faes looked at aiden in worry and grief holding sky in her arms. for the past month aiden's health had depleted rapidly and now he cant even walk properly. currently aiden was sitting on his bed sipping soup that faes had made for his breakfast.
now that aiden's health has depleted this much, he couldn't do the cooking so faes had taken over the task. she was feeling sad and lonely just by the though of loosing aiden, but she also knew that she cant do anything to save him.
"i think its time to tell you something" aiden said as he placed the empty bowl on the tray on his bedside table. even his voice had changed growing hoarse making faes sadder. faes can see the lines on his face which weren't there when they first met, the way he looked back then was so different from what he looked now. his smooth skin was wrinkled and darkened by the poison. even his lips and nails were turning blue slowly.
"don't talk it will be fine i will find someone who can refine the medicine and gather its ingredients just tell me you are not going to leave me alone again" faes said with slight moisture in her eyes. she was facing death of the person close to her for the first time though aiden was not dead yet but his condition wasn't helping any.
aiden gave her a weak smile which was definitely sad and apologetic but his eyes held warmth.
"i have to talk i can feel my soul leaving my body slowly" aiden replied
'system how much time more?' faes asked urgently
[at most a day in case nothing else happens] the system replied in a sad tone as it sat on faes head. he too was sad and didn't wanted aiden to die but he was just a system and cant help faes in saving aiden yet.
hearing system faes began to cry silently, she had already known this would happen but she was not ready to face the reality yet.
aiden watched as faes eyes were wet and tears were flowing from her eyes with no sound. he glanced at sky who too had tears in her eyes. sky knew what was happening but was too young to really understand the truth yet aiden felt like sky can actually understand things better than others her age.
"you know sky's mother died giving birth to her but that isn't the whole truth. when we were back in the capital..."
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back in time when aiden and his wife were king and queen.
aiden was roaming the capital in disguise to survey the city when a soldier came running to him.
aiden was alert and worried in an instant but the soldier just smiled and greeted him
"greetings to the respected king, his majesty aiden shadowdragon de reptiliance, this lowly one have a joyful news" the soldier was loyal to aiden and one of the guards in the castle.
aiden nodded not so worried now that he heard that the soldier had joyful news.
"what is the news?" aiden asked
"replying to his majesty, her majesty queen luna is going to give birth (lay eggs) soon, his highness your majesty's brother had called for you urgently" the soldier replied.
hearing what the soldier said aiden felt his heart fill with warmth and love as he gave the soldier a pouch filled with jewelry he had with him and vanished.
aiden appeared in front of his room which he shared with his love and the queen. he found his brother standing outside with a smile on his face.
"brother- big brother you are here! congratulations on soon being a father" his brother and blake's father greeted as aiden was engulfed in a tight hug.
"thank you ladon! where's nuri? where's luna? how are they?" aiden asked
"they are both inside, sister in law queen luna is healthy and ready to give birth to lovely eggs then you can be a father too" ladon aiden's brother answered.
aiden nodded in understanding and waited patiently with ladon outside the room. when a dragon female gets pregnant they have to stay in their dragon form until they lay eggs. it was a painful process but for the respect of the female dragon the males were prohibited to enter the room while the females lay eggs. the males were supposed to guard the room in case of any danger.
when the female lays eggs they can change in their human form again but due to the pain being intense it is said to be a rebirth of the mother. the female is given a herbal bath to help her heal faster and a feast is prepared to celebrate the occasion.
while aiden was waiting outside the room he was both excited and worried for his wife. he and his brother were guarding the room along with few soldiers who they trusted highly but somehow aiden had a bad premonition. he felt like something bad was going to happen
'i will not let anyone hurt my love and my child' he thought just as he heard a scream or a roar from inside the room giving him shivers. if not for his brother holding him back he would have barged right inside breaking the door in worry.
"you cant go inside brother not until the eggs are born, its natural to feel pain" ladon told aiden as he held him from breaking the door.
aiden calmed down slightly but frowned in worry when he heard another loud roar! he just wished that this was over soon so he can go inside and be with his love and unborn child inside the eggs.
aiden was tortured from the screams for three hours before they died down. after another hour the door of the room opened and nuri came out. nuri was ladon's wife and a trusted family member. she held a big smile as she gave a small bow to aiden.
"congratulations your majesty, her majesty gave birth to three healthy eggs and is healthy too. queen luna is currently resting you can go inside now" nuri said just as cheering was heard along with many greetings.
aiden felt warm and overwhelmed as he nodded to everyone to give his thanks, too emotional to even speak.
ladon patted his shoulder and motioned for him to go inside the room. aiden didn't wasted any more time and went in to find his wife on the bed with a smile and three eggs nearby in their nest.
"my queen i am here how are you?" aiden asked taking a seat near his love on the bed. luna opened her eyes and looked at aiden with eyes full of love.
"i am fine so are our children, its rare to give birth to two eggs but i gave birth to three! our children are special my king" queen luna told him.
it was indeed rare to lay two dragon eggs together but three eggs were just heard in stories. it was even more rare than two eggs and represented the speciality of the children.
"they are indeed special my queen and i will protect all of you with my life. but for now you should rest, after a month of staying in your dragon form and giving birth must be tiring and painful i will be here guarding you"
the female dragon were pregnant for one month before they lay eggs. the eggs hatch after two years of probation before the dragon child is born in its dragon form. when the dragon child gets around five year old they can transform in their human form for the first time but if they get to a particular cultivation level before turning five year old they can still transform in their human form.
luna smiled at aiden sweetly as he kissed her forehead. relaxed she went to sleep knowing her husband would protect her and their children.
aiden turned to the eggs with warmth and love in his eyes. he was finally going to be a father once the eggs hatched.
he didn't needed to worry about their meals because luna had already ordered and gathered enough milk to feed all three of them for years and have mixed her energy in it too.
aiden was just imagining what future would be like with his children when he heard an alarm going off.