Chapter 13 - New Year

A week had passed until the New Year. There will be the happiest moment for them, but not for Charles. He always remembers that every New Year's night, when the fireworks explode, multicolored stars appear, which for him means the appearance of the Star Dragon, without the monster appearing in the sky. He had thought about it all day on the thirty-first of December, until New Year's Eve.

It was twelve o'clock at night. All Ancient Japan and the rest of the world celebrated this holiday with full meals, superstitions of luck, through dances, through games and traditional port and through fireworks. His friends and the Emperor celebrated with a drink of Sakura-No-Sake*. He had also served Charles, but he politely refused and looked at the sky.

Suddenly, he saw a light blue-green figure flying among the fireworks. Charles's hair stood up from his skin, he breathed heavily with a sound and immediately took out his weapon, a pistol and fired straight up, towards the ceiling. Everyone got scared. The old emperor comes with the club and starts hitting him.

- It would be damned! Damn you! You are destroying my palace! For what!?

- Because I saw him!

He always stopped hitting and, shocked, said:

-On the Star Master...?

Charles nods "yes". The emperor had a panic attack, after which he fell to the ground. Abram and Hasumi run towards the king. Abram checks the heart, and Hasumi holds the old man's hand. Abram shakes his head, angry, and says:

-He died...

Hasumi started crying loudly. She glared at Charles, and cast a spell on him with large rose thorns.

-Hasumi! Ready! Jonah rushed to her.

-Do not touch me! He is to blame! This fool is to blame!

-How in your Gods can you say that to me!? He cursed Charles, becoming angry, then began to tear the hair from his head.

-Charles! Didn't you start doing this nonsense again!? Jonah screamed in fear. Serena! Handel! Howard! Abraham! Don't wait! Make these two calm down! Why not... Jonah stopped after seeing a laughing figure behind Charles.

- Ha ha ha! I was right, you stupid wizard! However, I will win!

Frightened, Charles looked at the Star Dragon, foaming at the mouth, cursed and began to bite the dragon's chest with his sharp canines. The dragon roared, but grabbed him and threw him against the walls of the palace. Hasumi grins.

- You're doing well, dad! You're doing it well!

The Star Dragon approaches her and says.

- It's good that you learned a lot from me, dear daughter! Now, we are squeezing the necks of the others too!

-NOT! I will not allow you to hurt my fellow men!

-Ha? Are you that old man with horns who teaches math? Phew ha ha ha!! The Star Dragon laughs with tears. What are you going to do to me and them? Teach us math?

Jonah gets angry, changes the color of his tail rings to black and starts to control his movement. The dragon and Hasumi were scared by these movements that Jonah was controlling. Hasumi climbed on her father's neck and they had a good time. They went far away, among the Stella mountains.

The rest were hidden among tables, beds and wardrobes. Charles is motionless, covered in blood.

Jonah remains frozen and yells at them.

-What in Thales' theorem do you think you are doing! Are you hiding and I do everything? Get up and help Charles! He's almost dead, but he's immortal!

Everyone helped Charles, who was very seriously injured. He asked Howard to bring him dragon saliva* to heal himself. He spread his saliva and bandaged both his hands, his back, his wings, one leg and his head.

Sakura No Sake Translated from the Japanese language "Sake from cherry blossoms";

Dragon Saliva-A treatment used to prevent wounds from becoming infected. It is used in emergency cases because it heals immediately.