Vesryn Pulse: Wrath of Xenon

CHAPTER 25: BOND OF A DRAGON AND A KNIGHT

CHAPTER 25: BOND OF A DRAGON AND A KNIGHT

XENON WINGATE

2 ½ YEARS AGO

At the far edge and center of the wide hall is the leader of the terrorist group Arcadia; Zac Schneider. Together with him are two beautiful dragonoid women that are standing beside his self-proclaimed throne of the Dragonoid Empire. One of the dragonoid is a beautiful young-adult girl with brown hair and wears an elegant blue maid dress. The second dragonoid is a teenage girl with scarlet hair, tied with black ribbons in a dragonfly wing-like fashion, and she’s wearing a red glamorous maid dress. Their red eyes glared upon me and Alphonse, silently saying that they are ready to kill us.

“Zac fucking Schneider,” Alphonse said. “You are under arrest for committing war crimes, terrorism, and illegal sale of drugs. You have the right to remain silent, and anything your fucking mouth says can be used against you, prick.”

Zac leaned his face on his right fist and gave a smirk of the devil at us. “You Alterran dogs does not know your place. This castle is out of your jurisdiction. Haven't you heard that the dragonoids will have a separate empire from humans?”

I hate long talks before the fight, so I immediately stepped forward with my arms spread, ready to swing my twin buster swords in any angle. The two dragonoid maids readied their weapons: the scarlet-haired dragonoid with black ribbon ornament presented her glass-like photon sword, while the brown-haired dragonoid revealed his claw-shaped staff. The two maids took a step forward, ready to confront me, until…

“Senpai.” Serena blocked my way with her arms spread. Then she took the initiative to step forward towards the enemy. She glared at the terrorist duke with intimidating aura.

Duke Schneider noticed that Serena is holding a remote that is used to operate the elevator of this castle. He laughed as if he was relieved from any stress. “I never expected that a kind-hearted dragonoid of a dragon knight appeared right in front of my eyes. Since you have that remote, I presume that you took pity on the dragonoid terrorist and refused to kill them.”

“Tell me, what is the Arcadia fighting for?” Serena’s voice is full of fury. “Why are you letting the child fight in a merciless war?”

“Arcadia…” Zac Schneider frowned. “Arcadia is fighting for freedom for all the dragonoids. For centuries, dragonoids has been enslaved by humans. They use them as livestock, treat them like an animal and borrow their power as an object. Humans have been oppressive for eternity. I saw it. You saw it. Everybody saw it. The only difference between me and any other people is that I pity them. Dragonoids may not be humans, but they have emotions and souls too. That is why I stood up, not as a human duke, but the leader of the dragonoid resistance to fight for what is right.”

“But you committed war crimes. Thousands of innocent people died on your tab. And you let kids fight the war for you.” Serena is still mad.

“You seem to misunderstand, beautiful missus.” Zac smiled. “Those dragonoid kids you saw fighting the war, I didn’t force or hire them. They fought with their own volition. They never wanted to become a slave to humans. They want to be free. They are fighting for their ideals and sense of justice.”

“That’s…” Serena’s eyes are about to unleash tears. She put her hands on her aching chest.

Zac Schneider spread out his hand, pointing to Serena. “I know you understand them. You’re a dragonoid too, so you must have suffered similar pain and suffering of a slave. You know the realities of this world. You know how merciless humans can be. Come, Miss Serena Maizono. Join me and let’s create a brand new world, a world free from slavery. We will create a society where dragonoids and humans have the same standing. Your charisma towards the dragonoids and even humans will help me build a utopia for dragonoids like you. With you, the dragonoid kids will surely smile with joy.”