44 Dragon Heart
After returning home, Alex had dinner with his girlfriend before doing homework; after all that was out of the way, he could finally talk with her about his encounter with the fedora dude.
"You fought against a Fallen, and you didn't say anything?" Julis deadpanned at him before sighing.
"What if you got hurt?" She asked the obvious with concern.
"Even if one of my hands was out of commission and could only see with one eye, I still could kill him quite easily," Alex said with his deadpan look.
"...So, they are that easy?" Julis said with a baffled tone. Did they overestimate the Fallen?
"The two-winged Fallen are extremely… weak." The black-haired teen started to recall what he could tell from his pathetic exchange against the supernatural being.
"The Fallen's movement was sloppy; there were no tactics apart from creating a light spear and stabbing with it; the sheer superiority complex is rooted deep in their psyche, something we can abuse quite easily." The Host of White Dragon Emperor explained to his girlfriend.
"I see; it makes sense; even the weakest two winger is far more powerful than a regular human. They may have a natural sense of who is a regular human and who is not. I believe that Gremory and Sitri may be the only ones who don't look down on humans because they are trying to copy them." Julis reasoned from what she understood from this.
Alex slowly nodded; that is a possibility; after all, the whole series follows a devil, not a human among the devils.
"You are right in that regard. Nonetheless, I have a proposition for you, partner." A pair of white wings appeared on Alex's back, and Albion's voice spread through the room.
"A proposition? I only know one thing you can offer Albion." Alex said that as he started to think in that direction since they were talking about human potential towards the supernatural, there was only one thing that Albion could offer.
And that is turning into a dragon.
"I just rechecked the information you gave me about the pervert's progress. His DxD mode and such, the only way he achieved is through getting Ophis infinity; this is not all, as such form should kill any human or recently reincarnated devil. Then I checked other information, and it turns out the pair of Dragon Gods created the pervert's body.
My point is that Vali and the pervert achieved this through their bloodlines. Vali could because he is half Lucifer and the pervert because he is a dragon made from two Dragon God's flesh." The White Dragon Emperor explained his point.
"So, you saying that such power is impossible for regular humans?" The pink-haired Princess asked with a frown on her face.
"Possible? I am not sure. No human achieved power beyond what the devils consider the Ultimate class in brute force; even this Cao Cao could only fight Azazel through his Sacred Gear, the True Longinus.
All I want to say is that if you wish for brute strength and power comparable to that of a God, you must discard human coils; if you don't, you will experience incredible roadblocks. Though I can see that with this Dungeon of yours, you could challenge powers beyond Ultimate Class."
Alex and Julis had thoughtful looks for a moment; the black-haired teen could see this being true, and Cao Cao could only face Azazel because of his tricky Subspecies Balance Breaker of True Longinus.
Nonetheless, even if those were tricks, it's still power, not something he would like to have; he prefers deadly force with incredible speed.
Through Sacred, Gears evolve according to its users, and Cao Cao developed like that because he was human through and through, the most human-like of them all.
Even top-level hypocrites would be jealous of Cao Cao's hypocrisy.
"I suppose I see your point. Still, you haven't told me about the proposition you have."
"Yes, that's where It comes from; because of your Dungeon and how much time you spend there, I could offer you a Dragon Heart."
"Wait a second! Would that make Alex a pseudo-dragon of some sort?" Julis quickly snapped when she heard that.
"He already is; as my host, partner automatically becomes half-dragon, with minimum benefits and all my weaknesses." Albion casually explained that.
Alex slowly nodded. Yes, he already realised that. Well, his pink-haired girlfriend did not.
"Truly? So, anti-dragon weapons already are lethal to him?" Julis asked with wide eyes.
"Indeed, all he gets from this is my aura and quicker growth according to his emotions as half Dragon. Partner can't even use dragon-based magic," Albion said with a disappointed tone; it sounded like he was talking about some sort of deal gone bad.
"I see… it does make sort of sense… So, you think to get as much as possible since Alex already has a weakness to Dragon slaying weapons?" The pink-haired girl said with a thoughtful look.
"Indeed! So, what do you say, partner? If my predictions are right, you should feel the effects in less than a year." Albion asked Alex curiously, as the teen was quiet for some time
"Dragon magic? Never heard of it…" The black-haired teen said with a slightly baffled tone. He had never heard about something like Dragon magic!
The Host of White Dragon Emperor does know that Dragons in DxD have some sort of energy related to their unique set of powers like Divide or Boost. Is it called Dragon Magic?
"My Divide, Reflect, and Red's Boost and Pierce are examples of Dragon Magic, and even Fafnir's transformation is Dragon Magic." Albion gave some of the examples.
"Does that mean there are more ways to create this technique?" Alex asked curiously. He was very much interested in such a powerful branch of magic.
"Possible… nonetheless, you need to be an actual Dragon for that or possess Dragon blood; your Magic in nature has to have a Dragon aspect to cast our spells.
Your magic already took the aspect of Lightning. But, it is possible to add Dragon nature to it as well; there are Lightning Dragons around, after all."
"So, you saying Alex will have an even harder time learning regular magic?" Julis said with a borderline deadpan look.
"Bah! Like he needs regular magic when using dragon-based brute magic! Just look at my abilities or the Reds! And on top of that, imagine a Heavenly Dragon with Lightning-based magic! Even Susanoo and Zeus will be envious of us! Hahaha!"
Alex just shook his head after listening to Albion's hype speech, while Julis sighed after hearing all that.
