Reincarnated as the Last Dragon Egg

And she was staring at me—the egg.

Or rather, the black-and-gold shell now pulsing with a faint inner glow. Cracks shimmered across the surface like molten veins, warm and alive. The fire that had incinerated the soldiers moments ago had come from me—from the spell I hadn’t cast, from the will I didn’t control.

I wasn’t sure how.

But something deep within had responded to her blood.

> [System Triggered]

Blood Tribute Received. Soul Sync at 12%.

Hatch Acceleration Activated. Incubation Progress: 31%

Flame Vein (Dormant) → Flame Vein I (Awakened)

Warning: Consciousness Expanding. Physical Mobility Unavailable.

I couldn’t move. I couldn’t even speak.

But I could feel her.