Chapter 222 Mimic

"So Alphose betrayed your mother, Tiama, but before this, you are saying that she was good?" I asked skeptically.

It wasn't impossible to see Tiamat as a good person at one point, and maybe when she was Tiama, she might have been better. Unfortunately, the look on Calishora's face didn't really say that she had been that much different.

"My mother... There was a point where she was better than this and a point where she even considered changing her ways. Golden Alphonse showed up and swept her off her feet. Together the two of them swept through galaxies, and we would consume everyone one of them together. Then he asked her to come to a place that he had discovered just before they met. Eden, and then home of the Forbidden Astral Fruit. I am pretty sure that my mother loved him, but Alphonse didn't feel the same way, and that is what started this all. He just meant to use her," Calishora explained.

"So, Alphonse used your mother to get his hands on the Fruit. That is what started it all," I summarized, and Calishora nodded her head. "And then he betrayed her."

"Yes," she said quietly before sighing deeply. "But that is not all."

Calishora took a deep breath before continuing on with her story, "You see, when Tiamat found out about what Alphonse had done, she was heartbroken. She loved him dearly and trusted him completely. To find out that he had been using her the entire time... It destroyed her."

The dragon paused for a moment as if lost in thought before shaking her head and continuing on, "Tiamat became consumed by rage and set out to destroy everything that Alphonse held dear. She wanted him to feel the same pain that she was feeling."

"And you think that this makes her evil?" I asked skeptically because it sounded more like revenge to me than anything else. "Because from where I am standing, it sounds like she was just defending herself."

"You do not understand," Calishora said, and I furrowed my brows in confusion. "Tiamat is a dragon, and as such, she is incredibly powerful. With her power, she could have easily destroyed Alphonse without all of this collateral damage."

"So why didn't she?" I asked, and the dragon was silent for a long moment before sighing deeply.

"Because Tiamat wanted Alphonse to suffer," she said finally, and I furrowed my brows in understanding. "She wanted him to feel the same pain that he had caused her."

And that was when it clicked. Tiamat wasn't just seeking revenge against Alphonse; she was also seeking vengeance against the entire universe. She wanted everyone to feel the same pain that she was feeling.

"That is why your mother is evil," I said finally, and Calishora nodded her head. "Because she allows her emotions to control her actions."

"Yes," the dragon said quietly before sighing deeply. "And that is why we need to stop her."

"But how?" I asked, and Calishora furrowed her brows in thought for a moment before answering.

"I do not know," she admitted, and I sighed deeply.

Stopping Tiamat was going to be incredibly difficult, especially if we didn't have a plan. But maybe, just maybe, we could come up with something, but she wasn't the problem. The three sisters that were coming were. I will think about Tiamat another time.

"Let's switch gears here. Where are starting to head off in the wrong direction," I asked and created chairs for us to sit in. "Tell me some more about Galliadra. She is the hothead, so I assume she will be the first to attack. You said that she can control time, but is she really that powerful?"

Calishora thought for a moment before answering, "Galliadra is the most like our mother and runs headlong into everything. Her ability to control time is only subject to an area, but she can affect a one-hundred-mile radius from her. Ranged attacks are going to be an option, but she is very fast and adapts well. While a hot head, she knows how to fight. The time abilities give her a strategic advantage that we will have to be wary of."

"So, we need to hit her hard and fast before she can use her abilities," I mused out loud, and Calishora nodded her head. "And the other two? What about them?"

"Lindemia is our strategist and usually calms Galliadra down when things get heated. Her ability is unknown, but she is known for her fighting skills that are unrivaled. She is one of the only Dragons that doesn't use her abilities to fight, or if she does, we don't know how," the dragon explained, and I furrowed my brows in thought.

"You said Lindemia would be last, and since we don't know much about her, we will just push her to the side for now. Other than getting good, there isn't much I can do to prepare for something like that," I said with a sigh, and Calishora got up and came over behind me to start massaging my back. "What about Korrenka? You said that she can control matters and even make people blow up. Now that sounds like a terrifying ability."

