CHAPTER 3: EARTH DRAGON

I leaned against the cliff after kicking Yoru to make him fall to the bottom of the abyss of the valley of darkness. I held my head after doing this, feelings of pleasure, confusion, fear, all mixed together to make my head spin.

Calm down, I have to calm down! Don't let other friends suspect me. Anyway I have to look natural to make them all think that Yoru fell into this abyss by accident.

"Axel… what happened…?"

All my friends and Xorra finally got to this place. Mark also immediately asked this as soon as he saw the chaos in this place.

I was still silent and sat with a blank stare even though my friends were already in front of me.

"Hero Axel, why is there such a big hand in this place?"

Xorra asked this, but I remained silent and ignored the question directed at me.

My friends looked confused because they did not receive any explanation from me. To be honest I'm still confused and don't know how to explain everything that happened to them.

Lia looked around and seemed to have realized something.

"Axel… where is Yoru…?"

The same look on the faces of my friends after Lia asked this question.

"Yoru! he… fell into the abyss."

Everyone looked very surprised after I said this.

"We were both attacked by a bear monster, Yoru and I faced it with all our might. We managed to cut off one of his arms, but Yoru… he fell down with the bear monster into the abyss."

Lia fell limp after hearing my explanation. The others also looked very surprised when I said this.

We finally made our way back to the capital of the Star Kingdom after resting for a while. Everyone put on very pitiful faces in the horse carriage on this return journey.

Lia also cried incessantly during the trip. Actually I was quite annoyed when I saw this, but I had to hold back this feeling to maintain my charade.

After two weeks of traveling, we have finally arrived at the capital of the Star Kingdom. The townspeople greeted us very lively even though it was already night, the residents also took to the streets to see our arrival.

Even though our arrival was escorted by the royal special forces, our group was indeed given such an exclusive service.

"I know you are all sad, but please don't show it in front of the townspeople."

After hearing such wise advice from Xorra, the expressions on Mark, Rikka and Lia started to look a little better. We all ended up waving to the residents and making their reactions even worse.

"Welcome back Heroes..."

King Erick greeted us with a very big smile on his face.

Once we arrived at the royal palace, we all immediately went to one of the rooms to talk about the success in exercising the demons and the fall of Yoru to the bottom of the abyss.

Me and the others entered into a fairly large room, this room looks quite luxurious with various decorations such as gold-colored carpets and chandeliers made of diamonds. We sat on the sofa as soon as we entered the room.

One of the maids came into the room and served hot tea and some snacks to all of us. Having done so, he bowed his head to the King and quickly left the room.

"I've heard it all... and I really can't believe it..."

The king said this with a very sad expression.

Tch ... again everyone is sad because of his departure.

Honestly, I get a little annoyed every time I see someone sad because of his departure. Did these people lose you that much...?

"My king, what next? Are we going to announce Hero Yoru's death to the public?"

Xorra asked the King about this.

King Erick was silent after hearing this question.

After a while, finally King Erick started to vote on this matter.

"I was thinking of not announcing Hero Yoru's death to the public, and would only inform some nobles."

"What do you mean! Don't you respect his departure?"

Mark stood up as he said this and heated up the atmosphere in the room. Not only Mark, the others also looked shocked after hearing King Erick's explanation.

"Relax Hero Mark, I'll explain why..."

Finally Mark sat back even though his face still looked a little annoyed.

"I have several reasons for doing this! First, I don't want to make my people anxious if this news is spread; and secondly, I'm afraid that if news of Hero Yoru's death is spread it will trigger the Demon Race to speed up their movement."

Aah... I understand the point the King is referring to.

"sigh...If the situation is like this, I guess we have no other choice."

By saying this, Mark had agreed with the King's thoughts.

After seeking approval from all of us, finally the kingdom will keep Yoru's death a secret. And of course I'm very relieved to hear this, in this way I just have to look sad because he's gone.

"I am very pleased with your success in defeating the Demon Race."

"Thank you King, this was all possible thanks to all of them."

Xorra looked at us as she said this.

"Heroes, I understand your current feelings. but this is your first win, so all of you should be proud of it."