"Well, it sounds exciting. But, do tell me how much my magic will be affected?" The black-haired teen asked the white dragon if he wanted to know what he was getting into.
"Hmm, perfectly honest, I have no idea; such a thing never was done before. My best guess is that your magic will become more dragon-natured and take some of the dragon aspect. But, it's something you should not be worried about as you already have mastered the most chaotic element of them all." Albion quite casually explained that.
Albion's host didn't know what to say about the casual tone the dragon was talking about. Even Julis started to doubt this, and she even began to think about making her boyfriend reconsider.
"In the end, you will only benefit from this. As I said before, you already have my weaknesses. Yet, barely any benefits from it; in your situation, it would be best to get everything you can from this situation."
*Sigh*
"Very well, let's do this then," Alex said as he remembered the lineup of enemies he would have to face in future as he was the White Dragon Emperor.
"For this, I suggest your bedroom's bed. I have no idea how much this will hurt; barely any of my previous Hosts accepted this offer." Albion, this time, said very seriously.
"Let me guess… too proud to accept it?" Alex guessed with another sigh; the sigh was because of how predictable it was.
"Indeed, the first hosts of mine were pretty wary of supernatural, as devils took people's souls, and other factions simply wanted to get these new fancy powers humans have. So, my host would ask me to replace their lungs or one or both hands— none of them even thought about the Heart, though."
"Lungs? As in dragon breath?" Alex curiously thought that he remembered that Albion had a poisonous breath or at least should have it.
"Correct, my flames in nature are blue and have traces of my poison which… should be sealed off… well, you should develop something similar… eventually…"
The black-haired teen rolled his eyes at the dodgy answer; this was the subject Albion didn't want to talk about. Julis rolled her eyes, too, as she knew White Dragon's story about his poison.
Nonetheless, the conversation quieted as Alex walked to his bedroom and rested on the bed.
"Whenever you are ready, Albion." The teen said to the white dragon.
'Very well, I am starting the process in 3...2...1…'
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Julis looked patiently at the insanity that was happening in front of her.
Scientifically, such a thing will mean that Alex will die. His heart should stop for a few moments as it gets consumed by the Sacred Gear, and then another one is put in its place.
That's— Scientifically— The Pinkhaired Princess has no clue how it works in this place! Where so-called breast laws should have some sort of effect in power play!
Still, she patiently watched as she saw Alex get paler. Julis quickly walked over and critically looked at him before his whole body twitched and spasmed briefly.
The pinkhaired girl was about to touch him, but she saw a pair of wings appear on Alex's back.
"The transition is over; it was a success, much quicker than I expected, maybe because it was just an organ and not a bone… Nonetheless, Partner will be down for several hours, maybe even till morning; you should also rest." After saying that, the wings disappeared, and Julis sighed and complained about insane dragons and brash boyfriends and how much she would nag him tomorrow.
Eventually, she calmed down and decided to take a bath and sleep.
~~~~~~Next Morning~~~~~~
Around six in the morning, Alex slowly woke up; he was feeling quite weird.
Like he wanted to stretch, this feeling grew so that he couldn't take it anymore, and his eyes snapped open.
The teen tried to look around, but his vision was blurred.
"Morning…whoa… I think your eyes have dragon slits!" Julis said to him as her upper portion was lying on top of him.
"Wait! I have what!?" Alex snapped from his grogginess as he heard that.
"Or maybe not… but I saw something…" The pinkhaired girlfriend of his once more looked closely at his eyes.
"I think you're just messing with me…" The black-haired teen sighed at his girlfriend, who shrugged at him.
"Not really. I have not started with that yet." Julis said with that casual air around her.
She is pissed off; years of knowing the other Julis confirms that.
So, without further wasting his time, Alex flipped her over and ended up on top of her.
The pinkhaired princess was not shocked by this; she only raised her eyebrow at him.
"Hmm? You will need more than a few kisses to solve the mess you got yourself into." She said with a borderline arrogant tone.
"Oh, I intend to… I am feeling quite— energetic,—" Alex said as he inspected his girlfriend more closely.
*Snort*
"Have you ever felt your heartbeat? It's like your new heart is pumping twice as much blood. That should make your base power stronger to at least theoretically—-" Julis said with a thoughtful look before her thinking time was interrupted by Alex, who claimed her lips.
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[Alexios Komnenos](Old)
[Lv 1]
[STR: S 999]
[VIT: S 999]
[END: S 999]
[AGI: S 999]
[MAG: S 999]
[MAGIC: POWER OF FALNA
ELECTRICAL AUGMENTATION
MANA CONSTRUCTS
LIGHTNING JAVELIN
LIGHTNING FORCE]
[SKILL: ELECTROKINESIS: D
ELECTRICAL NATURE
MANA MANIPULATION: C
MARKSMAN: E
LIGHTNING MANIPULATION: D
DRAGON AURA
[SACRED GEAR: STARLING BLUE: F
DIVINE DIVIDING: DIVIDE: I
???
???]
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[Julis Alexia-von Riessfield]
[Lv 1]
[STR: B 771]
[VIT: S 999]
[END: B 761]
[AGI: D 566]
[MAG: S 999]
[MAGIC: AMARYLLIS
BURNING ROSE PURGATORY]
[SKILL: PYROMANCY: D
MANA MANIPULATION: E
WITCH'S AMBITION
FIRE NATURE
SWORDSMANSHIP: G
[SACRED GEAR: FLAME SHAKE: C]
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