Chapter 2- Baby Red Dragon

Sitting up she controls her mana and absorbs spiritual energy. Spiritual energy is gathered of life and many different forms of energy, especially nature.

Even though she a half-human and half-dragon she can still feel nature surrounding her in a warm and calming aura.

She learns first to balance herself from a certain ancient dragon Lair that she found while resting from the attacking arm. It helps her stabilize her body and her soul from ruin.

She found the ancient notebook at Mount Yellia the book only has a name on the cover 'NaNa', it was hidden under piles of ashes and dust.

She discovered that the Lair was burned down along with some gold dust identified as dragon attribute.

The book seems to be well kept hidden that whoever looted that Lair and burn it; couldn't find it.

After clearly her mind she sighs, feeling better. Cynthia sorts her old/new memories using [record] and the ability to remember things clearly without fault.

This ability was from her 2nd life as Kim Soo Jung where the world is hell itself with monsters running rampage, survivors keeping themself alive.

She was in the middle of concentration before a knock was heard.

'Knock'

''Come in'' she said getting out of her tempting comfortable bed as the door open

An old man around his 60s comes in with a maid around her 20s that have green hair and yellow eyes.

She knows them, it was Ron and Evelyn who take care of her needs, in her past life Ron and his son; Beacrox goes with the black hair punk.

The only one who stayed with her till the war lost was Evelyn, she was very that even her mother trust her.

''Young lady, it mor-''

the profound voice stops abruptly

''It seems young lady has woken up.''

He continues speaking as if he didn't stop earlier with a benign smell. The two servants notice her swollen eyes and tears that are still wet on the blanket.

They frown a little, not that Cynthia noticed as she still remembers bloodied Evelyn as she throw poison needles.

She doesn't know what happen to Ron but she couldn't find him or his son at all.

Finally snapping out of her daze she just nodded as Ron went out to prepare breakfast leaving the ladies. After his footstep far away, Evelyn helps Cynthia take a bath.

''Evelyn prepare me a simple dress...''

She bows leave Cynthia in the bathroom, Cynthia looks at the full body mirror in the bathroom. She is a person full of grace and her appearance is a dragon, which makes many ladies jealous.

These noble ladies spread rumors everywhere about her being useless even to the fact she was a spoilt brat.

Even if she is from the wealthiest family, she hates being pampered the most.

Except for her mother she exception

Cynthia hearing these rumors let it do its job as she doesn't want to get married.

Cynthia took her eyes off the mirror and walked into the tub that was full of warm water.

She leaned against the tub and looked up at the ceiling. The estate that she lived in was full of marble.

Cynthia starts to mumbles as she closes her eyes relaxing in the warm water

"It gonna be tiring..."

Cynthia sigh starting to plan for the upcoming disastrous future, but first, she needs to avoid that black hair pink. That guy almost finds out she a higher being when they fight in an empty corridor.

Unluckily, he leaves small but permanent scars on her beautiful face. She covered it up using runes.

Right now she looks about 13 years old, she caresses her left cheek feeling smooth and milky skin. She has 5 more years to meet that rude punk and wars happen.

'I need to know what day is it...'

Cynthia doesn't know what day is it, but she couldn't care less as there is nothing anything interesting that happens when she 13. She was herself with rose soap and change the water again, sitting in the tub relaxing.

Evelyn comes in bringing a white long sleeves shirt and black pants.

Evelyn, she an elf that mother save from slavery. In return, she followed her mother which annoyed her mother greatly after Evelyn find out that she was a dragon.

But annoyance turns into curiosity as to when Evelyn makes a contract with the element. She instead has one as a partner, she has two elements.

One is wind, her first contract.

And water is her second contract.

"Evelyn, what day is it...?"

"November 8th, milady. It's your 13th birthday..."

Evelyn looked at her lady confused and was about to congratulate her.

"I see... You can go out now,"

Evelyn do as Cynthia told went out of the bathroom, after closing the door she frown deeply.

Cynthia frowned now remembering about her supposed marriage with that bastard, she waited for the close and Evelyn to go out.

