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Marked by the Dragon Lord Twin Flames of Power
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00:01my belly felt like a furnace and hit 45 degrees celsius he said what i was carrying wasn't a baby
00:07the doctor's hands shook he said i wasn't carrying a baby but magma to stay alive i soaked myself in
00:13icy water for three full days until i heard a crack my water broke and what flowed out was
00:18boiling black liquid the hospital alarms went off i knew i was giving birth to a monster it's done
00:24it's a creature covered in scales it didn't sound like human the expected newborn cry was
00:29replaced by a hiss i lay on the operating table half conscious only feeling the tearing pain in
00:34my abdomen suddenly get swallowed by an icy cold dr hank's hands trembled so badly he dropped his
00:39metal clamp with a clang he didn't even dare approach it i forced my head up and through
00:43blurred vision i saw them two creatures in translucent fluid their bodies were covered in red and black
00:48scales they even had small fleshy horns on their heads they're dragons then i passed out completely
00:55when i woke up the room was silent no nurses or flowers meanwhile the two creatures were curled
01:00together every breath from the red one sparked tiny embers from its nostrils then i thought of
01:04leonard hill he was from a hidden powerhouse at the top of the capital they were rumored to carry the
01:09divine bloodline he once threw me an obsidian card with an outrageous limit saying he wanted a perfect
01:13air if he found out i gave birth to two monsters he would tear me and them apart without hesitation
01:18dr hanks i pressed the call button dr hanks walked in face pale as a sheet i slapped the
01:23obsidian card onto the bedside table the babies died at birth both of them do you understand he
01:29looked at the card then at the box where the two creatures slowly opened their golden eyes
01:33soon greed prevailed i understand the babies didn't survive i'll report it also i pointed at the glass
01:41box give me a portable case i'm leaving the hospital now in the pouring rain at night i drove like
01:47i'd
01:47lost my mind racing toward the forest on the outskirts of the city scratching sounds kept coming from
01:52the suitcase in the passenger seat they stabbed my heart but i didn't dare listen or stop the car
01:56an hour later i pulled over at the pitch black base of the mountain i walked into the woods with
02:00the
02:00case i was totally soaked and my wounds burned i found a cave and opened the case with trembling hands
02:06go back to where you belong don't blame me if you stay with the hill family you'll die the two
02:12baby
02:12dragons seemed to understand they pressed their foreheads gently against my palm it felt cold but
02:17faintly warm my heart ached like something had been ripped out of me i forced myself to push them
02:22away and ran stay there never come back i gripped the steering wheel and cried how did my life end
02:28up
02:28like this i drove away and went back to my apartment i took a bath but it couldn't ease my
02:34despair the next
02:35morning i woke up to a strange warmth i reached for the bed sheet and felt something smooth and hard
02:41a scream
02:42lodged in my throat the red one was coiled around my neck breathing softly even puffing out a tiny ring
02:48of smoke like it was content the black one crouched by the bedroom door watching the living room with
02:52its golden eyes like a guard i couldn't believe they came back on their own it was the 28th floor
02:58then my phone on the coffee table started vibrating it was leonard's assistant calling when i answered
03:03a cold female voice came through mr hill returned early he'll arrive at your apartment in one hour
03:09leonard will be here in an hour my heart started racing instantly i looked at noctus and ember now
03:15curiously inspecting the water dispenser and i felt my blood run cold leonard was incredibly sharp
03:21my lies wouldn't fool him i needed a decoy i grabbed my phone and instantly dialed a number i need
03:28two
03:28newborn boys now send them to moonlight department within an hour miss quinn this is illegal i've sent
03:33you one million dollars there's another 10 when it's done the next 40 minutes were the longest of my
03:38life i dragged noctus and ember into the wardrobe safe room it was soundproof originally built for
03:44valuables ember got agitated snorting sparks and nearly burning my silk scarf please behave and stay
03:50hidden if you make a sound i'll be in trouble noctus pressed its tiny claw against my hand then
03:55it grabbed ember and slipped into the ceiling vent it was reassuring me everything would be okay
04:01soon someone knocked on the door the middleman rushed in with two babies
04:05these are abandoned newborns nothing's wrong with them pay me and i'm gone i transferred the rest of
04:11the payment and looked at the two sleeping babies on the couch i felt no love only endless fear soon
04:18i heard a deep engine roar limited edition maybach leonard is here the moment the door opened a
04:25suffocating pressure filled the room leonard hill wore a dark gray coat his presence towering and
04:31overwhelming rain water dripped from his clothes and puddled onto the floor his darkened eyes swept
04:37across the room and landed on the swaddle babies he didn't look at them like a father but like a
04:43ruthless
04:43king my palms were slick with sweat and i forced a weak smile you're back i'm still weak so i
04:50didn't go to
04:51the airport leonard ignored me he walked straight to the couch and lifted a corner of the swaddle the air
04:58seemed to freeze he stared at the two human babies just when i thought i was about to be exposed
05:02he
05:03let out a cold laugh these are the airs you gave me my heart clenched yeah yes they look like
05:09you
05:10don't they nervous i could barely stand like me leonard slowly turned his head and a strange glint
05:15flickered in his eyes it made my skin crawl sasha do you really think the hill bloodline is that easy
05:22to
05:22carry he suddenly reached out and grabbed my chin forcing me to look at him also why do i smell
05:27something strange his gaze drifted toward the wardrobe my mind went blank it was the sulfur
05:33from ember's fire earlier run a test leonard let go of me and calmly wiped his fingers with a