We chatted while drinking hot tea and eating snacks that had been provided. Until suddenly Lia gave a statement that made me very surprised.

"May I take a break from this Hero's activities!"

Lia said this with a very serious face. Of course most of the people in this room were in complete shock.

"Can you explain the reason, Hero Julia…?"

"I don't think I'm quite ready for all this. Demons, slaughter, and death, all those things really weighed on my head."

Lia said all this with a sad looking face and slightly trembling body.

"sigh… I see, I guess I'll let the Hero Party rest for a while…"

With the King's decision, our group was finally given time to rest. The king also said that this rest is not only for physical, but also mental.

After this meeting was over, my friends and I immediately returned to our residence. Once we arrived at the Mansion, we all immediately rested in the living room with the others.

The maids in the Mansion also helped unload all the things we brought in the horse carriage. They also provided all the things we needed, once me and the others got to this place.

"Axel… can you tell me what happened back then?"

Aarrgh... why are you still bringing up this issue, are you not satisfied with my story at that time?

Yoru really pisses me off, no matter if he's still alive or not.

"I could say it, but… Lia, are you okay?"

I immediately glanced at Lia as I said this.

"Yes… please tell me everything."

After hearing Lia's answer, I couldn't help but have to say this again.

"While Yoru and I were looking for wood, suddenly a bear monster attacked us. The monster dealt a heavy blow to me and cornered me, but Yoru saved me and managed to cut off one of his hands. When the monster lost its balance, they both fell into the abyss."

sob… sob...

Again Lia cried after hearing this story, but Rikka was always beside Lia to accompany her. The maids who were here also looked very surprised, it was because they had just heard this story.

And this is what I don't want to see from Lia when I tell her this. Why can Lia so easily shed tears for someone like her? I'm really annoyed.

"Even at the last moment, he can still save you…"

"We must eliminate the Demon Race immediately, we must do this so that Yoru's sacrifice is not in vain."

"Yoru… why did you leave so soon? Even though I haven't had the chance to tell you how I feel..."

Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! Why can you say that so easily, Lia.

We've been friends since childhood, we also spend a lot of time together, but how come you never see me as the opposite sex? Why did you choose him instead of me?

But he's dead now! So I will definitely get Lia's attention back.

Lia! Whatever happens, I'll make sure you're mine.

I continue to hold back this feeling and act normal in front of my friends. And finally we all decided to rest after the night was getting late.

****

I was still silent after gazing at the giant Dragon, I felt the Dragon would attack if I moved even a little. Cold sweat started to drip from my body, as I stared at him more and more.

How about this?! Do I have to face this dragon? what should I do, I really don't know what to do right now?

"Human, I ask again. How did you come to be in this place?"

"I… I… I fell to the bottom of this abyss, and am currently looking for a way out."

To think I could answer the dragon's question out loud.

I've made up my mind to find a way out of this place. So I will face anything that gets in my way, even if it's a Dragon.

"But you have already set foot in this place, so I have to kill you!"

The dragon issued a very terrible wind magic, the gust of the wind could even destroy the giant rocks that were around. This wind magic turned out to be very, very sharp, and all these attacks were aimed at me.

I used a unique skill and tried to dodge all of these attacks, I also resisted a few attacks with the sword. but this attack did not stop and in fact got stronger.

Unlucky! These attacks are so powerful...

AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!

My left hand was cut off while trying to withstand this attack, my right eye was also hit by this wind attack until finally the vision in my right eye completely disappeared. And finally this terrible wind attack stopped after it managed to hurt me quite badly.

"AARRGGHH….. IT HURTS! IT REALLY HURTS...."

I continued to feel pain until tears and blood came out at the same time.

I immediately removed the belt I was wearing and tied it in my left hand. I was still wincing in pain as I kept trying to stop the bleeding.

God damn it! This hurts so much… huft… huft…

Kill! I have to kill that Dragon if I want to get out of this place.

I forced my body to get back up, trying to stand up as hard as I could even though my body was shaking. I held the sword very firmly and tried my best to stay awake.