She releases a large amount of bloodlust and dragon fear envelope the room, but the aura stays in the bathroom as the full body mirror shine.

The mirror has runes drawn on it shine blue preventing the strong and terrifying aura goes out.

After calming herself down, she sinks into the water eye glowing blue-purple. Her reptilian blue-purple pupils, change into her human pupil as she groans causing bubbles on the water.

Cynthia contemplated whatever to avoid the war since the estate was also in the corner of the Western Continent, making it an ideal location to avoid the war. In the novel and her past life, many nobles managed to avoid the influences of war.

Even if she could not completely avoid it, she should be able to at least reduce the damages to a minimum.

She plans to have a peaceful life in the lives she has.

"Young lady, are you inside the bathroom?"

She could hear Ron's voice coming from outside. Cynthia thought about Ron's true identity.

Ron was an assassin who crossed over from the Eastern Continent by sea. He pretended to be a benign old man, but the true Ron was a cruel and merciless man.

She knows about this from her mother and the novel.

Because she a dragon as well

"Yes. I'll be right out."

She dried herself with a towel and wear the clothes that Evelyn bring, she certainly know her best. The simple clothes slit on her perfectly as Cynthia put on a black fabric disguise the pant as a skirt.

She must follow the stupid rule as a noble lady, something about not being allowed to wear pants or stuff.

She exited the bathroom. Ron was standing there with a smile on his face and a tray with a lemonade cup in his hands.

"Young lady, here you go."

Cynthia picked up the cup and walked past the old man. Her eye suddenly widen from the sourness but forced to drink it down her throat.

After finishing, she put the cup on the tray.

"Great, thanks."

Ron's expression turned odd but it didn't go unnoticed by Cynthia as she walk past but she ignore him. Finally, Evelyn knocks on the door as she pushes the trolley to her room, she usually eats in her room not wanting to eat in the diner hall.

''Ron leave us...''

He bowed, leaving the room as Evelyn put the breakfast on the table.

Pancake with honey syrup and a glass of orange juice was exquisite and smelled delicious, she instantly knew who did this. She sighs in relief seeing that isn't wasn't lemonade the first thing in the morning.

Beacrox cooked this breakfast he cooks to perfection not a mistake with the food, he even looks at the ingredient himself.

After breakfast, she and Evelyn who follow behind her go to her class. Today she has gone to the music room as today she doesn't have classes.

Evelyn was very much surprised as she had never gone to the music room since the late countess died.

Cynthia has never played music again since the late countess died. She always avoids going to the music room even though she wants to.

Open the door the room is a bit dusty but otherwise clean. There in the room is a black piano and many instruments, the room was put in preservation magic. The wall is creamy white with gold lining and a library full of song notes.

Evelyn closes the door and asks the wind element to clean the remaining dust and open the curtains.

Cynthia walked in a circle to admire the pitch-black piano as it shine in the sunlight.

She smiled fondly remembering her mother singing song and playing the piano.

Remember their memories together

Her mother's beautiful voice comfort her when she was in pain

Learning how to control her mana

She remembers a song Jur used to sing

Trying out the keys, she sits down as she plays the song

The sound startled Evelyn and she took out a recording orb that no need to use magic.

A beautiful and angelic voice fills the room as Evelyn's eyes sparkle remembering the song.

Remember me

Though I have to say goodbye

Now tears fill Cynthia's eyes while playing the song, Evelyn silently cried trying not to sob.

Outside the room, two maids silently cried while listening to their young lady. They can feel the sorrow and loneliness of their lady while playing the song.

Just two-line made them cried

That caught the attention of the others as one orange head butler inform the county family.

Remember me

Don't let it make you cry

For ever if I'm far away

I hold you in my heart

I sing a secret song to you

Each night we are apart

The countess Voilan and her children arrived to hear the melody fill the hallway. She was surprised to hear such a talented musician, but the sorrow in the voice stuck her.

The maids and butler clears the way for the county nobles as they continue to listen.

