Tale of 'The' Chimera Master

[ Thunder Mist Mountains, Thunder Sakura Gardens. ]

" Oh my, Shiro... " Yakujin hugs him more.

" I'm sorry to ever harm you *smooch* " Yakujin smooches his cheek, showing her affection to him which Shiro sees with confusion.

" Hmm... " Shiro says to himself in his blunt confusion as Yakujin shows him affection, trying to apologize to him for what she did.

"( Master Yakujin hugged me so hard, does Master Yakujin think I'm a pillow or something...? )"

"( Reminds me of a pillow I used to have back then, guess it was all destroyed, isn't it? )" Shiro asks himself during the hug.

Both Yakujin and Shiro had their time there, the two cuddle while talking about things inside their mind.

" So you're telling me that the 'Black Box' holds something dangerous, Master Yaku... " Shiro calls Yakujin 'Yaku' which made her blush.

" Oh my, 'Yaku'... "

"It's such a good one, my dear, I liked it. " Yakujin tells Shiro.

" Where did you get that from, Was my name too long for you to pronounce? " Yakujin asks.

" Yes, 'Yaku' is simpler. " Shiro bluntly tells Yakujin about it as he sits on her tail while the other tail pats his head, covering the hair from being rained too much by the Sakura petals.

" Do you like it here, dear? " Yakujin asks him, asking if the Gardens are really beautiful.

" Yes, it is! Master Yaku. "

" Thank you so much for bringing me here. "

" Of course, as you lived with me, you can visit this place anytime. " Yakujin responds while her tail continues to pat his head.

" So, aside from my 'call name'... "

" About the 'Black Box' I mentioned earlier. " Yakujin tries to return to the topic.

" Yes, it is a dangerous treasure, for what's inside my dear. "

" A dangerous relic of the Chimeras of old, one that I fought hard to obtain to relish its power. " Yakujin tells.

" What is a relic? " Shiro asked, he didn't understand what that was.

" Oh, that... " Yakujin scratches, she forgot that she needs to tell Shiro everything from the basics to how unadorned the child is to the world around him.

" It's something left by those who preceded us, my dear. "

" It comes in Items, Objects, or perhaps Treasures left by those who passed on to the Afterlife. " 

" Afterlife? " Shiro asks again.

" You, you don't know what an Afterlife is, don't you? " Yakujin asks as she hears it, which Shiro innocently shakes his head.

" It's a state where the dead release their souls within them, basically the dead wake up in a physique unseen by those who were still breathing. "

" It is complex my dear, for I haven't died yet. " Yakujin says while Shiro only listens while his mind goes elsewhere.

" Speaking of the dead, what they left to us is called a 'Relic'... "

" And speaking of this relic, my dear, the one stored in the 'Black Box' Relic earlier once belonged to a powerful ancient 'Hybrid Chimera' once known to wreak havoc over the New Earth.

" The First Chimera ever to be entitled as the 'Chimera Master'... "

" He who survived the Old Age of the old gods. "

" The Ultimate Monster, the Dragon of Destruction. "

" Azi Dahaka. " Yakujin says as she then begins the tale.

Before the New Age, there was an Age where the world was ruled by the gods.

At that time, there already existed a Hybrid Chimera who fought fiercely against many powerful men and monsters, gods and demons.

The Ultimate Monster, the Dragon of Destruction, and the Bringer of Demise.

The Great Chimera Black Dragon, Azi Dahaka.

Known to be the most dangerous creature of all over the old times, Azi Dahaka was feared as he wreaked havoc all over the earth at that time.

But then...

He was defeated.

Slain by a being unspoken within the legends of old, a being whose name is undiscovered in the records of the Old Age.

But after the Old Age ends, Azi Dahaka returns, this time after recovering himself after his first defeat, he returns again to scorch over the earth in the midst of his rage.

This time, he successfully defeated the New Era's mightiest creatures, for it is ironic since those born after the Old Age are all weaker than their predecessors who once fought the Dragon at his peak.

That's why for some time, he managed to rule this very Newly-born Earth.

It was all as he wanted it, until...

Those who faced him this time managed to Seal Him and Mutilated his body parts, sealing his very Soul within it to make sure he never once returned.

...

[ Thunder Mist Mountains, Thunder Sakura Gardens. ]

" That was the story of Azi Dahaka, the 'First Chimera Master'. " Yakujin explains to Shiro as she tells him

" If it wasn't because of him, despite every creature still fear and hated him over his crimes. "

" The beginning to usher in the Era of Hybrid Creatures and Chimeras will never happen. "

" For making Hybrids in the first place, were all inspired by the Dragon's combination of monstrous creatures. "

" Even amongst Mankind and Monsters, many still try to find every Relic, every body part of 'The' Chimera Master himself. "

" Including me... " Yakujin says, remembering how much of effort she had to make to claim the Relic inside the 'Black Box', hence, why she kept it safe, even using many Talismans to guard it.

" Why they all want to find it, Master Yaku? "

" Why does this 'Body Parts' have to do with the Hybrids and Chimeras? " Shiro asks.

" Because every body part holds some of the Chimera Master's very power, a power believed to able to evolve any creature who absorbs it, making them evolve into a being similar to Azi Dahaka was back then.

" Many had tried before and succeeded. "

" But not for a long time. "

" For what those foolish creatures don't know. "

" That aside from the Body Parts, Azi Dahaka's Soul still exists. "

" Manipulating those who used his power, using them as his very vessel. "

" One of the reasons why I punished you earlier, Dear Shiro. "

" For I was also checking if you're already possessed by him or not. " Yakujin says as her tail hugs Shiro as the boy is quite afraid after hearing it.

" Me? Possessed? " Shiro cowers after hearing it.