"Huft… huft… I'll kill you, you bastard Dragon. Unique skill [Lightning Step]"

I ran very fast towards the giant Dragon, I immediately raised my sword and prepared to slash it when it was in front of its face.

BOOOMM....

The giant dragon used its wind magic again and threw me against the cliff side very hard.

Arrgh... Shit! It really hurts.

I tried to get back up and kept going, even though it was really hard, but I finally managed to get back on my feet.

"Apparently you can still survive huh, human..."

"Hahaha... of course. I won't give up until I get out of this place, even if I have to kill a Dragon like you."

I said this with bulging eyes and a big smile on my face, and the Dragon looked surprised when it saw my expression.

"Human, you really have to die…"

The dragon gathered a lot of mana in its mouth and prepared to attack. All the mana that had accumulated in his mouth formed an extremely beautiful ball.

For some reason, I admired it instead of running to dodge the attack.

"Dragon Magic [Dragon Breath]"

The massive magic was aimed straight at me and I couldn't help but stand still as I watched the attack hit me. All of my senses disappeared when hit by the attack and I couldn't feel my body anymore either.

Sigh.... so this is the end... I just died at the hands of a dragon! Well... it turns out that I really died, just as Axel expected .......... ..............

NO! I CANNOT DIE!! I CAN'T DIE BEFORE I KILL HIMSELF... WHATEVER HAPPENED, I CAN'T DIE.

EVEN IF I HAVE TO GET POWER FROM ANYWHERE, I DON'T CARE! I WILL DEFEAT THESE DRAGONS AND KILL AXEL. SO I HAVE TO LIVE!!!

[ INDIVIDUAL NAMED YORU EDELHARD SUCCESSFULLY PASSED THROUGH THE PHASE OF DEATH ]

[ DOING THE EVOLUTION OF THE INDIVIDUAL NAMED YORU EDELHARD ]

[ INDIVIDUAL NAMED YORU EDELHARD SUCCEEDS TO EVOLUTION FROM HUMAN TO HIGH HUMAN ]

[ YORU EDELHARD INDIVIDUAL BODY IMPROVEMENT]

[ INDIVIDUAL NAMED YORU EDELHARD HAS OBTAINED THE ULTIMATE SKILL GREED ]

[ INDIVIDUAL NAMED YORU EDELHARD HAS RECEIVED 100,000 MANA AND AN "ITEM BOX" STORAGE ITEM ]

I don't know what happened, but I kept hearing a voice talking in my head.

I was really surprised when I opened my eyes. How could I not, all the wounds I received suddenly had completely healed. Even the hand which had clearly been severed, grew back and of course my right eye could see again.

What's this? Why did my hand grow back...?

[ THIS IS THE RESULT OF EVOLUTION TO HIGH HUMAN ]

Wow?! Who's that? Who's talking in my head...?

I was very surprised when I heard that voice speak again in my head.

[ I AM THE ULTIMATE SKILL "GREED" ONE OF THE 7 SKILL SIN SERIES ]

Ultimate Skills? Greed? Sinner series..? I really don't understand all this.....

[ ULTIMATE SKILL SERIES SIN IS A LITTLE SPECIAL SKILL, WE HAVE AWARENESS AND THINKING ABILITY LIKE OTHER CREATURES. AND WE ALSO ALWAYS CHOOSE APPROPRIATE CREATS TO USE OUR POWERS]

So you have speaking skill..?

[ YES. IT CAN BE SAY LIKE THAT ]

Then what do we mean? Is there anyone else besides you?

[ YES. WE ARE ALL OF 7 AND EACH REPRESENT EVERY SIN ]

Are you sure you chose me...?

[ I WON'T VOTE FOR YOU IF I DOUBT ]

Alright then, let's defeat that Dragon!

[ YES. LET'S BEAT HIM! ]

I woke up again after all the wounds I received had healed completely, took my sword again and held it very tightly. Right now I'm not wearing any clothes, it looks like my clothes caught fire from being hit by the dragon magic earlier. Luckily my pants didn't burn completely, if they did I'd be completely naked by now.

