Every one was having breakfast when they heard someone yelling "Mom! Mom! Mom!" Hao Tieng yelled hurrying down the stairs. Although Gang Zhi's story was ridiculous and hard to believe, the mark on his arm which was now glowing with a sapphire blue flame was definitely real.
"Why are you yelling this early in the morning?" Mrs. Xiu piqued.
"What is this mark on my arm and why is it glowing?" Hao Tieng asked his parents who immediately put down there coffee and were staring at the mark that looked like a dragon breathing out a blue flame flying next to a man."Are you guys going to stare at it all day or are you going to tell me what it means?" he snorted.
"Looks like you took my advice." Mr. Xiu said still staring at the mark wondering how stupid his son is. It was clearly his dragon mark which meant his dragon was surfacing. "This is your dragon mark. We all have one. It's just that yours is different." Hao Tieng was overwhelmed with happiness when his dad mentioned his dragon mark. This was a good sign. Although he had just found out that he's a dragon, he wanted to connect with it. He wondered if his dragon was just like him, an irrational hothead. 'Different' he heard his dad say. Different in a good way or in a bad way. His anxiety level rose, his heart racing 100 miles a minute.
"Different? How is it different?" he heard Gang Zhi's magnetic voice ask bringing him out of his daze. Hao Tieng had left Gang Zhi talking on the phone with Yung Jen, he didn't even notice when the immortal walked in.
"Eovuss and Xyndyn" Mrs. Xiu answered still staring at the mark. "If what am thinking is right, Gang Zhi should have the same mark when he switches into his Dragon form." she added now averting her gaze to the confused immortal. He had only switched into a dragon twice when he lost his cool and tried to kill his aunt again , he had never seen his dragon mark and he really didn't care about it.
"You think they have the same Dragon mark. That's impossible. Every dragon has a different mark, none has the same." Lu Feng retorted.
"We just signed a peace treaty with The Siren Queen. The impossible isn't so impossible anymore." Mr. Xiu said backing up his wife.
"Gang Zhi, you don't have to turn completely. Just your scales and your wings have to show up, then we will look for the mark." Mrs. Xiu said leading the couple outside , everyone following behind them.
After a few minutes of breathing in and out and a brief talk with his inner dragon, Gang Zhi started switching. His black wings sprouting out his back, black scales covering his exposed skin and his eyes darker than before. Seeing him like this gave Hao Tieng chills. 'Woah' he thought. He didn't know if the process was painful or not and he didn't want to find out. He just wanted to stare at his lover all day long. Mrs. Xiu didn't even have to search Gang Zhi's entire body for the mark as the same mark on his right wing was glowing with the same blue sapphire flame.
"Fuck!! you guys have the same mark." Lu Feng exclaimed.
A satisfied smile spreading on Mrs. Xiu's face she said " Your both on the mark. The dragon is Hao Tieng and the man flying beside it is you, Gang Zhi. This is outstanding. I have never seen anyone with two characters on their mark, it's always one person in their dragon form. Eovuss and Xyndyn meaning The Powerful and the Icebreath" looking at both her son and the immortal. "Hao Tieng needs to embrace and control his dragon as soon as possible. His training starts after breakfast."
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While Mrs. Xiu was busy preparing for her son's training, deep down in the sea there was some juicy news in the siren kingdom.
The Siren Queen was attending to the locals, helping the young learn their abilities , healing the sick and other royal duties. She was a gentle and kind woman with the same color of skin as Gang Zhi (silver purple), nothing like the previous ruthless Queen. She liked socializing with other supernatural creatures that's why she didn't think twice about signing the peace treaty with the Dragons.
"My Queen! I have news" her messenger said bowing down infront of her.
"Can it wait? I'm still busy here." she retorted listening to the locals' problems.
"I'm sorry to disturb you my Queen bt this can't wait. It's about the Quadbrid." on hearing this the Queen didn't think twice about hearing the news. Making sure they were alone . She said "Speak" in a firm tone.
"The Quadbrid has found his mate my Queen. Just like the prophecy said. His partner is a man."
"Is that all?" she asked her silver purple eyes widening
"Yes, My Queen. I'll take my leave now." the messenger said turning to swim away.
" Wait! I want you to pay a visit to my sister. Tell her to come see me as soon as possible. Your now dismissed." she said and the messenger swum away immediately.
'Its time they know the truth. I wonder if they'll be happy or angry when they find out am still alive. Yung Jen, Quang Ho and Gang Zhi, my children.'