Chapter 502: The Youngest Sister Vs. The Youngest Brother.

Chapter 502: The Youngest Sister Vs. The Youngest Brother.

“I want both of you to use [Battle Frenzy]. Minor only, though, since Hestia still hasn’t conquered her greed yet, to keep things as fair as possible. The gap in your stats is due to Ryranakus not only being an adult but also a rank A,” Phso said as I stared at my fifth half-brother as we stood on the snowy field outside of Iceskale.

Mom and Gaistrus were here as well, relaxing on lounging chairs as the Nordor dragonewts were serving them the fruit punches Tasianna loved to serve Mom. They weren’t paying too much attention to us, although the twins were both looking at me eagerly, almost wanting to cheer. Vifi, on the other hand, was staring with a pretty judging look.

Phso continued, “Ryranakus, I don’t want you to go too wild, but try not to underestimate our youngest. Fargryneill was quite rambunctious back then as well, don’t forget, and Hestia is practically a fledgling mentally. I need you to once again draw out some desperation, understood?”

“... Always putting the hard stuff on me,” Ryranakus complained, scratching the black horns conspicuously peeking out of his golden-brown hair.

“Anybody else and it’ll be plain bullying.”

You’re making an 82-year-old fight against a scrawny three-year-old. This is bullying!

I held myself back from screaming that, though, since I personally wasn’t too perturbed by the chance to test myself. Ryranakus might look rather like a low-energy recluse with how timid he seemed, but he was still a dragon who ventured and survived his adulthood pilgrimage. I didn’t even have a shred of doubt that he was a force of nature.

Now, I didn’t know his level, since Phso wanted to keep it a secret for now, which meant Ryranakus might or might not be higher leveled than Vifi. Still, regardless of the truth, what was more important was his skill usage. How he’d use his unique draconic skills along with the common ones everybody would get?

I’ve seen how I measured up to other dragons, especially the gap in strength between a rank A and me, so how would I fare against my own brother? It might be a bit too arrogant to think I could beat Ryranakus, but I wanted to. My dragon instincts were telling me, no, compelling me to give it my all to show them how strong I was.

Feel the burn. The agitation ... Feels good. Let’s go!

‘... Calm down, battle junkie Hestia,’ Hikari chided me, but my feelings were getting to her as well. She was taking deep breaths to ready herself.

As I was pumping myself up, Ryranakus was sighing, as if this was the most bothersome thing in his life, his put-upon act so thorough he was slightly psyching me out. “You need time to cast spells, Hestia?”

“Giving me the first hit?”

“Never. Giving your opponent the first hit is what arrogant humanoids and idiotic dragons fledglings do; you hit them hard at the start before they can react. But I’m not here to actually hurt you,” he explained, looking perturbed. “I meant, do you need to prepare any spells to empower yourself? You’ve been on Altrust, so I trust you learned the four meta-magic techniques, right?”

“Yeah, I did, but, you’re right. I do need my buffing spells to close the stat gap, so let me start out.”

I snapped my fingers as Hikari cast all my buffing spells, including [Symphonie des Feuergottes].

[Symphonie des Feuergottes (Allegro)] [Various Spell Buffs] [Sanctified Blaze] inflicted on [Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]

“You’re a multi-elemental mage?” Ryranakus raised an eyebrow.

I widened my eyes. “You didn’t know? I thought Mom would gush more about me, but I guess she was nice enough to keep some things a secret.”

“But, I did!” Mom interjected loudly, scaring me for a moment. “Ryranakus just isn’t very attentive to most things. He lives by taking things at his own tempo, haha.”

“Your other siblings listen to their mothers, my Ryranakus has always been more like his grandfathers—rather stubborn for a fledgling. Despite his size, his stealth skills are high, probably due to his affinity and his dislike for crowds,” Gaistrus added. “My perfect little drake.”

Ryranakus sighed in exasperation. It was quite cute.

I snapped my fingers once again, this time, to signal the start of my first song. I sang and reached my hand in the sky as I cast [Prayer] as well.

