Chapter 164
Chapter 164 - The Wise Dragon (1)
1
Saibein was officially declared missing from the Plain of Darkness around 20 years ago .
He went missing after he fought against the Guardian Shadows within the Rulain Kingdom . No one knew why he had gone there, and his fate had become a mystery .
The Plain of Darkness was dogged in their search for him, and they were able to find where he had gone . This resulted in Niberis inheriting his Dragon weapon, but she had been unable to make contact with him .
This was the extent of the story he had heard from Laura .
Azell spoke .
“…you’ve aged . I guess it is to be expected since a significant amount of time has passed . ”
Azell couldn’t immediately recognize Saibein, because he had aged in the past 220 years . During the Dragon Demon war, he had looked like a young man . In terms of human age, Saibein currently looked as if he was in his late 40s or early 50s . He had cut his long hair, and he had grown a beard . He looked completely different .
Saibein spoke .
“You really are… . You look exactly as you did in the past . It is almost unbelievable . How is it possible for a human to do this? How are you still alive?”
For a brief moment, Saibein became suspicious . He wondered if the man in front of him was the descendant of the original Azell . However, how could his descendant recognize Sabein, who had aged?
Azell spoke .
“I’m not obligated to answer your questions . ”
“That is true . However, I did come here to heal your comrades . Could you take that into consideration and answer my questions? Since we are meeting in this place, I believe we are no longer enemies . ”
“…the Simpleton Prince I knew didn’t have such a flexible personality . It seems a lot has changed over the years . ”
Azell let out a bitter laugh .
From what he remembered, Saibein had been obsessed with honor, and he had been inflexible during all negotiations . He also thirsted for fame, so he did a lot of idiotic things… . The leadership group of the human alliance had been thankful for his existence, since Saibein had been very predictable . It seems his personality had gone through a lot of change over the past 200 years .
Azell spoke .
“I slept for a long time to alleviate the curse put on me by your father . I’ve woken up recently . ”
“Are you talking about a hibernation?”
“It is fair to make that comparison . ”
“How could a human go into hibernation? How can this be?”
“It was through a very profound magic . Atein used magic to revive the dead . Is it really surprising that I went into slumber for the past 220 years?”
“Of course, it is surprising . When you are referencing the raising of the dead, who are you talking about? By the way you phrased it, you aren’t talking about an Undead… . . . ”
Azell was baffled by his words .
“…didn’t you hold a high position in the Plain of Darkness before you went missing? How come you don’t know anything?”
“After I came here, I cut off all contacts with the Plain of Darkness . Aside from the time I gave my Dragon weapon to my daughter… . . . ”
“So you are saying you cut off contact way before Almarick was revived?”
“Sir Almarick?”
Saibein became surprised, but his expression turned serious soon .
“If that is true… . It seems the time of my father’s revival is approaching . ”
“…… . ”
He was the same now as in the old days . He was the Simpleton Prince . Azell watched his earnest reaction, and it confirmed that he didn’t know any important information even though he was the prince .
Saibein let out a sigh .
“I want to hear many stories from you, but this isn’t the place to do so . Still, Albatan-nim is quite mean . He sent me here with no prior information . ”
“He always had a playful personality . It seems that hasn’t changed . ”
Azell spoke as he thought about the past .
When he came here before in the past, Atein and his party had arrived in the forest right after him . The Dragon hadn’t explained anything to either side, so the two sides had almost fought when they came across each other . At the time, Azell and Carlos had wanted to smack the smirk off of the Dragon’s face .
Havan and Minerel had been sent as envoys without any background information . Afterwards, Saibein was in the dark as he was sent to heal them . It seemed the Dragon’s personality hadn’t changed .
Saibein spoke .
“We should start the treatment… ”
Sabein’s expression turned peculiar when he looked over the faces of Azell’s party members . He looked closely at Laura as he spoke .
“Miss, are you perhaps from the Aunsaurus tribe?”
