Draconic King of Shadows-Chapter 80: Eldritch Wyvern

Damion’s gaze shot to the side when he felt intense heat waves reach him. His eyes narrowed further when he saw Kenzo’s right eye glowing with a bright red light, and his instincts screamed at him to back off. Regardless of the warning, he had only taken a step back when the system popped up with a notification, and he was forced to stop for a second.

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[New Quest Received]

[Quest Description- The Destinies of two Dragon Kins clash, yet only one Life matter,

Help one of the Dragon Kins Evolve, then Tame them]

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Right after reading the quest description, a loud roar tore through the atmosphere, shattering any semblance of silence the jungle retained in all the chaos.

Trees swayed, their thick branches waving in the wind chaotically. The Earth trembled, making the once natural and easy action of standing near impossible.

The red glow in Kenzo’s eyes intensified in response to the roar, and his body began to morph, his military clothing tearing and his sword dropping to the ground.

Damion backed away, watching the transformation earnestly. Who would have thought that Kenzo had two abilities, or was he tripping? He had always thought that Kenzo’s Ability was too... weird. He should have been born with an ability similar to his twin, or at least quite close to it, yet he had this silver energy manipulation.

’But why has he never transformed before, even partially?’ Damion thought.

’This confirms my speculations,’ Nyx suddenly said into Damion’s mind.

’What are you talking about?’ Damion asked, pure confusion written all over his face.

’I wasn’t so sure before, but now I know it... Kenzo is the Heir to the Blade God, Kaito.’ Nyx dropped the shocking info.

Damion’s mouth hung open slightly, but he immediately closed it back due to the heat coming from Kenzo and summoned the Jaws of Ophidia right after. He wasn’t shocked by who Kenzo was the Heir to, instead, he was shocked by the fact that Kenzo was a Heir! Were Heirs just popping up everywhere?

’The silver energy he controls is a product of a Celestial Artifact fused with his left eye,’ Nyx continued. ’The Artifact converts his Mana into Qi, the energy unique to sword wielders.’

Damion’s eyes widened in shock, and his gaze shot towards the collapsing wall. ’So that’s why he’s better than me at using the Phantom Slash,’ Damion thought with a wry smile. ’He’s privileged to have the perfect energy for it.’

More cracks snaked through the wall, making its collapse inevitable. However, when it was just about to crumble, the attacks from the other side stopped, and there was a brief moment of silence.

Emily and Melruen paused, their breaths becoming laboured, and their hearts beating out of their chests.

"It’s going to do that again," Emily muttered, or so she thought, everyone could hear her clearly.

"Run!" Melruen yelled and activated his Ability, bolting back towards the base as fast as his legs could carry him.

Emily followed right behind him, moving much slower than usual. She was almost depleted of Mana, resulting in her feeling weak and fatigued.

Their panicked state didn’t let them see the transforming Kenzo, and Damion was too concerned for the impending clash to be worried about two random students.

Kenzo’s legs bent and turned digitigrade, his nails tearing through his boots and ending in blood red sharp claws. His arms elongated, and his nails grew into deadly sharp claws too.

His long red hair undulated as if he were underwater, his face deforming slightly, turning more beastial than human as fangs grew from his teeth. Three bumps bulged on his head, before growing into three twisting horns.

Black scales pierced through his skin, their thickness visible as they overlapped on one another, creating an impregnable armor.

His inhuman shape forced him to get on all fours, and he unhesitatingly did so as his body explosively multiplied in size.

More scales grew in the gaps created by the increase in size, and he was soon over three meters tall.

At the same time, an explosion occurred, blowing the earth wall to pieces. The explosion carried enough energy to shoot pieces of rocks and small boulders back, with more to whip Damion off his feet, sending him flying back.

He glimpsed a terrifying creature lunging from the smoke and dustout created, before he crashed into a tree and landed on a branch.

He immediately raised his gaze up, and he saw a scene he was never going to forget.

On one side was Kenzo, his black abyssal scales absorbing light, having one red eye burning with red flames and the other glowing Silver and burning with a Silver flame. His tail swayed dangerously behind him, its blunt end tearing through the ground with its sheer strength and weight.

His three twisting black horns with red tips jutted from his skull, giving him a particularly demonic look, and the red claws he had only accentuated that feature.

On the other side was a creature spoken of only in legends. Horns, wings, a pair of limbs, and a tail...it was a Wyvern. However, there was something unnerving about the Wyvern’s look.

The Wyvern’s slender tail stretched as long as its body. It had expansive wings, boasting a formidable wingspan. Its scales glimmered with a deep, scarlet red hue, while some parts looked to be festering like a corpse.

Three black horns curved from its head, with one of them broken at its side.

The wyvern radiated an unclean aura, reminiscent of the demonic aura Kenzo oozed out.

"Is this what triggered the quest?" Damion asked, his mind swirling with different thoughts. "They have similar but different features, and they have this... corrupt aura around them."

"A Demon," Nyx said.

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[Lower Rank 5 Demon]

[Eldritch Wyvern]

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Damion gasped. "Its aura is beyond the Lower Rank, so how come?"

"That’s Demons for you, Damion," Nyx said. "Their Rank doesn’t determine their strength. Even at that, this Demon is weak when compared to True Demons."

"True Demons?" Damion repeated.

"Yes. A true Demon’s body wouldn’t deteriorate like the Wyvern’s body is," Nyx explained. "It was probably turned into one a day ago, judging by how far the deterioration has gone."

Damion narrowed his gaze. "Turned? You mean others can be turned into Demons?!" He asked panickedly.

"Yes," Nyx replied. "Anyone can be turned, gods even."