[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-first-demonic-dragon":3,"chapter-first-demonic-dragon-first-demonic-dragon-chapter-808":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},1078278,1393,"Chapter 808 Unrecognizable","first-demonic-dragon-chapter-808",808,"\u003Cp>It was almost like Abaddon had forgotten Shin was human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was pulling his punches a bit, sure, but he was only doing it so that he could hit Shin over and over again without killing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And since Abaddon had left the abyss part of his body behind in Tehom, the Order's natural magic wasn't activating to protect him and even the score.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But regardless, Shin was determined not to need it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon raised his shield over his head and prepared to smash what little brains Shin had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he noticed the strangest thing before he could strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be specific, it was a faint silver patch underneath a layer of split skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Oh..?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a disgusting twist, Abaddon watched the back of Shin's head writhe and squirm like a mass of worms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That day, a cannon formed on the back of Shin's head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon spent around half a second gawking before he would learn that the damn thing actually worked. Well at that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blast rocked Abaddon's shield arm and sent him careening back in an open field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was so shocked that his arm was rattled. He didn't even remember the last time something like that had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was already kicking himself internally. It would have done him well to be more prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His ears were suddenly assailed with the ripping of fabric.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shin tore away his coat and shirt and stood tall over the freezing red snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As well as a layer of false skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body was comprised of blue lights and shifting silver metal from his lower jaw all the way down to the rest of his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon could only shake his head pitifully. His fighting spirit all but completely diminished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your father would be so disappointed if he could see you now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shin's jaw set in place and a set of rocket thrusters opened up on his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, whose fault is it that he can't?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shin shot forward like a missile; his arm transforming into a sword sharp enough to cut through metal and stone alike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But whether it could cut through dragon scales was yet to be determined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Abaddon, for all intents and purposes, had grown irreversibly tired of all of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time stopped for everything but Abaddon and his family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared into the face of this roaring, hateful man and he saw just how ugly his hatred had made him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was almost eye opening in a way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon observed Shin's entire body carefully while time was frozen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He circled him like a hunter looking for weakness on a bleeding prey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lifting his finger, he poked him once in the base of his spine with no apparent motivation other than a momentary gag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stashed his shield, fixed the terrain and reverted back to his normal appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time was unfrozen and he stood in front of Shin with his arms folded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still soaring through the air, Shin brought his blade even closer to Abaddon's skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could practically visualize his retribution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But out of nowhere, his body clammed up. And a concussive blast directly assailed his nervous system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His pupils trembled. His eyes could no longer stay open, and keeping his body upright was now a pipe dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of cutting Abaddon, he landed in the pile of snow just in front of his feet. Unmoving and unresponsive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shin heard yelling before he had even opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes flashed open in a panic. Only for him to look around and realize that he was right at home in his temporary quarters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the voices he could hear yelling outside were all too familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"- id you even think about what you were doing?! If it was in any way morally defensible??\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another softer, more muffled voice could also be heard out in the hallway. This one belonging to a man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"T-The director was adamant in his decision, and as he is my superior, I couldn't-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You feed me a lie then you're going to be the one who needs a new jaw. You knew you could've stopped him. Recommend him for a psyche eval, forced a leave of duty, something!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"H-He would have had my job!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And I would have made sure that you and your family wanted for nothing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shin couldn't stomach listening to any more of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enjoy exclusive adventures from empire\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He threw off his blanket and stood up on wobbly legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Only to go right back down again after failing to take one single stride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blue screen that only he could see appeared in his field of view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{Host's nervous system has received direct damage. Time until full recovery is twenty-three minutes.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shin groaned. \"You could've warned me of that earlier, useless piece of garbage...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{My mistake. I wanted to enjoy watching you fall on your face for the third time today. Bitch.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shin was really regretting asking for an A.I who was intuitive and had some personality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{Regret it all you want. I am already here to stay.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't remind me..\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door was suddenly thrown open and Fiona stormed inside with a red face. Behind her was the doctor whose head she'd just chewed off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shin wished that his new body came with camouflage so that he could blend in with the flooring and hide until the end of days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{We have no such function. Adding it to our compiled list of potential upgrades.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Shut up, you damned thing…'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fiona stood over her father with white knuckles and a glare that could melt stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shin wasn't naive enough to think that his eldest daughter wouldn't hit him. Her temper wasn't a whole lot better than his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Give me a hand?\" He asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm close to giving you a foot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yea. That was about the reaction Shin expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He must've looked more pathetic than he thought, because his daughter didn't actually kick him while he was down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fiona helped him get to his feet, and tossed him over the bed like an old throw pillow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was far from a touching scene, but it was leagues better than the alternative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Explain.\" Was Fiona's sole demand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shin was a stubborn old bastard by his own design.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"… I made a choice. I don't have to explain anything to you, or-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't give me that shit, old man! You didn't just go and get a new hip, you mutilated your body and turned yourself into a goddamn Transformer! And for what?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For the mission!\" Shin yelled like it was obvious. \"So that you, your brother, and your sister will always be safe!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"FROM WHAT?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"FROM HIM!!\" Shin pointed beyond the four walls of their base. His booming voice rattled Fiona's heart and bones in equal measure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shin felt the way she looked at him change. And his flash of anger became one of his deepest regrets. \"I.. had limitations before. The serums did their work, but I will be one hundred and seventy this year. I didn't have much more time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing that I was going to get weaker while he was getting stronger every year… I couldn't stand for it. I had to catch up to him somehow. To protect everything that we have at home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fiona clicked her teeth and started walking away from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her father became desperate. \"I had no choice! I couldn't rest peacefully with the thought that he might take everything away from me again!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Abaddon did not kill grandfather!\" Fiona snapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He might as well have!\" Shin yelled back. \"He left his post! He let those things slip out and couldn't do a proper cleanup! If he had've stayed down in the dark where he belonged then none of this would have happened!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fiona had never once seen her father say anything so needlessly cruel. Not until today that is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It very possibly shifted the way she would look at him forever. And she didn't even know when or how he had gotten this bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't even recognize you anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Short, bitter, and clear cut, Fiona's soft spoken words left no room for interpretation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And neither a punch, nor a bomb could have shaken him more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed the mirror on the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was almost everything he thought he wanted to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, that accomplishment of his had never felt so unbearably hollow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He finally had to admit to himself… he didn't recognize the man in the mirror either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fiona stormed outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cold air wracked her body as her eyes stung with tears she refused to let fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She came up with a million curses for her adoptive father during the duration of her walk. Some in English and some in spanish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither language spoken made her feel better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fiona snapped out of her melancholy and quickly rubbed her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking up, she found Thrudd sitting on a snowy hill with both pets at her side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by her light clothing, she wasn't bothered by the weather at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Hi.\" Fiona responded curtly, unsure why she had stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a while, the two women sat and stared at each other awkwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Fiona turned to go, Thrudd reached inside of her bag and pulled something out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Protein bar?\" She offered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fiona had no way to determine whether this girl was joking with her or not…\u003C\u002Fp>",1567,"2026-06-03T10:36:58.079Z","2026-06-03T10:37:04.550Z",1,"novelbin.me","55c4a53dd54fec03ce79ebd7e82907bc2d1b5abbe676b777358b6c494899e0b5","first-demonic-dragon-chapter-809","first-demonic-dragon-chapter-807",1284,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffirst-demonic-dragon-cover.jpg"]