"Her abilities are very powerful, and she is the most levelheaded of us all. When our mother goes too far, it is Korrenka that steps in and tries to talk some sense into her. Korrenka is the most loyal of us all, and she always dotes on our mother. Even Tiamat tells her that she doesn't like it when her children pander to her, but Korrenka just ignores her," the dragon explained, and I shuddered at the thought of someone being able to make people blow up.

"So we need to be careful with her as well," I said slowly, and Calishora nodded her head. "But other than that, do you have any suggestions on how we can beat them?"

Calishora was silent for a long moment before answering, "I am not sure. Our mother created us to be nearly unstoppable. We are faster, stronger, and more intelligent than any other creature in the universe. This training is all I can do for you, but you are going to have to figure out how to defeat them. I have no doubt that Tiamat probably told them all to make sure that I was dead as well."

"Of course she did," I sighed, and Calishora came around to sit in front of me. "I just wish there was something more that we could do."

The dragon placed her hand on my cheek and looked into my eyes before saying, "You are going to have to be the one that defeats them, Daniel. I cannot do it for you. This new body you gave me is really nothing like my old one, and none of my abilities work anymore."

I had already tried to make a System for Calishora when I was on the way over with the description that she gave me, but I just got an error each time telling me the System was already in use. I had tried the other two sisters' abilities as well, but my System kept giving me the same message.

"I need to get a hold of one of your sisters before I think I can fix you, but that makes me wonder. I just tried to make your abilities into a System, but it says there already is one. That makes me curious to know if I might not be able to use the powers the same as I can with the other Systems I have created. Can you try and use one of your abilities?" I asked, and Calishora furrowed her brows in thought for a moment before she nodded her head.

"I can try," she said slowly before closing her eyes in concentration. After a few moments, she opened them back up and shook her head. "It is not working."

"Hmmm... That is interesting," I mused out loud before standing up and pacing around the room as I was deep in thought. There had to be something that we were missing here, but I just couldn't put my finger on it.

"What are you thinking?" Calishora asked, and I turned to her with a sigh.

"I think that there is something we are missing here," I admitted, and the dragon furrowed her brows in confusion. "I just wish I could figure out what it was."

Suddenly, an idea popped into my head, and I snapped my fingers as it clicked. "That's it!"

"What is it?" Calishora asked, but I was already on the move. There was something that I needed to check on, and if my hunch was right... Well, let's just say that things were about to get interesting.

​ "Give me a moment," I said as I closed my eyes and concentrated.

I requested for my System to send me information about the Systems that were already created, and my eyes snapped open. I had everything that I needed the entire time in my head already or in my System. All I had to do was look at it from a different perspective.

"The answer has been in front of us the entire time," I said as I turned back to Calishora with a grin on my face. "It is time for round two of training."

"What do you mean the answer has been in front of us the entire time?" Calishora asked, and I gestured for her to follow me as I began walking back towards the training area.

"Well, more in front of me. I am your mother's heart, so I am connected to her and all Systems. While I can't give you your power back, you can teach me how to use yours and your sister's!" I laughed.

Calishora's eyes widened in understanding as she realized what I was saying, "But how? You have never even used our abilities before."

"Well, that is the beauty of it. I can just access your memories and learn from them," I explained as we entered the training area, and Calishora nodded her head.

"So you are going to try and mimic our powers?" she asked, and I nodded my head. "That might actually work."

"It is the only thing that I can think of that might work," I admitted, and Calishora nodded her head.

"Alright, let's get started then," she said with a sigh before closing her eyes in concentration. "I am going to try and show you how to use my power first."

I closed my eyes as well and reached out toward Calishora's mind. It was easier than I thought it would be to access her memories, and soon I was seeing everything from her perspective.