[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-first-demonic-dragon":3,"chapter-first-demonic-dragon-first-demonic-dragon-chapter-1054":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},1079358,1393,"Chapter 1054: We Missed You","first-demonic-dragon-chapter-1054",1054,"\u003Cp>Are you doing this because you care about her, or to protect yourself?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Echoes of regret rattled around in Abaddon’s mind until they were too loud for him to ignore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He started to throw his head against the nearest wall out of spite, but paused when he remembered the reason why Sei asked him to stop doing that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood alone on the rooftop garden. The soft grass grew even smoother and more vibrant underneath his feet the longer he stood on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After over five minutes of standing in place, the grass was nearly akin to a cloud. Perhaps that had added to his reluctance to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bayle nudged the back of his leg as if to remind him what he had even come there for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right, right... probably shouldn’t keep her waiting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon kept moving through the garden until he reached a deeper grove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trees here were more closely planted together. Working together, their leaves were better able to block out the sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others thought it would be comforting. They were right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you doing here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon was surprised to find Belloc lingering around Isabelle’s statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked shocked to see his father suddenly sneak up on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Belloc clammed up. \"Just... saying hi, I guess.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon looked down at the flowers placed carefully around Isabelle’s feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little more than that, no?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Belloc looked away while rubbing the back of his head. \"I didn’t want Mom to think that Auntie had been uncared for.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon was pleasantly surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Belloc recoiled. \"Don’t look at me like that, it’s gross.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon brought down the fist of fatherhood on top of Belloc’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You brat.\" He murmured. \"You don’t have to act like you’re too cool for everything all the time. It won’t kill you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, yeah, but then you’d never leave me alone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon rolled his eyes. If he didn’t know any better, he would swear that Belloc just didn’t like him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon looked down at the beaker full of blue liquid in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s your aunt’s cure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Belloc immediately perked up. \"Where’s mom?? She’s going to want to be here for this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon felt his brow twitch. ’So this is how my father feels when I don’t show him favoritism.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dad.\" Belloc urged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon realized he’d been dangerously close to hitting his son over the head again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly put his arm down. \"Sleeping, probably. She’s not exactly fully recovered from being back either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon moved towards the statue and hovered the strange cure over one of her hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He emptied the glassware over her head and stepped back when there was none left to administer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Belloc waited and waited, but nothing happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at his father suspiciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You sure that wasn’t just blue Kool-Aid?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon didn’t know what he was more offended by. The implication that he would mistake the two, or the fact that Belloc still didn’t know he didn’t even like Kool-Aid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just joking, I know you think it’s gross.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon snorted. \"Just have a little faith and be patient. Your grandmother is one of the smartest women I know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, Granny made it? Why didn’t you say so?\" Belloc was suddenly much more relaxed. \"I thought you did at first and I was really concerned.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The hell’s that supposed to mean? I possess the very same level of intellect that your mother does.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, but you don’t always do smart things so its harder to trust you.\" He admitted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Is it just your life’s mission to keep me humble or something?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Belloc winked and held up two finger guns. Abaddon almost hit him again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bayle curled up at Abaddon’s feet; seemingly showcasing his intent to stick around and at least see Isabelle wake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Abaddon watched him, he felt his reflective mood from earlier beginning to return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Would my refusing to tell your sister about how she was born fall into the category of me not doing smart things?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Weallknow how we were born.\" Belloc rolled his eyes in disgust. His parents were a bunch of dirty old people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m talking about Thrudd.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Belloc quickly lost his expression of shock and stared at his father in a new light. He grimaced and brought his hand to his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shit... I should have known that Thor thing was going to mess her up, but with Bebe around, I just didn’t think she’d...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon’s continued silence made Belloc stop talking himself. He closed his eyes and let out a deeply held sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I don’t really blame you for being a little paranoid about telling her everything that happened. But Thrudd is Thrudd. I don’t think it would really change anything for her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon hoped that his son was right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Crack!