[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-first-demonic-dragon":3,"chapter-first-demonic-dragon-first-demonic-dragon-chapter-679":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},1078499,1393,"Chapter 679: A Parent’s Duty","first-demonic-dragon-chapter-679",679,"\u003Cp>Death is very far away from Tehom. Both literally and figuratively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the Nevi'im make up 98% of society and can no longer die underneath Abaddon's power, the days of them fearing an eventual end are over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, they still remember the departed that they cannot get back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Abaddon seized Helheim, less than 1% of deceased souls from Dola were actually there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For those that were, a couple were offered the chance to return back to life. Most had to remain dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lillian decreed death to be a natural thing for all creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nevi'im are the height of unnatural beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She personally forbade the wanton resurrection of any who had already died of natural causes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who passed had fulfilled a very intricate and beautiful cycle. As such, they had earned their rest and eventual reincarnation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The few who were allowed to be resurrected immediately were those who she took special pity on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such as children who were murdered or those who died in horrible accidents. Those who had never really had a chance to live.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Needless to say, this was a difficult pill to swallow for many.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nevi'im are immensely powerful beings. In Tehom they are greater than most gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet for all of their power, they were learning that there would be some instances were they were not free to exert it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just because they defy the laws of nature and physics, doesn't mean that everything else can. Nor should they make it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a bit upsetting for some, sure. But it was also eye opening. It was humbling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As such, Nevi'im honor death immensely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is one of the few forces that, though it may no longer bind them specifically, is still quite worthy of reverence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To honor their departed lost ones, they build rather large cemeteries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes, they can sit and observe their departed for days or weeks at a time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four hundred miles north of the Tathamet manor, there is a large open field laden with large boulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two very large dragons could be seen sitting alone within the grassy plain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was a very large eastern dragon that almost perfectly resembled a snake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's scales were a beautiful glossy purple color like newly formed amethyst. Their beauty was a thing of the grandest wonder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face, despite being monstrous, possessed an alluring beauty that would provoke quite the strange feeling of attraction in any human that lay eyes on her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon beside her was much different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only was he larger, but he had a western build that was packed to the brim with muscles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything about him was overtly bold and powerful. He exhuded intimidation from every pore on his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon's spine was lined with rocky stone-like blades that were sharp enough to trim the beard of god himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His four massive wings were wrapped around his feminine companion like a blanket sheltering her from the cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their gazes were locked on the same place for what felt like eternity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't until the wind whistled overhead that they finally lifted their gazes upward to investigate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seras landed right before the two of them in her own frightening scaly appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon landed a short distance away, just to give the family time to talk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seras walked up to both of her parents and to their surprise, she nuzzled them affectionately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Hajun weren't in such a somber mood, he would have already fallen over from cuteness overload.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dask… Opsola. Svabol re wux tirir tenpiswo?\" (Mother… Father. What are you doing here?)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yth..\" (We…) Kirina glanced at the boulders nearby that the two of them had been staring at for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seras inspected the graves and found that they seemed to be recently created.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And judging by the number, as well as the attitude of her husband and parents, that could only mean one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You didn't…\" She muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kirina lowered her head as if she were ashamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…I am only sorry that it took us so long to do it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't understand. Why would you do this??\" Seras questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Because for a long time your father and I didn't believe that we could have a child together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when you were born, I made a promise to you that I would protect you from any harm regardless of the origin or circumstance…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seras shook her head weakly. \"M-Mother, I would have never asked you to harm your children..\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They ceased to be my children when they harmed you so horribly! Your father and I should have done this a long time ago!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hajun, great mountain of stone that he resembled, finally spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She speaks true, Seras. Nobody should have been allowed to harm you to such a degree. Nobody.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he wasn't actively apart of the conversation, Abaddon was still listening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had his own personal thoughts on the matter, but he didn't voice them for reasons only known to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he did notice something about his in-laws that he had never even noticed before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were completely insane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was also a parent and he loved his children immensely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If their circumstances were reversed and he was in a predicament where any of his children were being mutilated by the rest… he would not know what to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No parenting book prepares you for something like that. (He knew because he read a lot when Thea was first born.