Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Poison Empress
Leon Kazimir said weakly, "Your Majesty…"
Rose replied, "What? Are you ready to beg for mercy?"
Leon Kazimir stated, "From the beginning… you made two mistakes…"
Rose raised an eyebrow, "Huh? What are you rambling about? Have you gone mad?"
Leon Kazimir continued, "First… you shouldn't be alone with… the strongest trained dragon slayer. Second… you shouldn't have… tasted my blood!"
At that moment, Rose felt a strange desire, and her body temperature suddenly rose. Her heart pounded intensely; she had never felt this way before, not even during puberty.
She had always been able to suppress her desires because she hadn't found someone who could dominate her, even though many male dragons had tried and failed. But now… she was overwhelmed by intense lust, as if in heat, feeling herself becoming so wet it dripped.
Rose placed her hand between her thighs, feeling an intense itch there. Her body was burning fiercely, and she could no longer bear it. She had been repressed for thousands of years, and now… the dam preventing the flood had broken.
(Internal monologue of Rose: "It's… so hot… why… my body… what's happening to me?!")
Leon Kazimir stood before her, looking at her coldly.
Leon Kazimir said, "Your Majesty, very soon… you will live in the pain you've inflicted upon me all your life!"
Suddenly, Rose lunged at him, knocking him to the ground, her face entirely flushed.
(Internal monologue of Leon Kazimir: "… What's happening? This situation… has she been aroused?")
Rose grabbed him and kissed him forcefully, beginning to remove her clothes. She was extremely aroused and couldn't control herself.
"Haa… haa…"
After an hour…
In the heated passion between Rose and Leon Kazimir, both thoroughly enjoyed each other's bodies.
The Silver Dragon Queen, Rose, who had maintained her virginity for hundreds of years, was subdued today by a human much weaker than herself.
This was something entirely unexpected…
Leon Kazimir weakly said, "Your Majesty…"
Rose replied angrily, "What have you done to me?!"
Leon Kazimir calmly responded, "Blood Curse, a forbidden technique that can only be used once in a lifetime… If you taste my blood, a spiritual connection is established between us, and if I die, you will suffer endless pain."
Rose looked at him in shock, saying, "Nonsense! If this spell affects after your death, then what about what just happened?!"
Leon smiled slightly and said, "That… was an accident. I thought the pain caused by my death would be everything, but I didn't expect its side effect to make you…"
Rose shouted in his face, "Shut up!"
Leon Kazimir said, "As far as I know, female dragons follow the rule of monogamy, don't they? Unlike males, after my death, the great Silver Dragon Queen will not be able to find a new mate, nor will she be able to leave offspring… Being a female dragon means that you will have no other man unless someone strong enough appears to take you by force and forcefully marry you. As dictated by a female dragon's instinct, the male who manages to overpower you will become your mate… You have lived for over a thousand years without finding such a person, so now, I—a mere human—will be both your first and last man! Hahahahahaha!"
Rose gritted her teeth, exclaiming, "You bastard!" She then charged her claws with energy and lunged at him.
Leon Kazimir calmly said, "You won't need to kill me yourself; I will die soon… Live with hatred for me and pain all your life. This… is my curse upon you as a human!"
Rose suddenly stopped, looked at his limp body, and said, "You are just a human… Yet, I will make you take responsibility!" She then placed the Silver Dragon mark on him.
And so begins an intriguing love story between the Silver Dragon Queen and the strongest dragon slayer?
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From the First-Person Perspective (Arthur, the Red Dragon)
The Ancient Graveyard World - Forest of Doom - Poison Swamp
At this moment, the Poison Swamp became completely purified, revealing the entrance to the Tomb of the Poison Emperor. Xilthan and Meridia had successfully absorbed all the toxins within the swamp, cleansing it entirely. As the entrance was unveiled, we felt a mixture of awe and excitement.
Finally, I would take the first step toward achieving my goal and escaping death—claiming the legacy of the Poison Emperor. Here I stand.
