Chapter 188: The Ancient Birthright
Chapter 188: The Ancient Birthright
The heavy iron dreadnoughts cut through the freezing southern ocean. The Vanguard fleet was completely silent. A thick unnatural mist formed a towering gray wall across the entire horizon.
This was the ancient magical barrier hiding the Dragon Continent from the mortal world.
Suddenly the black water violently erupted.
A colossal abyssal leviathan breached the surface. The ancient sea serpent was over a thousand feet long. Its dark blue scales were covered in jagged barnacles and thick glowing coral. It opened a massive jaw lined with hundreds of razor sharp teeth.
DING!
[System Alert: Abyssal Leviathan encountered. Level 155 Ocean Guardian.]
Rolf grabbed his heavy battleaxe. Ten thousand modernized beastmen raised their Void Steel kinetic rifles.
"Stand down Vanguard," I commanded. My deep baritone voice echoed with heavy cosmic resonance.
I stepped onto the absolute prow of the flagship. I did not draw a weapon. I did not ignite my fire. I simply unleashed my Level 205 Godly Authority.
The sheer conceptual weight of a planetary administrator slammed directly into the massive sea serpent. The physical pressure was absolute. The Level 155 guardian did not roar. It simply shattered.
The colossal spine of the leviathan snapped in a dozen places simultaneously. The sheer atmospheric force crushed its internal organs into liquid. The dead monster sank silently back into the black water.
The Vanguard soldiers lowered their weapons. They stared at my towering green back in pure absolute awe.
The iron fleet sailed directly through the dissipating mist. The dark storm clouds of the Azure Sea completely vanished. We entered a pristine beautiful realm.
The Dragon Continent was breathtaking. Massive floating emerald islands hovered in the crystal blue sky. Towering white mountains pierced the fluffy clouds.
Colossal ancient trees covered the vibrant green valleys. The air was incredibly pure and saturated with thick primordial mana.
And the sky was alive.
Hundreds of massive living dragons soared through the air. They were majestic terrifying creatures of absolute primal power.
They possessed shimmering scales of ruby sapphire and gold. They roared loudly as our black iron ships approached their sacred shores.
We docked the flagship on a massive white stone pier.
Ramona stepped off the iron ramp first. The ancient Half Dragon Queen held her head high. She walked onto the pristine stone with absolute regal confidence.
A colossal Level 180 Elder Golden Dragon landed heavily on the pier blocking our path. The massive beast folded its golden wings and looked down at Ramona with deep ancient arrogance. Smoke curled slowly from its massive nostrils.
"You carry the royal bloodline exile," the Elder Dragon rumbled. Its deep voice shook the white stone beneath our boots.
"But you are tainted by the outside world. You chose to mate with a goblin. We will not bow to a half breed."
"I did not come for your primitive crowns," Ramona replied coldly. Her golden reptilian eyes burned with fierce pride.
"I came to open the Vault of the Ancients. My mate broke the sky. He holds the Godly Authority."
The Elder Dragon shifted its massive golden eyes toward my towering green frame. It stared at my cosmic dark green skin. It felt the terrifying sun burning inside my Level 205 chest.
"The sky is truly shattered," the Elder Dragon acknowledged softly. The arrogant beast slowly lowered its massive horned head.
"Our ancestors knew the absolute truth about this world Sovereign. The Gods are not holy creators. They are cosmic parasites. They feed on mortal worship to sustain their infinite lives. We fought them thousands of years ago to protect this planet but we failed. We were forced to hide behind the mist."
The Elder Dragon turned its massive head toward the tallest towering white mountain in the distance.
"We could not kill the invaders," the ancient beast stated.
"But our greatest architects forged a single weapon before the cosmic war ended. If you truly possess the strength to challenge the heavens you may claim it."
The Elder Dragon led us deep inside the hollow white mountain.
The cavern was an ancient pristine starmetal forge. Resting in the exact center of the massive room was a colossal suit of biomechanical armor. It was the ultimate birthright. It was the Level 200 Dragon-Mech.
It was a terrifying masterpiece of ancient engineering. The suit was forged from pure starmetal and living indestructible dragon scales. It possessed massive mechanical wings and a core reactor powered by condensed infinite draconic fire.
I stepped forward. I placed my heavy brass gauntlet against the cold metal chest plate.
The ancient machine violently awakened. The living dragon scales shifted and expanded. The massive suit opened its chest cavity and completely consumed my body.
The dark metal fused directly into my S-Grade Hive Chitin. The mechanical wings locked securely onto my spine. The draconic reactor synchronized perfectly with my beating Sovereign core.
DING!
[System Alert: Level 200 Dragon-Mech Armor integrated.]
[Absolute Celestial Resistance Achieved.]
[Notice: The Host now possesses the required physical shell to combat immortal entities.]
I stood in the center of the cavern. My heavy metal wings slowly unfurled. I was no longer just a king. I was a literal engine of cosmic destruction.
Suddenly a frantic mechanical beep echoed through the silent cavern.
Rolf pulled the Void Steel communication rune from his heavy belt. He crushed the crystal. The glowing blue hologram of Nyssa materialized in the air.
The Chief Architect looked completely terrified. Her green tattoos were flashing wildly.
"Master!" Nyssa yelled.
"The eastern deep sea scouts just sent their final transmission before going completely dark! The Angelic Calamity is moving!"
"Give me the telemetry," I commanded. My voice echoed through the new Dragon-Mech helmet with a heavy metallic growl.
"It is not flying," Nyssa reported rapidly.
"It is walking directly West across the ocean. The sheer divine heat radiating from its body is boiling the water instantly. It is turning the entire Azure Sea into solid glass with every single footstep. It is heading straight for our capital!"
The System interface violently erupted in front of my glowing red visor.
DING!
[System Quest: The War of the Heavens.]
[Objective: Execute the Level 210 Angelic Calamity before it reaches the Velkrath Capital.]
[Time Remaining: 48 Hours.]
I looked at Rolf and Ramona. The ultimate cosmic timer had officially started. If we failed the capital would be turned to glass and my unborn heirs would be vaporized.
"Fire the atmospheric thrusters," I ordered.
"We are going to war."