Zeeta and the Wizarding World
The Dragon Almost Lost its Direction
Riruko and Arata return together to the palace grounds, where preparations for a meal and rest are almost ready. There, there is also Kirisaki Saitou— who turns out to be the identity of a Dragon named Nidhogg. Like the rest of the population, he helped. There is no story that he revealed to Arata, because the Crown Prince as soon as possible looking for Riruko.
Once Arata returned and Riruko also entered the community, the white-haired and red-eyed man then distributed the food he got from Elbrecht. The community immediately welcomed him with joy and the children were very happy. Such conclusions on the faces of his people also incite Arata to do the same thing. "The day is over, after eating, let's take a break" Arata asked.
"Okay, Your Majesty!" his people answered him with the same face. Arata was quite made to flinch because this new he felt recognized by his own people.
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With almost all of its natural resources destroyed, making Seiryuu also lose a lot of its light. Since no one could use magic, they agreed to set up a bonfire. At that time, in the midst of his people were sleeping, Arata and Saitou spoke four eyes above the ceiling of the palace.
"I am a Dragon in alliance with Dragons who want absolute power in this world. At least first." Saitou began to reveal his secret. "Various souls, not only from Humans, but fellow Dragons have been snatched away. Dirty trick I don't hesitate to wear if it can finish my goal."
"Is that why you're called the Cowardly Dragon?"
"No, that nickname I got after finishing Orsted and Schrutz."
"They were the parents of Elbrecht and Myra, weren't they?"
"Yes, that's right. However, while it is true that I finished him off, the one who gave them his heavy wounds was not me, but there were a number of Dragons."
"Some Dragons...?"
"Orsted has the nickname as the War Dragon. Of course in strategy, he is the number one among all Dragons. Thanks to him, we had to lose some of our comrades, but almost none of them died. Very contrary to our way.
"The leader of my tribe was named Naga Bala, Garm. However, after his defeat of a Man, Carlou was the one who replaced him.
"To finish off Orsted and his partner, we paid no more attention to our self-esteem. We've all thrown it away so we can win from him. We conspired with various magical creatures, but that was not enough.
"His partner who had the nickname Forging Dragon, as the name implies, was able to create an extremely powerful weapon, capable of countering the power of a Dragon. And the Man who holds his weapon is not a Man who can be underestimated.
"To be honest, in the midst of fighting for Carlou and Orsted, I wanted to withdraw. I realized how far the comparison of forces between us was.
"However, something we didn't all expect happened just like that."
"What's that...?"
"All of Carlou's fortresses saw the same sight. A Man gave us the strength of the storm of darkness and whispered, 'Make Ragnarok come true until the time when I arrive.'.
"We were not given the choice to accept it or not, but we got it right away. Let me tell you one thing for sure....
"The power of darkness. You feel the strongest and nothing can stand in your way.
"Orsted lost to the attack of the Dragon of Gluttony, Fafnir, and the Dragon of Chaos, Volsung, who was directed at Schrutz. Their attacks penetrated, until they were fatally wounded.
"I'm not saying this is my excuse, but I admit that the power that flowed in my body at that time was very much enjoyed. When both of them were talking to their children with blood that never stopped, I killed them."
"And you pulled them to a place called the Land of the Dead?"
"It was just like. A word game. What really happened, I ate them."
"Ap—?!"
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Arata did not want to make a sound, but he knew that Saitou was not a person, no, that kind of Dragon anymore. So ask himself. "What made you change?"
Saitou clutched his hand. "For me, Jormungand cannot be defeated."
"Jormundgand...?"
"What do you mean?"
Saitou then explained what Ragnarok, Jormundgand and the Giants who both have strongholds like Dragons.
"The deaths of Schrutz and Orsted provoked the fury of his —Human with the power of the Moon and the Sun.
"Before, the war between the Magical and Human beings was almost like a custom, until that day came. Ragnarook.
"And I saw it for myself. As the Humans who possessed the strongest magic power, the possessors of the Moon power could not even scratch a HINT of Jormundgand's skin!
"His body could barely cover the whole of Yggdrasil itself and with no condition was able to twist the situation.
"Until one night the Blood Moon...."
The dragon with the appearance of the middle-aged bald man still remembered what happened yesterday that night. A purple-haired man who cried blood and decided to destroy Yggdrasil.
The Dragons were suddenly drawn to the sky, as were the Giants in different directions. Mana granules from the destruction of Yggdrasil broke the world into three—as it is today. Everything was forced to a halt by the destruction of Yggdrasil.
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"Average...."
Arata turned towards Saitou. He soon found himself trembling. Never before had he seen such a martial master.
"I'm scared. I'm afraid of that crazy thing. I'm afraid of myself. Why do I want to obey the words of the Man so easily?
"I lost my way about what to do, until I met one of the giants. Her name is Jeanne."
One of the switches in Arata's memory is on. He remembered that his sister had mentioned that name. Not to him, but to Xennaville. He just happened to hear it.
"Jeanne.... I've guessed it's a powerful giant." Hitomi receives the Soul Stone from one of Xennaville's hands.
Arata who heard their talk peeked, whose eyes immediately saw quite an unpleasant sight. Xennaville's right hand was gone, but the bleeding was stopped. His personal servant also lost part of his face and lower body.
"Really" replied Xennaville. "I also need time to recover my entire body."
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"The giant, Jeanne." continued Saitou, "saying that Ragnarok is not over. The completion of Ragnarok when Jormundgand was defeated. At first I was very denial about the possibility, until your sister came to me and said this directly in front of my face.
"'This is the time when the clairvoyant Yggdrasil arrived. I'm not asking you to master your fears, but know this, Nidhogg.
"This magical world will be changed by all of us, including yourself. If you did regret what you did thousands of years ago, then repay that mistake today with whatever you can do, even if it means killing someone else.
"If it were me, I would. What we're betting on is the future.'"
"My sister actually said that...?"
"Yes. That's why, I won't be your enemy—enemy Seiryuu. I am also not an ally to the Moon or Sun-powered Humans in the west, for neither will they accept me. I'll stand with you no matter what."
Arata stared at the millions of stars in the sky, then smiled. "Please help, Master Saitou."