Abyssal Chronicles

Pierre’s Illustration is out, and it’s in chapter 01, leave a like if you like it *^

"What is ... what is wrong with me!!!?"

After smashing the lollipop into pieces, Meliora couldn’t help but mutter angrily to herself.

However, as she reflected on her momentary lapse when she accepted the candy earlier, Meliora couldn’t help but feel a lingering unease.

At this moment, she thoroughly understood why Vinarola and Mokaro advised her to stay in seclusion within the Forbidden Palace for some time. Her soul hadn’t fully synchronized with her new body yet, and during this phase, she was susceptible to external influences.

A slight misstep, and she might truly succumb to her body’s instincts, becoming a mindless candy-craving loli. The once-mighty dragon king, transformed into a petite, helpless dragon loli, left her deeply conflicted. If she were to become the brainless loli who only craved sweets, her reputation as the Sacred Dragon King would be in shambles.

After briefly imagining that nightmarish scenario, Meliora vigorously shook her head, attempting to expel all the bizarre images from her mind.

"Don’t wave candy in front of me!"

With that said, Meliora raised her hand and a faint golden light suddenly swept across the ground. In an instant, the shattered lollipop fragments were completely obliterated by the immense magical force of the Sacred Dragon King.

Following this, Meliora widened her golden pupils and glared menacingly at the nearby little girl.

"No more candy! Do you understand? If you mess around again, I’ll eat you!"

While delivering a stern warning, Meliora gradually narrowed her eyes as she examined the pink-haired girl who had intruded into the Forbidden Palace. Despite her harmless appearance and the candy-induced antics, Meliora couldn’t forget the most crucial detail.

That detail being...

The little girl before her might seem innocent, but she was an intruder in the Forbidden Palace! She had infiltrated this sacred place unlawfully! After being toyed with using candy, Meliora almost forgot the most serious matter.

That is,

The little girl before her, despite her seemingly harmless demeanor, had violated the sanctity of the Forbidden Palace! Was it possible that those hostile forces on the mainland had learned of her resurrection? And then they sent a young girl to entice her with candy in an attempt to lead her astray?

...

"Hmm, it doesn’t seem very realistic..."

After a moment of thinking, Meliora dismissed her own bizarre thoughts. However, her suspicion and vigilance remained evident in her dragon-like eyes.

Ignoring the innocent appearance of the pink-haired girl in front of her, Meliora slowly squatted down in front of Yuan’er, raising her hand to point at the girl’s forehead.

"Why are you here?"

"Me?"

Yuan’er asked in confusion, pointing at her own small face.

"Obviously, besides you, is there anyone else here?"

"Well, I, um, came here to explore and find treasures of the academy."

"What?"

Meliora’s brow twitched slightly.

"You say... you came here to explore? In the academy’s forbidden area? Without a scratch! How did you even get in?"

"I, I... I just walked in normally?"

"Walked in?"

Meliora couldn’t help but furrow her brow at this response, and her golden dragon-like pupils were filled with doubt.

Even though they had dismissed the guards in the vicinity to prevent the news of her reincarnation from spreading, the four-layer magical barrier guarding the forbidden area was still in operation. There were also powerful puppet legions guarding nearby. Walking in directly? What kind of joke was this? Did they think the protective barrier set up by the Red Moon Tower outside was just for show?

"So, what did you come here for?"

"To find something..."

"What are you looking for?"

"That... the Sacred Dragon’s Heart..."

Yuan’er didn’t choose to lie to the seemingly naive girl in front of her. While it might not be appropriate to disclose her search for the Sacred Dragon’s Heart in the forbidden area, she felt it was okay with this silly girl.

After answering, Yuan’er even directly asked, "Little Meliora, do you know where the Sacred Dragon’s Heart is?"

"Little... Little Meliora?!"

Meliora immediately bristled at Yuan’er’s address. "Don’t call me by such a cute name! Call me the Great Sacred Dragon King... Oh no, call me Lady Meliora!"

The dragon loli emphasized sharply.

At the same time, the seriousness in her dragon-like eyes deepened.

To think she was looking for the Sacred Dragon’s Heart? This girl who might become her good friend had not come with good intentions.

Being able to enter the Forbidden area was certainly not coincidental. At the very least, it couldn’t be as simple as she claimed, just walking in.

This girl, despite her innocent appearance, may have some strange power within her.

’Otherwise, it would be impossible to come here so casually...’

And also,

’This little girl’s aura consistently gives me a bad sensation, and it feels oddly familiar. ’

Thinking of this, Meliora narrowed her dual pupils slightly, a trace of coldness appearing within them.

