After seizing control of the Elf Forest, Arthur's army was no longer merely a military force; it had become a torrent of magic, beauty, and submission. Thanks to his new **[Eyes of Truth]** skill, Arthur saw beyond the distant horizon the peak of "Mount Doom," the dwelling of Tiamat, Queen of Dragons and Goddess of Flame.
The group soared atop Nightmare steeds and flying beasts summoned by Elara, reaching the crater of the great volcano. There, the earth split open, and a colossal dragon with black and crimson scales emerged, before transforming in a flash of fire into her human form.
Tiamat was a towering woman, radiating the scent of sulfur and intense heat. Her skin was bronze, her eyes resembled molten lava, and small golden horns protruded from her forehead. She wore scale armor that barely covered a body brimming with power and provocation.
"Humans? Elves? Witches?" Tiamat laughed with a voice that shook the mountain. "Have you come to offer yourselves as a snack for my dragons? No one sets foot in my domain and leaves alive!"
The System flashed with an explosive red light:
> **[Target: Tiamat - Dragon Queen (Level 85)]**
> **[Status: "Dragon Frenzy" - "Immunity to Ordinary Magic"]**
> **[Weak Point: The 'Dragon Heart' craves power that surpasses its own]**
> **[Mission: Use the skill 'Spatiotemporal Bound' to bring her to her knees before she burns the place down]**
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"Tiamat," Arthur said, stepping over the molten lava as if it were cool water, thanks to the protection of Seraphine and Elara. "I have tamed the sword, magic, and nature. And now... I have come to place a saddle upon your pride."
"I will burn your tongue before you finish!" Tiamat roared, unleashing a fiery breath capable of melting mountains.
> **[Skill Activated: Spatiotemporal Bound!]**
> **[Time stopped for 5 seconds in Tiamat's vicinity]**
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In those five seconds, Arthur vanished. When time resumed flowing, Tiamat was shocked to find him directly upon her back, one hand gripping her golden horns while the other drove a dagger of **"Sovereignty"** energy into her weak point behind her neck.
"Ah...!" It was not a cry of pain, but a cry of magical shock. The energy dagger did not kill her; instead, it injected the concentrated **"Essence of Submission"** crafted by Elara into the dragon's veins.
> **[Activated: "Forbidden Dragon Taming"]**
> **[Description: Converts her destructive fire energy into energy of passion and protection for the host]**
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Tiamat's scales began to glow with a dark pink hue. She fell to her knees, her imperial body trembling violently. The fires that had been consuming everything around her now began to warm only Arthur, while her gaze shifted from rage to a hungry bewilderment.
"You... how can a human... possess... all this... power?" Tiamat whispered, feeling the **[Dragon King]** tattoo carving itself onto her lower back, binding her entire lineage to Arthur's will.
Arthur gripped her face, forcing her to look into his golden eyes. "Dragons only submit to the strongest. From this moment on, I am your only 'Flame'."
> **[Submission Level: 40% - Rank Unlocked: "The King's Legendary Mount"]**
> **[Reward: Ability for partial dragon transformation (invulnerable wings and scales) and opening the "Lineage Hybridization" system]**
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With a press of his hand, Tiamat surrendered completely. She leaned down to kiss his feet before her army of dragons, who immediately ceased their attack, bowing their heads to their new master.
Arthur looked at his five queens (the General, the Priestess, the Empress, the Sorceress, the Elf) and now the Dragon Queen joining them.
> **[Grand Next Mission: Invade the "City of Gods" and shatter the Celestial Throne]**
> **[Ultimate Reward: Apotheosis and possession of the women of myth]**
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Arthur smiled as he mounted Tiamat's back after she transformed into a massive dragon. "To the heavens... for the pleasures of the earth have reached their end."