Chapter 9: Age of Dragons (4)

Chapter 9: Age of Dragons (4)

"If you want to do it, I won't stop you."

"Really?"

"Of course, how could I stop you from doing what you want?"

At my words, Thetis laughed very happily.

"However, since we don't know what the consequences of such an action will be, you must be careful. Understand?"

"Yes? Yes! I understand!"

Ah, she doesn't seem to get it. She's too happy to listen.

That aside... I was able to create bodies for these children by sharing my scales, but what would happen if they shared their scales with the dinosaurs?

I'm a bit curious.

"Just in case, I'll watch over it with you. If a problem arises, you might need my help."

"Yes! It's reassuring to have Mother's help!"

With that, I changed back into my original form, a dragon.

"Then, to where the dinosaurs are... Ah."

"Hm? What's wrong?"

Thetis looked back and forth between the lake she was in and me, then said,

"I was going to transport Mother through the lake by opening a portal through the water..."

"And?"

"It seems Mother's body is too big to fit in the lake."

Ah.

"Then, it seems you'll have to transform into a smaller form."

Thetis said as if it were troublesome. Well, my body is indeed large.

"No choice then."

I used my magic to transform my body into that of a small girl.

"Then, would you hold onto the fin on top of my head?"

"Hm. Let's do that."

I created wings with my magic and flew up to sit on top of Thetis's head.

"Let's see... This seems right to hold onto."

I grabbed one of the fins protruding from the side of Thetis's head.

"Does it hurt?"

I held it with just enough force to not fall off, but it would be problematic if it hurt.

"It's an unfamiliar feeling, but it's okay at this level. Then, let's go!"

With that, Thetis dived quickly into the lake.

Even though we dived into the water, I didn't feel like I was suffocating, which meant that even in a human form, my body was still essentially that of a dragon. It was convenient not needing to breathe.

My whole body and hair were soaked in the cold lake water. Since becoming a dragon, I hadn't had hair, so it felt quite fresh.

In the middle of the cold lake water, Thetis's magic gathered to form a circle, and without any hesitation, she jumped into it.

As soon as Thetis swam through the circle, the surroundings changed.Diiscover new stories at novelhall.com a quiet lake with no movement unless Thetis moved, to a vast sea constantly churning.

The salty sea water. Countless fish. Long seaweeds and coral reefs.

We were in the middle of the brightly shining sea.

Thetis was very amazed. Well, I didn't expect it to be this effective either.

Anyway, it seems the situation has been sorted out. I transformed my body... let's just call it polymorph.

The other dinosaurs showed signs of fleeing at my sudden appearance, but it was a minor issue.

When Thetis called them back, they quickly gathered again.

"Now, I'll pluck my scales and share them with these dinosaurs. I wonder what the result will be?"

"I wonder too."

Thetis plucked five scales from under her chin and distributed them to the five dinosaurs.

Strangely, the scales automatically found their places under the chins of the dinosaurs.

"Oh, what's this?"

"I wonder."

The children I shared my scales with initially had no bodies, so that's understandable, but what would happen to these dinosaurs that already had bodies?

Water magic, similar to Thetis's, spread from the scales under the chins of the dinosaurs, covering their bodies.

The dark scales of the dinosaurs began to turn blue, and their bodies started to change.

Fins transformed into front and back legs, and they began to resemble Thetis.

They had wings, albeit a bit smaller, and instead of horns... fin-like shapes appeared.

After a brief moment, the dinosaurs transformed into beings that looked a bit like smaller Thetises.

They looked like a blue dragons.

Except for one.

"That one... it's the one that attacked Mother earlier."

"Hmm. That's weird."

The dinosaur that had attacked me... perhaps because it had been tattered and wounded, couldn't fully absorb the power contained in Thetis's scale.

It looked like it was halfway transformed into something resembling Thetis. Although it had blue scales, it ultimately transformed into something closer to a giant sea serpent.

Hmm, perhaps it couldn't fully accept Thetis's scale because it was battered by my attack.

The dinosaur, resembling a sea serpent, realizing it was too different from the other dinosaurs... the Bluedragons, bit the scale that had fallen from its body and started to flee somewhere.

"That one... Hmm..."

"Will you chase it?"

"No. It's okay. It wouldn't matter if we lost one."

On Thetis's face as she said this... was a trace of complexity.

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The calamity of the sea. Sea serpents were known to be monsters far removed from dragons, but recent research has revealed them to be distant relatives of dragons.

More precisely, they are classified as Lesser Dragons, a category that includes monsters like drakes and wyverns, which, while not as powerful as dragons, are still formidable creatures.

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While the sea serpent, freely swimming through the ocean and attacking ships or harbors, does not exhibit the same intelligence as dragons, the strength of its scales is undeniable.

As hard and strong as dragon scales, these scales are among the best materials for armor, and many adventurers have lost their lives trying to hunt sea serpents in hopes of striking it rich.

Hunting a sea serpent, with its tough scales, may seem impossible, but there is one spot. A vulnerability exists.

Right under the jaw of the sea serpent. There is a patch of skin about a handspan in size where no scales grow, and this skin is quite fragile, so it can be pierced with a sufficiently powerful arrow or crossbow bolt.

Of course, the feat of hitting a single weak spot while a giant Sea Serpent is rampaging in the sea is a trivial matter.

- Monster Encyclopedia. Sea Serpent Edition.