‘So this is it huh…?’
‘Unless a Dragon comes save us, yes.’
Town Head Elda remembered those words as she stared at the sky. Obviously, she didn’t take these words seriously.
Dragons?
They were beings of legend. A part of mythical stories that people told their children in order to help them sleep.
They didn’t actually exist.
At least… that was what she believed till now…
But…
“D-Dragon!!”
A defender shouted as he stared at the sky with a horrified look on his face.
Darnic, who had already given up, stared at the sky with his eyes wide open and mouth agape, unable to believe what he was seeing.
A dream.
Yes, that was what it was.
A dream.
Just as the Captain tried to convince himself,
“RRROOOOOAAAAAAAARRRRRRR!!!”
The Dragon roared again, his amber eyes staring at the beings around him.
Even the mindless corrupted beasts flinched at his arrival. His very presence evoked something deep in them, something that even the power of corruption that took over them could not suppress so easily.
Igni didn’t give them time to recover either. He flapped his giant wings and descended at an even quicker pace, instantly appearing in front of the bunch of Brutes and,
WHOOOM
A Dragon’s Breath.
A pillar of flame, wide enough to consume a house, shot down onto the Brutes. Three of them disintegrated instantly, their gray flesh bubbling and turning to ash. The others stumbled back, screaming.
The flames, however, didn’t die down; rather, they spread, slowly covering other Brutes. To make things worse, Igni continued to spit more flames, making them even stronger, and since he was in the air, the Brutes were completely helpless against him.
Well, at least at the beginning.
But then,
“SSSCCREEEEEEECCHHHH!!!”
The Sky Beasts screeched and rushed towards him. The corrupted power inside them forced them to go after the pure Life Force that Igni radiated.
“Father!”
Cirri appeared next to Kael and called out as she stared at the Sky Beasts.
The Sky Dragon did not like seeing such filth in her sky.
Kael, who understood what his adorable little girl was thinking, nodded with a confident smile on his face.
He then turned towards the Princess he was holding from behind and,
“Stay here, okay?”
“H-H-Here?”
Lavinia stuttered.
“O-On top o-of a Dragon?”
Yes, the Princess was riding on top of Igni with Kael and she was very close to losing her mind.
Dragon!
She was riding a Dragon!
How could she not lose her mind!?
Kael, however, did not care what she was thinking and,
“Yes.”
He just nodded. However, before he could leave, Lavinia held his arm and,
“H-How am I supposed to stay here? Y-You are Lord Ign—”
“Lavinia.”
Kael suddenly called out in a solemn tone.
The Princess looked into his sharp blue eyes and paused,
“Lives are at stake. Stop thinking about unnecessary things. If Igni didn’t want you, he would have never allowed you to sit here.
Stay with him. He will keep you safe. I’ll be back soon.”
“Okay.”
In front of those sharp eyes, Lavinia couldn’t say anything and nodded without thinking. Soon, however, she regained her senses and,
“W-Wait! Be back soon!? Where are you going!? We are still in the air—”
“Cirri.”
Before Lavinia could complete her words, Kael called out.
“Yes, Father!”
Cirri, who had already spread all around the sky, nodded and suddenly,
Kael jumped down.
“KAEL!!!!”
Lavinia’s eyes widened in horror as she shouted.
But suddenly, something surprising happened.
Kael, who was falling headfirst towards the ground, suddenly flipped around and then…
He jumped above.
“Huh…?”
Lavinia froze.
Did he just… jump mid-air…?
And as if that wasn’t enough,
Whoosh Whoosh Whoosh
He continued to jump again and again, till he reached right next to the Sky Beasts with his sword in his hand.
Yes, that was Kael’s reward for clearing the Tempest Sanctum.
The ability to step on wind and fly, just like how he was able to do it back in the Tempest.
What’s even better was that unlike how the Tempest Sanctum made it impossible for him to fight on the ground because every step he took pushed him high in the air, this time, he had complete control over it.
He could activate this ability whenever he wanted, and since it didn’t cost any mana, he could in theory stay in the air as long as Cirri’s winds carried him.
Kael stared at the Sky Beasts in front of him again, instantly finding the strongest one.
[Name: Unnamed]
[Race: Skyscar]
[Rank: Common]
[Age: 48 Years]
[State: Corrupted]
[Level: 17]
[Strength: 35 (60)]
[Agility: 55 (80)]
[Stamina: 40 (60)]
[Defense: 35 (55)]
[Mana: 46 (76)]
[Intelligence: 38 (3)]
[Charisma: 20 (-)]
[Strengths: Exceptional Aerial Mobility, Decent Offensive Power, Tactical Versatility]
[Weaknesses: Low Intelligence]
…
‘Weak.’
Kael grinned.
They were comparatively stronger than the Beasts that had attacked Estwyn Town, but against the current Kael, the difference was pretty much unfair.
“Cirri, let’s end this quickly.”
Kael ordered.
“Yes, Father!”
Cirri nodded as suddenly, Kael’s face deformed and,
“RRRROOOOAAAARRRR!!”
[Roar of Dominion.]
In an instant, the Sky Beasts froze. Similar to how the ability worked in front of the Corrupted Beasts back in Estwyn, it worked here as well.
Kael used this chance to jump forward and plunged his sword into the strongest Sky Beast’s heart. Four magic circles appeared in front of him as he quickly shot Flaming Spears at three other Sky Beasts while he launched himself towards the fourth one.
Cirri didn’t act just as support either. Sure, her attacks were weaker compared to her levels, but in front of these weaklings, they were more than effective.
The Sky Dragon used wind and lightning to wipe the rest of the Sky Beasts out of existence.
6 Seconds.
By the time the Roar of Dominion’s effect was over, all 9 Sky Beasts were down.
With that done, Kael looked down, then once again, he let his body fall down. He only corrected his posture at the very end and landed in front of Darnic.
He looked right into the frozen captain’s eyes and,
“I’ll be taking the command from here.”
Kael informed.
Yes, it wasn’t a question or a request, it was a statement.
And Darnic…
“Y-Yes!”
The Captain bowed his head.