Arad and Aella recoiled back inside the room, staring at the second mirror beside them. “What was that?” Arad gasped, rubbing his eyes.

“Zephyr, who was that? Do you know that thing?” Aella growled.

“Not a clue. Your mother was a master of the sealed pact magic. If she doesn’t want me to know something. I won’t.” Zephyr shook her head, “But as you had found, your mother never makes friends with bad people.”

“I don’t know what to call her,” Arad growled, standing up, “But we got something from it, at least. How does this thing work?”

“A link mirror. When a person touches one, they can be teleported to another mirror that is linked to the first one. The subject’s body is transformed back into energy and then flies toward the second mirror in the form of a light beam protected with magic.”

“Light?” Eris stared at Arad, confused. “What does a torch light have to do with teleportation?”

“It’s complicated, but to explain it simple enough for you to understand. Light is the fastest natural power. This mirror uses magic to control its power and use it to move people and objects from one place to another. The creatures who mastered that power can be counted on one hand.”

“Who are we dealing with?” Isdis stared at Arad.

“There are three types of magic dragons that are known to me.” Doma said with a worried voice.

“Temporal Dragons, also knowns as time wyrms. Time has always been and always will be. They live in the past, present, and future as they wish.”

“Void Dragons, also knowns as Astral wyrms. A void exists everywhere and nowhere. They are as vast as the world, living between everything.”

“Prismatic Dragons, also known as Light wyrms. Light is the strongest force of nature, and they dance with it. I suspect we’re dealing with the one and only lady of brilliance. The only light wyrm which bothers to leave some traces for us mortals to follow.”

Arad looked toward Cerilla, “Do you know anything about it?”

Cerilla shook her head, “No way, even I don’t have such contacts. But you might find some information in the star dragon peak or the floating platinum fortress.”

Dalla looked at Arad, “The chromatic and metallic royal courts. We don’t know where the magic dragons live, but they might have some information.”

Arad scratched his head, “Probably I should ask Kinryuu first. He might help.”

“True, it’s better to prepare first before looking into the matter.” Aella stood.

“Why even bother? She helped us, and power is power.” Eris looked at the mirror, “You won’t even need to make the trip between the elvish kingdom and your house ever again.”

“No power is ever free,” Isdis stared at her, “That glowing woman must have had her motives, and I suspect they fall in her own interest, not ours.”

“Then what do you suggest? Search for her and ask what she wants?” Eris stared at Isdis.

“No, that would be foolish. We must seal the mirrors away. Using them might come with severe precautions.” Isdis replied.

“I will study them when we get back home. We should move now.”

Cerilla approached Aella, “I will send some people here to clean the mansion and restore it. For now, let’s return to the castle.”

Aella nodded with a smile, “That would be for the best. I didn’t intend to stay here after all. We should prepare.”

***

They got back to the carriage and rode back to the castle, stopping abruptly at the castle gate. A strange man stood there, arguing with the guards.

“People with demonic blood like you aren’t welcomed in the inner castle. Scram!” The guard growled.

“This is a holy land. We can’t allow you on the castle ground. To speak with the guild if you want.” The second guard grunted, pointing his spear at the man’s throat.

“I have a letter for a young man named Arad Orion. He should be a guest at your castle right now,” The man replied with a calm voice unfazed by the guards. He walked forward, the spear pushing on his throat.

CRACK! The spear snapped, unable to pierce the man’s skin.

Arad looked out of the carriage window, staring at the man’s back, inspecting his strange clothes, the weird sword at his waist, and that ponytail on his head.

Arad’s face paled, his eyes seeing death itself standing in front of the gate.

ZON! Arad teleported between the guards and the man, grabbing them by the face and restraining them to the ground. He looked back with a sweaty face, “What a surprise seeing you here, sir Kayden,”

^Two draconic armies stopped for this man. I can’t have him snap here and blast the castle with everyone inside.^

Kayden smiled, “There you are,” He pulled a letter from his pocket and handed it to Arad. “I only came to deliver this to you. It’s from Merlin.”

Arad grabbed the letter and looked at it, “From Merlin? She could have waited for me to come back, or does she want something,”

Kayden looked at Arad, “She wanted to send it with magic, but that would have taken a day, so I suggest delivering it.”

Arad started sweating again, “How long did it take you to deliver it?”

Kayden smiled, “Don’t worry. I ran as fast as I could without destroying the land. She handed me the letter about ten minutes ago.”

“Is that so?” Arad smiled. ^This man is a monster! How in the hell do you run all the way here in ten minutes?^ He cleared his throat, “Do you know what the reason for it is? Did something happen?”

Kayden crossed his arms, closing his eyes. “I do not know the reason. But I’m suspecting something. It might be the reason.”

Arad looked at him, “You suspect something?”

“I’m bad at reading the mood, and usually get things wrong.” Kayden looked at Arad, “That girl named Mira, I suspect she’s the reason.”

Arad flinched, “Did something happen to her?”

“Not to her, but in her. I could sense a dense lump of magic inside her body, draconic magic at that, similar to yours.” Kayden looked at Arad, “She might be pregnant,”

Arad froze in place his body turning into stone as the life drained from his soul. ．

Kayden pointed at Arad, “Her human body is unable to sustain the lump, or egg if she was pregnant. At this rate, she would shrivel, and die.” He approached Arad, “Merlin is providing her with magic through potions and spells, but that won’t last long. You must get back as soon as possible.”

CRACK! Arad snapped back to life, “Hold up! She’s pregnant?” He started panicking, “I should get back. No, she can’t sustain the egg. What would I be able to help with?”

“They should be able to link you to her so the egg feeds off your magic rather than her. It’s best that you hurry back,” Kayden patted Arad’s shoulder, “No time to waste. Let’s go.”

“Arad!” Aella rushed in with everyone.

Cerilla looked at her guard knocked to the ground, bleeding from their noses. “What happened here? Who is he?”

Dalla stared at Kayden, she saw him before, but when?

She scrambled her memory, going back several years. Yeah, it was in the capital, the orphanage there, he owned that place.

Then the memories flew back at her. Nina growled, the bloodied axe lifted above her head as she charged forward. Alcott screamed in the back, and Merlin sighed in exhaustion.

CLING! In one swing, Nina’s head flew away. That man stood there, staring at them with six, red glowing eyes as blood splashed.

After the fight, they came to know, that is no normal being.

Kayden daemon, the first ranker of the world powers, the demon lord, and the god slayer himself. An absolute demon.

SLAP! Dalla instantly grabbed Cerilla by the face, pulling her back, “Don’t you dare open your mouth, one wrong word and we’re all gone.”

“This is a sacred land of Lady Sylph,” Cerilla growled, her voice muffled by Dalla’s palm.

“Sacred land be damned, this man can kill Lady Sylph if he wants. So shut up for now, you will thank me later.” Dalla growled at her.

Kayden laughed, “Don’t worry, I’m the one who asked Sylph to ban half-demons from her lands. I can control my magic, but they can’t.” He shook his head, “The latent cruse magic in their bodies leaks out with time, seeping into the ground. It can harm the world tree,” He smiled, “Albeit, I should be an exception as I can control my magic extremely well.”

Everyone blinked twice, glaring at Kayden.

“Forget that!” Arad growled, “We need to get back, now!” He turned around, “We’re set off from outside the capital, let’s go.” He started walking, and Aella chased after him.

“Wait, what happened?” She asked, stealing glances at the letter he was reading.

“HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!” She gasped as everyone rushed after them.