"Hey Dragon bastard, your magic really hurts."

"How could it be? Why are you still alive…?"

The dragon looked very surprised and glared at me with its really big eyes.

"aaahh.... that's how it is, I understand"

I don't know what's going on, the Dragon who looked surprised at first suddenly changed his expression to a happy smile.

The dragon immediately let out three large fireballs and flew them towards me. I immediately activated my unique skill and with a very fast movement managed to dodge all the attacks.

At first I thought I had managed to dodge all the attacks, but I didn't. Turns out the fireball was just a diversion, an attack he actually only made when I let my guard down.

A very large ball of lightning is already in front of me, and will soon hit me.

Shit! How about this? I have to dodge!

[ YORU, USE MY POWER ]

Oh! How to..?

[ YOU JUST NEED TO PLACE YOUR HANDS ON THE MAGIC ]

Huh..? is that okay? Will the magic not hit me?

[ KEEP CALM, IT WILL NOT HAPPEN ]

All right, I trust you.

I immediately put my hand in front of the magic according to Greed's direction, and suddenly the magic had disappeared from my sight.

[ STEAL "LIGHTNING BALL" SKILL ]

[ LEARNING THE SKILL "LIGHTNING BALL" ]

[ INDIVIDUAL YORU SUCCESSFULLY GETS THE "LIGHTNING BALL" SKILL ]

Wow...! To think this ability could do something like this.

"Let's try this magic, Lightning Magic [Lightning Ball]"

I cast the same magic that the Dragon cast, and attacked him with it. I also did the same with him, using this magic as a diversion and then prepared with another attack.

I used the [Lighting Step] skill and immediately ran as fast as lightning towards the Dragon. I immediately raised my sword and prepared to slash it once it reached his face.

"aaarrrggghhh….. feel this."

I screamed so loudly as my sword wanted to hit it.

CLANG....

Unexpectedly, my sword shattered when it touched the dragon's skin. And the Dragon immediately gave off an enormous aura when my attack failed and I was thrown several meters away.

"hehehe... you're really very interesting huh... human."

I was surprised when the Dragon laughed and smiled at me after my attack hit it.

"Man! Let's stop all this. I want to chat with you…?"

Huh!? I was surprised when I heard those words coming out of the Dragon's mouth.

"What do you mean...?"

"Didn't I tell you, I just wanted to chat…"

"a…are you not going to attack me…?"

I asked this with a little hesitation.

"Don't worry, you don't have to worry..."

Even though the Dragon had told me to calm down, I still hesitated to believe it.

"Herrgghh.... you took so long to decide, didn't you..."

Pooommpphh......

The giant Dragon's body suddenly turned into a huge puff of smoke. And suddenly a woman was seen coming out of the puff of smoke.

Woah... those were the only words that could come out of my mouth when I saw that woman's form. An adult woman with four horns on her head and red eyes that make her very charming.

I couldn't help but stare at her figure who was so beautiful.

"Wh... who are you...?"

I said this while setting up a stance to attack. Because I have to be vigilant in a place like this.

"It's me, the giant Dragon from earlier..."

I was very surprised to hear this, I didn't expect a giant dragon to have such a beautiful form in its human form.

"Why did you change shape...?"

"I think it will be easier to talk to you if I use this form."

I finally agreed with his invitation to chat, after all I no longer feel the killing aura from him. So I guess this will be fine.

"Hey human, why are you in a place like this..?"

"Hey, I have a name you know..!"

I'm actually a little annoyed that he keeps calling me "human."

"Oh.. then, say your name?"

"Yoru, that's my name"

"Nice name… then, you can call me Zarias."

After the two of us introduced ourselves, I sat on the floor of this abyss because I was so tired. I leaned on the rocks that shone brightly like a diamond.

"Could you answer my question earlier,…otherworldly human?"

What?! How did he know that I was from another world...?

Honestly, I was very, very surprised to hear that out of his mouth.

"why? Were you surprised…?"

"H… how did you know?"

"I have eyes that can see everything, and I've also summoned some humans from other worlds. So I can tell just by looking at your mana aura."