Inside Evelyn calms herself as she at her looks at her lady that looks identical to Jur. She remembers when Jur eyeshine brightly red when gained knowledge or when she won against another dragon.

She looks beautiful at the same time dangerous as fire and destruction caused around her.

Cynthia's voice is hoarse from sobbing but keeps on singing with her eyes closed.

Remember me

Though I have to travel far

Remember me

Each time you hear a sad guitar

Know that I'm with you

The only way that I can be

Until you're in my arms again

Remember me

'Mother... I want your warmth again... So please'

Based thought of the time when she sing a lullaby for him and Lily to sleep. She stays up all night after singing them to sleep.

Ron and Beacrox's frown memory was vivid of Cynthia crying herself to sleep every night.

May our song not stop beating

Only with your love I can exist (remember me)

Evelyn follow along as she smiles sadly

May our song not stop beating

Only with your love I can exist (remember me)

'I always love you mother... no matter what, even in my next life...'

Now half of the staff cry sadly at Cynthia's sorrowful voice and remember what they did to her. Spread false rumors, mistreated her, and many more for what they did.

Deruth being the coward he is standing to the side not daring to approach the group. He hates himself for neglecting Cynthia but he couldn't get over his grief.

If I live in your mind I am (remember me)

I give you my dreams

I carry you in my heart

and I will accompany you

United in our song

Luckily, the door was closed as her eyes glow blue-purple. Evelyn was memorized by her beauty.

She subconsciously clasped her hand together.

I'll be there with you

Remember me

If you think you're alone

Remember me

And my singing will go to hug you

Even in the distance

never gonna forget

That I always go with you

Remember me

Then unexpectedly a red light hover around Cynthia as she was closed her eye. It feel warm and she smiled

If you close your eyes and let the music play

Keep our love alive, I'll never fade away

If you close your eyes and let the music play

Keep our love alive, I'll never fade away

If you close your eyes and let the music play

Keep our love alive, I'll never fade away

Remember me

For I will soon be gone

Remember me

And let the love we have live on

And know that I'm with you the only way that I can be

So, until you're in my arms again

Remember me

The music stopped indicating that the song is finished, the staff dispersed to do their work. But each one of them feels guilty of judging her because of rumors and pity for her.

Countess Voilan carries Lily back to the nursery to tend her and she needs time to think.

Based look at the door for a few seconds before turning around to the library.

"Han"

"Yes my lord"

"Call her to my office later after lunch..."

"Yes my Lord,"

Deruth turns away to his office leaving Han the orange head butler frown and look at the door with pity and sympathy.

He turns away to do his own thing as a new junior butler

Inside Evelyn took out a handkerchief and hand it to Cynthia who used it to wipe her eye.

"Evelyn, what time is it..."

"It's two hours before lunchtime Milady..."

Evelyn informed her lady

Suddenly Cynthia took off the disguise skirt and turn it into a black cloak, and put it on her.

Evelyn is very confused by what Cynthia doing, she explains

"I will be going out for a while so give me seven vails of it... and get my journal."

Evelyn does as she was told, she get five vials of blood and gets Cynthia's journal.

Cynthia was a black book with a Navy blue color ribbon attached to it. It was her first object to use runes on it looks like it is about 100 or 200 pages but has many pages.

Only Cynthia can see it and use it others would see a blank page. And only when Cynthia allowed to look it.

Evelyn put the vail and book in the special spatial pouch.

She hurriedly gives it to Cynthia seeing that she ready the teleportation circle. Cynthia take it and check the inside seeing the stuff she needed she keep it in her inventory.

She prepares to leave with the teleportation circle activate before telling Evelyn something.

''You know how to tell me when it's lunchtime Evelyn...''

She just bows

The light blinds the room before it disappears along with Cynthia, she landed near the Gate to the Demon World area. She used to investigate where do the demon come from, it was pouring from the Gate of the Demon World.

She remembered bringing Dodori to destroyed the whole Kingdom in the Gate and even friend a vampire when Dodori is injured.

Dodori was both her student and she was considered son when her mother died, she was an amazing beige dragon and a mother to Dodori.

