Bahamut

"Are you sure you should be doing this?" Lila asked, her expression filled with worry as she watched from the sideline.

Currently, I was setting down the Black Star Dragon Balls on the ground in the middle of the clearing from before, preparing to summon Bahamut, my dragon.

I don't think I'll ever get tired of that.

I mean I literally created an actual dragon! That's a brag and half towards anyone that isn't a Bard from DnD.

"What's the harm?" I asked back, setting down the last Black Star Ball.

"I don't know, the fact that it almost killed you just a few hours ago?!" She exclaimed.

"It'll be fine. I'm already back up to full strength." I said with a small smirk, glancing back at her as I flexed one of my arms.

Lila shook her head and rolled her eyes at me, clearly not having been put at ease. She walks up and smacks me on the back of my head. To be honest, it hurt quite a lot.

Damn, this woman is strong.

"I'm not joking around with you, Zyleth. Can't you put this off until tomorrow at least? You just had a near death experience." She says to me, a stern tone in her voice.

"Wasn't the first time and it sure as hell won't be the last." I said with complete indifference.

She hears this and shakes her head at me again, pinching the bridge of her nose, "Are all Saiyans reckless or is it just you?"

"Pretty sure you don't want me to answer that." I replied.

I swear, a therapist would have a field day with me. Then again, since when has a Saiyan ever needed therapy? I feel as though if we met a problem we couldn't solve with violence, we wouldn't consider it a problem.

Or just hit it harder...

I'm honestly surprised how none of the main characters in this anime have PTSD.

"Keep being reckless. Someday it's going to kill you." She responded with a tired sigh.

Not if I had anything to say about it.

"Listen, we can either keep on talking about this, which will just waste both of our time, or we can hurry up and summon my dragon." I said to her, motioning towards the magical wish-granting orbs that were on the ground.

She looked between me and the orbs before letting out a groan, "Fine, go ahead. But if this ends badly-"

"You can say "I told you so" all the way into the Afterlife. Scouts honor." I said, holding my right hand towards the sky.

"You weren't a Scout." She said with a narrowed gaze.

No, but I am curious as to know how you even know what a Scout is.

Were there Space Scouts now? First Space French and now this?

What's next, Space Australia?

Shaking that thought out of my mind, I look towards the Black Star Dragon Balls and clear my throat.

"Manifest, Bahamut!"

A bright light shines from the orbs and a red pillar of fiery energy shoots out towards the sky.

"That was it?" Lila asked.

"I made the chant short and sweet." I replied with a small shrug.

Wasn't any reason for me to make it long winded besides dramatic effect. There's also the fact that I'm really not that creative.

"RAAAAGH!"

A sudden roar ripped through the air, sending shockwaves across the entire planet.

The fiery red energy that was souring higher and higher into the sky suddenly sprouted wings, bursting through the clouds and wrapping itself around the planet.

The size of the energy looked as though it was multiplying every passing second.

"Holy shit..." I muttered as I watched the dragon seemingly growing bigger than the planet itself.

After a few more moments, the red energy suddenly dispersed, leaving a massive red dragon in its place.

"I am the divine dragon, Bahamut. What is your wish, my Creator?"

His voice shook the planet by itself, causing us to stumble a bit. His head may have been smaller, but there was no doubt that he was bigger than the planet.

"Was he.. always that big?" Lila asked, looking up at the massive dragon with awe and what I assume is a little bit of fear.

"No, not at all..." I replied softly, still taken aback by his size.

It took a few moments for me to finally pull myself together and get onto business. This was just insane on all levels.

There was also something I caught about his wording that seemed strange to me. When he appeared, he said "Divine Dragon" and not the normal phrase of "Eternal Dragon."

That spun me for a loop.

Did my use of divine energy during his creation cause an evolution of some kind?

"Bahamut, how many wishes can you grant?" I asked, wanting to see just how much of my vision came to pass.

"I may only grant you two wishes, my Creator" He responded.