Once again I was surprised by his words, I didn't think I could meet a superior being like him.

"Okay... okay.. I'll answer your question. Sigh… I fell into this place because my party mates tried to kill me…"

Zarias just smiled after hearing this explanation of mine.

"ooh… then what are you going to do now?"

"I will definitely get out of this place and of course kill the person who has made me suffer like this."

"Hehehe... you're a very interesting human, aren't you..."

Again Zarias looked pleased when he heard my explanation, and to be honest his reaction left me confused.

"Human… no, Yoru! Let's make an exchange. If you accept my request, then I will help you out of this place. How...?"

What?! An offer to get out of this place? How is this... should I accept it or not...?

I was silent for a while after hearing Zarias' offer.

How is this... is this offer real or just a trick...? I'm still very confused about this offer. After a while, I convinced myself and made up my mind to accept Zarias' offer.

"I accept…"

"ooh… good!"

Zarias and I finally shook hands as a sign of our cooperation.

When I touched his hand, a white light suddenly enveloped the two of us and my whole body started to feel excruciating pain.

AAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHH..... What is this! Why is my whole body suddenly so sore? What happened!? Aaarrrggghhh......

[ INDIVIDUAL NAMED YORU HAS RECEIVED ULTIMATE SKILL CREATE ]

[ RECEIVE THE ITEM "DRAGON EYE" ]

[ RECEIVE MP : 5,235,965 ]

[ ACCEPT HP : 3,112,983 ]

[ ACCEPT ADVANCED ELEMENTAL MAGIC ( FIRE, WATER, EARTH, WIND, ICE, LIGHTNING ) ]

[ RECEIVES ADVANCED LIGHT AND DARK MAGIC ]

[ MP ALLOWS TO EVOLUTION SKILLS ]

[ EVOLUTION UNIQUE SKILL LIGHTNING STEP INTO THE ULTIMATE SKILL HEAVENLY STEP ]

[ SUCCESSFUL EVOLUTION ]

[ UNIQUE SKILL LIGHTNING STEP HAS EVOLVED INTO THE ULTIMATE SKILL HEAVENLY STEP ]

The voices in my head started to stop talking and the pain in my entire body also began to disappear, and the light that enveloped the two of us was also gone.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ME!! Huff... huff... huff..."

I shouted at Zarias very loudly.

"Relax... I'm only giving you a small part of my power."

What? What are you doing!? Give a little strength, did I hear right.

Out of curiosity, I finally tried to check my status.

"is what he said true [Status Open]"

Status

Name : Yoru Edelhard

Race: High Human

Mp : 5,235,966

Hp : 3,112,984

Item: Dragon Eye (Gift of Zarias), Item Box

Skills: Ultimate Skill Greed (robs skill, soul, knowledge, ability), Ultimate Skill Heavenly Step (increases movement speed up to 1,000 times, and teleports), Ultimate Skill Create (capable of making objects based on the skill owner's imagination), Advanced Elemental Magic (Fire, Water, Earth, Wind, Lightning, Ice), Advanced Light Magic, Advanced Dark Magic, Intermediate Swordsman, Intermediate Magic Sword,

Waaaaaa!? What's this? Why do I have this much power..?

I was so shocked when I saw my own status, I couldn't believe what I was seeing right now.

"What the hell is this Zarias, you said you only gave a small part of your power?"

"That is indeed a small part of my power, is there something wrong…?"

"Your power is very, very great…"

"Come on, follow me..."

Having made an agreement, I finally followed Zarias towards a very large crystal stone. The boulder also had a different luster to the other stones around here, so my eyes immediately fell on the boulder when I saw it.

Eh!? What's this...?

I was quite surprised when I saw the reflection of myself in this crystal stone. This is all because some parts of my body seem to have changed.

I saw that all my hair, which was originally black, has now turned white, just like Zarias' hair. My right eye also turned red and this eyeball looks like a cat's eyeball. Not only that, my body now looks very athletic too.

What happened? Why did my hair color change...?

I wondered to myself, but suddenly a voice in my head started to speak.