Without any hesitation, I began walking deeper into the tomb.
There was no time to hesitate. Without any delay, I stepped into the tomb, my footsteps echoing through the long stone corridor. The walls were covered with strange engravings, depicting the history of the Poison Emperor, with scenes of his battles and the followers who had fallen for his legacy. Some of them bore traces of petrified poisons, as if they were warnings to those who dared to tamper with this emperor's inheritance.
Suddenly, with each step we took inside, the ground trembled slightly, and a faint green light shimmered in the darkness. Then, whispers emerged from the void, as if the tomb itself was testing us.
The Poison Empress :"Who are you…? Are you true heirs…? Or merely thieves seeking power you do not deserve?"
I stood firm, then answered in a strong voice:
"I am Arthur, and I have come for your legacy!"
At that moment, the poisonous mist thickened around us, and the shadows shifted, forming into a spiritual female entity with glowing eyes and long green hair cascading down to her hips.
She was a fragment of the soul left behind by the Poison Empress. In truth, the Poison Emperor was not a man—but a woman.
I smirked slightly and tightened my grip.
"Alright… let's see what the Poison Empress has left for me.
After my spiritual entity fully formed, a stunningly beautiful girl stood before me.
The Poison Empress said: "You are a dragon? This is very surprising, especially since the dragon race has disappeared from this world for a very long time. And yet, you and this dragon-snake-turtle female are not ordinary; you both have imperial-level bloodlines. This is something rare in this era and this world, especially… Tell me, why did you destroy the Poison Swamp?"
I looked at this stunning green girl.
"I have an offer for you. What do you think about listening to me first, and then we can talk about the swamp if you want?"
The Poison Empress raised her eyebrow.
The Poison Empress said: "You have an offer for me? Well, I have nothing to lose. In the end, I am just a consciousness, so I do not mind talking to you. It has been a very long time since I last talked to someone, so take your time."
"Alright, I have a way to bring you back to life in a new body. However, this means that you will start from scratch."
The Poison Empress said: "That is a big offer from a small person. You should know that even the strongest person of my era, who reached the peak of the Emperor stage, did not have the ability to bring someone in my state back to life in a new body."
"Well, here I am offering to make the impossible a reality. I will bring you back to life in a new body."
The Poison Empress said: "You seem very confident in yourself. However, I want to disappoint you and tell you that this is impossible. I am not really the Poison Empress; I am just a part of the consciousness and soul of the Poison Empress. I do not have all of her memories; all the memories I possess are limited to the technique and some knowledge and nothing else. Do you really have the ability to make me a complete soul? To be honest with you, I already do not believe you."
"Well, I really have something that will make you a complete soul. Do you want to try and experience it? You will be the first."
The Poison Empress said: "Alright, show me what you have. Anyway, I do not mind trying; I am just a part of the consciousness."
I pulled out a pearl from the storage ring.
"Alright, take this. It has the ability to heal the soul and rebuild it even if only a small part of the soul remains. This item is capable of healing it completely. However, I do not know if you will have all the memories or just your current memories. The important thing is that you will become a real soul and not just a useless part of a soul."
The Poison Empress took the pearl.
The Poison Empress said: "Alright, I will try it. As you said before, I have nothing to lose."
She placed the pearl in her mouth and swallowed it.
At the moment she swallowed the pearl, she started feeling changes in her consciousness.
After the Poison Empress swallowed the pearl, she started feeling deep changes in her being. Warm energy flowed through her soul, leading to the building and formation of a completely new soul, with a consciousness separate from the previous Poison Empress.
The Poison Empress said: "What is this feeling? I feel… this feeling… it is the feeling of being a separate person, an independent entity. I am no longer just a part of someone… but I am me."
I looked at her, seeing the light of life return to her eyes. I smiled "You have been reborn. You may not carry all the memories of the past, but you have the chance to start a new life with a complete soul."
She looked at me with eyes full of inquiry, as if she was trying to understand the world around her for the first time.
The Poison Empress said in a quiet voice: "Who am I now?"
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