Axis:Legacy

Chapter 8: Secrets

"He's surprisingly Cute," Thomas commented as he reached to pet the baby Dragon on the head only for the Dragon to hiss at him earning an amused laugh. "To think all it would take is just someone else's Mana and Ki to get that thing to Crack." Thomas continued as Ester scratched the chin of the Dragon who cooed from her touch.

"What did Professor Mills said when he looked at him?" Ren asked Ester who looked closed closely at the Dragon. "Is he healthy or--"

"He said that Axle is healthy," Ester answered as she placed the baby dragon on the table who curled up happily like a cat. "He should be capable of eating solid foods after a month, but for now we'll be sharing Mana and Ki."

"Axle?" Thomas and Ren asked her.

"I named him Axle after a great nurse who did his best to help people no matter the cost." Ester smiled as she petted Axle. "I hope that once he grows up he'll be able to help many people as well."

"I think it's possible," Ren smiled.

"Come to think of it," Yvonne said as she looked at Axle. "The Professors are surprisingly fine with leaving a student to raise a very rare and endangered creature?"

"Maybe because it's a lot easier to raise him with someone he views as a mother instead of some stranger." Thomas pointed out.

"It's probably that." Ren nodded. "I mean if it was raised by someone else I can imagine how disastrous that would have gone. After all, Dragons are powerful creatures so who knows what a little Dragon would have done if he was upset."

"That reminds me." Thomas smiled at Ren. "Are you coming for tonight's Terra Warzone Session?"

"I'll have to pass for this session." Ren frowned, much like Thomas, a lot of students would join in the Terra Warzone Campaigns hosted by the Older Years. Most of which take place in the Library every Leoron and Wulvi, which are the last two days of the Week.

"I promised Oscar to help him work on some plans for Weapon and Maintenance Training." Ren shook his head.

"Again?" Thomas asked him in disbelief. Their Classmate, Oscar was a bit of strange case as while he was an intelligent and cunning student but from what he had shown so far is that he is more fixated on machines.

"Yeah, this time he seems to be working on some weird chain mechanism," Ren explained recalling their daily research on the Forge every day. "It's quite hard to be honest since he hasn't told me anything about it too."

"Probably a surprise then," Yvonne said as she went back to her seat. Thomas then turned towards Yvonne with a smile and said.

"Oh hey since Ren isn't coming maybe you can—"

"I refuse," Yvonne said as she continued to look through her notes not bothering to look at Thomas or comment at the fact he looks like he saw someone kick a little kitten, earning an amused laugh from Ester and Ren.

Later in the afternoon, Ester and Axel went to the Cafeteria so that the two can eat and grab lunch. But as she was about to make their way towards the Table she was then called out by someone behind her.

"So that's the Dragon everyone's been talking about," She turned around and saw an older girl, a second-year no less, she looked at both Ester and Axel. But it was clear to anyone that she isn't looking at Ester with awe or amazement.

It was envy and scorn.

Ester simply kept quiet while Axel hid behind her fearfully.

"To think he would choose such an inferior Parent," She sneered at Ester who simply gave her a calm stare. "Excuse me?" She said trying her best not to hide the confusion in her face, this prompted a smug laugh from the older girl.