Chapter 3: Dragon Rider! | Kuro's Past! | The Battle! | The Guardian Pact!

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[ Ding~ Due to some unknown circumstances you gained the Title - [ Dragon Rider ]~!

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Dragon Rider: You have somehow become a dragon rider, an individual that has somehow made a mighty dragon bend to your will. You will receive a dragon with a design up to you while housing a random ability. It is at the very least somewhat intelligent, powerful enough to destroy sturdy medieval castles in short order, unbreakably loyal to you, and immortal. As long as it lives you will not die of old age or age past your prime. And vice-versa long as you live it will not die of old age or age past it's/her/his prime. The dragon is bonded to you, both of you can tell what the other is feeling and generally have an understanding of what you each want and act accordingly. The bond between you and the dragon has pushed your body to just above peak human and given you minor abilities based on its own. Have basic martial training in fighting on foot as well as mounted whether it be on horseback or dragon. Lastly, you possess a supernatural mastery of many weapons and unarmed styles, even just plain old brawling, therefore, making you a One-Man-Army and an unstoppable force to all.

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' Huh, what a pleasant but delightful surprise this is.' Michael smiled hearing the system's mechanical emotionless female voice.

*Whoosh!*

However, that was short-lived as a rain of arrows showered down from the sky at him.

Not even leaving an afterimage, Michael disappeared and reappeared on a three behind a group of green skin pointed ears goblins wearing some sort of homemade dark leather armor. They hold wooden picks, morningstars, short swords, slings, and spears, however, most of them are using bows and arrows with a stone dagger at their hip.

Speaking in a guttural thick tone, a tall yellow skin dark leather armored Hobgoblin yelled out as his voice made grunting and whimpering noises that Michael somehow fully understood," Where's that strange man-swine at?!"

Shaking his head, Michael pulled out his chokutō and appeared in the ranks of goblins. Then in rapid succession, he faded in and out of them as they started falling to the ground with a line through their head.

" Ahhhhh!"

" N-no! Ahhhhh!"

" Mommy! Ahhhh!"

" Captain! Ahhhh!"

With the wails from the now-dead goblins, the Captain didn't even blink as he started running. But the underworld has other plans for him as a firm hand clenched the back of his skull.

Then with great force, the Captain started screaming in absolute agony as his neck began coming off his body. Worse is that he felt everything ×10 in slow motion. The pain was so unbearable, he just wanted to close his eyes and be over with it. However, the demon behind him didn't have such nice thoughts as he started crying with tears and snot running down his face feeling his head leave his body very slowly.

Then in a flash, death consumed him with him seeing his headless body falling to the ground.

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Looking at the headless corpse emotionlessly, Michael chuckled," Ah, So I can do what Gojo did to that cursed spirit in the manga/anime. Above peak human strength is going to be fun to play with." Michael himself had no problem killing them. Because do you feel anything when you step on an Ant?

With this sorry excuse of ambush done with, Michael said as he started walking away,' System - Inventory.'

Following his order, the bodies surrounding him vanished with nothing much of a blink as he faded deeper into the forest.

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Opening her eyes slowly, Kuro still found herself being carried by Michael. And from her analysis, they're In some sort of a forest that reeks with powerful Monsters. Not powerful as her of course. She a Dragon Goddess for reason. Though, she's the weakest among the Six Pillars, but the best when it came to control.

34,684 years ago Kuro fought alongside the other dragons to defeat the Chaos of Many Tentacles. And due to her better control of magic, she was able to identify the entity's weakness, allowing the dragons to defeat it.

After the battle, Kuro and the other dragons became weaker with the death of their foe. When the first intelligent race emerge in the Other World, 1,368 years ago, Kuro found her presence caused unnecessary death. To protect others from her power, Kuro chose exile to the moon of the Other World.

Though absent from the Other World the inhabitants still revere and worship her as the God of Darkness. Her worshipers however include vampires and other affiliate creatures.

Spending eons alone, Kuro contemplated the past. Until one day a strange human named - Michael Weismann appeared where she was meditating. This unusual yet lovable nice human taught her about stuff she never knew about. He's nice to her even after telling him about her past and her deathly presence that killed anything around her.

