Chapter 17

"Why the hell am I going to this?!"

He was imposed to attend. Suiryu insisted on it. "You're always miserable at other people's events, so… You get to be miserable and watch me get married!" Suiryu announced as he bore an evil grin. "So get ready. I'm getting hitched in a few hours. Also mom is going to be there."

"Tch, you and that brat have no mother…"

"Keep telling yourself that, if that's the case then how the hell did we become dragons?" he asked.

He was silent on the matter, he didn't care for it either way.

"Besides…" Suiryu snapped his fingers. Sukuna was suddenly dressed rather well! "You ain't going looking like yourself, this is a classy event, got it!"

He growled lowly, but endured it. After all, his plans will fall into place sooner than later.

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Before the wedding, the sorcerers gathered and were celebrating already. Sukuna didn't care for any of it, but the food was at least decent. He merely wondered about seeing what was so different about this, something… was screaming at him to leave NOW. An instinct… a reaction he hadn't had in ages. "Is there something powerful here?" he muttered to himself.

But then he noticed the odd new faces. Nine young women were walking about with the curse wombs, but that alone sent a chill down his spine. He turned, just as a very tall and large woman did as well.

Sukuna felt his blood run cold, his eyes were not deceiving him now, are they?

"I was wondering when I would encounter you…"

On his own, Sukuna prostrated himself before her. "Benevolent one… Ruler of the earth and sky… Goddess Tiamat… I… greet thee."

His heart was racing, fear inched its way all over his flesh as it crawled at the notion… a dragon goddess was standing before him… one with such destructive power, his domain would appear to be nothing more than a piece of artwork that can be destroyed on her whim.

However, why was this goddess laughing at him!?

"I see despite your position, you still acknowledge the powerful…" slowly, he stood up once more. She is one of the few in this world who can look him squarely in the eye by her own statue. "I am rather proud that my boys knew when to hold back, that took a lot of courage to do…"

"You're boys?" he asked.

"MOM!"

His blood ran cold again.

The knockoff walked right pass him and embraced the dragon goddess without hesitation! She returned the hug. "Oh look at you, such a handsome young dragon… Suiryu, are you sure you aren't rushing into this?"

"SHE'S YOUR MOTHER!?" Sukuna roared.

In fact, everyone froze from his outburst. "You're the last to know that… well… among the people here. But yeah, she's my mom, she is also Yuuji's mom too… and Toji's mate…"

The more he spoke, the less it made sense. How… how could this be? How is this possible!?

"Speaking of Toji, where is he?"

"I think trying to wrangle the little ones… they have been having a little too much fun with him…"

No sooner did he say those words, did five children come rushing to the goddess. "MOMMA!"

"Momma…" Sukuna muttered.

"Momma," Suiryu replied with a smirk. "I told you I wasn't lying."

"Which means… you descend from a goddess…"

Despite the truth before his eyes, he couldn't accept it. How could he? How did that knock off, created from HIS soul and has HIS power… be worthy to become a dragon!?

It was a disgusting sighed and a truth he didn't care for. Still, it may complicate things.

'Perhaps I should tread a little more carefully from this moment on…' he thought to himself.