[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-first-demonic-dragon":3,"chapter-first-demonic-dragon-first-demonic-dragon-chapter-577":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},1078421,1393,"Chapter 577 A Departure?","first-demonic-dragon-chapter-577",577,"\u003Cp>\"Daddy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Excitedly, Courtney wormed her way out of Mira's grasp and ran all the way over to Abaddon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact that she had just clearly heard him threaten to rip someone's head off didn't really mean anything to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All she cared about was the fact that she hadn't seen her dad in almost a full 24 hours and now he was entering the garden with three of her mothers in tow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Abaddon, murderous star-eating beast that he was, was a husband and father before anything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So with one of his cute kids running towards him with her arms outstretched, naturally he forgot all about Gulban and the irritation he felt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he just dropped to one knee while wearing a massive smile and let his daughter embrace him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aww, theres's my- Guh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Courtney clasped her father on the cheeks with her small hands and started pulling for dear life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of monster sleeps all day!? You promised to play with me and show me how to burp my ABC's!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lailah and Bekka elbowed Abaddon in his sides. \"\"You are NOT teaching her that!\"\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon : \"But she asked!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"\"No!\"\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Abaddon was trying to defend his teaching practices, Valerie approached Gulban and Darius with an unfriendly look on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is no violence in my sister's garden. Period. You know that already, Uncle D.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darius seemed flustered, as he couldn't imagine the ass-kicking Abaddon would have given him if he so much as ruined a single flower in Eris' garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They say nothing in life is certain but death and taxes, but another certainty was that Abaddon would kill anyone who put so much as a frown on his sensitive wife's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-I was only looking to teach this son of a bi-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know.\" Valerie said softly. \"But I'll take it from here, alright old man?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darius still looked like he didn't quite want to leave Valerie alone with this strange man who called himself her father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hajun suddenly walked up and placed an arm around the old dwarf. \"Come on, lad. Your meat's starting to get a little black.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those words more than other seemed to be capable of tearing Darius away from the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before he left, he took a last glance at the items in Gulban's hands. \"And she doesn't drink wheat beer! Dickhead...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The veins in Gulban's head bulged in irritation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Valerie hid it, but she had a very strong urge to laugh at the sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you here?\" she finally asked. \"I don't recall inviting you to my home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I.. recalled that you welcome a lot of surprise visitors here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Most of those people are friends who we love dearly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even Nyx?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I said most!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gulban started to hold up the flowers and beer, but after remembering Darius' scathing words a moment ago, he hid the beer behind his back and just offered the bouquet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I came here in the hopes of making amends. I believed it to be high time to put all this unpleasantness aside and establish a real-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Pardon?\" Gulban looked gobsmacked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just go back.\" Valerie turned away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"H-Hang on, what is the meaning of thi-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won't forget the things you said to me, or the way you tried to disparage me and my husband on our very first meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You didn't want to apologize, or to tell me that you were glad to see how I survived my childhood, your first instinct was to be unkind to me. As if abandoning me when I was a child wasn't bad enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is nothing that I need from you, and there is nothing more that I want to hear from you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took so very long for me to cope with feeling unloved, and even longer to learn how to love people properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But despite everything, I made my own family with a perfect husband, loving sisters, kind children, good friends and aids, gentle mother-in-laws, and caring father figures.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hajun, Asmodeus & Darius beamed with immeasurable pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hakon and Absalom almost looked like they were going to cry for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bekka and Lailah blushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Abaddon stared at his wife like he was the most incredible woman he had ever laid eyes on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Groh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bagheera and the pets trotted over in front of Valerie, and pointed at themselves like they were waiting on something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...And three of the goodest boys creation ever did see.\" Valerie smiled as she nuzzled all of them affectionately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced at Gulban one final time with a cold and uninterested eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won't let you come into my life after 37 years and start trying to play father just because you can suddenly be bothered to give a damn. There is absolutely nothing for you here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Valerie started to walk away without bothering to look back even once more, leaving a frustrated Gulban behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why was she treating him like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never not loved her irregardless of his absence, so why was she acting as if he was just some vagabond who up and left her behind?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was unacceptable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The maker reached out to stop his daughter and convince her to see reason.\"Valerie, you must listen to m-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Gulban raised his hand, several individuals came to Valerie's defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two firm hands were on the maker's shoulders, two blades were pointed at his back, and a very angry dwarven dragon was rolling up his sleeves right in front of his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You all know that I don't need all of this, right? I'm a big girl.