It's Been a Week since I became a Dragon with Lightning coursing through my veins. Things have changed.
I am now the Dragon Prince....Or at least that's what they are calling me, the Beastmen.
"Hmm, so this is how the lightning is channeled...." I say with relief, turning to the next page of the book.
Oh, OH, they also handed me this Advanced Ancient Dragon Prayer Book.
I must say this has some beginner friendly descriptions on how to channel the spells.
'hm? these spells....Some of them are not canon to Elden Ring, I remember...wait, These are from
Convergence Mod. Ooh~'
"Prince," one would say with the reverence, "Breakfast prepared."
I blinked. Breakfast was a slab of meat, and the smell suggested it was not your typical meat that humans eat.....
I didn't ask, just ate.
'Umm~ It Tastes good...Too Good'
Well, I've been spending Much time in Farum Azula, with Beastmen.
They cook me all 3 meals a Day, which, to be honest, is all meat, but it's way better than instant noodles and a crampy apartment.
They taught me Beastal Incantations between courses.
"Five fingers, one hand," the oldest Beastman said, tapping my palm ritual-style. "Now you keep thunder in the hand and carry storm in heart."
I kept my palms close as I conjured Redlightning between them.
The Lightning Threads and sparks gather and stay suspended.
"Good, To Bend the Lightning, One must first learn to hold it," he said as he corrected my stance.
The Sweat rolled out from my forehead as I concentrated on the Orb between my palms.
bam~!
"fwe~ damn that was some intense mental work," I sighed as I drank some water, "Don't worry, elder, give me 3 more days and I should be able to Conjure the Stake."
I said as I relaxed.
"It's Ok, Prince, that would not be necessary. You almost perfected it. The best way to fully Learn a Technique is through combat."
He said as he whispered something in a fellow beastman's ear.
"Combat? I like sparring. So, who am I going against?" I said, all excited, standing up.
"Oh, No, no, Not Sparring. A Duel....A Duel To Death," he said with a wicked grin.
"HO HO HO HO Ho!!" Hearing this, Others started cheering and all ramped up, As they took up their weapons.
"..D-Death?!"
"Yes, Prince. Only through Such fights, one can channel the Primal current through you like breathing."
My eyes widened. These guys are Serious!!!
~calm down, Partner. You are a Dragon, and you have Me.
Besides, you should get used to fighting with your Life on line,
The Supernatural World is not Merciful ~
"this...I understand," I said, taking a deep breath.
Ddraig is right, World of DxD or the Elden Ring, both are ruthless.
My enemies will always Look for ways to Kill me, And to protect my Loved ones, I should too.
This is a Dog eat Dog world now, And I'd better adapt to this Reality.
With that motivation, "So who am I killing, Elder?" I said with confidence and a smile playing at my lips.
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[STORMHILL EVERGAOL - ACTIVE]
Would you be able to enter?
"...."
'Out of everything, to think that this is my first battle.....' I rubbed my forehead, standing on the glowing rune of the evergaol.
'I know exactly what kind of Monster is waiting inside....especially for early game players like me...fuck....'
As I recalled my Gaming days, the Crowd was cheering for me.
They are standing around the Arena, an audience waiting for a spectacle.
"My Prince, Go now and Claim the soul of that Knight of the Old Order." He said as he stepped back, giving me space to activate the Rune.
"Let his death be our stepping stone towards our New Empire," He said with great Revernce in his Fragile Old voice.
Welp, I guess this is it.
I stretched my body as I pressed
A dark veil formed around the Arena, preventing Anyone from entering or...Well Leaving.
The beastmen started talking among themselves as they stood on the other side of the nearly transparent veil.
A bright blue crack formed on the Ground before me as a Figure came out of it.
A knight, with Deep red-brown Armour with a Sigil on his chest. He is wielding a Great Sword in the same Color and a Great Shield in his off hand.
The Shield has a huge horn pointing out, which is strong enough to pierce armour.
[CRUCIBLE KNIGHT - MID-CLASS DEVIL]
'Hu? Mid class?? It seems the System is trying to rank in terms of DxD....I guess it's ok....'
I thought as Red Lightning sparkled on my fingertips, as I took a stance.
'I am close to at least Low class devil. I should be careful-!!!!'
Swoosh-
Before I could finish, The Knight blinked in front of me, swinging his greatsword,
boom-
I Tried to block, but it broke through, spurring me into the air.
Damn it!!
Eh?
Before I touch the GRound, the Knight charged with his Shield....
Shield bash!!
Piercing my stomach as he threw me across the arena.
'fuck, this is not the game, for him to execute moves one after another...'
Cough-!
"hehe...ruthless are we?"
I stood as the shadows slowly stitched my wound close....
So be It!!
I enhanced my Body with Lighting as I caught up to him in less than a Second.
"Lighting Fist"
Flash!! Boom~~
"ARghh!!" the Knight shrieked as the Red Lightning passed through him, roasting the shit out of him.
Boom-!! Stomp!!
He quickly reacted with a seismic stomp to push me away and ground the Lightning through the Armour.
Crucible knights, or beings that are clad in Armour in general, are weak to Lightning Pierce.
"Again!!"
We both rushed towards each other as a Lightning dagger formed in my hand.
Swing, parry, shield-bash,
swing, sweep, press.
He closed on me with a single rule: deny space.
