Duke Pendragon

The hall, no, it was already too wide and large to be called a hall. The space was filled with various monsters and races in formations.

But the eyes of all grounded creatures headed towards one place.

Overwhelming was not enough to describe the presence of the two dragons, the strongest beings on earth, the olden brothers of the gods.

The Spirit of the Dragon, commonly known as Dragon Fear, radiated from the body of the White Dragon like that of the extreme lights seen in the northern ends of the world. The sight was truly dazzling and grand, that one could only look on with dazed expressions.

On the other hand, the black air exuding from the body of the Bone Dragon was truly a horrifying sight.

Kuwooooh!

The Bone Dragon roared, unleashing a spirit of fear that breathed a sense of death to all living beings.

“Keugh!”

Any races not subordinate to evil, including the humans, elves, and orcs, were filled with fear. However, the silver-white dragon radiated a brilliant light from her forehead, driving away the Bone Dragon’s spirit like an overflowing wave. Then the energy wrapped around those who followed behind Raven, including the Red Moon Valley elves.

Woosh!

An unprecedented vitality and courage washed over them. The spirit might have been imprinted as fear to the enemies, but for allies, it was a buff more powerful than any divine magic. In particular, the washing of spirit had a significant impact on her soul companion.

Paaa…!

The curtain of light washed over Raven’s entire body. Soldrake’s power began to heal her companion. Coupled with the Troll King’s regeneration, the two powers displayed their effectiveness immediately. The White Dragon Armor, which had been ruined, regained its original appearance. Raven’s half-burnt hair grew along with particles of light, and the badly damaged skin also regenerated at a rapid pace.

As the depleted spirit filled to the brim once more, Raven’s figure burned bright like flames.

Kwaaa!

The spirit descended down Raven’s arms and wrapped around the treasured blade of the Pendragon Duchy.

“Sol…!”

Feeling his heart beating like crazy, Raven called out the name of his soul companion. To him, all the change that was taking place was negligible. He was elated that she was here, that Soldrake was in front of him.

How much he had missed her.

[Ray…]

Soldrake’s voice echoed in Raven’s mind.

It was the echo of the soul. It was a resonance that only he and Soldrake could feel in this world.

[Ray, we will talk later. As a brother, and as Queen, I have to fulfil my duties right now.]

“…All right.”

Raven nodded and turned around. The brave warriors of Pendragon were patiently waiting for his orders.

“Our guardian Soldrake will take care of the Bone Dragon! My knight, my soldiers, and my friends!”

Fwoosh!

Raven raised his shining sword, then pointed his blade towards the wailing monsters under the Bone Dragon in the far distance.

“We will take those monsters down!”

“Uwwaaahhhh!!!”

With a fearless roar, the troops of the Pendragon family, led by the griffons, got into their respective formations.

“Killian! The command of the knights and the infantry is yours.”

“As the lord commands!”

Killian pulled out his long sword before running to the front of the army.

“Karuta! It is time for the Ancona friends to show off their specialty!”

“Kukakakakakak! You want us to create a ruckus, right? I’ve been waiting for those words!”

With flashing eyes full of bloodthirst and a desire for slaughter, Karuta and the orc warriors started radiating Orc Fear.

“Eltuan.”

Raven continued after turning his head towards the Red Moon Valley elves. They had also assembled into their own formations.

“Those who can fight will support my soldiers from the rear.”

“We can fight, all of us!”

Eltuan nodded vigorously.The elves had regained their divine powers thanks to Soldrake, a brother of their gods. Soon, the Red Moon Valley elves positioned themselves at the rear of the Pendragon Duchy’s forces and raised their bows.

“Forward!”

All troops started to advance at Raven’s cry.

The Bone Dragon roared.

Kuwooooh!

An evil, malevolent roar tore up the air and struck the troops of the Pendragon Duchy. However, the Spirit of the White Dragon protected all of them like the shield of a god and formed into spears aiming at the charging monsters.

Fwooosh!

Soldrake’s eyes shone brighter than any jewels in the world. She turned towards the Bone Dragon.

[My brother Biskra…]

She knew from the moment she saw him. Stemming from the same race, and as a brother, it was an instinctive recognition. Her olden brother had spent a long, long time by himself after being driven out to the sea. Now, he had become an evil monster.

Soldrake was not favourable to Biskra, and the other dragons did not like Biskra either. However, their sentiment towards their brother and his current situation were completely separate issues.

Only a dragon could judge another dragon.

No other beings were qualified to judge or punish a dragon. To turn a dragon into an undead was no different from issuing a challenge to all dragons.

Kwaaaaaaaa!

Pity towards Biskra, and anger at his current appearance surrounded Soldrake’s large body. Even though she could not utilize her full powers outside of her territory, the Queen’s strength was stronger than a storm.

[To fulfil the responsibility of a brother, I will send you to the sides of our olden brothers.]

With a large flap of her wings, Soldrake flew towards Biskra.

