You have met the conditions for evolution to [Guardian Dragon hatchling].
Do you want to evolve?
Yes/No
Kira: yes
As soon the screen vanishes my body begins giving of a light glow, I look down and back to see my body changing bit by bit. When I looked down at my neck and chest area, I saw the numerous scales on my body grow and begin fusing one layer on top of another, not just my chest but also on my arms, leg and tail it was the same, my scales were starting to look like the scale armor I saw I the blacksmith book. I also felt like muscles were getting denser, it wasn’t grown larger but stronger, on my head I could feel my two horns grow longer and a new ones appeared on longer in the center.
After a minute I stopped glowing, I looked at myself quickly; if I had to compare myself to a human I would look like a fully armored knight. I quickly open my stats to see if anything changed; as I looked through them I saw most stat raised about 5% from before. I gained new traits, one was obvious [Guardians Natural Scale Armor], I guess I’ll have to worry less about armor now, the others were [Mirage Cyclone] and [Chaos Detection]. The cyclone I understand but it’s the one I didn’t so I activated just see, to my surprise I felt hundreds of creatures covered in grotesque magic, just feeling that filled me with rage for some reason then I felt ten on the ground were the dragons I killed were.
Kira: I see so they’re something like Chaos dragons, so since I killed them that means I’m now some kind of knight dragon' I smile at the thought of killing all these pests flying around. I then activate my presence detection along with the chaos one and found a group circling a few normal dragons and quickly fly there
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As I approached I begin preparing [Mirage Cyclone], as I finish preparing a second group was already following me. I fly faster and as soon as both groups were within range of my attack I unleashed it. To put it lightly it was a one sided massacre, it was just as quick as the first time I did the attack even though the number was three times larger
Kira: hehe I can get used to this, I can’t wait to clean this place up.
As the dragons fell I just grinned at their lifeless corpses. I quickly fly down and unleash a [Dragon Breath] and incinerate the corpses just to be safe nothing happens like normal animals being infected as well, I do the same to the ones I killed before. As I burn the bodies I saw the dragons I saved fly off and enter their caves.
Kira: guess they are to scared of these chaos dragons now' I thought while grinning, 'these chaos dragons will make great punching bags for me to train on.
As I fly I thought of new possible spells and combinations, to test on them.
***
After David had left Melody was still seething with anger, so to calm down she decided to work her anger out doing something which ended with her running full speed to the blacksmith and hammering away her anger to the surprise of the smith. After an hour she had made a few dozen tools from hoes and sickles to shove and swords before she calmed down because she was getting hungry.
Smith: here this is for the help you sure took a load off my back but what got you so fired up like that your normally so calm.
She took the plate of food and while eating told him about what David had done, which quickly pissed him just as much as it did Melody.
Smith: hehe so that bastard wants you to self-train, lazy bastard, I'll show him the mistakes of leaving you in a village full of talents like this one' he said with a menacing grin on his face then walked out after telling her to stay put.
After a little while he returned with the hunter and swordsmen instructor from the training hall as well as a few craftsmen she trained with, they all had a somewhat intimidating feel about them.
Smith: well then melody, we've talked a bit and decided we will all give more advanced training in all our crafts, since that lazy bastard left without doing his job we will do it for him.
She instantly felt a chill run down her spine.
Melody: what did I get myself into' was her only thought before she was taken to start her training
***
A few miles from where Kira is currently killing the chaos dragons, a small group was also fighting; a single dragon and three wyverns were having difficulties fighting a group of chaos dragons surrounding them. As they flew away they let out fire and large gusts of wind to try and kill them they only succeed in annoying their enemies. Without knowing, they were driven far from their caves and unknowingly near Kira's. It was then that they saw it, a large gust of wind passed them and circled the chaos dragons and began killing them, claw marks appeared all over their neck and face. When the gust of wind finally settled, all they saw was falling corpses and far ahead of them an armored aquamarine dragon.
Dragon: that color, is that Kira.
As he said that I turned around.
Kira: do I know you
Dragon: hey that’s mean it’s us Relon, Ryuu, Levi and Vent.
I approached smiling to see my friends.
Kira: its great to see you guys again, by any chance do any of you know why there are so many chaos dragons.
Ryuu: I think I do, anyway is your cave near here, we've been running away for a long time, we're exhausted.
I nodded then led them to my cave. Once inside I let them chow down on the remaining food I had, since had no problem hunting with those things outside. After they ate the wyverns grouped together and fell asleep while I talked with Relon.