[ THE POSSIBILITY OF PHYSICAL CHANGES IN YOU HAPPEN BECAUSE ZARIAS GIVES YOU A AMOUNT OF STRENGTH ]

Is it like that...?

[ YES. I THOUGHT THIS IS THE MOST POSSIBLE ANSWER TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION]

Alright then, I'll try to accept it.

"Why did you bring me to this place...?"

Zarias placed his palm on this rock with a bitter smile on his face.

"You see this big rock...? one of my children is sealed within this rock, so I need your power to open it…"

"Your son is sealed in here!?"

I was quite surprised when I heard this.

"yes. That stupid hero arbitrarily sealed my daughter in a place like this, and this seal can only be opened by him. So I need your Ultimate Skill [ Greed ] to unseal this…"

The aura that was on Zarias' body was slightly overflowing when he told this, I think he was really annoyed with the person who did this.

Hero? Didn't King Erick say that 200 years ago humans managed to defeat the demon race with the help of a dragon? Could it be, this Dragon is meant by the King.

"Wait! You said hero, was this seal made around 200 years ago and was this Dragon that helped the hero to seal the Demon King?"

"Yes, that's correct. If only I could, I would definitely kill that idiot."

"Why can't you...?"

"Because I'm not allowed to kill humans."

Zarias looks very, very annoyed, it seems like he has been harboring this feeling for so long.

"Okay, let's get your son out of here..."

"Okay, use the [Greed] skill you have and make this seal yours..."

Skill Greed? How did Zarias know I have this skill?

"Wait, how did you know this skill…?"

"Didn't I tell you, I have eyes that can see everything including your skills. And I'm attracted to you because I'm also one of the owners of the sinner series skill, just like you."

Is that true!! I didn't expect it to turn out that Zarias is also the owner of the sinner series skill just like me.

I put my hand on the crystal and immediately used Greed's ultimate skill.

[ ROBBING THE "INFINITE PRISON" SKILL ]

[ LEARNING THE SKILL "INFINITE PRISON" ]

[ THE "INFINITE PRISON" SKILL WAS SUCCESSFULLY LEARNED ]

[ INDIVIDUAL YORU GETS THE "INFINITE PRISON" SKILL ]

Ok...let's untie this seal..

"Infinite Prison... [ Unlock ]"

The crystal stone in front of me started to crack and the boulder shattered into pieces after I released this seal. An unconscious woman was seen inside the rock, so I quickly took it out.

Zarias immediately took out a blanket from somewhere and immediately put it on his daughter. The woman I leaned against a rock because she was still asleep.

"In that case, okay..."

Zarias suddenly turned back into his Dragon form and started to flap his wings as if preparing to fly.

"hey... you want to go...?"

"I will go to finish my business, I will see you again when my business is done."

"What about your son? And didn't you say you were going to get me out of here…?"

"I already helped you by giving some of my strength and also please take care of my child…"

Zarias immediately flapped his wings and flew away leaving the two of us away.

"Hey...."

I shouted and pointed at Zarias as he flew away from me.

"Grrr...."

"Raawwr...."

"Roooooaar..."

I was surprised when I suddenly heard some animal sounds around me. When I looked around, I found myself surrounded by a lot of disaster class monsters.

Oi! Oi! Oi! Where did all these monsters come from...? Were they a trap set up when someone managed to break this seal by force, or did these monsters appear because Zarias had already left this place...?

Aarrgh.... I really don't know where these monsters came from, and how can I defeat them all without a weapon...?

[ HEY YOU FORGET IF I EXIST! WE WILL DEFEAT THEM IN A QUICK ]

But how...?

[ YOU DON'T NEED TO WORRY, THIS POWER OF MINE CAN ALSO BE USED AREA ]

Hmm? You mean you can loot anything within a designated area...?

[ YES. CORRECTLY ]

Hahaha... well, let's use it that way.

"Alright Greed, let's defeat them all... Ultimate Skill [ Greed ]"

A golden colored magic circle begins to form above the ground when I activate this skill. An enormous magic circle formed on the ground and all the monsters in the area fell unconscious.

