Chapter 188: Clan Nordoramsul.

Chapter 188: Clan Nordoramsul.

To explain your mothers history, we should first start with a general overview of both Loatryx and Kargryx. Yorshka began while correcting my stance. Just like Farron, she was moving my limbs around and giving me tips on how to wield a spear correctly.

Most of the information Yorshka gave me were things Id already learned from Cernust, like Kargryx being on the continent Miononbolax, that the Loatryx colony on Altrust is quite different due to the Revolution Queens influence, and the history of Loatryx in general. In fact, Yorshka told me that the Loatryx on Altrust shared quite a few similarities with Japan.

The students called them Sakura Trees or Cherry Blossom. We in Peolynca call them Hermen Petals, and dragonewts used to use them purely for meditation oils or fever medicine until the Revolution Queen turned them into a yearly spectacle. In fact, kimonos and yukatas have become the formal dresses for most dragonewts, Yorshka explained this cultural cross-pollination caused by a single otherworlder.

That reminded me, Cernust did give me a few of those hermen petal seeds, and Tasianna has been growing them inside our garden ever since. They havent fully sprouted yet, but maybe we can do something with them later on.

If the dwarves inherited the Revolution Queens technology and culinary arts, then the dragonewts inherited her culture and aesthetic choices. The dragon knights, or dragoons, were the most popular discipline and knight order in Loatryx, however, the concept of samurais had spread so much that important personages would usually have one or two samurai guard them 24/7.

While the cultures of the two Loatryx, both the one on Miononbolax and the colony on Altrust, were rich and something Yorshka was willing to teach me later, Kargryx was a different story.

Let me guess, its desolate? I guessed, seeing as Cernust didnt have too many fond comments about it.

Pretty much. Loatryx is the civilization and melting pot of personalities and ideas, while the Empire of Dragons is pretty much devoid of everything you could want.

Loatryx was founded on the idea of civilization, a side effect of dragonewt human, dwarven, and elven ancestry, and grew to fit this new races desires and interests. On the other hand, dragons were usually loners, rarely congregating together in groups of more than three two parents and their child. The land of Kargryx was filled with wildlife and vegetation, meaning it wasnt lifeless, but for an empire, it was barren.

While their land was mostly left to flourish by themselves until a dragon came swooping in for their dinner, their lairs were something they cared for quite a lot. Decorated with treasures or artifacts they gathered during their adventures, if a dragon wasnt sleeping or hunting food, they mostly spent their time rearranging their cave or nest, making it more opulent and comfortable for them.

Hestia, do you know the concept of true dragonkins and lesser dragonkins?

I nodded to Yorshkas question, having heard it from Astalos, that wyvern Kargryxmor sent after me. True dragonkins include dragons, drakes, leviathans, and adamantoises, while I only know wyverns belong to the latter. I personally dont know why there is a distinction between them, though.

My answers were correct, of course, but I was still missing a couple of examples. Ryuukoatls were serpentine, feathered true dragons who can be found in Aelozonia, where the saurians came from, and in the far east of Altrust, where the beastmen alliance is situated. Yorshka even confirmed that Xohulotel, the God of Serpents and Saurians, was the strongest ryuukoatl before his apotheosis. For the lesser dragonkins, there were also the ocean serpents, cockatrices, wyrms, and kirins.

The main differences between a true and a lesser dragonkin were the stats, base rank of the offspring, and the power of their blood. While the former two were important to create a distinction in the first place, the last reason was the pivotal one. Lesser dragonkin blood was potent and quite desirable for their effects in alchemy, but a true dragonkins blood was worth a fortune for a master alchemist.

Effects like empowering healing potions to an almost insane rate, reinforcement of the mana paths to increase your natural mana growth or mana regeneration, and also the prospects of prolonged life for short-living races like humans. The stronger and older a dragon became, the more their blood would be infused with their extremely refined mana. While all of this sounded great, dragonewt and levianewt culture considered that using true dragonkin blood for anything other than rituals and tributes, was taboo and blasphemy.

