THAT DAY I BECAME A STAR

"Mr.Dragonroad. finally, it's been two hours, and we were starting to worry."

Wait, I spent that much time down there?!

"Sorry, I had a small thing to care of, but it took longer than expected."

"Well, if it is you, I don't think something can happen. Worst case, K'nor would rush in, right?" Anriette starts caressing K'nor like it's natural. She not afraid anymore, it seems.

"Woof!" And K'nor seems to like that a lot more than he should.

"Let's go back." We start walking through the thick fog again and reach the ravine.. Anriette proposes that we follow it until we reach a place easier to climb. I don't want to show too much of my power, so I agree.

***

"You know, I…" It seems Anriette has something in mind. I don't really care about what it is so I don't read her mind. "I really hope that-"

Suddenly, we hear a noise, like a whistle. It becomes gradually noisier until the sound of an explosion resounds.

"N-no. No way." Behind me, Anriette is looking at the sky.

When I look as well, there is a black hole the size of a building above us.

"Why? What have we done wrong in this life?!!! My goddess!!! Why?!!!"

"It seems they smelled your surge of power."

"Cissa, you can finally talk normally?"

"Yes, I have received the memories of my brethren. You should have felt the increase in your strength as well."

"Not really. Anyway, what do we do?" I remember this scene. It was the same as before in Tatradum. And for sure, it ended up in a massacre.

"We fight, obviously."

"Of course."

"Anriette, leave with K'nor."

"W-what?!! No, no matter how strong you are, those things will kill you. We cannot flee, there is no hope!!!"

"Is this what you said as well when you fled from those bandits?"

"Wha!! I-I…" And there she starts crying again.

"K'nor, take her and go. Wait for me outside of the forest."

"Woof!!" K'nor grabs the collar of Anriette's clothes with his mouth and starts lightly throttling with her. Now, it is time to see what those bastards are really made of.

***

"Okay. Let's start this party!!" After K'nor disappears of my sight. I launch three bullets at the hole. They explode loudly but the hold doesn't even shrink.

"Those portals cannot be easily destroyed. You should prepare for battle. Try to use draconic energy as well."

"I can do it now."

"Yes. Absorbing my brethren's power greatly stabilizes and increase our soul's strength. You can use draconic aura just like you use Angas's aura. But do not use the ROAR OF DRAGONS. It will deplete all our energy again."

"That thing looks like a last resort."

"It is indeed. So, make sure to remember that."

"Okay."

I deploy my aura and at the same time my draconic power manifest as well: red lightning bolts crackle and run around my body like snakes. This…this looks great. I feel so strong I could split a mountain in half! There are also lines that appear all over my arms.

"Wow! What are those lines Cissa?"

"Dragon lines. They will amplify your power and enhance your strength."

"Cool!!"

"KRIEEKKKK!!!"

Ah, that nostalgic sound… The same as that day. Black forms start to fall out of the black hole. One, two ,three… more than a hundred of those weird-looking things fall then two massive beasts also appears.

"KRIEEEKKKKKKKK!!!" Each of those beasts is at least two times the size of K'nor. I can't really describe them from this distance but they really look powerful. This is really going to be fun!!

***

As I run towards the place where the Longinus landed, I notice something.

"I can…feel them."

"We, dragons, can feel the energy that they are stealing from the universe."

"T-that's so cool!! Dragons are awesome!!"

"Focus. Here they come."

A tree completely withers and disappears like ashes in front of me. Then the same Longinus that I saw that day. His weird body appears and launches his tentacles like arms at me.

"Krieek!!"

"Stop screaming already." I easily evade the attack and strike the grey like heart he has. He disappears and leaves behind some sort of crystal. It is the size of my finger. It is glowing with energy: a dim red light.

"That's what we are sensing?"

"Yes, that's the container they use to steal Angas from nature and then convert it into Regas to 'pollute the world'."

"Pollute?"

Two others appear in front of me and start shaking their weird tentacles around. I evade all of them and strike the same place again.

"Yes, pollute. The more Regas there is into a world, the more Longinus can freely move and appear wherever they want."

"I see."

"However, it is possible to reverse the process by ejecting the stolen Angas from their hearts."