Kira: so any idea why they are appearing around here.
Relon: I heard from my master that dragons evolve into Chaos dragons if they commit grave sins though I don’t know which.
Kira: if I had to guess killing another dragon is a good one, if not cannibalism fits just as well.
Relon: I guess both fit to well I think, so tell me what’s with the new look did you evolve.
I nodded then told him about my training and what happened the last few days as well as my new race. After a while he went to sleep while I left and went hunting. It was quite a success, since a large area around my cave was clean of chaos dragons I was finally able to hunt the surrounding animals, I even noticed other dragons leave their caves after I exited, seems they find it safe with me around, I would feel the same if I saw a single dragon massacre thirty or more that they couldn’t even scratch.
After hunting, I returned with my caught some birds that were living in the nearby caves, as I entered my cave I noticed all dragons retreat as well.
Kira: so they really are depending on for safety, maybe I should train them' I though as I dragged my catch to the back of the cave.
The others were still sleeping so I just quickly ate a bit then went to sleep with them.
***
In Melody's village her teachers had taken her to train in an even more intense Spartan training regimen, the first two days they made her do ridiculous tasks like making fifty daggers in two hours or the same number but for clothes, to cope with this she strengthened her body with mana, which created the [Mana Strengthening] skill, depending the body part she would be stronger or faster. On the third day, her teachers were surprised by the sudden increase in speed and strength until she explained her new skill which made her teachers strap on a third rings David left behind which increased gravity to 65% more than normal. This made her move very slowly because she needs a lot of mana to even stand up.
Melody: man why are all my teachers demons' she cried out when she got home with barely any strength left in her body.
As quickly as possible she ate some food she got from her teachers then went to sleep.
In the morning her combat instructors, both of them, woke her and began combat training, swords training was focused on strength and skill while hunting was speed, all the while Melody was barely given a chance to complain about the pain and fatigue she was feeling, though one thing that lifted her spirits a bit is that she wasn’t the only one suffering, the other three hunters were suffering the same training regime she was.
The first week Melody was put through hell and each day they always added more rings so she was forced to constant increase the amount of mana to compensate her growing weight but it didn’t help much since they always added enough rings to make her to heavy even with the strengthening.
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After the first week she simply stopped complaining since she couldn’t do anything against her teachers, who were all expert ranked in their respected crafts. Starting on the second week, the combat instructors took all four of the students deep into the forest where the more dangerous magical beasts lived.
Hunting instructor: ok, you next piece of training will be magical beast subjugation, these creatures are animals who have lived in mana rich areas, the mana causes them to undergo evolution that makes them turns into a much stronger type of animal, your training is killing a few.
Hunter 1: sir, isn’t this too dangerous for us, we are still weak.
Sword instructor: none sense, all of you can kill at least a weak on, melody should be able to kill a medium sized one but that would be dangerous since they live in packs, now off you go, also don’t split up it would only lower your chances of surviving.
After receiving their advice, we leave to hunt Melody quickly begin scanning for signs of life as well as mana while implementing her [Tracking] skill to its fullest. After half an hour she found the tracks. It was a paw was at least half a meter wide and long and looked like a bears paw, Melody paled thinking about the size, if the paw was half a meter wide and long then the animal itself was at least 4-7 meters tall if not taller.
Hunter 3: what the hell is this are we monster hunting this is crazy.
Hunter 1: I agree let’s not fight something like this.
Melody: stop whining, if we don’t kill at least one of these we get another week of hell training so if you want to return you’re free to go I’ll kill this thing by myself.
She started walking in the direction the footprint indicated.
Hunter 2: I’m going I think the instructors are scarier than any animal' she said and ran after Melody
The other two looked at the two girls leaving
Hunter 1: no way in hell am I going there yet, I would rather train more and be ready then die early.
Hunter 3: same here lets go back its safer training more than fighting.
The two quickly turned tail and ran back to the camp.
The two girls quietly follow the tracks, as they follow they find claw marks and broken trees.
Hunter: looks like we are getting close, wonder what type of creature it is.
Melody: from the types of markings I think this is bear territorial markings.
*GGGGGRRRRRRAAAAAAAA*
Suddenly something nearby roared and we could hear the heavy steps of some creature. The two girls ran quickly until they could see the monsters in a clearing next to a lake. In the waters was a large 10 meters long serpent leaving the water while on the shore a bear on its hind legs standing 8 meters tall with red fur roared at the snake.
