[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-first-demonic-dragon":3,"chapter-first-demonic-dragon-first-demonic-dragon-chapter-785":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},1078440,1393,"Chapter 785 Hunter's Daughter","first-demonic-dragon-chapter-785",785,"\u003Cp>On her throne made from bone and jagged rock, Mira maintained a cold outward look as she listened to the chieftain's report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to him, around a week or so ago, a small tribe of frost giants attacked a stone giant village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This alone would have been considered odd, as their numbers are far too inferior for them to attempt any sort of worthwhile siege.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They know this better than anyone. Up until then, it was much more common for them to only attack hunting parties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their rise in confidence seemingly came from the strange book their leader carried with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon opening it's pages, the books spewed dark creatures from the depths of it's pages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chieftain described them as 'icky'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira was able to create quite the mental picture with that description alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After she had heard everything, she leaned back into her throne and stared into the dark sky overhead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She closed her eyes and an intangible 'pulse' left her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using her own unfair version of echolocation, Mira spread her consciousness across the whole of the snowy realm in exactly one minute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While it was a monumental feat, Mira didn't look all too pleased with herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the back of her mind, she knew that her parents probably could have done it in less than a minute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once she finished her search, Mira re-opened her twin colored eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can't find the book.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chieftain's face turned a pale, grey color like that of fresh smoldering ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"P-Princess, I promise that my words were not a lie just now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira smirked as if she found his fear amusing. \"I'm aware the book you spoke of is real, Chieftain. There could be many reasons for why I cannot find it. They might have it stored in a pocket dimension, or the book could have just been inactive for too long.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see...\" The Chieftain only understood roughly every third word Mira had said. But he wanted to at least pretend like he knew what was going on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira stood up from her throne and dusted off her dress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take us to the sight of your most recent battle. We'll begin the search there before night fall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Ma'am!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira and her Unongendi were led to what appeared to be a landfill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large, sunken in trench filled with torn bodies, broken weapons and rubble. The stench of bloodshed and death was so concentrated that the air had practically become miasma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that she stood here, Mira could feel it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eldritch entities had definitely walked along these grounds... the energy flowing through their bodies tends to leave a supernatural 'stain' on the world. Similar in scale to a place where a mass ritualistic sacrifice has occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"S-So how do we find them, princess? We will help in any way that we can!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira smiled as she patted the oversized giant on the belly. Stay connected with empire\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No worries, Chief. We'll take it from here. You should get your people somewhere far away and deep underground for the time being.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"U-Underground..?\" The chieftain looked crestfallen. \"B-But, why are we…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira immediately recognized her mistake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just for the time being. I recognize that this may be uncomfortable for all of you, but I only urge this because it may be absolutely necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the battle begins it may be difficult to keep the area of destruction localized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is an extremely high chance that the ensuing devastation will be more than what your people can survive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chieftain looked like he was at a loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For many millennia, the frost giants' dominance had driven their rocky skinned brethren into the unwelcoming underground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Conditions were worse than the surface. Sufficient food was scarcer too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time things were nearing the end, they had resorted to cannibalism and their intellectual level was no greater than that of a second grader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps that was the reason why they and Mira initially got along so good. They were all rather childish individuals who acknowledged strength above all else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They trusted Mira because they sympathized with her ideals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather than rest on her laurels and enjoy the power past down through her lineage, she wanted to keep growing and establish herself as her own individual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was commendable. But more importantly, it helped the stone giants earn her trust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira was willing to put herself through unbelievable hardships to grow into her own woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn't a coward. And that was what made her trustworthy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…We will do as you say, princess. Please, come to find us soon.\" The chieftain asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira smiled reassuringly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have my word, friends. Please be safe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira didn't actually start her tracking until the backs of the tribe had fully left her line of vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For once, she felt like she knew what it was like to have kids and be worried about their wellbeing. It sucked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder her parents had only just started to let Courtney go places by herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Princess..?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the Unongendi placed a hand on Mira's shoulder to spur her into the present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She placed her hand over her follower's and gave it a firm squeeze. \"I'm fine, Angi. Perhaps I'm just getting sentimental in my old age.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Mira's parents knew that she had started to call herself old then they would probably lose their minds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Mira regained a sophisticated and thoughtful demeanor. Her eyes began to scatter the ground for tracks of any kind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, it hadn't snowed here in a little over a day. There were still some fresh tracks nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's get started then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira's eyes glowed with their own respective colors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind around them kicked up fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tracks Mira had set her sights on began to glow with a soft, pure light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mirages appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were huge, twenty foot behemoths with bodies thickened with muscle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mirages traveled in exactly the same path as the tracks they were born from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira looked back at her silent followers and smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's hurry now. We can't leave our friends underground for too long.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1019,"2026-06-03T10:36:57.186Z","2026-06-03T10:37:03.905Z",1,"novelbin.me","b9ac96d86996ff352156bd331d307a9bf07a7fc7bd12744d455d4f6c87d13c03","first-demonic-dragon-chapter-586","first-demonic-dragon-chapter-585",1284,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffirst-demonic-dragon-cover.jpg"]