“Is this the fated battle, the light shines ♫

It’s blinding my sight ♫

But I’ve gotta hold on, the stage calls ♫

The cries of a thousand, the flames of war will descend ♫”

[Music Resonation (Moderate)] [Blessing of the Goddess of Light (Moderate)] inflicted on [Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]

“Human singing?” Ryranakus raised an eyebrow as I activated [Humanize].

“Just a song to fit the setting. Gets your blood pumping!” I said before my figure was completely obstructed by the mana mist. After a moment, I unfurled my wings, blowing the mana mist away only to see my brother turning back into a dragon as well. [“Here’s a fun fact about me, I love songs and singing. It’s my passion. I’m an idol, through and through!”]

[“A bard, I see,”] he replied as his form was revealed. Peaking his gigantic head out of the mist, he glared at me. [“Brother Nongramos being here would have been better for your first lesson.”]

I took a step back, cowering a bit as I witnessed my youngest brother’s full size. While he was nowhere close to how imposing Mom or his mother was, his size as a rank A was outright larger than the rank A adults I’ve met about two weeks ago. He was gigantic, enough to seem like a large hill or small mountain from a distance.

He shared a few traits from both his parents, mostly the boulder-sized carapace and the snapping-turtle head from his mother, but his build was far similar to Eltharion. Strong, thick hindlegs that suggested he could stand on two legs, while his chest was stout like a proud griffon. Golden-brown scales covered his body with a few colored black, like the spots on a cheetah.

Seeing him like this ... was he a full-on drake? When I met my half-siblings, I vaguely remembered everybody having wings. I wasn’t really focusing on them, aside from Taimatrak, due to how unique everyone looked. Phso and Ryranakus had them in their dragonewt forms, so why was the latter’s dragon form wingless?

Is there a trick to it, or does he just want wings in his dragonewt form?

[“Let’s begin,”] he said dispassionately as his golden scales began to shine like neon lights.

Battle Frenzy! Kriffiek kllk gaaung!

[Battle Frenzy (Minor)] inflicted on [Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]

With my scales lighting up white, my three-times larger brother activated his [Tyrant’s Roar], grounding me with a blast of roar I barely managed to protect myself against with [Air Shield]. I thought I was safe for the moment, but my [Danger Perception] activated to warn me of something coming from below.

Activating my rocket boosters, I dispelled my [Air Shield] and used my own [Tyrant’s Roar], boosted by [Aerokinesis]. Surprisingly, my roar actually managed to overpower his, despite our size difference. This allowed me to fly up as the earth suddenly twisted, as if it was made out of licorice, trying to trap me in it.

No magic circle? Geomancer, then, just like his mom.

“All right, that’s good enough! I’m allowing you two to appraise each other, to make it less confusing! Put your [Identity Blocker] down!” Phso suddenly said, surprising me as I hadn’t expected him to announce it during the fight!

Shit! Mana Eyes!

Name: Ryranakus Carbnaktus Goldduragon Level: 15 Race: Onyx Fury Mountain Dragon

Age: 82 Years

Status: Health: 77801 Mana: 40891

Strength: 30092 Intelligence: 21075

Vitality: 49081 Wisdom: 33210

Agility: 19403 Stamina: 43401

Effects: [Music Resonation (Moderate)] [Battle Frenzy (Minor)]

Unique Skill: [Carrier of the Golden Earth Lv. 6] [Onyx Crystal Creator Lv. 8]

[Carrier of the Blackened Earth Lv. 3] [Drakonian Precipice Edge]

Skill: Magic skills and related:

[Inferno Magic Lv. 1] [Fire Amp] [Fire Magic Efficiency]

[True Draconic Lineage]

[True Draconic Barrier Lv. 6] [Silent Casting Lv. 5]

[Magic Power Enhancement Lv. 7] [Mental Stability Lv. 7]

[Mental Warfare Lv. 5] [Fluid Cast Lv. 2]

[Delayed Cast Lv. 8] [Continuous Cast Lv. 8] [Multi-Cast Lv. 7]

Physical skills and related:

[True Unarmed Technique Lv. 6]