*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both men looked up when they heard a noise coming from the statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hairline crack could be seen between a layer of grey stone. And it was spreading more and more every second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bell ran over to a particularly dark corner of the grove and knelt on the grass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Repeatedly, he tapped on the darkest shadows he could find.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom. Mom. Mom.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bell increased the frequency of his taps as well as the urgency of his calls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom, mom, mom, mom, mom, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, mother, mother, mother, mother, mothe-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A purple hand shot out of the shadows and covered Belloc’s mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly, Audrina’s head rose from the shadows, and her eyes were still half closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bell... I assure you that wasn’t cute when you were three, and it’s even less cute now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Belloc pointed to the statue that was starting to shake. Audrina woke up instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lifted herself out of the shadows without bothering to put on more than a simple silk robe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Impatiently, Audrina circled her sister while stone flaked off her skin and landed on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of her uncovered eyes suddenly opened dramatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gasped, and the rush of energy sent the concrete flying off of her like shrapnel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After so long without standing properly, Isabelle started to fall back on her butt like she was a child trying to walk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Audrina caught her sister just before the fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lowered her sibling to the ground, and her tears were already falling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Groggy, Isabelle feared the worst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"H-How long have I been out...? Oh my god... Did I miss a new season of Restaurant Savior???\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Audrina laughed as she sobbed all over her sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You didn’t miss anything... Just your house getting demolished.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isabelle lost so much color in her face that she turned fair-skinned. \"WHAT!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Audrina held her sister’s face and smiled at her tenderly. Her tears fell onto Isabelle’s cheeks and made it look as if she had been the one crying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re moving in with us, and your stuff is already here. As long as I live, I am never going to let my baby sister out of my sight again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isabelle felt as if the lights in her vision had been cut off for a fraction of a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In one moment, her sister was a majestic purple-skinned goddess who was as frightening as she was beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the next, the two of them were nearly identical. Fair-skinned women with violet eyes and sharp horns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where Isabelle’s silver hair was a bit shorter, Audrina’s was long and came all the way down her back and spilled onto the grass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What started as a small sniffle in Isabelle’s throat devolved into a fit of incomprehensible bawling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them held each other tightly as they cried. They may as well have been the only two people in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon and Belloc were of the same mind and quietly backed away to allow the girls some time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they watched, Abaddon reached for his son’s head and Belloc braced himself to get hit again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was pleasantly surprised when, instead of striking him, Abaddon placed his hand on top of his son’s head affectionately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behemoth was in her room, lying on her back while she stared at the ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since her last spat with Thrudd, the two had been staying in separate bedrooms, and Behemoth didn’t come out to see anyone like she used to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, that didn’t mean she was starved for company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I really think you are both making this so much harder than it needs to be. Couples kiss and make up all the time, so why can’t the two of you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fiona was lying across Behemoth’s bed, reading a new BL manga featuring two characters that looked dangerously similar to people who lived in this house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In between drooling and committing pages to her inner spank bank, she persistently tried to give out love advice for the warring couple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There can be no reunification.\" Behemoth said obstinately. \"Thrudd has insulted me by implying that I am not fit for battle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you hear about what happened to your brother when he went out? Sounds like she may have been right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ziz is good, but weak. I am far superior to him in terms of strength. I should have been allowed to go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think you’re just feeling a little betrayed and don’t know how to deal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think you should stop coming into my room.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then stop opening the door for me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, there was a rather desperate series of knocks on the door and Behemoth let out a low grumble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She crawled from her position to the door and opened it while still rubbing her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No more company please... we are currently at capacity and I can’t take-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bebe...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinarily, when Behemoth saw Thrudd sitting outside, she shut the door in her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the fact that she was crying this time made that exponentially harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know we’re not talking right now, but... c-can you go somewhere with me?\" Thrudd asked weakly.\u003C\u002Fp>",1649,"2026-06-03T10:37:18.055Z","2026-06-03T10:37:20.671Z",1,"novelbin.me","40e1ea78f51abd2b33951618e2ccef4d8a62beafec7a6f2a9af9c077796308a8","first-demonic-dragon-chapter-1055","first-demonic-dragon-chapter-1053",1284,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffirst-demonic-dragon-cover.jpg"]