Abyssal Chronicles

I’ll drop another chapter in 30 minutes. After that, I’ll post the remaining 6 chapters when I get back from college. Also, great news: I’ve finished writing ’Fallen Chronicles’! I’m just working on some side stories for it —Once those are done, I’ll start releasing chapters every day.

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"What’s happening here?! That… that is… Lord Dragon King… What are you doing?!"

Upon reaching the edge of the Forbidden Palace and glimpsing inside, Vinarola couldn’t believe her eyes.

…

As the headmaster of the Luminous Royal Academy, Vinarola was among the few who knew the condition of the Dragon King. She visited the Forbidden Palace every day to check on him as he recovered. She didn’t just monitor the fusion of his soul with his new body; she also kept tabs on his mental well-being.

After all,

The once awe-inspiring and majestic dragon king had now turned into a delicate little girl, which might have affected his self-esteem considerably.

And today,

Like always, after taking care of the academy’s tedious work, Vinarola rushed to the Forbidden Palace to look after this great being in her eyes.

However,

When she saw the interior of the Forbidden Palace, Vinarola was dumbfounded. Even though the Sacred Dragon King had turned into a powerless little girl, she still held a dignified image in her heart. And yet, now she was holding the waist of an unknown black-haired girl and calling her "Auntie" in a very cutesy voice.

"Is this really the Sacred Dragon King?"

Staring at the blonde loli acting cute, Vinarola’s belief seemed to be hugely shattered. She took a few steps back, her eyes wide with disbelief and confusion.

Yet,

Being a powerful individual at the seventh level, Vinarola had strong mental resilience. She quickly pulled herself together after a moment of disbelief. Shaking her head to clear it, she fixed her gaze on the black-haired girl, questions flooding her mind.

"Who… who is she?! Why is she here? Why would the mighty Dragon King hold her? For hundreds of years, the Sacred Dragon King has never had contact with outsiders. How could she suddenly hold a stranger so affectionately? Wait… could it be?!"

Considering the mysterious lapse in security outside, as well as the recent unstable mental state of the Sacred Dragon King, a bold guess appeared in Vinarola’s mind. Her eyes filled with hostility as she looked at the black-haired girl.

This unknown black-haired girl had, in Vinarola’s eyes, become an evil person who had invaded the Forbidden Palace, attempting to take advantage of the Sacred Dragon King’s ’mental inadequacy.’

’Planning to kidnap My Lord?’

’Not a chance!’

In a hurry and without much time to think, Vinarola lifted her red magic wand. She quickly muttered some spells, and the air around her started to go wild as magic power began to gather on her wand.

The next moment,

Under the boost of magic, Vinarola leapt forward and let out a roar, seemingly trying to wake the Dragon King from his "dazed loli" state through the vibration of magical power and her own shout.

"I’m coming to save you, My Lo... Eh???!!!"

However,

Before she could finish speaking, a faint golden magical beam shot through the air with lightning speed and hit Vinarola squarely on the forehead.

Boom!***

With a loud crack, a big bump started to form on the old dean’s head.

Vinarola’s words got stuck in her throat,

And she felt like the whole world was spinning.

After a quick struggle,

She started to lose consciousness and fall into darkness.

Right before passing out, all she could do was look puzzled at the blonde dragon girl in the distance. She had no clue why the Sacred Dragon King would turn on her like that.

"Why... why?"

After letting out a couple of frustrated cries, Vinarola finally passed out from the magic blast.

Stumbling a bit, she fell straight down from the sky and landed headfirst into the bushes below.

...

...

’Huh??’

’What... what’s going on?!’

Yumo was still confused as to why the dragon girl knocked out that person without saying anything. Already puzzled, she became even more confused, her pretty face almost turning into an emoji.

’That person just now...’

’The mage with the hood?’

’Why...’

’Does she look a bit like the headmaster in the portrait?’

"What... what’s going on?"

The girl couldn’t help but voice her inner doubts.

And almost at the same moment,

As if sensing Yumo’s confusion, the dragon loli trembled all over and then hugged Yumo’s waist even more tightly and affectionately, speaking with a naive and cute tone:

"Auntie, don’t worry about her... That person is just a servant of mine! No need to mind her!"

"But... what about her just now?"

"Her?! ... She had an intermittent mental disorder just now! That’s why she suddenly jumped out and shouted randomly! In such situations, a hit on her head will do! So... don’t... don’t worry!!"

The dragon loli answered hurriedly, breaking into a cold sweat.

"Mental disorder? Really?"

At this answer, Yumo couldn’t help but frown.

She felt that,

The person just now seemed to be organizing magic in such an orderly way, as if she was casting spells. It didn’t look like the behavior of someone with a mental disorder, right?

Yumo looked doubtful.

But then,

Right as she was about to look back to check on Vinarola, a bunch of pretty golden flowers just popped up in front of her. It grabbed her full attention, leaving her confused.

"Flowers...?"

At this moment,

What Yumo thought was some special golden magic from the dragon girl, ready for a big move, turned into these pretty flowers. The dragon girl let go of Yumo’s waist and held the flowers up like a shy little girl. As Yumo was about to turn around, the dragon girl showed her the flowers.

"Hee hee, Auntie! This is a gift for you! Do you like it?"

Meliora smiled big, showing off some cute little fangs.

The sweet smile and the beautiful bouquet right in front of her left Yumo stunned.

’Suddenly, the intense golden light had transformed into a cute dragon girl?’

She didn’t attack like I thought she would,

’She even hugged me around the waist? And affectionately called me ’Auntie’?’

’The concentrated magic in her hands had turned into a magical bouquet??’

"What’s going on here?"

Yumo tilted her head, sinking into deep thought...