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nThe room around him grew quiet as everyone watched in anticipation.

nAs if from nowhere, a pair of huge, white wings emerged from his back, their scales shimmering in the light.

nThey were magnificent, and the room was filled with gasps and whispers of excitement.

nAt the same time, Archer’s fingers began to elongate, stretching out into long, sharp claws.

nThey were beautiful, like ivory, and looked strong enough to cut through steel.

nAs his transformation continued, a long, powerful tail sprang forth from his back, swishing slowly back and forth as if it too was coming to life for the first time.

nIt was long and slender, covered in white scales, and looked capable of delivering a crushing blow.

nHe’s body felt more powerful since he evolved and loved having his draconic features on show.

nArcher opened his eyes and looked around the room, to see the families eye’s wide open in shock.

nAlima mumbled.

n”He’s a white dragon Raymond.”

nArcher picked up on the tone of her voice and he know she knew something. He turned to her and asked.

n”Alima, what do you know about white dragons?”

nShe saw his shining violet eyes staring at her. she stepped forward before speaking.

n”I read a tome when I was attending the academy, that stated white dragon’s can manipulate weather, can turn barren land fertile and can do many things with mana.”

nShe shrugged before she was finished speaking.

n”I’m not sure how true that is, I just read about it in my free time when I finished my studies.”

nArcher was interested, maybe he will unlock more special abilities when he evolves again.

n”Well thank you for the information.”

nHe took out five bottles of the Rune Shine drinks he had in his Item Box and gave one to each family member as a thank you for Raymonds information.

nThe children looked happy but the older boy looked indifferent.

nRaymond walked over to him with a smile on his face.

n”Archer let me introduce you.”

nHe pointed at them.

n”This little beauty is Aiza, the little rascal is Fahad and the angry looking munchkin is Riyad.”

nAiza and Fahad were smiling, but Riyad got angry when he heard his father call him that.

nHe walked out the dinning room and everyone heard a door slam.

nAlima looked at him.

n”I apologize about that, he can be moody at times.”

nHe waved her away without thinking about it and went back to eating, as he was eating Aize asked him a question.

n”Archer do you have any family?, and why are you here?”

nHe looked at this curious Loli before answering her.

n”Well I was fighting and fell into a river, and I floated all the way here.”

nAs Archer spoke he remembered a movie he and Alexa watched years ago and a phrase came to mind.

n‘They all float down here. You’ll float, too.’

nThinking about that damn clown made him shiver, he hated them.

nShaking his head as he finished off the food on his plate.

nAize didn’t let him get away with avoiding the question and so she repeated herself.

n”So, do you have a family?”

nMemories flashed through his mind as he looked down.

n”No, I don’t, I only have one person in my life but she’s not here, unfortunately.”

nThe little girl went silent before an awkward atmosphere descended over the five people.

nUntil Raymond spoke up.

n”Enough of this sour atmosphere, now where were you headed, Archer?”

nHe stared at the farmer for a minute before he spoke.

n”I was heading for the closest town or city, do you know the way?”

nBefore Raymond could reply Alima spoke up.

n”The Great City Sarar is 10 miles to the north of here, it’s a trading city that produces food and is home to many gem mines that the kingdom needs.”

nArcher nodded his head before asking her a question as he pulled out his last meat wrap.

n”Alima can you make these meat wrap’s if I give you the meat?, I’ll pay you.”

nShe looked at the simple food in his hand before nodding.

n”Yes I can, what meat do you have?”

n”Orc.”

nThe five people’s eyes widened when they heard his quick reply.

nShe replied when she heard what he said.

n”How did you get it?”

nRaymond got the look first then followed by Alima, both talking at the same time.

n””You’re a dragon.””

nNodding his head with a smirk, before pulling out two orc bodies and telling her she can keep one. .

nAlima quickly rushed off to fetch something and Raymond stared at him.