05:38handkerchief the doctor is here he brought the equipment so we'll do it here i want the results
05:43the door soon opened and jim walked in with a blood collection kit he didn't even dare to look at
05:47me
05:47i'm done for any attempt at bribery was a joke in leonard's presence the process felt like torture
05:52leonard sat across from me on the couch the entire time he looked relaxed but ready to strike like a
05:57beast he didn't say a word only toying with a maroon signet ring the patterns on it looked eerily
06:02similar to the scales on the two baby dragons time crawled by and it tortured me it's over the moment
06:08the results come out showing they aren't his children i can explain nothing he'd also find the
06:13dragons hiding on the ceiling the machine gave a soft beep and the report was printed
06:17jim picked it up with trembling hands and took a look then his eyes widened and he handed it over
06:22to leonard mr hill the results are out i closed my eyes waiting for judgment leonard glanced at the
06:29report and his voice was indifferent but the corners of his mouth curled up these two are indeed my
06:34children the probability is 99.99 what i snapped my eyes open in shock this was impossible i wondered if
06:42the middleman was arranged by leonard the shock left me speechless however leonard did something
06:47i couldn't understand at all he tore the positive paternity report into pieces right in front of
06:53me the scraps drifted to the floor he stepped closer and bent down beside my ear his breath was warm
06:59but it made me feel frozen nice play sasha remember this a dragon's sense of smell never lies he suddenly
07:06turned his gaze toward the ventilation opening above the wardrobe a thin black tail was faintly visible
07:12there trembling slightly with anger come out leonard reached out toward the vent and his voice turned
07:18strangely gentle i'm here to take you home the air felt thick and heavy and i could barely breathe at
07:23his words two shadows finally emerged from the vent a flash of red shot out first ember launched forward
07:30like a cannonball straight at his face it was small but its jaws opened and a blast of fire erupted
07:37watch out i shouted however leonard didn't even blink he raised his right hand slowly and a faint
07:43golden glow formed in his palm the flames vanished the moment they almost touched his hand dissolving
07:48into smoke ember froze it was as if it couldn't believe its attack had failed following that noctis
07:54slid down it didn't attack it coiled in front of me like a guard its golden pupils locked onto leonard
08:01paired with a low growl the temperature in the room plummeted and frost spread across the floor
08:06these were the creatures i had brought into the world as leonard watched this scene his smile
08:10deepened he seemed stirred fire and frost control that's my airs he ignored noctis warning and stepped
08:17closer at that moment a deep instinctive fear rose in me it wasn't fear but more like submission even
08:23noctis and ember seemed to feel it their bristling scales slowly flattened and their bodies trembled
08:28uncontrollably bloodline suppression leonard approached gently pushed noctis aside and lifted a strand of my
08:35hair sasha you really thought you could fool me with two human babies i had dr hanks modify the
08:41paternity test however since you like those human babies so much keep them use them as shields for
08:45my sons that night he moved in more precisely he turned the place into his command post the windows
08:52were swapped for bulletproof one-way glass and the front door got triple biometric locks from now on
08:57without my permission none of you can go out he had a tin of premium air flown wagyu and was
09:03feeding
09:03ember with tweezers it couldn't resist it at all noctis was calmer perched on the chandelier clearly
09:10eyeing the wagyu i watched this surreal little family and felt my world cracking what about the
09:16two kids the twins i'd paid for were sleeping in there don't worry in public they're my heirs here
09:21they're the only reason you're alive he sounded casual yet i could sense the violence underneath
09:26that's the real him come here he set the tweezers down and looked at me i flinched and slowly shuffled
09:31over since you're their mother there are rules to follow he pointed at ember scales which were
09:35turning red he's about to shed and he'll hit 300 degrees do you want the apartment burned down or
09:39yourself cooked in the following days i got a crash course in dragon keeping he made me memorize
09:44a thick ancient bestiary and bathed the dragons by hand leonard leaned by the door holding a cigarette
09:51and looking at me they're dragons not pets if you can't keep them in line they'll eat you alive
09:56i gritted my teeth and pinned ember down in the tub ember had been growing fast already very strong
10:02maybe my grip was too rough because he sneezed whoosh a small burst of flame shot out of all places
10:08it
10:09landed right on leonard's expensive trousers i almost laughed but the urge died fast that wasn't just fire
10:14it charred the fabric in seconds leonard barely frowned with a flick of his hand the burnt cuff turned to
10:20ash
10:20exposing his calf ember i nearly fainted i was sure leonard would stew him alive but leonard wasn't
10:27angry at all he crouched down flicked ember on the forehead and there was actual approval in his voice
10:32good aim fire powers weak though add fire ganoderma to his diet i this lunatic ember seemed to know
10:38he'd messed up he shot into my arms and buried his scaly head against my chest leonard's eyes followed
10:45the movement and stopped on my chest his look turned dark and unreadable looks like he's attached
10:49to you a storm broke out that night thunder woke me up and i reached beside me empty the dargins
10:55were
10:55gone my heart lurched i got up and the bedroom door swung open lightning flashed revealing the figure in
11:02the doorway it was leonard he was in a silk robe collar open a glass of red wine in his
11:07hand he wore a
11:08weird look looking for them he swirled his wine they're shedding in the case won't be out tonight
11:12i exhaled and pulled the covers up the what brings you here leonard didn't answer he walked over and
11:18sat on the bed the mattress dipped under his weight and his cold woody scent closed around me i hear
11:24women who bear dragons are left with a special mark i want to confirm it what what kind of mark
