12 Training With Prince Lucas

Kaiden's POV

"Kaiden! What do you want?" My father asked me the moment he saw me waiting for him in front of his bed-chamber.

"Father, why didn't you ask me first about my opinion regarding the search for a Crown Princess? I can choose my bride. Why do you need to do it that way? Am I not allowed to fall in love?" I asked, and he looked at me as if I am talking in a different language.

"And if I will wait for you to fall in love, when would that be? By the time you will turn five hundred years old? Come on, Kaiden! I know what is playing in your head right now, you want to have explorations and how I wish you find love during your escapades, but you have been doing this for how many decades, and until now, you remain unmated because of your adventures." He said.

"But I am asking you now to hold it." I begged.

"Prince Kaiden, I can't take back my words beside this would be fun; I miss tournaments, and I think having this kind of competition, you will have the perfect wife, because during the preliminary round, my first requirement is beauty, and on the second round wits, and the third round power and the following challenges would be a combination of brain and power." My father declared.

"What can I do to change your mind?" I asked him, and I felt so desperate.

"There is nothing you can do that will change my mind. Tomorrow I want you to stay in the palace the entire day. I want to watch you train since you will be dealing with the Dragon Witch. I want to see if your power is still the same or you enhance it even more." He added, and I realized how I would meet Ana tomorrow if I can't leave the palace ground.

"Father, you know I am excellent and powerful. Why do I need to train?" I asked.

"I want to make sure your adventures didn't affect your abilities. After your training, we will have dinner together with the heads of our army, and I want to ask some of them to come with you in finding the Dragon Witch." He said.

"Father, I can take care of the Dragon Witch alone, but the problem is where she is? We don't know if she already died because no one had seen her, and maybe Lizardo killed her already, and the Dragon Witch also killed him. We do not know the real story unless Lizardo will return and tell us what happened. I don't believe he betrayed your father. I know Lizardo's personality, and maybe if what they claim was true, then the witch could have manipulated his mind." I said.

"Prince Kaiden, I am one hundred percent sure the Dragon Witch is still alive. And you have to find her, but to tell you honestly, I plan this tournament because I know she will come for her mother, but she didn't realize that during the preliminary round, I will ask the contestants to shift in front of the entire crowd. So, if she will come and register as one of the candidates, we can have her in our hands, but I am sure she got her wits from her dragon ancestors, so she must be so clever. That is why you need to take her to me, Prince Kaiden." The Dragon King said, and I wonder if the prophecy was true. How can my father so obsessed with eating the heart of the Dragon Witch.

"Don't worry, I am on it, but I have been searching the entire Thesirea, but I couldn't find her, but I am confident of seeing her soon." I said.

"I am counting on you, son, but the moment the tournament starts, you should stop temporarily in finding the Dragon Witch since I want you to be present during the entire competition. Goodnight, son." He said and opened his bedroom door.

"Good night, father." I replied, and I teleport to my room, and I take a cold bath.

I find it hard to sleep because I can't stop thinking about my father's new plan. It was ridiculous, and I want to oppose him, but I can't go against him because he is the Dragon King. How could my father decide something like this for his own satisfaction? And I can't stop thinking about Ana. If my father wants me to be present the entire tournament, it means I only have a little time to spend with her, and I think I should make my move soon. Even if I need to train, I will find some time to come to Dasos, even for a while, and I will make sure I can see Ana tomorrow.

"Hey! I haven't seen you lately, Prince Kaiden. Are you avoiding me?" Lucas said the moment we met on the training ground. He is my best friend and right hand, but I didn't tell him about Ana yet.

"You know what I am up to, Prince Lucas." I replied.

He was also a Prince from the old blue Kingdom. I don't understand why my grandfather has to end the old ways of the dragon world. I know many want to rebel, but they know that the golden dragons were extinct, and only the Dragon Witch remains. The Red Dragons became invincible. That is why all the dragons worshipped my father as their king, and they acknowledge me as their future ruler.

"Yeah, and I wonder why you hunt her down alone; you can always ask me to come with you; I know you are robust, Prince Kaiden, but there are times you will need someone like me." He declared.

"Don't worry, once I have a lead about the Dragon Witch, I am going to take you with me." I replied.

"Aren't you afraid you will fall for her? They said when she was twelve years old, she looked like fifteen. They reported the Dragon Witch was not only powerful, but she was beautiful." Lucas declared.

"I am only aiming for her actual heart, Prince Lucas, and I am not searching for her to fall in love with her. Besides, I haven't seen anyone that can make my heart flutter." I replied, but I lied.

"Who knows, you will experience that with the Dragon Witch." He said, and I want to tell him no need because I already found someone who made me feel that way, but I am not yet ready to tell him about Ana, not now, maybe after she will become my girlfriend, I will tell my best friend about her.

"Can you tell me why do you want me to fall for the Dragon Witch?" I asked.

"Well, for me, she is the only one suitable for you." He stated, and I raised my eyebrow.

"Prince Kaiden, if you will marry her and you will have children, your son will become the strongest dragon shifter ever born, and I don't think the Dragon Witch was bad. I believed she only wanted to protect herself and her family that time." He added.

"And for me, I think you should be behind bars for treason, and you were talking about this thing in front of your future king," I said, and he laughed.

"That is why I am talking all about this with you because you are the only one who can save the Dragon Witch." He said, and I shook my head.

"Stop talking nonsense, Lucas. Instead of talking about the Dragon Witch, can you now get ready to start our training? I need to go somewhere later that is why I asked you to come early to fight with me, not to talk about the Dragon Witch, you should be careful with your mouth Lucas, what if someone will hear you and report you to my father. I don't want to lose my best friend." I said, and he just shrugged his shoulders, and before I can speak again, he already transformed into his magnificent dragon form. He is big, and I can tell we have the same size, but my red color makes me more dominant. I transformed, and we soared above the sky as we started blasting fire.

I know I can't hurt Prince Lucas with my fireballs, so instead, I use my strong tail to hit his body, and I continue whipping my tail on his body, and when I got my chance, I curled my tail on his frame. I utilized my entire strength to drag him down to the ground, and I used my head to headbutt my best friend. And he tried to get away from my hold, but I let the fire in my body fuel my strength.

Together we plummeted to the ground, and I made sure his body will hit the ground first while I remain floated on the air as I release him before we drop to the surface. I am sure I didn't hurt Lucas, but the idea that I could drag him down was enough for me to be the victor of the first round. When I turn around, I saw my father standing on the palace's balcony, and even from a distance, I can tell he was smiling from ear to ear.

"Could you sometimes pretend that you are weak and let me have some feat?" Lucas said to me.

"I am sorry, buddy, my old man was watching me, and I can't ruin my reputation." I replied, laughing at my best friend. The second round Lucas has now back up, but still, I could bring them down to the ground. And I know my father won't stop adding the number of my opponents, but I didn't give them a chance to defeat me. The entire day we train.

When the bell rang as an indication that our training was over, I can't stop myself from feeling so excited. I immediately go to my room and take a bath. I am glad that my exercises were over, and I was hoping to have a glimpse of Ana's beautiful innocent face.

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