Chapter 70: 70
95%!!
What a number!
Just 5% more and Draco would be the literal incarnation of Lucifer . With a whole 95%, he wasn't far off from that as well!
The Snake on the table was shocked when it heard that, meaning it could understand the human language . This fact was what startled Draco much more than learning of his bloodline .
Fyre laughed and patted her Pet Snake on its head gently, speaking to it in a weird and raspy language . Draco was startled to find that even though the language was completely foreign to him, the now awake Black Dragon could understand it .
Though they weren't connected properly and could only transfer feelings as well as the barest form of correspondence, Draco was able to understand what Fyre was saying roughly .
"He is my nephew, Draco . We don't know his exact Serpentine Affinity, so can you help him discover it?"
When the blue colored Snake heard that, its eyes first flashed with wonder and then gentleness . Since Draco was the direct blood relative of its bonded partner, he was as good as its family!
Fyre turned to Draco and saw that he had a strange expression on his face .
"Oh, sorry about that . We of the Serpent God faction can communicate with serpents of any kind . Since you probably have no idea what we said, I asked my Pet Snake to check your Serpentine Affinity . "
Draco already knew that, but he didn't want to let her know that his bloodline was already recovering . He was waiting for it to be freed so he could begin to practice with its usage .
Since he obviously started far behind all the other lineage members, he would be at a disadvantage . However, his bloodline strength made up for that ten times over, since no one could claim to have a bloodline purity at his level .
"How can my Serpentine Affinity be checked?" Draco asked with folded arms .
Fyre smiled evilly . "Why through a gentle little bite of course!"
Draco raised an eyebrow . "A bite from a poisonous snake is not so gentle, Dear Aunt . "
Both Fyre and her Snake looked unimpressed by Draco's complaint . "This Nephew here, must you be so fearful? Why would Your Aunt, I, poison you like this for no reason?"
"Besides, can you even be poisoned? Your Bloodline might be inaccessible but that only concerns the superhuman and supernatural aspects of it . Since your flesh and blood are of the Lucifer Lineage, do you think a snake's poison can affect you?"
Fyre commented this with a harrumph and gave Draco the side eye, as if wondering how her darling Nephew could be so silly sometimes .
Draco was startled then he became speechless . She was right, it didn't make sense for a member with the Serpent God Bloodline to be susceptible to snake poison .
Maybe other forms and sources of poison would be effective, but snake poison in particular should be useless . It would be like trying to drown a fish in water .
How could he continue to act tough? With a depressed look, Draco stretched out his arm . Fyre and her Pet Snake cackled in victory, as the serpent swaggered up to his outstretched limb .
Instead of a deep and piercing bite, the Blue Snake only lightly bit into his arm and remained still . It closed its eyes and tried to assess Draco's bloodline's optimal Serpent to represent him in battle and in life .
The Black Dragon sensed this and minimized the force of its presence within Draco's bloodline . If it didn't, the snake could suffer some damage due to their origins and qualities being far too different .
Even so, the Snake recoiled from Draco's arm, hissing with pain and discomfort .
Fyre had expected this of course, so she rubbed her comrade's head gently and made sure she was okay . She was no idiot, if her Nephew had the highest bloodline purity, his Serpentine Affinity couldn't be something simple .
It would likely be on the tier of a Dragon! After all, they had done a preliminary check when Draco was born and discovered this, hence his birth name . However, he had been far too young for them to detect the exact Dragon .
Fyre waited for her partner to get her act together . When it did, it looked at Draco with surprise and respect . Unlike beings of the same bloodline in most animal families, as well as mythological families, serpents didn't feel fear when meeting one of a higher bloodline, only respect and obeisance .
To describe it using an analogy, other bloodlines that inflict suppression on lower purity members from higher purity members were similar to a wicked emperor walking down a parade street . The citizens would behave properly and respectfully due to fear of consequence, not from their hearts .
