18 The Beginning

After taking Harley and Pamela once again, they eventually let up by 10 am to take a shower and clean up.

The entire time during this, Myra would stand in silence as she watched her master. Ever since she received a name, she started to experience feelings she never knew she could have...

When she was brought into existence all she could think about was serving and protecting Ethan.

'What..is this...' Myra thought, gripping her chest.

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Soon after cleaning up, Ethan with a new set of casual clothes on would sit on the living room couch. No matter how much they cleaned he could still smell the girl's scent and his own everywhere.

'My smelling has gotten better than it used to...is it because I'm becoming more dragon?'

("I would assume so...after your battle with that woman, I can sense that you're already three-fourths of the way to reach the 3rd stage.")

'Is there a way to increase my cultivation speed?' He asked.

("The air in this city is bad...However, you were lucky to encounter that plant lady during mediation. However, I advise not to absorb any more of her energy as it will have adverse effects on her.")

'Is that why I went crazy then?... Looks like I owe Pamela a big favor.' He sighed.

Harley emerged from her room after changing her clothes, she'd spot Ethan who looked like he was thinking hard about something.

"Whatcha thinking about?" She beamed as she leaped into his lap, wrapping her arms around his neck. "It's about me, right? I can tell ya know?"

"Not at all," Ethan answered, pulling her cheek. Who would have thought, he'd have someone like Harley Quinn acting like a spoiled brat.

"Ugggh!" The villainess groaned before, smacking Ethan's hand away. " Seriously? You could have lied and said Harley, you're the only one I think about! Like those gross romantic films, Pammy likes to watch."

"They are not gross," Pamela said overhearing hearing the blonde as she left her room. "Only someone like you wouldn't appreciate the works of art." She scowled as she sat beside Ethan.

She then grabbed his face, forcing him to look at her before giving a brief passionate kiss. "I'll officially say good morning to you, hubby~" Pamela grinned.

"Good morning." He smiled. The villainess seemed to have gained a new confidence after last night and she wasn't afraid to show affection to him in front of Harley.

Seeing this, Harley would pull his face back in her direction and kissed him for a longer time while exaggerating the sound.

After she was done, she'd flip the redhead off as she pulled Ethan's head down to her soft chest.

Pamela would only roll her eyes and shake her head at her childish behavior. "So, what's the agenda today? Try to rob another villain?

"We don't have to rob again for quite some time. I got everything." Ethan said, pulling his consciousness into his item storage.

"Everything?" Pamela asked.

"Ah! That's right! You stole everything from the fat man's safe! Quick! Show it! Show it!" Harley said, jumping out of his lap.

"Honestly a bit was damaged, but the rest is untouched...I'm a bit scared at the amount alone...Penguin's business was doing incredibly well." Ethan said, pulling out stacks and stacks of cash, neatly bound together, covering the entire coffee table in the middle of the room.

At one point, he had to stop as there was simply too much, but looking at money stacked on the table, there were at least 5 million in 100 dollar bills on the table.

And counting the amount he had left in the ring, the total could easily reach over 10 million, not including the jewels and jewelry.

"Why haven't we robbed other villains in the first place?" Harley asked with her mouth open from shock.

"Because it's insanely stupid and risky. And it could put a target on your head." Pamela said, picking up the money on the table. She was glad to see Ethan successful but thinking about all the plants sacrificed to make all of this made her feel slightly emotional.

"I want to buy a pet shark! ...No a lion! no wait...Bud and Lou!" Harley said gripping her hair. She remembered she had left them behind at Joker's secondary hideout.

Of course, good villains had to have more than two hideouts.

"Who are they?" Pamela looked at Harley strangely.

"It's hyenas," Ethan answered.

"Oh...you..hyenas?! Ah, I remember now...I still don't know how they haven't ripped you apart."

"My babies would never! Ethan! We have to get them! Pleaaase!" Harley begged as she leaped into his arms.

"Where do you think they would be?" He asked.

"Ah!" Harley's expression brightened as she kissed his lips briefly. "They are probably at the old Ace Chemical Plant. It's where that guy with the face sometimes stay."

Hearing her say that made Ethan chuckle. 'She's not your girl anymore Joker.' He thought.

"Alright," Ethan stood up and recalled all the money back into his storage ring. "We'll go look for Bud and Lou tonight. And then afterwards I think we'll need a bigger place."

"And here I thought we could relax today." Pamela groaned, massaging her forehead a bit.

"A villain's work is never done! Wait...are we still villains? Harley asked with a look of concern.

" No...we aren't villains...But I'm sure I can't keep you if I decide to become a hero."

"No!~" Harley leaped and clung Ethan like a monkey. She never could do this suddenly with Joker, but with Ethan's superhuman strength, she never has to worry about falling down.

