"But the good times didn't last long. The Five-Colored Dragon Queen and her evil relatives still targeted me, but I didn't know that there was a greater disaster waiting for me."
"That day, the sky was shrouded by the messy wings of the colorful evil dragon, and the ground was dyed red with blood. My allies, wife, and children fell in front of me one after another. The evil dragons wanted to slaughter the city, but I could only despair, despair
At this moment, a voice appeared next to my ears. Dark mud poured out from the ground, and a chaotic but extremely powerful force surrounded me. The voice told me that if I accept this power, I can Take revenge on them and stop the five-color dragon from wreaking havoc. ”
Beatrice looked at her fellow racer whose face showed anger and sadness involuntarily, and asked in a deep voice: "So, you chose to accept it?"
Titus looked bitter and did not answer directly, but continued to talk. "The evil fire of the abyss burned my enemies to death, but I knew that I was already riddled with sin, and it wouldn't be long before I would be little different from the things I once hated.
I know that now I am no longer qualified to meet my relatives and friends, I am not qualified to enter Heavenly Mountain, and I am not qualified to meet His Majesty Bahamut. My body seems normal, but the most evil and chaotic abyss is surging in my body. fire. ”
"Shua——"
At this point, another jet of black flames emerged from the back of the golden dragon. Titus groaned in pain, but still suppressed it and spoke with difficulty.
"So, I exiled myself to the star realm and sealed my body in the place where time stopped. I don't know how long has passed.
Until one day, the long years gradually made the seal invalid, and I did not choose to return to the original world. Instead, I came to the unfamiliar material plane of Erezegai to seek a new path. ”
Having said this, Beatrice's face was full of regret and sadness. At this moment, she had no doubts about "Titus"'s words.
The spreading despair moved her even more, and the apocalyptic scene painted by Titus also appeared in her mind and was constantly replayed.
According to conventional thinking, how could a noble and kind-hearted golden dragon take the initiative to seek the power of the abyss?
And Titus' story is a reasonable explanation.
——He had no choice but to sacrifice himself in exchange for the survival of his relatives and companions. Although he controlled the power of the abyss, what he did was not evil.
Titus, or Cassius, raised his head, looked at Beatrice, and said with a sigh: "Your Excellency, Beatrice, I have told you everything. If you are worried about the fate of the Eternal Order Realm, Safe, you can expel me at any time, I will leave voluntarily
I want to enter the skin carving organization just to find a way to suppress the power of the abyss. If this symptom continues to worsen, don't worry, I will kill myself with my own hands. "His tone was firm and low, and the golden pupils flickered.
Beatrice could hear that by that time, this kinsman might really commit suicide without hesitation to eliminate the evil in the world.
This is the dignity of the golden dragon as the leader of the good dragon and the heir of Bahamut. It cannot be desecrated or damaged. It must be as pure as a gem even if it dies.
But she never imagined that the "golden dragon" in front of her was actually a red dragon disguised as the one she hated and hated the most.
After hesitating for a moment, Beatrice hesitated to speak, but finally blurted out, "Wait, Titus, maybe I can help you. Your character and deeds are enough to become a skin carver. The runes of the Eternal Order Realm may be able to help you." Suppress your symptoms
It's just that the abyssal power in your body still poses a certain threat to the Eternal Order Realm. It is my duty to protect the Scales of Landis. I cannot let you approach the monastery. You can only practice in the Valley of Unforgiveness. ”
"Thank you, Your Excellency Beatrice. I am very satisfied to be accepted by you with such a sinful body."
"Titus" stood up slowly, the whiskers around his mouth fluttering, the majestic dragon face showed gratitude, and his voice was sincere and solemn.
Finally, this ancient golden dragon was fooled into lameness. It seemed that he would soon be able to steal the inheritance of the skin-carving dragon. Cassius was secretly happy in his heart.
Although Cassius already possesses the powerful characteristic of [Demon Killer], Carix's crazy and chaotic will is still buried in his body, and there are still many hidden dangers.
The [Skin-Carving Dragon], as an advanced dragon profession similar to monks and pursuing pure order, can allow the red dragon to gain stronger will and resistance, and make up for its own shortcomings.
