Family Reunion?

The last day couldn't get any better. After all, already in its beginning, things accelerate in such a way that I cannot sum it up properly. And that's what happened:

Early in the morning I had to wake up. Someone was screaming from down in the courtyard so loudly that it echoed throughout that empty building. Not even the sun had appeared on the horizon and I believe that wherever he was, he would be enraged with the person who was screaming.

When I opened the door, still sleepy, I glanced at Alexia's room. Surely, she would be sleeping by this time. If I had a watch with me, it would read at least four in the morning.

I went down the stairs quickly. The voice was that of an enraged child, feminine, and a little shrill. It's not like she yells "Is anyone there?" and in turn I would scream "It's gone", simply she would scream "Show up coward and face me!" "Are you afraid, demon?" "I will have no mercy on your life" and the like. Which made it even weirder than it already was.

I yawned some more and raised my arms to get the laziness out of my body, but without much success, I walked to the double doors at the entrance to the building and opened it.

The place was apparently abandoned, there were no locks or anything that could lock the door – everything was open – and yet the girl didn't insist on going in, she just didn't stop screaming until she saw the door being opened by me.

- Hey! What is this shouting? And who are you? – actually, should I ask how she got here? Was she a student at the Academy?

The girl must be fourteen. She has a beautiful and beautiful face. By the way, she is wearing a very elegant outfit – and much more sophisticated than Alexia's clothes – and to stand out even more, she has short snow-white hair and purple eyes.

I looked from top to bottom, from bottom to top... uh, what is a loli doing here? In this world? And before she could walk or even continue thinking, she volunteered to take a few steps towards me, pulling a sword as big as herself from its scabbard.

– So you came! Well, get ready... - she looked me up and down and after a moment, she turned red - I can't defeat you with just my underpants on! - Said such a child pointing his gun at me.

– This is not underwear... and what do you mean to fight? Answer my questions, who are you? – I walked to the stairs and stood there watching the little one.

– How dare you not recognize Wayne [u-ain-ne] Arcadia, you demon!

"Wayne… Arcadia? - You've got to be kidding me. This name. This face. Shit! Say it's a joke.

"Wynan, who is this and why is she out there screaming? Alexia asked, approaching me. She should be "sleeping", otherwise she wouldn't get so close to me of her own free will.

– Hmm… well, her name is Wayne… – "Wayne Arcadia", completed the girl even before I continued –… that name there. And she would like to fight me... for some reason I don't know.

– Wayne? The Child Prodigy Wayne? – Alexia was a little surprised, and due to sleep, she almost fell after stepping falsely on the stairs that gave access to the patio.

– Everything okay there? – I helped Alexia to compose herself.

- Yes. I'm just a little sleepy and got up running.

"Oh, I'm glad there's someone here who isn't lost in time. It's enough for you to walk me here in the middle of nowhere...

"Did you come all this way just to fight me?" – I cut her before anything else, after all, it would be her…

- Yes! Are you what they call: Destroyer? - I don't know, am I?

But wait a minute, "Destroyer"? This isn't the first time someone has called me that so far. If "they" refers to the Creator's counterpart, then everything gets more complicated... Wait, she must be referring to Red, he has this title. I'm hungry and sleepy anyway, it's not like I want to fight or anything. Besides, the person we're waiting for should arrive today and couldn't fight a little girl like her... who, to make matters worse, has the same name and appearance as my... sister.

– I'm not called Destroyer, and I don't even know why they would call me that – of course I know about that, and so does Alexia. I just pretended not to "be" himself.

- What? Do not lie to me! Everyone knows what happened, and the description matches what they said... I mean... - She looked at me again and started to think of something.

- It's Wayne, he's not called Destroyer, he... - Alexia tried to explain, but I cut her off. I went down the stairs to the same level as the girl and raised my arms as if she wanted to show off a nice pair of biceps or something like that, because I've never done anything like that. She asked me why I had done that.

- My name is Wynan... Wynan Arcadia! I said proudly.

- There is? Don't play with me... - Both Alexia and I could see all that imposing "appearance" of the girl disappear.

– It's true Wayne, he also has your last name and… Yes, that's weird – don't look at me like that, because having the same last name would be weird? After all, even in this world there must be a thousand Johns and Marys.

"And I'm not going to fight you," I stated after Alexia looked at me as if I were despicable.

"I came here to fight the Destroyer! So I won't give up. It doesn't matter how many lies you're talking about, get ready... - the girl charged at me with great speed, hitting me with the hilt of her sword.