Youre lucky it's your blood you gave to Saori, Hestia. While most dragonkins wouldnt care for it too much, we dragonewts can become irrational when we see our revered dragons gifts being misused. Honestly, I met Saori before you purely cause I mistook her scent for yours! Yorshka explained. Honestly, when I heard from Saori what happened, I couldnt be more baffled. She drank your blood and she then evolved into a form that grew scales and sent out pheromones smelling exactly like yours? Crazy. She honestly sounds just like a kirin, but she doesnt have a horse form, and I dont think she could become a drake purely from that alone.

Hey, Saori and I were quite surprised our little idea even worked out in the end.

Ingesting my blood unlocked the [Young Stygian-Scaled Fenrir] option for Saoris B rank evolution was just a random idea Saori had after seeing kobold druids drinking monster blood. We didnt expect it to actually work, but it somehow did. She grew scales, received the unique skill [Stygian Voltage], and gained a stronger body in general. Apparently, she also smelled the same as me, but neither Saori nor I could confirm this.

Yorshka had a simple explanation for this. I couldnt smell Saoris pheromones since they were identical to my own, something which Id been constantly exposed to since my birth, and then she concluded that Saoris blood wasnt pure enough to allow her to smell a dragonkins or dragonewts pheromones. Dragonewts in general could only smell a dragons pheromones if their bloodline was strong enough, which Yorshka and Priscillas was. Saori, on the other hand, only drank a pint full of my blood, and her evolution hasnt turned her completely into a dragonkin yet. Yet.

Both of you are mutated monsters. There has never been a sunfang dragon nor a stygian-scaled fenrir before, I believe. Actually, Im absolutely sure with your race, Hestia, Yorshka nodded in admiration, stating how Ive fused both my fathers and mothers traits to become an entirely new dragon type. In any case, tell Saori to be careful. There can be some misunderstandings if you arent with her if she meets another dragonkin. She fooled my nose, after all.

While we were talking, my spear training began. Training was mostly focused on how I could fully integrate the spear into my current fighting style, which was a hybrid of magic and close-quarter dragon abilities. Of course, using the spear as my primary weapon wasnt the goal here, Yorshka told me, mentioning how the spear-catalyst fusion I should get for myself would be the objective.

There was also my scale-dust I had to complement my fighting style. Yorshkas silver scale-dust was quite different from my own, but my scale-dust was still a derivative of Nordoramsuls scale-dust at the end of the day. Including giving me suggestions on improving my rocket booster control, she also gave me much-needed aerial combat tips.

O-Okay, thi-shit! Too much, too much! I blurted out, struggling to control the explosion rate of my scale-dust under the scales of my wings. Was flying always this hard?

I wouldnt call this flying, but shouldnt you be using your [Pyrokinesis] to control the amount of fire? Yorshka suggested, holding onto my tail to prevent me from flying off.

Its not that easy. [Pyrokinesis] isnt the issue here, I am regulating my body temperature perfectly with my core and the intensity of the flames is manageable, but the problem is the amount of scale-dust explosions is hard to manage. The issue here was that an explosion from my scale-dust was like a spark, and to reproduce these rocket boosters, I needed a bunch of scale-dust to explode simultaneously and continuously. My problem was that I couldnt tell how much scale-dust I was causing to explode, and the feeling necessary to control it like a master wasnt there yet for me.

Ahh, thats understandable, its not like the System gave us a counter or something to keep track of how much powder we are using up. You know, maybe this will help. Whenever I do one of my dives, I usually fortify my scales with powder to make my body sleeker and more aerodynamic. Not only does silver powder make them sharp as a dagger but they also help a silver dragon fly faster, Yorshka explained the function of her version of the scale-dust before displaying their function for me to inspect. Her white scales seemed to start shining like silver as they hardened up. Sharp, less friction, and also shinier like silver. During prolonged battles, I usually keep track of my silver powder amount by the glow of my scales. Silver powder would fall off over time, dulling the silvery glow. When my scales start to resemble my hair color, thats when I know I need to let them regenerate.

