Progenitor of Dragons - Chapter 65

*Kaler’s POV*

I feel light. I feel like I’m swimming in a pool with no bottom. Everything felt numb. It’s as if my limbs weren’t there. Opening my eyes was a chore on its own. With a great deal of effort, I managed to peel my eyes open. What I saw sent a jolt through my body.

It was exactly what it felt like. I looked above to see what seemed like a light. It was faint, dim, far away. What surrounded me was water, and vast nothingness. Below me, darkness, above me, faint light.

“Where am I…” I muttered aloud.

“Nowhere.” A deep and primal voice responded. I was stupefied. Where did that come from?

“Who’s there?” I asked.

“I am your will. I am an extension of thee. Those who wish to hurt thee, those that thine wish to hurt, shall coat my body in bright red. ” I looked around frantically trying to find the sign of the voice. I sensed no hostility in it, the opposite in fact, but the fear of the unknown is innate in any being.

A bright golden light shone brilliantly behind me, prompting me to turn immediately. The blinding light dimmed, showing the form of a majestic sword. Its beauty was unparalleled. It was a typical long sword. The hilt of the blade was detailed. In place of the crossguard, a pair of dragon wings made of metal. The centre rested a colourless crystal, like the ones on my gauntlet.

The sword was still sheathed, however, as I reached out for it, it was attracted to my hand. The moment I touched the hilt, I felt the sword, it was no inanimate object! It was a being! The wings that locked the sword to the sheath expanded and released it, allowing me to draw it.

I did so swiftly and admired it in its full splendour. “Who are you?” I asked it.

“My name…Is Evanesca.” The sword said with pride.

“E…Evanesca…” The name was familiar. This was Drayden’s sword!

“You belong to Drayden don’t you?” I asked, slight anger rising.

“Nay. I belong to the Progenitor, to the king. That man is no king.” I did not reply, only remaining silent.

“I am an artificial dragon. The Progenitor, the one who created the dragons, made me. I am the Aspect of Blades, The Aspect of the Artificial.” He elaborated.

As a demonstration, the sword started to twist and morph, metallic clanking and bending filling the water. The sword grew as an exoskeleton formed, metal plates covering it. The dragon was small, fully metal, it was about the size of a car. That said, it was intimidating. Gleaming blood-red lights peered into my soul, right where its eyes should be.

The claws of the dragon looked more like swords, its wings had no membrane, only the skeleton. Overall, the dragon was long, and slender, like Ingram. “You are Evanesca?” I asked, I was in disbelief of what was in front of my very eyes.

“Yes. When thou first touched me with their grip, I knew my allegiance would change in an instant. However, now is still too early. You will find me soon, but not yet,” He said cryptically.

I was unsure of what he meant, but I also knew that asking would provide me with no answers. Suddenly, the light shining from above began to pulse. The reverberations in the water look almost like soundwaves. Then, I heard a voice, “Kale?” The voice was faint, but it sounded like an angel was calling to me. Their voice was unmistakable.

“Kale?” The voice called again, this time, with much more clarity. I could feel the muscles in my face go numb as I heard it, my eyes almost swelling, brimming with tears that threatened to fall at any second.

Evanesca saw this, I could swear I could even see him giving the faintest of smiles on his scary mechanical face. “Our time is up, it seems. Return to her, she must be distraught.”

I needed no more convincing, I closed my eyes as I felt myself drift off to sleep once more.

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My eyes fluttered open as the world around me came into view. The room I was in was dark, spacious. The curtains were drawn and the lights were off. This kind of room would freak anyone out, make them think the worst. Interrogation? Investigation? Execution? However, in this dark, empty room, I felt comfortable.

I felt something warm wrapped around my waist. As my sense slowly woke up, I realised that there was something soft grazing my neck as well. I tried to move and turn, but I felt my movement restrained. I gently peeled off the blanket as I felt my heart melt. A pair of milky white arms were wrapped around my waist possessively. An affectionate smile unknowingly crept its way onto my lips.

I carefully and surgically rotated my body to face the most beautiful girl I have ever seen, and she was just right behind me. The serene and sleeping face of my little snow angel could be seen right behind me. I stared at her angelic face. Her eyes were comfortably sealed shut, her long lashes only complemented her pale healthy white complexion and serene beauty. Her small, yet luscious lips looked so damn kissable.

I restrained myself. ‘What am I doing?!’ I berated myself silently. However, I came to the realisation, ‘Wait. She and I are a thing now. Right? Why am I still holding back? Yeah. Right. She’s my-‘

“What are you thinking about?” I heard a voice ask me melodiously. As I heard the voice, I felt a long slender finger lightly tap the tip of my nose. I was immediately shocked out of my thoughts as I felt that light tap. My whole body felt like it seized up. “*Yawn* It’s too early to be thinking so hard…”

I looked down to see the blue-hair angel, who I can hardly believe is my girlfriend, comfortably lying sideways. Her eyes were still somewhat small from having just woken up. I could have sworn that the world around me stopped as I was completely entranced by her beauty all over again. This time, she even looked… I guess the right word would be, ‘Seductive’.

“H-Hey…” I said shakily, unsure what to say. She lightly giggled as she continued to look at me with her hypnotic eyes.

” ‘Hey’, huh? Is that all you have to say?” She purred. She took her hand and started scratching my chest lightly. Only then did I realise that I wasn’t wearing anything on top, but I was also a little bit too dazed to do anything about that. Her long fingernails lightly digging into my skin sent a shiver around my body, my brain was working overtime to process my emotions. “I was worried you know.”

“You…You were? Sorry…” I apologised quietly, still feeling very anxious about what she is doing to me.

“You better be. Though, I guess that if you can frown in your sleep, you are just fine.”

“What…?” I was confused, what is she talking about?

“The battle was a full day ago. You were exhausted and probably injured. Even after treating you, you wouldn’t wake up. I took you to my room, and decided, that I would watch over you myself.” She explained. My heart ached as I saw her dejected expression. She must have been distraught while I was out.

“Then, a few hours ago, you started squirming and frowning. I got worried and checked on you. You didn’t respond to anything I did. Except for one thing, calling your name.” She elaborated. It all made sense now. When I was talking to Evanesca, her voice was the one that brought me back.

“Thanks…” I said sincerely, with all my heart. There were no words that could describe what I was feeling right now. Happiness? Pride? Disappointment in myself? I could never properly express myself. It was always Aurora that was more eloquent with her words…

Suddenly, I felt her arms thrown around me as she pulled me in. Unexpectedly, our lips met. At that moment, I was reminded, I never needed to express myself, she knows exactly how I feel. On top of that, there are other ways to express myself.

Our connection made all my other worries fade away like they never existed at all. I indulged myself in her sweetness as a sense of comfort washed over me, a sense that I was right where I belong.

We stayed like that, savouring one another for about a minute. As we finally parted, I could see vulnerability in her eyes. She was much more worried than she let on. That made me disappointed in myself. How could I just let this happen? I needed to become stronger, to ensure no such incident would happen again.

She looked up at me with her adorable flushed face, her eyes seemed like they were begging me, her lips pouted with an expression that was indescribably cute. “Never do that again…” She muttered softly. Her voice was a mere whisper, but I could still hear her sadness like she was on the verge of breaking.

It struck me like lightning. Aurora was everything to me before, she is more so now, I must do all I can to protect this precious gem. I let my feelings take over, eliminating all hesitation in my mind. I pounced on her and squeezed her tightly, hearing her surprised gasp made me smile a little.

“Yeah.. Promise.”