I felt a slight pain in the pit of my stomach, but before it got worse, I was forced to dodge two more slashing blows.

– Stop running and fight! - Wayne shouted continuing with new attacks.

- No... - he said running away and walking across the courtyard.

I got out of another blow. The latter hit one of the targets that remained standing for archery practice. The blade touched him so fast that the doll snapped in two like it was no big deal. How did that little girl have the strength to do that?

I jumped back and turned to the side, dodging a lunge, but before I even put my feet on the ground, another blow came fast enough to have no reaction. Did she calculate that she would do this? Was she already prepared to attack me in that direction before I even acted? Shit! This one won't have to dodge...

And time stopped.

It stopped the same way as on the wolves. I can see Wayne in front of me, static, in attack position, but completely still. Alexia is further back, close to the entrance to the building and out of any danger. She also has her hands over her face with a pained expression. What can I do about it? If I hit her like she did the wolves, I won't hurt her, right? No, no... what if it just dodges? She won't stop attacking me, she's completely set on facing me. but, that's it, I have to put a stop to this fight.

I could see his purple gaze staring at me violently, yet frozen with time. I smiled. Get ready little one, this is for you to learn not to mess with the elderly!

So, I prepared a punch. I put my hand far back, and with great speed I went towards her. I was just wanting to scare her, but not knowing how this skill works, I'm going to focus on her stomach, before hitting her, I stopped my hand a few millimeters away and took a deep breath for her to release me.

When I opened my eyes a figure passed by me and went to where the little girl was. A great gust of wind suddenly appeared and hit not only her but the rest of the courtyard and the wall of the abyss. When everything calmed down and the earth and dust settled, I saw Wayne standing defensively with his sword in his fists and heavily panting. And... Wow! She was only in her undergarments and many of the parts of her dress from before were torn on top. Behind her, towards the wall, nothing. Everything was destroyed.

- What did you do? - asked Wayne embarrassed. Was she paralyzed by the blow or by being that way almost without clothes? Shit!

- And me...

- You did it again Wynan! Your perverted!

"Wait Alexia, I didn't do anything... I just swung to calm her down... and...

– Oh! Die you pervert! - Wayne took advantage of the moment I tried to explain what happened to Alexia and... Oops, did you also call me a pervert? Oh come on, what do you mean? And this now, another attack, even in this state?

- Enough! came a voice so terrifying that even I felt fear. It was as if I had no control over my body and my own voice. An aura suddenly spread around the two of us, illuminating everything in a reddish hue. The energy was enough to explode not only that point but everything around it, kilometers away or more.

Wayne's sword was stuck in my hand and even though it was bleeding from the cut, I didn't feel any pain and it didn't even bother me. I looked at Wayne who was still trying to force the gun to hit me. I gave a smile, probably macabre.

Alexia, who had been thrown to the side, adjusted herself and began to scream my name:

– Wynan! Wynan! Control yourself! Alexia held her hand out to me and I looked at her again. I could see it absorbing my energy bit by bit until the force that controlled my body was no longer imposing. And I managed to shake it off and drop the sword.

Both Wayne and I fell to the floor on our knees. Had she also been hit by Alexia?

I took a deep breath and got up, seconds later I was much better.

- Are you well? – I asked the girl who was still exhausted, and to make matters worse, almost without any clothes.

"Yes... What power... I, I shouldn't face it." She was terrified, I could see the fear in her eyes. The same fear I saw in Alexia when I first held her.

– Calm down. It's okay now, as long as you don't pick up your sword and come attack me again.

Alexia quickly approached.

- Is everything okay Wynan?

– Yes, thank you Alexia, and you?

- Yes..., but, you two... - Alexia turned so red that she couldn't tell if it was embarrassment or anger.

- What it was? - I looked at me and Wayne.

Jeez. We were both almost naked. Our clothes had been consumed by the Aura from before and I hadn't even realized the seriousness of the situation. Of course, afterwards a part of me didn't give a shit – and even complained about having clothes left to obstruct the view – however, the other made me turn my back and sneak out.

– Over there, right? – I asked Alexia as she pointed towards what was left of the stable. After all, that was where she was supposed to go, wasn't it?

- Yes! - she spoke with a harsh tone. So she was just as nervous and embarrassed as we were?

And I went.

As I left, I looked back to see Alexia approach Wayne and help her to her feet. That girl, what possessed her to come to this end of the world just to fight me? Or, as she said, with the Destroyer? Rumors about the Destroyer apparently spread easily, but how did she get here?