"You can't get rid of us! But mainly me! You can toss red there aside if you want. Shoo Shoo~" The villainess said, waving her hand dismissively at Pamela.

"On second thought...screw relaxing. I think I'll try strangling a bitchy blonde today." Pamela scowled as her eyes started to glow.

Although he knew they weren't serious or at least as far as he knew, he still quickly broke up the tension by letting out a growl, something he's been doing more recently.

"Sorry.." They both apologized.

"It's ok." He smiled. "I won't be becoming a hero..."

"Nor a villain." He said quickly dousing Harley's rising joy.

"We'll just be us...Jester, remember?"

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Most of the day was spent figuring out what to do with the money. Pamela wanted a bigger place to put a lot more plants and a private theater. Harley only had a few sets of clothes and weapons when she left the Joker and so she wanted more.

The girls would talk almost as if they were best friends, going back and forth while Myra stared at Ethan as if in a daze.

'I know you been silent for a while...I'm ready to know more about dragons. I need to at least know more about them right?'

("Well said. I was wondering how long it would take you to ask. Now, I will tell you my origin-")

'Mm.Skip.'

("What do you mean skip? Don't you want to know how I was raised?! Or how I fought thousands of giants and gods to claim my place-")

'I'm kidding. I do want to know.'

("You...One day I'm going to bite-You know what...Nevermind. It all started thousands of years ago...")

Tydris then spoke of a time, a time where the universe was just beginning and when life was just taking its first steps. It was a chaotic time filled with war and discrimination between the races that became prevalent throughout.

The ones with the most quantity called themselves gods. Each god had their on divinity and they even made life on their own and called them humans.

Coming up next with the 2nd largest quantity were demons, rarely they would have a divinity, but they had the distinct ability to raise their own armies by summoning monsters. Monsters that could even rival the power the gods possessed.

The third in quantity were called the spirit folk, they were masters of the element and could potentially rival that of gods if it weren't for the fact that they did not like to fight.

However, the fourth in quantity were the opposite, they loved to fight and roam wherever they wished, these were called the dragons.

The dragons were a strange race, they were small in number because of how difficult it was to conceive, but it did not stop them from being the powerhouses that even gods would fear. Dragon's would find the harshest of environments and thrive.

Depending on where they lived, the dragons would be aligned to the element that will help them survive. Unfortunately, because of this, their bodies were treated as a treasure trove to create a variety of weapons, potions, and spells.

Because of this, the dragons were dwindling in numbers and it seemed as if they would soon become extinct. That is until one young dragon without an affinity snuck into Mount Olympus.

Of course, the dragon was caught, but it was still too young for them to harvest it for ingredients and they kept it, using it as a slave until it was big enough.

It would take up to 100 years for a dragon to become an adult, and to the gods, that was simply child's play

But the gods were unaware...

They were unaware of the monster they would create.

They were unaware that because of their greed, they single-handedly created the strongest of dragons, the official kings of their entire race.

Golden Dragons!

Although it was alone, it was strong enough to break its way out and escape. The dragon was greatly wounded in the process, but before its death, it managed to find a mate.

The dragon conceived by the female dragon was also a golden dragon, but something was different.

If the first golden dragon was a king, then this one was a god...

A dragon god.

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Hearing all of this somehow made Ethan's blood boil, he would clench his fist as he resisted to let out a roar towards the heavens.

"What's wrong honeybun?" Harley was the first to notice as she kept her eye on him even when she was talking with Pamela.

"Ah?"Ethan raised an eyebrow.

"Honeybun! That's what I'm going to call ya." The villainess replied. "Sweet, warm, and with a lot of icing~," Harley cooed, trailing her finger across his cheek.

Ethan couldn't help but smile at this and shook his head. "It's nothing...What time is it by the way?"

"It's nearing 2 pm. Why?" Pamela answered which resulted in Harley scowling at her.

"He was talking to me!"

"Well, you were too slow," Pamela smirked.

"You-"

"Are you guys ever going to stop fighting.

" Yes." "No." They said at the same time, causing them to stare at each other. One of them was having fun seeing the other angry while the other was thinking of buying large clippers.

One plant was becoming a nuisance.

"By the way, you sure it's nothing? You were quiet for almost an hour and I felt this heat up." Pamela said, pointing to the brand on her neck, the one that Ethan places on his desired mates.

The brand was a dragon curled up into a ball as it held a jewel in its claws. A simple design, but if one looked closer then they would see strange lettering around it.

However, Ethan could read it naturally because of being Tydris's successor.

It said, "First Consort."

"Oh, that's what that was?" Harley said, pulling down her shirt to look at her chest. "Hey, Honeybun...what does this mean?" She asked, pointing the lettering.

Probably shouldn't tell her...