Overlord: Reborn as an NPC

Chapter 13: The Dragon Kingdom

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[Timeskip - 3 Day]

[Narrators POV]

The Dragon Kingdom. A relatively small country with an interesting history. Founded after the fall of the Evil Deities 200 years ago by Brightness Dragon Lord, it borders the Katze Plains, the Baharuth Empire, the Theocracy and the Beastmen Nation.

One would expect the country, having been founded by a Dragon Lord, would be a powerhouse due to the access to Wild Magic. While it is true that their Queen, Draudillion Oriculus does have Dragon Lord blood in her. Thus, making her able to use the lost art. The Wild Magic she can perform is so diluted it is almost useless. Each spell is inefficient and less viable compared to Tier Magic.

It doesn't help that their geography is poor either. Being situated near the edges of the human realm, they're constantly fighting the Beastmen Nation. A nation that sees humans as nothing but either food or walking fleshlights. If it weren't for the interference of the Empire or the Theocracy, the country would have ceased decades ago.

Both countries provide military aid to the Dragon Kingdom to keep the Beastmen at bay from outright destroying the kingdom entirely. Though, this relationship isn't out of friendliness or charity. Rather, the Dragon Kingdom's existence is the only thing keeping the massive Beastmen hordes from attacking and destroying the human nations west of the supercontinent.

The Beastmen themselves don't bother with full-scale invasions either. While they could take over the Dragon Kingdom in one fell swoop, they choose to be patient. They see the Dragon Kingdom as a replenishing source of food. Appearing once every few years, attacking a small village or city before retreating.

With the constant skirmishes over the decades, the Dragon Kingdom has always faltered between somewhat peaceful stability to being on the brink of collapse. The Beastmen Nation have already captured three major cities of the Dragon Kingdom. Holding numerous flesh banquets where they gorge on humans. Both alive and dead.

So, the nation and its inhabitants have been living in constant fear. The looming threat of being eaten alive by Beastmen at any moment has made the country enter a depressed state. It's only a matter of time before the Dragon Kingdom falls to the clutches of the Demi-Humans. Though, all that was going to change with the appearance of three wandering adventurers.

[Scene Change]

Fire, explosions, screaming. Those were the things a young boy, no older than 8, witnessed. The boy's name was Daryl. A usually cheerful and bright boy that could make even the most grumpy of men smirk. He was the illegitimate son of a relatively powerful noble. Even though he was a smart child, to preserve his father's status, he and his mother had to be moved to the outskirts of the Kingdom.

The area itself was relatively peaceful. A small village that was surrounded by a forest with a path to the nearest city which was around a 30-minute jog away. As far as records show, the village where Daryl and his kind mother lived was safe. No Beastmen have attacked the place in decades compared to other populated areas of the nation.

Sadly, peace never lasts. Out of the blue, a horde of Beastmen swarmed the unsuspecting people of the village. Daryl could still hear the desperate words echoed by his mother. "GO, DARYL! RUN WHILE YOU STILL CAN!" She screamed, before being dragged away by the claws of Beastmen. Waiting for her turn to get eaten, not before being used as a living fleshlight by the invaders.