Chapter 366: On equal terms with a Dragon. (1/2)

After dinner , Drax requested Rudra to meet him in private , and Rudra accepted the proposal , as the two decided to meet in the open Royal garden.

Inside the royal garden , for the first time , Drax shapeshifted from a dragon to a human form. He was a muscular human with a lean face and golden blonde hair just like his scale color.

When he stood face to face with Rudra , Rudra felt gratified. He was standing on equal terms with a dragon currently , it was not something , he could have ever imagined.

Rudra said ” So you can shapeshift? ”.

Drax replied ” All dragons can shapeshift , but we are most proud of our dragon form , why would we live as other creatures if we are dragons?”.

Rudra chuckled , in a way what Drax said made perfect sense.

Drax said ” Before I tell you anything , I need to ask you again of your identity. Are you related to a man called Augustus Won Knight? ”.

Rudra raised his eyebrow, this was a very unexpected question , but after cautiously weighing the options , he said ” Why do you think so?”.

Drax replied , ” That move ... The way you returned the dragon breath back to the red guard with double the power. It was a move I personally saw with my own eyes , performed by that man Augustus ”.

Rudra nodded as he said ” My name is Shakuni won knight ”

Rudra offered no further explanations , as a single sentence was enough. Drax made his own assumptions , as the two started to take a walk.

Drax said ” As you must know , the Beast Emperor is dead , the immortal phoenix fell under my father , the dragon Kings assault , and to prevent him from rebirth , his soul was dissipated using a forbidden technique , a fragment of which now lives under your pet ”.

Rudra was shocked by this news , it was naturally not something he knew , or had ever heard about in his two lifetimes.

Rudra's interested was piqued , as Drax continued ” The fight was brutal and the dragons took heavy losses , including my father losing vision in both his eyes ... ”.

Rudra nodded as he said ” My condolonces ”.

Drax waved it off as he said ” It was a foolish decision to take on the Phoenix Emperor , but my father wanted to be the beast Emperor. With no strong warriors within the phoenix clans middle ranks. The dragons had an edge in the war, but the death of the beast Emperor has irked the other divine beast races , including the very powerful Nine tailed beast clan ”.

Rudra took some time to process the news , but he currently knew too less about the beast power structure and big players and clans to understand the severity of the situation. But it was just as he thought it would be, it was somehow related to Furball .

Drax continued ” Your pet , it can be a bridge between the dragon clan being on good terms with the Divine Nine tailed beasts again , hence why I want this favour from you , name your price human , I want your pet ”.

Rudra immediately shook his head as he said ” Not possible. Furball is not for sale , not now not ever ”.

Anger flared in Drax's eyes for a moment , but quickly vanished. But that one moment of unrestrained killing intent , gave Rudra the understanding of the power disparity between the duo. Rudra was the ant here , and he needed to keep that in mind.

Drax said ” Why? , You can have enough gold to buy entire human empires. Enough knowledge that will take your backward race 100 years into the future in an instant , you can have name and fame , you can ask the dragon's for any favour to raze any enemy you want to the ground. Even so? Will you not sell me your pet? ”.

Rudra said ” Call me a fool , but once i take someone as a part of the Elites , then there Is no price in the world that will make me sell them out , Furball is a member of the guild , she will not be sold ”.

Drax both respected Rudra's conviction and was frustrated at the answer Rudra gave him , as he said ” You do know , I can kill all of you before you even lift a finger right? , I may look like a human , and you maybe a won knight , but don't forget kid , I'm stronger than a million of you combined ”.

Rudra was not intimidated one bit , instead he calmly walked on and said ” Why is the dragon prince soo desperate ? , What is in it for you , I know it's not the national interest. Otherwise we would not be meeting in private , but in the royal court with the king present ”.

It was Drax's turn to be surprised , Rudra was indeed a smart one. He was not the average Joe, hence Drax said ” Well observed human , as you said , I am the prince of Draconia , not the crown prince , the credit for making peace with a tribe like the Divine Nine Tailed beasts would be enough to safeguard my spot ”.

Rudra nodded , understanding more of the picture now , as he said ” Explain me the current power structure of the beasts ”.