Hunter: what is this?
Melody: quiet or they will hear us' she said and pulled out her bow.
As we watched the snake rushed at the bear with startling speed for its size but the bear was quick to react and slammed its paw on the snakes head when it was in reach and held it down with all its weight. The snake reacted by coiling around the bear and began squeezing but it still had an arm free which it used to continue slamming down on the head of the snake until the head caved in and the snake went limp. The bear quickly untangled itself and let out victory roar, which was cut short after receiving several arrows to the chest and legs. When it looked where the shots came from, it saw a girl aiming an arrow at it with a grin on her face.
Melody: didn’t think we would get so lucky to catch two creatures in one go' he said smiling before letting loose the glowing arrow, '[Mana Arrow Storm]' was all she said before shooting a single arrow which split into hundreds and impaled the bear which fell limp on the ground. Still cautious of her surroundings she approached with the hunter behind her.
Melody: Elena, butcher the pelt first from, I’ll keep watch.
At her order Elena runs forward while melody stands in the snakes head watching all directions for any enemies. It took about an hour to remove the pelt off the two giants and tie them in a bundle before putting it away in her bag. Then melody removed the several rings she had on and freed herself of the excess gravity.
Melody: wow I feel so light now, guess these things really help, well let’s go then.
As she said this she grabbed the snake’s tail and began dragging it effortlessly while Elena did the same with the bear.
Elena: man I hate those instructors for making me a freak I wonder if being so strong is normal.
Melody: how do think I feel, they put their all into thinking up new forms of torture to train me with, I’m only getting by because my endurance and vitality has gotten past 150 already and I’m sure it will only get higher.
While walking back to the camp the instructors made, we noticed the animals avoiding us, seems they're pretty smart because after they saw us dragging monsters like these they didn’t even get close. When we reached the clearing the camp was made we saw the other two hunters that didn’t follow us, they were tied up in some kind of training gear (torture device) that the instructors brought along with them, when they saw our catch their eyes almost popped out of their heads.
H Instructor: wow impressive' was all he could say as he looked at the monsters
S Instructor: did you guys kill both of them.
(S instructor = swordsmen instructor, H = hunter)
We both shook their heads.
Melody: we found them before they started fighting each other so we just laid low and let them fight after one died we just finished the other off.
The looked at each other before they started laughing.
S instructor: now that is what I call good luck and smarts.
H instructor: really and how did you get back here without getting injured.
They explained the other animals avoided them after seeing what we caught.
H instructor: I’m not too surprised there; a Red bear is one if the strongest animals in this forest same for the snake.
S instructor: let get going quickly when we return their will be a celebration waiting after they see these two beauties.
They quickly packed up and untied the two hunters.
S instructor: go on help them weaklings, and make sure to prepare tomorrow will be a fun day for you two' he said in a cold tone which sent shivers down all our spines
Melody: better work harder from now on' she though as everyone helped with the catch.
***
In the morning I was the first to wake up. All four of them were grouped up in the corner sleeping.
Kira: they must have been extremely tried to still be sleeping after so long’ I thought to myself then walk to the entrance.
Outside I notice the area had become infested with chaos dragons again, rage built up inside me seeing so many of those pest after I had spent so much time to clean it up yesterday.
Kira: guess I have no other choose then, I’m going to have to train these others so that this mess can be cleaned much quicker.
The first thing I did was clean the area which didn’t take much time; I had gotten very adept at using [Mirage Cyclone] that I can clear a 5 kilometers around me.
After the area was clear the dragons began exiting but I didn’t let them go off I quickly had them enter my cave after I woke up the others 4 inside.
Kira: ok all of you I’m going to make this very simple your all to weak and I can’t handle this situation by myself from today I’m going to drill you guys till you can kill swarms of these pests with your eyes closed and don’t think you can get away, until you can kill them all completely they will probably keep appearing.
Every last dragon felt the seriousness in my voice and starting to tremble remembering how easily I cleared the area this morning but none tried to argue or run.
With no one against it I started to drill them, first I checked their current strength and how I should go about this. After the day ended my head was hurting, every last one of them were very weak, if my lowest stat that influence directly in combat was 150 and highest was over 300 then they were at lowest 50 and highest at 140, even Relon and the others who were the strongest didn’t pass 230.
Kira: this is going to be a long two and a half months’ I though while thinking of any possible method to training everyone without killing them.