Chapter 132: Surprise attack

-Why do I hate that title?-

-I think you should love it, because it's clearly a warning from the author- Siege responded -He's not as heartless as we thought-

-Maybe we should help find him a girlfriend- Ace suggested -It should maybe distract him from his current miserable and lonely life-

| Wow, you could've just left out the miserable and lonely part |

-I mean, he can't date one of his own characters, can he?-

| No, that would be so wrong on so many levels |

-Well good luck finding a partner then- Dabria said

| That's just cold, even for you, especially right after our short christmas special, we need to be more wholesome |

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3rd person view

"Stop playing with your food, Eleanor" Cecily scolded "We all miss Perseus too, though it was a surprise that you had feelings for him"

"Yeah, and for that long too, didn't know that the first time we met would leave such an impression on you" Albert then took a bite of his food

"I miss his cooking" Aenon sighs "I can replicate a few, but in the end, it is nothing compared to the original. I also miss Damon, it's not everyday that you see a fellow dragon"

"It's not everyday that you can even witness one" Lucas responded "Though I must say, you better give up on him, he already got that cute princess by his side, it'll just be a losing battle for you"

"Thank you for the encouragement" Eleanor sighs

"Don't give up now" Albert comforted her "He's still not dating her yet, right? You still have a chance"

"Well I might as well not, considering how close they are" Eleanor replied glumly "I mean, I definitely do not have the courage to kiss him like she does, I might as well pursue my studies and find my own love later"

"Don't be so dejected, look on the bright side, at least I know that you all will find your fated ones before Lucas" Aenon chuckled

"Hey!" Lucas exclaimed "If so, why haven't you found yours?"

"Well unlike you humans, we have a very long time to live" Aenon replied "I just don't want to find anyone yet"

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1st person view

We arrived at the cave at the side of a snowy and icy mountain, but what greeted us was a blast of mana coming directly at us. Damon then surrounded his arms with mana and then held the beam in place before it all exploded creating smoke everywhere.

-I knew that those dragons like the strong, but why does their test involve getting blasted in the face- I cough out the smoke

-This mountain is perfect for a dragon settlement, it's enormous and sturdy, the explosion from that blast barely did anything at all- Dabria commented

-Well luckily the author warned us with that title- Damon responded before flying inside

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We arrived at a huge cavern with several snow dragons greeting us.

"This feels like a dream" Professor Emma then pinched herself "And it's not"

"Hahaha, you firmed the attack well" the biggest dragon chimed in "I see you brought some humans with you too, well I shall greet them with a much more easier and smaller form then"

He then turned into an elf, an ice elf, 1.95 m tall, blue skin, pointy ears, yellow eyes, white hair, and the other dragons then followed him.

-White core, but from the looks of it, he's much more physically stronger than Damon- Dabria commented

"I'm Galen nice to meet you" he introduced himself and then the nexus on my hand caught his eye "Oh, a nexus, not something you see everyday, who gave it?"

"A leviathan, long story" I replied as I shook his hand

"And from the looks of it, your presence matches that dragon friend of yours, a bond I presume?"

"Good guess" I then introduce ourselves to him

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"I don't recall any of the dragons here, having a child to the north of Acira nor abandoning a child of their own for that matter, but I'll ask around" Galen scratch his chin "You 2 get him and introduce him to the others. Damon, right? Expect yourself to be challenged for a bit, they would want to gauge your strength for a bit"

-Well I'll take a look around then- Damon said before leaving first

"Is there a possibility of me being able to arrange a trip for my students to come here?" Professor Emma asked

"Hahaha, no, too many people, then I would have to send someone out to kill you all" Galen laughed "I assure you, even the elves, we allow only a handful to come, besides if one group of humans come, another one will go along with it and won't be long till this place becomes a tourist attraction rather than a home for us"

"Gotcha" She gulped before we then felt a rumble

"Oh, the challenges might have already started" Galen chuckled "Are you worried?"

"Oh I wouldn't worry, my brother would never lose that easily" Diana replied

'So am I the only one here that is not weirded by the fact that a dragon and the chicke- I mean phoenix are siblings?" Galen asked

"You'll get used to it"

"You were about to call me a chicken, weren't you?" Diana asked

"Oh sorry, but it's a slang for us dragons, we call phoenixes chickens, like how most phoenixes call us lizards" Galen chuckled

"Hey isn't that the insult you use whenever you and Damon have an argument, you really are a phoenix"

-Then what the hell did you think of her all this time?!- Dabria responded

-That is kinda funny- Ace laughed

-You 2 are really idiots- Dabria sighs

-Well they are similar in a bad way, I guess- Siege joined in

"Say, you're a dhampir, right? And since you bonded with both a phoenix and a dragon, I'm also interested in your stength, we got a couple of youngins here, you mind showing off a bit?" Galen asked

"Sure"