The dragon's harem

135 Aradʼs First Awakening: Very Young Dragon

Jack looked around with a worried face, ”Well, recovering.”

The butler stared at Jack, lifting an eyebrow, ”We have decent healers at the mansion. Bring him in, and will get him up in moments,”

”He needs rest,” Jack replied. ”We will send you a letter when he starts feeling better,” Jack then left the guild, leaving the butler standing there.

He then left for Merlin to ask about the dracorage spell, but she only knew the name.

Days quickly passed, and before anyone knew it, Arad woke up.

Five days after Arad fell asleep in the cave, his eyes slowly opened, feeling the blood rush in his veins. CRACK! CRACK! CRACK! His spine cracked when he moved his neck, lifting his head.

Scales fell from his shoulders, leaving an empty shell as he breathed.

Aradʼs size has doubled, and he now stands at three meters in his draconic form and is nine meters from head to the tip of his tail.

Arad stretched his wings, realizing how massive they got. No wonder they couldnʼt lift him before. He went from a five-meter wingspan to fifteen meters.

His torso resembled a dog, with a muscular upper torso and a lean stomach. His arms and legs were thick and muscular and strong enough to easily maneuver his heavy body across all surfaces.

^I am bigger than that red dragon,^

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[Name: Arad Orion][Race: Void Dragon][Class: Draconic Mage]

[Level: 7/20][Exp: 1200/34000][Sub-class: Void Knight]

[Age stage: Very Young] [18 years.]

[Stats]

[Available stat points: 2]

[Available skill points: 0]

[Strength: 21] [Agility: 22] [Constitution: 21]

[Magic: 25] [Intelligence: 24] [Wisdom: 24]

[HP: 213/213][MP: 227/227][SP: 217/217]

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[Skills]

[Void Aspect: All of your attacks have void magic]

[Claws]

[Bite]

[Tail slam]

[Wing Slam]

[Flight: As long as you know the place and flew there before, you can fly there without thinking.]

[Innate Skills]

[Frightful presence] The terrifying roar of a dragon. The sheer depth of the voice causes people to fear it.

[Awe presence] The void dragonʼs deep voice can be soothing when he talks. It grants people a sense of ease, a feeling that the dragon is a reliable being to trust.

%You either hear the dragon roar and knew heʼs coming to kill you and get scared, or hear it and be glad you arenʼt on his list. When Arad roar, Aella, and Jack would get the awe presence while what they are fighting gets the frightful one%

[Void Magic: The ability to use void magic to make other elements]

[Void Power: The ability to wield void itself]

[Alternate Form: Shifting from a draconic to a humanoid form]

[Half dragon form: You can manifest wings, tail, scales, or eyes in your humanoid form]

[Breath Weapon: A blast of all-consuming void]

[Breath Weapon: Hunger of the void. A suction attack as the void inside you tries consuming the outer world]

%A vacuum cleaner is the best example I can think of%

[Void Biology: The void dragon is alive, but not made of flesh and bones.]

[Void Brain: Charm spells from people who donʼt know of the draconic nature of the void dragon always fail]

%If the mage doesnʼt know Arad is a void dragon and tailors his spell specifically to that, it would fail to navigate Aradʼs draconic brain.%

[Void Eyes: The void eyes can detect magic, see in the dark, and detect invisible creatures.]

[Void perception: By combining void eyes with the void brain, you can perceive the world in slow motion]

%It isnʼt that extreme. He would see the world a bit slower than other people allowing him to dodge better, read faster, and keep a leveled head.%

[Void Existence: The void dragon itself is made of the infinite void. itʼs aware of everything in contact with itself. It also allows the dragon to store items within its infinite stomach pouch where neither time nor space exists]

[Star bound: The void dragon can naturally read stars to map his own location]

%He can look at the night stare and be like ”I know that star and that one, so my home is ten kilometers in that direction.%

[Void Walk: The Void Dragon can teleport up 400 meters to a spot it can see.]

