Third person POV
After that peaceful night, the squad finally reached the Lanes of Fire. As they went through the narrow way, they got ambushed by the Fire monsters.
Kazaki: "Watch out!" As everyone stops, "Those are the Fire Slimes. If they splatter on you, you might get burned."
Roel: "Don't worry, I got this." He used Water Tide while Amaya used Freeze. And then, Aife used her halberd to shatter them.
James uses his axe to destroy the other Fire Slimes before Roel destroys them with his Water Tide.
Not long after, the Fire Slimes were destroyed by them.
Kazaki: "That was some impressive teamwork. You guys did it."
"Thanks, man," Roel happily replied while being appreciated.
"Yay, we're the best!" Amaya added happily.
James happily nodded as well.
They then all continued on the narrow path to find the fire crystal.
But, in the meantime, something was happening in the kingdom of the Gelter's and Belferd.
King: "So, why did you come here, descendants of the hero and your party? Is there something that I should worry about?"
Unknown Voice: "No, sire, you don't need to worry about anything. We are just here to help you with your kingdom. You just need to go for that." He smiles, and the Royal Guards fall to the ground one by one.
The king was terrified: "What? Wha… What's happening?"
Unknown Voice: "Your sire, this will be your last time seeing your kingdom."
As the king looked outside the window, the whole kingdom was burning to the ground. Demons are slaughtering everyone. It was horrifying that they killed everyone, children, men, and women.
Meanwhile in the Lanes of Fire…
Amaya: "It is not that hard killing these fire slimes."
Aife: "You just froze them. I am breaking so it's hard for me."
Kazaki: "Girls would mind doing it rather than talking"
Roel uses his Thunder Storm ability to wipe the whole fire slimes."
Everyone just stood there watching, amazed by Roel's skills.
As they were watching, some Magma Golems attacked them. Aife then charged with her halberd, putting the spike into the golem while Kazaki used an explosive, steel-plated arrow to finish it as he played a little melody at the end. Roel uses his katana to slash another Magma Golem with Water Slash, while James chops another with his battle axe. Roel and the others are amazed at Kazaki's ability and guitar being his weapon.
Later, as the party continued to move forward, the sky became red like flames. The shade of red with ashes they are close to the Lanes of Fire.
Amaya: "Ugh, How far do we have to go?"
Kazaki: "Just a little bit. There are two ways to get fire crystal: kill monsters that are present which will take time or kill the dragon of the Lanes. If I am sure, the dragon will attack Roel."
Amaya: "Huh? Why Roel?"
James: "Why him?"
As Kazaki smugged: "Because he is a master of water magic and storm."
While they were talking, the ground shook like it was an earthquake. The shadow appeared under them. As they looked up they saw a ray of flames, zapping the tree like lightning, and coming toward them. As they tried to dodge it, they took severe damage in the process. Amaya was down and Kazaki was injured. Only Aife, James, and Roel remained. Roel quickly made a plan in his head. He then said to Aife and James, "Distract him. I got this"
While Aife and James distract the fire dragon, Roel went in with his full force as he summons fake undead dummies. The fire dragon was confused by it so it started to attack the undead dummies with his fire from his mouth. With this chance, he used his katana and enhanced it with magic power. He then jumped as high as he could on the back of the dragon and stabbed the dragon in the back, making it unable to fly. Kazaki called Valko and with James' support, they took Amaya to a safe spot while Roel, at last, used Thunder Strike to finish the dragon.
After the fight, it was foggy. Roel was back on the ground. Kazaki went to him and said: "You messed up"
Roel, looking confused, replied: "Why? I defeated the dragon?"
Kazaki: "Yes, because the Dragon you defeated wasn't supposed to be defeated because of its Dragonoids. When they are aging, they go around and challenge anyone to become strong, and if you defeat one of them, you are now a father. Congrats."
Roel was visibly upset: 'Stop messing with me, man, that's not cool"
As the fog cleared, they saw a 16-year-old Dragonoid on the ground. As she woke up, they heard her, and her first words were: "Master Roel."
Kazaki laughed so hard while Aife and Amaya came along with James. Kazaki was laughing while explaining the situation. Everyone started laughing while Roel was getting angry. After that, they asked her about the fire crystal, and she replied with, "I only listen to Roel."
Kazaki: "Talk about the obeying child here."
Roel: "Where's the Fire Crystal?" He then made gestures to show what it looks like.
The Dragonoid: "Fire Crystal? What Fire Crystal? There's no Fire Crystal here. I think you meant the Fire Crystal that was lost years ago."
Because of this, Kazaki holds his head screaming: "Damn, you capital guild!"
James and Amaya are disappointed as well, knowing that their effort has gone to waste.
After they all went to a nearby town called Volerlakes. It was a town near a big beautiful lake with flowers and small hills. It's a perfect spot for boating. The Dragonoid is now with Roel, and Roel is not happy but has to take responsibility like a father.
Kazaki: "So, what are you going to name her?"
Roel thought for a while, and a name came to his mind.
So, he said to him, "Verena."
"Oh, that's a nice name," Kazaki replied in agreement.
"Nice one," James added positively.
"I liked it!" Aife added.
And so, Roel named the Dragonoid Verena, and Verena likes it.