“Alright, but only for today. This will not be an everyday occurrence.”
“Yes! It won’t!”
Kael nodded as he lightly kissed Ria, who shook her head and sighed again. Kael then placed the Mother of All Ants on top of his head. It was a spot she liked the most, so he was using it as a bribe, something Ria accepted.
“Father! Let’s start with Fire Magic!”
“No, Fire is easy! I will teach you how to take the enemy’s vision and strike them with thunder!”
“Think about being able to scare your enemies, Father. Together, we can give them nightmares~ Fufufu~”
Kael was very quickly surrounded by the rest of his children. Each seemed very eager to teach him their Magic.
“Alright, you guys, calm down. I have used up all my Mana, so let me meditate and regain it first.”
He answered with a big smile as he sat on the ground, closed his eyes, and began meditating.
This was also the reason he liked his new Sanctuary so much. Not only could he spend time with his children here, he could also meditate, recover his Mana, test his spells, without having to worry about anything.
When he was inside, no one, no matter what, could spy on him, nor did he have to worry about destroying anything with his spells because this place could regenerate and reverse any damage done to it.
It was a perfect place for him to go all out.
Kael smiled as he thought about it. His meditation quickly—the cooldown was long over as well—he could once again activate Ancient Pulse.
“Alright, we will start by order of age.
All of you will get 2 hours to teach me. We will start with Igni, then Cirri, and then Vita. Is that clear?”
Before anyone else could say anything, Kael then looked up and,
“Then we will sleep for an hour…”
“…”
Ria didn’t say anything and just shook her head.
Just for today, she would allow the children to have their way.
Kael chuckled as he then turned towards Igni,
“So before we begin, Father needs to understand Fire itself…”
The Primordial Dragon’s lecture began.
…
6 hours passed by in a snap, and as they did, Kael felt like an entirely different person. In these past few hours, he had practically abused Ancient Pulse, using it the moment the cooldown was over.
The only times he stopped was when he needed to recover his Mana or his Bonds wanted to tell him some basic theory.
Honestly, most of the time, it was him recovering his Mana.
Since everything came to his Bonds naturally, they didn’t teach him much theory. They were more of a ‘do this’ type of instructors, something that normally might not have worked but…
This time, it did.
Just like his Bonds, the moment Kael activated Ancient Pulse, everything came to him naturally as well.
In this state, he felt like he was understanding his children. Everything they said made… perfect sense.
The Ancient Pulse State was… simply extraordinary.
Kael couldn’t wait to use it in real battle.
“Father.”
Suddenly, Imperia called out, her tone strict.
“Yes, yes, I will sleep now.”
“Good.”
The youngest nodded.
“Alright, everyone.”
Kael called out, gaining everyone’s attention again.
“It is time to sleep.”
He announced.
But then,
“Oh, come on! Who needs sleep anyways!”
Vitaria complained.
“You do.”
Imperia spoke, her tone even stricter than before.
“You’re all still growing. If you don’t get enough sleep, your bodies and minds won’t grow strong and healthy.”
“…says the youngest.”
Vitaria mumbled.
“I heard that.”
Imperia called out, and Vitaria just turned her head away, not wanting to get involved any longer.
Yes, she was intimidated.
“Ria is right.”
The Father finally stepped forward as well.
“You all need sleep.”
“You too, Father.”
“Yes, yes, my love, I will sleep as well.”
Kael laughed as he glanced at Igni, who smiled as he walked towards him. The other two followed. The family gathered in the same position as they usually do, and Kael, surrounded by his little children, closed his eyes with a smile, entering the dream land.
Yes,
Here he was again, in his dream land.
‘Huh…’
Kael thought inwardly.
Well, honestly, he was half expecting it.
He would be a fool to not see the pattern now. He saw the first vision when he came to this world, the second vision when he reached level 10, third when he became level 20, and now that he was level 30, it was time to see the fourth vision.
‘So what is it this time?’
Kael muttered casually, looking forward to it, but then,
He froze.
He was sitting on the ground, dearly holding someone he recognized very well.
It was Lavinia.
Her purple hair was messy and covered in blood, and her skin felt cold.
Too cold.
Kael also sensed his own emotion, an emotion he recognized very well.
Fear.
Absolute fear of losing someone very dear to him.
He stared at her chest, waiting for it to rise, waiting for her to breathe, waiting for her to open her eyes but…
She didn’t.
“Lav…”
He whispered softly, gently brushing her hair.
“Don’t play these games with me…
I give up, you win…
Come on, open your eyes…”
He requested, no, he was practically begging.
But Lavinia stayed still.
He leaned closer, pressed his forehead to hers.
“Lav, please…
I’m here now. It’s over.
Y-You are safe…”
Still nothing.
Kael’s hands began to tremble more. His heart pounded harder.
“Lav,”
He called out again, louder this time.
“Say something…
Please.”
She didn’t answer.
She… couldn’t answer.
She was gone.
Truly gone.
Kael’s arms wrapped tighter around her. His breath caught in his throat. Tears rolled down his cheeks.
“No… no, no, no…”
He muttered.
“Y-You said you will be with me till the end…
You can’t leave now.
YOU CAN’T LEAVE ME BEHIND!!!”
Kael screamed out loud, tightening his hug around her, as if scared she would slip away. Kael, who was ‘in this body,’ felt a strong pain in his chest, almost as if his heart would burst apart.
It was an emotion so overwhelming that he couldn’t believe it. Heck, for the first time, the him in his vision was actually crying.
He was hurt, no, he was devastated.
But then,
Step Step Step
He heard footsteps.
Slow, calm footsteps as if they had all the time in the world.
Kael froze.
As he sensed who it was, something inside him clicked.
The fear and sadness inside him turned into anger.
His entire body trembled, with anger so strong that the very air around him became heavier. Then, he raised his head and his eyes fell on him.
Alden Dragonborn.