11:29i shrank
11:30back my back hitting the cold headboard a flower before he finished his cool hand had slid under my
11:35covers landed precisely on my ankle then traveled up and lifted the hem of my nightgown no i tried to
11:41push
11:41him away in panic but my body was limp eventually his hand stopped at my belly there was a faint
11:46silver
11:47pattern there shaped like a blooming red spider lily it had appeared after i gave birth there it is
11:51leonard stared at the pattern his eyes flashing dark red he leaned in his lips almost at my earlobe
11:57sasha you're the first woman in centuries to bear twin dragons and survive what does that mean i asked
12:03it means you'll never escape me leonard's words struck like a chain waking my survival instinct
12:09instantly i can't stay here he deemed his sons and me as a vessel the moment noctis and ember stopped
12:16needing me i'll be dead the chance came soon one afternoon leonard took an urgent call a family
12:23matter had gone wrong and he had to handle it himself i'll be out for two hours he put on
12:27his
12:28coat and held my gaze before walking out security is active be smart the second the door shut i was
12:33on
12:33my feet babies come out in the incubator noctis and ember were noticeably bigger their scales harder
12:40they seemed to sense my urgency and glided right over i grabbed an oversized hiking backpack padded
12:45the bottom thickly and slipped in some clothes to make it feel safe inside listen no matter what happens
12:50do not make a sound no fire either i tucked them in while crying we're going somewhere your dad can't
12:56find us noctis nodded his tail curling around ember and pinning him back down i zipped it up
13:03leaving a small gap for air time was tight i couldn't use the front door but i knew there was
13:07a service
13:08shaft behind the master closet for the ac unit it went to the garage with the heavy bag on my
13:13back
13:13i crawled into the dark narrow tunnel 20 minutes later i emerged in a corner of the garage covered in
13:19dust my car was 50 yards ahead almost there get in and drive straight out the gate but the second
13:24my hand
13:25touched the door handle a pair of headlights flicked on locking me in place a familiar maybox sat parked
13:31in front of mine the window lowered revealing a face darker than the night sasha he held the phone
13:38i'd left in the living room his voice ice cold why not just obey the air went cold leonard walked
13:44toward
13:44me his shoes hit the concrete in sync with my pulse handed over he stopped in front of me staring
13:49at the
13:50bulky hiking pack on my back i clutched the straps my knuckles white as i trembled against
13:55the cold metal door no there's nothing in here just clothes clothes leonard sneered he reached out
14:01and a roar burst from inside the bag hiss roar that was ember he felt how scared i was of
14:07the man in
14:07front of me and instinctively became protective the bag shook violently the zipper popped open and a
14:12snarling red scaled head shot out he gathered flames in his throat then shot a brutal stream of fire at
14:19leonard watch out i cried out i hated leonard but i didn't want him to die here but the scream
14:25i
14:25expected never came leonard just narrowed his eyes his pupils contracted into needle thin slits he
14:31released a pressure beyond embers it was the pure dominance of an apex predator ember's flames hit an
14:38invisible wall mid-air and disintegrated drained and trembling ember whimpered and shrank back into the
14:46bag leonard reached out snatched the bag away and lifted it one-handed like it weighed nothing
14:50trying to torture your own dad you've been spoiling them he shot me an icy look let's go upstairs unless
14:56you want security watching back at the apartment i sat on the couch like i was waiting for a sentence
15:01leonard tossed the bag onto the rug the zipper opened and noctis and ember scrambled out not daring
15:06to move they curled into tight coils leonard poured himself a whiskey his tone casual sasha do you
15:13think you gave birth to monsters i bit my lip as tears began to well up aren't they they're like
15:18beasts and breathe fire researchers will make them lab subjects come on leonard looked like he just
15:24heard a joke he set the glass down and slowly unbuttoned his shirt what are you doing i shrank
15:29back he ignored me took off his shirt and turned around i gasped the tattoo across his back came alive
15:36golden scales surfaced beneath his skin as he turned the golden scales on his chest faded slowly
15:43we are divine by nature not monsters his slit pupils glowed my sons carry the purest bloodline who would
15:50dare take them i was speechless so so he's also noctis and ember seemed to sense their own kind
15:56lifting their heads and hissing happily their tails slapping against the floor i had barely recovered
16:02from shock when the light in the living room flickered the light went out instantly and the
16:06place went completely dark flashes of lightning occasionally lit up the living room leonard's
16:12gaze suddenly shifted his languid mocking look was gone completely instead his gaze was murderous he
16:18ordered me to go to a corner with the babies suddenly a glinting dagger appeared in his hand what's
16:23up i fumbled anxiously carried the dragons and hid behind the couch those old geezers were quick
16:29they couldn't wait to get rid of leonard's heirs just then the shadow on the floor started contorting
16:35the shadows of the coffee table and couch turned into sharp blades and hurtled toward leonard he
16:40swiftly waved the dagger streaks of golden light flashing as all the blades shattered but the
16:45shadows kept emerging from every gap and corner the baby's cries came from the room next door a shadow
16:51sneaked into the room through the gap no i shouted in shock and wanted to rush over to save them
16:57but
16:57leonard held me back he asked me to stay put just as the shadow was about to enter the room
17:02noctis
17:02suddenly moved it broke free from my embrace and dashed out like a shot instead of breathing fire
17:08it only opened its mouth its mouth wasn't big but it suddenly started sucking everything in
17:14the aggressive shadow seemed to have met its rival it froze in midair the shadow tried to escape
17:20but noctis refused to let it go noctis swallowed the hideous shadow and burped in satisfaction
