[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-first-demonic-dragon":3,"chapter-first-demonic-dragon-first-demonic-dragon-chapter-566":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},1078399,1393,"Chapter 566 We Believe in You","first-demonic-dragon-chapter-566",566,"\u003Cp>In the few brief seconds before Monica and Hajun collided, Kirina had a horribly anxious feeling in the pit of her stomach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like their daughter, the old dragon had a bad habit of losing himself in a lust for battle when he was aptly provoked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he abandoned his armor and weapons so that he could both feel and inflict all harm with his own body, he was already too far gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And honestly, Kirina was torn over whether or not she should have stopped him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this sort of state he was just as destructive as Helios was, and there was a real chance that Monica could get hurt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Kirina really, really wanted to see her husband like this again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been absolutely ages since she had last witnessed this sort of behavior from him; dating way back to the war between the dragons and the vampires in Dola.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The effect was so pronounced on her mind that it never failed to move her heart and her underwear every time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>… After all, five kids don't just happen, you know?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several deliciously painful and heavenly weeks were taken to conceive each one of them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn't even realized it, but she had begun to rub her stomach absentmindedly as she fondly remembered the feeling of her cervix being bruised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For human women, such a thing was a painful nightmare, but to dragons in heterosexual relationships it was a requirement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At a certain point, Kirina noticed that her hair was blowing rather fiercely and her cheek had actually been cut by a fearsome wind pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When her eyes (and her mind) refocused, she was staring at a miraculous sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Somehow, Monica was matching her husband in a contest of strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like sumo wrestlers, the two of them were trying to move each other with their admittedly starkly contrasting bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crater created underneath their feet cracked even further as they tried to dig their heels in and move the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And both seemed to be giving it their absolute all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Monica was being pushed back, but it was at a slow pace and it was clear that Hajun was having trouble moving her as he would have liked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kirina was dumbstruck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among all the heads of the seven legions, her husband was physically the strongest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Monica to even remotely be able to contest with him in terms of raw power was nothing short of remarkable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'How is she doing this...Oh..!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The secret to Monica's surging power was in her god-like glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, her body was concentrating the power of her raging inner fire into her muscles; fueling her to a height that was normally unreachable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kirina had never seen a fire spirit pull out this level of power before, and she didn't know how sustainable it was in the long run.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a quick look deeper would reveal her answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Monica was losing more and more ground quicker and quicker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, Hajun was having a much easier time moving her along like a football player pushing a sled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And because he was experiencing less of a challenge, it could be said that he was just a little bit irate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on now, lass! Show me the full extent of your resolve! What will you do when your power fails you!?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How will you overcome the odds when the enemy in front of you is mightier than you!?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you cannot answer these questions, then you cannot become one of Abaddon's chosen!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hajun's booming voice echoed in Monica's mind like rolling thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her strength was fading almost as fast as it had come, so she had to think even more quickly and be smart about the time she had left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at that moment, she had a revelation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the longest time, she had been trying to beat the dragons around her at their own game to prove that she deserved a place among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she wasn't a dragon, she was a fire spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Albeit a special one, but still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps… she would see the greatest success in just being herself and freeing her mind from overthinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that single thought in mind, Monica's body suddenly felt a whole lot lighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soft smile had even formed on her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allowing herself to go with her instincts, she dropped her center of gravity so that she was almost underneath the seven foot tall Hajun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With quick and agile movement, she hoisted the large man over her shoulders in a firemen's carry before tossing him off with the last of her strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hajun had a faintly impressed look as he seemed to move in slow motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Not a bad change… a pity that it was not enough.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unsurprisingly, Hajun flipped in the air to land on his feet behind Monica without suffering any damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To make matters worse, the thick dark brown tail swinging from behind his back wrapped around Monica's waist like a vice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since one good action deserves another, he raised Monica over his head and flexed his tail to hurl her with all his strength as she had done him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Doot-Doot-Doot-Doot!*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, time's up, honey bunches. Put her down.\" Kirina pulled out her phone and stopped the timer she had set from going off any longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hajun stopped dead in his tracks with Monica hanging on for dear life just above his horns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly lowered the young woman to the ground and gave her a consolatory pat on the head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A fine job, little lass. You're doing your family quite proud.\" He smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Monica forced a smile onto her face as her body practically went limp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flames atop her head that resembled hair were extinguished in an instant as she took several seconds to catch her breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I… survived.' She was so exhausted that had she been thrown and struck so much as a cotton swab, she would have needed atleast an hour to crack open her eyes again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even then she still wouldn't have been able to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had never used so much power before in her entire life, and now that she had, she was most certainly feeling the consequences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You burnt yourself out, didn't you?