The banners had also been destroyed. When I removed the excess I could see marks all over my body – battle marks – and other tattoos too, but much smaller than the one on my arm. but what I noticed and what caught my interest the most was seeing the tracks stretched out on the floor. They not only served as protection for wounds, they also served as Blocking and Protection Runes. Underneath the inner part were studded with arcane symbols. So that's it, if I lose control now I'll end up hurting Alexia and Wayne... should I trust Alexia to stop me from getting to this point?

As I thought, Alexia brought me a patch. She had sewn, to my surprise, a kind of vest, for until then I had only the sashes and trousers. but anyway it was great.

When she handed it to me, I could see in her face the fear of being next to me and this same fear amplified by seeing the tracks on the floor. Although she didn't like to refer to herself as a mage, she had a lot of knowledge about things related to the supernatural. I can't doubt that she already knew about it from the beginning, but it's best not to bring it up.

– Alright Alexia? – I asked to break the mood a bit, but it was obvious that she was going to lie.

– Y-yes. And you?

– Just a little surprised that all this happened in such a short time. And Wayne, is she okay?

"She's terrified, though, okay. Somehow you didn't hurt her...

"I didn't want to hurt her, but when she landed a blow I couldn't dodge… it's like I disconnected from my body and acted automatically.

- Like this?

– I think one of the personalities must have taken over my body at that moment.

- I understood.

"Anyway, you should be proud of...

- Why?

"Simple, you saved her.

- AND?

- Yes. I saw her use her skill and without a doubt she was better than me.

"Thanks… and we'd better go inside.

– Alexia.

- Yes?

- Before I go in, I need to tell you something.

- What is it?

– About Wayne.

– What about her?

– It's not really about her, but where I came from. I had a sister named Wayne Arcadia.

- Serious?

– Yes, and it's not just the name that they look alike.

– Do you think she is your sister?

- Maybe I do not know. If so, she probably doesn't remember much about it either.

"You saying that…she looks a lot like you, she even has the same shade of hair.

- But, isn't it common to have white hair around here? - yes yes. I didn't mention it before, but seeing myself in a mirror reflection in the library, I could confirm three things: I'm extremely handsome, well, my opinion, I have white hair and purple eyes, which I obviously don't have in the real world, but , that doesn't include being extremely handsome, right?

"Not for normal humans..."

"You also have purple eyes...

- However, we are not normal - she was a little sad after this statement and I was a little upset for having reminded her of that.

"Okay, I like you the way you are.

- Huh?

– Oops! – that I just said, and the voice? Shit! - It's already dawn, we should eat something!

I have doubts if she didn't listen or pretended not to listen, but I was so embarrassed that I even forgot to wear the clothes she made me. I left the stable area where I was covered and walked through it.

– Oh! – Embarrassed scream here – why are you showing me this?! Your perverted!

Shit? There was no time to stop time – confusing, right? I know – I just felt my face burn with the slap I received and soon after the sweep knocked me down. Alexia bolted. Haha, I'm a complete dick.

When I finally walked through the hall door, my face was glowing from the slap mark. The outfit was fitting well, a little tight around the edges, but better than nothing.

Wayne was embarrassed and also dressed in simple clothes delivered from Alexia's own repertoire. They were big clothes for her size and that's why she avoided moving so as not to drop them. Well, she was a little girl and Alexia had a very advanced body for her age, so the difference was stark.

I sat down next to her and the little girl blushed even more. She even held her breath for a while. Alexia followed, bringing a pot of coffee and placing it on the table as she, too, sat down.

After all, it was still morning and, even if forced, we had woken up now.

– So Wayne… – and time stopped – That again, what now? – he looked around everything caught in time.

- Don't worry Wynan. At this moment, I am the one who stopped time.

- ... - this voice. Although I hadn't seen any lights or anything like that that time, was it really him? I took a breath and asked nothing – Gold?

– Call me by my name, please. Even if I am with you, I am a Supreme Creature and I expect nothing less.

- And how are you talking to me without being on my mind?

- Astral Projection - said a female voice, however, not human.

- What?

"How long, Goddess of Black Dragons…"

– Same for you God of Dragons.

– Wait, where are you? – I looked everywhere in order to define where this voice was coming from – Goddess of Black Dragons? You are Dark, right?

"She's in this girl at the front, the same one everyone calls a prodigy.

– Is Dark at Wayne?

– Yes and call me Auroro.

– Wait, how is that possible? And how can I hear it?

– You are listening to me because of Ktnulsk, your Astral Projection also allows me to talk to you and hear you.

– And why is time standing still?