For the serpent bloodline, it was like a benevolent emperor doing the same act . The people would cheer and wave with excitement and reverence, their faces flushed with pride and glee to be under such a ruler .
"Well?" Fyre asked a bit impatiently in the serpent language .
"His affiliation is… a Black Dragon major and a God Serpent array minor . " The snake's speech was a lot more clear and pleasing to hear, and was a feminine voice . The Black Dragon shared that feeling over to Draco, which was how he knew .
Fyre was stunned when she heard this, looking as if she had been whacked with a pillow while drunk . "Did you say… Black Dragon…?"
The Pet Snake didn't bother to answer as it was aware that Fyre was asking that rhetorically . She was just shocked from the revelation, and given what the snake knew, this wasn't surprising .
Fyre took in a deep breath and closed her eyes . She performed many breathing exercises, much to Draco's and the snake's amusement .
When she stabilized herself, she looked at Draco solemnly . "My Nephew… Draco . I know you might have some grievances with our family due to how we treated you…"
Draco's face went from smiling to stiff and bland . He didn't expect Fyre of all people to suddenly jump onto this matter and so soon .
Noticing Draco's expression, Fyre sighed . It seemed like she wasn't the best person to do this, but some preliminary preparations had to be set so that when he returned to the family, Draco would be more accepting of the explanation given .
"We would never have even considered crippling your bloodline and sending you out into the world if we knew you had a Black Dragon's bloodline! We were only aware that you had a Draconic Affinity, which was why you were so highly feared by the Pangu Linage, those dogs!"
Her face became so fierce when she spoke of the Pangu Lineage, that Draco felt his blood begin to boil . His face changed when he realized that his Aunt's hatred of that bloodline was so potent that it could affect him .
One should not forget, this wasn't the digital world of Boundless where such things were made easier due to the nature of the world . This was the real world where science was the law!
To be able to do something so unscientific… these Lineages and their bloodlines were truly something .
"We wouldn't mind sacrificing 40% of our descendants in war while you grew up and mastered your Bloodline! We would all gladly do it because our future would be limitless!"
What?!
Draco was stunned . To sacrifice 40% of their descendants for him to grow…? How many lives would be lost?!
Of course, the Pangu Lineage and other Lineages would also suffer some losses, but not like the Lucifer and Amaterasu Lineage .
According to Eva, the stalemate between the Lucifer and Amaterasu Lineage and the Pangu Alliance was so because neither side gave in their all during the fights .
That was normal, after all, they didn't have a reason to fight to the end, especially after their progenitors left the world and headed into space to seek revenge .
But the Pangu Lineage was aware that if Draco was allowed to grow with a Draconic Bloodline, he would be an absolute threat to their existence, tipping the scales so firmly into the other side's favor that all hope would be lost!
If he further copulated with Eva, their child would be no different from their progenitors . It would definitely be over for them if they had still managed to persist somehow .
One couldn't compare a cornered rat with a playful cat . When the rat realized that death was locked onto it, its beady eyes would become sharp and all hesitation would be lost!
It would fight viciously with the predator it normally ran from, dealing only damage while sacrificing its defense . The cat would be stunned and very careful, most probably being suppressed by the rat because it still had its hesitations .
It would be thinking about how to prevent serious injuries so that it could enjoy the rat later . As opposed to its crazed enemy, its momentum was weaker and its resolve was shaky .
However, if the cat needed the rat's flesh in order to feed its starving young, it too would become incomparably vicious, trading blow for blow regardless of defense with the rat .
The former situation with the hesitant cat represented the Lucifer Lineage that was pressured by the crazed Pangu Alliance, since their prodigy was Draconic, but his affiliated Dragon could be ordinary .
Of course, an ordinary Dragon was still a Dragon!
That was why they only sealed his bloodline and sent him out to the mortal world . The former was to defuse tensions with the Pangu Alliance and the latter… was due to their internal conflict .
Of course, Draco did not know that last bit .
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