Twenty minutes before the main castle was destroyed.
"Master, here's your water." Lucas handed a glass of water to Ndulou, which he conveniently pulled out of his spatial magic.
"Thanks" His master is much paler now than his normal complexion.
The fragile child joined the knights and other nobles to march from the training ground to the main castle of the palace, which is very far from each other.
"Why were we called here?" he asked his servant, while still catching his breath.
"It's because the culprit in turning the McTan village into a research facility is being judged inside by the king.
After the judgment, his majesty will announce the next step in subjugating the dragon."
"As if we could do that" Lucas just smiled at the honest response of his master. He then paused for a moment because he could feel an eerie aura above the castle.
"What's wrong, is there something there?" Ndulou looked at the castle too, since he saw Lucas frowning while looking up.
"Master Dodge!" He managed to pick up his master to dodge the sudden attack "ugh!" but Ndulou's right leg was caught by the boomerang shaped wind. While the others, who are not skilled enough, end up losing their heads in an instant.
Lucas moved inside the forest to hide while carrying the injured Ndulou.
"Is the dragon here?"
His eyes are shaking while he hurriedly gets the first aid kit inside his spatial magic. He is a combat type Tamahaling and has never learned how to use healing magic, but he can restore and heal himself, but for others, he is scared he might make a mistake and put his master's life in danger again.
"ugh! It hurts!" It's the first time the fifteen-year-old child has experienced such a painful deep wound. That is why he is whining.
"Hold on a little longer, ma-" he hurriedly picked up his master again to avoid the deadly boomerang-shaped wind.
His first aid kit was crushed by the fallen trees that split into half.
[What should I do? I can't even see the adversary!]
He had no time to look after his master's wound because the boomerang wind didn't give him time to rest.
He put down his bleeding master again and pulled out the communication device to contact Ernesto, the most powerful human he knew.
"Help master will die"
He can't think clearly because of the rush of avoiding the boomerang, so he ends up pressing the message like that.
Only ten seconds later, Ernesto instantly appeared in front of them. The wind was rushing towards them again when he shouted, "The wind avoi-" . He couldn't finish his word because the child simply grabbed the boomerang with his bare hands and crashed it. "Put him down," Ernesto commanded.
"aah ugh! yo-young master, why are you here?"
Ndulou's complexion became paler, as if his skin could be compared to the corpses lying around, and his lips became bluish.
"Shut up! sleep! you'll be fine when you wake up."
Ernesto closed Ndulou's eyes using his hand and cast magic to put him to sleep. The child won't feel the pain if he remains conscious. He then proceeds to heal Ndulou's skinny legs.
After successfully healing Ndulou, he looked at Lucas.
"How about? Do you need healing?"
Lucas shook his head,
"Later, I'll teach you healing magic." It's very inconvenient that Lucas only knew how to fight but couldn't even heal his master.
"thanks" Lucas can only say those words. He feels like he has failed at doing his job and just bows his head dejectedly.
"I'll send you two home, nurse him while I am away"
"You're not going with us?"
"No, I still need to beat the dragon who made kuya this way"
Ernesto touched Ndulou's face for the last time and sent the two out onto the battlefield.
"Now then, Ate Fetahaya, you better stop your killing spree." The child looked up at the slowly crumbling castle menacingly.
....
At the present time....
Everyone finally left the two alone.
"So what game are we playing?"
"I'll be playing the hero and you'll be playing the defeated dragon"
"Me being defeated?" The dragon scoffed at the child's idea.
"Yes, ate, you have already killed enough, and everyone who messed up with your territory is all dead."
"Well, you're right, so what now?"
"Then let me beat you up. Please don't fight back!" Ernesto cast multiple magic circles and attacked the dragon with multiple stones and water spears.
"What will happen if I don't like to?" The Dragon did not defend herself, instead gladly receiving the attack while casting an attack to counter Ernesto's spears.
Together with her fire breath, she also throws a wind boomerang at the child.
Crashing and explosion sounds could be heard from the western castle, where the royals chose to take refuge during their escape.
"Is the Marquis's son going to be alright?" his assistant asked with concern.
[How will a mere thirteen-year-old child fight against a dragon?] Its tormenting for the second prince to trust the child to fight the dragon.
"Oh kid! Not bad! Not Bad!" The dragon praised the child who managed to scratch her tail with his attacks, but the kid is slowly losing his strength. "Are we done playing?"
"No, not yet!" Ernesto gathered water to form a tsunami to envelope the Dragon. He then ran electricity through the water to electrocute the dragon. But only small scratches were made on the dragon's cheeks.
"Are you frustrated that you can't beat me despite the fact that I end up hurting your little friend?"
"Shut up!" The child flopped down on the ground while breathing heavily with light wounds and burnt clothes. He looked ragged.
"I'll improve his health as an apology, so don't be grumpy. I'll be going now." The dragon flapped his wings and left the tired child. "Good bye!"
He then closed his eyes to sleep. "It would be weird if I was awake after fighting a dragon. Let's play sick for days "
He closed his eyes and could not hear anyone else in the area. "They really escaped very far from here."
He sighed. "She better make Kuya's health better! How dare she make him feel that pain at such a young age!" he grumbled while his eyes were closed.
....
At the Marquis Castle...
"Is he alright now?" Jose Oliva asked the physician he called to reexamine his eldest son - Ndulou.
"yes my lord, He just need a good rest and healthy diet"
"Thank goodness." He then gestured for the physician to leave. The doctor respectfully bows down and silently leaves Ndulou's room.
"Where is he? why didn't you come home with you?" This time he asked his other son's whereabouts.
Lucas just continued to change Ndulou's clothes and shut his mouth.
"Hey! Why aren't you answering me?" The Marquis angrily pulled the arm of Lucas to face him. Lucas is looking troubled, and that makes the marquis feel nervous.
"He actually left behind to fight the dragon"
"What?" The Marquis let go of Lucas's arm. "What do you mean?"
"The royal palace is being attacked by the dragon sir, so he stays at the palace to help fight the dragon."
The marquis couldn't say anything and slowly stepped back.
"Y-you take care of Ndulou, I'll be back." He then started to run.
"Call the mage! Teleport me to the royal palace! now! "
Damian hurriedly called the territory's mage, then teleported with the Marquis and some knights.
"What in the world!" Jose Oliva shouted in shock as he observed the devastating state of the main castle of the royal palace.
He could also see many corpses lying around the ground.
His steps became faster as he searched for his child.
"Ernesto! Ernesto!"
"Young master Ernesto!" Damian and the knight also helped with searching.
They went inside the destroyed castle and could see groups of people gathering around in one place.
"Hey, can you see my child?" he asked the people at the center, who flinched as they heard the Marquis's voice.
They then created a path so that the marquis could see what the people were gathering around.
"The second prince?" He then noticed who was in the second prince's arms. "Ernesto!" He ran very fast for the first time in a long time.
"Your highness, what happened?" He snatched the child out of the second prince's arms and held him shakenly.
"I apologize, Marquis Oliva but..."
"No..." he looked at his child while trembling,
"This can't be true!"
The second prince's eyes clouded over, and he continued to kneel down in front of the unconscious child.
"He is not breathing anymore"