17:25its belly bulging noctis licked its lips it turned and stared at the other shadows on the floor
17:32as if ready for a feast right then the other shadow stopped moving the killer in the dark seemed shocked
17:38the shadows he controlled had become noctis food leonard chuckled and hurled the dagger
17:45toward the corner of the living room a man in black stumbled forward his thigh was covered in blood ember
17:51pounced on him excitedly and breathed fire at that man's bottom he cried for help ten minutes later
17:57the apartment lit up again that killer had been dragged away by leonard's men the room was messy
18:03noctis lay on the couch digesting what it had just devoured leonard stood by the window and gazed at the
18:08rain his expression sullen he turned around and looked at me we gotta leave since the high council sent the
18:13killer here it meant they were suspecting the baby's identities a normal apartment couldn't keep them away
18:18i held ember in fear should i call the police leonard glared at me as if i were a fool
18:23could police
18:24handle the internal conflict between dragons he walked up to me and stared at me condescendingly
18:28he asked me to pack up and take the babies with me go back to hill castle hill castle leonard's
18:33eyes
18:33flashed with murderous intent since they started this he'd bring the real heirs home and make them
18:38give up completely but the babies are innocent isn't it dangerous to take them there leonard said they'd die
18:44out there and that they'd only survive if he was around the twins were the best replacements for my
18:49sons i shivered in fear he was such a scheming guy half an hour later a line of bulletproof
18:55cars pulled up downstairs the dragons were in my bag the maid carried the two babies into the car
19:00the cars drove in the rain and headed for the legendary castle on the dragon vein though dangerous
19:06it was my only way out hill castle was on a mountain in the suburbs of jestin it looked more
19:11like an eerie prison than a castle the cars drove past the metal gates the servants in black stood
19:17on both sides everyone was wearing a mask the atmosphere was suffocating leonard gripped my hand
19:24before we got out of the car his palm was burning he told me i'd be the lady of the
19:29house and the
19:30dragon's mom it was a sin to be weak here i took a deep breath and adjusted my backpack noctis
19:36and ember
19:36were sleeping inside the maid carried the twins and followed us anxiously we entered the hall and
19:43smelled a scent of sandalwood a middle-aged lady with thick makeup walked down the stairs she asked
19:49if i was the one leonard brought home her sharp gaze swept across me and the babies she said i
19:55was
19:55plain and too thin leonard didn't even spare her a glance and led me to the head of the table
20:00he asked
20:00if lily's broken finger had recovered lily's face turned pale instantly and she withdrew her left
20:06hand her eyes were filled with resentment but she fell silent i shivered leonard was more powerful
20:12in this family than i had ever imagined the dinner was the first challenge the hill family members sat
20:17on both sides of the table their gazes were intimidating as if they were eyeing their prey
20:21the maid was carrying the two babies as if sensing the hostility around them they started crying a burly
20:27young man slammed the table and stood up he yelled for the babies to stop crying fiddling with a table
20:32knife he stared at the babies maliciously he asked leonard if the babies were his he said they looked
20:37ordinary and cried like human babies he stood up and walked up to the maid he wanted to squeeze the
20:42baby's cheeks he wanted to see if they were weak as well the maid backed away i jumped to my
20:47feet and
20:48shielded the babies stop it i didn't give birth to them but i promised to keep them safe he asked
20:54if i
20:54pitied them he spun the table knife he said he was trying to check if their dragon nature awoke as
21:01he
21:01said that he spun the knife and aimed it right at my chest leonard held a glass of wine his
21:05expression
21:06cold he stayed put i knew he was forcing me to make a move gritting my teeth i was about
21:12to fight back
21:13but my backpack suddenly shook violently whoosh a whistling sound cut through the air tom waved the table
21:19knife and seemed to have hit something invisible plank the steel table knife broke into two pieces
21:25tom shrieked and stepped backward while holding his wrist suddenly there was a deep claw mark on his
21:31wrist a layer of black frost formed around his wound emitting a cold mist tom cried out fearing someone
21:37would kill him the hall fell silent everyone stared at me in shock there was nothing around me only i
21:43knew
21:43noctis had extended its claw through the opening of the backpack it moved so fast that no one could
21:49see it i tried to stay calm and stared at tom is this how your family treat your guests you
21:54even tried
21:54to harm the babies how dare you leonard finally set his glass down a satisfied smile crossed his face he
21:59clapped it wasn't loud but it hit the people's chests like a hammer leonard said his sons hated tom he
22:06glanced at my backpack with a meaningful look he warned tom that he'd suffer worse if he did that again
22:10tom stared at the black frost spreading on his wrist and looked terrified it was a wound caused
22:15by a high-tier dragon normal medicine couldn't treat it scram tom covered his wrist and fled the hall
22:20the rest of them remained silent and held their breath the castle looked more eerie at night leonard
22:26and i stayed in the suite on the highest floor just as the door closed noctis and ember emerged from
22:31the backpack maybe because they had returned home they seemed very excited ember rolled on the carpet
22:37and kept breathing fire noctis rested by the window and raised its head toward the mountain as if
22:42listening to something they had sensed it leonard stood by the window gazing at the mountain in the
22:46dark it was a forbidden ground where dragons that failed to awaken were buried it was the nexus of
22:50dragon vein dragon vein i fed ember some jerky and asked curiously the hills had stood strong for a
22:56century because of it leonard turned around and looked conflicted it had to be nurtured every 20 years