%He needs to have a line of sight to teleport or at least be aware of the exact location he wants to teleport to. He canʼt teleport to the other side of a wall. If he doesnʼt know if there is a table blocking his landing spot or not, the magic would fail.%

[Resistance]

[All Elements]

[Immunities]

[Time]

[Space]

[Psycic from people unaware of the dragon]

%Psycic is the mage that can affect the brain, things like mind control or fear spells%

[Magic]

[Innate spell: Detect thought]

%He canʼt read minds. He can detect thoughts. That means he can know if someone is thinking around him.%

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Arad opened his jaw and closed it, extending his claws and scratching his arms to remove the stuck scales.

CRACK! Arad heard the sound of something shattering. He looked forward and saw a kobold woman staring at him with shaking hands. She had dropped the bowl of water she carried.

”My Lord. Youʼre awake!” She bowed, ”How majestic,” she lifted her head, glaring at Aradʼs draconic form.

”You...” Arad tried to speak but stopped remembering he couldnʼt talk in his draconic form. And then, he realized he just talked.

He can speak now that heʼs a very young dragon.

”You donʼt need to bow,” Arad said. His deep voice made the kobold woman bow again. ”Oh! My lord, I wouldnʼt dare,”

”How long have I slept?” Arad asked.

”Almost six days, my lord,” She looked at Arad, ”You must be hungry. Shall I bring you something to eat?”

Arad looked into her eyes, and it didnʼt take him a second to sense the fear inside her. They are afraid that he might eat them now that he is awakened. A hungry dragon isnʼt something anyone wants to deal with.

”Worry not. I prefer to hunt my own food,” Arad said.

The woman froze, ”My lord, we are only skin and bones.”

”Sorry, I didnʼt mean I wanted to eat you.” Arad shook his head. ”I will go out and hunt monsters in the forest. You and anyone I donʼt see as a threat arenʼt food,” Arad stood on all four, swinging his tail from left to right.

”My lord, may I speak?” The woman said, scratching her cheek.

”You have already been talking,” Arad replied.

”The tunnels ahead are too small for your majestic figure,” The woman said, looking at the door behind her.

Arad nodded, ”I know. I was stretching my body.” He shifted into his humanoid form.

Aradʼs clothes were still on him, but they felt tight. The muscles on his body grew larger to reflect his 21 strength.

”I probably need new clothes,” Arad mumbled, walking through the tunnels with the kobold woman.

With each step, the kobold in the tunnel felt Aradʼs presence moving, causing them to freeze in fear. His awakening was quite sudden, and many of them didnʼt want him to see them fumbling around with traps or being stupid.

To the kobolds, Aradʼs opinion of them meant life or death. If they looked weak or useless, they would get eaten.

After walking for a while, they reached the third layer. ”I didnʼt see any of the elders,” Arad asked.

”They are engrossed in their work, planning for the future. Shall I call them to meet you?” The woman asked.

”No need, we can talk when they have time, donʼt disturb their work.” Arad replied, looking at the woman with a smile, ”Their work is important, and I canʼt mess that up for them,”

Arad didnʼt know how those impacted the kobolds. The woman merely nodded as it thought of it as a matter of fact. She then went to tell the kobolds that they are worth their work to Arad, and slacking can mean grave consequences.

”My lord!” The ant queen cried, rushing toward Arad and almost stomping him. ”I have missed you!” She circled around him.

”I was just sleeping,” Arad sighed, and the queen gave him a closer look.

”My lord, did you get stronger?” The ant queen asked.

Arad nodded, ”Of course, I did get older as a dragon,”

”No! No! How could I reach you if you kept getting stronger? Itʼs unfair! Unfair!” The queen cried.

As the ant queen started throwing a tantrum, Arad sneaked out to the second lair.

The Axolsʼ attitude didnʼt change. They reached out to him. He patted them a bit and then left for their business.

Arad then walked toward the first layer, where he found a door locking his way. ^This door wasnʼt here before. Did the goblins make it?^ Arad thought as he pushed the door open.

Arad saw the goblins hustling behind the door, cleaning their lair and decorating the walls. He walked out, and the goblins stared at him momentarily before panicking, ”His Lordship is awake!”