Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3953

Chapter 3953: Second Place (Part 2)

"You two share a mind link, the life-and-death bond, and I’m the one locked outside of your special relationship, am I not?" Nalrond asked.

"That’s fair." Faluel chuckled. "Don’t worry, I’ll be extra careful, Kami."

"Now that this is solved, how do you feel knowing you’ll be the second Lesser Divine Beast to achieve Dragonhood, Faluel?" Morok had remained silent until that moment only in respect for his fellow soon-to-be father.

"What do you mean, second?" Faluel’s eyes twitched uncontrollably, way worse than Ajatar’s.

"Well, yeah." Morok shrugged. "Master Ajatar’s evolutionary path is simpler and more straightforward. He was bound to beat you to Dragonhood even without this forced break. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

"On top of that, he is not going to put his research on hold for fairness’s sake while you wait for Friya to give birth. Unless Master Ajatar falls into a coma, you have no way to achieve Dragonhood before him.

"You’ll be the second out of two. In other words, you’ll come in last. Unless, of course, another Drake figures out the trick after Master Ajatar shows off his Dragon form to his clan. Then you might be third, fourth, or maybe even-"

"Shut up!" The Hydra cut him short.

The Tyrant had a gift for annoying people, but what made him truly insufferable was the hard, cold truth in his words.

’Once Ajatar achieves Dragonhood, he has no reason to keep it hidden from the rest of Mogar.’ Faluel inwardly cursed her unjust fate. ’At that point, even if he doesn’t share anything about our joint research, all those in the Harmonizer project will realize the truth.

’They know I’m the one who brought Ajatar in and that we are on friendly terms. What stumps the rest of the researchers is the idea that Dragonhood is still a faraway goal, but, as Zagran said, once they witness Ajatar’s success, they’ll know it’s possible.

’It will be enough for other Hydras to involve more Drakes in our research, and it will take them much less than eight months to walk in our footsteps. By the time Friya’s twins are born, I won’t be even among the first ten to achieve Dragonhood. I’ll just be one of many.’

’But my babies will grow up knowing they have the best godmother in the world.’ Friya said, intruding on the Hydra’s thoughts via their bond. ’Thank you for sacrificing so much for me, Master Faluel.

’It means a lot for me, my husband, my family, and all my friends.’ She brought the Hydra’s hand to her womb, and Faluel felt the two small lives through the blood they shared with her.

Anyone else would have thought that Friya had taken a page from Jirni’s book and was trying to manipulate the Hydra, but the relationship between Harbinger and master made such deception impossible.

Listening to Faluel’s thoughts had allowed Friya to realize how much the Hydra was giving up for her twins’ sake, just like Faluel felt Friya’s honest joy and gratitude. On top of that, the blood bond between them stirred one of the few instincts capable of overriding Dragon greed in the Hydra.

’There’s no need to thank me.’ Faluel replied, her determination to protect the unborn babies no less than if they were growing inside of her. ’Hatchlings must be protected at all costs. Treasures and glory come and go. Children cannot be replaced.’

Master and Harbinger shared a tender moment of motherhood that brought a happy smile to Faluel’s face and awakened a part of her that had grown dull after Sedra’s death.

’Gods-dammit, Nalrond is right!’ Anger and warmth fought for control over the Hydra’s heart, but warmth quickly beat anger into a pulp.

’About what?’ Friya asked, confused by the whirlwind of the Hydra’s feelings.

’I am the Solus in your relationship.’ Faluel admitted. ’I already love these children as though they are mine.’

’Good to know.’ Friya chuckled. ’Just keep your hands off my Kamila, okay?’

’I’ll do my best.’ The Hydra stared at Ajatar.

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