Lord of Ascension: The Birth of Chaos-Chapter 57 Northern Mountains

Scarlet stared at him a second longer, contemplating whether he should trust Kaelith or not. But after a while, he gave Kaelith a nod. "I’ll be back."

"When you are coming back, bring a black cloak." Kaelith poked the dragon egg one more time.

"Yes, brother." A smile formed on Scarlet’s lips before he headed to the door. To him, even if what Kaelith said was not true... but as long as he was willing to go that far for him, he was more than grateful.

Kaelith turned the door after it was closed. He clicked his tongue with annoyance. "What am I even doing... When did I start to care about others?" A frown formed between his brows.

’I’m only doing this to find out how the dragons were able to survive, and of course to get more dragons. After all their blood will serve me a great purpose.’ he thought to himself.

’It’s time to pay the old grumpy dragon another visit, he will be delighted to know that some of his distant relatives were able to survive just like he did.’

....

Evening came, and Kaelith was already dressed in a black cloak, his eyes were the only part of him that was visible.

The cloak was from Agnes, she had gifted it to him at his last birthday. And it wasn’t an ordinary cloak, it was an invisibility cloak.

Kaelith moved quietly through the underground hall, the black cloak wrapped tightly around him. The Mages were still at their post as usual, standing near the sealed door. This time they looked more observant and attentive to their surroundings, almost as if they were waiting for someone.

’Seems like they knew someone was here the last time.’

Kaelith brought his Drakyn ring close to his lips, and he muttered a spell under his breath. Just like before, their bodies slumped to the ground with red energy swirling around them, like a cocoon.

He walked past them, before making a swift cut on his palm, placing it on the rune. A golden light illuminated the air before the door creaked open.

Kaelith entered the chamber. Inside was just as dark and cold as the first time. As he stepped further into the chamber, the heavy chains waved slightly in the air along the pillars.

"Dragon."

He called out, a second went by but there was no answer except the sound of the clanking chains.

Kaelith parted his lips to call the dragon again, but then, a big shadow dropped down, its wings fluttering slightly in the tight air.

The dragon landed on the ground with a loud thud, the mere breeze pushing Kaelith a few feet back.

Kaelith pulled off his hood. "I thought you might want to hear something interesting," he said, going straight to the point.

The dragon’s golden eyes opened slowly. "It better be worth my time."

"Six dragon eggs showed up in the palace today."

The dragon’s head shifted. The sound of chains scraping echoed softly.

"They’ve survived," Kaelith added. "Or someone must have kept them hidden all these years. And now, they’ve chosen new heirs."

The dragon stared at him. "And one must have chosen you."

Kaelith gave a small nod. "A weird black one."

A low breath left the dragon’s mouth. "A black egg... that’s rare."

Kaelith folded his arms, staring at the dragon with an arched brow. "I thought you were the last dragon."

"I am," the dragon said. "But not all dragons were born of my kind. Some were... mixed. Their bloodline is generally weaker. But it could be possible that a few of them were hidden."

"And now someone’s brought them back, I wonder if this is a good thing for the realm," Kaelith said. ’Though I know it is a very good thing for me.’

"Seems that way."

Kaelith took a step closer. "I happen to need another one."

The dragon raised its head. "Greedy, aren’t you?"

"It’s not for me. There’s someone I need to get one for."

The dragon looked at him for a moment. "Why? Because it is strange, you want to get a dragon egg for someone other than yourself."

Kaelith didn’t answer right away. "I don’t need any reason, as long as it will benefit me in the long run. And besides, I don’t need someone weak under my wing."

"You mention weak, does that mean the person is a weakling?" the dragon squinted his eyes at him. "You know a dragon egg won’t accept someone without magic."

"I’ll handle that."

The dragon exhaled. Smoke drifted from its nose. "Why should I tell you?"

"Because I’m your only hope of leaving this prison."

The dragon stared at him for a second longer as if contemplating, before sighing. "Fine. There were whispers about a nest buried deep in the northern mountains. I don’t know if it still exists. But if any survived, that’s where you’ll find them."

"Good."

Kaelith turned, then paused. "If I bring him, and the egg doesn’t choose him..."

"Then he wasn’t meant for it," the dragon cut in. "Simple as that."

"And if it does?"

"Then you’ll have something the others don’t. Loyalty that’s earned, not bought."

Kaelith said nothing. He pulled his hood back over his head.

As he walked toward the wall, the dragon’s voice followed behind him.

"Be careful, Dravakhan," the dragon said behind him. "The world is changing faster than you think. And not all change is in your favor."

Kaelith didn’t respond. He pressed his palm to the seal again. The wall pulsed under his touch, then slowly split open with a faint groan. He stepped through and let the stone close behind him.

The hallway was still silent. The mages lay slumped where he left them, red energy flickering softly around their bodies. Kaelith moved past them without looking at them.

As he walked through the long corridor, his steps were light, but his thoughts were heavy.

’The northern mountains... it’ll take at least a week to get there, maybe more if we run into wards or patrols. But if there’s even a chance a dragon egg exists...’

He touched the edge of his cloak, eyes narrowing.

’Scarlet, I won’t let you be cast aside by the world. But the rest depends on you.’

His pace quickened. He had a map stored in his drawer, one that showed every old path through the northern range, including ruins untouched by patrols. That would be their best shot.

By the time he reached his room, the dragon egg on the table was still sitting exactly where he left it, without any hope of hatching soon.

Kaelith walked up to it, brushed dust off its shell, and muttered, "You better not waste my time either."

He turned away, walking toward his shelves to search for the map.

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