Chapter 262: Draconic Family Feud.

Chapter 262: Draconic Family Feud.

Well, welcome to Family Feud, everybody. Im your gal, Hestia Kargryxmor. We've got something good today and we've got just the right clan heads to duke it out so the rest dont have to.

To my right, representing the former head of clan Kargryxmor, we have the divine Black Tyrant of the Skies and the Dragon God of Oaths Kaaaaaarrrrrrgrrrrrryyymor!

And to my left, we have the current matriarch of clan Nordor, the illustrious and majestic Silver Diamond of the Frozen Peaks Meeeeeelllloxtressaaaaaaaaaa!

Both coming right up from the land of the dragons, Kargryx, these two giant natural disasters wrapped in scales are about to have themselves a clash of ideals!

And I was right in the middle of this. No, this wasn't fun. This was actually pretty cringe and painful. After all, two giant dragons who lived longer than the Julian and Gregorian calendars of Earth were quarreling right before me. The worst part?

They were my granddad and mother.

Then tell me, oh mighty god, what has your ascension brought to dragonkind? How did we benefit outside of a single dungeon to satiate our hunger? Your apotheosis started a civil war in Kargryx and Loatryx, a war you could have stopped if you had taken any of it seriously! Eltharion would not have ended the war in that way if you had!

Holy shit

You know how your parents sometimes wouldnt get along with their parents-in-law? Yeah, I guess that was the situation I was in right now. My Papa and Mama had a pretty good relationship with my grandparents, so I wasnt exactly used to my mother absolutely despising my grandfather.

But, this is my life now.

Could you two please stop? I attempted to stop them, since nobody else was inside Mothers cave. The snow wyverns were interacting with the others right now, to give us all some space.

When Mother sighed and looked at me, Kramps voice stopped echoing in my head, but I knew he was still listening in. First things first, stop arguing when I have to send it through to Mother telepathically, Kramps! Secondly, why did you two start arguing like this?! I was supposed to learn how to control my [Battle Frenzy] today!

In my day-to-day life, [Battle Frenzy] had pretty much stopped appearing randomly after I evolved into a [Young Sunfang Dragon]. Of course, I still had some tinglings if I went without a single fight for a while, but enough had happened in the prior month for it to be a non-factor. The only time when it activated was during the whole Griffonpeak invasion was when I saw Eshes body and immediantly went berserk with [Battle Frenzy (Major)].

However, after I finished that demonkin off in my berserk mode, I learned from my parallel minds that I had received some help from Kramps to control it during the fight. That I was able to access the powers of my godly blessings in that form. As such, aside from my draconic body and abilities, I had to also control my innate ability from my bloodline.

Kramps said and I kept the telepathic link up with Mother to convey his words.

Mother, although her soul was strong enough thanks to her advanced age, wasnt receiving Kramps words directly, but was instead relying on me to pass it on to her. In a reverse from Aurena's saints and champions, it wasn't Mother's soul that was incapable of supporting a conversation with Kramps for an extended time, but rather it was her lacking faith in him that would cause her to take damage from doing so.

Similar to my dragon father, Eltharion, I had the honor of having a soul able to resist the damage, and was a better vessel to speak through. Just like with Aurena. As such, if he shouted, that would echo through my head and begin to hurt my soul.

Yes, very much appreciated, Kramps. I really wouldnt want my soul to suddenly explode or crack again. I massaged my temples, just happy that I wouldnt have to continue listening to an angry dragon ranting inside my head.

After things seemed to have calmed down, Mother began to speak. If you wish to learn how to control your bloodlines battle lust, I could teach you by myself, Hestia.

Kramps scoffed as he responded, but kept his anger in control.

Eltharion has taught the other empresses how to help their children control their bloodlines rage. They taught me. Not only can I help Hestia make another core for herself, teach her how to control her scales better, and control her draconic abilities, I am fully capable of supporting her anger management. You are not needed. Mother was strict, denying Kramps any chance to contribute to my education.

His fleeting voice reminded me when he warned me of that. Maybe Cernusts mother was also as territorial as mine?

Feeling the awkwardness and chill in the air, it didnt surprise me that Mother wasnt enthusiastic to continue this discussion. Still, Kramps did ask me to convey his words to her and, for the first time since I spoke to him in his divine realm, he was willing to help me with my growth.

Intending to warm up this iceberg, I attempted to soothe Mother. Mother, isnt it fine for Kramps to help me out? Considering how much youre intending to do, it wouldnt hurt to have someone who knows my bloodline as well as he does.

I have enough time to kill, Hestia, Mother flatly rejected my proposal. The life of an ancient dragon is mostly just sleeping, hunting, and eating. It is mundane. To my elation, finally, a little vibrancancy appeared for me to care about outside of leveling up and sleeping.

Mother then walked up to me and gave me a warm embrace. And that is you. I have enough endurance and patience to teach you, Hestia. I have learned enough to teach you what you need to grow up well. And I will not allow anybody to steal my time with you! Especially not an arrogant elder scale who believes he still has any control over us dragonkin!

