Prologue

“Run! Everybody, run! Don't look back!” I said. As we run through the halls of this prison, we lived in for years.

I was upfront leading everyone out, but I halted when I heard a thud from behind. I turned around and saw two of our group was far behind. One is on the ground while the other is helping her up.

I saw the female dragon (drakaina) just right behind them, I hurriedly came to their rescue and carried the fallen girl (Elaine) into my arms.

Me and Demitra was running for our lives as Campe ran after us. I was struggling to keep my pace since I'm carrying Elaine, and her weight is taking a toll on me slowly.

We were almost at the door when I felt my legs started to wobble, but I thought of something. I grabbed Demi's sleeved and with my powers I blasted them out of this mansion.

I know that by doing so, it only weakend me more, so with the little strength I still got I shut the doors and faced the monster that is now meters away from me.

With my powers, I conjured a weapon. The female dragon and I stared at each other, we stared at each other for a long time before she charge at me first.

I strategically dodge her and attacked her from behind. But my action was in vain because her scorpion tail that whisked in my direction making me back up.

Her tail was my main problem, I can't attack her just like that or I'll be stung by her tail. But besides her scorpion tail, she also has snakes coiled around her ankles and the heads of various beasts in her waist.

In short, she is almost impossible to attack. Key word: almost.

Despite her monster like body, she isn't all monster. She had the head and upper body of a beautiful woman, which means her weak spot is her upper body.

I had another state down with her before I attacked her. I jumped as high as I could and thankfully enough I successfully pierced her right at the chest.

But my victory was short lived, because I felt myself numb and then I felt my heart beats began to fasten and then stops for a moment.

I then realized that I was stabbed by her tail, then I felt something has bitten me, I looked down and saw the heads of numerous monsters has bitten me.

Her tail no longer impaled me now, I thought that the pain will now lessen but I was wrong. The pain only got worst and the worst part is that she still looked unfazed of the fact that I pierced her.

So with the remaining strength that I still have, I concentrated my power where her chest it and said this words:

Be gone, fade away and rot in Tartarus forever! I banish you here in the world of the living, by the name of my mother, The Primordial Goddess of the Night, Nyx!

I finished the words and she dispelled thought the air with her scream of agony is the only thing I heard before I plopped down to the ground.

My body feels like it was pierced by a million times by a bows on fire, and then I felt cold, winter freezing cold.

Is this the effect of being stung by Campe's scorpion tail? Am I gonna die hear? Is this my end?

Images of my sisters came to my mind and I stiffened.

No. This isn't it! I'm not dying here, the girls still needs me. How will they survive with me? Especially, Harmony, Elaine, Solene, Bliss and Ria, they will not survive without me. They will keep on arguing with each other, and Lia, Demi, Elva, Czarina, Genesis and Alexis, the twins, they need someone to keep them grounded.

I can't, I can't just die here. I need to stand up, I need to get up and go to them.

“Come on! Stand up! Get up! For the girls, you need to get now!” I told myself. I rolled over, and struggled to get up at first but with the girls in my mind, I weakly stood up.

I stumbled down as I tried walked out of this hell of a place.

“The girls needs me.... I need to get to them, protect them, keep them safe....” I keep repeating those words in my head but my vision started to get blurry and my mind came to blank.

When I felt that I was going to faint, I saw a hearth and went towards it. I kneeled down in front of it and silently prayed.

“O Great Lady Hestia, Goddess of the hearth, home, architecture, domesticity, family, and the state, please hear my prayer to you.... Please help me, help me... I need your aid, O Great Lady... Please....” After that, I lost consciousness. But I didn't feel any cold but only felt the warmth of what you think a mother's embraced would be.

I don't know how long I was out but when I slightly gain consciousness, I saw a beautiful lady, her hair was bright blonde and a sun kissed skin, I couldn't see her face clearly but I know she was looking down on me lovingly but worry was in her eyes as I gaze at her one last time before I faint once again.

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