[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-first-demonic-dragon":3,"chapter-first-demonic-dragon-first-demonic-dragon-chapter-1247":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},1079301,1393,"Chapter 1247: Old Gods","first-demonic-dragon-chapter-1247",1247,"\u003Cp>\"Shh... everyone be quiet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice within a dark, musky room was the sole calming force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air was thick with dust and apprehension. Old, rusty tools cluttered the walls and the floor as a group of stray humans hid underneath the cover of an old shack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They huddled closely together, shivering and praying to whatever god they believed would hear them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only one man seemed to be above the trembling humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a younger man with hair dyed red and dark brown skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His clothes were fit for travel. A jacket with muted colors and heavy boots caked with mud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is the sole figure who stands on his feet. Silently, he keeps his ear pressed to the old wooden boards and listens to the rumbling outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sounds distant. With every passing moment, it seems to stray farther and farther away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man feels someone tap on his calf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking down, he meets the teary gaze of a young girl, no older than fifteen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She does not speak, but her hands fly as she weaves coded symbols with her fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are they gone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hesitates to answer. The hairs on the back of his neck are still standing up in alarm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he begins to open his mouth to speak, there is a loud crash as the ceiling is ripped from the building and their worst fears are made reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The figure looking down upon the cornered humans was a nightmarish apparition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he speaks, his voice is like glass raking their inner ears. The language is indecipherable, but the humans have already gotten the gist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’d been found.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everybody run!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man alone charged the creature while the rest of the humans rushed away in fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throwing off his backpack, the young man moved as if he were reaching for something on his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When his hands return to the front, a pair of mystic weapons has appeared, glowing with an ominous red light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The creature narrows it’s eyes at the sight. For the moment, it pauses. The young man wasn’t sure why, but he would not look a gift horse in the mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t seize up now, you big bastard!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rushes right up to the creature, unaffected by it’s daunting size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is big, at least seventeen feet tall. But the young man had seen bigger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rushing in, he swings his axe at the knee of the creature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The unique ringing of metal striking metal is heard for miles on end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’..Shit.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cursing his luck, the human rolls underneath the gap between the creature’s legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he gets back to his feet again, he sprints away as fast as his legs will carry him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his effort is not rewarded, a long, slender tail whips around to slam into him hard, knocking the young man clear off his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pain was instant. He had no delusions about his ribs still being intact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waited for the inevitable moment that he hit the ground, but it never came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The realization that he was floating in place only came when he opened one eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was carried by a force he could not see toward the face of the creature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pair of infernal glowing eyes stared into him, sending shivers down his spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Again, the creature speaks. Again, the young man feels as if his ears are going to start bleeding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man is under no delusions about his situation. He knows that he has likely met his end here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But under no circumstances would he go out without a memorable exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eat shit!\" With a strained yell, the human jams his weapons into the eye of his adversary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He releases a pained roar from the depths of his soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound is awful. Deafening. It hurts more than anything the young man has ever felt in his entire life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His vision fades into white as his body drops out of the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last thing he sees before the world turns dark is an even more fearsome beast coming to attack the one who has just murdered him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As one, the dragons race across the sky atop their mounts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon and Gandora notice the same pressure at exactly the same moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he can even say anything to her, she darts off in the direction of the aura. Her excitement is so great that it is nearly a tangible force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I guess it’s not worth it to ask you to calm down, is it, girl?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gandora growls in a manner that means ’fuck no’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting back, Abaddon rests his chin on his fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a distance of around five miles, Abaddon spots the creature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is a slender, spidery thing. It’s flesh is a deep crimson color, while it’s dangerously long claws are an inky black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Initially, Abaddon does not recognize the apparition. He has never seen a creature like this before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, he takes in a deep breath, and the smell on the wind speaks to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...Nephilim?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last time Abaddon saw one of the giants, they were still relatively ’normal’ beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then again, that was before they were drowned in a furious flood, and their souls were imprisoned within the dark gates of Tartarus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon had not considered that they would have metamorphosed to this degree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the back of his mind, he begins to question why Asherah would release such foul things in the first place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was unfortunate, but the answers to this query would have to come later. He wasn’t even sure where to find the mother goddess at this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother. Do we engage?\" Kanami asks over the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon shakes his head with a slightly bored expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looks down at Gandora and pats her head lovingly. \"Have fun, but don’t make too much of a mess, yeah? Come back to me if you can’t handle it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gandora looks back at him, a look of immense offense across her snout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon laughs heartily and holds up his hands in surrender. \"My mistake then. Go wild.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon hops off the back of his mount, and Gandora races ahead without him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a cannonball, she slams her body into the wiry form of the corrupted Nephilim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two great beasts tumble to the ground together, but Gandora’s surprise attack brings her immediate advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unhinging her jaw, she bites into the neck of the nephilim, and a choked roar barely escapes past his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She is slightly surprised by the density of his flesh. Despite her fangs being renowned for their sharpness, even she cannot easily pierce her foe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, rather than becoming disgruntled by this, Gandora grows even more excitable instead. The thrill of the challenge makes her blood sing like the most twisted song.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nephilim throws her off his body, and he speaks in a dialect that Gandora can understand quite easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Foul animal.. what manner of creature are you!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gandora’s claws lengthen, and the spines on her back grow sharper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turns her head to the sky and unleashes a roar that shakes the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nephilim is surprised when he can understand her as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am one who will bring you your doom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She rushes in once again with renewed vigor, and a titanic clash unfolds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Abaddon lands on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes immediately go to the body lying on the ground. A flash of sadness rises in his eyes as he steps towards it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kneeling, he lifts the body into his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy’s name was Cameron. He knew that much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon calls for him, but he does not answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes are permanently open and glassy. His brain is so liquified that the fluid is pouring out of his ears and nasal passages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon grits his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He places his hand over the boy’s face and closes his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, he calls on a bit of the nether inside of his body to pull the boy’s spirit free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An ethereal, ghostly visage rises from the broken shell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cameron almost seems as if he is waking up from a long sleep. When he opens his eyes again, he appears somewhat refreshed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But upon seeing the horned being kneeling before him, his eyes suddenly balloon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know who I am?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cameron instinctively tries to swallow, only to realize his current vessel produces no bodily fluids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shifts his position so that he can kneel on one knee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Y-Yes, my god... I am thrilled to see you in the mortal realm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Euphrates land around their lord and leader, Cameron’s eyes become even wider.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forgive me, Cameron. I arrived just a bit too late. But if it is your wish, I can return you to life.\" Abaddon says.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The human is understandably shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a while, he goes completely quiet, and Abaddon suspects that he is having trouble accepting such an offer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the reality was much different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am sorry, my lord, but... no.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1507,"2026-06-03T10:37:20.117Z","2026-06-03T10:37:24.979Z",1,"novelbin.me","608982f1643f1a03f488b3d8d2ae18c99f816e59134a0e0e92895b58d4e2735f","first-demonic-dragon-chapter-1248","first-demonic-dragon-chapter-1246",1284,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffirst-demonic-dragon-cover.jpg"]