“Yes . . ”
Laura answered him . Saibein went missing before Laura made her public appearance, so they hadn’t met before . However, Laura had inherited all the characteristics that identified her as a descendant of Aunsaurus .
He asked in puzzlement .
“Why is someone from the Aunsaurus tribe with Azell?”
“I betrayed them . ”
“…… . ”
“I’m not sure if you are aware of this fact, but our elders are the worst . ”
“…mmmm . ”
Saibein murmured to himself . She was so frank in her admission of betrayal that Saibein lost his train of thought for a brief moment .
“It seems the number of stories I want to hear from all of you have grown . However… . Let’s heal you first . ”
He closed his eyes as he concentrated . A powerful wave of Dragon Demon magic emanated from him .
-Dragon Soul release!
He was also using the technique called the Dragon Soul . However, there was a clear difference between the Dragon Soul of Havan and Saibein .
The silhouette of a Dragon wrapped around his body, but it wasn’t made out of light . It was made out of pitch black darkness, and it was crawling over his body .
It really was an ominous sight .
Azell queried .
“I’m asking just to be sure… . ”
“What is it?”
“…are you sure you took that out with the intent to heal us?”
“What if I did?”
“…… . ”
It didn’t look like it no matter how one looked at the Dragon Soul . His party members felt the same way about it .
Saibein spoke .
“I know what you are trying to say, but it is true that my Dragon Soul’s ability deals with healing . However, the source of my magical energy is darkness, so it looks like this . ”
“Mmm…… . ”
“It is made from magical energy of darkness, but this is nothing like the black magic where one has to take life energy to heal a patient . You also don’t have to worry about any side effects . I confirmed all of this through experimentation . I promise upon my honor . ”
“It is hard to believe you just by looking at its outer appearance, but… . I’ll trust you for now . ”
“I heard humans bow by getting on their knees . I guess this is my lot in life now . ”
Saibein grumbled as he approached the party members . He put out his hands towards Laura
“I’ll start with the miss . May you hold my hands?”
“…yes . ”
Larua looked a bit tense as she followed his direction . The Dragon of darkness surrounding Saibein was emitting an intense power . One needed a good amount of courage to expose one’s hands to it .
However, when she grabbed his hands, it unexpectedly didn’t feel too out of the ordinary . It was as if she was dipping her hands into water .
Ooooooooohng…… .
Afterwards, the Dark Dragon twitched as it expanded . The darkness deepened further, and it completely encased his body, and it encircled Laura, who was holding his hands .
Azell queried Minerel .
“Will this really be ok?”
“I understand why you are worried, but his healing ability is considered to be one of the best in our forest . It hadn't been too long since he awakened his Dragon Soul, but it is an excellent ability . You can relax . ”
“Mmmm…… . ”
Even after hearing her words, he wanted the dragon of darkness crawl around in front of him . He was unable to relax . He tried to expand his sense to see what was occuring inside, but he couldn’t penetrate the darkness . He had no idea what was going on .
He remained frustrated as he waited for around 10 minutes .
Two people appeared as the darkness retreated .
“Laura . ”
Laura still held Saibein’s hands, and her eyes were closed . When Azell called her name, she broke out of the trance, and she opened her eyes .
Soon, she looked down at her body with surprise .
“…I’m completely healed . ”
“What?”
“Is this true?”
Kairen and Yuren queried as if they couldn’t believe it .
Laura had been severely wounded . She had been treated by a high ranking black magician by injecting life energy into her . However, she needed time to completely recover . However, Saibein had healed her in around 5 minutes .
Laura mumbled to herself .
“It felt as if I was taking a comfortable nap, but I never expected such results… . . ”
“This was possible, because your Dragon Demon magic is strong . This won’t be as effective against a wounded civilian . However, as a cost, your Dragon Demon magic was changed into life energy, so your Energy Pulse should be close to empty right now . ”
After hearing Saibein’s words, Laura checked her own status . Her magical energy had bottomed out . However, it was akin to her using her magical energy in an intense manner . It didn’t evoke a tortuous feeling of tiredness . A pleasant drowsiness washed over her .
