What the hell... What kind of place is this where babies are forced to undergo difficult tests, make important choices, and decisions that could change the course of their own lives? I should just be eating and sleeping so I can grow, not bearing these kinds of responsibilities.
For God's sake, I can't even sit quietly and enjoy the paradise view while eating cookies...
"Very well, let's begin," said the man after sitting me on his lap, looking ahead, where the woman stood a few steps away, staring directly at me.
I have no idea what will happen, but from what I could gather from the conversation that unfolded, the two adults are going to let me decide through the aura. As I said, I have no idea what that is, but here I am, looking at her and trying to understand the situation.
“So, little human, the die is cast. Only the nature of the aura will determine the fate of you two. Let the will of the aura be done. You may begin, Lady Kelama.”
“Certainly, Lord Akachi, let the will of the aura be done…”
With that said, an immediate strange sensation began to take over my body. It felt like ants were crawling all over my skin, making me extremely uncomfortable.
I started trying to scratch where the sensation was most intense, but unfortunately, I could barely move my arms. All I could do was squirm and thrash around while I screamed, trying to make it stop as quickly as possible.
Even so, several seconds passed, and this feeling continued to affect me, but soon I started to get a little used to it. I managed to catch my breath and observe what was happening.
It was then that I realized I was no longer in the man's arms but in the woman’s arms...
"Interesting..." she said, with surprise and curiosity marking her expression and tone. She was looking at me the same way the man had when he found me.
I couldn’t help but look into her eyes, which were observing me closely, and I immediately thought of how beautiful they were. At the same time, the tingling sensation began to fade more and more, allowing me to think more clearly.
“He adapted in an acceptable amount of time, Lady Kemala... It wasn’t an excellent result, but we can call it a success.”
“Without a doubt, the compatibility between us is indeed good. I would love to raise and train him personally.”
“So, do you accept the task?”
“I… Hm??” Before she could finish her response, the woman turned and began to look in a direction, and the man also turned in the same direction.
They seemed to be seeing or sensing something, and from the silence and tension that followed, I could tell something serious was about to happen. I felt the grip around me tighten, and soon I felt a chill run up my body.
“This is bad... Your territory borders an AZ3, what could have happened there for this wave to reach here?”
“There was an expedition arranged by the Regional Council, three highly talented aspirants were supposed to train there for a few months…”
“Aura disturbance?”
“Most likely.”
“Who was the person in charge of the expedition?”
“According to my information, her name is Silvana Ferrete. Martial arts teacher at the 34th Draco Dominarum Academy. She has good references and is recognized for her excellent work at the Academy; she’s done the same expedition four times with different students.”
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“But it seems something went very wrong this time…”
“Yes, but I don’t feel the aura waves of a Dragon Lady of her level... This means she isn’t reacting or taking measures to contain the situation. Something serious must have happened to her for the mana disturbance to reach this level.”
“I believe we are the closest to the location. We should go there and contain the situation before it gets worse.”
“Certainly, Lord.”
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Damn, here things happen one after the other, what the hell kind of place is this where I can’t get a moment of peace and quiet. And now, as if my exhaustion and hunger weren’t enough to consume my mind, I’m flying somewhere in the woman’s arms, and I’m not liking the speed we’re moving at one bit.
Seriously, it’s so fast that I’m getting dizzy. I’ve had waves of nausea five or six times in less than five minutes. Luckily, I have nothing in my stomach besides some water and a few cookies.
Fortunately, the flight didn’t last more than 10 minutes; we arrived at the location shortly after rushing out of the woman’s house. But I’m sure this place isn’t close at all, it’s just that the speed to get here was insane...
“This is ground zero of the aura disturbance, but the AZ3 is a few kilometers ahead,” said the woman as she landed softly.
As soon as we landed, I noticed a scene straight out of a war movie. Open craters as if bombs had exploded, remains of simple buildings, huge destroyed houses, and several large and small fires.
What just a few hours ago was a luxurious property with a large country house and associated facilities is now nothing but rubble and ashes.
“I’ll make a barrier to prevent accidents or side effects for the little human. Meanwhile, I need you to scan the entire area within a 100km radius. We need to identify and find those responsible for this incident, and above all, learn how it happened. Focus on finding the aspirants; I doubt their teacher is nearby and allowed this to happen.”
“Understood, Lord. So, please take care of him for now.”
As soon as she said that, the woman placed me in the man's arms and immediately leaped into the sky, where a bright light engulfed her figure, and when it faded, only the enormous figure of a dragon remained.
The dragon, as white as porcelain, hovered in the air, flapping its wings. At the same time, the man murmured softly, and a semi-transparent bubble formed around us.
Once the bubble fully surrounded us, the dragon let out a loud roar, making my entire body tremble with the vibration of the sound. Then a soft buzzing noise came from the dragon, much like the sound of a beehive, accompanied by a kind of shockwave.
Then everything began to be pushed by an invisible force. Fortunately, the shockwave wasn’t powerful enough to cause destruction, more like a gust of wind. But its duration and power were long enough to last what seemed like 2 or 3 minutes.
"Lord... I found the three aspirants fighting among themselves about 70 kilometers from here. However, I also detected a faint presence of an unidentified person who seems to be trying to control the situation, but this person is not a dragon. There are no other signs of people within the scanned area. Should I initiate the protocol to contain the situation?"
"The unidentified person, who is trying to distract the children, might be an assistant or an employee of the teacher responsible for them. You should observe the situation closely, gather the necessary information about the current state of all those involved, and only then act based on your judgment. You are authorized to execute the individuals if the aura disturbance is beyond level 2.”
"Understood... Permission to initiate the mission?"
“Permission granted.”
The woman, Kelama, didn’t need to respond because as soon as the man, Akachi, gave the order, there was a kind of boom—which I suspect was a sonic boom—and the dragon was no longer visible.
Soon, it was just me and the man standing in silence amidst all this destruction. It was a bit disappointing, I must admit, as from the conversations I overheard, something very interesting is happening.
I may have missed the chance to witness a battle between true titans up close…
“It’s a waste of time to stay here, there’s no way to find concrete clues about what happened. Has the AZ3 undergone some sort of change or phenomenon that altered its characteristics? I’ll need to wait for her to return before proceeding with the initial investigation.”
While talking to himself, Akachi seemed quite disheartened to remain here. He walked among the wreckage and began extinguishing the fires in some way I still don’t understand.
In addition, he made a few simple hand gestures, and the craters scattered around the scene began to close. With other gestures, all the rubble and remains of the destroyed buildings turned to dust, literally, and were evenly spread across the ground.
Soon, the entire scene that looked like a war zone was clean and flat, like an empty lot ready for new construction. And all this happened in less than 10 minutes.
I couldn’t help but feel even more amazed, as I’m sure what just happened isn’t some sort of illusion or simple magic trick.
“Even though it’s the best option to find clues, we can’t go to AZ3 without company, it would be too risky, little human. Since Lady Kelama may take some time to return, we’ll wait for her at her house. I’ll look for something to feed you while we wait.”