Birth (Final)

-A few weeks passed, and everyday life is slowly returning.

Now that most of the problems have calmed down or settled, some normality has returned to my life...

Tomorrow even my first school day starts again, after the absences and I'm pretty excited.

I mean I haven't seen my class in a really long time and... I don't know yet how to compensate or explain my absence.

Rione is coming back to school tomorrow too, maybe she has some ideas....

My eyes wandered to the eggs that I temporarily put on my bed.

I've heard that you have to store eggs soft and warm.

The... Dragon-like figure I saw in my vision seemed quite wise.

Would it know how to handle these eggs?

I have so many questions and would really like to communicate with the creature again. I just don't know how.

Meditation? Sleeping? Some spiritual state maybe.

Let's see, I should sleep for now. Tomorrow is a new day.

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Now Tatsuya and Sia are sleeping in my house because they have nowhere to stay.

I feel really weird, especially with the two of them in the house.

I mean Tatsuya threatened Musashi and Sia and Sia is just Sia.

Sia really annoys me the most. How can you be so rude and impudent?

On top of that, he has no compassion like Musashi. But somehow I like him anyway... funny guy.

Well, tomorrow I have another lesson with Musashi. I should get ready for it quickly.

A strange pulsating sound came from my room. And a purple glow could be seen through the crack in the door.

I walked closer towards my room. The source of the glow was the egg I placed on my desk.

It pulsated and it sounded like it was breathing. I put my hand on this egg and wanted to feel if it contained life.

I felt the warmth, the movements inside the egg. Finally, I also felt how the shell was cracking.

"What... is happening here, please? Is it hatching?" I said as the shell broke apart.

A small bird-like creature was emerging from this shell, which resembled a prison.

It was sticky and wet. And yet... beautiful

The animal that broke free had white fur with purple spots and strands on its tail. The tail splayed into 6 strands of alternating white and purple and the bird looked at me.

Instead of screeching or fleeing, it just looked at me. Its eyes shining in the moonlight, its fur casting a purple glow, our eyes met intensely, when suddenly a young gentle voice appeared in my mind.

"Mama" was the only thing that came into my mind.

"You are my mom"

I was stunned. An animal I didn't know, an animal I "kidnapped" saw me as its rightful mother.

"This evening I could only describe... with.... birth".

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6 o'clock in the morning my alarm clock rang again.

Without motivation I hit my alarm clock, with a sleepy look I turned my head to the 3 eggs next to me.

I slep in the same bed as 3 funny eggs, where I don't even know what kind of animals these eggs could be assigned to.

Well, that should be the least of my worries this morning. School... I really don't feel like going to school today.

I got dressed and went on my way anyway.

One last look at my window.

I really don't feel comfortable just leaving these "eggs" in my room.

What the heck, I have to go to school today.

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I dove in for now and looked around town.

I've only been in the First Realm for a short time.... My father told me to find out more about the order "The Renewing Sun".

The only information I have right now is that some "Eron" is also in the order and the guys here have something to do with that.

So I walked through the downtown area and looked around.

Rione and Musashi were supposed to be back at the school today. I should check back there later as well.

The houses here definitely look more advanced like my dad showed me in our writings.

Japan... a strange place. There is not a spark of magic here and certainly not multiple races, let alone special animals.

The people here also seem listless, worn out and unhappy.

Every face I see here radiates dissatisfaction... listless looks. Completely bereft of their will.

However, I felt a sudden surge of mana to my right. It was the direction of the school, and it is hostile mana... Eron? What is he doing at the school?

I made my way to the school as quickly as I could.... I can't jeopardize the mission.

When I arrived, however, everything looked normal. The corridors were empty, because all students had lessons, but I still felt murderousness. I approached more and more the classroom of Musashi and Rione, the feeling of murderousness that was in this school also came from this direction.

I put my hand on the wall of the classroom and concentrated on my eyes as I could observe through the wall what was happening in the room.

It looks like a normal class at first glance...but the teacher does not.

Mana particles in any forbidden colors are buzzing around him and his aura screams murderousness.

It grows stronger every time his gaze travels to Musashi.

It has to be one of Eron's. But until he does something suspicious, I can't act.

"What?!" I said, startled, as Mana's eyes crossed the sky.

The teacher from the classroom disappeared and so did Rione.