He was actually impatient, but he didn't show it. He just observed the exquisite carvings on the wall unhurriedly.
Suddenly, "Titus" hummed again. He seemed to be forcibly suppressing the pain and desire, trying his best to maintain his sanity.
"Your Excellency Beatrice, if I completely lose my mind and kill me, don't hold back." His voice was broken and hoarse, and the veins all over his body were bulging.
Beatrice froze on the spot, not knowing what to do for a moment. Did she really want to kill this respectable and tearful fellow member with her own hands?
It wasn't until that force was suppressed that the golden dragon panted and smiled weakly and helplessly: "I'm sorry, Your Excellency Beatrice, for making you laugh."
Beatrice's expression was solemn and her tone was quite anxious: "Without further delay, Titus, I will perform the ceremony for you now."
She didn't notice that there was a subtle smile in "Titus"'s eyes.
Very good, just hand over the inheritance obediently, the sooner the better, Cassius thought.
Beatrice unfolded her broad dragon wings and took out the items needed for the ceremony from the demiplane space. As the space fluctuated, several silver-blue fine gold carving knives shining with metallic luster appeared in front of her. Next to him, suspended in mid-air.
Adamantine, this special metal is extremely hard and has abundant magical affinity. It can only be mined in the deepest underground where monsters are everywhere.
Beatrice stretched out her claws, held the carving knife, and looked at Titus' huge body.
"The power of the skin-carving dragon comes from the runes carved on our scales that give us supernatural power. Only a carving knife made of extremely pure gold can carve the hard scales of the golden dragon."
But she didn’t know that in the Anzeta Wilderness, tens of thousands of miles away from the material node of the Eternal Sequence Realm, on the top of the Dragon Blood Mountain, an unusually large, hill-like red dragon spit out a puff of sulfur-smelling white smoke. He ordered towards his side: "Lang Pu, prepare a hundred catties of fine gold for me."
At this time, Cassius used his own will to control several giant dragons that were tens of thousands of miles apart, even across the etheric space, and remembered everything Beatrice said in his mind.
He is stealing the heritage of the Skincarver Dragon.
In the Valley of Forgiveness in the Eternal Order Realm, Beatrice continued: "The runes on each skin-carving dragon are different, and they are all carved according to their own needs, but the original runes are basically Same, just divided into different factions
For example, evil blue dragons and green dragons often carve special beings such as hell, tyrants, and devils on their bodies, and even carve the appearance of the dragon queen and evil spells.
The carvings in our Eternal Order Realm do not contain specific things, but runes written in dragon language about the laws of world order.
The original runes will only occupy 5% of the scales, and the skincarver needs to gradually follow the precepts and perfect himself. The most successful skincarver can have 70% of his body covered with carvings.
This is the reward my father received from Lord Landis, and it must not be spread outside. "Of course, keeping secrets is a virtue that every golden dragon should have." "Titus spread his wings and lowered his head to show his compliance.
Haha, of course I won't tell others, but it doesn't matter "telling" myself, Cassius chuckled in his heart.
"Okay, let's get started." Beatrice nodded slightly. After getting along with him for this period of time, she already trusted the noble character of this fellow member and did not doubt that he had any ulterior motives.
How could a being who regarded himself as a sinner and been sealed away for thousands of years in order to suppress evil spy on their inheritance?
Beatrice closed her eyes and recalled the original runes taught to her by her father in her mind. The adamantine carving knife flew out of the air and came to Titus' chest.
"Keng——"
A crisp sound sounded, like two pieces of metal rubbing against each other. Under Beatrice's control, the fine gold carving knife cut across the chest of the "Golden Dragon" at an extremely fast speed, spurting out bits of fire.
Cassius could feel that the scales on his chest were being chiseled into with a fine gold carving knife, and a particularly complex pattern appeared on them.
——That is the word "order" written in dragon language.
When he finished writing this word, a faint light suddenly flashed in his chest, and a majestic force surged in, squeezing his spirit, and he couldn't help but let out a muffled groan.
Beatrice's voice came: "Skin carving is not only the carving of scales, but also spiritual practice. The soul of the person being carved will also taste the same pain.
