54 Twin dragons of monarchy. (1/2)
Jinwu seemed somewhat annoyed at how the little dragon had just pushed him away, so he landed on Li Yang's shoulder and started to peck the scales of the little dragon. As he pecked the dragon, he also let out several caws, complaining to Li Yang as well as scolding the dragon. The dragon turned its head somewhat, looking at Jinwu with an annoyed gaze. But before it got to respond to Jinwu's scolding, Li Yang pat him on the head and spoke up.
”Alright you two, don't fight like that. Tell me, little one, do you have a name I can call you by?”
He could not continue to refer to the dragon as Little one, but he didn't actually know what to call it. It was unknown how long ago this elemental had gained sentience, so he guessed that it might have already given itself a name. The dragon gave several rapid nods of his head, letting out a few low roars.
But as the two of them didn't share a bond like the taming ceremony with each other, Li Yang had no way of understanding what the roars meant. Seeing Li Yang's confused expression, the dragon grew a little distressed, his head moving around as he seemed to look for a solution. his eyes suddenly lit up as he uncoiled his body from Li Yang's neck and flew down to his hand, prodding it with his head.
It continued to prod Li Yang's hand for a bit, waiting for Li Yang to understand his intentions. It took a bit of time, but Li Yang eventually understood the intentions of the dragon, raising an eyebrow as he spoke out.
”You want us to do the taming ceremony? Aren't you worried that I am a bad person, I could choose to absorb you to strengthen my lightning element, you know that right?”
If Li Yang did the taming ceremony with the dragon, he could slowly use their bond to weaken the consciousness of the elemental, allowing him to easily absorb it, instantly gaining the ability to once again control the golden lightning he had used in his past life.
After hearing Li Yang's response, the dragon didn't shrink back, coiling around his arm in a loving gesture. He raised its head and flashed him what seemed to be a smile, but as his mouth was filled with razor-sharp teeth, it came off as a bit terrifying. But it was enough to get across what he meant, so Li Yang pat him on the head with a smile.
”Alright, if you are going to trust me that much, how can I possibly let you down?”
The dragon had unconditional trust towards Li Yang, and Li Yang was also rather fond of the dragon. After all, the dragon was born from the fusion of Li Yang and Fang Ying's power, it could almost be considered their child. Li Yang placed his hand on the head of the dragon, initiating the taming ceremony, just like he had done with Jinwu.
A strange stream of energy surrounded the both of them, connecting their minds and binding them together for the rest of their lives. Once the taming ceremony was over, the dragon let out several happy caws, letting go of Li Yang's arm and flying around his head. After flying around his head for a bit, the dragon coiled around his neck again, so Li Yang took the chance to speak up.
”There you go. Now, do you have a name or do you want me to give you one?”
The dragon raised his head and let out several short roars, but this time Li Yang was able to understand the words that the dragon was speaking. Upon hearing the response, Li Yang's lips couldn't help but curl into a slight smile as he tapped the dragon on the head a few times.
”Shenlong, the dragon god? Quite the ambition you have there.”
The little dragon had given himself the name Shenlong, the name that according to legend belonged to the first god of dragons. As Li Yang tapped him on the head, and he heard Li Yang's words, Shenlong seemed to puff out his cheeks and turned his head away. Seeing such a childish reaction, Li Yang could not help but let out a chuckle, stopping his actions.
”Alright, alright, I won't make fun of you. Shenlong, this is Jinwu, he is your big brother.”
Li Yang pointed at Jinwu as he spoke, introducing the two of them to each other. Shenlong turned towards Jinwu, but when their eyes met, Jinwu raised his head, scoffing slightly. Seeing Jinwu's action, Shenlong let out a few roars, arguing with Jinwu, who quickly responded with several caws of his own. Li Yang could only tap the two of them on the head, interrupting their argument.
”Enough of that, no need to argue like that. Shenlong, are you a lightning dragon or a poison dragon, or are you both?”
Li Yang had seen Shenlong use his golden lightning, as well as Fang Ying's poison, so he guessed that he was most likely a dual-element elemental, but he still felt it was best to ask and get confirmation. Shenlong stopped arguing with Jinwu, uncoiling itself from Li Yang's neck and letting out a few roars. After it let out a few roars, its body was covered by an energy that was a mixture of purple and golden. The energy quickly vanished, but Li Yang could not help but be dumbfounded when he saw what Shenlong had become.
”This...something like this is possible?”
At the spot where Shenlong had been flying, there were now two dragons flying. One dragon was a magnificent golden in color, while the other was a deep violet. Shenlong had been around half a meter long, but the two dragons in front of Li Yang were only half as long. Seeing the dumbfounded expression on Li Yang's face, both the dragons let out triumphant roars, raising their heads high in satisfaction. After they relished in their satisfaction for a bit, they started to explain a bit to Li Yang, but their explanation only caused him to raise an eyebrow.
”So you are Shenlong, and you are Huanglong? One is the dragon god and the other is the symbol of the monarchy, just where did you come up with your names?”