This human she came to love and care for with all her heart. Her Michael who causes her to be in agony and longing when he's not around her.

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" Oh, Kuro you're awake." Seeing Kuro woke up after her nap, Michael let out with a smile, a soft and charming smile that caused Kuro's heartbeat to speed up in happiness.

" Mmm, Where are we?" Kuro inquired laying her head on Michael's strong chest wanting to hide her face from him, less he sees her flushed face.

Stroking her beautiful raven-colored hair, Michael's eyes flickered as he said the jumping from tree to tree softly with no sound," We're in some kind of vast forest. The population of the forest consists of normal Animals to enormous Monsters and magical creatures. Furthermore, I already ran into a group of goblins and one Hobgoblin that oversaw them. So it seems we're probably in their hunting area or their territory."

Nodding, Kuro's eyes flashed as she said in confusion," We're not in my world. But from what I can gather, it has some similarities to my world though. But this world's mana is for potent than the other. Furthermore, this world has a lot of different types of magical sources, some good while most are evil."

" You can tell just from looking around?" Michael questioned while still leaping around like a monkey. He then thought,' Eh, she probably just used her divinity.'

" Yup, aren't I amazing?" Kuro puffed her cheeks with pride as she looked at Michael with a cute puppy look, asking to be praised.

Caressing her head, Michael chuckled," Yes very amazing. Who knew I lived with such an extraordinary Dragon Goddess."

" Hmph! Now you know mortal." Kuro smiled as she huffed with a cute pout carrying arrogance and haughtiness for all others except for Michael.

However, before Michael can say something, Kuro's expression changed," There's a battle going on about 200 yards away against something big."

Hearing Kuro, Michael's face took on an emotionless look as he speeds up, going so fast even afterimages couldn't register.

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When Michael and Kuro got to the battle, they could see a group of what looks to be Adventures fighting a...big tree?

" Adventures, kill that damn dryad already, I would like to get home before dinner."

In the middle of this group is a young human male wearing a mage-like fiery red cloak holding a long wooden staff with a blue sphere sitting at the top of it glowing ever-so-slightly. He has blond hair and blue eyes resembling a prince charming in those fairy tales.

Looking around, Michael found nothing but savage wilderness as big trees cover everything, with some covering the sky itself, blocking the sunlight around them.

However, in this savage wilderness, they is a big grassy Hill where the fight is taking place. Screams and cries can be heard with some out-right crying as thick green vines stabs and slashes them, therefore killing them.

" Are you going to help them?" Kuro asked watching the battle with a curious expression still letting Michael carry her in a princess carry.

" Why should I? I don't know them." Michael said with a neutral tone. In all his life he never thought himself to be treasured by the heavens, where he would somehow be able to profit from unfortunate situations or turn misfortunes into blessings. Moreover, Michael was not a heartless person. In a situation where his interests were not affected, he would definitely not mind helping family or friends and perhaps organisations. Likewise, In a situation where he would not suffer any negative consequences, Michael didn't mind doing some good deeds. However, most of all, he wasn't some homicidal maniac who killed people for the fun of it.

Furthermore, Michael is the type of person, who will watch the world burn with a smile, as long the fire doesn't touch him or his loved ones.

" About the dryad?" Kuro asked one more looking at him with her cute puppy dog eyes.

Now smiling, Michael said as he jumped off the tree, landing on the ground," Then yes. Only because you asked so nicely."

Saying this, Michael said crouching down and touched the floor with his left hand,' Doton: Tsuchi Kairō!'

*BOOM!*

With the sound of the earth moving and pushing up against each other, rocks blasted out of the ground around the group of humans, creating a cavern with an opening at the top.

Then with a quick succession without a moment of passing, they heard from the opening," Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu!"

*ROAR!!!*

Retaining the sound of a dragon roar, a fiery giant orb materialized above them with a stream coming off of it. Then In a rapid secession, the orb of fire surged to them as they started screaming and shrieking feeling the fire burn them.