\" Hajun laughed as he placed her on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Y-Yea…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Burn outs' occur in fire spirits who use too much power in too short of a timeframe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Put simply, they completely lose all of their firepower for a period of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes it's a few hours, or maybe even a couple of days depending on how strenuous they were with themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But something told Monica that she was looking at nothing less than a week's recovery time, maybe two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She might be able to speed up the process through the eating of wood, coal, or even the consumption of oil, but doing so would only shave a few hours off at most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I do admire your drive, but I wouldn't exactly call your decisions the smartest. You are in a precarious situation right now, kiddo.\" Hajun shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Doesn't really matter…\" Monica replied as she waived her hand uncaringly. \"Job's not done.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hajun had only heard comments like that once before, and of course they came from the mouth of his very own nutcas- I mean; daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That moment more than any other confirmed for Hajun that Monica had what it took to make it through this entire examination, come hell or high-water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fiery determination is nice and all, but a cavalier attitude in the face of adversity is preferred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An 'It is what it is' mindset, if you will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter the curveballs or traps thrown in the way of the Euphrates, they are all expected to continue on as normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one way doesn't work, find another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you lose your weapon, use your body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the job's not done, get it done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an empire like Tehom where 96% of the soldiers and civilians are unkillable, more is required to stand out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the important part is not about being unbeatable, but about being unstoppable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inevitable, if you will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like The End of All Things they serve under.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was why the standards to be accepted were so rigorous this year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon wanted the foot soldiers who serve directly at his side to rise closer to his level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And because Monica understood that, complaining about her circumstances never crossed her mind for even a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…She did really want a nap though.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When a second shadow passed over her sitting figure, Monica found Kirina standing over her with a sad look on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I owe you… quite the large apology, my dear. I said some things in order to test your resolve and I fear they may have been too cruel. I beg your forgiveness, sweetie.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Disbelief shone in Monica's eyes. \"You don't… think I'm 'just a fire spirit'?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, darling. You are our family. You are no less capable than any of us, and we have always known that. Erica especially.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though exhausted, Monica beamed with pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erica was Monica's idol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To know that she had her full confidence was more rewarding than winning a lottery with the loose change from your car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was so moved by this that she let a few small tears fall from her eyes without bothering to stop it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kirina knew that she wasn't supposed to be showing favoritism to any of the participants but just this once, she couldn't help it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wiping away Monica's tears, Kirina kneeled down and pulled the young woman into her arms in a hug that was incomparably warm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Know that we're all waiting for you back at home, sweet girl. And when you emerge victorious, we'll throw you the grandest celebration we can. You have my word.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, Monica felt so excited and fulfilled that she could hardly stand it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With all of this support she had at her back, how could she possibly fail?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the fates tried to deprive her of the future that was rightfully hers, she would travel to their doorstep and snatch it right back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the roaring of the abyss walkers she could hear approaching her position no longer bothered her in the slightest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just another step she had to climb up to get to the moment of her dreams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when that moment was at hand… there was one person she found herself wanting to celebrate it with more than anyone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I hope you're still watching like you said you would, little man… After all, I have more to show you.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon opened his eyes as he finally pulled his remote vision away from Monica's examination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'As I thought… living here seems to be altering the spirits' compositions and causing them to develop new adaptations to their elements in response to environmental stress..!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Honey~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spurred from his thoughts, Abaddon looked up at the sight of Ayaana in a tight fitting black dress with her arms and back exposed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wives' beautiful eyes were hidden behind a pair of dark sunglasses with golden rims and their thick lips were coated in a thin layer of clear gloss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Underneath the bright mid-day sky, they looked even more radiant and gorgeous than normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They rested their head on his shoulder and tried to spoon feed him more frozen yogurt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is the purpose of coming on a date if you're only going to focus on work? We had a deal.\" She pouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're right, I apologize. I just wanted to see how Monica's test would go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erica: \"…And?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon smiled as he kissed her. \"Of course she passed. Did you ever have any doubt?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girls shook their head in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want one of those…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wish you eleven would be more considerate of other people…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a vein bulged near Abaddon's third eye as he remembered that he and his wives were not alone at this restaurant table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm sorry… why the fuck are you two here again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nyx : \"Because we're friends!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sif: \"Because you kidnapped me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Sigh*\u003C\u002Fp>",2021,"2026-06-03T10:36:52.882Z","2026-06-03T10:36:53.620Z",1,"novelbin.me","9a1aaca1e69285f14894823079c9ec1d7eec3ba6e45a138fb85c18c39517fc94","first-demonic-dragon-chapter-567","first-demonic-dragon-chapter-763",1284,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffirst-demonic-dragon-cover.jpg"]