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Chapter 57: Tashian Pheloi
Chapter 57: Tashian Pheloi
Chapter 57: Tashian Pheloi
Bang!
Her half-lost consciousness returned with a resounding boom.
Losing consciousness just from a fragment hitting her head would be considered a disgrace for a being called the pinnacle of all things.
But she was already so broken that even such a thing seemed insignificant.
-Ah, da
However, prioritizing the contract to test humanity, she couldnt just cast this power out of her body.
As the means created for it whined in mid-air, Tashian frowned and spoke with blood-stained lips.
That one is not your dad.
-Dad, daaaad.
Even if you thrash around like this, nothing changes. Unless that guy says he will take you away
-Uwaaaahhhh!!
An ego awakened much faster than expected.
But still, it was just the state of a toddler around 2-3 years old.
Drawn by the tantrum, the mana that was unleashed was wild and rough, not distinguishing between destruction.
Boom!!!
The shockwave caused cracks all over her body, and the dust that poured out settled on the ground.
Normally, it would disperse into dust, but soon, it was drawn back to her body, turning into droplets of blood.
It was inevitable.
The pinnacle of all creation carried such weight even in a single word, and therefore, even whimsical promises must be kept.
Even if her lifespan had exceeded its limit, the world would not allow her death if the contract had not ended.
As expected.
But such innate birthright felt like a curse now.
Thus, from the mouth of this transcendent being, what could be called resentment began to leak.
Indeed, humans should not have been nurtured.
Reflecting on the past that she couldnt settle down due to her inherent curse of disillusionment growing.
Dragon.
The supreme being that used its inherent existence to dominate as part of the world and contributed to shaping this world, the pinnacle of all creation
But from the moment their mission to complete the world ended, their descendants lost their sense of existence entirely.
No matter how powerful, there was nowhere appropriate to use that power, and nothing existed above them, so everything in the world seemed trivial.
Ah, ma. Mama.
Volcano Dragon, Tashian Pheloi.
She, who made her home in a volcano, wandered the world due to a whim born at the end of her empty life.
Tired of sleeping, she thought it wouldnt be bad to experience whatever came her way during her travels.
Do you not have a mother?
Waaaahhh!!
Yes, it all started with the cradle that floated down the river she came across during her travels.
It was merely an extension of her caprice, picking up and raising that child.
Heh, really, why does a child who hasnt even lived a hundred years have such a booming voice?
But the fallen dragon, for the first time, felt a simple emotion awakened towards that small life, something she had never felt before.
Whether it was because she thought raising this child would be the end of her life, or out of curiosity about which would die firsther, a long-lived species, or the newly born short-lived one.
Either way, this journey that began on a simple whim continued with the desire to protect the life she had picked up by chance.
Well, its my last, so maybe this isnt so bad.
But whatever the reason, the feelings that developed in the process must have been genuine.
Like an elderly person with not many days left to live picking up an abandoned puppy to alleviate their loneliness.
The generosity born from it being the end of her life was enough to evoke affection for the being she would live with for the remainder of her lifespan.
Mom, why is your body like that?
However, such simplicity was short-lived.
To the decaying being slowly acknowledging her emotions, one day, the newborn baby she was with began to tremble, sensing something abnormal in her body.
No, not a baby, but a girl.
What was but a moment for a supreme being was enough time for a newborn to become a girl.
Why are there cracks in your skin? Why is something like sand coming out of your body?
The child, who had been babbling, gradually awakened her self-awareness and eventually became able to sense the abnormalities in the body of the one who had taken care of her.
As such questions gradually turned into incomprehensible emotions, the dragon realized too late the fact she had overlooked.
Her lifespan might be similar to that of the girl she had grown fond of, but everything the girl would see as she grew was the time corresponding to the end leading to death.
Not a complete life, but a crumbling 50 years.
From the moment this girl sensed the anomaly, she would have to keep watching herself fall apart.
Mom, are you okay?
The eons spent meaninglessly were put to shame, as the end came, endlessly exposing its ugliness to the one she held dear
Realizing this, the look in the eyes of the small girl facing her no longer felt welcome.
