Currently inside the dungeon...
Oblivious to what happened outside, I just got excited again, because I was not expecting him to say it the moment I entered. I guess things are going better than I hoped. The Ancient One was right in the note he left me.
Flashback to the Death of the Ancient One...
As I see The Ancient One draw his last breath, a note appears in my inventory. It reads,
"My brother, it is with great regret that I put more weight on your shoulders. But be forewarned. The world your going back to his in grave danger. In 5 years time, the Ancient races of the shadow realm will begin there onslaught on the planet Earth, that you call home. 150 years have passed, so many things have changed since you died. Your death triggered the greatest rip in time the world has ever known, so know they are coming sooner. I am sorry that you couldn't have more time. Your death was tragic. Seek out The Dragon King when you get back. He's located in a rift that contains 5 floors. The only information the people will have is that the first floor contains the Goblin King. Go to the 5 High- Kings. they will know where you can find this rift. You can trust them, but just show your strength without fear. Otherwise they won't respond/respect you. I am sorry, but this is all the information I can give you. Unfortunately, I am not allowed to say more. Good luck my friend."
End of Flashback...
So, it seems in order to meet the Dragon King, I need the keys. They're is only one good way to get them quickly. And so I begin creating a temp skill, which is a skill that you can only use once. This temp skill will summon all dragons in the surroundings below the rank of King in the monster world to you're vicinity. Once summoned they will allow you one chance to convince them of something, or otherwise you will be devoured on the spot. I only have chance to succeed.
"ACTIVATE GRAND SUMMON"
And with a loud Bang! the temp skill explodes, signalling that it was successful. And with quick succession, the Ancient Flood Dragon, the Ancient Volcanic Dragon, the Ancient Ice Dragon, the Ancient Poison Dragon, the Ancient Storm Dragon, and the Ancient Earth Dragon appear before me. In a loud echoing booming like voice they all speak in the ancient language,
"Speak, or be devoured."
"Ahem. I come bearing an offer. With the temporary self sacrifice of your lives, I will fuse you all together with the Dragon King, to create a new being that has never existed before. I know of the coming battle, and I know what is expected of me. But I find it unfair for all of you to be unable to join in on the fight. And so I will make a pact with each of you, as sort of promise that what I say is true, and if you need more proof that I can, look no further. I am already concurrently waiting for the time to finish up the other 4 God's. The Goblin God, The Giant God, The Angel God, and The Demon God. My power is infinite, and I already have a way to make myself have infinite power, but I refuse to use it, as I believe in the idea that hard work breeds fruition. You can't earn something for free, unless you worked your ass off to the point to be able to say, that yeah, I earned the right to have it for free, without payment. I know it seems impossible to be able to leave this prison that you've been stuck in for a millennia. And so I must ask, will you accept my offer?
In quick succession, they all now there heads, which is a rarity in of itself, as dragons do not bow to anyone due to their pride unless they believe the thing to stronger than them, or if they respect that thing more than they care for their pride.
"We agree to accept your offer, as your argument is... refreshing. Not many understand the struggle of being one of our kind. The struggle that comes to be when you're fighting for your life to stay alive for centuries, until you are too strong to be gone after and hunted. The struggle that comes from having to survive in the worst of conditions, for the longest periods of time, while trying to become more powerful, just so you can live for another day. So yes we will join you, for you're promise of more power than that of what we have intrigues us more than ever. To be a god seems like only a dream that the weak would have. Whether you are right or wrong, it does not matter to us. The worst that could happen is that the fusion could be unsuccessful, and the best could become a conjoined god."
"I thank you for accepting my offer. I swear that you won't be let down. But just know, it will take time for you to fully align with each other. It will take 24 hours. Now follow me, I must talk with the King. This will not be possible without his soul, body and power."
And so with a quick step, I appear in front of the locked door. "I will need you all to insert your keys." As each one approaches my back, the key around their neck begins to glow, and there matching lock would glow as well, and then disappear. when the last lock disappeared, the giant door opened inwards wide open, and there seemed to be what was a gateway of white light swirling inside. Without hesitation, I walk through the door, knowing full well that this a portal to the Dragon King.
After what seems like an eternity of endlessness, I can feel myself landing on solid ground, as the white starts to disappear, and is replaced by a marvelous radiance as I fully enter the domain of the Ancient Dragon King. Taking in all the details, I noticed that I'm on a large platform, that's got Greek esque structure to it, floating high up in the sky. In the center of the platform, a beautiful dragon, that's massive, and has a beautiful golden body, with multiple different colored heads, all of which are all staring at me with no hostility whatsoever, and yet it's stare seems to create what would be to most an abnormally, over the top intense aura of pride, that seems to say, you can't kill me, even if you tried. With a deep breath, I proceed to float to the level of his eyesight, knowing that this means that I see you as my equal, and wish that you see me as your equal as well.
"Hmm. You seem to know your etiquette quite a bit. I'm impressed champion. But tell me, are you ready to die for your planet, if it comes to it? No matter what?"
"Of course I am Ancient One. But, the thing is, I know what is required of me already. I know what it is you need me to do. What all of you need me to do. But even though this is the case, I didn't come here because I had to know. I came here because I wanted all of you. I've already collected all the souls of the others. I just need you and the other Ancient Dragons, so that I may fuse you all into a higher being. I know how much you all want to be out of here. Now, unlike the other 4 God's that I am creating, which have a completely new persona, you all will be different. I will fuse all of you together, to take on the aspect of a ten headed dragon, with ten separate consciousnesses. You will remember everything that you already learned, and your power level will become the level of a God. Also, unlike the other 4, you seven will be able to split apart, at any point and be 7 separate God's. So I must ask, do you accept?"
"Hmm...Yes. I accept your offer. It has been a long time since I've been in the real world. What must I do."
"Ha. Absolutely Wonderful. Everything is coming together. You don't have to do a damn fucking thing."
REAVER, fuse.
———UNDERSTOOD. FUSING THE SOULS OF THE SEVEN TOGETHER. TIME UNTIL COMPLETION, 24 HOURS.
End of Volume 1.
I just wanted to thank everyone of you who has stuck with me to this point. I know there hasn't been a lot of action lately, but I can promise that the next volume is going to contain a lot more action, and you'll see less boring parts. I had to get the sleep fest out of the way first. Think of Volume 1 being what I would consider the Prologue, and volume 2 is the start of the actual book. It's going to be a little bit until the new chapter comes out, but until then, just hang in there, I can promise you it's going to be one hell of a ride. Lucarian Morningstar, out.