Chapter 1418 - Paying Your Dues (Part 2) (1/2)

”Once we reach the Golden Griffon, you, I, and everyone inside will Awaken, creating the strongest army that Mogar has ever seen. No one will be able to stop us and the throne will finally be mine.”

”Are you sure you want to Awaken now? What about the child?” Not even the slave spell could keep Jakra from expressing his worries for his unborn baby.

”Silly man.” She giggled, kissing his forehead and putting his hands on her belly. ”Of course I'm going to wait, but it's not going to be long anyway. I can feel that the moment is nigh. Our child can't wait to meet their parents.”

Jakra could feel the stirring and kicking reverberating from inside her soft skin. The thought of becoming a father made him incredibly worried and happy at the same time.

On the one hand, he considered the baby as the only good thing that had come out of his enslavement. On the other hand, the moment it was born, one of the bloodiest wars the Garlen continent had ever seen would start.

The Emerald Dragon didn't want for his child to be enslaved as well, nor to make them grow during such horrible times.

***

The city of Lightkeep, now.

After telling Kalla and Nyka the events that had unfolded that night and giving the Wight Scarlett's legacy, all that was left to do was to deal with the consequences of the mission's failure.

”I can't believe that aunt Scar is gone.” Nyka sobbed, weeping blood tears.

”Hush, child. She's not dead. Our friend has just become something that goes beyond our wildest imagination and probably needs some time to get the hang of it.” Kalla replied.

”She's just become an immortal being! Centuries might look like a second to her and by the time she returns, all of us might be all dead.” Nyka cried even harder. ”Sooner or later, you're going to become a Lich and you'll abandon us as well.

”I hoped that at least I would have been able to rely on aunt Scarlett, but now, once you're gone, I'll be all alone forever. Nok is not going to live long anyway and you'll forget about me the moment you step inside that damned lab of yours!”

Kalla wanted to console her daughter, but she recognized the truth behind her reasoning and remained silent.

”Don't worry, my little robin.” Vladion said. ”I'm not going anywhere and you'll be always welcome in my home. You are my goddaughter and this will always be your family.”

Lith sat on a sofa with a blank stare on his face, hoping that Baba Yaga would pop up at any moment to ask her for guidance, yet nothing happened. His human form felt alien to him whereas his newborn instincts as a Tiamat poked at his brain that didn't know how to make sense of them.

”This isn't the outcome I had hoped for, but you upheld your part of the bargain and I'll do the same.” The Firstborn said.

”Kalla, this white crystal is what you need for your experiments, yet I pray you'll never use it.” He gave the Wight a gemstone the size of an apple, making Lith wonder how much the Eye of Kolga was actually worth.

”Nyka, I'm willing to impart you the secret Awakening technique of my bloodline and to make you into one of my children. Even in the case that you lose your mother, you'd always have a father.” Vladion wiped her tears, hugging her tenderly.

During the last few days, he had seen so much death and madness that even one of the original children of Baba Yaga felt the weight of his mortality.