Feeling the intensity of such emotions grow, she felt her heart beating wildly.
Thump, thump.
It was impossible to maintain composure and calm it down.
For a being born of emptiness, such emotional turmoil was utterly foreign.
Mom, where are you going? Mom!!
Without even realizing her rashness, she fled the scene, returning to her lair unknown to the girl, and hid her form.
Ignoring the girl who had only ever seen her, she focused solely on quelling the emotions she felt for the first time.
If she became any more disheveled, she would reveal her true form.
And that might lead to seeing something worse than the expression she had seen before.
Thump, thump.
But no matter how much time passed, the pounding did not subside, and the confusion only grew because she couldnt understand it.
Why did that expression made by the child cause such immense confusion?
As an immortal living beyond ten thousand years, it wasnt easy to understand emotions that bloom in the limited lifespan of mortals
Here! This is where the dragon is!
Without even a moment to realize this on her own, those who had followed her trail had come to obstruct her at every turn.
Humans.
Unlike the child who retained innocence, they were a species steeped in arrogance and vanity.
So, it was true that it flew this way.
Oh, to think that dragons, only told of in legends, really exist!
As the species whose desire to breed faded in their empty lives disappeared one after another, they, as if they were the pinnacle of this world, started to reveal their ambition to put all beings, except their own kind, under their feet.
Generations that had forgotten the status and fear of beings like themselves had arrived, starting to flaunt their worthless might.
If we dismantle the dragon, it will surely bring in a huge amount of money!
I will present its head to the king and make my homeland greater!
By slaying the dragon, I will prove my strength!!
Wealth, fame, proof of power
Just the sight of them coming at her with such trivial matters on their lips was enough to make her irritation surge.
They were like insects, unworthy of her attention under normal circumstances.
Because they were aggravating her, already struggling to control her own emotions.
Roar!!
Chasing away the incessant buzzing in her ears, she breathed out as much as she could.
The weak beings that turned to dust from just that blast of heat.
The gap between dragons and humans, even when they swarmed in groups to their deaths, was overwhelming, but still, the insects that had not seen her might continue to swarm her, becoming a nuisance.
Without understanding the difference in their origins, they kept rushing at her like moths to a flame
Unless she taught them their place, this would continue to repeat in the future.
Uwaaaah! Its a dragon!
A dragon has appeared! Everyone run!!
So, she decided to leave her lair and exterminate them.
Otherwise, she wouldnt be able to quell her own turmoil.
Even if her body crumbled to its limit, she considered it her fate to annihilate all humans on this land.
Rumble, rumble.
Thus, the fight of humanity, which provoked the fallen dragon, shifted from an attack to fulfill their desires to a battle for survival.
Even after destroying several countries, the dragon finally defined the emotions swirling within her.
Its because of humans.
Because she had been involved with humans from the beginning, thats why she had become like this.
Realizing that it was not just annoyance but humanity that had made her lifes end so chaotic, stealing her peace, depended solely on the contempt awakened at the end of her life.
Tacchia Pheloi.
The woman who stood in the way of the dragon, having chosen to reign as a calamity, was one of those insects but possessed a particularly special power.
Do you remember me?
She recognized it immediately.
That this person possessed a power similar to that of dragons.
But even that was insignificant compared to a real dragon.
The fallen dragon, aware of the similarity of power emanating from this being, chose to ignore it and proceed with her intent.
Regardless of who the opponent was, if they were human, they were no different from those who contributed to scorching her body.
The flames would not extinguish until they had completely consumed her body.
If you dont remember, thats fine. I didnt come here to have a leisurely chat with you.
The woman who had chosen to stand against the dragon, reigning as a calamity, murmured softly, channeling the power inherited from her into her sword.
Hero, Tacchia Pheloi.
Mentioning the name inherited from the mother who had raised her.
I will now deal with the calamity threatening humanity.
Holding the sword, which began to glow with a blue light.
She began to flash a threatening gaze towards her.
Ill make you regret abandoning me. Damn mother.
Tacchia Pheloi.1
The last hero born to this world, and an unsung hero, pushed into oblivion by the countless calamities that followed.