Chapter 993: The Talk. 2

Chapter 993: The Talk. 2

"2000 years..." Leon murmured, incredulous that so much time had passed in Victor's inner world.

He had just heard the entire story Victor had told. An unbelievable tale, yet at the same time very convincing considering who the man in front of him was. Long ago, he had veered from the curve of what was considered normal, even by godly standards.

An example of this was this story itself; even Leon, who hadn't spent much time in the supernatural world, knew that meddling with time as Victor had done was extremely difficult, if not nearly impossible.

But here he was again, breaking rules as if they didn't exist in the first place.

"Indeed. Despite 2000 years passing, only a few of my wives felt the passage of time, for others like Anna, only a span of 10 to 20 years passed," Victor explained.

Anna glanced slightly at Victor, unsure whether to be upset or grateful for his interference. She was grateful because by interfering in this way, not letting them know how much time had passed, some wives who were previously human still retained their human 'sensibilities' and didn't completely lose their humanity.

But she was upset because this simple gesture only meant that her husband didn't trust her ability to withstand time. It was a complex feeling she was experiencing now.

Setting that aside for now, she spoke, "Exactly, due to Victor's interference, we didn't feel much difference. The only measure of time we can use as a reference was the children's growth, and even that wasn't 100% accurate, considering the type of children we're talking about."

"...Dragons...Dragon children to be more precise," Leon said.

"That's one of the reasons why I needed more time," Victor nodded. "My daughters don't grow normally like mortals, even though a thousand years have passed for some of them, they were still children."

"...That's understandable. I don't exactly know the biology of dragons, but I've heard they take thousands of years to fully grow."

"True, that's what Zaladrac said... But that's in the past now; my daughters aren't normal even by dragon standards, they're growing very fast."

"But for mortals, it's still very slow."

"...Hmm, are you saying that by godly and dragon standards, they're growing fast, but by mortal standards, they're slow?" Leon scratched his head, slightly confused.

"Exactly," Victor nodded.

"They're goddesses, and at the same time dragons. Theoretically, they should take millions of years to fully grow, but that's where I, as the Progenitor, come into play. My own existence being close to them gives a boost to their growth. So what should take 10,000 years to happen will be reduced to 1000 years."

"Normally, a dragon takes 100,000 years to fully grow and mature, but that has been reduced to 10,000 thanks to me."

"...That's a lot of zeroes there."

"Indeed," Victor agreed, laughing.

"That's the reason we need to step away for our family to grow," Victor added. "But... As previously mentioned, few things really changed thanks to my interference."

"As someone who experienced this through abnormal means, experiencing memories of beings that have been around since the beginning of time, I'm not completely ignorant of the effects of time on people. Especially mortals. Insensitivity, boredom, ceasing to care about small things, detachment, etc. These are just small symptoms that can happen to mortals who aren't accustomed to living as long as gods."

Of course, the same doesn't apply to gods; after all, they were around long before the beginning of civilization, and few of them truly changed because they are timeless deities, literally built differently.

A human wasn't built to live millions of years; that's a historical fact. Because of this, many humans who turned into supernatural creatures with long lifespans tended to lose their minds over time, both due to the amorality of supernatural creatures and the passage of time.

Even creatures that live a long time like noble vampires tended to have the same symptoms after the first 1500 years; an example of this would be Lilith Tepes, Vlad's daughter, who was a complete spoiled brat who treated everyone's life as cattle, although in her case, this attitude can be attributed to the indulgence Vlad gave his daughter.

There was no reason for him to lie or act dramatically; everyone here was an adult and had known each other for a long time. Despite a 'bad' atmosphere being felt around, such an occurrence is normal considering the kind of relationship Anna and Leon had.

Unlike Anna, Victor wasn't feeling strange or having his human sensibilities touched in any way. Being who he is and what he is changed him in various ways.

If he were a normal man, he should honestly seek a psychiatrist, but as a certain clown says, madness is like gravity, and it only needs a little push to make it a reality.

And Victor has been drowning in this bit of madness for a long time, his countless principles as a former human, only the one that forms his core remained, the rest was molded or changed according to his evolution.

"I understand... I presume traces of this have happened before."

"Exactly," Victor nodded.

"I wonder when everything began to change..." Leon wondered.

"Since the moment you became my children," Victor was very clear.

Leon and Anna shivered slightly at Victor's words.

"The supernatural world is strange, incomprehensible, and often crazy. The rules created by humans have no meaning here, only strength does."

"You must know that by now, Leon."

"Yes, indeed... I must say we are in a very privileged position because of you. As the strongest, no one dares to provoke you."

The strongest... It may seem like a cliché title, and boring to some, but this title provided a lot of benefits, the biggest of which is the ability to do what he wants, when he wants, and in the time he wants.

Victor understood this the moment he stepped into the supernatural world and got his ass kicked by Scathach, the strongest teacher made sure to put that in his mind.

Because of this, he didn't waste time, he always trained, always sought to be the best. He didn't want to be stepped on by others and be in an unfavorable position.

Some say that a good story is made with losses and gains, a character who always wins is boring, so he needs to lose to have 'character development'... But the moment he loses, readers get annoyed and start cursing the author.

Victor calls that nonsense; everyone wants to be on the winning side, he's no different. From the moment he understood what 'losing' means in the supernatural world, he made sure to incorporate the concept of his name into his existence. What's the concept of his name? It's simple, Victor means; The victorious.

As a weak human, he didn't have the capacity for that, he was not only debilitated by his illness, but he also didn't have power, but as a progenitor, and eventually as a dragon god... He can do it.

"But that doesn't change the fact of what happened... It doesn't change Stella's existence."

Victor's eyes glimmered slightly when he heard his daughter's name, and that gleam was warning enough for Leon to know that he was stepping into dangerous territory. Knowing Victor, he doesn't doubt that his possessiveness towards his daughters is on the same level or even worse than what he has over his wives.

"Yes, indeed. Feelings cannot be controlled, not perfectly, after all, as dragons and vampires, we are creatures of desires."

Anna felt very strange now. Honestly, she expected more drama, and not a cordial conversation as if they were talking about the weather.

Yes, she can perceive that Leon often speaks words that can trigger drama, but Victor professionally avoids it and keeps the conversation cordial.

'I think just like Violet, he doesn't like drama,' Anna thought distractedly.

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