[ INDIVIDUAL YORU HAS SUCCEEDED TO LOSE 100 SOULS ]

[ 100 SOULS THAT HAVE BEEN ROBBED CAN BE CONVERTED INTO WHERE ]

[ DOES INDIVIDUAL YORU WANT TO CONVERT HIM...?]

[ YES/NO ]

Oh ... so this can also be done by you, of course Yes.

[ CONVERTS ALL SOULS THAT HAVE BEEN DROPPED INTO MANA ]

[ SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION ]

[ INDIVIDUAL YORU HAS OBTAINED 1,129 MANA ]

Your strength is really amazing huh... I think I can beat anything if you are always by my side..

[ OF COURSE, I WILL ALWAYS FOLLOW YOUR WANT ]

Hahaha.... I really thank you.

After successfully defeating all the monsters, I put them all in my item box. While waiting for Zarias' daughter to wake up, I tried to learn all the skills that Zarias had given me.

I learned how to use elemental magic, I also learned how to use light and darkness magic. And of all the magic and skills I've learned, I like this Ultimate Skill [Create] the most.

This skill has the ability to create any object according to the user's imagination on the condition that the necessary materials must be available. With this skill, I created a set of clothes for myself and her daughter Zarias and I also created a Japanese style sword for me to use as a weapon.

"ugh….. where am I…"

I saw that Zarias' daughter had woken up while holding his head. Seeing that, I approached him.

"hey... are you awake..."

Zarias' daughter looked very surprised when he saw me and immediately alerted me when I asked how he was.

"Who are you!?"

"Calm down. I was the one who released you from this seal on Zarias' orders."

I say this while raising both my hands. The expression on his face immediately changed when I mentioned Zarias' name.

"Zarias...? you mean the dragon named Zarias who gave the orders…?"

I just nodded my head when she asked this.

"Hee... apparently the old hag still cares about me, so why can I feel a little of my mother's strength in you?"

"I made a trade with her, she gave me some of his power and I set you free. But after you were free, she just casually left the two of us."

"Ah… so that's the story, I'm sorry then…"

Finally our little misunderstanding was cleared, and I immediately gave the clothes I had made to him.

"Use that…!"

After I gave him a piece of clothing, he immediately saw his body under the blanket. Her face turned red as she realized that not a single strand of thread was covering her body.

"a… did you see it…?"

"a... a little..."

I immediately looked away from him while saying this.

"... St... stupid!"

"Ouch...."

Zarias' daughter threw a stone and it hit my head. She ended up wearing the clothes I gave him after our little incident.

"Hey human... what's your name...?"

"Hmm? My name is Yoru..."

"My name is Hana Pendragon! The True Dragon who has the nickname Earth Dragon."

She placed both hands on his waist and introduced himself very proudly.

I tilted my head as she did that.

"Why don't you react...?"

"Eh...? How should I react...?"

I was a little surprised when she asked me this.

"How long have I been sealed in this place?"

"I don't know for sure, but Zarias said around 200 years ago you were sealed in this place."

"I see, the person who sealed me must have died."

"So, what are you going to do after this…?"

"Hmm...?"

She put his index finger to his lips and looked confused when I asked him this.

"ah… I guess I'll take my power back."

"Did you lose your power? And do you know where your power is…?"

"Before I lost my consciousness, I remembered that Hero put my power into the sword he always wielded."

Sword!? Wait... if the one who sealed her was a hero from the Star kingdom? Don't tell me the sword that Mark uses is the one that Hana is referring to.

"wait! Is that sword gold in color and has a green crystal in its hand…?"

His eyes immediately lit up when I said this.

"yes! Do you know where the sword is…?"

"I don't know if it's destiny or not, but the person who owns the sword and the person I want to kill are in the same party…"

"Why don't we go together...?"

"Are you sure you want to go with me…?"

"of course..."

"Okay then, we'll go together."

Finally the two of us decided to go together to the Star kingdom for our respective purposes. Me with revenge and Hana who will take back her power.

Before leaving, I decided to take all these shining crystals with me. The reason was simple, when I saw this stone with my dragon eyes it turns out these stones contain a lot of mana, so there's no way I'd just leave them in here.