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hajun and Kirina found out that their daughter was still suffering from her past and they took immediate, lethal action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it strength or insanity that allowed them to do such a thing? Abaddon was more inclined to believe that it was the latter, but perhaps it was a bit of the former too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As their overlord he knew he should condemn them. They had killed his citizens in cold blood while ignoring their current status and position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as the man who loved their daughter with every fiber of his being, he wanted to thank them for doing something he had fantasized about for hours at a time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only reason why he never did, was because Seras had expressly asked him not to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She claimed she didn't think about them. That they were just ants in her past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he believed her because she seemed so sincere at the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never knew what just a single sighting of them would do to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I do not want to bear this responsibility…\" even though Seras thought herself out of tears earlier, she proved now that she still had more to bear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will not be the reason why you have to carry the blood of your children on your hands… it is a burden too big for even my shoulders.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, Seras. Please understand that you have not forced us to do anything. We did this of our own accord. And we alone will bear all of the responsibility.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hajun wrapped both his wife and his daughter under his massive wings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Together, they all shed tears for the cracks in their family that they had yet to heal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scene was a complex one, but endearing nonetheless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After this, Seras would certainly never be the same. And perhaps now, she would have the relationship with her family that the years of trauma had taken from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So then what did you end up doing with those two?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"… Officially, Generals Hajun and Kirina will be stepping down from their respective positions to reflect on their actions in closed off seclusion within the mountains.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And unofficially?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…I've been bringing them food and wine everyday these past couple of weeks. And I cannot wait for them to come home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kanami chuckled without looking up at her brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You've turned into quite the family man, brother. I never would have anticipated it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon briefly recalled his childhood spent with his sisters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's true he wasn't always the most talkative and outgoing brother back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps since he was the oldest, he inherited exactly half of his father's power. His body couldn't keep up with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Malenia and Kanami inherited approximately 40% and 35% respectively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The worst thing that ever happened to them as kids was accidentally falling down the stairs while they were playing too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And though he loved his sisters immensely, young and immature Exedra was jealous of them a little bit. It caused him to close himself off from them once he was older.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't until he married Sif that he opened up to them more and cultivated their relationships at her advice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he was glad he'd done so. The bond he had with both of his sisters was invaluable to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Family is important, is it not? This is all we have.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So sentimental… pass me that axe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have telekinesis?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just do it, shithead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Flat-chested bitch..\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What was that?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing, dear sister.\" Abaddon smiled innocently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon did as his sister instructed and handed her a large battle axe that was almost as wide as he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the pre-battle ritual the two of them had started ever since Abaddon had developed his powers and began going on crusades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They have all of the members of the Euphrates turn in their weapons the night before a big battle, and the two personally sharpen and 'bless' them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It does quite the wonders for morale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, the two had a very particular visitor joining them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zzz….\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kanami's eyes went to the sleeping woman on her bedroom floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she didn't have perfect eyesight, she would definitely believe she was mistaking the sight of Seras for someone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never would she have imagined that she would see her sister in law curled up like a newborn kitten in her brother's lap- sleeping her life away contentedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seras wasn't much of a sit down kind of person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there was free time, she usually did some crunches or one handed push ups once she'd been sitting too long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was the kind of woman who almost always had to be improving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And war preparations typically stirred something within her blood. The night before a battle made her extra jittery. (And handsy)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've never really seen her like that before… What exactly did you do to her this time?\" Kanami chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon knew what his sister was implying, but he couldn't really take credit for Seras' recent change in personality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, they'd actually been having less sex and spending more time together kissing and hugging like 9th graders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was quite cute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon brushed aside some of Seras' hair as he smiled at her fondly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My love is finally healing… And for once I had nothing to do with it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kanami stared at her brother with a bit of pride in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She opened her mouth to tell him that she was proud of the man he had become, but somehow something entirely different slipped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Simp.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1833,"2026-06-03T10:36:59.395Z","2026-06-03T10:36:54.451Z",1,"novelbin.me","9907b847d844978e8eb6ed15cc1dcdb8d89c9af9e1fea7f3d1e9fd995aed8f5e","first-demonic-dragon-chapter-680","first-demonic-dragon-chapter-678",1284,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffirst-demonic-dragon-cover.jpg"]