Book 6: Chapter 24

Book 6: Chapter 24

Scarlet

The orb of Red Plague is so massive that – since we’re right up close – I can’t see anything other than it. It’s like I’m on a planet. Which I guess I am floating right above a planet. Just that it’s one made of Red Plague.

Although it looks more like a small sun than a planet. What with the Red Plague occasionally jumping out and then back into the massive orb of liquid.

Except that there aren’t really any gasses around it.

I admire the thing for a few seconds while slowly backing away. Seeing as the planet is slowly moving towards me even now.

And after admiring it long enough, I stop moving away and swipe my right arm through the air while declaring, “I order you to stop.”

The planet of Red Plague freezes in an instant. But I can tell that it’s trying to struggle against my command.

Since I’m not the true owner of this Red Plague yet. It’s trying to merge with me, sure. But it’s not me just yet.

I have to absorb and devour it, or it has to absorb and devour me first.

“Tar,” I state without elaborating, and the new Fae King immediately takes his cue and enters the void.

It’ll be dangerous here after all.

Now that Tar is out of the way of any danger, I float forwards before placing my hand up to the orb of glowing blood. Only to blink in surprise when I notice something moments before my hand is about to make contact with it.

Tar, can you still hear me?

“Yes,” he responds, his voice resonating in my head despite not being here.

I sense something... strange. In the orb.

He doesn’t say anything for a few seconds before answering, “Do you know what it is?”

The thin has a massive tail spanning about twice the length of its body, with four legs, and a relatively long neck leading to its draconic visage. With two eerie crimson eyes that remind me of my own staring at me with anger and hatred clear in its gaze.

Then, after a few seconds of staring, the dragon lets out a loud roar that shakes all of the planets and stars nearby the two of us.

I narrow my gaze slightly at the dragon while floating in space a few dozen meters in front of it. But when our eyes meet, I can’t help but feel a faint smirk stretching across my face.

Out of nowhere, former-King Oberon and Titania appear nearby with shocked looks on their faces. Clearly not expecting this turn of events.

And I can’t help but smile at that sight.

Because it means this wasn’t within their predictions.

It’s new. Not foreseen.

And I just feel happy knowing something real is about to happen. Something not predicted and laid out in front of me.

I spread both of my hands out while floating upwards a little bit, my jacket and hair billowing behind me in the process due to the aura being let off by the dragon and my own upward movement.

What I see in this dragon’s eyes. It’s not unintelligent. The thing looks like it’s smart. It knows exactly what it’s doing.

And despite the fact that it’s clearly got Red Plague flowing through its own body, its eyes show that it isn’t 100% Red Plague like I am. Because there aren’t any symbols in its eyes unlike mine.

Add that to the inherent superiority I feel when I look at the creature, and the fact that this thing looks like it’s not Class V but almost Class VI, and this battle is going to be interesting.

Very, very interesting.

I transform into my massive wolf form and howl at the same time as the dragon roars once more.

Then we charge at each other, clashing claw to claw and sending a shockwave out that destroys the uninhabited planets nearest to us.