Chapter 1: I'm The Black Dragon?

From a high altitude, through the thin layer of clouds, one could see the deep blue ocean below, dotted with a few lush islands.

Under a patch of cloudy sky, a particularly unusual island, approximately twenty square kilometers in size, stood out. It was a neat square island with a mountain peak in the middle that had four flat sides, resembling a pyramid from afar.

The island was surrounded by cliffs, with no smooth beaches. The turbulent waters below the cliffs constantly sent waves crashing against the rocks.

On the southern side of the island, a man-made semicircular cave extended deep into the ground, its floor covered in withered black soil, with animal pelts and bones scattered about.

A giant dragon, covered in black scales with mysterious blue patterns, was coiled on the ground, sleeping.

At this moment, the dragon's body was undergoing a transformation. Some blue patterns were fading, replaced by red ones.

Inside the cave.

Aegon slowly woke up. The stench of blood and the musty smell of decay instantly filled his nostrils, making him instinctively hold his breath.

"Why does it smell so bad? It shouldn't be like this. How could I tolerate such a stench?"

Although he often stayed at home playing games, he regularly ventilated the room, so it never smelled this foul.

Opening his eyes to look around, he was stunned.

The dark, damp cave was dimly lit, with only a few glowing green crystals embedded in the walls.

Moreover, his vision was different from usual. Looking down, he saw hideous claws, a body covered in blue and red patterns, and... a tail!

"Who am I?"

"Where am I?"

"What kind of monster have I become?"

Aegon pondered in bewilderment, continuing to question his reality.

"I've transmigrated…"

"And I've turned into a dragon?"

Two sets of memories intertwined, flooding his mind like a torrent of data.

It was overwhelming, giving him no time to react.

Aegon had been a healer mage in a secret realm, who once saved a severely injured dragon. After his homeland was destroyed, he began learning dragon-slaying magic for revenge. He killed many dragons and bathed in their blood, which gradually transformed his body into that of a dragon.

After the Dragon King Festival, he lost his original name and was given a new one – Black Dragon, Acnologia!

"I was just playing a game and now I'm a dragon?"

"Well, it's just a change in lifestyle. I'll digest these memories and face reality."

He was always a positive and adaptable person. With no family ties in his previous life, traveling through time was no big deal.

He spent a lot of time sorting through and digesting his memories...

"I've become the real Acnologia?!"

"Alright, being a final boss is better than being powerless."

With the appearance of an interface, he quickly understood his current situation.

"Isn't this the character interface of that so-called 'fair game' Conqueror I was playing?"

Conqueror had dragons, elves, humans, and various other races. Humans had numerous professions, including mages with various branches. It was a highly flexible game where one could choose races and professions freely.

One could be a loner, establish territories, recruit subordinates, and even use the partner system to hatch eggs and have children.

Initially, he chose to be a human, a dragon-slaying mage. Then, as a dedicated gamer, he tirelessly worked until he evolved into a black dragon. Due to excitement, he fainted and woke up here.

Aegon (Lv.79) [Max Lv.99]

Race: Dragon – Black Dragon Acnologia (evolving)

Attribute: None

Body length: 32 meters (growing)

Abilities: Devour, Magic Immunity, Evolution

Skills: Black Dragon's Roar, Meteor Fall, Mach Strike... Chaos Arrival, Chaos Flame, Transformation (Dragon/Human form).

Description: Furiously destroying everything, bringing the final feather of despair and pain!

Experience needed for the next level (EXP): (22,729/900,000)

Next stage evolution options: Deathwing, ... Heavenly Demon Dragon, Black Evil Dragon King.

Necessary conditions for evolution: Lv.99

Aegon was the name he initially gave to his game character. The ability interface had detailed descriptions, identical to the game interface he was familiar with.

"Still evolving…"

"These are all skills I learned myself, with some illegal moves added…"

He suddenly realized something.

"Wait, if the game interface is here, am I still the original black dragon?"

"In that case…"

He closed his eyes. The enormous dragon body began to shrink, gradually revealing a human form.

Tall and sturdy, with black eyes and reddish-brown curly hair, his reflection in the water showed a high nose bridge.

The transformed black dragon had red patterns that the original black dragon didn't have.

Touching his face and jaw, he said,

"As expected... it's me."

The character model was scanned from his own appearance. The reddish-brown hair was just a hairstyle change; his original hair color was black.

"So this should be my body, but where did the original Acnologia go?"

The black dragon's memories were overwhelmed by a flood of data that rushed into his mind, knocking him out.

During gameplay, he had understood the black dragon Acnologia's role as the final boss of Fairy Tail.

The final fate was to be KO'd by the protagonist Natsu with a punch fueled by friendship.

His immediate task was to understand where he was and the current time, as he had now become the final boss.

"If the memories are correct, this should be long after the Dragon King Festival, but I'm not sure what the exact time is."

He searched through his memories, but all he found was hunting dragons and sleeping...

He couldn't even determine the current time.

"Damn, having such power but just sleeping in a cave!"

He had always thought the black dragon, with its immense power, could live a much more comfortable life.

Aegon closed his eyes, doing extensive mental preparation. After opening them, he gazed into the distance.

"It's time to leave."

He didn't need to live as Acnologia, residing in a dark cave, living in hatred and anger, hunting dragons.

He only needed to live for himself, to fight, conquer, devour, evolve, and...

Several figures flashed through his mind.

He leaped from a high place, sprouting enormous wings that blocked out the sky. His hands and feet transformed into fearsome claws, his teeth into fangs, morphing into a giant black dragon with mysterious blue and red patterns, gliding swiftly like a supersonic jet!