His greatsword carved arc after arc as I dodged and changed my Daggers into a Stake.
Something to Pierce his fuckin thick armour, as I struck him with lightning again.
He kicked me in the stomach and put distance between us.
'What's he up to??...!!'
My eyes widened as I saw holy golden Wings furl out.
"Phase 2!!"
I instinctively jumped back as I saw him strike the ground I was standing on, Blinding Speed.
Those Wings!!!
Huh?
Boom!!
With almost no swing back, he spun and struck me with his Tail.
Boom
Boom
Smashing me into the Ground, repeatedly.
The Aspects of the Crucible flared.
He rose to the sky, raising his sword. The Holy power gathers into it.
The Shine was Brilliant Yellow as it lit up the Evergaol.....
Blood ran hot along my cheek. My legs twitched, my body numb....
I could see the silhouette of the knight above.
'I need something strong and Fast to strike him...'
As Mind wanted to give in, the words of Elder Echoed.
To channel the power, his teachings on the Very Nature of the Lightning.
'Remember, My prince.
The Lightning is not Cast but Realised....
We are all connected.....
Both you and your enemy....
No Mortal is out of Sight and No God is out of reach.....
The Path to your Enemy, to their heart...
To their very Soul, Is already laid out.
You just have to See it!!'
bdump~ bdump~
The world became dark as I could see only outlines,
'I need to see....'
In an instant, the world obeyed. The roaring cheers of the beastmen, the humming tension of the evergaol's barrier, the agonizing throb of my own wounds.
It all vanished.
Sound ceased to exist, replaced by an oppressive silence that felt heavier than any noise.
The world lost its color, draining away into a realm of stark, black-and-white outlines, a ghostly sketch of reality.
My draconic gaze pierced the veil, and I saw what lay beneath the world.
A great river of energy, a constant, silent flow of white-violet power, coursed through everything.
My eyes followed the streams of light, and there, connecting me to the hovering knight, was a single, distinct path.
I reached out my hand, not towards the physical knight, but towards that ethereal stream of energy.
My fingers brushed against it, and a jolt of pure understanding, of absolute clarity, shot through my soul.
The connection was real.
"There..." I breathed, the sound swallowed by the immense silence. "I can see... I can see it!!"
"The Primal Current!"
Instantaneous.
The white-violet path connecting us ignited, turning a brilliant, furious crimson.
The red lightning cracked silently in my fist, and as it pierced the air, travelling along the path in a near-instantaneous flash, the world exploded back to life.
Color, sound, and sensation slammed into me all at once.
The red lightning bolt, born from my hand, struck the Crucible Knight square in the chest with a massive BOOM that shook the very foundations of the evergaol.
"AARRRGGGHHHH!"
A raw, primal scream tore from my throat, a declaration of draconic fury.
My own voice was instantly suppressed, drowned out by the sheer power I had unleashed.
The air around my clenched fist fractured, creating a deafening SONIC BOOM as the lightning broke the sound barrier.
For a split second, a bolt of blinding red energy, thicker and more violent than anything that I saw, arced through the sky, following the impossible, perfect curve.
But I wasn't done.
He was still there. Fueled by adrenaline and a newfound instinct, I punched the air again.
Another sonic boom ripped through the arena as a second bolt of red lightning followed the first, striking the knight and making his armor crack.
I didn't stop. I didn't think.
Strike! My fist flew forward, and another bolt slammed into him.
Strike! The holy light on his wings flickered and died.
STRIKE! His greatshield shattered into a thousand pieces.
The ancient armor, forged to withstand the breath of gods, glowed white-hot from the inside out before bursting apart in a shower of molten slag.
"AAAggHHHH"
As light and sound rushed back into the world, all that was left of the Crucible Knight was a faint wisp of smoke, drifting away on the wind.
[DING]
[ENEMY FELLED]
I grinned as I saw the Message every Souls player loves...
The Evergaol barrier broke as the world returned to normal.
Beastmen quickly rushed to the middle and supported me to stand, "Well done, Prince!! Well Done!!"
They celebrated, but my gaze was fixed on the stuff I was rewarded.
A bloody smile.
[HOST HAS DEFEATED THE KNIGHT OF THE OLD ORDER...CALCULATING REWARDS]
[REWARDS: ASPECTS OF CRUCIBLE {TAIL} ]
[REWARDS: SPIRIT OF CRUCIBLE KNIGHT {CAN BE DEVOURED} ]
[ERROR....REWARD IS NON COMPATIBLE WITH HOST....]
[GENERATING USEFUL REWARDS.....SUCCESS]
[REWARDS: THE BLADE BENEATH THE MOON]
[MOONVEIL {TYPE - KATANA} ]
"Wha???"
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[NAME : GREY]
[DRAGONIC AGE : YOUNG DRAGON]
[TITLE : HERALD OF BILL]
[CULTIVATION : QI GATHERING ]
[CULTIVATION PATH: FLAME - LIGHTNING]
[RACE : TRUE DRAGON]
[LEGACY : ASHBORN / HERETIC GOD(???)]
[BLOODLINE : RED DRAGON EMPEROR / ANCIENT DRAGON GOD]
[TRUE POWER : LOW CLASS DEVIL(LATE) ]
[PASSIVE : STATUS EFFECT CONVERSION, HEART OF DRAGONLORD]
[STATUS : NORMAL]
[BASE WORLD : DRACONIC DEUS]
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