All the mana crystals I put in the [Item Box] as well as all the bodies of the monsters I've killed.

"hey... why are you wearing earrings?"

Hana asked this when she saw me putting these earrings in my ears.

"Oh this… it's just a sign, a sign that my old self is dead. And the current me is a new person."

Hana smiled very sweetly when she heard my explanation.

"Yoru… you are a very interesting human huh…"

Eh!? Why did you and Zarias say the same thing...? Am I that attractive in the eyes of the Dragons...?

"Hey, can you make earrings for me too…?"

"You want to use it? Wait a minute, I'll make it…"

I made these earrings using the same material to make my sword, so the durability of these earrings is on par with the sword I use.

When finished, Hana immediately put these earrings in her ears. And finally we both wore earrings of the same shape.

"Okay, how do we get out of this place…?"

"You just turn into a dragon, then we can both get out of this place."

"I didn't turn into a Dragon."

"Eeeh...!?"

I was surprised when I heard that he couldn't turn into a Dragon.

"Didn't I tell you, right now my power is being sealed."

Ah... I forgot about that...

Honestly, I want to use the teleport skill, but I can't use this skill for now. Skill [Teleport] has quite complicated conditions, I can only use this skill to go to places I've been.

I had indeed been in the Star Kingdom for quite a while, but at that time I still didn't have the Teleport skill. So I can't use this skill to go to the Star Kingdom.

"sigh.... if there was a foothold, we would definitely get out of this place..."

I complained a little about not being able to use the [Teleport] skill and couldn't find a way out of this place.

"I think I can make it..."

Hana walked towards the cliff wall and immediately hit it very hard.

Brughh...!!

Stones that were quite large began to fall after Hana hit that, then she immediately threw the stones up.

Woah... even though her magic is sealed, I didn't expect her to still have this much power...

I was quite impressed with Hana when I saw her throwing boulders with such ease.

"I've made a foothold, then I'll leave it to you."

"hahaha... this must be easy..."

I immediately carried Hana like a princess, and immediately prepared my skills to get out of this place.

"Hold me tight… Ultimate Skill [Heavenly Step]"

Whoooshhh.....

I immediately jumped very high and continued to do so using the footing that Hana had prepared.

The two of us have passed six steps, until finally my jump failed when I stepped on the last step. The last stone that became my foothold was crushed and made my jump incomplete.

Damn it!! How about this...?

"Yoru...!?"

Hana also looks worried when she finds out that my jump isn't going perfectly.

How is this... I must quickly find another way. Come on... even though I can already see the surface....

I keep racking my brain and think of all the ways we can both get out of this place.

Aha... suddenly a crazy idea just popped into my head like a lamp that suddenly lit up.

"Hana... I have a way, so please don't ever let go of me."

"A… alright."

After Hana held on to me very tightly, I immediately started this plan.

I cast ice magic on a large scale, it managed to make the air in this place very cold. After the air cooled down, I immediately cast fire magic, and suddenly...

BOOOMM.....

The cold air suddenly warmed by the fire caused an explosion, and the explosion created a momentum that propelled us up.

And sure enough, because of that we both managed to get out of the bottom of the abyss of the valley of darkness.

Woah.... I didn't think that this method actually worked.... I didn't expect the knowledge from an anime to be used at a time like this... thank you My Hero Academia.

"ahahahaha… I can't believe you used that method to take me out… you're really interesting."

"Hahaha... you're right, I still can't believe it either..."

We both laughed out loud as we lay on the ground.

"WHOOO... I'M FINALLY OUT OF THIS PLACE...."

I screamed with joy after making it out of this place.

"Okay...let's go..."

"Yeah, let's go to the Star Kingdom..."

Kruuuuuuuuk....

The sound from both of our stomachs sounded very loud when we wanted to start the journey, it was really embarrassing.

"I guess we should look for food first…?"

"Yeah... I agree with you."

Finally we both managed to get out of the bottom of the valley of darkness safely. From here the real journey begins, the journey to reclaim Hana's power and the journey of revenge.