Chapter 1825 - 1825. Expression

Noah was completely conscious and in control of his centers of power. His mental sphere was working properly, his darkness flowed at will, the black hole rotated as usual, and his body carried its iconic strength. However, everything else couldn't be real. Lily was dead, and that mansion had turned into dust millennia ago.

Lily didn't move, but she wasn't part of a scene stuck on a single image. She felt alive when Noah inspected her, and the same went for the rest of the mansion. He could even look inside its fabric and see the weak "Breath" filling those materials.

'What is even happening?' Noah didn't know what to think.

Truth be told, Noah didn't think about Lily for a while. His life in the Mortal Lands appeared as nothing more than a short dream after he experienced the long adventures of the Immortal Lands. Many meaningful events had happened in the lower plane, but he was far too past them to linger in his memories.

'Is the dragon's aura messing with my perception?' Noah wondered as a tinge of anger surged inside him. 'Does it mean that I can shatter this dream?'

A violent aura seeped out of Noah's body and started to spread in the environment. The real Balvan mansion would have crumbled as soon as he blinked, but that version of the structure was resilient. It endured Noah's destructive thoughts until rips appeared on the scene.

Noah raised his hand and pointed at the largest tear, but a hand suddenly touched his shoulder. He immediately turned and prepared himself to launch an attack, but the acc.u.mulated power dispersed when he saw Divine Demon.

"Focus on getting back," Divine Demon exclaimed in a calm voice. "Don't attack it. Just remember where you are."

Noah's senses confirmed that Divine Demon was real. His cultivation level was as he recalled, and every feature of his body matched his memories. The faint azure glow that spread from its hand even helped Noah calm down, and he quickly closed his eyes to follow those directives.

Roars slowly reached his ears again as he focused on his most recent real memory. He returned to the edges of the hole and noticed that most of the weaker dragons were staring at him.

Noah quickly turned to inspect the situation and saw that Divine Demon was still behind him. A faint smile appeared on the expert's face when he removed his hand and glanced at the other existences in the group.

"They are still out," Divine Demon explained. "I wouldn't normally wake you up since the experience might help, but you were about to launch attacks. I had to stop you."

Noah understood the whole meaning behind Divine Demon's words after he inspected the other experts. They were all standing or sitting with their eyes closed. Their first instinct during the strange ability wasn't to attack right away, so they remained calm while inside their coma.

"How did you wake up so quickly?" Noah inevitably asked.

"I don't carry memories," Divine Demon explained. "I went back to the Mortal Lands, but they were almost empty. I saw a few familiar faces before awakening."

Noah could only nod at that answer. Divine Demons' existence was complicated. His character even went beyond the definition of eccentric, but Noah saw him as one of the most talented cultivators that had ever appeared in the world. His determination was even incredible since the decision to forget things didn't arrive out of necessity.

The weaker dragons stopped inspecting them after Noah and the others regained their concentration. The group of experts could only look at the green dragon again at that point. It was clear that the recent experience came from its aura, but they didn't know how that attack had worked.

The situation didn't even allow them to question the creature, so Noah crouched and peeked past the edges to see if the lower tier dragons could help.

"He is an expression of time," One of the dragons explained. "You have only experienced one of your older memories at the first contact with his aura."

"Time?" Noah couldn't help but ask as surprise filled his face.

"The leaders of the dragons carry the fundamental aspects of the world," The creature explained. "Mother as a deep connection with every dragon-like existence. She can sense them even if they are on the other side of the storms since she expresses our very life."

Noah remained speechless at that revelation. He struggled to believe that Heaven and Earth had let such a powerful ability go when they assigned their punishments.

'I never had a chance to stay away from long-neck,' Noah silently understood. 'The entirety of the storms is its range. What a powerful ability.'

"What about the other?" Noah asked as his attention went on the black dragon.

"He expresses death, Mother's very opposite," The dragon explained.

'So, time, life, and death,' Noah thought as an issue appeared in his mind, and he didn't hesitate to voice it to the dragon.

"Is there another leader?" Noah asked. "These features can't be a case. They are missing one, right?"

"You are correct," The dragon said as other creatures turned and shot surprised glances at him.

Noah didn't understand what was happening, but he decided to resume his position since he didn't particularly enjoy having multiple rank 9 creatures pointing their mouths at him.

King Elbas and the others had heard the entirety of the conversation, and they shared his astonishment. The dragons were far from simple creatures. They were even the strongest type of magical beasts in the entire world. However, there had to be a limit to how much of the fundamental aspects of the world they could express since they contained different laws.

"I believe you can all understand why we are here," The long-necked dragon suddenly announced in a deep female voice that spread until it reached the edges of the storms in the distance and continued to fly.

The dragons fell silent after those words. The long-necked dragon stared at everyone from above their heads. The creature appeared tired even if its body was full of energy.

"A fight is inevitable," The black dragon announced in its rough voice that threatened to open cracks in the area. "They have trapped one of us this time. We must free her."

"Heaven and Earth are getting close to their final act," The green dragon added. "We can't wait for another chosen to go through the sleep again. We don't have enough time."

Some dragons actually dared to roar complaints, and the three leaders remained silent while they listened to those critiques. None of the weaker creatures said something offensive. They respectfully made their point as they waited for their turn to speak.

"We understand your concerns," The long-necked dragon continued, "But we can't risk losing her now. The final battle is approaching, and we need all our power."

"Not just power," The black dragon shouted. "We need your flesh and bones too. Only determination will get you nowhere. You must prepare harder and save the dragon of space."

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Author's notes: Guess who's late again? I'm sorry for these small delays. I know they can worsen your reading experience, but I end up taking multiple breaks between each chapter since my eyes can't keep up after a full day spent writing. I hope you can understand.

Anyway, the next chapter should be up in a few minutes.