23:01the hill family would select the strongest heir to go into the forbidden ground they'd be invincible if they
23:06survived but they would die if they failed startled i held ember tight you you want them to go in
23:12they're barely a week old it's not that i want it but they must go in leonard pointed at noctis's
23:17scales
23:17i took a closer look and gasped instantly blood was seeping through the gaps between the black scales
23:24it was trembling slightly it seemed to be in great pain they were growing and their nature was powerful
23:30they didn't get enough nutrients so they were born weak without replenishing their energy at the dragon
23:34vein they would explode and die i panicked upon hearing leonard's words hurry they must go now
23:40it broke my heart to see noctis curled up in pain leonard held me back by the shoulders members of
23:47the
23:47high council were guarding the door leonard could only open the gates during tomorrow's memorial
23:51ceremony but noctis it'd be fine leonard took out a glimmering crimson pearl and put it into noctis's
23:57mouth it was a fragment of his inner core noctis seemed calmer after taking the pearl but it was still
24:03breathing rapidly i couldn't sleep all night i held noctis in my arms and comforted it leonard was
24:08awake too he sat on the couch near the bed and wiped the dagger he had been carrying with him
24:12his gaze was scaring the next morning the bell rang out through the castle the ceremony had begun
24:17i wore a formal black dress and hid the two dragons in my wide sleeves leonard had someone
24:22customize the dress the maid carried the babies they were sacrifices we went to the altar at the back
24:28a few old men had been waiting there they were members of the high council and the ones in power
24:34caleb stared intently at the maid behind me his voice was hoarse and piercing he told us to toss
24:41the babies into dragon pool to confirm who they were i saw a pool with boiling green acid
24:47it was more like a pool used to dissolve corpses noctis and ember might be fine
24:52but the babies would be dead if they were thrown inside caleb ordered the babies thrown in two
24:58expressionless guards dressed in black stepped forward and took the babies from the maid
25:03the baby's cries echoed through the altar the maid was pushed and slumped to the ground in fear stop
25:09are you crazy that's murder i didn't care about my sleeves and rushed forward to stop them but tom
25:14blocked my way murder his gaze was full of malice and joy he said it was the hill family's rule
25:20if the
25:20babies were real dragons the purity potion in the pool would boost their power if they were fake
25:25they would be doomed when i saw the guards hold the babies above the boiling green acid my heart
25:31almost stopped leonard save them i turned to look at leonard my voice was trembling leonard stood still
25:37as the wind blew his trench coat he watched everything coldly until the guards let go of
25:42the babies enough his voice wasn't loud but it was impactful the guards seemed to have been hit
25:47in the chest and were sent flying the babies were flung into the air and caught by a figure behind
25:53leonard who had appeared in the garage earlier leonard adjusted his sleeves nonchalantly caleb
25:58was eager to get rid of the babies leonard straightened his sleeves nonchalantly he wanted
26:02a full check but opposed tossing fake airs into dragon pool everyone was shocked fake airs he admitted
26:09it himself caleb condemned me for misleading the people and said that i should be executed the others
26:14were gloating over this tom drew a dagger from his waist eager to kill me be patient leonard walked
26:21up to me and held my waist then whispered to me let them out this would be a feast for
26:26the dragons
26:26i took a deep breath and raised my arms the two dragons who had been impatient slid down my sleeves
26:33someone laughed and said those were lizards noctis and ember who were weak and in pain didn't seem
26:38that powerful they curled up and shivered on my palm tom laughed doubting the kids were leonard's
26:46two mutated lizards tom chided us for fooling the high council the crowd couldn't stop laughing
26:51caleb's face turned livid he thought everything was absurd he ordered to throw us and the lizards
26:57into the pool leonard proposed letting them into the pool he suddenly held my hand and flung it toward
27:03the pool as i exclaimed noctis and ember were thrown into the boiling pool when they fell into the pool
27:10green waves zippled across the surface everyone craned their necks eager to see the acid reduce the
27:15lizards to bones however they heard no scream the boiling water seemed to settle a huge whirlpool was
27:22formed in the middle of the pool the crowd was shocked to see the pool water reducing i stared at
27:28the
27:28bottom the green liquid turned clear gradually two glowing orbs formed in the middle of the whirlpool
27:35one of them was black and one of them was red it sounded like they were gulping noctis and ember
27:41were drinking the acidic purity potion as the liquid reduced their bodies began to change drastically
27:46their tiny bodies had grown to about three feet in length their dull scales had turned shiny and sharp
27:53the bump on noctis's head split open and a pair of dragon horns emerged the scales on ember's back
27:59flared open and a pair of flaming wings spread out the altar was instantly engulfed by a formidable
28:04primordial energy those relatives who were laughing earlier turned pale instantly and started quivering
28:09someone even fell to their knees caleb said ancestral power awoke he dropped his walking stick on the floor
28:15his feelings were mixed with tears in his eyes the hill family finally had real dragons a deafening roar of
28:22the
28:22dragons rang out shattering all the glasses around the altar two gigantic figures shot up kicking up a
28:27cloud of mist noctis was more than three feet tall now its black scales glistened accentuating its cold
28:32presence ember was shrouded in flame it spread its wings looking like a demon they circled from above
28:38as they stared coldly at the insignificant humans below they gradually descended from the sky then
28:44stopped behind leonard and me noctis lowered its head and nuzzled against my cheek tom who had been
28:49arrogant earlier already collapsed to the ground he had wet his pants i glanced at the dragons then at
