Caldor slowly came out of his reverie. His surroundings felt oddly... sticky. Close walls stood in all sides, compressing him, with sticky liquid covering him the the walls around him.

'Is this... an egg? '

He felt different. Not just the felling of being covered in fluids, but also his body. He felt more even though he was sluggish, he felt more robust and tough. Memories that weren't his were packed in his head. And in that memory a few words stood out.

Dragon.

Yes, he was a dragon now. These memories in his mind was his draconian heritage. It spoke of his powers, the dragons history, special magic that only dragons could use etc.

Magic!

A new fantastical power, and dragons were the pinnacle of this. Beings of power that could make mana and magic bend to their will. And he was one of them.

He excitement was dampened by the egg shell around him though. In annoyance, he let out an angry squak and pushed outwards with his four limbs.

Crack!

The seemingly tough eggshell gave way to his claws, popping open like cardboard. With a gasp, he inhaled the fresh air. The oxygen rushed into his nostrils and invaded his lungs with a serene smell.

"Hah. Feels good to be born. " He said heartily.

But his celebrations were cut short. Thunderous sounds echoed in his ear like hurricanes escaping two holes. He slowly turned around to see the source of the noise and his heart skipped a beat.

In front of him was a colossal female dragon with shimmering golden scales. From tail to snout, she would be probably 80 meters. Jagged spines ran down her back, with four great black horns sitting on her, two curved bacwards and two curved down forward. Her wings were tucked in on her back and her bright golden eyes looked down at calder with curiosity.

This was his mother.

With a deep but slightly female voice she said in the dragon tongue.

"State your true name. "

Her voice brought him out of his stupor, and he opened his little mouth. He heard certain phrase in his mind echoing and opened his maw.

"Caldor Ashen Titanwing Maximus Vulcus Tyranus. "

The dragon mother heard his squicky little voice and nodded with satisfaction.

"Good. Little one, I am your mother Nemysthia. You must do well to live up to the glory of dragons. "

Saying so, she brought her head towards him and touched his snout with hers. He was barely even as big as her horn, but he still felt her gentle warmth. After a few seconds of nuzzling him, she pulled back her head.

Growl

'Urgh...I'm hungry. ' Caldor thought.

He looked around, and his gaze fixed on his egg. It looked weirdly delicious right now. Stepping over and snapping one of the shells up, he was surprised to find that it was really tasty.

Ding! +1 point

His head perked up looking around him

'Who said that?! '

Ding! It was me host.

'Wha- who are you? '

I am the ultimate upgrade system. I have merged with the host and will help you through your journey.

'Ultimate upgrade system? Oh are you like those systems from the novels? Awesome, I have a cheat! '

Sure host...

'Wait, what was that plus one before when I ate that eggshell? '

That's an upgrade token. You can gain them by eating oblects with magic energy or absorbing magic energy from items.

'Well I can guess what they can do from the names but still, I'll ask.

Upgrade tokens can be used to upgrade everything about you. Your physical ability, magic, appearance, bloodline etc.

As he heard this, Caldor eyed the remaining eggshells and smirked.

He immediately got to work, swallowing all the remaining prices of the egg.

Ding! +1 point

+1

+1

+1

He got three more tokens from eating the egg shells. He gave a satisfied burp as he lay in the ground rubbing his stomach. Dragon mother was lying down on a cliff, sleeping. They seemed to be in a large cave, with huge cliifs and vast open space inside it. The place dragon mother was sleeping in was surrounded by gold coins, gems and precious jewelry and artifacts.

The area Caldor was resting on was also surrounded by money and chests full of priceless objects.

'Hmm. If this is a system, then it should also have... status! '

As soon as he thought those words, a blue transparent screen appeared in front of him.

Name: Caldor Ashen Titanwing Maximus Vulcus.

Race: Space-time dragon

Stage: hatchling

Strength: 53

Dexterity: 50

Endurance: 59

Perception: 49

Magic: 600/600

Skills: Mana manipulation (high), dragons breath (low), gravity manipulation(low), spatial distortion(low), dragons fear(low) .

Talents: Worlds favourite(SSS), Hyper-regeneration(S) .

Overall evaluation: A+ rank

As he gazed over the panel, his eyes stopped at a few points.

Space-time dragon. A rare species of dragon that manipulate space and time. They are said to be a near myth like creatures, with his mother and him being the last of our kind.

A normal dragon hatchling would be ranked at about B- to B rank, with the weakers ones even reaching C+ rank. Only exceptional ones are born at B+ or A- rank, so he was easily an extremely strong individual in his race. A+ rank was the peak of the mortal realm. Most dragons reach S rank by the time their juvenile (21 to 50) and by the time they were adults, they'd probably be SSS rank, baybe even reaching deity rank though it was very rare.

A smile stretched across Caldors face. He looked around quickly, hoping to spot more food. Instead he saw a puddle of water nearby on the floor and hopped over to check it out. He glanced into it and saw his reflection.

