-- POV Gaya --
I had been locked up in this place for ages, I knew every corner, every rock, every wall by heart. I didn't know what day it was, or even what year it was. I had grown up knowing that the ti we dragons were given was a privilege. But today that privilege had beco the greatest source of my suffering.
Boredom took hold of every day, until one day a she-wolf appeared before .
She was different and enigmatic, she was as if unapproachable. This she-wolf gave off a powerful murderous aura and her eyes seed soulless but able to read yours. I didn't know how she managed to reach here, because the runes around the mountain were supposed to prevent any living being from entering this place...but there she was.
"Who...who are you? How did you get in here?"
I was having trouble speaking, but I didn't want to admit that it was because I hadn't had a conversation in a while.
*I hope she doesn't leave before listening to *
As she watched intently without saying a word, I felt a wave of discomfort run through my scales. But before I could speak again, she answered .
"So you can talk?"
She was clearly mocking . Was she testing ? Was she serious? I had no idea. In my forr glory I was considered the mother of dragons, powerful and devastating. I wasn't about to let a young she-wolf laugh at without saying sothing.
"Of course I can speak, you miserable creature! I am a dragon: grandmaster of the skies and ruler of....."
Before I could finish my sentence, a pain had seized my tail.
"Aaaaaaarrgg."
Looking down, I saw an ice spike embedded in my tail before disappearing.
*Hein? Ice? No way! I didn't hear an incantation!*
I was stunned, I didn't think it was possible. Just as I thought I was dreaming, her voice echoed in my head.
"If you dare to speak to like that again, the next one will land in your throat. Now speak up and tell who you are if you don't want to end up on a skewer!!! "
Her voice was dominating, powerful, seductive and frightening at the sa ti. In all my life, I had never been in front of a being like her. Who was she? She didn't seem to be of a higher level than , but there was sothing about her that made her so superior. The craziest thing was that she had summoned ice without incantations.
Here, all creatures, intelligent races can use the elents present in nature. We have only one, each elent chooses its own soul and to be able to master them, we have to pronounce so kind of prayers aloud.
Weakened by magic I could not speak a word, so I had to use telepathy to have a conversation...but could she not speak?
"You...how did you conjure up that ice from nowhere? This...this shouldn't be possible!!!"
I ventured to ask the question.
"Shut up! I'm the one asking the questions here. Who are you and what are you doing here?"
As her eyes glared at with obvious killing intent, I decided to tell her what she wanted to know. After telling her my na, I began to tell her about my situation.
"I still don't understand why you are losing your life."
*...Eh?...*
It was weird, why doesn't she understand? In this world when you want to cast spells, the first thing you learn is to circulate mana in your body. As you understand how it works, it becos easier to control your elent. So how could she not know that when she was using the ice elent? At that mont I felt an imnse pressure emanating from her, as if she was suggesting that I think carefully about what I was going to say next.
I decided to cooperate because I didn't want to die, even if my ti was short. I then had to explain to her how my damaged mana circuits were affecting my health, daring to ask her if I could ask her a question. She agreed.
"What exactly are you? I've lived for many years, I know every species that populates this forest but I've never seen a being like you. You can even use the ice elent without incantations."
She continued to stare at and I had no idea what was going through her mind, her face showed no emotion. I had noticed that only her eyes seed to convey anger when she wanted to.
"I can't reveal anything to you but since you explained your situation I can simply tell you that I have co to this world to conquer it. I will be the empress who will march on the humans, burning their cities and killing their soldiers. I will stand on top even if I have to climb a mountain of corpses. "
Rather than anger or annoyance, her voice this ti reflected unwavering confidence and determination. Despite the cruelty and hatred of her words, I couldn't be shocked. Of course dragons are not pacifist creatures, but I had never really participated much in wars. So to hear soone talk about human lives as if they were just at might have made shudder.
But the reality was different. I didn't know who she was, but she chard . I had lived thousands of years, t thousands of people and yet she was the first one to shake like that.
*I absolutely must know her na*
"You haven't told your na, may I know it?"
"..."
"..."
"My na is Freya"
Freya.
*I'll make sure I don't forget it.*
Whispering her na in my mind without knowing that she had heard , I decided to ask her to take with her. She refused.
I knew it wasn't going to be that easy, but at that mont I had nothing else on my mind. Why was I so stubborn, so childish? I must have been about 35 years old (in human terms) so acting like this wasn't like .
Freya didn't seem to trust , which made sense. Trying to convince her, I thought for a mont I saw a hint of sadness in her eyes.
"Okay I accept, tell how to do it and I'll set you free!"
My heart leaped as I heard those words, I knew my nightmare was almost over.
