Chapter 2131: The Next Morning

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I continued inspecting the new Archetype Skills...

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[Vengeful Fang: Tier 2]

Summon the power of the Records of Causality of the {Snowveil Justicar} and unleash the monster within the other half of this Archetype, the monstrous beast that emerges upon the first form’s destruction.

The beast lunges with shadow-covered claws and fangs, tearing into weakened foes to deliver justice for their sins. Deals Physical Damage based on the amount of Damage the Archetype and its Master have taken, constantly increase the more damage they take, with an additional 1500% based on Martial Power Stat. If foes are beneath a Status Ailment such as Fear or Frozen, attacks will ignore 80% of total Defenses and Deal 500% more Damage.

This Archetype Skill can defy {Chaos}, {Demon}, {Void}, and {Creation}.

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As simple and as deadly as I imagined, the description is short but to the point and easily explains why this Skill is so strong to begin with.

The damage dealt based on damage taken is quite deadly, and above all, there’s even the powerup against foes suffering from status ailments... I guess that’s something a wild beast would enjoy ripping apart, for sure.

And now, the newest Skill in the list...

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[Duality of Snow: Tier 2]

Summon the power of the Records of Causality of the {Snowveil Justicar}, combining the power of both the Snow Maiden and the Beast. Now the maiden’s grace and the beast’s fury flow as one, each act of mercy fueling vengeance, and each strike of wrath deepening compassion.

When the Snowveil Justicar uses a Support Skill such as Frostveil Embrace, its next Ice or Physical Attack Skill or Technique gains a +800% Damage Boost. When it uses an Attack Skill such as Vengeful Fang, its next Support Skill will have its Healing and Protective Effects Boosted by 800%.

Once you have switched between both forms for five times in a row, this Skill will combine Ice and Darkness.

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So that’s what this one does, interesting, very interesting... It encourages switching between the two forms to gain more benefits and bonuses? It’ll take a while for this Archetype to reach its pinnacle though.

But so far, it’s looking really damn strong!

I wanted to test this Archetype Abilities myself now, but I was also exhausted and wanted to just sleep, so I resisted my urges.

And once I was done with dinner, I went to bed quite quickly, sleeping like a log with the girls, who cuddled around my body.

I was so tired we didn’t do anything else in bed that night... but not like it was necessary.

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The next morning arrived, and I felt refreshed as I took upon the warm sunlight. I’ve been thinking a lot about everything that has happened so far, from the humans, to the yokai and Yuki, the goddess she’s connected, and now Amethyst, Jord, and Umbral.

So many things to keep up with...

"Drake! Drake!"

And as I looked through the window, I heard a voice, Aegir, who quickly appeared by my side, summoning herself through her divine powers and our connection.

"Aegir? What is it?" I wondered, looking at her with a puzzled expression.

"The girl!" she said. "The dragon girl, Amethyst! She’s awake!"

"What?! Really?" I wondered. "Huh, is she stable?"

"She’s fine, she just wanted to talk with you... to meet you," Aegir said. "Jord is with her right now so it’s not really a hurry, you can stay-"

"Nah, I’ll go," I nodded. "Don’t worry, let’s go."

Aegir smiled, as we quickly teleported to the large room where Amethyst was sleeping, her eyes were glowing brightly, as she looked around with a bit of confusion and exhaustion.

"Looks like the sleeping beauty is awake, how do you feel, Amethyst?"

As I looked at her, she looked back at me, puzzled by my appearance.

"Y-You’re...! Are you Drake? Really?" she asked, looking at me as if she was looking at a weird thing.

I guess she had never seen my Dragonoid appearance before... the only time we meet, I was on my previous Ice Dragon Form, before I ascended into a Venerable.

So I looked way different back then.

"This is my small form, so yes, it’s me."

I quickly transformed, as an explosion of light and ice surged from my body, revealing my Ice Dragon Venerable form, which was my purest Ice Dragon appearance I could take at my current level of power.

It was slightly similar to that form she’s familiar with, but it was still much larger and well... How can I say it? I guess it’s more majestic, yeah.

"It’s really you..."

Her eyes widened even more, as she seemed rather flabbergasted. She probably never imagined she would see me ever again. And I can’t blame her for that; we only had a single encounter and then both of us went our separate ways.

And in most cases, I might never have met her again. But I am the Dragon King now, and I want to reconnect and grow my bonds with the Dragons that are still alive.

Thanks to my children, Surtr, and Emerald, I’ve grown rather fond of helping the young ones grow stronger, so it just surged from my heart that Amethyst was a diamond in the rough waiting for someone to finally polish her.

"Yeah, it’s me. Hard to believe, right? We haven’t met in years, Amethyst. How have you been?" I asked.

"You could already guess how I’ve been..." she muttered. "I can’t believe I was saved by you from all people..."

"Amethyst don’t be ungrateful!" Jord said angrily. "Be more respectful too, he’s the Dragon King, isn’t he?"

"He is?!" Amethyst wondered. "I mean I can tell he got much stronger, but this doesn’t make any sense... how did he even get so powerful?"

"A lot has happened in my life," I said. "But I guess you have gone through a lot through yours... Amethyst, I am just asking you that... instead of seeing me as some sort of enemy, or your rival, that you could at least try to see me as a brother at the very least. We are both dragons, and I rescued you because you are a dragon and my family. Instead of questioning why I became strong, why don’t you question why you were about to die?"

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