I rushed into the classroom while summoning my katana and told Musashi.

"Musashi something is wrong here we have to go".

Musashi looked pretty out of it, like something was messing with his mind. The other students were will-less shells... as if they were dolls.

"I... can't see anything Tatsu-" he was interrupted as he collapsed.

A voice suddenly sounded in my head.

"This is the work of Hydra! This is Eron and I'm trying to weaken the attack right now."

"You must give me your trust and faith, and I will save you all, people of the first realm!" The people around me also looked as if they understood.

Eron... he snaps. The Hydra definitely has nothing to do with this, after all, it sent me. The mana doesn't match and our codex forbids interfering with the human realm.

"I will help humanity to rum again and together we can stand against our enemies the Hydra and the second realm.

But only together.

This world you know is full of magic and wonders that mankind has forgotten. I will show you the truth! Come to Mount Muhabu and you will all become as strong and wise as I am."

Suddenly all the students stood up and moved out of the building in a really funny way.

I went with to see what was going on and the streets are filled with people.

They're all walking in swarms toward the mountain. They... are being manipulated.

Their own will is being suppressed.

I have to at least wake Musashi up, I need support against Eron and his girlfriend has disappeared with him.

The mana of the air is forming into electricity and storms are coming. We must leave here the human kingdom cannot be saved like this Eron has won this battle.

I went to Musashi, looked deep into his eyes. It's true, his mana has changed and he is being controlled.

I stare into his eyes and used my clan's technique. The Kura particles gather in my eyes and transfer into his. The curse on him is interrupted and erased.

"What was that... that voice...? Eron..?" he spoke, confused and exhausted.

"We don't have time, he manipulated Rione and the entire humankind. We have to leave now, otherwise we won't have a chance to take revenge on him."

"What do you have planned, huh? If he has come this far anyway, how are we going to stop him now?"

"Boy, you don't know anything. I was sent to this realm to monitor Eron and find out what he is up to. Now I've seen it and accomplished my mission. The Hydra must intervene now, not me alone. Eron has many more followers and is not even at the top of Musashi."

"Eron... is not even the leader?"

"No," I said annoyed, because I didn't want to explain everything to this guy.

I grabbed him by the wrist and walked out with him. We had to go to another place.

"Tatsuya, I have something at home that I definitely can't leave behind. It's hard to explain," Musashi said as we looked for a place.

"How important is it?"

"It's more important to me than my life."

I held him tightly and we moved at high speed to his house. In fact, the weight of his body slowed me down immensely, but still it is so faster than if we were walking normally.

When we arrived at his house, he sprinted inside and after less time came out with three egg-shaped stones.

"Do you know what this is, Musashi?" I asked him, startled.

The boy managed to find 3 dragon eggs in the human kingdom, yet dragons have been banned from the human kingdom for centuries.

"I found them at my old home and they were in a sealed room. But I'm not sure, it certainly looks like an egg," he said, lightly stroking the scaly shell with his fingers.

"These are dragon eggs Musashi. And it's a good thing we're taking them with us, because they belong in the place we're going."

"Where are we going?" he said questioningly.

"I'm going to take you with me to the Second Realm. The world of magic and the realm of Hydra," I answered his question.

"But-" I interrupted him as I opened a gate in front of us.

"We don't have time, Musashi. I can explain everything to you later."

The gate was a pulsating rift that changed the magic particles around us.

It's as if space is bending and a wind is blowing through... but a very different air than you know from here.

You can actually see a little bit of landscape and golden shining clouds pointing to the capital.

"We have to go now," I said to him.

Musashi took one last look at his home. I can imagine that it will be hard for him to leave this world.

Normal people could not even imagine in their lives that there are several worlds and they are only a part of many different levels.

I went to the side and pushed him into the portal along with the eggs.

"If I timed myself to him, we'd never be safe," I said, annoyed, and sighed.

I went after him and closed the gate behind us.

When we arrived and Musashi opened his eyes, he saw a new world far from our own reality.

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When I opened my eyes lying in the grass and blowing wind, I saw something indescribable.

Clouds in a radiant gold, the sky purple with any colors that look like stars, flying creatures that I could never imagine and... Dragons...

Tatsuya wasn't lying, this is a world far from the reality I knew. We humans could only imagine such things in our dreams.

