Chapter 818: Scathach Alucard Scarlett, Ancestor of...
The first thing that happened when Victor set foot in Nightingale again was a rather familiar scene.
A violet rocket shot towards him, causing several sonic booms. But unlike the previous tis, this particular rocket didn't imdiately lunge at Victor's body; instead, it stopped inches away from him.
"V-..." Zaladrac was about to say sothing but stopped when she looked at Victor's shoulder and saw a 'baby' Dragon floating there.
And it wasn't just any baby Dragon but a female baby Dragon. And to worsen her mood even further, the baby Dragon was drenched in Victor's scent.
Zaladrac's pupils narrowed even further, and her wings spread widely. In the next mont, a dreadful pressure descended around them.
tis shivered as she felt Zaladrac's pressure. Unconsciously, she lowered her head and moved away from Victor, a clear gesture of submission.
Seeing this, Zaladrac's expression returned to normal, as did the breadth of her wings.
Dragons, by nature, were highly territorial. Whether they were young or not, if a Dragon entered another's territory, a fight was bound to happen.
Because of this, it was rare to have two Dragons in the sa place, especially two female Dragons near a male.
From Zaladrac's point of view, tis might be a young Dragon, but such details didn't matter. She needed to know her place; who the second Dragon in command was. That position belonged to her, not tis, and that had to be clear from the beginning.
Victor rely observed with an amused look. To him, it was like watching two cats fighting to establish dominance; there was no real danger. He also knew that Zaladrac wouldn't attack tis due to her scent and connection. She clearly understood that this Dragon was a mber of his Family, and she wouldn't intentionally harm her. Though, that was only the case if tis didn't submit, of course.
Dragon Hierarchy was absolute; there was no middle ground.
Of course, the sa amusent wasn't felt by those who'd sensed Zaladrac's aura. For them, it was like an Apex Predator was watching them, ready to attack at any mont.
It was a feeling that drove everyone's instincts mad.
After putting tis in her place, Zaladrac looked at Victor.
"You should have called ... But I understand your decision... In the end, it proved correct."
Victor narrowed his eyes. "What happened?"
"Intruders."
With just those words, sounds of grinding teeth were heard from Victor, and unconsciously, all of his Draconic features beca more prominent.
Zaladrac looked at this sight with her eyes subtly shining. Before, she found Victor attractive, that was a fact, but... not as much as now.
His Draconic qualities, especially his aura, made him 1000 tis more attractive to her.
'This scent...' Zaladrac's wings fluttered a bit as she sensed the sll of a strong male Dragon, making her eyes shine even more.
Dragons hardly interacted with other species that weren't True Dragons. The reason for this was quite simple: they had no interest in those who weren't True Dragons.
The species known as Dragons were only attracted to their own kind. There were several reasons for this, but definitely the main one was... the Dragon population could be counted on the fingers of both hands; they were few, very few, to the point of being endangered. Zaladrac might even be one of the last of the Dragons, and because of this, her 'bestial instincts' worked to ensure the Race's future.
Although, in Zaladrac's case, that wasn't the only reason. If another Dragon that wasn't Victor appeared, she wouldn't even spare a glance for them. The reason she was acting like this was that the 'male Dragon' in front of her was also a man she respected greatly and who had helped her beco stronger.
"Who?" It was a simple question, but everyone who knew Victor understood that literal Hell could break loose depending on Zaladrac's answer.
Instead of speaking, Zaladrac rely made a hand gesture and brought forth five bodies. Three of them were clearly dead with pierced chests, while the other two were paralyzed as if affected by dusa's petrification.
"A scouting team. I killed 3 and left two alive."
Victor looked at the individuals with his eyes, and it took just one look for him to understand the nature of these individuals.
"Demigods..."
"These clothes, these are Divine Garnts." Aphrodite lightly tapped the clothing of one of the corpses. "This fabric... It's familiar to ; where have I felt this before?"
Scathach went to the other corpse and lifted it up. "Hmm, these features aren't from our planet."
When Scathach said this, everyone understood that she ant these Beings didn't belong to any Supernatural Being created on this planet.
"That's true... I've traveled to many places, but I've never seen a species like this."
The individuals' skin was beige, with two horns of the sa color as their skin and a tail made of scales. At first glance, they looked very much like Demons.
But that was where the similarities ended. Unlike Demons, who had a Negative Aura that could be easily recognized, the aura of these Beings was more 'positive'.
Victor narrowed his eyes. "I can't pry into their Souls."
These words surprised everyone present.
Victor floated toward one of the live prisoners and grabbed his head.
He forced his Soul Manipulation, and sothing unexpected happened; he encountered a barrier as if soone was preventing him from gaining information from their Soul.
Victor growled, Crimson Power covered his body, and his eyes shone more intensely. "Do you think you can stop from getting what I want?"
"AHHHHHHHHHH!"
Victor didn't care at all about the creature's scream; he had no patience for an interrogation. He would get answers straight from the Soul.