"Only two?" Lila asked with a raised brow. "Seems like an... awkward number."

"It's a magical wish-granting dragon, Lila! I don't make the rules!" I shout defensively, not wanting to hear any slander against my badass dragon.

Lila holds up her hands in an apologetic fashion and motions for me to continue.

"The reason for this number was because the lack of power during my creation. It was only natural, given that the Black Star Dragon Balls you created do not have a period of grace between wishes." Bahamut suddenly said.

"So you didn't have enough power to make them successfully?" Lila asked, her jaw dropping in disbelief. "How much energy do you need in order to make them how you wanted?!"

"I don't know. Probably a lot more than I have currently. There was a lot that I wanted the Black Star Dragon Balls to be able to do." I answered, thinking about the amount of power I needed.

Either Super Saiyan Rose or above should put me over the edge needed to complete the Black Star Dragon Balls I envisioned.

Probably.

I mean this is a magical dragon we're talking about here, not really an exact science.

"Like what?" Lila asked.

"Three wishes, all of which are unrestricted, and no grace period between uses." I listed off.

"Wow..." She replied blankly. "Why don't you just wish all your problems away at this point? Pretty sure you could."

"Okay, I can hear the judgement in your tone, and I don't very well appreciate it." I told her. "Speaking of... Did my desire for you to have unrestricted wishes come to fruition?"

"No. Whilst I am able to grant almost anything, there are still some things that are not within my power." He responded.

What the hell counts as almost anything?

That's like Draig in Highschool DXD telling Issei that Devils normally live almost forever. What the hell is almost forever?! Jesus, these dragon are anything but straightforward!

The disappointing logic aside, I guess it really isn't all bad.

It's not as if I actually needed those unrestricted wishes, but they definitely would've been nice to have.

So all in all, my Black Star Balls have no timer, two wishes, and restrictions on things that I probably won't ever find out about.

All things considered, one and a half out of three ain't bad. Although I wanted three, two wishes and no timer between uses is good enough for me.

"Thank you for answering my questions. I'm ready to wish now, Bahamut." I told him.

"By all means, my Creator."

"I wish that whenever I raise my hand and call out for the Black Star Dragon Balls, they will immediately fly towards my location no matter where I am." I said.

"Huh, smart. That way you don't have to waste time going out and searching for them." Lila nodded, liking my thought process.

Bahamut's eyes shined a bright golden color before returning to their natural deep blue.

"You have one wish remaining, my Creator" Bahamut said.

Wasting no time, I give my last wish. "I wish for this planet to prosper and be able to grow life on the surface! No matter what is planted on the soil, it will grow without exception!"

Lila looks at me with confusion as I finished giving my last wish.

Bahamut's eyes once again shone bright gold and our surroundings immediately began to shift before our eyes.

The rocky terrain beneath our feet suddenly became lush soil, luscious green grass growing as the deepened parts of the flat land filled in with water.

Looking up, we could see that the mountain tops suddenly had snow on them, and the purple lighting striking down suddenly ceased, only striking within the dark clouds above.

"Farewell, my Creator."

With those last words, Bahamut's large form suddenly reverted back into red energy and shrunk as he flew back down towards the Black Star Dragon Balls.

Once back inside, the balls suddenly shot off towards the sky, scattering into many different directions. Before they could get too far, I hold out my hand and call them back, making use of my first wish already.

"So I get the first wish, but why the second one? What's the use of a planet that can grow anything?" Lila asked, tilting her head in confusion.

Yeah, I don't blame her for being confused. The wish just seemed to be very random on my end.

"Trust me, it was a worthwhile investment." I said with a small smirk as I adjusted my earring.

She looks at me with a raised brow but eventually shrugs it off.

"So... what now?" She asks, wondering where we go from here.

"Now I summon him again." I tell her.

"Again?" She says with widened eyes.

"Mhm." I hummed, nodding my head. "There's two more things I have to tick off my checklist."

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