– That's because of one of my skills. You can call it Time Control, I think it would be easier that way.

- I still do not understand. Why do you need Time Control? – as I hadn't used this skill, it was something sinister to see the two girls stopped in time while I could move freely.

– Because Astral Projection consumes a lot of energy according to the surrounding environment. And with time frozen, I lower the skill's cost once it doesn't have to deal with the other stuff.

- Right. However, I would talk to Wayne...

– Ah, it was a great fight, even though you ran most of the time.

- Clear! I can't fight a little girl.

- Look Wynan, even though Wayne is young, I can say that she is as strong as you are, so don't be fooled by appearances - said Auroro in that soft voice, but full of determination.

- I perceived. I'm just not used to it yet.

– Auroro, were you helping Wayne? I sensed a bit of his aura in that final blow.

- I think so. And I saw Red's too, didn't I?

- Yes. It seems that he got bored with Wynan for not fighting well and decided to interfere.

– It's good that you were watching the fight and helping us, but is that all?

- Don't be impatient Wynan. It was not for this reason that I cast Astral Projection. I would like you to be able to communicate with Auroro as soon as possible and that I could also speak with her.

– Is something worrying you Ktnulsk? asked Aurora.

- Well, yes. Remember what Red told you?

- Yes. Although some time has passed...

The two are talking to each other without bodies and their voices seem to carry from one side of the room to the other. Besides, as we speak, the two of them are stuck in time and I don't know what to do. Even with that somewhat bizarre scene, I was curious what they were discussing and for a moment I closed my eyes and just listened.

"Wynan doesn't seem to remember much. In fact, he doesn't remember anything.

- AND!? – Finally, some answers – Despite having heard about it, I still find it hard to believe anything I have heard. Indeed, did I fight with Ktnulsk?

"It's something I don't like to remember too much, but yes. You fought the God of Dragons and emerged victorious. And there's more, Wynan, before you came to my meeting, you faced Auroro and defeated her.

"Does it have to be that simple?" - commented Auroro also a little discouraged.

- Serious?

– Yes, however, we cannot cease to exist when we are defeated. Even if our bodies are destroyed, we will remain in this world forever.

– I don't know if I understood correctly… – In this case, are all the other Supreme Dragons "immortal"?

– Our essence will wander until we can find someone. Normally we would take possession of another dragon from our bloodline, something like reincarnation.

– And that works for humans?

- There are no limitations for which we can choose - commented Ktnulsk - Even so, depending on the body we take, we will be stronger or weaker than before.

- To take? Take it by force?

- Yes. Despite being rude, we don't live with someone as a host. In fact, at the time, it surprised us.

Serious? Something that would surprise even the Dragon Gods. So it could all be linked to something even grander.

– Has it happened before?

- Yes. It's been a while since we reincarnated. The last time was when we fought for our territories.

- Yes. I remember that. I defeated some of my brothers, but in the end I was defeated by Red.

– And I defeated Red, becoming the new God of Dragons.

- Wow. Really, it's been a long time then - and I stopped to think, if this was the last time one of them "died", what now? - And what happened for you to be forced to reincarnate?

"You, Wynan," commented Ktnulsk.

- Yes. Even though you started with Red, you fought us all.

– The penultimate was Auroro and the last was me, God of Dragons, Ktnulsk.

– If so, how is your title?

– Good question – and there was a silence, after all, I was "human" – anyway, you inherited this title, and although uncertain, I am part of you. So I guess I stick with my title, right? I felt like he was trying to make a joke.

I looked at Wayne. From what little I saw she had strength, speed and skills as strong, if not better than mine. So, it was certainly a good choice to take her for himself in this reincarnation process, even if Auroro returned in a human form. Even so...

– And why did you choose this girl?

– Although we are free to choose anyone, she attracted me.

- Also?

– She has your same characteristics, Wynan – said Ktnulsk and with a pause, he continued – If you don't meet my requirements, the most likely thing would be for me to wander the world, even in spirit form until I find someone up to par, however, it's a fact that Wayne would also appeal to me.

- My characteristics? Like this? And what are these requirements?

- Yes. Its characteristics, its powers, its type. You are basically brothers.

– I am very demanding for someone who will live with me, however, you met my expectations, and of course, you defeated me. Nothing fairer than that. Although now I'm together with our stubborn brother.

– Should I be grateful?

- Yes.

– Thank you for being so humble Ktnulsk. Anyway... what about you Auroro?

– What are you referring to?

– Ktnulsk told me earlier about the difference between the personalities and abilities that each of the dragons has. What is your power?