Dragon Soar To The Sky (Rewrite)
Open Seal

The golden dragon approached Vallen with its large form.

"What do you mean, if you've been waiting for me for 17 years?" Ask Vallen.

"Because this is not the first time you have entered this temple and met me. Your name's Vallen, isn't it?."

"I don't remember it at all, what happened in that moment?"

"Before I start that story, introduce yourself properly. Don't forget that this is my residence, and you are my guest."

"My name is Vallen, a Civiliant, 17 years old. Born to two ordinary parents, my mother was named Celia, my father was named Louise. You were?"

"Your father is an ordinary man? I don't think so."

"Hmm, what do you mean?"

"No, forget what I said."

"Oh, fine then."

(There must be something going on between Father and this ancient Dragon. But, why?)

"I brought a dark night with my body, my wings that let out a storm with a single blow, killing thousands of lives as I flew. I am the Dragon who can oppose the Gods. My name is Fafnir, one of the 5 Ancient Dragons."

(Great power, my legs are shaking, my heart is beating fast, my body is unable to move. What a dominating force, this is the power of the ancient Dragon."

Fafnir approached and turned into a human being, and said to Vallen.

"You've finally come back, this dragon has not seen you for a long time, and it turns out that you've grown up since the first time we met."

"But I, never met you."

"It's only natural that you don't remember anything, because at that time you were a baby."

"Still baby? So I'm going to this place with..."

"Yes, you're right. Louise and Celia brought you to this place."

"But why did my parents take me to this place?"

"Give me some time to tell you a little bit about it."

"Alright, I want to hear it too."

"Your father is the savior of this ancient Dragon."

"My father saved you?"

"In short your father fought me, at the same time he saved me. No, exactly he grew my wings that were once cut off and I owe your father a share of my power. So I put my scales inside Louise's body, and of course she's got great power."

"Wait a minute, what does this meeting have to do with me."

"Of course there's a connection to you, stupid. When your father received Bless from me, and gained great power, he married a woman, and gave birth to your first child. Your birth in this world was accompanied by a very violent storm, and you inherited your father's power."

"Is that true? Why I have no power in me. Even I don't feel a gust of Mana in this body."

Mana is a collection of energy possessed by a person who when this energy is released it will create a power called magic.

"Because of your small body, of course you cannot withstand the magnitude of that power. Louise and Celia, the two of them then came up to me, and asked to seal the power that is within your body, because if I do not suppress that power, then soon your body will explode, and become ashes."

"So the reason I haven't felt Mana in me all this time is...?"

"Yes, I am the one who suppressed the power within you, but now you can receive your power again. Don't worry." Fafnir smile.

"Yes it could be said that the scales I planted in your father were finally naturally into your body. Well, a Dragon like me can also be careless you know?"

"Do you know how hard it is to live without Mana in my place. They kept mocking me, and the Academy dumped me." Vallen shed a tear by hitting the ground.

"Ah, I'm sorry, this is also all I do so that you can enjoy life. However, one day I was sure that if the time had come, you would come here, and beg me to get your strength again. But, how do you know this place, if your parents didn't even tell you about it?"

"I remember my Grandfather's story, he was a former Adventurer who once walked into a temple."

Vallen then recounted what had happened to his Grandfather.

"It turns out that way. One of those Adventurers turned out to be your Grandfather, and also the Father of your Mother. It's like a thread that ties each other."

Fafnir's point is, somehow, all the events are related.

"Is this what we call destiny?"

"Heh, I don't care. To me, the existence of a God is something very disturbing."

"Well, how do I get my powers back?"

"Of course I have to unplug that seal. But..."

"Hehm, what's wrong?"

"The seal I made on you was in the form of a chain that binds to your heart, each end of the chain has an iron stake of 10 pieces. All those pegs are stuck in your heart."

"Hahh so am I going to die?"

"Of course not, what good is magic if you die. In order to remove the seal I had to decipher one by one the chain. The problem is that every time I take off a chain, you'll feel pain like your heart is being pierced by hot iron. If it's 10 Chains then you'll feel 10 punctures right into your heart. Are you ready?"

Vallen who heard the consequences of this seal release ritual had made him doubtful and afraid. But he recalled the bitter times, wherever he was and wherever he stood, he would still be considered trash.

"Great Dragon, I won't die, will I?"

"I guarantee you will live, but you will feel great pain."

"Then, I accept the release of this seal. Be it ten pricks, or even hundreds, it can't compare to the sacrifice my parents made to raise this useless child."

"alright... Get ready, because this is gonna hurt a lot."

Fafnir who was in Human form began to make Vallen float in the air, and started to emit something Dragon-shaped seal head with chains on each side. Fafnir held onto the seal and began to take off one by one the chain seals that bound his strength.

Removing one chain takes about 2 minutes. Vallen screamed in pain, he continued to scream and scream until slowly his emotions began to fade. Fafnir who was aware of this tried to memorize Healing magic to slightly ease the pain.

"Hold, Vallen. I've already unplugged 4 Chains, hang on in a minute."

"That's....!!!"

The ritual is finally over. Vallen's physical form began to change, he was taller and muscular, his face looked increasingly handsome, and of course Mana began to gush out of his body, shaped like smoke and seen electric sparks from his body. As he opened his eyes, the sky began to rumble violently and let out a lightning bolt that struck Vallen's body as if it was giving its power to the chosen Man.

"Vallen, you are the son of Lightning, one of the powers that can rival the inhabitants of the sky. It turns out you have exactly the same power as your father."

Vallen clenched his hands up and let out a bolt of lightning.

"So this is my strength?"

"Haha... Congratulations on regaining your strength. But remember great power has another impact on you. Because of that excruciating pain, some of the emotions within you have diminished, what I see now is the look on your face without any expression. But take it easy, after a few months you'll be cured."

"Just for a while? It doesn't matter, after all I've regained my powers."

"Yes, your Strength is an extremely rare element of Lightning for an ordinary Human to possess."