28:55the hills who were quivering in fear i couldn't help feeling shocked did they pass the trial leonard
29:00swept his gaze across everyone he asked coldly if anyone was still doubtful about the dragons everyone
29:06fell dead silent leonard suggested to set the rules properly he held my hand and walked to the highest
29:11spot of the altar it was a spot meant for the head of the family noctis and ember followed behind
29:16scared everyone hung their heads leonard named me the family matriarch his voice wasn't loud but it
29:21echoed through the place he made me his voice disrespecting me defies the dragons no way just
29:28then someone objected it was caleb though he was terrified his greed had made him lose his sanity
29:34even though noctis and ember were pure dragons they should be raised by the high council instead of an
29:39outsider like me so that they wouldn't go astray he said i had no right before leonard said anything
29:44noctis who was behind me suddenly moved it opened its mouth widely and bit the altar in front of
29:51caleb with a loud crack the marble top shattered into pieces noctis spat out the crushed stones and
29:58fixed its gaze on caleb it let out a deep growl as if threatening to bite caleb after this caleb
30:05rolled
30:05his eyes and passed out noctis and ember had spoken on leonard's behalf leonard smiled and looked at me
30:12affectionately affectionately he said we were going home for a meal i took a deep breath and straightened
30:16my back from then on my life was about to change completely i was the dragon's mom and the matriarch
30:23of this empire we returned to our room and closed the doors with white smoke noctis and ember shrunk
30:31back to about the length of a forearm i darted forward and caught them with the hem of my dress
30:37they
30:38are tired i caressed their heads noctis nuzzled against my palm struggling to stay awake ember
30:43yawned exhaling a plume of smoke then it curled up and fell asleep i looked at the two cuties in
30:49my arms
30:50leonard walked up to me and removed his coat he looked at the dragons with a gentle look don't spoil
30:56them they had barely passed the trial i rolled my eyes at him he set high hopes they were only
31:01a week old
31:02leonard sat on the bed and removed his tie they were his sons what happened today was temporary
31:07those old men would do something worse once they recovered how dare they try to hurt us again leonard
31:12sneered his golden eyes looked alluring anyone from the hills would try to challenge us if we weren't
31:18dead should we run away then i held the dragons leonard arched a brow and held the back of my
31:23head
31:24forcing me to look at him he said i could never escape after bearing the dragons we would only be
31:31safe
31:31when we were in power he suddenly unbuttoned his shirt to reveal the golden dragon on his chest
31:37i took a good look it wasn't a tattoo they were golden scales that grew on his body leonard was
31:42golden the king he pointed at noctis who was asleep noctis and ember were rare mutants the black killed
31:48the red destroyed noctis seemed to have heard him so it shook its tail the elders feared losing their
31:54power leonard said the hill's heirs were unbeatable and superior what what about the replacements
32:00i pointed at the two babies sleeping next door leonard asked to keep them and narrowed his eyes
32:05the high council would pull all kinds of tricks it wasn't an issue for the hills to raise the babies
32:10i nodded leonard lay down and held the dragons and me in his arms he told us to sleep
32:17the following days it seemed calm in the castle all food sent here would be tested with a silver needle
32:22on the third night tom suddenly came his hands were bandaged and he forced a fake smile an old
32:28servant behind him was holding a purple pot tom apologized and said caleb had the soup prepared
32:35it looked rich and was aromatic noctis and ember were playing with yarn balls they looked up at once
32:41they're not hungry i rejected tom said turning caleb down would be disrespectful the drake herb boosted
32:50energy ember's eyes lit up at the mention of drake herb it wanted to fly over but noctis hit it
32:56with its
32:57tail noctis stood at a distance from the soup and took a whiff suddenly its scales flared up and it
33:04growled in disgust then it turned its back to tom and farted tom's face instantly darkened you're
33:12asking for it he looked vicious but with leonard here he did nothing in the end he threw the soup
33:17to
33:18the ground and left i'll get you back the bowl shattered soup splashing on the floor black smoke rose
33:23the moment the soup touched the carpet creating a huge hole i shivered that wasn't just any soup it
33:30was poison had ember drank the soup hearing the commotion leonard came out from the study when he
33:35saw the hole on the floor the air grew heavy how dare he looks like i wasn't harsh enough he
33:40pulled
33:40out his phone and dialed a number do it cut off the second branch's overseas funding chain and cripple tom's
33:45other hand however the high council retaliated viciously late that night the castle fell into an eerie
33:52silence again this time not even the sound of insects could be heard i was half asleep when i
33:56suddenly felt a tight pressure on my chest when i opened my eyes i was horrified to find a massive
34:02shadow on the ceiling it wasn't lifeless it was writhing like a living swamp slowly dripping thick
34:08black liquid leonard i couldn't make any sound the shadow lunged down targeting noctis and ember in my
34:14arms this was umbral the high council's top assassin physical attacks were useless to it
34:19at that critical moment noctis who feigned sleep snapped its eyes open its golden eyes glowed
34:24terrifyingly bright in the dark facing the oncoming umbral it didn't panic at all it looked excited
34:29it didn't breathe fire or use claws instead it opened its mouth and let out a silent roar that
34:35thundered through the mind noctis remained small but at that moment the phantom of an ancient dragon
34:41appeared behind it the phantom opened its mouth wide trying to absorb umbral the once ferocious umbral
34:47let out a piercing scream trying to escape it raked across the ceiling but to noctis that was nothing
34:54with a soft slurp noctis swallowed umbral along with all the evil energy it carried after eating