Boom!

However, as she flew towards Biskra like a storm, she suddenly stopped as if she had hit an invisible wall.

Krrrr…

Biskra was glaring at her beyond the invisible wall, as if he was following someone’s orders.

[…..!]

A glimmer appeared in Soldrake’s eyes. Then, her eyes turned upwards.

Kwaa!

She had thought that the black sphere had been completely destroyed, but it had already reformed. Surprisingly, there was a human figure floating inside the sphere.

Soldrake’s eyes flickered.

[A sorcerer...]

Those who inherited the blood of the gods or the devil. Even though they were human, they were beyond human. They were beings who could see the flow of the world, beings who indulged in the extreme limit of magic.

And…

They were the only beings in the world who could understand the dragon’s language and stand up to them. As such, Soldrake instinctively noticed that the person in the black sphere was a sorcerer.

[Who are you?]

Soldrake spoke. Then, a gloomy voice flowed from the black sphere.

“I was Kelik and Matteo, and through Graser became Tefane. And now, I am standing here as Oberon to destroy the Queen and the existence that defies the flow. But at the same time, I am without a name.”

It was a name she had never heard of before.

However, sorcerers lived as long as the elves. Soldrake knew he was speaking the truth.

[Are you the one responsible for turning my brother this way?]

The Queen’s anger turned towards the sorcerer.

However, Jean Oberon maintained an indifferent expression even as he faced the fierce force that ripped up the very air.

“Yes.”

[Why have you done so? No one has granted you the right to interfere with dragons.]

“The right…”

Jean Oberon murmured silently before looking towards Soldrake with a cloudy expression. He continued.

“The world does not flow as humans desire. There are gods, there are dragons, and there are wizards. But when the gods simply look on from the sides and the dragons watch, the wizard sings for the world. A song that kills the gods and dragons for the good of the world…”

[Patima’s song…]

Astonishment appeared in Soldrake’s eyes. She knew of the song that the sorcerer had sung.

[Then that means you…]

“Yes. I was the one who gave eternal rest to Elsaroa of Alcantia.”

The one in front of her was the one who gave Carnion to the witch Elsaroa, the Queen of Death, who loved Alex Pendragon.

“I am the watcher and the coordinator. When the Queen made a contract with Pendragon, the world’s flow went askew. Dragons are beings who are supposed to keep their eyes on the world. Their intervention in the world itself causes a twist in causality. So I had to coordinate. The result was the one called Elsaroa.”

[How dare you accuse me!]

Kwaaaoh!

Soldrake’s spirit headed towards the sphere like a storm.

Booom!

However, the sphere in front of Jean Oberon deflected her spirit way too simply.

[…..!]

Soldrake’s eyes grew larger in shock. Even though her powers were limited outside the Pendragon Duchy, it was impossible for any creatures to stop her spirit unless they were a dragon. It meant that the sorcerer, who identified himself as Jean Oberon and nameless, possessed mana comparable to a dragon.

[This… is not your real body.]

A thin smile appeared on Jean Oberon’s face at Soldrake’s words.

“That is correct. Even if I am one observing and coordinating the world, I am not thoughtless enough to stand before the Dragon Queen herself.”

Jean Oberon’s smile deepened, and he continued, his gaze heading towards the ground.

“The one who is contracted to you, the one who goes against the world’s causality. He has already experienced me once, when he was heading towards the mausoleum and the Queen’s nest.”

Jean Oberon’s cloudy gaze remained on Raven, who was about to collide with the monsters at the head of the Pendragon Duchy’s forces.

Something flashed by Soldrake’s mind.

[Was it you who placed Alan in that situation?]

“I am a little disappointed that you only realized just now.”

[…..!]

Soldrake’s eyes quivered. The one in front of her was responsible for Alan Pendragon’s incapable state, the one who Soldrake thought to be simply too weak in body and mind to successfully make a contract with herself. The being in front of her was the one who had sent a lich to intervene on the way to the mausoleum.

[You… The one who tried to kill Ray with Carnion was…]

The smile disappeared off Jean Oberon’s face. He turned back towards Soldrake, who was in a daze, and spoke.

“The Queen’s companion is one who went against the flow. The man who should have died has returned to life, so it is my responsibility to lead him back to death as the one who observes and coordinates.”

Craaack!

Soldrake blazed with uncontained anger and her spirit exploded over her body. But the sorcerer Jean Oberon, who was also the Nameless Necromancer, met the Queen’s anger without a change in expression.

Soldrake realized from his appearance that his ultimate purpose wasn’t just to kill Ray.

[Speak! What were you trying to gain from killing Ray!?]

“Doesn’t the Queen already know?”

For the first time, Jean Oberon smiled brightly and continued in a whisper.

“It failed with Elsaroa. I will use the one who went against the flow to kill the Queen. Making the Queen’s most beloved into the King of Death. That is the best way to judge the Queen who became involved in worldly affairs with the power of a dragon.”