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-- POV Freya --
I was determined to try and get Gaya out of her rocky prison. If I could use her power to my advantage afterward, it was a give and take.
"So? Tell how to get you out of there? "
"That's simple, kill everyone who put these chains on and hold the seal in place."
"..."
"..."
"Can you be more specific?"
I didn't know what she was talking about, but I knew it wasn't going to be easy. However, if I had the chance to level up it was always with great pleasure.
"First of all, you are in Syn's forest, in this forest the beasts and monsters are level 1 to 10, beyond that we are talking about the creatures that dominate this place. They are the ones who sealed by uniting their powers."
"Who are they? What level are they?"
Gaya looked at questioningly as she continued.
"Originally there were four of them, but now there are only three: Magni the Northern Sphinx, Warg the Southern Scorpion and Daggus the Eastern Lion."
"And the fourth ?"
"....that was . Gaya the Dragon of the West."
As I began to understand the situation, a question was in my mind.
*Why did she end up here?*
[It's all very interesting, but don't forget that you need to know their strength.]
Not forgetting that the most important thing was to be careful, once again following Kira's advice I asked Gaya what their level was.
"Warg the Scorpion should be level 14, Magni level 16 and Daggus level 19"
They were all at much higher levels than I was, but it was exactly what I needed to awaken my fighting spirit. I loved the prospect of letting loose on a battlefield, a place where I could be myself and kill indiscriminately, a place where blood flowed freely.
"Why did those three seal you up?"
"Greed? Jealousy? What do I know? I was the strongest of them and my quick leveling scared them. They waited until I was asleep to lock in here, taking care not to leave any entrance...I don't even know how you managed to get in."
Ignoring Gaya's questions I suddenly moved on to the second topic.
"Once you are free, how will you prove to that I can trust you?"
This was an equally interesting part, I wanted to keep this dragoness but I didn't want to live with the fear of being betrayed again by soone close to , literally as well as taphorically. Looking at with a slight trace of embarrassnt she declared:
"A kind of...pet contract"
*Nani???*
*Wait, what do you an by "pet contract"? And then, is it even possible? Since I'm practically a pet myself. A pet that has a pet is a sight to behold!*
[Freya-sama, you are not a pet, you are in this world a unique entity].
*Yes, I know, but it's just that I find it crazy.*
Watching the dragoness out of the corner of my eye as I conversed with Kira, I could see her flailing in her corner as if she had suddenly beco shy.
"What's wrong with you again? Is sothing wrong?"
"Oh um... no, everything is fine."
"Good. Now tell what exactly a pet contract is."
"It's a contract that allows to... um... bind myself to you. If you die I will die with you but if I die nothing will happen to you. You're probably wondering what benefit I get from this..well it's simple. I could feed on your mana which will allow to regain my strength little by little. For the mont I am weak, but when I will have recovered my strength I could help you in your quest!"
*What do you think Kira?*
[I think it's a good idea.]
*I think so too! She won't be able to betray and she will be obliged to protect if she doesn't want to lose her life, it's quite a practical thod, isn't it?*
Having made my decision I looked at Gaya before asking her if she was sure she wanted to do this.
"Yes I'm sure!"
"Then how do I proceed?"
"Let speak the anchor spell : with this magic I bind myself to your life, our bonds beco one and my heart becos hers until death do us part."
*Weird that makes think of...*
-- PING --
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___Status Freya___
Na : Freya
Age : 0 years old / ntally : 25 years old
Sex : Female
Course : Ice Demon Wolf of chaos (unique race created for the host) - Cub
Race : Demon
Title: Blessed by Titania Goddess of Endless Chaos and Eternal Frozen Hell.
Level : 11/30
Exp needed for next level : 730/11 000
HP : 15100 / 15100 MP : 7550 / 7550
Strength : 85
Defense : 76
Agility : 85
Stamina : 78
Speed : 77
Intelligence : 110
Charisma : 110 (majestic she-wolf)
Attribute points to allocate : 0
Elents: Ice / Chaos
Skills (all):
Attack - Demon Claws (Lvl 3)
- Bite of Hell (Lvl 4)
- Infernal ice spikes (Lvl 4)
- Fighting techniques (lvl max) - blocked
- Katana mastery (lvl max) - blocked
- Demonic Aura (lvl 2)
Defense - Ice demon wall (lvl 3)
- Demonic cloak (lvl 4)
Other - Humanoid form (blocked)
- Ice creation (Lvl 3)
- Chaos Storage (Lvl 2)
- Devouring Chaos (Lvl 3)
- Analysis
Passives - Commander (lvl max) ]
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