is a ben?” Arad looked at Mora.

”A mountain.”

Moraʼs wife looked at Kali who stood beside Arad, ”Aʼm feelinʼ likʼ aʼve seen ye afore.” She then turned toward Arad.

Kali looked at her with a smile, ”Iʼm his future wife…”

Moraʼs wife looked at Arad for a second then swung her foot at his ankle, dropping him to the ground. He tried to stand but she smacked him with her hammer to the forehead, leaving it stuck on his face. She quickly pulled a burning red tongue out of the forge and stepped on Aradʼs legs, ”Fur mah lassie Mira!”

Mora immediately caught the tongue, ”Whit urr ye daeinʼ?”

”Cutting his wiener! Scoop his baws! Aʼm aff tae roast thaim up!” She clacked the tongue, making it spark.

”What are you doing to my poor child?!” Lyla, Miraʼs mother approached the shop. She was just bringing a bottle of cold water to Mira when she found Arad about to get…cut…by Moraʼs wife. ”Get away from him, barrel!”

Moraʼs wife moved away from Arad and approached Lyla, ”ʼnʼ wha urr ye?”

Lyla blinked twice, ”Sorry… I didnʼt know she canʼt even speak.” She patted Moraʼs wife on the head, ”But donʼt worry, Iʼve got a daughter who can help you. Letʼs go see her.”

”Ah kin speak! Human!” Moraʼs wife roared and Arad stood to calm them up. He tried to explain the situation to Lyla while Mora took care of his wife. In the meantime, Kali was already speaking with Mira about the ability she wanted to give her.

”My lady!” A beaver approached the workshop dragging a large wooden beam, ”Hard wood, good wood.” He dropped the beam and approached Mira. ”May I take my leave? Iʼve been hard at work for a day.”

”Good work, you cane take a rest. But tell Bevalina to send me a group of ten beavers, Iʼve got a huge project for them to help me with.” She waved her hand and a circle of light engulfed the beaver.

”Iʼll send you the best wood biters of the realms.” And he disappeared in a golden glitter.

Kali looked at Mira, ”What do you need all this wood for?”

”A boat for Aradʼs vampire pirates. Iʼve always wanted to build one.” She sat on the chair, ”What is this power you wanted to give me?”

Kali looked around and found a sword, ”Itʼs better if I showed you.” She touched the sword and it flashed with light. When the light faded just a second later Miraʼs eyes opened wide as she saw a steel billet, leather scraps, wood, some charcoal, and some rivets… ”Wait…”

”I call it reverse creation, it uses my destruction power to erase the process of creation from something and turn it back to its basic materials.” Kali smiled, ”There are some things that canʼt be disassembled, but this power allows you to salvage anything.”

”Even hard-welded magic crystals in swords and armor?” Mira gasped and Kali nodded, ”You can even retrieve those.” She reached forward and touched Moraʼs forehead, ”Hold on a moment.”

With a flash of light, Mira could feel a strange power rushing through her veins. ”The success rate depends on the difficulty of the process of creating the item and your divine power. I can disassemble everything, but for you, that sword would have a 50/50 chance of success.”

”If the spell failed then the materials would be destroyed.” Mira looked at her hands.

”A sacrifice to destruction. Enjoy your new power.” Kali approached Arad who was sitting with Lyla, ”Letʼs go,”