Chapter 2

It happened shortly after Tsumiki's revival. Fearing what would happen, Lady Tiamat decided to step in and educate her. In fact they were training within the heavenly realm. Tsumiki was very opened minded as to how she came to be a dragon, as well as understanding. But it was strange as the more time Tiamat spent with her, the more she found Tsumiki admiring her.

"So being a dragon isn't just about being a big scaly lizard…" Tiamat explained. "There are roles we play as well as responsibilities, you may not see them now, but when one is older, they are given more. At the moment, every dragon on earth is merely an infant, with the exception of my daughters." She explained.

"Infants that can have babies themselves…" Tsumiki joked.

Tiamat laughed. "It's why when we chose a secondary form, we went with the human form. It's far simpler and the reproduction was a lot tamer compared to other species. At the same time, we didn't know that humans would become the dominant species of the world… so it worked out." She laughed. But a pause came over her. "Do you… resent being brought back? We did so without your permission…"

She was quite, but then, a smile came over her. "I… always wanted to be there for Megumi since it was just the two of us. I didn't know he had developed feelings for me all those years. I have always seen him as my little brother…"

"Part of that can't be helped, it sadly runs in his father's side of the family. However, I am growing worried for him."

She was all ears, Tiamat explained it was brought to her attention by Ryomen Sukuna of all people. He sensed that his body was in turmoil, and only recently, it has grown worst. "He's been keeping an eye on your brother, in hopes to make amends for what he had done. But it is a rather steep uphill battle for Sukuna. But I will say this, the concern is valid." She explained when Megumi became a dragon, his shikigami used themselves as a medium to make his body. Yet, ever since, Megumi has rejected this, refusing to allow his shikigami sacrifice themselves for his sake.

"What he doesn't know or understand is that the shikigami themselves have lost their bodies too. They can only become one for Megumi, that was the binding vow they put on themselves. But he has been rejecting them. He doesn't realize how dangerous of a position he is putting himself in."

She nodded to this. "My brother… is always more concerned about others than his own well being…"

Tiamat nodded. "Now, do you have any questions about what you have become? We found your form rather fast, and my dear, you are dazzling!" Tiamat said proudly.

Tsumiki blushed. She wears a scale around her neck from when she first transformed, it was chrome pink, but shined like metal. "It was a remarkable color…" she whispered.

"Very rare I might add too, a chrome pink dragon… those scales are some of the hardest ones I have seen…"

She giggled, but paused. "Uh… lady Tiamat…"

"Tiamat is just fine, if you like."

Tsumiki blushed. "I have to ask… there are three suitors who have approached me, and…" she explained how awkward it was since they were very polite and spoke gently, she had no issue with them approaching her, but the fact that there was three of them. "How do I decide?" she asked.

Tiamat paused but snickered. "My dear, you can have all three of them."

She froze. "Choso said the same thing, but, I don't want to be rude or greedy… or…"

Tiamat laughed aloud. "Oh child, you need to understand, at the moment there are far more females then there are male dragons right now. The females of the heavenly realm refuse to accept any males from this world now due to the influence of my uncle. As such the dragon population has plunged, it doesn't help either that the males here do nothing to help with the children, and they tend to eat their young sons to get rid of rivals… thus making breeding rather… limited" she explained.

"However, those of the earthly world, they are a whole different breed all together." She went into detail how she altered the sorcerers, those she picked had basic nurturing skills, but those improved when they had mates… with the exception of Gojo. "I am strongly believing my uncle messed with him, he wouldn't have risked the lives of his children like that… or my uncle was trying to get Gojo disowned since his children will be powerful… but either way"

"So… it's okay if I accepted three? Isn't that too much?"

"That's up to you" Tiamat said gently. "Quite frankly, I don't mind if a male has more than one mate, the important part is that all are attending to equally. Meaning you cannot favor one over another. You can speak with Yua on that, she has two husbands."

She giggled but blushed. "They were… very nice to me, very gentle and looked genuinely interested in who I was, not by my appearance."

"The three sensed you were a dragon, but also knew you had not been one for long, they are respectful to that and kept their distance. Choso is also a mediator there, he will let his children know when they can and should approach or he will keep them at bay." She explained. "But if you like all three, accept them. In fact, I would encourage it. They have a system that allow them to defend anyone close to them with great care and consideration. I secretly hoped you would meet them…" she teased. Tiamat won't tell her she went through the trouble to ensure she saw them…

"But, what can we do to help Megumi?"

Tiamat paused. "Well, first of all. I'm going to be living in the domain for a while. I am able to, as well my uncle cannot do anything in my absence or he knows it will be war. I doubt any of the heavenly realm dragons want to deal with my children. Especially Suiryu…"

She nodded to that.

"And then?" she asked.

"And then, I will help Megumi. I think we need to do something drastic… before something drastic happens to him."

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Tiamat returned to the earthly realm with Tsumiki, however she picked up the smell of dragon blood instantly. "What happened here?" she whispered.

Sukuna happened to be walking by in the best of moods, the moment their eyes locked, he came over and told her everything. He knew instantly what she wanted to know, at the same time, he had a look on him that she had never seen before. He appeared rather proud of what Rook did, and excited to see it first hand later this afternoon. Yet as soon as that was out of his system, he appeared to be thinking deeply, and then an odd look came over his face. "What are you hiding?" she asked of him.

"Not hiding, waiting for you to be here." He opened a void, a curse storage and reached in, only to pull out a massive, thick book. He placed it into her hands. "I do believe this is better off with you, at the same time, the notes I've seen… are too well written to be done by mortal hands." He turned to Tsumiki, and gave a respectful nod to her. "I hope things are working out better for you."

She nodded. "You're… trying to help Megumi, Tiamat told me so… it's to make up for what you did, isn't it?"

There came a pause over him, Sukuna peered at her and said. "It's merely to make a dent in the debt I owe to him."

As they spoke, Tiamat peered over the book, but what he hinted towards, she understood right away. "Tsumiki, if you don't mind, Choso wants to meet with you with his sons, would you mind going on ahead?" she asked gently. She smiled and excused herself. When she was out of sight, Tiamat turned her attention to the King of Curses. "Ryomen…"

He gave his full attention. "Yes, Lady Tiamat?"

"You have done me a great service." She said in a sincere tone. He was right about the notes, those of high potency, she knew that writing anywhere… it belonged to her uncle.