Affinity:Chaos

'Void, is that what I think it is?'

Although it was only the shadow of the creature, Grey had read a lot about it too often and also seen statues as well as drawings to be able to guess what it was, not just that, but he battled what looked like it about a month ago.

'If what you're thinking is what I'm thinking, then yes, it is what I think you think it is.' Void said in a strange drunkish voice.

'Huh!' Grey was lost for a moment due to how Void was speaking.

'In short, it's a dragon.' Void added in his normal voice this time.

Grey sucked in a deep breath on getting confirmation from Void. This wasn't like the quasi dragon he encountered the previous time, but a true breathing dragon.

"What's that?" Klaus asked before squinting his eyes to study the shape properly.

Even though there are only a few people who had seen a dragon in the present Qilin empire, it was something greatly revered by people because of its immense strength as well as its superior magical abilities. According to legends, it was said to be the leader amongst all the beasts.

"It…looks…like…a…dragon." Reynolds said after studying the shape.

"Yeah." Alice nodded.

Klaus had also figured it out as well.

The trio gasped in surprise and anxiety, they currently had the opportunity to see a dragon, of course they would be nervous, but there's one thing that was currently overshadowing their nervousness, excitement.

The excitement of seeing a dragon was unimaginable, they were still youngsters, so it was normal to be excited when one sees a legendary magical beast like a dragon.

Had Chris not been in the Lunar Academy, then they would just be as excited whenever they saw a Griffin as well, but because they've seen it too frequently, they've become numb to it, sometimes, they even forget it is a legendary beast.

'Since it's a dragon, doesn't that mean there will be a lot of shiny things?' Void's pitch-black eyes lit up at the thought of there being shiny things.

'Since it's a dragon, that means we're in danger if it wakes up.' Grey thought and he unconsciously took a step back.

The quasi dragon which was not a true dragon was already so overpowered that had it not been for the strange array in the lab, then they would have died under its attacks. Now, this was a real dragon, even if it might be restricted by an array, there would be no way it would be weaker than the quasi dragon, it would definitely be stronger.

'We need to leave.'

'We need to get in.'

Grey and Void came to a conclusion simultaneously in their heads, only, both were contradicting each other.

'Huh! What do you mean we need to leave?' Void asked disapprovingly.

There are shiny things in there for crying out loud! There is no way he would miss them.

'There's no way we're going in there, are you tired of living? Cause I'm not.' Grey said seriously.

While the duo was arguing about whose decision was right, Klaus slowly walked into the cave.

Grey who was still trying to reason with Void almost passed out when he saw this.

"Klaus, what the hell are you doing?" He asked in a hushed voice, fearing that if he speaks too loudly, the dragon might hear them.

"I'm going to see the dragon, also, why are you speaking that way? I can barely hear what you're saying." Klaus asked with a confused look.

"Get back here right now!" Grey said in the same hushed voice.

"What's wrong with you?" Reynolds couldn't help but ask when he saw Grey's behavior.

"Have any of you thought of the possibility of the dragon being far stronger than us?" Grey looked at the group as he asked.

The others shook their heads, they truly didn't think of it. Being too excited, they forgot the dragon was a magical beast who would most likely attack them if they intruded.

"I've fought against a beast that seemed to have evolved, it wasn't a dragon, but it wasn't far from it…" Grey told them about the dangers he faced when fighting against the quasi dragon, of course, he decreased the level of the quasi dragon so it wouldn't sound like he was overpowered being able to survive against it.

Gasp…

On hearing the story, the trio gasped in fear and shock. They didn't think that Grey would have such an experience in the trial land, not just that, but he survived, although it was with the help of an array he knew nothing about, it was still amazing to be able to escape.

"Do you all still think it's a wise choice to head in?" Grey asked after seeing their reactions.

"No, but to be honest, I'm very curious about it." Klaus replied.

The others nodded as well, although going in might be risky, this was a once in a lifetime opportunity. What if this was their only chance to see a dragon?

Grey sighed and looked at them, he was also curious, but his cautiousness was telling him not to go in. The group has managed to survive till now, it would be a shame if any of them, or all of them were to die here.

'Void can you sense the stage of… Shit! Void come back here!' Grey's facial expression changed when he couldn't find Void on Alice's shoulder.

He initially wanted to ask if Void could sense the stage of the dragon, if it wasn't too strong, then they might take the risk of going in, but who knew Void was long gone.

"What's it?" Alice asked when she noticed the change in Grey's expression.

"That crazy cat has gone in." Grey said through gritted teeth.

"What? Why?" Alice asked a little fearful of losing Void.

Although she couldn't communicate with him like Grey, she likes him, especially his soft black fur.

"Apparently, just like dragons, he too loves shiny things." Grey said while rubbing his temple to try and calm the headache he was feeling all of a sudden.

"Since there's a dragon here, then there would be shiny things as well." Alice said.

Grey nodded with a tired face, Void is once again about to put him in a perilous predicament, his only prayer is that the dragon shouldn't be too strong, so they might be able to escape.

Inside the cave.

'Sooo shiny…' Void said looking at the glittering shiny objects on the floor with drool dropping from the side of his widely opened mouth.

He didn't even put the over six meters creature in his eyes, all he was seeing were the shiny things.