Yorshkas snow-white hair was practically the same color as her scales, much like it was for me, so using this trick was quite smart. The fact of the matter is that there was too much scale-dust for me to manage, so having something to make this micromanaging easier would be helpful for my situation. Color would be a good indication but it's not like my crimson flames could change to my white or purple flames automatically to tell me when I was running low on scale-dust.

However, I do have a tip to help you out, though, Yorshka announced, giving me hope for her next words. Wind magic, although mana extensive, is your best option until your body matures enough. You luckily have already acquired [Tailwind], so I would follow Tasiannas example in this matter. Using [Fluid Cast], alter [Tailwind]s effect of always facing in front of you. You have these weird parallel minds, right, have them control the spell and use the wind to not only slow you down but also accelerate yourself to reduce your total scale-dust usage.

The idea was similar to my [Wind Blast] option, but I forgot I could be creative with my spell usage. Morphing a spells form was [Fluid Cast]s most important feature, the reason for why custom spells could be made so easily. Considering I was the mage, I should feel embarrassed for not figuring this out earlier, but then again, Yorshka was far older than me. With age comes wisdom.

Moderating my scale-dust usage and keeping it constant, I cast [Tailwind] around me. At first, the wind coming from my back was making me move a bit too fast forward but once a parallel mind began controlling it, I felt stable just hanging up in the air. Since this was the first time weve used the spell in this way, I needed the proper feel for this new movement ability, which meant a lot of practice. If I added [Wind Blast] to my usage, Id probably be able to emulate flying.

Still, this uses up a parallel mind. [Aerokinesis] requires two to keep up my music to share my buffs, so if Im flying and also playing music, thatll leave me with seven remaining. As the body-controlling mind I need to regulate the scale-dust and move my body around.

Practice, practice, practice. Young dragons and dragonewts usually cant fly as neither your wings nor their muscles are fully developed yet. You can offset this with mana, but I saw you had injuries with your mana paths on the party screen. Tragic. Yorshka then let go of my tail, allowing me to fly around a bit and get some practice in. She then followed me up into the air, flapping her wings while moving like a butterfly; it made me a bit envious, I admit, making me imagine how it would feel like soaring through the sky again. Anyways, while the spear is good and so on, we cant forget the fact that as a dragon, you have three additional appendages besides your arms and legs. You need to know how to use them properly.

I already know how to use my tail, if youre talking about that, but, my wings? I usually hide them when Im walking around town, and I dont see too much use of them as weapons when my claws and tail can do it better, I responded while balancing myself using the rocket boosters.

Oh come on, Hestia, your wings are beautiful, it isnt something you should be hiding. If you use them to wrap yourself like a robe, they can even act as a defensive shield. Anyway, as you should have noticed with your wings, the scales on them are pretty sharp. I inspected them as Yorshka pointed them out. The scales on them were sturdy and sharp, similar to those on my tail, while the two sharp spikes on the edge of them could be used as spears. A dragons body is a living weapon, a fortress full of scales and cannons spewing fire. With wings and a tail strong enough to act as weapons, why shouldnt you utilize them to make yourself more unpredictable? Even if you were more focused on your spells, wouldnt it make you less nervous, knowing even in melee nobody can best you?

True, that does sound pretty good. Thats why I became a hybrid in the first place, so it wont hurt to train more.

Training was training, I couldnt complain about it. As Yorshka went through her tips and it was time for me to train my muscles through repetitive tasks, Yorshka continued her explanation of dragon culture, now it was time to speak about our ancestor.

Nordor, or his real name, Nordoramsul, was an SS rank silver dragon who lived during the time of Kargryxmors reign as the black emperor of the sky, becoming one of the dragon empires first vassals. He was over 6000 years old when the origin gods descended to Peolynca, and joined God Kargryxmor as an angel with his apotheosis. To usher in a new age, most heroes and beasts of legends left the mortal realm willingly for an immortal life in the divine realm, Yorshka scratched her head, trying her best to remember all the details she needed to tell me about this part of our history.

