Ascension

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Sorry for the long wait, here is the next chapter, I hope it can live up to the wait.

( Underworld, Dragon Territory)

A long weekend of worries, fatigue from bad sleep and nearly having to explain to one of her best friends why her boyfriend was a monster, had left Irina very, very drained. So much so that when she was dropped at the outskirts of Tannin's place, she sat down on her bag and yelled utter nonsense as loudly as she could. The Dragon Mountains, a sort of Dragon sanctuary project led by Tannin entirely alone, with the blessing of the four devil kings, was so scenic, majestic and huge that her screaming and yelling just faded off on the rocky landscape.

" Feel better?" Ddraig, manifested as a small green crystal on her left hand, asked in slight concern, with a bit of that inner male fear of a potentially angry or distressed female. The greatest fear known to man. She let out a huge sigh, before taking a few breaths to calm herself enough to talk." No.. maybe a little, I don't know Ddraig. I mean Xenovia she was.. She.. she could have found out for satan's sake!" Her throat hurted a ton, but worst yet was the headache. Just feeling the blood in her brain bumping hurted like getting kicked in her side." But she didn't."," For now, thankfully I got the book back.."

After their conversation and Xenovia exposing an old traumatic event she and Issei shared, Irina had with a heavy heart stolen the book and taken it with her." Without it, she won't find out.."," Irina, I still think you should do what I suggested the other day. They are yours and his friend, they will help you." The thought had crossed her mind a number of times now, especially after Issei vanished into thin air last saturday. Each time she began falling into a quick spiral of doubts and hopes, ultimately ending up back where she started. Unsure and afraid to try.

She hated feeling like her friends, the people who had saved her from her near endless coma and had helped, maybe not in the best way, to reunite her with the love of her life, were going to betray her or force her to choose between them and Issei. It had made her feel more sympathetic towards Penemue, even if her wife had tried to kill her and Issei, they were still in a similar boat." I still don't think that would be too smart, Ddraig. What I need is.. I Have to deal with this myself.. That's the only way I can see this being.. Being fixed." The uncertainty in her voice was clear to Ddraig, but he could not help her anymore than he already had. But he knew someone who could.

" I can understand that's how you see it, Irina, but maybe try talking to someone about it. Doesn't have to be anyone from the group or people who Issei personally. You could try talking with Tannin."," Why Tannin?" She asked, curious to his choice of confidant. Before he could answer, she spotted a figure behind the mountain peaks, walking towards her location. Purple scales, a few pieces of armor and a pair of golden horns, the full get up of the very person she and Ddraig was talking about. Tannin was coming." Because Tanning is a trustworthy friend and one of the best teachers this world has ever seen."," Hello young one!" Ddraig dismissed himself, as Tannin stopped by the cliff Irina sat on and handed her a basket of apples.

He had sat between two of his claws, carefully as to not squash its contents." Hello Tan.. um, I mean lord Tannin?" Irina tried to act as natural as she could, while stumbling a bit over her greetings. The former dragon king was amused, laughing so hard the ground shook a bit." I am no 'lord' my friend, I am simply Tannin. Be not afraid to say my name, I welcome it." He was happy and joyous to sit at the least, it was hard to believe he had fought them the other day with how friendly he was. Even for Irina, who had gotten a dragon back hand or three from him." Alright then, Tannin. Thanks again for training me and all that.. Um but, what are these?" She pointed to her newly required apple basket, full of said apples.

Yet instead of yellow, green, red or a mix of the three colors, these were purple or a reddish blue." Haha, right of course you wouldn't know that is! I bet Ddraig doesn't even know, since he's never had one either!" Again he laughed, enough to shake the ground and make Irina listen to Ddraig's somewhat childish growls." So what are they?"," These are dragon apples my friend, a very rare and nearly extinct fruit, that are extremely vital to a few certain dragon species's survival, as well as an amazing snack for the rest of dragon kind." He didn't waste a second after that to explain more.

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