Commander Franz was shouting frantically while moving away from me. "You can relax now. We are on the same side." I said trying to calm him down. "Calm yourself you fool." The prince shouted. That is quite an attitude to take with someone older than you. That was what I thought. "You do not understand yur highness. In the face of him, we do not stand a chance." Commander Franz declared. "What was that just now? Could it be what the legends spoke of? The ability to control flames and other things." The king asked. "Yes! In fact there was a species that was depicted in the murals that had long ears and could perform such arts." The queen answered. The rest of those present were too shocked to respond. They kept their mouths shut because their leaders were talking but I could see it on their faces. Every time our eyes met they quickly averted their gaze in fear. "Could you teach me?" the queen asked. Well her mana level is barely 20, I don't know how helpful it will be?
[There is another way. Contracts with spirits is possible.]
[Practice of borrowing magical powers from your contracted spirit. Affirmative. Their density here is even greater than on Yaran Continent]
[That is the most likely factor but cannot be sure unless more information is obtained.]
Measuring mana reserves is therefore not an accurate assessment of an opponent's strength. That was a major blind spot that I luckily uncovered. "Is it possible?" the queen asked with hopeful eyes. My mind had wondered off for around ten seconds and her question managed to bring me back. "Yes it is possible. Once you make a contract with a spirit then you should be good to go." I answered. "Spirits, I think the Southern Empire could help us with that. If we offer them a ceasefire for a decade that is more than enough." The prince stated. Decade? Is this moron …never mind. "They live in seclusion and rarely trade with their neighbors. That is a tall order asking them about their customs." The queen said. "If they refuse we just need to crush them and make them tell us their secrets." The king said. These two dumbasses should never lead this kingdom. I was furious at such arrogance. "If you ever decide to do that, I will burn your kingdom to the ground." I declared. I had never encountered such arrogance from nobility before. The witch who made my mother's life miserable was not as brazen as these two fools. She carried out her plans in secret while making sure nothing could be traced back to her. But this fools were making me irritable. "You dare make such a statement against me?" the king said. "How about we see how tough you really are? I believe we are heading to the sewers next. You should both lead the way." I said while pointing at the prince and the king. "Why would I go to the dirty sewers? That is beneath me." The prince said with a disgusted look. "I don't think you understand the position you are in. I do not care for this kingdom. As long as the temple stands, I have the ability to defeat any number of spiders and make my way there." I said as I pulled a chair and sat. "Kindly Sir Chrono, forgive my foolish husband and son. They were only jesting." The queen implored me. I don't think even the dragon royal family was this arrogant when I first met them. Zurin, the Emperor Dragon had a wicked side to him but was not arrogant to this extent. I mean he did declare war on the human species just to make sure that I was obligated to help them. When I think about the intelligence and refinement Zora had and compare it to this two dimwits, I am at a loss for words. This was a problem caused by lack of understanding your own importance and strength. I was not going to relent on this. "If you are not going to help us, then you will be forbidden from entering the temple." The king declared. The gall on this guy. I need to teach this ignorant brats a lesson on humility. "The god you worship has welcomed me to the temple. But for some reason I cannot explain you think your authority is greater than his?" I said mocking him. "How dare you take this tone with father?" the prince fumed. I just laughed it off and looked at them with malice. "Are you people willing to let your kingdom fall because of your pride?" Commander Franz asked. That was unexpected. Like really unexpected that it made me pull back from my seat. Is this guy not supposed to be loyal to the crown? When did he even recover from the shock? "A commander dares to question us. We are the rulers of this country, what would you know about running it? Guards arrest him." The prince shouted. Nobody in the room moved. What is happening? "What is the meaning of this?" the king shouted. "In the last decade, the royal family has hiked taxes, enslaved nearby villages to work for the workshops in the army and worst of all, you sold information and weapons to our enemies. With our loss to Orthon kingdom, the military has no faith in your leadership." Commander Franz said. I was witnessing a coup de tat in front of my eyes. I had just met them today and I could say the royal family was unbearable. The queen was very lenient on the two knuckle heads and that was probably why they did whatever they pleased. "Is this true?" the queen asked looking at both her son and husband. There was a slight hesitation before they fervently denied it. But alas, anybody could tell that it was just a performance. "What an amusing day this has been!" Orton muttered. There was no reaction to that statement. People were wondering what was going to come next. "You are all relieved of your positions and will be sentenced to death for treason." Commander Franz stated. Death? I mean I don't like the guys but death? "The queen will be put in prison for life. This is due to her part in facilitating the crimes committed by her family." Commander Franz added. I don't think she is a bad person, she was just unfortunate to ever meet those two knuckleheads. "Treason? How can we commit treason if our family is the country? I will have you burnt at the stake for this Franz. Do you hear me?" the prince shouted. "You don't understand what I meant." Commander Franz said as he unsheathed his sword. All the soldiers present did the same. "Your Judgement shall be executed immediately." Commander Franz said. "Please wait just a moment. That is too harsh." The head priestess began to reason with Commander Franz. "I am afraid I cannot allow that to happen to by benefactor." A voice said. An ominous feeling swept through out the room. This was a familiar feeling but could not really say from where. Commander Franz began shaking violently and uncontrollably. Curse Magic! It had the same feeling to those dead bodies of soldiers I had interrogated before coming here. An elderly man suddenly appeared floating above the room. The old man had 300 man reserves, exceptionally strong for this continent. Curse magic was a new thig for me so I decided to lay back and watch. All the soldiers including Orton were now on the ground spiraling in pain. "Mr. Luton, it is so good to see you." The king shouted. "It is good to see you as well, your highness." Luton said as he took a knee. "Mr. Luton, you missed one." The prince said as he pointed at me. As soon as Luton looked at me, he immediately went into a combt stance. "A Dragon Lord? But what is it doing here?" Luton shouted.
[An elemental dragon with over ten million in mana reserves.]
[Highly unlikely.]
[This is likely due to the aura around you. It has draconic properties of high intensity.]
"Get behind me, I will protect you." Luton shouted. The prince and king are hiding behind Luton, the soldiers are on the ground foaming, the queen is looking at the events with confusion and finally, there is me seated with my arms crossed amused with everything that is happening. "What a plot twist." I exclaimed. "Use the same attack on him." The king shouted. "Forgive me, this level of art cannot penetrate through that draconic aura." Luton said. Ooh I did not know that my aura would be effective against curses.