[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-first-demonic-dragon":3,"chapter-first-demonic-dragon-first-demonic-dragon-chapter-1112":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},1079216,1393,"Chapter 1112 - Capítulo 1112: Life is Depressed","first-demonic-dragon-chapter-1112",1112,"\u003Cp>Capítulo 1112: Life is Depressed\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon opened the door to his bedroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The way Ayaana had designed the space paid homage to their old bedroom while giving it a more modern, brighter feel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The northmost facing wall was a glass window that gave Abaddon and the girls a perfect view out into the shining city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was usually quite bright in here during the day. But even though night had already fallen, it was now quite dark and depressing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon’s eyes moved to his bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an enormous, circular mattress surrounded by thin silk curtains that hung from the ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon could vaguely make out a familiar silhouette behind the fabric. He saw her look towards him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve been in bed ever since earlier… Nyx agreed to watch the kids so we can go out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon poked his head inside the curtains. Zahara stared back at him from a coiled position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like Ayaana, she appeared as a serpentine dragon with enormous wings. The only difference was that her wings were almost entirely made of feathers and all of her scales were deep gold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lifted her head up for just a second to stare out the window with an expression he couldn’t read.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…I don’t think I really feel like going anymore. Maybe another night or something.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinarily, Abaddon would have been happy to hear he didn’t have to do something so far outside of his comfort zone. Just not today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He climbed inside of the bed with Zahara and held her large face in his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve been in here since earlier, and you’re not even interested in our plans anymore. I hope you can see why something like that worries me tremendously.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon was only pretending that he didn’t smell alcohol in the room. Or coming out of her pores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need to be worried. I just changed my mind, people do it all the time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve only known me for four days.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Three of those days you pestered me relentlessly until I gave you one of my good cigars.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You were being stingy…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I knew you wouldn’t like it. You immediately choked on the smoke and got ash all over your robe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m glad I got to try it at least…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon brought his forehead closer to Zahara’s snout and stared deeply into her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve been trying to ignore the pattern that led up to this scenario, but… You haven’t really seemed like yourself since you left Lilith earlier.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zahara changed back into human form so that she could more effectively bury herself beneath a sea of covers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She opened her eyes underneath the blankets and found a miniature Abaddon standing just in front of her nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I hope you know I can’t accept that for an answer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zahara did. She just hoped that maybe this time she was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gave Abaddon a small poke to his torso. “It’s nothing to be concerned about. Just a lapse in judgment on my part is all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s totally not vague at all… do you mind-”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wanna watch ASMR videos with me?” Zahara held up her phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No. I want to go out like we talked about.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon grew to his full size and lifted Zahara into his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped off the bed and started to bring her towards her closet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Poof!*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon looked down at his now-empty arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning around, he found Zahara back in the exact same position he had just tried to get her out of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She smiled at him coquettishly and patted the empty space beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon tried six more times to pick her up before he inevitably gave in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine, fine…” Abaddon started to pull off his hoodie and sweatpants so that he could crawl into bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“K-Keep your clothes on..!” Zahara suddenly blurted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon almost tripped over nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one he had ever met, let alone a woman, had ever told him to keep his clothes on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he wasn’t worried about Zahara before, he most certainly was now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I-I just like the way that one feels!” She clarified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon looked down at himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Well how about I just give it to you then?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zahara seemed to find that acceptable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her husband’s clothes wrapped around her, she blushed slightly as he got into bed with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Abaddon rested his head on the pillow, he was surprised when Zahara didn’t immediately crawl underneath him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, she grabbed his hand underneath the covers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was nice, just not what he was used to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…How much more should I let you worry me before I just start reading your mind?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zahara didn’t answer and smiled bashfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pressed play on the video on her phone and let it hover above their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What are we watching?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a medical exam.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that woman a real doctor?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So she’s performing without a license?