As expected, Yorshka wasnt old enough to have experienced all of this, neither were her parents. Only the founder of the dragonewt clan of Nordors, my dragon uncle, witnessed his fathers ascent first-hand. He wrote about it in a book for any future generation to learn about the feats and life of Nordoramsul, wanting his father to not be forgotten in time due to not being an SSS rank in his last moments as a mortal.

Do you remember when I mentioned the kinkyuro? I nodded to Yorshkas question. The status of a dragonewt clan is determined by the strength of their ancestor, and this hierarchical system, acting like the humans caste system, has pretty much dominated Loatryxs society. The kinkyuro are the clans created by the six SSS rank dragons and drakes before the appearance of the Origin Gods.

As expected, Kargryxmors dragonewt clan was a part of the kinkyuro. If Yorshka was related to me, then the dragonewts from the Kargryxmor clan were relatives, too. However, since Nordoramsul never reached SSS rank during his lifetime, his clan was a tier lower than my fathers side. As Loatryx was a republic, this difference in tier wasnt too important.

Now, why was Nordoramsuls name shortened in the first place? Well, apparently, silver dragons seemed to prefer the company of humanoids more than dragons, especially short-lived humans and their fast-paced lifetime. It creates a juxtaposition between the two races; one could sleep for hundreds of years and they wouldnt feel it while the other would die out before the former woke up. Silver dragons found this interesting.

As such, Nordoramsul had plenty of connections with humans, dwarves, elves, and other beastmen during his life. Although used to the tragedy of losing his human friends, he still kept on living that way as his life would have been far less interesting without them. In honor of all the friends he has lost in his life, Nordoramsul asked his son and daughter to take on his humanoid forms name: Nordor.

Now let us speak about your uncle, Odlesstrus Malborous Nordor, and your mother, Melloxtressa Wisperia Nordor. Yorshka then flapped her wings, sending her flying up a few feet before twirling her body around like a ballerina, sending a shower of silver dust down. It was extremely excessive. Being 500 years older than her brother, the over 3500 years old Lady Melloxtressa lived before the Origin God came to this world and experienced with her brother the treacherous life of a dragon before before Kargryxmor ascended to godhood and living conditions for dragonkin significantly improved. In this time your mother made one vow: to become strong enough to protect her children.

In Yorshkas words, the history books and first-hand retelling from dragons gave dragonewts a good enough overview of how Peolynca looked before the Origin Gods introduced the Divine System to the world. As you would expect, a world without the game-like System was pretty similar to Earth, except that Peolynca still created mana. One part of the System the dragons of today loved was the dungeon system.

Monster spawnings have always been a natural phenomenon in Peolynca, but for a dragon who required immense resources to survive and grow in strength, this process was still extremely slow, especially with multiple competitors prowling the sky for their next meal. Conflict between dragons and sometimes even with other monster races occurred often due to territorial disputes or to fight over a carcass.

My dragon mother, despite living inside the dragon empire with her own father and mother, still had to experience fighting against other dragons for food. These harsh times tempered her body and mind, preparing her for the power vacuum left behind with the introduction of the System. Levels, monster ranks, and stats were quickly integrated into Peolyncas world, where monsters and humanoids were finally able to receive a quick overview of their stats. System-specific skills like [Identify] or stat growth enhancers were, of course, not included, but it still gave the Origin Gods a good idea of who the most powerful beings were.

Several were offered to become subordinate gods, to aid the worlds new gods in shaping the future. Many beings, even those already extremely powerful, had already begun to revere the Origin Gods for their ability to create the Divine System in the first place. When the gods demonstrated their powers to their new followers during the demon wars an event that led to the creation of the demonkin the majority of the skeptics were won over.

Regardless, some werent so easily impressed. Able to compete with the seven demons invasion without the need for the gods powers, Kargryxmor was one of the beings of Peolynca able to create a bargain with the Goddess of Light, Aurena. For accepting her proposal to become her subordinate god, Kargryxmor asked in return for a dungeon to feed the creatures of Kargyx, so the conflict inside his empire could finally end.

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