Reborn as a DRAGON-Chapter 459: Ruined

Chapter 459: Ruined

After Emily joined us, our flight out of Fas continued undisturbed. It seemed like the other members of the King's faction managed to hold off our pursuers. My eyes glanced at Emily, who was breathing heavily by my side, before I asked tentatively, "Are you okay?"

She shrugged and replied, "I'll live."

I nodded and changed the subject, "Now what?"

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Fas was already behind us, and although we were outside of the city, the dome of cosmic mana that was emitting from the tower and surrounding it still felt oppressive. Emily turned and looked at it one final time before answering, "Now we leave."

"Are you sure? Don't you have friends or comrades back there?" Immy asked in curiosity.

Emily shook her head, "They have their mission, and I have mine. Let's go!" She then shot into the sky, and we hurriedly followed after her.

Not long after, we found ourselves in the vast open space. I couldn't help but cast the Aynezh a final glance. It felt as if I had missed something. I wasn't sure what exactly.

"Come on, the planet we are heading to isn't too far."

I nodded, "What will happen here?" I asked hesitantly. Lost perked at my question and stared at Emily.

"I don't know. I already told you my mission-"

Her words were interrupted as my eyes widened in shock. Without any time for hesitation, I hastily summoned a shield using pure cosmic mana to direct the shockwave.

The tower was glowing brighter than before. It was almost blinding. A wave of cosmic mana erupted outwards and flattened the entire city. It didn't stop and reached even us. Thankfully, I was prepared and managed to divert the blast without a problem.

"What is he doing?" I muttered subconsciously as a familiar figure flew towards the tower.

An ancient dragon with grey scales and an overbearing aura was soaring through the sky. 'Yrvai...'

Although we were far away, I could still see his figure clearly. The old dragon had a maddened expression on his face. His entire body was brimming with mana, and even from here, I could sense his soul space burning.

"What the?" Immy mumbled by my side while Emily cursed.

"Shit!"

Yrvai appeared out of it as he flew above the ruined city. He didn't pay heed to anyone. His previously dull grey scales began to shine with a bright color as a mad laugh escaped his mouth.

"Gone! It's all gone! Hahaha! So much time wasted for what? Hahaha!" His eerie laughter echoed across the destroyed city as he continued toward the glowing tower.

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"We have to go!" Emily cried out, "That crazy bastard is burning his soul space! He's going to self-detonate!"

The others panicked and turned to me, but I was mesmerized by the sight. He looked like a firefly heading to the sun. For some reason, I couldn't take my eyes off that scene. His aura kept growing the closer he approached the tower.

I could see the cosmic mana fighting him off. Some of his scales began to disappear as he flew against the cosmic current. But Yrvai was unbothered. The crazy look on his face intensified.

"All gone! Hahaha!" He kept repeating.

I could see he was using his own mana to fend against the current. When a strand of cosmic mana aimed for his head, he countered by sacrificing a mana element of his own nullifying said attack. His control over his elements was on another level. Just the fact that he was able to continue approaching the tower with minimal injuries was a feat by itself.

I was confident in doing the same. Hell, I was sure I could force myself into the tower with no injuries whatsoever, but that was different. I was a Cosmic Dragon!

In a matter of seconds, Yrvai was already upon the tower. Even with his massive body, he still looked like an ant in front of it. He didn't stop, and he didn't hesitate. He flew straight towards the source of colorful lights.

For a split second, the world went silent. A burning dragon, a glowing tower. And then everything flashed black and white. Before I knew it, the entire plane was collapsing upon itself. An extreme sense of danger washed over me, and without hesitation, I reached out for my mana and teleported all of us away.

When we reappeared, we were already a long distance away from where Aynezh was once. Nobody said a thing. Lost had a blank look on her face, and Ynos was leaning on her, trying to console her.

"Let's go. We're not that far off course, thankfully."

I looked at Emily, who had a somber expression, and asked, "You can tell where we are?"

"To a certain extent."

I nodded, "Lead the way."

"Brother, w-what just happened?" Essie asked.

I shook my head.

"He self-destructed. Now Aynezh is gone," Sidus answered instead.

Essie turned to him, and he shrugged, "Yrvai was an elder. That amount of power is normal."

Immy shook her head, "No. You're underestimating just how strong that old lizard was."

I hesitantly nodded, "His control over mana was the best I've ever seen."

Essie asked, "Even better than grandma?"

I paused before nodding, "Even better."

Sidus frowned, "It doesn't matter anymore. He's dead now."

"And so is everyone in Fas," Emily added.

Her words seemed to remind him that there were some of her companions back there, and he hastily apologized, "Ah, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to."

Emily waved him off, "It doesn't matter." Her playful tone was no more as she flew up front.

"Good job," Immy glanced at him and replied sarcastically.

"You!"

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Our journey through deep space continued. Emily asked me to teleport us a few times, and before we knew it, we found ourselves staring at yet another planet. This one was blue.

"An ocean world?" I asked, feeling nostalgic as I stared at the ocean-covered planet.

"Yes, Sa Wa prefers to stay in water-based worlds."

"Sa Wa?" Immy asked.

"That's his name. He was an old friend of your grandmother."

Just as we were about to descend, I stopped and turned to look behind us. A familiar humanoid figure silently walked out. 'A chronicle?'

Emily sighed as the chronicle approached.

"You need not take them any further. Sa Wa has already been informed of their arrival."

Emily gave a slightly bitter smile and glanced at us, "I guess that's as far as my mission goes."

Before I could say anything, Sidus spoke, "You're not coming with us?"

"Nope, it seems like there's something else I need to do," she said and glanced at the chronicle, who remained silent.

"You may go. The Sovereign of the Deep is already waiting," The chronicle told us as he approached Emily.

"W-Will I- We, see you again?" Sidus asked hesitantly.

Emily flashed him a bright smile and replied, "Perhaps." Saying that she lightly tapped Essie's snout and gave the rest of us a nod before she disappeared with the chronicle.

"Well, let's go meet this 'Sovereign of the Deep'," Breta, who has been silent all this time, spoke with a sigh.