Those were the happy days, that´s what I call them at least. Nearly two hundred years have past since that time. The first thing we discovered, thanks to my heritage, I don´t age, just like Tamamo. Second thing I discovered, I can breath fire. Really. No joke. Also, I got the real power of the Ancient Dragons. Black Fire. I can summon black flames, around my claws, around my entire body, even around a weapon, if I´m using one. Or I could throw black fireballs. Well, black fires is just like normal dragon fire, just way stronger, hotter and, of course, black. The next thing is Ghostfire. Snow white flames, just about body temperature. When I´m using this, my attacks move right through the enemy, like I´m a ghost. And it doesn´t really injure them. Instead, it destroys their magic. Tamamo said, I might be able to seal others with it, but I never got this far. Usually I just beat people up. And I can let my claws vanish, just like my wings, so I look completely human again. That´s the important stuff that happened. Why I refer to the old days as the happy days? Well, that´s simple.
Because a tiny Lamia is sitting across the table, trying to kill me with her eyes, because she thinks I´m human. And because her mother was the Monster Lord. Right was, until earlier, some fucking heroes decided to walk in there and kill the Monster Lord, because a certain, fucking goddess told them to. If I ever meet this bitch, I´m going to beat the ever living shit out of her. So Tamamo decided to take this girl, Alipheese XVI., in and give her shelter. And now, she´s pissed off at humans, and thinks I´m a human, so she´s trying to kill me with looks. Wonderful, fucking wonderful. I did nothing to deserve this. I was just minding my own business, was in town, buying some stuff, I come back and this girl tries to attack me. She would have attacked, if Tamamo hadn´t held her back. So now we´re sitting here, both of us have their arms crossed in front of our chests and we´re trying to beat the other one into submission with looks. Deadly looks.
Tamamo walked out of the kitchen, carrying a plate of, guess what, thin fried fucking tofu. I still hate this stuff. Placing it in front of the little lamia, the girl pouted. "I'm not eating with him present," she said while pointing at me. I just shrugged. "Well, guess what. This is my fucking house as well. I'm not leaving." Tamamo gave me an almost pleading look. "Vladek?" I looked at her, anger starting to build up inside me. "Don't you dare..." I almost growled at her. "Please?" She said with big eyes. Usually I wouldn't be able to say no, once she's giving me her puppy-eyes, but right now I was just angry. "Are you fucking serious?" I stood up. "You know what? Fuck this shit. You're so going to make up for this," I grumbled while walking out into the garden. Not caring about being subtle, I just extended my wings and shot up into the sky.
I shot through the air, with enough speed to travel across the entire continent in a few hours. I needed something to clear my mind. Maybe I should visit one of the spirits again. Haven't seen Salamander in a while. Choosing to visit the spirit of fire, I made a turn for the Gold Volcano. I just flew in through a hole in the ceiling. It quickly got warmer. Seeing the lava, I slowed down and landed. Seeing Salamander out of the corner of my eye, I just kept walking towards the burning hot magma. "Sup, Mandy," I said, while just turning around and let myself drop into the lava. My clothes were burned away within seconds, but thanks to my immunity to fire, it felt just like a hot tub to me. I let out a sigh, feeling relieved and relaxed. "Had a little fight with Tamamo again?" The spirit asked. I just gave a thumbs up. "What told you?" Salamander let out a short laugh. "Because every time you just walk in here and drop into the lava like it's some sort of hot spring, you have stress with your wife." I just start laughing. She's actually right, this isn't the first time. Guess little fights happen, when you're married for over 200 years. "Mind putting some clothes on?" I look up confused. "Huh? It's not like it bothered you before." Salamander smiled. "No, but we're not alone," she says, while pointing to the side. Looking where her finger is pointing, I see a young dragonkin girl. "Why is this human laying in the lava?" She asks, clearly confused. "Why the flying fuck is everyone calling me human?" I asked. Salamander let out an annoyed sigh. "Because you forgot something. You are still using magic to mask your aura and presence." I look at her shocked, before I just facepalm. "Fuck it, I'm the idiot." Realizing my mistake, I let the magic vanish. The power that can now freely radiate from me causes the young girl to step back. "Don't worry, Granberia, he's a friend," Salamander says towards the young dragonkin. Turning towards me she adds. "And knowing you, I've got some spare clothes in your size right there." I get out of the burning lava-lake with a smile. "Thanks Mandy, I own you." Putting on my new clothes, I notice the spirit having a troubled expression. "What's wrong?" She gives me a serious look. "You should hurry. I just got a message from Sylph. Over a dozen armed men and advancing on Yamatei. They want to burn the village to the ground. Seems like they are followers of Ilias." I pause for a second, just staring at the spirit of fire. I quickly finish putting on my clothes and give her a quick kiss on the cheek. "Thanks Mandy. Gotta go now." Extending my wings, I shoot back up. No one's gonna burn my village down. Especially not, while my wife is still there.
Once I reach Yamatei, it's already night. Being a dragon, my vision in the dark is pretty good. I finally notice the attackers. They are sneaking up on my house. Only one hundred metres left, they just have to go through the garden. Deciding to abandon stealth, I just crash to the ground in between. While the dust is still blinding them, I hide my wings to look human again. Once the dust settles, I can see the shocked faces of the attackers. They were actually dumb enough to wear their religious symbols. Turning fully towards them, I wait for their first move. "Who are you? Get out of the way. We're here to slaughter the monsters in the name of Ilias," the one at the front says. The way he talks just pisses me off. Lets call him fuckface for now. Fuckface is currently giving an impressive speech. Atleast I think it's impressive, because I'm not really listening. Something about his goddess, all monsters are evil, bla bla bla. After hearing him rant on for a few minutes, I decide I had enough. "Yeah, yeah, I don't give a shit." He looks at me shocked. "How dare you?" I just scratch my neck. "Well, I don't give a shit. You just made one fucking mistake." They all look at me confused and I just give them a smile that could freeze hell over. Calling forth my claws and wings, I start laughing. "You choose to attack this village. Too bad for you, since my wife lives here." They stare at me, fear showing in their eyes. "M-Mo-Monster!" One of them screams. "If you wouldn't have committed great sin, the Dark Goddess wouldn't have sent a punishment like me upon you." With these words I charge forward.
I just run past fuckface and meet the first guy head on. He tries to raise his sword, but my scaled fist connects with his stomach. He is sent backwards several feet. I lean to the side, kicking the next one against the chest. A satisfying crack is heard and he falls to the ground. The third ones sword clashes against my claws, only for my knee to rise into his belly. Within seventeen seconds all of them are on the ground, some with broken bones, some just knocked out. All except for fuckface. He stands there, quivering with fear. I slowly walk up to him, knocking his blade to the side. I grab his shoulder and start punching his face, again and again. His nose breaks, his teeth are falling out. I just keep on punching. "Vladek?" I turn to the side, seeing Tamamo and little Alice. Without saying something, I just punch again. "Why-hy?" Fuckface cries, before I let him fall to the ground. Tamamo just sighs and shakes her head. But little Alice looks at me, with sparkles in her eyes. "That was amazing. And you are a dragon? I've never seen a male monster before!" I just scratch my neck.