1594 Kate's Struggles
We enjoyed a break together near the underground lake, which included a lot of delicious meals, some made using some of the met of the Divine Soul Beasts we've hunted so far. Eating them not only gave us Divine Power, but it even strengthened and healed our souls from any damage. My soul, which had withstood a lot of damage after my fight with one of Pandemonium's Fragments was now almost back to full health, and above all, it was growing even stronger.
Eating Divine Soul Beast meat was the best! After filling ourselves with as much of that food as we could, we moved forwards. Cleaning most of the frozen caves as we could. It took us roughly a whole day. After the Giant Frost Spiders, we clashed against Divine Frost Werewolves, who worked on large packs and were both cunning and strong. Then we fought against the Freezing Caves Banshees, fast and sneaky monsters capable of becoming invisible and trespassing through physical matter.
Once we reached the other half, what greeted us were a bunch of new Divine Soul Beasts. Giant Frost-Shelled Turtle Dragonoids, giant humanoid turtle dragon-type monsters with great defenses and magic powers.
And one we reached the very end, what awaited us were fox creatures, Divine Frost Soul Three-Tailed Fox Spirits. They were the strongest Divine Soul Beasts we've found so far. It took more than some effort to defeat them, but they still went down fairly quick.
They specialized on powerful divine spiritual magic and could easily destroy most defensive barriers. I had to force my children to step back for this one, as we handled them almost all on our own with Benladann and Miranda. We couldn't risk the children getting their souls harmed.
However, because they were frail, despite being very strong and fast, we defeated them. After storing everything, we moved forwards, to the very depths of this area of the Ice Dragon Realm.
We were almost reaching the five hundred soul treasures quota before we even reached the deeper chambers of these frozen cavers. However, on its depths, something monstrous was awaiting us, perhaps one of the stronger monsters of this whole realm.
My father had told me that every Dragon Realm had their own ecosystems of Soul Beasts that were born there, although most Dragon Souls were safe in here. There were dangerous areas such as these, where the strongest Divine Soul Beasts were.
Some so strong they could even harm the powerful Souls of the Divine Dragons that were resting here. The Primordial Dragon Mothers had almighty power to control each Realm, so they made sure to seal all the powerful and dangerous soul beasts in these large, enclosed dungeon-like areas.
However, they were still necessary for the Realms to exist, so these Divine Soul Beasts were left to their own devices, and sometimes, brave Divine Dragons and Divine Dragon Souls would come down here, looking for more power and materials.
Because of this happening for thousands of years, eventually, a lot of information about most of these dungeon-like areas was formed, and therefore…
"It is how it was possible to discover them. Each Realm has at most five of them, the Strongest Divine Soul Beasts, which we often refer to as Divine Soul Beast Kings. Each King lives in one of these areas spread through every Dragon Realm." Fafnir explained to us, his three grandchildren listening attentively to their beloved grandpa. We were currently right outside the room where one of such Kings was resting, having another meal and preparing for this battle.
"How strong are they grandpa?" Asked Benladra. "I also want to fight them but mama and papa are too worried for me!"
"Well, very strong. I wouldn't blame them if they're worried. It is better to wait for your souls to become stronger before battling them." He said. "At least, all the King are at minimum as strong as Rank 10 Divine Monster Leaders, which usually are ten times stronger than the normal Divine Monsters."
"Woah, that strong?!" Benladra gasped.
"Very strong…" Sighed Kate. "I'm sad, I can't be like Benladra or papa… I can't have Soul Gear; I will be useless…"
"Y-You're not useless, Kate! Don't get sad." Benladra comforted Kate, who had been rather let down after knowing she couldn't become an Ice Titan like the rest. Even after being able to learn Divine Spirit Magic, she still felt it was not enough.
Dammit, I can't just see my little princess like this!
"Kate, you're not weak, you're in fact tremendously strong, so strong I was afraid you could accidentally hurt others." I told her. "The reason your Matter Manipulation Power is mostly sealed is because of that. With such a limitless power, you could theoretically do anything."
"Papa…" Kate muttered. "Am I that strong? But my soul… Is weaker compared to the rest."
"It might be because you were born with a fragment of my own and your mother, so you weren't born as others usually are." I said.
"Indeed, but that is also what makes you so special and amazing, dear." The System appeared by her side, caressing her little head, even if she couldn't truly touch her. "Yeah! You're super strong, Kate!" Benladra nodded happily. "Don't say that ever again! I am sure we can find a way to strengthen your soul a lot!"
"There's still some time left; we'll keep helping you grow stronger. You're not weak at all even now though. How about you help out but with your summons?" I asked her. "They're amazing and very strong, and you can control them from afar, right dear?"
"Y-Yes…" Kate nodded, feeling a bit better after we gave her a lot of love. "I'll help on my own way then, papa!"
"Good girl! We all love you." Her mother said, giving her invisible, virtual kisses over her tiny and cute face.
"Guugoh! Gaaah!" Even Drakda was nodding and extending his little hands towards his draconic sister, caressing her scales.
"Even Drakda loves you, see?" Miranda smiled. "Anyways, summon your strongest army, Kate. We're going in soon enough."
"Okay!" Kate nodded. "Big sis, can you help me? I think if we combine your powers with mine… Stronger summons can be brought."
"Sure! Show me how to do it!" Benladra nodded immediately.
