The First Dragon God-Chapter 127: "And So It Begins"

Leo sat in silence long after Tatiana had finished speaking. The weight of his lineage and his identity pressed down on him, weighing heavily on his mind.

He had spent his whole life thinking he was just another human struggling to survive in a world gone mad. But now? A dragon prince. A goddess’s son. The child of two races that would rather see each other erased from existence.

All those times at the orphanage… every moments he spent there, he had felt like he didn’t belong. He was starting to realise that it wasn’t just his imagination. Maybe he was always meant to be an outsider.

Leo’s fingers curled into the bedsheet as he exhaled sharply.

Tatiana watched him with a solemn look on her face. She knew that he has a lot going through his mind and that even with her explanation, he was still confused.

She was also aware that it would take him a long time before he finally comes to term with everything. It’s not everyday that someone wakes up and find out that he or she was born in the middle of an eon long feud between two very powerful race.

And she’s also still trying to wrap her around everything. She was very curious to know how Leo’s parents met. How they got together and why they decided to have a child?

Everything surrounding Leo is still very confusing and each questions she has, keeps leading to more questions.

But even with all the confusion and the shock surrounding Leo’s identity, Tatiana didn’t lose sight of the most important thing: increasing their strength.

"Leo, you won’t get anything solved by overthinking. And neither will you be able to change anything. The best thing you can do right now is to try to increase your strength as fast as possible," she said.

"You don’t have to worry about the dragon race. They are not participating in the tournament. Though they might be paying attention to it and might had already known about the leaderboard, it doesn’t mean that they know where you are.

And besides, your face isn’t on the ranking. Just your name. It would take them a long time before they can finally track you down, and by then, you would had already been strong enough.

And if who knows? If you show them your strength and they find you worthy, they might not actually do anything to you," Tatiana said, and continued.

"And as for the gods, I’m pretty sure they already know about you and they can hear us talking now, but they won’t be able to do anything. They can’t descend directly to Earth and they will only be able to send a Champion Herald after you. And I’m sure that a Champion Herald will be no problem for the future you.

Also, before they can send one of those after you, they will still have to consider the world tree and that Primordial stance. Both of them aren’t entities that they can afford to slight easily. The world tree holds the power over the mana and life force channel of the Multiverse, and the Primordial, she’s freakishly strong."

Leo nodded in agreement to Tatiana’s words. She was right. He won’t be able to solve anything by overthinking it and the only thing that can give a shot at surviving what’s to come, is absolute strength.

Also, he still has the tournament to worry about. Which means he has to start increasing his strength and he has to do it fast.

"So, what’s the fastest way for me to increase my strength?" Leo asked curiously.

"I thought you would never ask," Tatiana smiled.

"The fastest way to increase your strength is by killing the Abyssal Dwellers from the Abyssal Realm." Tatiana replied.

Leo blinked his eyes at her in confusion. He has no idea what she was talking about. Abyssal Dwellers? Abyssal Realm? What are those?

Tatiana saw the confusion on Leo’s face and smiled in understanding, and started explaining.

"The Abyssal Realm is like the opposite of the Multiverse and it’s filled with creatures we call the Dwellers. They are very powerful creatures and those with the weakest strength there are as strong as those of us that are at the Evolved Rank. The Dwellers are plague of the Multiverse and I’m very sure that the hidden agenda of the tournament is for us to go there and hunt them down."

Leo nodded in understanding at Tatiana’s explanation. From what she said, the Abyssal Realm is a good place to grind unlimitedly. And he was sure there’s a ’but’ to it.

"But?"

"But you can’t stay there for too long as the abyssal energy will cause you to go mad and lose yourself, also becoming one of the Dwellers," Tatiana replied.

"I see... So, when do we start?" Leo asked.

"When you have recovered fully. So, get some rest," Tatiana replied.

"I’ve recovered fully. If I haven’t, I wouldn’t had woken up. And my body is brimming with so much energy that I’m looking for an outlet for it," Leo smiled.

Tatiana couldn’t help but look at Leo in shock when she heard what he said.

"You have recovered fully?" She asked again in confirmation.

Leo nodded and to prove it, he started taking off his bandage.

Tatiana tried to stop him but when she saw the first bandage come off and she saw there was no sign of any injury, she believed him.

Tatiana wanted to be shocked by how fast Leo recovered but when she remembered his identity, she could only shake her head at how unfair the Multiverse is.

She knew that if she was the one with all the injuries Leo had and with his level of strength, even with her top tier talent in blood manipulation and healing, it would still take her at least a week.

Leo smiled when he saw the shocked look on Tatiana’s face. He understood her shock but this wasn’t the time for them to lose their composure.

"So, when do we go into the Abyssal Realm?" Leo asked again.

"Later. First, you need to get some rest. Even if you have recovered completely, I advised you get some rest. Your body and mind are two different entities. Your body has recovered from the injuries you received in the battle but the same can’t be said about your mind. Don’t worry though, I will contact you when the sun comes up and it’s time to go," Tatiana said, and stood up.

"I will be waiting for you, then," Leo said.

Tatiana nodded and left, just the way she came: disappearing into the night.

After Tatiana had left, Leo snuggled into his bed, wanting to get some sleep. Tatiana was right. His body has recovered from the injuries he got from the battle with Liliana but his mind hasn’t.

Leo closed his eyes and slowly drifted off to sleep.

...

Meanwhile in a different part of the Multiverse.

In a realm filled with pure chaos energy, an otherworldly beautiful woman, with dark purple hair, could be seen seated on a dark throne.

In front of her was something that looked like a portal or a mirror, and in its reflection, was showing Leo sleeping.

"And so it begins."

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