The Rise of the Black Plain

Facing the entrance to this part of the Dragon Space Kingdom, Minos only waited for the signal from the level 99 dragon that had brought him to the top of the volcano before heading in that direction.

As soon as he passed through the spatial distortion, Minos felt as if he had passed through a water barrier and entered a subtly different world.

The surroundings were very similar to the area where he was standing on the top of the volcano. But this place he had arrived at was much hotter and many times larger than the outside of that place.

The laws and concentration of spiritual energy in the surrounding area were much stronger than in the core of the Dragon Tribe's territory, and there was a terrifyingly powerful aura.

Minos immediately looked at the culprit of all this, a large beastly skeleton that was half submerged and half visible.

Looking at this colossal prehistoric carcass, he had already seen it in the memories of the 4th Divine Dragon, the level 100 dragon he had received an inheritance from earlier.

"I'm finally here," Minos muttered as he remembered the dragon's advice to come to this place.

But he had entered this place at a much lower level than the level 100 being recommended!

The 4th Divine Dragon had told Minos to come to this place when he reached level 99!

But Minos couldn't afford to wait. When the opportunity arose for him to enter such a place, he didn't hesitate.

Better to take the risk now than to miss what might be the only chance he would have to go there before the war against the aliens.

So, even though he felt a great deal of pressure that was already making him feel physically and mentally uncomfortable, Minos continued towards the magma pool in the area where the 4th Dragon God had swum in the past, decades before his breakthrough to level 100.

Arriving at the surface of the magma, Minos slowly lowered his legs into the pool, already completely naked.

He groaned in pain as he felt the burns spreading throughout his body, realizing that even though he had inherited many traits from dragons, he still had a lot of room for improvement.

He circulated his energies throughout his body, causing the chaotic aura within him to manifest around his body as he tried to reduce the sensitivity of his skin.

As he did this, Minos felt as if someone there had suddenly woken up and opened their eyes to look at him.

He turned around but saw nothing. He was alone, and the only thing besides him that could indicate the presence of living beings was the giant skeleton itself.

'Close your eyes...'

Suddenly, he heard a whisper in one of his ears, something that sent shivers down his spine.

Minos clenched his fists tightly as he gathered his courage. He closed his eyes and tried to meditate as he began to float in the magma as if in a pool.

As he did so, he felt less and less of his body and his surroundings. In his mind, he felt as if the darkness was moving, as if he was in a long tunnel, slowly approaching the light at the end of the tunnel.

After a few moments with his eyes closed, feeling less and less darkness, he felt his consciousness appear in a completely different place than where the Ancestral God of dragons had been.

Minos found himself in an extremely green and lively place, where he could feel the wind blowing against his body, the warmth and humidity of the forest, but also the smell of salt in the air, a hallmark of coastal areas.

At the same time, he could hear the sound of strange birds, while he noticed the flowery place more and more, full of strange and colorful plants that he had never seen before.

Suddenly, he noticed a huge footprint below him, not far from where a beast even larger than the dragons he knew lay.

This beast was lying on a mountain, looking out over the vast sea in front of it.

Meanwhile, this creature sensed that a small 'fly' was hovering near it and looked away, causing Minos to see an eye as big as a mountain staring back at him.

It was terribly frightening to come face to face with something so immense, but Minos knew it was all just some mental illusion and stood his ground.

Looking at the body of this colossal creature, which had six huge wings, four legs and a long tail, three eyes, and a long jaw, Minos muttered. "Primordial God of Dragons..."

"You are not one of my children..." The giant beast said in a strange language, but strangely enough, Minos understood every word. 

"Yet I sense a little of my children in you... I also sense an old acquaintance. Are you somehow related to the people of Dunov?" 

Minos' eyes widened as he heard the words of the great creature. "Dunov? What do you know of that name?"

"It seems I'm right..." The great creature stopped looking at Minos and returned to the great sea in front of him. "In that case, you already have your guide. You don't need my help."

"Wait a minute, Senior. What is this place? Panvuter? Can you tell me more about its history?"

"Panvuter, huh? How long has it been since I heard that name? 30 million years?" The beast closed his eyes as he remembered the distant past of this place. "But you're right, this was the home of my race, the 98th race. I was the last of my kind. I don't know how we survived the planetary explosion back then, but I was the only one left alive on the small fragment of the world that was left.

After that, my strength waned until the day I sacrificed myself to prevent the end of my race. That is how the dragons you know were born and the spark of memory that speaks to you.

Unfortunately, I died a long time ago, young man. I'm just an image of the past."

Minos found all this very interesting since he saw that the dragon theory wasn't wrong. But then he asked. "Senior, what was the purpose of this place you left for the dragons?"

"It was just a whim of mine to try to revive my race. But it's impossible. This world is too poor, and my descendants have almost completely lost their connection with me. I can only show them one step forward. Unfortunately, it would take dozens of steps for them to even try." The creature gasped as its body became less solid and more transparent along with its surroundings.

"Are you talking about this special energy I have inside me? What if I told you that I was able to raise this energy source in beings like dragons?" Minos asked in an excited tone, sensing that his time was running out.

Hearing this, the large beast looked at him again, feeling something other than pure disappointment for the first time.

"This..." As he, his eyes flashed as if they were about to explode, while a beam of energy shot out of them towards Minos' forehead.