That vampire jokingly about he wanted to adopt her so he can call her his daughter in his dying moment.

She has been in a daze in memory but when a few members of the organized past by she hid in invisibility runes. They seem to be from doing some of their dirty work, one member said interest her.

''Look like that half-blood goes back to his cave.'' one said mockingly

''Pity though even if he's our liege son he still useless to our liege. I mean he can't even past his third stage, but he is still a dragon.'' another one said shrugging his shoulder

'Is there another half-blood dragon like me...'

Cynthia thought before looking around when she saw a really small cave, she notice a trail of blood as a man in a black hood come out.

She grits her teeth when she sees the color red hair with the white mask on, she knows him.

She waited for him to go in the Gate then run in the cave frantically following the trail of blood. She each the end of the cave to see a person slumped on the ground with his wrist slit open, she also sees a red egg.

She takes out a medical kit and heals him bandages him carefully not to wake him up, she also gives him one vial of her mother's blood for him.

She then transfers some of her spiritual power helpings her adjust to the dragon's blood flow in him and heal him.

She waited for 30 minutes then the half-blood dragon woke up but he make a light spear pointed at her.

Her hood covered her face fall of showing her white long hair and her blue-purple eyes. She luckily used runes to change her hair to white and turn off the runes on the necklace so her dragon aura can be felt and her eyes showed.

She used the ages runes to make her look like about 20s than her 13 years old self

Her mother said that she was born with that unique eye color that if you stare for too long you will feel lost in the void.

"Who are you..."

The half-blood dragon asks still weak from the loss of blood, he feels his wounds recovered. He feels grateful for her helping him but he can't be reckless.

He also smells of dragon and human on her body, his eye shook knowing what Cynthia is.

He carefully lowers his spear but still has the spear in his hand just in case.

Cynthia slowly looks around before putting on a soundproof rune and she looks at the half-blood dragon.

She wants to know who he is and what he is to that damn white sh*t.

"I'm just helping clean your wounds... And I'm just like you."

"You're a half-blood just like me..." He said in a muttered sound astonished

"Then are you a created being like me?"

She shook her head and was shocked that he was created.

'That White ba*tard dare to do such thing to both dragons and humans. He deserves to rot in hell...'

She snaps out of her thought when she hears a footstep, she put out the soundproof rune and disguises rune on the half-blood dragon. She also put an invisibility rune on herself and the red egg.

The half-blood dragon is very surprised seeing that she doing many things without using music. He snapped out of it when Cynthia disappeared from his site and the footstep become clearer.

She also put on a black bracelet that has an ancient language of dragon and an ancient language of phoenix. The bracelet makes an illusion and artificial things.

The language of the phoenix is very different from the language of the dragon but their familiarity is that of her second life.

The language of the phoenix is from the Chinese ancient language and the language of the dragon is from Chinese and God.

She finds out about it from a book about dragon love fantasy from her memory

''Ah''

''Look like you haven't recovered... well that's easier for me,''

That voice makes the half-blood dragon flinch before noticing that he slumped on the ground around with the new bandage gone and blood flow.

Cynthia wants to strangle that guy who came in, she then sees that the half-blood dragon is panicking so she talks in his mind.

~ Don't panic I just gave you an illusion bracelet so it will look like you're injured

- T-then what, how do the blood...

~ It artificial blood, will show your old condition from how I modified it. After he is gone I will talk with you later

- Then what about the red egg!?

~ It safes with me

"Look like you haven't understood your punishment yet."

That man is the white star he looks about 13 years old. He suddenly takes out a white crown, the two half-blood dragons know what is it.

It is the artifact that drinks Dragon blood, that crown used to drink Cynthia's blood when she was captured but she escaped, she doesn't know that it used to suck the half-blood dragon.

She turns to the half-blood dragon seeing him back away in fear and panic.

That white star walks up to him and slits the half-blood dragon wrist making blood come pouring out.

He screams in pain as the gem in the middle of the crown a tongue came out. That crown sipping the blood came out of half-blood dragon like it sipping a delicious tea.

