Chapter 146 | Usurp God's Throne?

Word Count 1126

"BO-!"

Whatever Draig was about to say next evaporated from his mouth like vapor.

"Nani?!" His mouth was wide open in shock.

Yeah, it has always been Draig screaming 'boost' every time Issei uses the Boosted Gear.

It has always been him.

The Red Dragon sealed inside the Red Gauntlet was witnessing something inexplicable.

"There was no way that old fogie could create a Longinus-Tier Sacred Gear out of nothingness just like that."

Having survived and lived for a very long time (courtesy of being sealed and exchanging hosts from time to time), he knew a lot of things about the supernatural world.

He had witnessed the old fogie's power even before the supposed Great War occurred.

The Biblical God was powerful; so powerful that he was among the top strongest entities in Draconic Deus.

But...

Draig doesn't remember seeing this younger and more lethally attractive version of the Biblical God.

"Is the world ending? The old fucker was never this manly and perfect-looking," Draig cursed bitterly.

He had a personal vendetta against the God of the Bible but he had to admit, his draconic pride aside, that the man sitting regally on the Throne of Heaven was a total stunner.

Dragons, especially, male dragons liked females of other species, be it romantically or when a symbiotic relationship was called into play.

There were naturally lustful creatures, so it was expected.

But about that anomaly named God... Draig had to admit that his unparalleled charisma nearly made him succumb to the dark side. (The rizz was strong in that one.)

He had to question himself, 'Are you gay?'

And after a long, inner debate of ascertaining his sexuality... Draig found that he was confidently still straight.

There can never be a gay Dragon. Never.

That would be in direct violation of the dragon society and the male dragon conference would have been held.

"The old fogie is supposed to have died after using most of his powers to seal 666(Trihexa, the Great Beast of apocalypse) and in his weakened state, his life snuffed out by the four Great Satans." He contemplated, "then, is this his scheme after playing dead for five centuries?"

"Could this man be his reincarnation, maybe?"

Draig was doubtful about Noah who was playing God as if he was made for that role.

But he didn't think much about it due to the immense holiness and divinity radiating from God's figure.

"He is much stronger; infinitely stronger than his previous self." The Red Dragon of Domination arrived at that conclusion.

"Alas, this host of mine. What could he be trying to do now?" Draig turned his attention to his current host.

"He has some of my impulsiveness during those past days when I used to fight with anyone stronger but..."

"I wasn't stupid enough to mess around with that red hooligan wandering around the Dimensional Gap."

"I knew which fights to pick but I messed up big time during my fight with Albion when we disrupted an ongoing gang war."

Draig decided to communicate with his host before he was put in his place by that guy.

He hadn't talked with him properly ever since he was awakened from the Boosted Gear.

Now it was high time to educate some sense into him.

"Host, partner, what do you think you are doing?" Draig reprimanded Issei the moment he linked his mind with his.

"A-A D-Dragon? Who are you?" Issei was disconcerted when his consciousness was suddenly pulled into an unknown mindscape, only to come face to face with a huge-ass red dragon.

"Hmph, I am the person living inside of you, idiot, inside the sacred gear that you are currently using," Draig snorted as he looked at his weak host from the corner of his large eyes.

"Why is my Sacred Gear becoming so powerful after the thought of saving Asia came to mind?" After a short time of composing his disoriented mind, Issei asked carefully.

"The Boosted Gear reacts to its user's emotions and willpower to power up. The stronger and more intense your emotions are, the more power you get to behold." Draig explained.

"So that's why," Issei murmured to himself.

"If you are one with me, then lend me all of your power!" Issei suggested straightforwardly.

"Foolish!" Draig roared angrily.

"Your body is too weak to handle unlimited power," He explained while exaggerating.

Unlimited power?

What hubris?

Hmph, the Red Dragon of Domination just wanted to seem cool.

"Is there a way we can circumnavigate such a limit imposed upon me?"

"I need more power to beat that hypocritical bastard. My instincts are telling me that he is no god!" Issei insisted vehemently, "I don't like his face."

"I didn't feel like this with Kiba."

Draig laughed after hearing his conceited words.

'This bastard doesn't know who he is dealing with. What level of stupidity is this?' Draig thought in wonder.

"Partner, even if I was in my prime, I would have pushed aside my pride as a Dragon and ran away as far as possible from that man, no, God seated on the throne."

"Ahem, even if I theoretically gave you an unlimited boost, you wouldn't even last a second against that monster." Draig cleared his throat. His throat felt suddenly itchy with all the nonsensical bragging spewing out of his large mouth.

Draig didn't know how vastly wrong he was.

A second of survival was just leniency at best.

"Please! I don't care about the repercussions!"

"I want unlimited power!" Issei said valiantly, his eyes shining with an unshakable will.

Nothing was going to stop him from battling with that snake-like bastard.

After seeing how determined and iron-willed he was, Draig suddenly felt guilty when Issei believed that he could bestow unlimited power.

'What a naive and stupid kid,' He sighed internally.

'I just hope I don't have to switch hosts again and that monster playing God would be 'benevolent' enough to spare the kid.'

"All right, the power you are going to harness will only be viable for 5 seconds. So make sure to end the fight before any variables occur." He warned his clueless partner.

"Definitely." Issei nodded his head vigorously.

"Behold the power of the Red Dragon of Domination. The power I am about to give you is enough to usurp God's throne. Use it wisely." Draig said in a loud, war-like voice that boomed all over the unknown realm.

And then Issei returned to reality.

A few moments later after Issei left...

"Oh Draig, Oh Draig, what have you done?" The Red Dragon of Domination scolded himself.

"Usurp God's throne?"

"Use it wisely?"

"What am I going to tell him after having his ass handed over?"

He then waited for what would transpire.

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