[Tyrant’s Voice Lv. 4] [All-Damage Enhancement Lv. 6]

Senses and movement skills:

[Silence Lv. 1] [Accuracy Correction Lv. 10]

[Foresight Lv. 3] [Detection Sensor Lv. 4] [Concentration Lv. 5]

[Danger Perception Lv. 10] [Probability Correction Lv. 10]

[Enhanced Auditory Sense Lv. 3] (+1) [Enhanced Olfactory Sense Lv. 9]

[Enhanced Vision Lv. 10] [Tracking Lv. 8] [Night Vision Lv. 10]

[Air Walk Lv. 3] [Odorless Lv. 1]

Resistances:

[Physical Super-Resistance Lv. 7] [Absolute Pain Tolerance]

[Abnormal Status Nullification] [Fear Resistance Lv. 10]

[Lightning Resistance Lv. 4] [Ice Resistance Lv. 1]

[Sacred Resistance Lv. 5] [Wind Resistance Lv. 6]

[Water Resistance Lv. 5] [Tenebrous Resistance Lv. 1]

Stat growths and related:

[Enhanced Agility Growth Lv. 8]

[Enhanced Agility Enforcement Lv. 6]

Others:

[Handicraft Lv. 10] [Dismantle Lv. 10]

[Identity Blocker Lv. 10] [Tranquil Mind Lv. 2] [Cooking Lv. 2]

[Draconic Aura Lv. 7] [Royal Presence Lv. 3]

[Identify Lv. 10] [Thought Acceleration Lv. 1]

[Scale Manipulation Lv. 8] [Territory Release Lv. 5]

[Elvenize Lv. 10] [Telepathy]

Ability List: Dragon:

[Earth’s Embrace] [Onyx Blades] [Petrification Breath]

[Black-Smoke Breath] [Molten Crust]

Spell List: Custom Magic:

[Golden Dust Storm] [Gold Morph] [Spires of Goldduragon]

[Withering Earth]

[“I prefer it blunt, and when people don’t bother me enough so I can just lounge away. You don’t seem like the person to do so.”] He shrugged, before cackling again. [“But ... aside from your personality, you aren’t bad. You’re my sister and you’re strong just like the rest of the family, even if you’re just a runt, right now.”]

... This guy really doesn’t know how to socialize or articulate himself, huh? Is he trying to be nice or not?

Haa, I guess I should just consider this as the both of us getting on a good foot. It could have been worse!

[“Now, stop staring into the air and get rid of the damn venom already. I’m dying,”] he said with the most nonchalant voice ever.

You haven’t even lost one percent of your health from it, yet, you asshole!

And so, I’ve got to know another of my siblings.

Name: Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor Level: 32 Race: Young Sunfang Dragon

Age: 3 Years Jobs: [Tyrant Diva] EP: 5/30

Status: Health: 20002 (+1) Mana: 50408 (+23)

Strength: 11289 (+7) Intelligence: 16270 (+6)

Vitality: 6038 Wisdom: 8076 (+1)

Agility: 15026 (+3) Stamina: 11782 (+13)

Effects: None

Skill Points: 0 (-1400)

Unique Skill: [Dreadflame Dragon Lv. 7] (+1) [Hellblade Dragon Lv. 7] (+1)

[Solar Core Lv. 7] (+1) [Venerated Saintess Lv. 6] [Idol Lv. 7]

[Volcanic Blaze] [Drakonian Sunlight Edge] [Split Soul Autonomy] (New)

Skill: Magic skills and related:

[Lightning Magic Lv. 6] [White Flames Lv. 8] (+1)

[Corrosive Fire Lv. 8] (+1) [Sacred Magic Lv. 8] [Terra Magic Lv. 4]

[Wind Magic Lv. 10] [Wind Amp] [Wind Magic Efficiency]

[Storm Magic Lv. 4] [Space-Time Magic Lv. 6]

[Space-Time Magic Efficiency] [True Draconic Lineage]

[True Draconic Barrier Lv. 2] (+1) [Silent Casting Lv. 10]

