Turning into a child

Seven looked down at his feet, there he saw four children around the age of 4 or 5. He blinked a couple of times, why are their babies in front of him?

Where was the majestic and fierce-looking sacred beast he was expecting?

Why did it suddenly turn into adorable little brats?

When he heard their voice earlier he was so sure that they were adults. But now the voice he heard turned childish and soft.

"master why did you suddenly grow so big, are you from a giant family now?" White Tiger had asked him, eyes full of curiosity.

In the previous World they belonged to, they have more races including humans, beasts, demons, undead, elves, and many more. So it was not surprising to know if their master had reincarnated into the giant race.

'kid I didn't turn into a giant, you guys are just small' he thought to himself and squat down in front of them.

Seven couldn't help massage his temples. He took a deep breath and couldn't help but lament.

"Ummm....you guys are.....babies?" he admitted although he was confused too.

The four smile as they look at him with eyes shining so brightly, they were so adorable. They thought Seven was joking, they were clearly adults.

"Master you must be joking w..."Phoenix paused upon realizing his voice sounded high.

He look back at his companions, his eyes were wide open seeing they were small, he touch his throat. He didn't feel his prominent adam's apple nor the toned neck muscle, instead, it was soft and chubby.

He place his hands in front of his sight and there he saw ten fingers. They were pinkish and small. He look back at the three and saw them in a similar state.

The three have noticed his stare and look back at him in return. Their reaction reflected one another, even the mature Black Dragon was surprised. They finally realize why the world seems so big in their eyes.

"I...no...this isn't true" Nine-tailed fox was even more dramatic. He immediately took out a mirror from his space ring. The moment he saw his appearance, he fell to the floor in disbelief.

As a fox, his main attributes were charm and seduction, turning into a child was a huge blow for him. Seven could even hear him mutter 'impossible ', 'no', 'this must be a joke', and many more. His actions reminded him of a child who realizes Santa isn't real.

He revealed his tails and just as he thought, there was only one left. His eight other tails were nowhere to be seen. The tails he was so proud of and the very defining features of his suddenly disappeared, now he could no longer be called Nine-tailed Fox.

One-tailed foxes are the weakest of their kind. No, it was more accurate to say that they were not considered part of their clan. Their tails are the symbol of power, and he was the only one who achieved the legendary feat of having nine tails.

He didn't want to go back to the days when he was oppressed by his kind because he couldn't raise the numbers of his tails. It was only thanks to his Master that he was able to become powerful.

Black Dragon, on the other hand, was frozen stiff in his position, and Phoenix beside him collapse.

Seven didn't expect their reactions would be this drastic. He carried Phoenix and place him on his bed. The shock of seeing his appearance caused him great damage. He wondered what kind of life they had experienced for them to react like this.

Good thing White Tiger was not bothered by his appearance, though he was asking questions one after another.

Seven thought for reasons why they became small all of a sudden.

"Maybe you guys are injured or your powers aren't strong enough to maintain your adult forms"

If he bases this event on novels, a sacred beast or any mythical being who got injured uses the younger form to not consume too much of its power, sometimes they would even be asleep for thousands of years just to recover.

"I...if I'm like this, how will I help Master? where your servant, but if were this weak wouldn't we be useless " Black Dragon questioned himself.

Seven who heard this felt his heart tighten. This sacred beast, despite him not remembering them, remain loyal to him.

Seven approach him and pat his head, this action of his seems familiar, like he had done this a couple of times.

"Hey listen to me. I don't know what you see in me or why you guys choose me but since you call me Master, it's my responsibility to protect you guys...if I need your help I will call you out." Black Dragon's eyes become red as he forces himself not to cry.

He hated being weak, he hated not being able to help his master. They were his contracted beats but they couldn't help him.

Seven notices Black Dragon feeling disappointed in himself. He sigh and told him,

"For now you should take a rest and wait for your powers to go back.....and I just want to remind you, you guys are not my servant. We are companions, the blood contract we have formed makes us equal." He didn't want them to think so lowly of themselves and act as his servant, they deserve more than that.

Upon hearing the word companion, Black Dragon's heart tightened. The image of his master before and now overlaps with another. He couldn't help but feel relief. He had feared that their master wouldn't be the same as he was before, but his image right now resembles his memory of the past.

'Despite not remembering, his master words were still the same.' Their master never treated them like slaves even when they were the ones who force him to form a contract.

Before they became powerful, they were once the weakest of their kind. Just like Phoenix, he and his dragon brothers didn't have an easy life.

Their mother was born from a dragon and a fox, so despite her having a dragon body, her nature was akin to a fox. Seducing powerful dragons and toying with them in the palm of her hands. She had countless lovers and multiple secret relationships. She would use her fox-like ability to create illusions and make herself more appealing to their eyes.

Fox we're known for being beautiful and so her blood combined with the dragons made her more enchanting. Other female Dragons hated her to the core because every male in their kind was attracted to her. This only stopped when everyone found out about her adulterous act.

Dragons are proud and possessive due to the fact that they are one of the most powerful races in the world, so when they found out about her affairs they couldn't accept how she could do this to them.

This caused an uproar when everyone found out about it. Her mother on the other hand already prepared her escaped goat. That was the egg that she secretly hide. When she had an affair with the dragons, she bore an offspring for them. Each egg belonged to one of his lovers. Although the dragons were skeptical to see so many dragon eggs, there were ten eggs to be exact. They accepted the eggs and pardoned her sin. Having more eggs was a happy event for their dwindling number.

The Dragons could only compromise, even if they were itching to kill her, they still consider their children. Dragons are scar in number and so they treat baby dragons with care. Not to mention that this was their flesh and blood.

Her mother was thrown out of the dragon territory after they took the eggs from her. She was willing to part with them, she didn't want them in the first place. She wasn't like the Dragon who would care for their kin. Half of her blood was dark energy and in order to become stronger she needed to seduce men and take their energy, the dragons wouldn't be able to suspect anything since they possess high spiritual powers. Her evilness coming from the Fox trait was more prominent than her Dragon blood so she didn't care about the eggs, they have done their purpose.

As soon as the eggs hatched, the dragons were excited. They were born weak due to the lack of care from their mother, and though they were saddened they still did their best to nurture them. Until one day when one of the dragon babies developed another part of his body not belonging to a dragon.

It was a soft white tail similar to the fox clan.

That's where they learn that the woman was of mixed race. They rounded up the kids and lock them up in the prison. The baby dragons were confused and scared, they ask the dragons watching over the cell what crime they committed.

The answer they got made them lose hope " you are mixed-race children, the dragon blood inside you is now tainted with dirt from the fox"

Upon learning this, their youngest admitted that he transform into a fox, and that's where they learned that they were not a full dragon.

They knew they couldn't stay here any longer, there was a possibility that they would be killed by the clan. It wasn't entirely bad to be mixed-race, however, that only includes if both types of blood belong to the same faction. Fox was acquainted with the demons and so was not accepted by the most sacred beast.

To escape, the ten baby dragons formulated a plan. However it wasn't easy, the dragons they fought were strong unlike them who can barely control their powers.

Using the illusion and the fog they created they were able to escape from their territory. Most of them were injured and could barely maintain their human forms. Just when they were about to lose their lives, they learned about a human pharmacist that would help injured people. The man was kind and wouldn't discriminate against any race. Even though it was only a rumor they still bet their lives and went to the said place.

This time, luck was on their side. That human had become their master and the ten of them found a home. The ten made a pact with one another to devote their lives to their master and so they strive to become strong. But now that he is so weak and his brothers are still asleep, he was not sure if he can protect him.