I've only seen it in books and novels...

Speaking of which, I haven't heard from Sia in a long time. I wonder if he's okay.

The guy is always somewhere reading novels... I don't think I have to worry about him.

"What... what is this?" I asked as the eggs felt strange... they were moving somehow... the stony crust that covered them was also coming off and the scales that looked chiseled in at first were moving breathably.

In each of these eggs something moves and... lives.

"The eggs react to our environment. They know they are home. Your father didn't manage to analyze them properly, as you can see. Typical of the Hydra's tales." said Tatsuya who also came through the portal at that moment.

I straightened up and looked him in the eye.

"Tatsuya," I said as my gaze hardened and I stared at him with an emotionless expression on my face.

"How dare you talk about my family, let alone in a dismissive manner." I asked him as lightning crossed my eyes and my murderousness changed the magic particles around us.

"Relax, little one. First, you couldn't do anything against me right now, and second-" I interrupted him by cutting through his heel with denki.

In doing so, I moved seemingly so fast that even Tatsuya didn't notice.

He went down on his knees with a pained cry and looked at me.

"I asked you who gave you the right to talk about my family like that, Tatsuya," I said, looking down at him with my blade in my hand.

"You... did not let me speak out one... I was about to tell you that your family is part of the Hydra and your grandfather is with us." he spoke gasping from the blood loss and weakening.

"Never speak disrespectfully of people I love or you will be worse off than this time."

I made Denki disappear and bandaged his wound.

"Don't worry, I'm good at healing and especially ointments," I told him while rubbing together some herbs that I always carry with me.

I took some saliva because it acts as a binding agent in the composition of this ointment.

I opened the bandage a crack and spread the ointment on his wound. Thanks to the new reflexes that I have acquired, the cut was not tragic, but only responsible for pain and fall down.

"You will rest now anyway. I'll find out for myself what the eggs are all about," I said to Tatsuya as I placed the eggs in fine grass and sat down in front of them.

As I closed my eyes, I focused on the sensation I felt when I placed my hand on them.

With the red egg, I felt a pleasant warmth... alive like flames, breathable, warm and beautiful.

With the black egg, I felt something contract and expand again and in an irregular rhythm.

It is cool and yet alive.

With the blue egg, I feel slight vibration and coldness that is not comparable to the black... like a constant current coordinated with wind inside the egg trying to break the shell.

With the blue one it definitely feels more advanced and bigger than the other two... with the red one I could definitely feel the least living.

I still hope that all these eggs and possibly dragons can be allowed to live.

They are still living beings and just babies. I want to make it.

"And you will, lad," said a voice in my head.

I began to see with my eyes closed. I was floating in the air in the clouds of the second realm and in front of me was the dragon that communicated with me at that time.

"Tatsuya Shikiyame has really managed to find the heir of Akiyame and bring him to me. Finally, I can communicate with you without restriction, my boy."

Every time his voice appears, I feel directly relaxed and it feels so familiar. His voice is deep and impressive

I can help you with your wish and also with mine to bring these dragon boys to life.

"Really? How?" I asked as my heart skipped a beat.

"Before I do this, I want you to promise me that you will not abuse the power that these creatures carry. Dragons have decided wars and formed worlds from their fire. I want to settle your promise with an oath. If it is broken, may the fire of the dragons claim your soul and you suffer in eternal fire. Will you agree lad?"

It's a promise... an oath... I'm not sure it's not a big risk, since the conditions aren't clearly stated... but I must. I want to give these three creatures a life and I want to be there for them.

"I swear not to abuse the power of the dragons and to care for and raise them as my own children," as I spoke these words, a symbol of 3 wings burned into my forearm, but it didn't hurt, it felt good.

"So be it, my young Akiyame. Take good care of my children."

"Your children?"

Before an answer came, he disappeared again and I opened my eyes.

The eggs were enveloped in golden flames and I jumped up in fear of being burned myself.

But... the shells came off?

"How did you do it? Alone? And with the blessing of Raghar?!" Tatsuya shouted when he saw the flames.

"I don't know myself," I said, looking at my forearm and seeing the symbol of three dragon wings. It is real.

And out of the flames rose 3 little beings looking at me.

Today was the birth of my 3 dragons that would one day change destiny.