The irregulars
Chapter 39
Within the darkest part of a dungeon, Gen moved inside within the shadows to escape to the surface.
As the group was waiting for Gen's investigation while sitting on the rocks, Runa stood up.
"Gen is coming" She said.
"How do you know?" Claude asked Frowning with disbelief.
"Feeling" Runa answered plainly.
"*That's scary Runa" Claude stares at Runa with disbelief.
And then a shadow appeared from the Dungeon.
"I knew it!" Runa celebrates, as if she won a lottery.
"That's scary, really" said Claude, dumbfounded.
"Scary what?" Gen asked confused. "Anyway I found something interesting guys!".
"Inside the deepest part of this dungeon, lies a dragon!" Said Gen excited as if he found a treasure.
"Huh?? What did you said?" Claude asked again, he thought he may heard it wrong.
"If I heard it right, Gen said a Dragon..." Said Rein, shocked by the news.
"D-dragon? In this dungeon? Are you sure you're not joking?" Claris questioned Gen's words.
"You heard it right" Gen Grinned.
"A dragon is no match for Gen" Said Runa proudly.
"... No runa, can't beat a dragon yet" Gen cleared his throat.
"You can do it Gen" Runa complemented.
"So what are we gonna do now?" Gen asked shifting from Runa.
"Can you tell me the details of the dragon? I need more details" Claude asked.
"... Hmm it's about two average house size, sleeping, a lizard with wings" Gen simply answered.
"Right, why did I ask a person who also came to this world and only saw dragons in cartoons"
"Hehe, sorry but there are no more details but a big lizard with wings, if there are some, it be the place instead. There was a pond brimming with magical energy which even this kinds of plans grew" Gen handed the Mana herb.
"Maybe the dragon was staying because of the pond?" Said Runa.
"What do you mean Runa?" Gen asked
"I learned from books that Dragons choose the place they want to stay, probably the pond with rich Magical energy were the reason, a pond brimming with Magic are extremely rare to find, and records with such ponds has dragons or other strong monsters living close for high quality sustenance". Runa explained, expecting something from Gen.
"Hmm! Our princess really reads her book!" Said Gen proudly. Runa smiled with bless.
"I have more knowledge if it comes to the legends of this world, it became a hobby of mine". Runa reminisced the past of her life where she was avoided by all with her necromantic powers, her only joy left was to read the stories from book in the huge library of her father.
"But to think I'm now having a journey... Like those in the stories I once read" said Runa as she just look a very normal Girl who's very happy for this moment as glanced at Gen.
"Hmm I guess we had almost the same past runa. Though no one avoided me, but I avoided everyone and closed the door in my room and read a dozen of stories" said Gen.
Hearing this Runa lit up. "*Gen and I, has the same hobby, hehe... Hehehe". Runa felt extremely happy. "*Shouldn't we be together forever then?" Runa thoughts ran rampant.
"I-i guess we have the same hobby then..." Said Runa.
"Hmm yup, we had the same hobby"
Runa lit up more, as if she was blessed by the goddess of hope.
"... I also read a lot of books, though unlike you two I read not stories but academically books"
"*Shut up, I didn't asked you nerd" Runa thought, a bit angry for ruining a bit of her fantasies.
"*Somehow I felt I got smacked" Claude felt a cold aura down to his spine.
Claude Clears his throat, "okay, let's head back and report in to the royal family"
"Booo! I I just wanted- we have Runa! From the royal family! You want to see a dragon in action right!?" Gen holds runa like a coupon
Claude raised his palm to his head, he sighs "Gen, you can't just-"
"We enter!" Said Runa, got forced by Gen wishes.
"Runa, you can't just let Gen fo whatever he wants" Claude got more stressed.
"I don't mind, let's enter" Runa answered.
"What are your thoughts everyone? If you want to go back then go" her aura became eerie and scary. "But if you want to go in with Gen then let's go" her natural simple aura came back.
The who group agreed, only one denied.
"It seems this Girl is more scary than the Dragon Gen" Said Claude concerned about Gen.
"Then that Means Runa is Super strong" said Gen as he pats Runa as if giving her rewards.
Runa melts from the pleasure, the others just watched these two, concerned who's unnatural by any means.
Claude sighed again. "Alright you two, were gonna go I be there, just don't ever blame me if something happens and no crying either I'm not a babysitter"
"Alright then let's Go!" Gen leads the way. He casted his spell "Light" to illuminate the surrounding with a sphere of light. The whole group followed inside.
"Don't worry guys, there were no monsters in this dungeon" said Gen, calming everyone.
"Just to say Gen, were not raiding a Dungeon, but we're entering a Dragon's Lair" Said Claude, expecting to calm Gen's excitement a bit.
"Isn't it great? Yup it is not a dungeon but a dragon's lair, who said it is a dungeon?" Said Gen while having fun.
"It's you literally" Claude answered plainly.
"Because the entrance we gone through is quite small, I guess there's a huge entrance on the other side".
Few moments later, while walking within the cave they reached the pond, brimming with Magical energy, however the dragon was taking a drink and saw a light from the group.
"Turn off the light Gen!~" Claude demanded silently.
However the dragon raised it's head, it's yellowish Red scales and yellow eyes mocked the humans like ants by its size and power.
"D-do you think we can converse with is?" Gen asked.
"Of course not! That's not a human!" Claude hissed.
