Nameless King



Cetid and Sven sat at the massive wooden table, with their eyes fixed on each other. They were discussing something with each other, obviously, a plan that Cetid had forced Sven to tell him.

The others remained upstairs. Cetid had a very important decision to make, so he was the only one listening to every detail of Sven's plan, some things even Marlis and Osvald didn't know.

"It's been a long time, hasn't it?" Kadridas said with a slight smile as he looked at Marlis and Osvald. He was standing next to the passageway to Crystal Mind Dew, with his back against the wall.

Marlis and Osvald were standing on the opposite side, so they could clearly see and hear each other, but they had no access to the room where Sven and Cetid were.

"Well, I can't say I'm glad to see you. Among dragons, you are the most annoying type, though, I dislike every one of you." Marlis frowned as she crossed her arms over her chest.

Kadridas smirked, "No need to be so rude, now we must become allies lest the greatest catastrophe for our world happen."

Marlis snorted, she said nothing. In any case, nothing depended on them now, for only Cetid could change the situation, and his decision depended on what Sven would tell him.

"Hey... I've been thinking..." Osvald muttered, scratching his cheek puzzled, "Do the Dragons need Arox to take control of the whole world?"

Kadridas glanced at him, "Go on."

Osvald sighed, "I mean, I'm sure if your Progenitor sides with the Nameless King, the outcome of the war will be obvious. If they fight the two of them against Olax and Arox, as well as being helped by Sven, it will be an easy victory!"

Marlis grew wary. She was unhappy that Osvald had started talking to Kadridas about this. She did not want Kadridas to know more than was necessary, for it was not yet clear whether he was an enemy or a friend.

Kadridas sighed, "You're right, but what you don't realize is that Dragons don't really care, especially our Progenitor. He hasn't had any part in what goes on in the world for several hundred years."

"But...!" Osvald was puzzled, he didn't understand how that was possible.

"The only thing that matters to the Dragons is that the world we all live in is not threatened. Yeah, if Nameless King loses and Arox gets Crystal Mind Dew, and no one stops him, then he will take control of the whole world, but, can you call that a threat?"

Osvald was speechless; the Dragons' logic was beyond his reach. It was as if Kadridas were speaking in a language unknown to him, though obviously he was not, and he heard every word.

"It probably seems like nonsense to you, but in that case, the Dragon Society is fine with it. Everyone will be under the control of one being, which means there will be no global wars, abnormal cataclysms, and other such dangerous things. It will be utopia and the Dragons won't care about that." Kadridas shrugged.

"However, you and Cetid think differently, don't you?" Marlis narrowed her eyes as she looked intently at Kadridas.

Kadridas smirked, "Yeah, unlike the other Dragons, we're not comfortable with eternal utopia. I mean, if Arox were to take control of the world, nothing would change for the Dragons. They will continue to meditate, drink tea, and play chess with the faces of great philosophers. It's all such crap."

Marlis's eyes went wide for a moment. There were very few among the Dragons who were unhappy with their situation, usually rebellious, but Kadridas didn't seem that way, at least not until this moment. 

"I would just die of boredom, I don't want to live in utopia, just like Nameless King, just like Cetid, and just like you and Sven. I say this to make you understand our intentions, but you must also realize that the Dragons will not participate without a direct order from the Progenitor." Kadridas waved his hand.

"There is no threat to our world that would completely destroy it, so the Dragons will simply wait and watch you kill each other."

Marlis and Osvald frowned. They didn't like this situation at all, but there was nothing they could do about it, such were the Dragons.

"Well, at least there's some good news, right?" Osvald smiled broadly with glowing eyes.

Kadridas and Marlis looked at him puzzled, they didn't understand why he looked so positive even though the situation was very bad. 

"If the Dragons don't care about this war, that means they won't help Olax and Arox, will they?" Osvald suggested, squaring his broad shoulders.

Marlis shook her head, and Kadridas just smiled bitterly. A little positivity was needed in their situation, for the pressure put on them was enormous.

Sven, Marlis, and Osvald had betrayed one of the most powerful races while being the strongest after their rulers. In the same way, Cetid and Kadridas were playing their own game, even though they were obliged to fulfill their roles.

Kadridas had to watch out for unequal battles when creatures from too high a Chronicle interfered with important events for those whose Chronicle was lower. This happened quite rarely, but given how big the world was, Kadridas always had a job to do.

Cetid had even clearer tasks, and for Dragons, it was much more important. He had to keep an eye on the gate and space now since so many were trying to break through the barrier. It was hard to do, but Dragon World had many treasures for which many might even risk their lives.

The last important character was Arden, he was in the room with Crystal Mind Dew, waiting for Sven and Cetid to finish their conversation. After all, he wasn't sure what Cetid would do next, Arden just couldn't give up such a valuable resource.

Sven's and Cetid's conversation took quite a while, though they needed to hurry, but Cetid was persistent, and Sven had to agree to his terms.

Their conversation ended only when the sun began to set, and the massive sunflowers lowered their broad heads to the ground.

Whooooooooooooooosh.

Suddenly streams of purple energy emerged from the passageway that split into three flames that headed toward Kadridas, Osvald, and Marlis. The lights soared in the air in front of them, then they came in motion, heading downward.

"Well, it looks like it's finally over and we have some good news waiting for us." Kadridas smirked before following the fire.

Marlis and Osvald exchanged glances and went downstairs.

A moment later they were all in front of a massive red flower with Crystal Mind Dew inside, emitting an unusual and pure energy.

"So... What are you going to do?" Arden asked with a serious expression, "I'm willing to give Crystal Mind Dew to Sven, but you have one problem to solve, don't you?"

"Yeah... Though it's been difficult, we've already solved it." Sven nodded, then he looked at Cetid.

Cetid silently stepped forward, approaching Crystal Mind Dew, and opened his majestic wings wide.

"My task is very simple. I will make sure that no one from Dragon World interferes with your war, and I will also create a copy of the Crystal Mind Dew right now." Cetid said calmly, absolutely certain of every word he spoke. 

Everyone but Sven's eyes went wide. They couldn't believe what they were hearing.

"Wait... That's definitely impossible!" Arden waved his hand with a worried expression, "I have expended an enormous amount of energy, as well as getting help from all the inhabitants of this world to create an energy replacement for Crystal Mind Dew. However, you say you will make a copy?"

Cetid nodded, "Exactly, I am not wrong in my choice of words. However, you must have misunderstood me, or you wouldn't be so surprised."

Whoooooooooooooooosh.

Multiple runes appeared on Cetid's wings as dense streams of energy began to swirl around him as if he were the center of the universe. The power that concentrated in his hands sent shivers through the ground.

"Crystal Mind Dew is a special resource, it needs to be activated right before the moment of use, which means if you create a copy perfect in appearance and energy fluctuations, Arox will only realize the switch at the very end." Cetid explained before raising his hand.

The tips of his fingers glowed brightly as purple threads emerged from them. They quickly surrounded Crystal Mind Dew without touching it. This went on for a while until the threads dispersed and reassembled into a sphere right in front of Cetid.

Gradually, the purple threads changed their color as well as their aura and shape to become perfectly similar to Crystal Mind Dew. This was not easy to do, for halfway through the process, Cetid bled from the corners of his mouth, and his gaze became emaciated.

Crack.

When Cetid almost ran out of energy as he had to drop to one knee, the copy of the Crystal Mind Dew was complete.

"Fuck... This is unbelievable! I can't believe it!" Arden exclaimed with a dazed expression, looking at the two Crystal Mind Dew that were exactly alike.