Sleeping Next to the Pirate King

I turned my body away from Maldonius as he changed into his dragon form. A part of me was saying, "fuck it, a lot of weird shit has been happening lately, is it really actually weird for a man-shift in dragon to appear as well?". While another part of me was saying, "oh dear Lord I have actually gone crazy, I must be tripping or something from a high intake of skittles.".

I pouted. I missed skittles. Those little bite-sized chewy candies were always my favorite in my past life. I shook my fist at the sky. Of all the things that I had to lose with my rebirth, it had to be skittles?

Fate truly is cruel.

"You may now turn around human."

I turned back to see the large dragon in the water once more. On the deck, next to the railing was Maldonius's clothes. I furrowed my eyebrows. If the man lost his clothes when he transforms then where the fuck did he get these clothes from. I turned to see a naked crew member from Weston's division. I flushed and covered his "area" with Maldonius's scales were white and translucent as they reflected the morning sun. I gasped in awe as I watched the clear scales which ran the length of his snake-like form shine with a slight rainbow-colored hue.

It was truly breathtaking.

I wiped away my drool.

This was no time to gawk at the beauty of a creature. I don't know how long my crew members could stay asleep like this. I needed to act fast. If this all was just some sort of dream, then holy fuck, I must've ate some weird shit earlier for dinner. Jacia was the one cooking after all.

Maldonius then set his large head on the edge of the ship gently as I climbed on top. I felt my legs freeze from the icy air radiating from Maldonius's head.

"Hey half dragon, half human dude, how old are you?"

Maldonius let out an icy gust of air as I shivered.

"Don't get cocky human. I'm probably older than your greatest ancestor. A dragon's spirit lives multiple lives as you have."

Wait a second, Maldonius knows that I've reincarnated? Does he possibly know a way how I can go back?

"Maldonius, if you know that I have reincarnated, do you also know a way how I could go back to my previous life?"

Maldonius blew out another gust of air as his large eyes closed.

"Why should I tell you human? You haven't earned my acknowledgment yet. Succeed in the three trials then I will consider telling you."

I clenched my fists. It is essential that I succeed. My mind swirled with possible trials or obstacles. I mentally scanned all of the historical details I had in my mind regarding legends of monsters or etc., but I came up with nothing. All I knew about was fictional situations to do with Greek Gods thanks to a certain Percy Jackson.

Maldonius's chuckle vibrated as I feared to look behind me or else I would get a severe whiplash. The world around me blurred as this motherfucking dragon moved at lightning speed. i couldn't even enjoy the view. A couple minutes later Maldonius stopped. I covered my mouth as I felt my last meal rise to exit the natural way. Maldonius then said.

"Oi, human, don't vomit all over my head. Us, dragons treasure that part of us the most, it is our pride and joy."

I wanted to throw up on his head just to piss him off as much as he pisses me off. I sighed and closed my eyes. Now is the time to be a mature individual. I opened my eyes to see a large island of some sorts face me. Trees taller than the dragon himself faced me to form a large forest. Sand decorated the shore, as a large ziggurat shaped building stood in the middle of the island. Maldonius set his head down on the sand as I slid off and stepped down. I threw off my shoes and held them in my hand. A second later I turned to see Maldonius back to his human form. He wasn't naked this time. Instead he wore long silk robes which exposed his bare chest and legs. Golden bangles hung around his ankles, wrists, and neck. Instead of his blue hair, Maldonius now had red hair and golden eyes. He puts historical tyrant kings to shame with his looks. I turned to cover the fact that my nose was bleeding.

I need to focus on my first task now. I turned and said to Maldonius.

"What is the first trial?"

Maldonius smiled as he snapped his fingers. Three large Bengali tigers emerged from the forest and growled as they approached me. Maldonius smirked as he said.

"Survive on this island for twenty-four hours. If you could do that, then I will reward you with the gift of the second trial."

I gulped as the three tigers looked at me with their tails swinging back and forth. Their azure eyes glistening as they appraised me as their next meal. I chuckled nervously.

"And what if i can't fulfill that task."

Maldonius chuckled before answering.

"I think that we both know the answer to that."

I nodded and looked at the tigers. Honestly they weren't scaring me as a certain something. The forest that was surrounding the Ziggurat building gave me the creeps. Something was in there. And that something I would come to later know as a gate into hell itself.

Despite the simplicity of the first trial, nothing would prepare me for the night awaiting me.

Nothing.

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