Chapter 181: Breach the Dormant Bond
At the Kingdom of Ebodia
Ezekiel was at the southern part of Ebodia, overseeing the construction of fortified walls at the borders. He was accompanied by Lurio, whom he had tasked with creating a powerful barrier around the borders of Ebodia.
"I want sothing as strong as the protective barrier we had at the northeastern part where the Forbidden Forest is near," Ezekiel said. Ensuring the safety of his people was paramount. Though Devon was dead, the threat of future conflict and conquest lood. The world was vast, and greed was a persistent danger.
His discussion with Lurio was interrupted by the sudden approach of Minister Dion of Public Works. The latter bowed and said, "Your Majesty, may I have a word."
"What is it?" Ezekiel asked.
"We need more production of concrete and steel. With the amount of rebuilding and reconstruction we’re doing, we’ll need to import listone at this rate," Dion inford him.
"I see. The Global Summit is nearing, and I will discuss this matter with the other kingdoms. Tell —" Ezekiel halted mid-sentence. His face paled, and he suddenly winced, feeling sothing strange inside his body.
"Your Majesty, are you alright?" Lurio, who was beside him, inquired.
"Your Majesty," Dion also called, concerned.
"I’m fine. I... Just give
a minute," Ezekiel answered, walking toward an available bench.
Sweat started forming on his forehead, and he suddenly felt chilled. Lurio followed him to the bench and comnted, "You don’t look fine to , Your Majesty."
Ezekiel’s body was reacting to the bond he had with Katelina before—the dragon bond. It was the sa chilling and burning feeling mixed together.
"Lurio, I’m truly fine. Please go to Dion now and reassure him I am fine. This is just a dragon bond thing, and I need a mont alone," he commanded. Lurio understood and quickly left him behind.
[Khal, what is this?]
[Khal?! Who’s this? I’m not Khal! I am Onyx!]
Ezekiel’s eyes widened. It was definitely not Khal’s voice. It sounded more like a boy’s voice with its small and high-pitched tone.
[Onyx?!] he gasped.
[Yes, and who the bloody hell are you?! How co you can communicate with ?] Onyx hissed, and Ezekiel frowned at how casual and informal this Onyx was talking to him.
[Did you just curse at ?!] Ezekiel growled.
[Wait... Ah!!!] Onyx suddenly burst into his head, ignoring his growl. Ezekiel remained quiet as he tried to check his inner core and the dragon energy inside his body. He was calling for Khal, so why would another voice appear inside his head? Sothing was off.
[Are you the dragon bonded to my dragonrider?! The golden dragon!] Onyx bead.
’Katelina?’ Ezekiel thought, hearing Onyx ntion a dragonrider bonded with him.
[That’s , Khal.]
Ezekiel was finally able to hear Khal’s voice, and that made him release a deep sigh of relief. He had thought he lost Khal.
[Khal? That’s your na?!?] the tiny voice answered, followed by a mocking giggle.
Ezekiel frowned. [Yes, that’s my dragon’s na. Who are you?] he demanded.
[I’m Onyx! And you still haven’t told
who you are!] Onyx retorted.
Ezekiel sighed, trying to remain patient. [I am King Ezekiel of Ebodia, bonded with the golden dragon Khal. Now tell , how are you connected to ?]
[Oh, you’re the King? Interesting!] Onyx replied, his tone filled with curiosity. [Well, it seems like our bonds are sohow linked through Katelina. I’m bonded with her too.]
[Katelina?] Ezekiel’s heart skipped a beat. [What do you an you’re bonded with her?]
[It’s recent. We just ford the bond a while ago. Seems like the dragon bond spell worked on
too,] Onyx explained.
Ezekiel’s mind raced. [Khal, is this true?]
[Yes,] Khal confird. [I sensed the new bond forming. It appears that Katelina is now bonded to both of us.]
"What?!" Ezekiel voiced out.
"Your Majesty?" Lurio quickly approached him, with a creased forehead.
Ezekiel sighed, realizing his mistake. "I’m sorry, Lurio. I was talking to my dragon and accidentally voiced it out. Please, go and continue with your work. You don’t need to worry about leaving
here alone..." he reassured with a smile.
Lurio hesitated for a mont before nodding. "Very well, Your Majesty. I’ll ensure everything proceeds as planned." He turned and walked back toward Dion.
[I apologize for the confusion. I temporarily shut down Onyx’s communication for now,] Khal inford him.
[Tell
exactly what happened,] he inquired.
[A while ago, I felt sothing strange in the dragon bond we share with Katelina. Sothing was attempting to breach the dormant bond, but it wasn’t Katelina’s energy... It’s sothing foreign... So I allowed it to pass through the bond. It turns out to be a black dragon, a baby dragon that just recently ford a bond with her,] Khal explained.
Ezekiel’s expression grew serious, the lines on his forehead deepening. From the mont he arrived in Zion and t Katelina in person, he had sensed sothing was amiss.
"So that’s the energy I felt inside that chamber, and she distracted
to conceal this dragon?" he muttered.
[Yes, you’re likely correct. It’s a dragon... She managed to activate it and hatch it,] Khal confird.
"But why isn’t our dragon bond with Katelina functioning? I don’t want to communicate with Onyx! I want to communicate directly with Katelina!" he exclaid.
[That can’t be helped. Perhaps the heavens deactivated our bond with her temporarily? There must be a triggering factor for it to reawaken, considering how well we can communicate with the physical dragon she bonded with,] Khal suggested.
"And what might that triggering factor be?" Ezekiel pondered.
[How about the fla bond? That’s what we do with our dragon twin fla. The fla bond is established once we mark and mate with our twin fla,] Khal proposed.
[You can grow fangs like in werewolves and vampires, using ... That way, we can establish a stronger bond where we can also feel Katelina’s emotions and read her thoughts,] Khal added.
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