Son of the Hero King

Chapter 672: Sol vs Kiyo

Kiyohime had expected and already anticipated many things when coming down to the Mortal Realm. This was not her first rodeo; she already had a clear idea about what could happen when she descended among the elves.

The thin mana in the air that made her breathless, the feeling of being imprisoned by space itself, and the lack of powerhouses in the surroundings were nothing new for her. The only advantage the Mortal Realm had, if it could be called such, was its incredible resilience.

After all, for all its downsides, it was still one of the major planes of their universe. However, for Divine Beasts like them, the Mortal Realm was only an inferior backwater place. A glorified sand castle, or the back alleys and slums, so to speak.

Another thing she expected was the worship she would receive as she came down. Elves were an interesting race in many ways. Though dragons could copulate and procreate with literally all races, Elves had the highest compatibility with them after the humans.

When the elves kneeled in her presence, it did not come as a surprise. It was all within her expectations. It was just another normal day on this plane for her, being amongst the elves.

However, to her surprise, there was not just one but two anomalies she could detect. Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Firstly, the mana in the air was not as thin as she was used to down here. It was still far from the level of the Astral Realm but for some reason, the overall level of mana in the Mortal Realm had more than doubled since the last time she had ventured its lands.

The abundance of mana in the air was very important as with more pure mana, more powerhouses could be born.

This was a crucial discovery. However, Kiyohime was more focused on the second aspect which was beyond her expectations.

She only had eyes for one person. Or rather the majestic Dragon flying toward her.

The current form and color were different from what she had seen in the recording orb. But though the external appearance was different, the aura was unmistakable.

What a handsome dragon.

Those clean glistening scales, the long-curved horns, the muscular and heavy body, and the aura of undeniable, absolute power he was emanating. In terms of pure size, the dragon was even slightly larger than Fafnir.

“Sol...” She growled slightly. She could feel the blood in her veins boil in his presence. In the past, Sol was definitely relatively handsome. But this did little for her as his appearance did not perfectly suit her taste.

Things became better when he started embracing his hybrid nature more.

When the light finally reached a certain distance from them. It collided against a mana shield. The shield cracked, clearly unable to completely stop the beam. But a second shield appeared just behind it. Then a third and a fourth.

The beam penetrated all his defense. But in the end, it lost all its momentum and vanished.

“What do we do? I did not expect to fight a dragon as soon as we entered Southern Pride.” Pandora muttered with worry. Persephone meanwhile was more than a little excited. She once again realized that going outside with Sol was the best way to witness the most interesting events.

She had witnessed more interesting sights in the last few months than she had in nearly a thousand years.

“Girls, take Camelia down with you and search for Nefertiti. She should not be hard to find.” After effortlessly blocking the beam attack. Kiyohime started circling around him before ascending higher.

He understood that this was a challenge. She wished for them to fight high enough that their fight would not affect the others.

“Will you be alright? This sounds dangerous.” Camelia placed a hand on his soft scaled back and caressed it gently.

“Don’t worry. To be honest, I was actually feeling quite itchy. Been some time since I had a good fight without any bullshit.”

He was not completely well-versed in dragon psychology. But his instincts were telling him.

He needed to fight her alone and only with his mana and body. He had already speculated about the true nature of Kiyohime’s actions.

Something similar did happen not long ago when he fought Setsuna in the arena back then after all.

Once the girls jumped down, Sol sighed and started ascending toward Kiyohime. If he was right about his hunch, he would truly have to ask the goddesses why so many of the species’ mating rituals needed violence and submission.

Now though, it did matter.

It was time for him to make Kiyohime his in all the senses of the word.