""" Ahhhhhhh!!!!!!"

Listening to the cries for help, Michael chuckled," Ah, Humanity you never cease to amaze me. Truly what could I do without you?"

" ...Hello?"

Hearing that smoothing and beautiful female voice, Michael turned around with an unusual smile.

Standing In front of him is a beautiful woman with a voluptuous figure, who appeared to be in her twenties, according to human standards. She has lustrous and soft silky smooth white skin with well-defined facial features. She has long, beautiful hair that shimmers with a light-green color matching the forest itself. Lastly, she wears a full-length, aqua-colored dress with white sleeves and is barefoot.

" Yes, what I can do for you?"

Kneeling at Michael's feet as he was the Messiah, the dryad said in a begging tone," Please, please fair human, please be my Guardian!"

Looking at the dryad, Kuro eyes flashed as she got out the princess carry, now standing by Michael holding his right hand in her steel-like grip. Similarly, after doing this a black aura started coming out of her slowly that made the dryad sweat in fear.

Seeing this, Michael lifted his eyebrow," What is it Kuro?"

Shaking her head, Kuro's aura disappeared as she smiled brightly at him," Nothing. Just a quick look around~!"

' Total not Ominous at all.' Michael sweat dropped watching Kuro's mood change from an ' Over-Protective Wife' to ' Best-Friends' to the unknown dryad in a flash.

With a wry smile, Michael said nonchalantly at the still kneeling dryad," Sure why not. It sounds fun."

As he said this, he heard the system's bell-like sound as the blue hologram screen popped up.

[ Ding~! Master, do you accept [Treyni] as Your Dryad?

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Note: If accepted the dryad known as [Treyni] will take up one Summoning slot.*PS*As of now Master only has 5 Summoning slots.**]

' Treyni? Wasn't she the dryad from that genderless trap slime anime? Also, known as the Manager of the Great Jura Forest?'

[ Affirmative Master~!]

' Huh, nice. At least I know what kind of world I'm in. But it appears I'm in the past.'

Having these thoughts, Michael smiled as he said,' System - I accept.'

*Buzzz! Buzzzzz! Zzzzzz!*

Retaining the sound of electricity, a golden chain created out light appeared from Michael's forehead to the Treyni forehead. Then as fast as it appeared it disappeared.

Following this, both of Michael and Treyni eyes shined a bright green color. With that odd scene happening, a devilish black aura materialized out of Michael that took a shape of something sinister and evil.

Looking with fear and amazement, Kuro smiled seeing what's behind Michael.

This being had nine pairs of devilish wings, each wide enough to cover an entire world. The scales on its body were now black, interlaced with complicated crimson runes. Nine malevolent heads roared in different directions. The head in the center, the one with has a horn and the third eye were radiating an incredibly powerful aura that suffocated even her a Dragon Goddess. This thing possesses aloofness and an untold amount of arrogance benefiting a being at the top of the food chain. An Alpha, one of its kind, that's what she could gather from her little glimpse of it, less she looked too it will notice her.

*ROOOOAAARRRR!!!*

Releasing a roar filled with arrogance and superiority to the world, the nightmarish Hydra disappeared back into Michael.

' Just what is my Michael?' Kuro thought as she saw both Michael's and Treyni's eyes stop shining.

" Well, that was something." Michael chuckled blinking his eyes a couple of times.

" Yes, it was." Treyni smiled a little nervous looking at her Guardian.

Helping Treyni up to her feet, Michael smiled," Now, Treyni tell me, what do you beings do here for fun?"

" Well, nothing much, My Guardian. We dryad don't have time for fun because we're are usually being hunted or just trying to survive in general."

Nodding, Michael suddenly smiled that made both the Dragon Goddess and the Dryad sweat," Hm, I see. I guess I have to Improvise."

' Improvise? what does he mean by that?' Both Kuro and Treyni thought seeing a twisted smile form on Michael's face.

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So like this Michael Weismann found his first summoning while gaining some insight into where he's at. However, Is everything is what it seems? Hehehe~!