Chapter 1541 A Request
"Do you have the slight idea of what you've proposed?"
The angered face, which was covered on fiery red scales spoke the first, blazing with anger and wrath. Her eyes stared into my very soul. I felt like I would die at any moment. And the worst was that I was completely powerless. Benladann and Miranda were right behind me, and I couldn't imagine how they felt if even I was intimidated this much.
"I do… I wanted to request you to create a Realm for Chaos Dragons, so my wives can be included in the Records." I said nonchalantly. "I am well aware of the threat that Ragnar?k represents to the Draconic Records but-"
"Chaos is not an element of this world." She spoke. "It is an Element brought from another Plane, created by an otherworldly soul, much like yours. One of the [Original] Incarnations of the Concepts which were forcefully summoned and brought to life by the Ancient and Greedy Gods, the Aesir. This is an Element that predates all other elements. It devours anything greedily and does not interact the best with the others. It can imitate them well, but it cannot harmonize."
"T-That's…!" Benladann tried to argue but was quickly paralyzed by Tiamat's gaze.
"We know it is from another world but…" Miranda sighed.
"I am well aware of your fears, Grandmother Tiamat…" I bowed to her eminence. "But I am imploring you to reconsider. Chaos can be used for good. Benladann and Miranda have saved many people. They have mastered the element and use it to get rid of the Chaotic Invaders from the Chaos Plane. Our children too, might also inherit this chaos element. Perhaps not for my wives, but for the innocent souls that will be born in the future, wouldn't it be unfair for them to be excluded? They are innocent and have nothing to do with this. They shouldn't be hold accountable for the sins of their parents."
"…"
She remained in silence after my words. It looks like bringing up the children worked. Tiamat might be extremely strict, but she's still praised and prayed at as a Mother Goddess. Discriminating against innocent children must be a taboo within her own mind.
"I know. I understand those feelings as well." Her pink-scaled head spoke, with a gentle smile. "I've been considering this for much longer than you imagine. But Ragnar?k was merely a prisoner of the chaotic beings, not a true dragon by her own. However, not only you've defeated three of her seven fragments, but you've also freed three parts of her original soul, restoring them back to her Realm. Benladann and Miranda, both of you have done enough to be rewarded and praised."
"E-Eh?!" Benladann was shocked Tiamat treated them nicely out of nowhere.
"Really?!" Miranda gasped.
"However!" Suddenly, her dark-scaled spoke now. "I simply cannot create a new Realm for the element of Chaos. The Realms are connected to my own Soul, they're pieces of it. To create a Realm of Chaos means I must also take upon this element. Which might eventually destroy me. Do you understand why I have never taken this decision now?"
"S-So that's it…" Benladann sighed.
"I guess it was never possible then." Miranda smiled bitterly.
"I-Is that how it is?" I asked her. "Is there really no option, Grandmother Tiamat?"
"…" She remained in silence. "The element of chaos is one that predates all others. To accept it in my soul would spell my doom, child. Are you asking me to die?"
"T-That's not it…!" I cried, falling to my knees. "I'm sorry… I didn't mean it in that way. I'm very sorry. I just wanted them to be included in the family, because they're everything to me."
Tiamat fell into silence once more, and then spoke after almost a minute of unnerving silence.
"There is, however, a way. I had thought about it myself."
"Wait, there is?!"
Why did she had to be like if there was a way to begin with? Is this because she's a cryptic entity, or was she testing something? Our resolve?
"I can detect within her a powerful Realm." Said Tiamat. "Is this your creation?"
"M-My Divine Realm?" Asked Benladann. "Well, yes, this chaotic realm, it is within my soul."
"I guess we can work with that." She nodded with her many heads.
"So there's a way?" I asked her again.
Tiamat began moving before answering me. Her six arms waving around the cosmos. The stars surrounding us merged into countless golden threads, connecting with Benladann's Soul.
"Yes, I am doing it right now." She said. "I will weave a connection with her Chaotic Realm and your own Soul, and then mine. If you're the one that wants her to be added so badly, then so be it. You will carry her burden, will you not? If her soul one day goes crazy, then you will be the one affected. I am sorry, my son, but I cannot simply risk my soul when there are so many connected to me."
"N-No, that is perfect! You're a genius, Grandmother Tiamat!" I said in amusement.
She glanced at me in disbelief, as if she couldn't understand why I was so happy.
"I thought you would hate me, but I seem to have misjudged you… indeed, you're truly the Dragon King, shouldering the burden of everyone in your shoulders. Even your powers and soul has changed. You've even assimilated powers I never thought possible. You might truly be… our world's last hope."
As she spoke, the golden threads pierced my soul, connecting me with Benladann. And then my own soul was already connected to her. Once that was done, it was only a matter of wishing it, and a large sphere of darkness materialized far away, like a beautiful black star.
"I've created a copy of your own Chaotic Realm, imbued with my dragon powers. This is your Chaos Dragon Realm now. Take good care of it, Benladann. You will now be crowded as the Primordial Chaos Dragon Mother, my child. And the mother of all future chaos dragons. Miranda, as a part of your very soul, is also included." Tiamat declared.
FLAAASH!
And then, a crown of black gold appeared above Benladann, fusing into her and granting her an unprecedented power.