But this pain should be nothing to you, Titus. ”
The sound of "clang" kept ringing, and the fine gold carving knife flew in the air, touching the scales of the golden dragon again and again, leaving behind exquisite and coordinated carvings.
Where those fine gold carving knives scratched, a faint light surged up, making those carvings particularly obvious.
Cassius felt that an extremely strong fortress of order was being built step by step. The walls were getting higher and higher, gradually covering his body and spirit.
This is the skin-carving dragon, dedicated to perfecting the individual through complex carvings and long-term practice, in order to achieve the mysterious transcendence of the body, spirit and even the soul.
The process of the ceremony lasted for several days. After all, the body of the ancient golden dragon was extremely large. Even if Beltris wanted to leave carvings on the scales that had become extra hard due to the accumulation of time, it would take a lot of effort. energy.
Titus's head, neck, chest, abdomen, north part, limbs and even tail are all connected with exquisite runes that are exceptionally coordinated.
"What an incredible power." He said softly, feeling the power of the runes on the surface of his body and the clarity of his mind.
At this moment, the ancient golden dragon's body was like the most perfect work of art in the world, with the supernatural power of order overflowing from it.
"Titus, congratulations on becoming a skin carver. I hope you can suppress that power during practice and not fall into the bottomless abyss." Beatrice said as she looked at Titus' body that was already covered with carvings. .
A few days later, in the Anzeta Wasteland, Cassius regained most of his will. Although the clone in the Eternal Order Realm could only be regarded as a projection of his soul, it still consumed a lot of energy.
"Keng——"
The red dragon imitated Beatrice's operation and used the carving knife to cut across its own scales and carve out carvings on it.
However, his journey to skin carving was not smooth. You must know that the scales of Cassius's body are known as "gilt scales", and their hardness is comparable to that of fine gold.
For this reason, he attached a variety of strengthening spells to the adamantine carving knife, and coupled with his own strong strength, he could barely break through his own scales.
But even so, his seal carving was still extremely laborious, so much so that his progress was several days slower than Beatrice's.
"Sometimes it's not a good thing if your defenses are too high. Carving on your own scales is simply more tiring than fighting."
Cassius's claws holding the carving knife trembled slightly, and he couldn't help but sigh.
"铿"
After struggling to create the last notch, the red dragon finally completed his carving.
Suddenly, the solid fortress of order appeared outside his body and spirit, and a glimmer of light emerged from the exquisite and complex carvings.
[You have completed the skin carving ceremony and obtained the advanced career path: [Skin Carving Dragon]]
To qualify as a Skincarved Dragon, a dragon must meet all of the following conditions.
Race: Any dragon.
Alignment: Lawful Any.
Natural Armor Bonus: +20.
Base bonus: Willpower +12.
[You have met all the conditions to become a [Skin-Carving Dragon]. Are you sure to accept this advanced profession? ]
[confirm. ]
Cassius chose to accept it without hesitation. The inheritance he cheated from the golden dragon could also improve his physical and mental strength.
There aren't many good things like this anymore.
[You gain an additional advanced profession: [Skin-Carving Dragon]]
The Skincarver is a member of a mysterious organization made up of dragons and half-dragons. Their name comes from the markings engraved on their scales that give them incredible mystical protection.
The Eternal Order Realm is one of the oldest skin-carving organizations. Six hundred years ago, with the runes covering his body, the ancient golden dragon Fernante killed an abyss lord who came to the world with only hand-to-hand combat.
[You gain special ability: [Spell Resistance]]
As a Skincarved Dragon, the mysterious runes on the surface of your scales grant you supernatural protection against spells, spell-like powers, and all special powers.
[You gain special ability: [Poison Resistance]]
You can keep all toxins out of your body. Even the toxins that enter your body will be repelled by the power of the runes.
[You gain additional expertise [Iron Will] [Suppress Weakness]]
Iron Will: After a long period of practice, you have used those mysterious symbols to build an indestructible fortress within your own mind.
Even extremely chaotic demons can hardly erode your mind, because your will is already as tenacious and hard as steel, and you gain an advantage in all checks against chaos and fear. (End of chapter)