Although her strength and perception abilities were far from recovered due to the recent fusion of her body and soul, as a dragon Meliora retained her beast-like instincts.

After calming down and suppressing the childish thoughts in her heart, she could still vaguely sense something unusual about Yuan’er.

’This girl... something’s not right...’

To confirm her suspicions, Meliora disregarded the previous warning given by the academy headmaster, Vinarola.

She suddenly stirred the surging magic power within her.

In an instant, gusts of wind and a faint golden light began to ripple in all directions from the center of the loli dragon.

In Meliora’s dragon-shaped pupils, there suddenly appeared waves of majestic and murderous golden light.

"Dragon King’s Gaze!"

Meliora roared inwardly with overwhelming momentum and immediately used her specialized scanning skill.

Under the meticulous scan, Meliora quickly discovered something unusual in the innocent pink-haired girl.

’That black energy suppressed within her body...’

’It is...’

’?! !!’

"This... this is... the power of Shadow!!!!????... This girl is an Abyssal Demon?!"

Feeling the fluctuation of shadow power within Yuan’er’s body, Meliora’s dual pupils suddenly contracted.

While showing a look of facing a formidable enemy, a sense of ’enlightenment’ gradually welled up in Meliora’s heart.

Indeed,

Her guess was correct,

The pink-haired girl in front of her was definitely not simple...

Unexpectedly, she was an Abyssal Demon, and in human form?!

’A human-shaped Abyssal Demon...’

...

At this moment, Meliora couldn’t help but bite her lip tightly. The existence of a humanoid Abyssal Demon once again brought to her mind the scene of her death, the figure of the black-haired girl who resembled the Grim Reaper appeared in Meliora’s mind, causing her to shiver...

’No’

’Calm down, this little girl is not her.’

’No need to be so paranoid...’

Taking a deep breath, Meliora stabilized the restlessness in her heart. And as Meliora slowly opened her eyes, meeting the red and blue heterochromatic eyes of Yuan’er, the dragon loli’s eyes were full of hostility. No matter how cute the other party looked, she couldn’t afford to be careless.

"This girl... is an enemy!"

The moment she made her judgment, a faint golden magical power enveloped Meliora’s entire body, and a surge of draconic aura erupted, manifesting into powerful energy waves that swept through the entire hall. The ground and walls suddenly cracked, and even the surrounding space showed signs of rupture.

"Meliora?"

Amidst Yuan’er’s astonished exclamation, Meliora, propelled by the outburst of magic, instantly appeared before Yuan’er.

*Boom~*

A pale golden light illuminated the forbidden area. Following a deafening sound and scattering dust, Meliora’s small hand abruptly clamped onto Yuan’er’s neck, pinning her firmly to the ground. The terrifying draconic aura around her transformed into an overwhelming pressure that slammed down on the pink-haired girl’s delicate body, rendering Yuan’er immobile.

Before Yuan’er could react, Meliora’s icy words slowly reached her ears.

"Don’t think about concealing anything. Be honest, what is your true purpose?! Why are you seeking the Heart of the Sacred Dragon?"

" ૮₍ ˃ ⤙ ˂ ₎ა"

Being suddenly pinned to the ground, Yuan’er pouted unhappily, emitting a pitiful sound.

"No acting cute! Be honest!"

Meliora sternly shouted. However, at this moment, Yuan’er did not respond to her questions. Instead, she seemed to be slightly surprised and turned her gaze toward the nearby entrance of the forbidden area.

’Perhaps she sensed something?’

"Hmm?... Mom... Mommy?"

"Mommy!!??"

Hearing these words, Meliora’s eyes abruptly narrowed, and she immediately unfurled her dragon wings, channeling surging pale golden magical power between her dragon claws.

"Mommy!?"

’This little girl has another one with her?!!!’

’There’s an unfamiliar aura approaching?!’

Upon hearing the unconscious utterance of "Mommy" from Yuan’er, Meliora suddenly focused her attention on the nearby forbidden palace gate. Her dragon pupils slightly narrowed, and a glint of hostility emerged within them.

"So, there are companions?!"

A look of ’just as I suspected’ appeared on Meliora’s small face. In Meliora’s view, the Abyssal demon girl she had under her control, despite possessing immense power within her, had eyes too innocent to be someone capable of breaking the external barrier array. This girl must have had some companions who dealt with the barrier and puppet legion outside, allowing her to enter the forbidden palace during the opportunity.

’Companions?’

’And... "Mommy"?’

’Mommy...’

’The use of this term might hint at a mastermind behind the scenes?! The mother of the Abyssals? Most likely, another humanoid Demon, right?!’

’In that case...’

’Let’s catch the mastermind first!’