Saibein spoke .
“All of you have strong magical energy, so the healing process will go easier . Who’s the next patient?”
2
Saibein’s surprising healing ability allowed the party members to recover to their normal state within the hour .
Everyone except Laura was unable to recover fully . Saibein explained why .
“As I’ve said before, the healing effect becomes stronger depending on the strength of my patient's Dragon Demon magic . When humans and Dragon Majin takes the power of a Dragon through the Dragon Slayer’s Ritual, the body recovers through the absorption of the power . The concept is analogous to what I did . ”
When one won and imbibed the Dragon’s power through the Dragon Slayer’s Ritual, one’s body strengthened in a gradual manner . However, the recovery happened almost instantaneously . Saibein’s healing ability copied this concept .
In the case of Laura, her supply of Dragon Demon magic had been low thanks to her grievous injuries . However, she possessed the Dragon weapon Vitan’s Chalice within her . Saibein was able to pull out her reserve power to instantly heal her wounds .
By comparison, Kairen and Leticia didn’t possess any Dragon weapons . Since their body was a mess, their Energy Pulse was also a mess . They could only use 20% of their normal Dragon Demon magic, so the result of their healing process was weak compared to Laura .
In the case of Yuren, he was a human, and he hadn’t gone through the Dragon Slayer’s Ritual . However, he had practiced the training method left behind by Carlos . This was why there was a hint of Dragon Demon magic within him . Still, one couldn’t expect much result with Yuren .
Saibein spoke .
“The two of them will be at full health tomorrow . The human youth will take around four days . It seems you are a black magician, but you should refrain from using the stolen life energy . You’ll develop side effects . ”
“Understood . ”
Yuren nodded his head without making a fuss . Yuren had experienced the healing effects, and he knew Saibein was a more skilled black magician than him . This was why he had no ill feeling when he was given the warning .
Azell express his surprise .
“It is an amazing ability . Did you give up your Dragon weapon to your daughter, because you gain this ability?”
“No . One cannon gain a Dragon Soul if one possesses a Dragon weapon . ”
“Mmmm?”
“Please understand that I am not allowed to talk more on this subject . You are all outsiders . If you want to hear more about it, you’ll have to receive permission from Albatan-nim . ”
“You are saying I should ask my questions later . ”
“I’m also refraining myself from asking you questions . Ah . Do you perhaps know if my daughter is fine?”
“At the very least, she was alive couple days ago . ”
“That means… . You fought my daughter . ”
“That’s right . . ”
Azell knew he could be buying Saibein’s enmity, but he didn’t hide the truth .
During the Dragon Demon war, they had been enemies that were unable to stand each other . Even if Azell had slept for a long time, it wasn’t as if his enmity towards Sabein had disappeared .
Saibein lived through the entirety of the 220 years, but he might also be having a hard time erasing his hatred towards Azell . Moreover, the Dragon Demon war didn’t feel too far behind for Azell .
Saibein let out a sight after he looked at Azell for a brief moment .
“…all right . Let’s resolve that problem at a later time . Follow me . Albatan-nim wanted to meet you all . ”
“The heart of the forest is still far away… . Will we be able to arrive there by today?”
“It is possible . ”
“How?”
Albatan forest was about the same size as the Iellos Kingdom . If their whole party was healthy, they might be able to do it . However, it wasn’t a distance that could be travelled with the wounded .
However, Saibein was sure of himself .
“How did you think I arrived here as soon as I was contacted?”
“Do you have a Dragon weapon that can bridge space?”
“Is isn’t a Dragon weapon, but it is something that can do what you described . ”
“What is it?”
Saibein spoke as he enjoyed seeing Azell’s frustrated reaction .
“Road of Emptiness . ”
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