[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-first-demonic-dragon":3,"chapter-first-demonic-dragon-first-demonic-dragon-chapter-1010":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","First Demonic Dragon",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1079130,1393,"Chapter 1010: One Moves Forward, Another Back...","first-demonic-dragon-chapter-1010",1010,"\u003Cp>Eventually, Izanami’s eyes fluttered open, and the first thing she felt, other than a headache, was confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, she was staring at her loved ones from behind a glass bubble. And her body felt unusually heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked up at Lailah’s featureless face. Even without reading her mind, she could picture the warm smile she was trying to give her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look, everyone. Our little SandyCheeksis awake.\" Lailah gave Izanami’s butt a light squeeze along with her colorful new nickname.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, Izanami didn’t understand what her love was referring to, and then she looked down at her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Why exactly am I dressed like an undersea squirrel?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Valerie chuckled as she placed her hand on top of her wife’s helmet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The thing is... this was kinda the only way we knew how to help you. Your body couldn’t take being in this realm. We had to think of a way to protect you and this is just kind of what we came up with.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Izanami didn’t remember much of anything. Just... pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that regard, she was grateful that her love had saved her from that cruel fate, but she wished that it didn’t result in her looking quite so silly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, thank you... But do I have to wear this the whole time we’re here...?\" Izanami tilted her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon and the others nodded with wry, solemn smiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s for the best, dear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The realm is too hostile for even your body.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Without a divine state... we don’t know what might happen to you, love.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Izanami nodded slowly while looking down at her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t try to do anything too drastic while we’re in here.\" Tatiana warned gently. \"Just bear with it for now, and we’ll think about other things when we’re back at home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment, Izanami nodded thoughtfully. Making everyone here let out a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trying to destroy your body to switch to an ethereal existence was dangerous even when you weren’t currently standing around in the most hellish prison ever designed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They couldn’t imagine what would happen if she tried such a thing without changing location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, now that we’re all awake and moving around, we need to decide what we’re going to do.\" Sif folded her arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again, the group began glancing at each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a rare twist, they were split completely down the middle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One side wanted to hunker down and break past the inner barrier separating them from their powers. The other thought it was best if they kept moving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this situation, neither side was necessarily right or wrong. They just had different ideas for how best to protect each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant that they were going to be as stubborn as inhumanely possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tatiana saw that all coming a mile away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which is why, instead of sitting for a thirty-minute argument that couldn’t even lead to make-up sex, she decided to do something on her own and apologize later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have an idea.\" She suddenly said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several pairs of curious eyes landed on her at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a flick of her mermaid-like tail, she rose into the air as if she were back in the ocean at home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one could tell what she was doing, but they were willing to watch and see what would happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is, except for Eris and Lailah, who were starting to get a worse feeling the higher she went.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Tatiana reached what seemed to be a satisfying height of 100 meters in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What she did next shocked her family to her core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tatiana’s mouth opened so wide that her lower jaw went past her belly button.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned her head towards the sky and let out an unholy screech like nothing they’d ever heard before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bekka’s jaw dropped from the shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Babe... What did you do!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her answer would come a few seconds later when they felt the ground rumble underneath them, and a flurry of dust clouds rushed towards them from all sides...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thrudd stared at herself in her mirror, and a look of exasperation formed on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Somehow, she was so out of it that she had put her pants and shirt on backwards. She was only glad that she noticed it before she started donning her armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked towards her feet with a disapproving gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Either of you could have said something to me, you know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bagheera and Bayle looked up at her with sad, empty gazes that melted her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, okay, you’re off the hook... Dad’ll be back soon, okay? You don’t need to look so depressed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pets’ moods did not see much of an improvement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thrudd could hardly say she blamed them. On the inside, she felt just the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As old as she was, Thrudd’s was a daddy’s girl first and foremost. It was everything that she could do to keep herself distracted so that she didn’t fall apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evidently, she was doing too good of a job at it. She couldn’t even remember how to put her clothes on properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thruddie.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thrudd looked over her shoulder at the woman who had been her sole source of light during this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bethemoth appeared to be flashing her, with her shirt pulled under her chin and her pants around her thighs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thrudd smiled wryly. \"As enticing as it is... I don’t think we have the time for that, my darling.