A sound of sothing shattering was heard by Victor, and in the next mont, he accessed the individual's Soul. But it was at that mont that he found himself in a completely white space.
Before him stood a Being over 6 ters tall, and its whole body was covered in so kind of incomprehensible veil, only its silhouette visible.
"... @#$%"
The Being opened its mouth and said sothing, but Victor didn't understand. For soone who had all known languages in his head, this was unexpected, yet it explained the origins of these creatures.
"Foreigners, huh," Victor spoke, and with that action, the space around him was slightly distorted, then imdiately returned to normal.
This seed to slightly shock the Being in front of him. Even with only its silhouette visible, Victor could still read its obvious reactions.
"@$%#@!" The creature seed to speak again, and this ti, obvious changes began to happen in the space around them. Everything started to tremble, and the white world began to be replaced by sothing else.
Victor didn't completely understand the situation, but he knew a power struggle when he saw one. Because of this, he didn't hold back.
His body started to deform, the change happening abruptly. In one mont, his body was in Humanoid Form... In the next…
A creature 500 ters tall stood there, and it wasn't just any creature; it was the predator at the top of the food chain.
A Dragon.
"....." The Being looked at that creature with visible shock in its bodily expression.
Since this place was where the Soul could be manifested, Victor evoked his True Form.
When the transformation was complete, the Dragon's Eyes, which were even larger than a Human, shone with Power, and its re presence completely distorted space.
And before the foreign Being could do anything, a deafening roar was heard, causing this place to shatter.
"... !@$$@!" A cry of pain was heard, and in the next mont, the creature disappeared.
Victor blinked again and was back in reality.
"What happened, Victor? For a mont, I felt you completely leave yourself," Violet asked.
"I don't know," Victor answered honestly. "But I will find out."
The mont Victor spoke, the creature in his hand began to shatter until... it turned into dust... Dust that slowly faded from existence.
"... Was that you?" Scathach asked.
"No... This is a counterasure. His Soul was destroyed by his master."
"A pact or a contract? Was he in servitude?" Scathach continued.
"Sothing like that... but much more intrusive." Victor narrowed his eyes, and now that the foreign influence was diminished, he could see clearly.
"A Soul within another Soul... No, it's more accurate to call it a Spiritual Parasite."
Scathach, Aphrodite, Agnes, and Violet shivered at what they heard.
"To prevent Beings like from gaining information from their scouts, their master placed a very small piece of his own Soul to act as a last defense and, in extre cases, enact Spiritual Suicide."
"... A basic war tactic," Scathach said.
"But that's madness; the Soul is where all an individual's Records are. A Being just cutting a piece of their Soul to put into another is insane," Aphrodite said.
That would be like cutting your own existence and putting it into another Being.
"Not necessarily." Victor floated up to the last survivor.
"Beings like can cut their Souls into pieces and won't be affected by any negative effects."
Aphrodite opened her mouth to speak but fell silent as she realized Victor was right. He not only had Roxanne to regenerate his damaged Soul, but also, as a Dragon Progenitor, his Soul was much more robust than usual.
In theory, he could cut small pieces of himself and put them into other Beings.
"Not to ntion, this thod is ingenious." Victor analyzed.
"... What do you an?" Agnes asked.
"The Soul, as Aphrodite said, is where all of an individual's information is stored. That ans likes, personalities, etc., are all stored in the Soul."
"What happens if soone like puts a piece of their Soul into a weaker Being?"
Everyone fell silent when they realized the obvious answer.
"As I'm a stronger Being, my Soul Fragnt would start influencing that individual, and with my control over the Soul, I could even control them as I want."
Sothing similar had happened before, with Junketsu, his blade. That weapon had a piece of his Soul, which was why the blade could evolve with him.
What happened here was sowhat similar, but on a smaller scale, just cutting a small piece that will influence a Being, yet still maintain so of the Being's sanity.
After all, if he put in too large a piece, that superior Soul would consu the other Soul, and an entirely different individual would be born.
"Honestly... This is quite ingenious work." Victor spoke. He had never thought of doing this for obvious reasons, as there were many risks involved.
He would much rather use his Immortal Army as his eyes and ears, no matter how far they were, than do this.
While Victor was lost in thought, the girls were talking.
"Zaladrac, why didn't you ntion finding intruders?" Violet asked.
"It wasn't necessary," Zaladrac said.
"... How was it not?" Violet frowned.
"The situation was handled by , and given the unknown nature of the intruders, I deed it better for my Companion to make a decision."
"And due to that unknown nature, I also left them paralyzed, unable to react or do anything," Zaladrac explained.
"... That's not the issue, Zaladrac."
Zaladrac looked at Violet. "... Explain."
"And if these individuals had a thod to transport you elsewhere as happened with Victor?"
Zaladrac opened her mouth to speak but was interrupted by Violet.
"... Don't just say that you're a Dragon, and that will never happen."