Kramps grumbled.

There is no need to rush things. She has enough time to handle your issue. She is just a whelping. The world is not in danger for her to hurry.

Aurena and Kramps told me that my early birth had accelerated the progress of their plan. So, I was a bit worried about how Kramps told me I should hurry up a bit more. Was there anything going on that I should know?

Do not lie, Kargryxmor! Mother snarled aggressively. All us ancient dragons know there is no threat to the world with the Origin Gods around. The only threat is to its inhabitants. But, what is the significance of such a fact for a being like us? A being who can live until time ends itself? I witnessed human kingdoms and empires fall just for another to replace them. A memorable day today is a fading memory tomorrow.

Well, how about we stop training today and you come watch me train with Ellaine and Tasianna for our upcoming concert? I can share with you the music culture of Earth and you can give a rant about it if you dont like it. If you like it, though I formed two Korean heart signs and winked at her. Your daughter will love you even more~

Huh! she gasped, her hand covering her chest. Y-Yes, youre right! I should do that! I cannot just spend all my time inside this cave! I should spend more time with you! We can always push the training to another day, there is no need!

Exactly! I exclaimed. Mother, you probably dont know much about the current world, so how about we go shopping when we reach Ullistar? I havent explored the city there yet so I want to go around with the others. If you were to come, it'd become even merrier!

While I was holding her hand and slowly dragging her out of her room, Mother frowned a bit. Mhmm, but this world will just change after a few years. If I were to become too familiar with it, I would feel worse if it were to change.

Oh, really? Then what about your memory of me?

Why, I would definitely remember those. Every second spent with you is a blessing to my life, Hestia.

Good! Then we can reminisce about all of this after our whole journey is over. Mother, I understand you fear everything will die while you will live on, but staying so pessimistic wont help your happiness. Lets live in the present. Lets have some fun.

Ehehe. Her laugh was short and quiet, but her wry smile told me she understood I was speaking the truth. Maybe, Ill try But all this fun will sap my time to help you develop. I will still need to sleep and that I cannot change.

Delegation.

Correct.

One word each was enough.

Kargryxmor! She stopped moving and looked at the ceiling with a scowl.

Stop acting like an asshole, Kramps!

Ignoring that sassiness, Mother continued speaking, I will only allow you to help Hestia with her [Battle Frenzy] and divine training. Do you hear? I will help her remove and reform her sun core. I will help her with her scales and dragon abilities. Have I made myself clear?

I already know what you want, she sneered, showing off her fangs. Eltharion will not change his mind, even if I were to speak with him. None of the five empresses would either. We will not heed your call.

Uuuhhh, yeah, sure, Kramps. My carefree tone infuriated him, but before he could scold me, I asked him something. What are you trying to rely on me for?

And with that, Kargryxmor stopped speaking. With the old man out of the equation, I brought Mother to our smithy, where I saw Ellaine tinkering with Grimnirs blasthammer 2.0 prototype.

When I told her we were doing our choreography training now, Ellaine looked too surprised to answer, so I simply grabbed her hand and forced her out of the room with my superior Strength stats. Grimnir seeing Melloxtressa with me did not complain.

Good luck, lass, Grimnir wished her luck.

W-What?! Master Grimnir, say something! Help me! Her pleas went down the drain.

I then visited Tasianna and told her about my plans.

Oh, wonderful! I had nothing better to do than to maintain the plants. Let us go now, Lady Hestia, she agreed immediately, to Ellaines chagrin.

Are you kidding me?! Hestia, you shouldnt just drag people away from their own plans! Tasianna, you shouldnt accept this so easily even if she is your mistress! Hold on, didnt I do that a lot with Josine when I was little?

It seemed Ellaine attained some sorta revelation but it wasnt that important to me. Instead, I dragged them both into our idol studio, which was outfitted with a room for singing and dancing. It was just made recently, since we needed a proper place to train now with so many people just joining the crew.

Tasianna and Ellaine both wanted to join me on the stage during my concerts, so this was just the preparation for that. Training was important. Still, we werent actually an official idol unit yet, as both couldnt perform multiple songs and their choreography for a single concert.

Still, yet was the point. Well, hopefully it would happen one day. Being solo was nice, but having a full unit performing together sounded amazing. Just imagining all of us on stage with proper outfits made my tail waggle so much, I nearly broke the ice mirror Tasianna made for us.

In any case, our concert in two weeks needed some planning and I also had to get back in the groove. The foundation was the most important, and I will drill into everybody the trifecta of dancing, singing, and fanservice!

The Aurora fandom will grow even more!

Ehe.

And sitting on a chair, Mother was looking at us dancing with a smile. I wondered what was going through her mind as she saw me instruct everybody and get their feedback on the choreography, but that could wait for later. Now, it was time to dance!

Dont worry, Ill get strong enough to not make you worry, Mother. This time, I will be a better daughter!