After a little while, Benladra and Kate finally accustomed to their grandparents and their grand grandmother, who was the scariest of the bunch. Svartalf also brought them some presents, mostly divine monster meat from her own continent, and black rings made out of her last surviving scales, imbued with darkness and nightmare elemental protection.
"They have grown into quite the fine children!" My grandmother said. "Well done raising them, Drake, Benladann!" She praised us.
"Hey I've also been helping them a lot." Miranda sighed, hungry for recognition.
"Oh, of course, you too! Erm… What was your name?" Svartalf wondered.
"She's Miranda, she's part of Benladann's soul, it could be said she's like her twin at this point." I said while rubbing my scaled chin.
"Auntie Miranda is nice." Said Benladra.
"She always gives me hugs." Kate smiled.
"A-Ahahaha! I-I do what I can." Miranda suddenly got embarrassed. "Ah, right… Drake, should we tell them?"
"Well, yeah." I said. "About Miranda…"
At the end, we explained to my parents and Svartalf about our relationship, and also about her pregnancy. They were notably surprised about it. Apparently, and usually, a dragon only takes a single partner for life, so I am quite the oddity.
"Well, we already we aware of Kate's origins, kind of." Said my mother. "So I suppose there's another mother for her, right?"
"Yeah! But mama's… like a spirit that can't show up." Said Kate. "Mama's nice."
"More or less… Yeah." I sighed. "It is complicated. So anyways, we might have a third child soon, it will most likely also be a dragon."
"Ooh, I am looking forward for a boy this time." Said my father.
"Dear, the gender doesn't really matter." My mother said.
"Y-Yeah, you're right." Fafnir sighed, though I could tell he wanted to see a boy.
Honestly, a boy would be interesting, though a third baby girl would be cute too. Well, a boy would also be cute… Yeah, my mother's right, it doesn't really matter what it is.
"As of now it is forming steadily, but I can't really tell the gender." Miranda sighed. "Maybe once it develops a bit better?"
"Miranda is rather the unique being as of now, so the child could end up being completely special and different than Benladra and Kate." Said Benladann. "Honestly, I am also looking forward to it."
"Well, whatever it is, we'll love them." Grandmother Svartalf smiled.
As we finished our family dinner, I quickly decided to move into the topic regarding Ran, and Aquarius as well.
"Oh, yes, Ran had just manifested herself." Grandmother Svartalf said.
"Are you planning to go see her?" My mother asked. "If so, then we should go together, through your strength, we can manifest ourselves at your side, moderately."
"Is that so?" I asked. "Was that a thing from before?" I wondered.
"Since your exponential growth, your ability and power over the very Draconic Record has increased greatly." My mother explained, waving her dragon claws and showing me several lines around us, these lines, resembling rivers of energy, all were connected to the roots of the Draconic Records, but were also connected to my own heart. "So like that, you can exert your authority to do things no other dragons can, not even ourselves."
"Eventually, you'll be able to awaken every bloodline of the dragons." Svartalf said. "In that moment, you will attain complete control over the Draconic Records and you will obtain its utmost power… As of now… I guess it could be said you're halfway through!"
"Halfway through?! So fast?" I wondered.
"Well you've been collecting bloodlines really fast." My father pointed out. "Nonetheless, this is enough chit-chat, let's go to the Sea Dragon Realm, I am sure you can enter it using your authority."
"Let's see… Alright, everyone, stay together with me." I said, imbuing my power into the empty air in front of me, as a portal quickly opened.
FLUOOOSH!
The portal suddenly led us to a beautiful and near endless sea, covered by colorful corals, where countless of marine lives inhabited. I quickly detected islands here and there above the seas, but all the sea dragons, obviously, lived in these depths.
"Hm? Oh, non sea dragons entering our domain?"
"Now this is a rare occurrence!"
"Have they come to see our moter waking up?"
"Hm? Wait a second, is that…? Is that the dragon king?!"
Several dozens of sea dragons approached us all at once, surprised by what they were seeing. They were mostly surprised over my own presence though, rather than that of my parents. It seemed that any dragon could tell I was the dragon king by just looking at me.
It must be something intrinsic of my aura, perhaps. Nonetheless, we greeted them with manners as we made our way towards Ran, who was in the depths of the seas, resting. Her gigantic, whale-like body quickly reacted the moment we drew closer.
"Who- Ah!" She roared, opening her two gigantic eyes. "But if isn't my two sisters! And… who are these little dragons?"
"Don't play around, Ran, you know this is Drake." My mother sighed.
"Ooooohohohoho! My bad! I thought that I could at least prank him." Sighed Ran. "Indeed, this is the dragon king himself. Hello, boy, I am quite aware you were the one that freed me from the Deep One's control."
"I was… Well, Benladann and Miranda here also helped me greatly. I don't know if I would had been able to accomplish such a feat without their support." I admitted. "It is a pity you've died, Ran, but is your soul feeling better?"
"Oh yes, I feel much, much better! You know that my soul was feeling so heavy with that bastard parasitizing it!" She sighed. "But now? I feel as light as a feather!" She laughed. "Hahh~ Oh right, there's a lot to talk, but first, how about I give you a good reward, boy? Come here, let your aunt give you a big kiss."
"Kiss?!" I asked, incapable of fighting back against her gigantic body, as her enormous lips kissed me all over my face.
"Mooch!" She laughed heavily.
FLUOOSH!
And then, I felt a large quantity of divine power and draconic energy surge within my soul and body…