"Even with Victor's Supernatural Senses, he was caught off guard. There is no perfect defense, you know that."
"....." Zaladrac couldn't argue with that; after all, she was right.
"That's just a light scenario. What if these Beings had so kind of bomb that you couldn't detect?"
"What if, at the mont of their capture, they sent a signal for reinforcents, and more Beings ca? Luckily, it was just a small group, but what if there were more? And they had so kind of strange technology or Technique that prevented your senses from detecting them?"
"....." Zaladrac blinked several tis, not thinking that far.
"That's why contingency plans are necessary. When you encounter an unknown individual, inform everyone quickly; with your Power, you can easily do that, right?"
"... Yes."
"Then do it. Being overly cautious is never enough against invaders, especially these foreigners."
"Okay, I will do that." Zaladrac nodded.
Scathach and Victor, who were listening to their discussion, displayed small, imperceptible smiles. It seed the conversation with Adonis did Violet a lot of good.
Victor's smile faded, and he looked at the remaining foreigner and spoke in the Draconic Language.
"Restraint. Seal. Ecstasy."
In the next mont, the entire existence of the Being was frozen and contained; even its Soul was not an exception.
"Gather everyone. We will accomplish great things today, girls."
"By everyone, do you an EVERYONE?" Agnes asked.
"Yes." Victor nodded.
"The Amazons, The Youkai, The Vampires, The Gods, my Demonic Generals, EVERYONE."
"... Okay, luckily, most are nearby, but the rest will take a bit," Agnes said.
"No problem, just tell them to hurry," Victor replied.
Scathach then spoke: "Are we putting that project into action?"
"Yes."
"... You're crazy; we don't have enough Masters for that."
"You have and Zaladrac, two True Dragons..." Victor floated toward Scathach and gently caressed her cheek.
"Natalia will hold the Space, and Hephaestus will make the base."
"And we will make everything work."
"... This level of Enchantnt is beyond even , Vic."
"Yes, that's correct... for now."
Scathach widened her eyes slightly as she understood the implications of Victor's words. She bit her lip lightly, battling her pride internally, but this pride was easily defeated when she rembered the previous battle.
Victor remained silent; he would respect whatever decision Scathach made, so he let her decide for herself.
"... Very well..." Her voice started a bit doubtful but soon changed to confidence; she wouldn't back down now: "I accept."
Victor smiled. "Welco to the Family, Scathach."
Before Scathach could even say anything, her body began to glow in shades of crimson and violet. Scathach's eyes began to feel sleepy, and soon, she closed her eyes.
"... Is this...?" Violet's eyes widened. "Is this really happening?"
"Finally, she officially joined. It was about ti," Agnes said.
"You're not getting it, Mother. Did you forget what Darling is now?"
"... Oh... OH!" Agnes paid more attention to what was happening now.
tis flapped her little wings and scrunched her face a bit when she saw this situation. She didn't know why, but for so reason, she didn't like it.
The sa feeling was felt by Zaladrac. "Grrr..." She growled a bit when she sensed the presence of another mber of her kind.
Having two Dragons together was already a rarity, let alone two female Dragons near a male, and now there were 3 female Dragons!? This was a recipe for disaster.
But... for so reason, Zaladrac felt that this was just the beginning. 'I have to secure my position. I am the First Dragon, so I must be the first!'
She had never felt these feelings before; she was the only one around, after all, but with the existence of a Dragon Progenitor, that wouldn't be the case anymore.
Despite feeling everything around him, Victor didn't focus on that, more concentrated on Scathach. He wanted to ensure that he didn't make any mistakes, but surprisingly, the whole process was smooth.
Just as he did in the past with the Vampires, his 'instincts' guided him all the way, and the process was also smoother because Scathach was already strong and had a powerful Soul.
Therefore, she accepted the changes very well.
A few minutes passed, and the wave of Power began to diminish. Slowly, Scathach's body started to reappear.
Suddenly, two Dragon Wings with red scales opened up and released all the Power they contained in a gust of wind.
Two horns of the sa color as the wings beco visible. Her crimson eyes didn't change; they just beca narrower like a reptile's. She grew a few centiters, reaching a height of two ters, the sa height as Victor.
Her red hair beca even more vibrant, and her figure balanced out with her new height, giving the impression that she got 'bulkier,' but that was just an illusion caused by her new height.
"... Two Elents, huh. As expected of you, Scathach."
Victor could clearly see that the Elents this woman in front of him was most proficient in were Fire and Ice. That didn't an she wasn't good at controlling other Elents, but... she would always excel in the manipulation of Fire and Ice in particular; after all, she was not like Victor, who had control over Creation. That was a privilege reserved only for Dragon Progenitors.
Today would be an event that would always be rembered in the future – Scathach Alucard Scarlett, The Ancestor of The Red Dragons, known for their Mastery over the Elents of Fire and Ice and their imnse talent for understanding and incorporating various Martial Arts into themselves, had just been reborn.
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