[Magic Power Enhancement Lv. 10] [Mental Warfare Lv. 8]

[Fluid Cast Lv. 7] [Delayed Cast Lv. 7] (+1)

[Continuous Cast Lv. 7] (+1) [Multi-Cast Lv. 8] (New)

Physical skills and related:

[True Unarmed Technique Lv. 4] (+1) [Sword Technique Lv. 1]

[Tyrant’s Voice Lv. 1] [All-Damage Enhancement Lv. 3] (+1)

Senses and movement skills:

[Silence Lv. 2] (+1) [Accuracy Correction Lv. 9]

[Foresight Lv. 6]

[Danger Perception Lv. 10] [Probability Correction Lv. 8]

[Detection Sensor Lv. 5] [Enhanced Olfactory Sense Lv. 6]

[Enhanced Vision Lv. 10] [Tracking Lv. 5] [Night Vision Lv. 10]

[Odorless Lv. 2] (+1)

Resistances:

[Physical Super-Resistance Lv. 10] [Absolute Pain Tolerance]

[Mana Leak Resistance Lv. 10] [Abnormal Status Nullification]

[Fear Resistance Lv. 10] (+1) [Lightning Resistance Lv. 10]

[Sacred Resistance Lv. 6] [Storm Resistance Lv. 5]

[Water Resistance Lv. 9] [Tenebrous Resistance Lv. 1]

[Ice Resistance Lv. 2] (New)

Others:

[Stage Fever Lv. 8] [Handicraft Lv. 7] [Woodworking Lv. 8]

[Stonecrafting Lv. 1] [Trap Creation Lv. 10] [Instruction Lv. 3]

[Identity Blocker Lv. 10] [Tranquil Mind Lv. 7] (+1) [Cooking Lv. 9]

[Saint’s Aura Lv. 2] [Draconic Aura Lv. 5] [Royal Presence Lv. 6]

[Scale Manipulation Lv. 6] (+1) [Territory Release Lv. 4]

[Dismantle Lv. 10] (+1) [Core Regulation]

[Humanize Lv. 10] [Telepathy] [Aerokinesis]

Ability List: Dragon:

[Dreadflare Aura] [Hellblade Edge] [Scale-Dust Veil] [Hellflame Breath]

[Solar Beam] [Magmakammer]

Spear:

[Spiral] [Spark Crescent]

Unarmed:

[Dragoon Jump] [Gale Steps] [Dragoon Dive]

[Drill Blaster]

Spell List: Custom Magic:

[Symphonie des Feuergottes] [Prayer] [Sanctified Blaze]

[Sanctified Blaze: Halo of Consecration] [Ignite] [Panzer] [Unheilger Engel]

[Scorching Sun] [Hydra] [Sun, Consume All] [Quartz Regen]

Custom Spell Song:

[The Will to Fight and Survive] [Dragon Fire] [My Darkest Thoughts]

[The Heir of Hope] [Strength and Wisdom] [Slave to My Love]

Lightning Magic:

[Lightning Bolt] [Purple Flash] [Levin Core]

[Overload] [Clouds of Thunder] [Ramuh]

Holy Magic:

[Sacred Smite] [Sacred Veil] [Sacred Field] [Banishment Beam]

[Major Heal] [Omnictus] [Gloria Ascendence] [Heaven’s Sword]

Earth Magic

[Terra Wall] [Bedrock Blades] [Rumbling Might] [Ruinous Rockfall]

Wind Magic:

[Wind Bullet] [Wind Cutter] [Air Shield] [Wind Slash]

[Swift Winds] [Wind Blast] [Featherfall] [Aerial Blitz]

[Tornado Bullet] [Sylphid’s Cloak] [Tailwind] [Cyclone Madness]

Space-Time Magic:

[Haste] [Storage Magic] [Warp Point: Entry] [Warp Point: Exit] [Room]

The Light Magic:

[Shine] [Sanctuary] [Miraculous Grace]

Titles: [The Light] [Bearer of Kargryxmor’s Blood] [Divine Inferno]

[Otherworldly Reincarnator] [Princess]

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