Ahhhh–

She hurriedly makes a small knife with her attribute and cuts herself on her finger. She let the blood drop on top of the half-blood dragon wrist.

The half-blood dragon feels the pain decrease but still, screams in pain. He wouldn't want that bastard to notice this and the mysterious woman.

Cynthia cursed the white star and God of death internally. In her past life, she would curse the God of death or the unknown God without a reason.

It becomes a habit by now

Slirp, slirp

That sound is very disgusting just standing there letting her blood on the half-blood dragon wrist.

After half an hour, that white star thought it was enough to enjoy the half-blood dragon screaming. He takes the crown away one look at it and keeps it in his spatial bag.

Wouldn't be surprised that he rich

"Just know your place in this place..." That bastard said in a low tone before walking away

After confirming that shit out of the cave, she drops the runes she put on and slumps.

Using many runes in a single day drains her mental strength and her spiritual energy. Bonus to that, she just start practicing to gather spiritual energy and her mental is a bit messy.

She and the half-blood dragon both look pale from blood loss, their breath ragged greedily sucking air.

Cynthia looks at the half-blood and finally the red dragon egg. She saw a red baby dragon before when she raided the base.

Looking up she sighs

"Can you tell me what your relationship to that shit bastard..."

He flinched but answers nonetheless, as her voice calm him down and feel the warmth. He doesn't feel any evil intention or malicious from the mysterious woman.

"... He experiments on me for me to become a dragon, but I'm only a half-blood."

"I see..."

Cynthia pitying him subconsciously walk closer and slowly reach her hand to carefully caress his head. She almost frowns when he stiffens and glances at her with akin of uncertainty.

The half-blood dragon is not practical fond with skin to skin contact. Yet the warm and gentle hand made him want to burst from his kept-up emotion.

He feels his eyes burn slightly maybe from the pain on his wrist or because of his emotion that wants to burst into tears. He finally let his guard down, and cry like there was no tomorrow.

Cynthia was fluttered when the half-blood dragon cried, she doesn't know what to do.

Dodori never cried again after his mother's death because he promise her to be strong, the only time she sees him cry was when he was sleeping.

He was crying in his sleep so Cynthia hug him to give him warmth and comfort. She wants to let him know that she is here for him and whispered soft words.

Cynthia sit down and lay the half-blood head on her lap letting him cry and rest. She uses magic and takes out a high-grade portion to heal his cut wrist and some scars.

She could only pat him and hummed a lullaby that her mother used to sing for her.

The half-blood feel safe in her arm even though he is about 900 years old. He know that she was only about 200 to 300 considering that she doesn't go through her second phase.

He had a feeling that she went through hell before and finally have a family but got taken away.

He hears Cynthia humming and drowsiness overcome him, he closes his eye to let himself sleep.

After feeling the half-blood dragon not stiffen no more she stops humming and brings the red egg near her.

She can feel a small living dragon in the egg, though it feels like it was missing another one. She rubbed the red egg careful not to break it but she suddenly hear a crack.

Cynthia widen her eye

'Shit, what did I do. Did I rub it with touch pressure!?'

The liquid comes out revealing a small and fragile red dragon. It has its eyes close and wraps itself in a ball.

Cynthia was shocked as she just sat there carrying the egg to her left not wanting to dirty the half-blood dragon.

She waited and waited before the tiny dragon open its eyes with a lustful green color. It moved slightly before it come to her side buried its sticky head in her arm.

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'W-what the hell!?'

Cynthia would have fainted if it won't for the red dragon and the half-blood dragon. She couldn't register what the hell is going on but seeing the fragile and small body make her parent's instincts run wild.

She used magic to clean the goo of the red dragon and the dirt of the half-blood dragon. She carried the small dragon carefully before she used magic to write a note.

Drink one of these vials once a day, remember to drink it on time so the pain won't abrupt. I will be taking the red dragon with me to a safe place.

She takes out her spatial bag from her dimensional and puts it in the reservation magic.

She looks at the half-blood one more time before teleporting away carried the red dragon hiding him in her cloak.

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