35:02noctis licked its lips unsatisfied it even rubbed its slightly bulging belly then it oozed some dark
35:07light its originally dark scales turned even darker a faint haunting dark sheen flickered its shadow ability
35:13had evolved looks like the high council just helped you at some point leonard was leaning against the
35:19headboard he poked noctis's belly can you digest that noctis lifted its head proudly and burped then
35:25it spat out a black bead pushing it toward me this is umbral pearl what a surprise nice wear it
35:33and no
35:33evil reaches you i held the cool bead looking out the window it was dark but i felt at ease
35:39the high
35:39council couldn't imagine that their umbral would end up as my son's snack the next morning when leonard
35:45and i walked into the dining hall the tension was thick some of the elders looked ashen their eyes
35:50sunken like their life force had been drained especially erwin who controlled umbral last night
35:54he was slumped in a wheelchair too weak to even hold a spoon umbral was bound to its master's life
35:59erwin's life was reduced after that night looks like none of you slept well leonard made me sit at the
36:04head of the table before taking a seat beside me that single gesture made my status clear leonard
36:09you you dare let those beasts hurt your elders erwin pointed at me tremblingly his voice hoarse
36:14abominations leonard laughed coldly piercing into his stake with force do i have to spell things out
36:20you raised that filthy thing that barged into my room right silence leonard stood up taking out dragon
36:28seal the symbol of the highest authority he pushed it to me make it known from today on
36:33sasha has the same authority as i do she's on par with me his gaze swept across the room if
36:39anyone
36:39dares to scheme against her or my sons again you'll end up like umbral i held the seal in my
36:45hand
36:45feeling the sense of dependence coming from the dragons i felt no fear i was backed in this cruel
36:52family my sons were my supports after that leonard brought me to the forbidden ground it was a huge cave
36:59hidden behind a cliff with two dragonstone pillars at the entrance even before getting close i could
37:05already feel a vast energy dragon tomb leonard cut his finger and dripped blood onto the door the heavy
37:11door slowly opened and a wave of stale air surged out noctis and ember perked up with excitement as
37:17they darted out of my backpack as if they had found their mother they rushed into the darkness we followed
37:22them when i saw what was inside i was shocked there were piles of white skeletons some of them were
37:29massively long some were frozen in their final stance at the very center of the cave was a pool
37:34of faint golden glowing liquid it was the handed down dragon source our bloodline is powerful but hard to
37:39awaken these skeletons were the ancestors who had failed during their awakening though noctis and ember
37:44are gifted they were born prematurely they must undergo baptism the dragons couldn't wait longer
37:49and leapt into the golden pool a miracle happened the calm pool began to boil golden particles rose up
37:57drilling into their scales after that they let out cries that sounded painful and exhilarated dark
38:04purple lighting like patterns began to surface on noctis's body while ember's wings grew larger
38:09their edges burning with white hot flames this is leonard stared at them for the first time he looked
38:15genuinely shocked one core two forces meaning i asked it's the highest form a dragon can reach leonard
38:22explained trying to contain his excitement normally a dragon has only one attribute but they're influencing
38:28each other they formed an energy circulation between them noctis rules darkness and devouring ember
38:33light and destruction they're destined to rule together just then a stone tablet suddenly lit up
38:38a phantom dragon burst out from it it circled in the air before lowering its head in submission
38:44toward the two all dragons submit the old pools in the high council are done for leonard wrapped an
38:50arm around my shoulder and laughed sasha you gave me two monsters watching noctis and ember playing in
38:57the pool i smiled monsters or not to me they were spoiled babies none of us expected that while we
39:04were
39:04immersed in joy someone was scheming against us it was evening when we left when we returned i sensed
39:12something was off it was too quiet at this hour the maid should have been feeding the human twins
39:17or taking them to see the sunset but the second floor was entirely silent not a single maid was in
39:23sight strange leonard's gaze sharpened as he rushed toward the nursery the door was open it was a mess
39:29the maid lay unconscious in a pool of blood the cradle was empty and the human twins were gone
39:33there was a blood-stained note on the table with crooked handwriting on it if you want the heirs alive
39:38have sasha bring the dragon tomb's key to the abandoned factory in the west at midnight
39:42alone bring those two monsters and we'll kill them my head buzzed idiots leonard stared at the note
39:48dangerously how dare they what now sweat covered my palms even if they're not the heirs they're still
39:53humans they took the hidden place of our kids we save them of course he said coldly but since they
39:58specifically asked for you we'll play along just then noctis suddenly rubbed itself against my face
40:04making a strange sound it jumped down twisting its body like it was trying to imitate something
40:09in front of leonard and i noctis scales began to retract limbs stretched out gradually forming the
40:15outline of a human body in just a few seconds a little boy appeared on the carpet however his
40:22thorns hadn't fully disappeared and he still had a tail not to be outdone ember burst into a puff of
40:30red smoke a chubby little kid appeared his wings hadn't retracted either as they flapped awkwardly
40:36what i was stunned what happened the baptism worked leonard crouched down pinching noctis cheek only to
40:42get swatted it was imperfect but with thicker clothes and hats it's almost there noctis opened his mouth
40:49his voice cute but icy mom save them i want to eat the bad guys ember immediately nodded i want
40:55to burn
40:56them my heart jolted even though they weren't human they had spent days with the human twins
41:01all right leonard stood up taking hooded children's sweatshirts from the wardrobe and tossed them to
