A Dragon's Heart Becomes A Generation's Hate

Chapter 1

°•Dragon Empire•°

•°The Vermillion Dukedom°•

"General! I'm glad you're here. The Duke has been waiting for your presence." Count Tioro who was an official under the House of Vermillion said while giving  respects to the general.

The general nodded and greeted him back as he went inside the Duke's study.

*Clack*

"Caspian Nimbus Vermillion greets father." Caspian kneeled and cupped his hands in greeting towards his father.

"Finally, you're here. Do you have any idea why I called you?"

Caspian shook his head indicating his answer.

"Well it's about time for me to have some rest, don't you think?" The Duke smiled at him while saying.

"I do not agree father, you've been quite energetic these days and I am confident you can still be up and running for at least five more years."

"Hmm, you think so? But lately your father *points at himself* feels like he would collapse at any second. I'm not young anymore you know."

"'Nonsense Father! I heard mother once speaking about how you're becoming more as would commoners say "pumped up"."

"There's no such thing."

"Then are you saying mother is lying?"

"..."

(^ ▽ ^メ)

"Sigh* Son. I'm not joking." (ー_ー゛)

"I've never joked in my life, father."

(╬☉д⊙)⊰⊹ฺ "*Tsk*, you're giving me a headache. I truly meant what I said. It's time to appoint you as the new Duke, you're mother already agreed to it."

(눈‸눈)

"*Chuckles* If mother agrees then I have no complaints, but I request one thing. And when will the ceremony commence?" Caspian met his father's eyes while saying.

"Hmm? Do enlighten me. And also, the ceremony will be held two months from now. This is going to be rushed but you can't blame me. I'm already tired." The Duke replied.

*Murmur*(Hmm, that's enough time.)

Caspian ignored the last lines as he looked at his father while thinking. 'Just say that you're dying. Don't make it look like you just want a vacation.'

He then replied in all seriousness. "Allow me to leave the house."

"What do you mean leave the house? You can leave if you want to."

"I will leave the house for more than a month."

"Why is that you're request? Are you stupid or something?? You could have asked for anything! I would even give you the throne of the Vermillion- I never said that......"( ╹▽╹ )

As he was telling everything else he can do for him he then realized that this son of his was not joking. He did not care about those things and the duke felt uneasy for some reason.

"And why is that? Why do you have to say something like that to me? In this house you can go out anytime?"

"I want to go find someone whom I've not seen for quite some time. Do not worry I'll return before the ceremony. I'm telling you this so that you don't twist the words you tell mother." The Duke disregarded his last sentence and tried to remember a person who Caspian may be referring to and he almost forgot about it until it hit the back of his mind.

"The person with the name Leora that you always keep mentioning while sleeping?" The Duke remembered the times when he snuck into his son's room (don't ask) and how he always saw him smiling like a fool when he was sleeping every time he mentioned the name 'Leora'.

( „- _ -„)＼(^ - ^ )

"*Pat* No need to be embarrassed son. When I met your mother I became a fool as well, do you know that your mother was once the lady all men yearned for? Even that idiot of a brother of mine back in the Phoenix Empire used to be one of her suitors before meeting my late sister-in-law. Son I tell you, I fell in love with your mother the second she locked eyes with mine and you won't believe how many people tried to kill me because I was the one Sera chose. Kekeke. And that lizard bastard who calls himself the emperor even tried to capture me! *Laughs* Hahahahahahahahahahahahbdudjjficjdidnmeisowleoabsud Keeee haaaa ack *cough* *cough* I forgot you all are lizards. *cough* don't tell your mother." (；^ω^）

Caspian: (٥↼_↼)

*mumbles* *looks at the burnt part of his father's left hand*

"Fried Chicken......."   (・_・)

"What?"

"Ehem ehem. So, will you allow me?"

(☉｡☉✿)"Oh, *cough* sure go ahead. You can go whenever you want and always remember to be gentle towards her. And make sure to put in a good word for me."

"Of course father, I wouldn't really want her to think my father is not someone sane at the very least." Caspian nonchalantly said while ignoring his father's glare.

"..."

"Perhaps I've been too nice to you for the past recent days." (^_^メ)

"(“ー_ー) *cough* well then, I bid my farewell father, please give mother my regards."

And with that, the young duke escaped his father's wrath.

Barely.