nArcher dismissed his draconic features, leaving the tail out, it was swaying left to right in a smooth rhythm.

nSo he stared back with a crazy psychotic smile.

n”You’re one crazy child, you know that Archer.”

nHe nodded at the man’s words before giving is own opinion.

n”Tell me about it.”

nRaymond stared at the broken boy.

n”Whatever happened to you really affected you huh.”

nHe remained silent until Alima returned with some knives and a magic pouch.

nShe looked at Archer before getting to the dirty work.

n”Your food will be done by tomorrow midday, and thank you for the food, it will help out a lot.”

nArcher spoke for a little while longer he dismissed himself to go get some rest, flying around still made him tired.

nAfter saying goodbye to everyone he left the house then entered his Domain and made his way to the cottage.

nHe heard Alima say just as he left.

n”Off He Goes.”

nArcher hoped he would get used to it soon, he has been meaning to work out but kept forgetting.

nAs he was walking he pictured the cottage having a large training room below it, having a staircase leading all the way down to it.

nHe felt a small shake as he created the training room.

nArcher also increased the Domain space, also added more environments, such as desert grasslands, mountains, lakes, and even more forests, at the cost of 6000 mana.

n‘Mana’

nMana: 200

/7000

nArcher felt really tired after expanding the Domain, he decided not to do it again until he had a lot more mana.

nPulling out a mana potion he drank it.

nMana: 700

/7000

nHe pictured the Domain having the same night and day cycle as the outside world.

nAfter he was done with that he made his way to bed, he entered the cottage and stripped off before walking into one of the bedrooms and falling asleep.

nArcher came to as he was standing in a church on earth, he was getting married to the two loves of his life Alexa and Ella, and everything was perfect.

nThe sun was shining, the colors were vivid, and everything felt alive and vibrant.

nThe ceremony was beautiful, and the guests were all smiling and happy.

nArcher couldn’t believe how lucky he was to be marrying two wonderful girls that were perfect for him.

nBut then, something changed.

nThe sky began to darken, and the colors started to fade.

nThe guests began to disappear, and Archer was left alone.

nSuddenly, his brides-to-be transformed into two beasts, with sharp teeth and claws.

nThey began to chase him, and he ran as fast as he could, trying to escape but he couldn’t.

nEverywhere he turned, they were there, and he was trapped.

nThe dream that had started so beautifully had turned into a terrible nightmare.

nHe woke up in a panic and saw it was still night, Archer drank Moon Juice.

nArcher then drifted back to sleep, hoping for a better dream to replace the nightmare that just happened, but thanks to fate it was not to be.

nHe found himself standing in a dark and eerie place, and Ella approached him, tears streaming down her face.

n“Why did you leave me?” She asked, her voice cracking with emotion.

n“I didn’t leave you, I was knocked into the river and ended up here!” Archer replied, confused because he was certain Sarah would have told her somehow.

n“No, you were gone for so long, and I felt so alone. That’s why I had to leave you,”

nElla explained, and he realized that he had been gone for a long time, and hadn’t even realized it.

nArcher felt his heart break as he watched her walk away, and he knew that it was all his fault.

nHe felt alone, lost, and completely devastated. The nightmare had taken him to his lowest point, and he didn’t know how to fix it.

nAs he started to get angry the scene changed to one that he was very familiar with.

nHe saw a young man and woman walking down the riverside on a cold September night.

nNot long after that, he spotted Noah approaching the two from behind.

nArcher tried to intervene but couldn’t he could only watch what was about to happen.

nBut to his horror, Noah started stabbing Alexa, as the other Archer stood by and watch.

nAs he woke up again, tears streaming down his face, realizing he was in the cottage.

nThe constant dreams were taking their toll on his fragile mind, maybe because he was a dragon it was holding the mental dam back.

nGetting off the bed, he put his clothes back on and cast Cleanse on himself.

nArcher leaves the cottage and saw it’s still dark out.

nA

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