41:07the kids let me take you to the outside world then sasha take them to the factory you mean a
41:12cruel smile
41:13curled at the corner of his lips let them go in as hostages surprise those kidnappers at midnight the
41:19wind blew hard at the factory i carried two suitcases two kids in black hoodies followed behind me
41:25i'm here on the second floor several masked men looked down at me the human twins were hanging
41:31over a huge barrel their mouths were stuffed and they were crying the money and the key are here
41:36let the babies go relax mrs hill the leader grinned viciously bring those two up here let us check the
41:42goods i patted the kids and told them to go on noctis and ember nodded before walking up the stairs
41:50they kept their heads lowered covering most of their faces they looked like they were scared a
41:55kidnapper grabbed them and yanked their hoods off let's see what these so-called airs look like when
42:00the hoods came off his hand froze under the dim light noctis stared at him coldly he bared his mouth
42:06revealing his fine sharp fangs mister does your head taste good at the same time ember's hoodie burst apart
42:13blazing wings spread wide open holy crap monster before he could finish noctis had already bitten his
42:19wrist ember blasted a stream of fire that snapped the ropes leonard's shadow guards appeared catching
42:25the falling babies now do it i ordered it became a slaughterhouse noctis and ember tore through the
42:32crowd the guns in those kidnappers hands were just like toys when we had the upper hand something
42:37changed especially with a bullet with a strange purple glow shot out of the darkness it targeted my
42:42forehead it was so fast that noctis couldn't react in time sasha sasha a tall figure suddenly stood in
42:49front of me it was leonard the bullet went through his shoulder with toxic mist he groaned and dropped
42:54to his knees the poison was potent it corroded his scales the wound turned black leonard i shrieked as i
43:00rushed over to cover his wound green fluid gushed out don't don't cry his golden eyes began to lose focus
43:06this is a poison made for dragons his breathing was getting weaker suddenly i recalled the doctor
43:12saying my blood had mutated i carried strong healing power i was the dragon mother my blood was the best
43:17antidote i quickly grabbed a dagger from the ground and slashed my palm then i pressed it against his lips
43:23drink hurry my blood flowed into his mouth the black energy around him faded the charred wound started to
43:32grow fresh tissue healing rapidly leonard's eyes snapped open his golden pupils were brighter than
43:37usual he grabbed the back of my head and kissed me still tasting like blood then he pulled me behind
43:43him how dare they target my woman he stood up looking straight at a distant tower the mastermind was hiding
43:49there he finally decided to show himself with a furious roar his clothes tore apart scales spread across
43:55his body he just turned into a half dragon combat form noctus and ember sensed their father's rage and
44:01turned to their true form the three of them flew toward the sniper's position caleb didn't expect leonard
44:08to break the poison and that the young dragons would be this terrifying he used all his cards over 10
44:14umbrals heavy firearms but they were useless noctus opened its mouth and started devouring the umbrals
44:20ember turned into a flying bomber blasting the weapons into a sea of flames leonard appeared in front of
44:25caleb in a flash he grabbed caleb by the throat lifting him up easily leonard spare me i'm your
44:31uncle caleb struggled he was now desperate i only wanted to borrow those kids inner core for the
44:37family for the family leonard snickered so you think you can kill my wife and kids don't kill him
44:42i shouted leonard froze and looked at me in confusion i stared at caleb who had nearly destroyed my family
44:49quick death isn't enough throw him into the dragon pool let him feel what it feels like to be
44:53tortured he can guard the dragon tomb for life leonard smiled that meant approval all right at
44:59this moment caleb suddenly detonated every bomb hidden on him we'll die together with that everything
45:05exploded noctus ember i yelled in terror at the last second noctus and ember spiraled together in midair
45:12black and red light fused into a massive formation they forcibly swallowed the explosion when the smoke
45:19cleared leonard held me unharmed noctus and ember were dusty some of their scales were blown off
45:24but they were still energetic as they huffled angrily at the ruins as for caleb he had reduced
45:30to ashes the dawn arrived falling across the ruins leonard held me close watching noctus and ember
45:36playing then he uttered it's over no one will lay a finger on you again three years later the castle
45:41was full of white roses leonard and i held another wedding it practically shook the elite circle everyone
45:49kept talking about the mysterious twin flower boys in the lounge mom my tail won't go in three-year-old
45:55noctus was wearing a tailored suit he looked distressed as he pointed at his tail nervous he
46:00couldn't control his human form what about ember whenever he got nervous he would hiccup each one came
46:06with sparks don't be nervous breathe i smiled as i fixed their bow ties before tucking noctus's tail
46:12into his pants today is a big day you are the stars just then the door opened leonard walked in
46:17wearing
46:17a white custom suit he looked handsome he came over and picked up the boys his gaze gentle are you
46:23ready
46:23my lovely bride the wedding began i took his arm and walked down the carpet guests filled both sides
46:30the human twins we adopted were now plump and healthy they were clapping happily as the flower boys
46:36noctus and ember looked serious a spark would still slip out though but to the guest it just looked
46:41like magic during the ring exchange leonard dropped to one knee and kissed my hand sasha thank you for
46:46giving me a home and thank you for taming us i stared at him then at the kids who were
46:51stealing
46:52candies with their tails i was touched this happiness was beyond words sunlight poured over the castle
46:57a dragon patterned flag fluttered this was a legend of dragons and also our fairy tale
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