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She’s not really a doctor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So the patient is..?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not a real patient.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….Right. Why are we watching this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s relaxing. Helps me fall asleep.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon failed to see how this helped his wife fall asleep in any shape or form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zzzx…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zahara turned her head and stared at her husband.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man had nodded off at around the midway point of the first video. Zahara was already on the second video.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyelids were heavy, but she still couldn’t sleep at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zahara thought she should get up and at least find the motivation to bathe. Or maybe even just wash her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Granted, she could do any of those things without moving a muscle, but with her current mental state that was probably the very worst thing for her to try to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned over and stared at her sleeping husband’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes scanned over all of his angelic features.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lifted her hand to his face and ran her thumb over his cheek affectionately. Her eyes were warm and full of sentiment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘You are… a very good man.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Begrudgingly, Zahara lifted herself out of bed and walked to the bathroom. She didn’t bother turning on the light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She walked over to the sink and turned on the water. Instead of using it in any meaningful sort of way, Zahara found herself just staring at the running water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of the liquid splashing into the sink was painfully ordinary. And yet, Zahara could swear she heard terrible echoes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey there, gorgeous~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zahara jumped as two hands suddenly grabbed her butt from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bathroom lights were suddenly flicked on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ayaana started to giggle when she saw how shaken up Zahara was by her surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did I scare you..? I’m sorry, I could have sworn that you heard me come in.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zahara’s chest was rising and falling fast. Her cheeks were flushed and even her hands had a barely noticeable tremor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m fine, dear… probably just being too sensitive is all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ayaana didn’t buy it. But she at least played along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, I guess we’re not going out tonight. I asked the girls for two extra hours for nothing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zahara rubbed the back of her neck, dropping her gaze to the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, sorry, I’m just… kind of not in the mood anymore. I just kind of wanted to lie in bed and try to get some sleep. The day felt longer than I expected it to.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Is this about what happened with the demon queens? What you did for them?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zahara wouldn’t answer. Though that was enough confirmation on its own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why is it affecting you so much?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zahara twirled her thumbs anxiously. “My powers… don’t work like I thought they did. I wasn’t prepared.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tightness settled in Ayaana’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You didn’t wipe their memories. You took their grief.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I wasn’t just going to leave them like that. No matter whether those women are demons or not, they needed my help.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, but now look at what you have done to yourself! Their anxiety and dread have become your own!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only because I wasn’t prepared!” Zahara insisted. “I really thought that Life’s authority would be easier to handle but I just haven’t used it enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You want to use her power more after this??”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Life isn’t all bad, love. It’s the pinnacle of duality. I just need to absorb some happy thoughts in the future to balance out the bad, and in the future, when I absorb negativity I won’t be so affected… this time, since I had no tolerance and those women went through something particularly traumatic, I wasn’t prepared.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ayaana knew all about inconvenient powers. She had her own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lowered her head as a migraine threatened to pry open her godly cerebellum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I really wish you had tried another way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Those women didn’t deserve what happened to them. I couldn’t stand to sit by, knowing they were suffering and I had the power to help them.” If she had the choice, Zahara would do it all over again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But now you-”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I told you, it won’t last forever! You don’t need to be worried about me, I just need some sleep, a drink, and then we can go out tomorrow and I can get some new experiences.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ayaana nodded her head. “…What about Abaddon?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zahara stiffened slightly. “…What about him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“An experience like that doesn’t happen without leaving some scratches. Lilith couldn’t even listen to Gulban’s voice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…I love him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know you do. But are you also afraid of him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zahara bit her lip and turned away. Ayaana felt that was enough of an answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side of the bathroom door, Abaddon was listening quietly- his eyes unreadable and deeply reflective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>been playing the new Pokemon game for a few days now and honestly…. I kinda want my money back.\u003C\u002Fp>",1629,"2026-06-03T10:37:18.395Z","2026-06-03T10:37:21.434Z",1,"novelbin.me","3f1bb4bf8942d554c4b1456a03bdeeaa6c4ef4d33d476f7f6538f3a0e7839940","first-demonic-dragon-chapter-1113","first-demonic-dragon-chapter-1111",1284,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffirst-demonic-dragon-cover.jpg"]