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behemoth shook her head. \"Not intercourse. Look closer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thrudd did as instructed and swept her gaze over Behemoth’s chiseled form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While she did initially take her time staring, her eyes soon settled on something new that wasn’t there before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A brand new wedding crest, while not as large and boldly shaded as the others, was forming nonetheless. That part was undeniable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh my god...\" Thrudd dropped her shoes on top of her pets’ heads. They barely even noticed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that a happy reaction...?\" Behemoth smiled nervously as she scratched the back of her head. \"I fear I’m still learning certain things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only thanks to the charm anklets she was wearing that Behemoth was learning anything at all. They were like emotional training wheels for the ancient dinosaur matriarch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things had progressed quite far since Valerie and Eris had made the jewelry for them, but apparently they were going faster than Thrudd had realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"O-Of course I’m happy, I just...\" Thrudd was having trouble getting the words out. \"Does this mean we’re married now? Like forever??\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behemoth looked down at her pubic region curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am not sure... I asked young Serana for the specifics on how these markings work and I do not believe mine to be fully formed yet. I also have not begun to experience the sensation of knowing your thoughts or wanting to live within your skin at all hours of the day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think that second part is just a Serana and my brother thing, hun.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behemoth shrugged. \"Just as well. I am not averse to the idea of clinging to you all day. If I should develop the urge in the future, I hope you will be accommodating as my bride.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bride.The word reverberated around in Thrudd’s skull like the Energizer Bunny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A myriad of fantasies and daydreams ran through her mind all at once. So much so that she didn’t notice when Behemoth readjusted her clothes and walked towards her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behemoth placed both hands on her shoulders and smiled at her. Not an ill-rehearsed caricature. But a true showing of warmth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You will make quite an agreeable lifemate, Thrudd Tathamet. I look forward to having my feelings deepen even further when I fight alongside you on this day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As easy as that, the bubble Thrudd had been dreaming in suddenly popped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She placed her hands over Behemoth’s. Gently, she ran her thumbs over her lover’s knuckles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You say that, but... is there any chance I can convince you to stay home...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behemoth didn’t seem to understand. \"Why would you ask such a thing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thrudd bit her lip anxiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m just... paranoid. And I’m tired of losing people I love... I don’t know what’s going to happen to me if we leave this house and you don’t come back with me.\" Thrudd’s voice cracked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The downside of only understanding emotion when you’re already thousands of years old is that your experience in certain things is painfully low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And sometimes, you can misunderstand what your partner wants to say even if it seems relatively clear-cut to outsiders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I can assure you that if this is about my prior defeat, then you need not harbor any thoughts of it. I feel stronger than I have in a millennium. I will make all my enemies pay the price for imprisoning me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thrudd was silent for a long time. So long that Behemoth thought she might’ve done something wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was relieved when Thrudd broke her silence by smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re right. And I can’t wait to see you get stronger, my love.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thrudd wrapped her arms around Behemoth’s neck- eliciting a warm feeling from the charming dinosaur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She closed her eyes to bask in that feeling- and commit all of it’s warm wonder to memory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after closing her eyes, she didn’t open them again. And her body slumped over in Thrudd’s grasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The princess removed her thumb from Behemoth’s pressure points and picked her up in a princess carry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she carried her to bed; she turned around to address the two pairs of eyes staring at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I know, I know, don’t say it. But I didn’t have a choice, okay? I just... I couldn’t take the chance that something would happen to her. We’re gonna get married...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither pet said anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m already missing my dad, all of my moms, and even my sister for god’s sake... I-I can’t worry about anyone else. Everyone is counting on me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Are you mad at me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pets put their heads back down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thrudd wouldn’t pretend their refusal didn’t sting a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She moved towards her bed and placed Behemoth there while taking great care to tuck her in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She’ll understand... I love her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thrudd leaned down and placed a kiss on Behemoth’s slumbering lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After turning off the lights in her room and stepping out, she ran right into her aunt who seemed slightly confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Behemoth not coming with us?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thrudd felt a twinge of pain in her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She smiled despite her inner turmoil and wrapped her arm around her aunt’s shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nope. She’s asleep right now... come on, I’m sure the others are waiting on us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1769,"2026-06-03T10:37:08.371Z","2026-06-03T10:37:14.242Z",1,"novelbin.me","d3db62cddc6b4e463955469bddab613dd768ba75a38cbfbbcbbd5bc47b56b60e","first-demonic-dragon-chapter-1011","first-demonic-dragon-chapter-1009",1284,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffirst-demonic-dragon-cover.jpg"]