The water mirrored his golden scales, which were exactly like his dragon mother, but a slight shade of red seemed like it was mixed into it.

Small horns poked out of his head, two curved back and two forward just like his mother, but these where a glowing yellow that transitioned down to red instead of black. His glowing golden eyes seemed majestic but also cute.

From tail to snout he'd be about 9 meters. His wings unfolded at 13 meters, bigger than his body. His long wip like tail ended in a sharp needle like tip, with scales running down his back.

"I look good. " He murmured under his breath.

After admiring himself for a few seconds, Caldor turned around when his ears caught a noise. He looked behind to see two other eggs behind him. One of them started rustling and shaking and after a few seconds, it extended to both of them.

Crack

A claw pierced through the shell of the first one to reveal another dragon with the exact same features as him, but only with two horns instead of four. This one was also male but slightly smaller then him at 7 meters long and 10 meter wingspan.

By this time, the dragon mother was also present, watching the other hatchlings.

"O-oromir Nifil Solis Dagor Firmus. "

Oromir gazed around curiously and his gaze landed on Caldor. He walked closer and sniffed the air close to him before regarding him for a bit. Not wanting to be looked down on by his younger sibling, Caldor kept his neck high with a look in his eye that seemed to say that he was superior.

Oromir, seemingly realizing that Caldor was older, bigger and likely stronger than him, decided to be submissive. His head lay slightly low and he kept his tail down.

Crack

Now, the last egg also hatched. Again male, this last sibling seemed to have a more boisterous expression. He looked a lot more like dragon mother with black horns, also two. He was at around 7 meters long as well, with a wingspan of 9 meters.

"Vaghis Luca Cinder Arges Lux. "

Dragon mother huffed and introduced herself again before going back to sleep. The two remaining dragon siblings were left with him. Vaghis looked at me for a bit and snorted before arrogantly swaggering around. Caldor narrowed his eyes at this display.

'Look at this little shit. ' He mused in his mind.

His younger siblings started looking around the cavern they were in. He looked at the eggshells left on the ground his maw split open in a grin.

'Don't mind if I do. You snooze you lose, hehe. '

He quickly lunged over and ate half of Oromis' egg shells and gained two more tokens. He took almost all of Vaghis', leaving only three big pieces, gaining him another four points.

Growl

The two smaller dragons, seemingly noticing their hunger, turned around and walked. Vaghir looked at his reduced pile and sniffed before continuing his with his meal. Vaghis on the other hand, glanced at his three remaing egg shells.

A little bit away, Caldor sat gazing at the invisible panel in front of him.

Tokens: 10

Scales: 0

Claws: 0

Breath glands: 0

Senses: 0

Wings: 0

"So this is what tokens are used for. " He thought out loud.

Caldor currently had 10 tokens, with which he could enhance all his attributes twice. But he held back, deciding to put one point in all of them, and an extra two in wings.

Endurance +5

Perception +5

Dexterity +2

Strength +1

'All the other attributes are about combat. But I dont need to worry about those right now since dragon mother is taking care of my food. What I am curious about though, is flight. '

To be able to soar through the skies on his own, above the clouds and looking down on everything. This idea excited Caldor.

Just then, a voice rand out.

"Hey. You thief, give me back my food! "

He looked up to see Vaghis marching over, his claws clinking on the floor.

"What? " Caldor asked

"My food! You stole my eggshells! " He roared.

Caldor looked at the dragon who was significantly smaller than him and chuckled

"Prove it then. "

Vaghis stammered for a moment.

"W-who else could it be? " He said.

Caldor got up and looked down on Vaghis. A sinister grin played on his maw.

"Well then, why don't you cut open my stomach and see for yourself? Not like those feeble looking claws could slice anything. " Caldor mocked.

Vaghis halted for a minute before growling and lunging. He slammed into Caldor and pushed, but the bigger dragon didn't even budge an inch.

"Pathetic. "

Before Vaghis could wipe the stunned expression of his face, Caldor swiped his claws. The attack caught him on the face, throwing the smaller dragon onto the ground.

A small line of blood flowed from the tiny scar on his face, two teeth lying a little away on the floor.

'You gotta assert dominance early on. Only then will they learn. ' Caldor mused in his mind.

Vaghis tried to get up, but his face was suddenly caught by a claw, slamming him to the ground again.

"This'll be fun. "

And then the beating commenced. An integral part of all younger siblings life.

The dragon mother just glanced at us and then looked away. Dragons fighting during their hatchling stage was very common. It helped them build a combat sense. So most non lethal skirmishes were mostly overlooked.

"Get...off of...me. "

Vaghis tried his best to push me off, but he failed miserably. I didn't even flinch.

His scales were cracked in areas, and he was missing more teeth. Blood dripped on the floor a little. His battered and bruised body made Caldor chuckle.

"That's enough I guess. " Caldor said as he took away his hands.

He proceeded to go over to Vaghis pile and eat another eggshell.

'Man it's good to be the eldest. Hehe'