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hajun: \"Be that as it may...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hakon: \"I cannot in good conscience allow anyone to lay a hand on you in my presence, Miss.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Absalom: \"Indeed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darius: \"Step outside, bitch! I won't be responsible for fucking up this garden!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hajun: \"Nor will I.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asmodeus: \"I think we're deserving freebie, just this once. What do you think, son?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glancing at Abaddon, it was quite clear he was in an even more foul mood than normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was holding onto Valerie rather tightly, and he was in that rare state of irritation where small cinders of flame could be seen coming from his mouth with every exhale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"go... GO!!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gulban was frustrated, but not foolish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Underneath Abaddon's unrestrained pressure, even he had no choice but to teleport to safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the aftermath of his departure, Valerie playfully pulled Abaddon by the ear as she snickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why're you so bothered, hun? I would have been alright. Besides, you're going to scare our babies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if he were never upset in the first place, Abaddon blinked his eyes several times as he started looking for Courtney and Mira.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unsurprisingly, he found them still with Lailah and Bekka, but the four of them were munching on watermelon and not even looking their way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lailah looked back and winked at him, and he finally noticed a faint magical bubble protecting his baby girls from harm; inadvertently making him sigh in relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"See? You gotta be like your wife sometimes and keep a cool head in tense situations.\" Valerie stuck her chest out with pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon wanted to say that there were a slew of situations where he could remember Valerie not keeping a cool head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just last week she got frustrated when she couldn't beat the first boss in 'Elden Ring' and tossed a meteor through the tv.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when he opened his mouth to remind her of that, she gave him a small kiss on the cheek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Be a good husband and let me live in my delusions, okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As requested, Abaddon said nothing and decided to holster his argument for later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still in his grasp, Valerie turned to the friends and family who had come to her aid and gave them a small nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks everyone… I really appreciate you stepping in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bah, don't mention it, lass. This family's all we got, so taking care of it is our obligation. That includes you I'm afraid.\" Darius beamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside of him, the rest of the men nodded in agreement as they offered their own words of consolation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Valerie, for all of her growth in the past two years, was still a girl who was bad at dealing with too much mushy stuff that didn't involve the people she shared a bed with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A-Alright enough of this, somebody get me a drink pleas-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Lailah approached the group with little Courtney on her hip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her demeanor as an empress was in full effect, causing most everyone to shrink back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You all are supposed to be at the observation site.\" She reminded. \"But instead you're here grilling, smoking, and drinking beer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ladies who were sunbathing tried to hide their drinks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"AND margaritas.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Damn it…' they cursed internally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this really behavior befitting of Tehom's most illustrious?\" She continued. \"We have to set a better example for those under us, and that includes-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yara: \"Hey, you guys haven't started eating yet, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Imani: \"Sorry it took us so long, this one was being playful with the icing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"T-They don't need to know that!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Yara and Imani emerged in the garden, the pair of them also in swimsuits and carrying baked goods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once they saw Abaddon outside with a few of the wives, their faces lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, there are my sweethearts! Are you all joining us??\" Yara asked warmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smirking, Abaddon glanced at Lailah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes, it was hard to believe that she hadn't been the one to give birth to Mira.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because their weakness to any kind of sugary product was scarily similar and downright amusing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Y-Y'know I guess we can stay for an hour or so…\" She said as she wiped away her drool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone outside laughed and thanked the creator for the invention of baked goods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smiling, Abaddon fetched an alcoholic beverage for himself and Valerie and the two of them sat underneath the shade of a tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With 'Return of The Mack' playing on the radio and a garden full of people laughing, it was easy to forget that things had been so unpleasant before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is, for everyone except Abaddon of course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the back of his mind, his only thoughts were of returning to the tree of life and having a word with the old couple about their little helper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Tomorrow… I don't want to put something like that off any longer than I have to.' He decided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- The next day…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, Abaddon was staring gobsmacked at a friend who had just given him the most unthinkable news possible as he was about to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sif… what are you saying..?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden haired goddess took a deep breath as she bowed her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I… truly appreciate everything that you have done for me, Abaddon, but I need to go now. Please send me home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1815,"2026-06-03T10:36:52.882Z","2026-06-03T10:36:53.620Z",1,"novelbin.me","cea2c3e3dc935418823ab65d96ef11aa17b3d2391336b1e85d7cef8e31fa4911","first-demonic-dragon-chapter-775","first-demonic-dragon-chapter-774",1284,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffirst-demonic-dragon-cover.jpg"]