Dueling The Dragons

Finished with his robbery, Ranata then talk to the ladies.

"So, What will you two doing from now? If you have time, would you mind to hear my offer?"

Lumina answered him.

"What offer?"

Then, Althea suggests them.

"Let's walk for a bit. This place is a bit inappropriate to talk."

"Ok."

Agreeing with her, Ranata leaving the bandits followed by the ladies. After they walk out from that area until the bandits can not be seen anymore, he begin to talk.

"Actually, I am a traveler who dreamt of being an adventurer."

"Hmm. We see...."

"We too want to roam over all the world."

Seeing that he got the attention from the ladies, he then continue the talk.

"For that, I plan to make a party of adventurer. To be exact, I want to establish a clan of my own."

"That's a good dream."

"It's so grand.... But seeing your power, it's not impossible."

Stopping for a while, he look at the face of those girls. He can see anticipation and glint of light flashing within their eyes. Making the best of his smile, he make a gesture by stretching out his right hand and give them his offer like he is about to give them the whole world.

"How about it? Want to join in my clan? The two of you will be the very first members of the strongest clan in the future. Naturally, you will have the greatest advantage and benefit compared to the future members."

"What are the conditions?"

Lumina ask, barely able to contain the excitement in her eyes.

"Simple. As long as you work hard, you will be rewarded greatly. If you don't work, you don't gain anything. I will never mistreat my subordinates. And if you still have complaints, you can talk it out with me. Of course, if you still don't like it, you can also leave the clan if you want as long as I deem it fit. However, if you are being unreasonable or you are betraying me, I will also make sure to be harsh with you. That is my condition, do you have any demands?"

Talking slowly and filling pressure on each word, he list out his conditions one by one, making them clear and as simple as possible. While doing that, he also paid attention to the expression and gesture of the two dragon girls. After three breaths of time, Althea is the one who begin to open her mouth.

"The conditions is good.... It's acceptable.... However, whether you are worthy to become our leader, you need to convince us first."

"And how can I convince you two ladies?"

Smiling full with confidence, he asked her. It's Lumina who answered him.

"Very simple. You only need to dueled us and win."

"Duel? With the two of you? Good! You both can come to me together at once. Now."

Hearing his words, both the ladies knits their brow. This man is strong, sure. But isn't he too confident? Althea can't help but asking for confirmation.

"Are you sure you want to fight both of us at once? Seeing that you know that both of us are true dragons, you also must know that we are not weak, right?"

"Of course I know both of you are strong. If you are weaklings, how can I be interested to make you my subordinates? I already said before that I want to establish the strongest clan in the world, right? How can there be any weaklings there?"

"Strongest clan in the world? You sure know how to dream big. Interesting. I want to see if you really have capability to truly back up your words." (Lumina)

"Let's not talk any longer and begin the duel right now. Both of you can come now. If I can't defeat both of you at once, how can I gain absolute dominance over you? Aren't dragon famous for respecting the strong?"

"I see. So you want to win over both of us at once to fully convince us to joining you? Good! I like that confidence!" (Althea)

"Then, we will not be polite. Don't blame us if you are hurt." (Lumina)

"Come to me with all your strength. Don't worry, I have plenty of medicines. Beside, if I can't take the risks, how can I gain the reward?" (Ranata)

After talking full with confidence, Ranata readied his stance. Althea and Lumina both have brandished their weapons. Their eyes full with wonder and their heart filled with respect for this man standing in front of them. He alone wanted to vie for hegemony with two True Dragons? Forget about his dream about establishing the strongest clan in the world in the future, even his action right now here is so domineering! If not for him showing his power earlier, they would think he is just bullsh*tting them. But after seeing what he have done to the bandits, they can help but think that this man have capability. If they are not fully exerting their power, they are sure that they will be in regret. So, without further ado, both of them release all their power right from the beginning.

The two's Draconic Majesty overlapping, strengthening each of them while simultanously weaken him. Ranata felt as if he is standing on the mud and mountain weighing above him, crushing him with utter pressure. It seems that all his stat is halved by pressure. And if he wanted to moved, he would need twice the effort! Let's see his status for now!

[Avadhi Ranata]

[HP 743/834]

[SP 332/444]

[STR 184 (92)]

[CON 266 (133)]

[AGI 375 (187)]

[SPI 228 (114)]

[Skills: Skill Breeder, Darkvision, Leadership, Survival Instinct, Predator Instinct, Intimidate, Mind Control, Monster Tamer, Wind Magic, Shadow Magic]

Yup, he confirmed it now. His status is halved by their combined Draconic Majesty. According to the information given by Celes, normally Draconic Majesty should only cut off 10-20% of enemy's status. But with two skills overlapping and the synergy they made while fully exerting their power, the total result is improved and all of his status is cut off by 50%!