Master Of None

"Sister? Are you here for brother?" Onyx had felt the very same thing as Midnight. What Walker had not understood initially was that his bonds with Onyx, Fleur, and Midnight were all intertwined with his soul to deeper depths than anyone could comprehend. Therefore, when Walker began focusing on the bond he had with Midnight, he had started to enhance the bond with Onyx as well. Not to mention, with Fleur.

Thai made Onyx feel the same determination and drive to run to Walker's side. To fuel himself to grow and stand taller. The only reason Onyx had remained where he was, was the fact that he had made the call to remain with the hatchlings. Onyx also did not dare to interrupt Walker's training. Walker had committed to training alone for a reason and if he ruined that, Onyx would be unable to cope with his feelings. He would have let Walker down.

When Midnight huffed in acknowledgment, Onyx saw the slight golden sparks around her teeth. Her fire seemed to be growing in intensity as she absorbed more elemental mana herself. Onyx would have said something if he was not having a similar reaction. The combination of Walker's skills and the mage tower's ability to increase elemental mana was greatly helping the pair to grow. Onyx could feel himself getting closer to his center. What made him him and where his strength came from.

Midnight, on the other hand, was feeling clearer. She could tell that the blood she had and the body she possessed had been mixed. The dragon champion bloodline had been thin until the system upgraded her after their quest. It had happened but it was not enough to make her completely a dragon champion. She had been growing faster because she had pushed herself to grow and become what she desired. Yet that was not enough, she needed to purify herself which was something that all royal dragons did. They would focus on purifying the elemental mana they took in to become the best at that single elemental mana. Midnight had to do the same to become the true dragon champion that she was already boasting to be.

"I am unsure of what Brother is doing, but I believe that Su will be here any moment as well. We only have a few days left until they leave again. I know you will go too. Help me show these hatchlings how to defend themselves before you go off without me?" Onyx knew that Midnight was losing her patience for sitting still. Alice was carefully sitting and testing her skills with the heavenly serpent resting on her lap. Onyx wasn't needed on the light elemental floor and he could sit there with the hatchlings once the rest of the party went off. He also could feel the energy thrumming inside of him and wanted to push his body to its limits.

The training floors in the mage tower were many. They had special runes to defend against elemental mana and physical attacks. Some of the rune smiths had even theorized that if they were damaged that the rune formations were made in the air to repair the damaged section. It was an incredibly advanced rune formation that astonished them and could not even be attempted for replication because of the extremely high level of detail within them. In theory, it would take generations even to be able to understand a portion of them.

The serpents understood that Onyx had referred to fighting as a way to protect them from predators. They had their instinctual skills and battle techniques. That was simple for them. However, that did not mean they had any ability to fight. They were all prey to a world of predators, but Onyx would change that. He wanted every hatchling to not only be wise enough to choose their path, but also to be able to defend that path.

"You all know that you can hide in shadows, but eventually you will be able to hide your true size and strength within your shadow. I have seen the proper adult size of our species and I am still small, but I am not weak anymore." Onyx started to reveal his true size to the hatchlings that had yet to see it. They knew he could grow but they had not seen how large Onyx really was. They just thought that Onyx possessed a skillet that lengthened his shadow.

Since Onyx had last taken his full form, he had grown. His scales became sharper looking from his elemental training to create armor using elemental mana. But that wasn't the real change. There were small spiked scales that became more pronounced around his face showing off a vicious exterior perfect for battling against others.

The reaction that Midnight had was to stand taller and raise her head. Her wings flapped out ready to jump in to the air. The hatchlings could feel her growl shake the air while the mana was pulled toward her mouth. It was instinct for them to try and hide away in the shadows with the energy around the two about to battle it out in training.

Onyx's tail whipped around at a speed that caused the air in the room to become a torrent of currents. Midnight responded by jumping up and flapping her wings to bring her right next to him. She tried to lash out with her claws but found that onyx had become tougher. Hsi scales easily defended the sharpened dragon claws.

"Sister, do not think that I have been holding myself back. I want to stand beside you, not behind." Onyx spoke in her mind with more force. Midnight had always seen Onyx as a little brother, someone weaker than her. It wasn't out of negativity but habit. She was the older sibling and naturally, she would be stronger. Finding that Onyx was able to stay firm and hold off her attacks surprised her, but it also encouraged her. She would not treat Onyx as little or weaker anymore. She was going to train all out and the two would get stronger together. Her roar and Onyx's hiss of challenge were felt throughout the tower along with the feedback from their bond with Walker.

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