"If it's a Great Dragon or an elder one maybe we can... But it seems thus is just a regular dragon..." Said Runa.
Gen runs his ability "appraisal"
[System appraising]
[Name: _____
[Race : Sun Dragon
[Age : 126
Abilities: Laser breath (natural elemental breath Light and fire ), Blazing Claws ( Magical enhancement Flame attributes ), Dragon eyes ( illusion resistance perceptions etc), Dragonic aura ( Release life energy waves ). Photon bullets ( AOE Magic light attributes Bullets ), Flame trails ( Leaving trails of Flames Magical type )
Gen used his ability, "CopyMagic"
[SYSTEM : THE MAGIC SPELL IS YOO STRONG!]
"* Just one, does this dragon have at least a low level Light Magic spells I can copy? Damn it, all of them are on a higher level "
As Gen researched some of the dragons magic to copy, the dragon opened uts mouth and Blasted a huge laser. The whole Cave tremors and lit up blindingly.
The laser penetrated through the Cave and made a hole back to the entrance the group gone through.
Thankfully everyone dodged from the center of the attack, however Claris and Runa were harmed a damaged.
Rein charged forward without hesitation. Now that he got four Life energy, his powers are enhanced up to 11 fold.
The dragon Raised it's Claws that began to burn Red and Slammed to Rein.
"Urgh! This Lizard!" Rein screamed. Holding it's Arm with his sword created from his Life energy.
"Santelmo! Come out!" Claude summoned the demonic spirit Santelmo.
The flaming ball gathered and formed into a floating fire ball.
"Merge with me now!" He commands his summoned spirit. It began to designate and dove into Claude's body.
His eyes Turns reddish and his golden hair became more orange red, heat waves came from Claude spiritual energy.
"Miniature Sun Grenade!". A vortex were formed by the wind, inside was a raging Flames compressed and a laser sphere of Light.
"*Ar least this should take mouth", Claude pointed and aimed his spiritual Spell to the dragon's mouth.
"Fire!", the blast was so strong that the sphere of Claude's finest Spell were blasted fast and straight to the Dragon's mouth.
"May you never Breath that Laser again" said Claude floating on the air.
Rein punched it's arm that he was holding with his sword, with his life force arts "Enhance ment" strengthening his whole body by now 11 fold, added by his "Forcefist" Life force technique to pack punch.
The dragons arm let go of Rein fron the impact of Rein's impactful puch and the pain from its mouth.
"Take this!". in a second, Rein cuts its right claw.
The dragon released it's Aura, the air became heavy as they were being pushed away from its pressure.
[SYSTEM: SPELL COPY SUCCEEDED!]
[STSTEM: NEW MAGIC SPELL "PHOTOSYNTHESIS!"]
"*Alright, time to stop playing around"
Gen let out deep breaths, "this is the first time I use this ability... I might lose myself you see"
"Demonification!"
Gen felt a bit pain from his entire body, his eyes became darker Green and sharp. His size grew a little, and single horl grew on the right side of his forehead, and a single demonic wing grew in his back.
"*Demonification, the ability I obtained from the blood pact with Sylvara, temporarily I become a half demon with demonic abilities and massive boost, but I didn't use it for there's might be risk that Sylvara didn't told me"
Demonic energy seeped out from Gen.
"Dark magic, "dark thorns!"
The darkness formed of 10 large thorn pillars, stabbing the Dragons body and rendering it's movements.
"*What is this feeling... I feel more alive! More free! More fun!... No no no, I can't get lost or my own thoughts, So this is the down side huh, it's rather Plain and obvious"
Inside Gen's shadow, Sylvara woke up.
"Ohh my my, your finally using that powers, and what is that? A dragon? How weak it's just a normal Dragon and a young one at that, sheesh I can't believe your having a hard time because of this"
"H-how dare a dragon... Shoots it's bad breath towards Gen..." Runa stood up blood spilled from her mouth with her burns from the breath. The dragon felt something heavy and unsettling. It tried to escape however.
"Shadowbind!" Gen casted another spell, ad the shadow grew hands and rendered the dragon.
"Rein finish it and take its life force, Claude commanded"
"Yes!" Rein charged his life energy in his palms to creat an energy sphere.
"Force blast!"
Boom! The cave tremors from its impact.
Moments later.
[SYSTEM: OCCUPYING THE SUN DRAGON'S LIFE ENERGY]
[SYSTEM: ABILITY LIFE FORCE OCCUPATION 5/5 ARE NOW FULL!]
"I finally have it, to think a dragon's life forever is too much that it boosted me 30 fold" Said Rein surprised.
"Sheesh these boys, I didn't lose to you because I'm weak, I lose because you all are just unnatural, a puny dragon like that is nothing compared to me, I'm an S - Ranked demon after all, one of the Ultimate Race" said Sylvara laughed Smugly.
"It seems were unaware of our levels right now haha~" said Rein.
"You three are completely unaware of the level you are now, you are on par of the level of A - class demons, capable to killing a dragon on its own" Sylvara poked Gen's cheecks.
"*... Then what the hell I can't copy most of the dragon's magic spell? It kept saying my Magical Core is not enough... Wait... My Ability "Mana Cultivation" was not affecting this Green Mana? Then it may be affecting the other one!.... Oh my" Gen was clouded in thoughts, as he found out his other magical core were enhanced by his Passive Mana Cultivation ability, instead of the Green one.