Under the Red Dragon.

Chapter 5: Young Dragons
The sleeping dragon baby had its eyelids tightly closed, but at a certain moment they suddenly began to move slightly, and a faint aura rose from the dragon's body.

Flowing like water, it spread across most of the cave. This was the powerful weapon used by the dragon to intimidate the weak and deter the strong - dragon might.

In the area covered by the dragon's might, enemies with weak wills will have their spirits restrained and intimidated, and will find it difficult to be independent. Enemies with strong wills will also be oppressed mentally.

Apparently, Charon, who had just awakened from his deep sleep, was unable to control his dragon power freely, and startled the young dragons who were biting, fighting and playing on the other half of the cave floor where sunlight was exposed.

Caron's first sleep lasted a little longer than he expected. It was probably because he temporarily restricted his body growth and used the nutrients and energy stored in his body for internal regulation and development. So now it has been twenty days since he entered the sleep.

During this period, several baby dragons were born under the magic hatching of the Blue Dragon Lady, including two white dragons, a green dragon with scales like an emerald dragon, a blue dragon and a black dragon.

This is the result of the hatching of the dragon eggs that the blue dragon mother picked up from the mountains and forests with great effort. (Many eggs laid by five-colored dragons before they reach adulthood are abandoned in the wilderness because they do not have a fixed nest or are too lazy to take care of them. A large part of the reason why they start to raise the young dragons after they reach adulthood is also because of the request of the evil dragon god Tiamat.)
These dragonlets are only a dozen days old and their sizes aren't very different.

The thinnest black dragon among them was half a circle larger than a three to five month old foal. At this moment, the group of dragonflies were looking at the source of the dragon's might in surprise, and then began to slowly gather around the most powerful red dragon, Clenaya, present.

The dragonflies are a true dragon race, and the dragon's might does not suppress them as harshly as it does other races. It was not the dragon's might that alarmed the young dragons, but the distinctive red dragon that stepped out of the shadow cave.

As a young dragon, his body is far smaller than that of the blue dragon lady deep in the cave, but the full and muscular limbs and chest and back show that the red dragon has the embryonic form of powerful strength far beyond that of other evil dragon species.

Even the golden dragon, the most powerful metal dragon in the good dragon camp, would not be stronger than the red dragon at this moment in a pure strength contest under the conditions of the same age.

On the three-dimensional face, the spines from the lower jaw to the cheeks and the dark red dragon horns that meander backwards and begin to become somewhat metallic give the red dragon a more ferocious look.

The light red vertical pupils are filled not with the indifference of animals but with the flash of wisdom, which creates an extra sense of oppression when staring at the enemy.

Red lines began to appear on the broad and strong wings, and there was a tendency for them to spread to the dragon scales all over the body, which meant that this red dragon had awakened its own fire spell.

These patterns are created by fire magic, which will make the dragon's magic flow faster, its control ability stronger, and its spells more powerful.

But not every red dragon will have these lines, just like not every gorilla is born with intelligence.

The scales gradually turned into deep red, became thicker and stained with a metallic luster, with occasional gray-yellow light flowing.

The dragonflies' heritage told them that this meant that the red dragon had awakened other special talents.

The red dragon is a natural monarch of fire and magma, and has the potential to become a master of controlling the earth and metal elements.

Therefore, we can roughly guess what the special talent of the awakened red dragon is.

"What kind of monster is this?" The young dragons, who are considered monsters by most creatures in Ekania, sighed in their hearts.

The green emerald dragon Antajena looked at the stubborn little female dragon Clenaya beside her, who was taller than Kalon but looked a little "thin" in comparison, like a knight in heavy armor compared to a bare-metal soldier.

He couldn't help but touch the little female dragon's shoulder with his wing tip, glanced at Karon who was stepping and spreading his wings to stretch his body, and asked quietly: "Is this the monster with outstanding talent you want to challenge? I think it's better to forget it."

Influenced by the red dragon's heritage, Clenaya, who aspires to become the red dragon queen, looks at the dragonlets who have been physically persuaded during this period of time, and they have a look of retreat on their faces. Even her own daughter, Antajna, looks worried.

Anger began to rise in her heart, and she hummed in dissatisfaction: "You are all dragons, so you are afraid of another dragon? I am not afraid of Kalon. Humph, I will find an opportunity to challenge him, then defeat him and make him submit to me."

The little female dragon felt a little bloated due to the growth after the dormant period.

"Then I suggest you challenge him now while he is still in his weak state after waking up from his slumber. Once you defeat him, we can help you pin him down and make him bow his head and acknowledge your leadership position among the dragon hatchlings."

The green dragon's eyes turned, and as a green dragon, Antajena, who was naturally fond of conspiracies and tricks, bewitched.

"This would be taking advantage of Caron, he would never accept it," Klenaya, who had some martial virtues but not much, hesitated. This suggestion really made Long excited.

"We will help you, and we are more numerous and powerful, he can't fight against us." The half-blood white dragon, whose brain was naturally more confused than the other five-colored dragons, spoke up. This white dragon was obviously smarter than his dull-looking compatriots.

Only the black dragon and the blue dragon looked at each other silently without saying a word.

After a second of hesitation, Klenaya accepted the suggestion, squeezed out of the dragon group, and growled softly.

It was like an engine that kept making sounds that were sometimes high and sometimes low. "Roar..." This was a challenge to Charon. "Charon, I want to challenge you. The winner will become the leader of the dragonlings. If you don't dare to accept the challenge, then bow your head and acknowledge me as your queen."

The little female dragon Clenaya roared softly and declared war on Charon. At the same time, she imitated what Charon did last time, stomping her hind legs heavily on the ground and lightly stepping on her front legs to accumulate strength for the attack.

She thought she had a lot of ideas, and wanted to defeat him using Kalon's method, and then break Kalon's limbs. Undoubtedly, the dragon's pettiness and vengeance were also the consensus of all creatures in Ekania.

Caron did not answer. He just roared in a low voice, and then he stood up with his strong hind legs. Then he flapped his broad and strong wings lightly and soared into the sky.

He knew that no matter what kind of opponent he faced, he could not let the other party easily understand his attack intentions and means. Although he was no longer afraid of the direct confrontation with the little female dragon, Charon circled in the air for a while and then swooped down.

Clenaya calmly waited for Karon's attack, and just as Karon's thick and sharp claws were about to approach, she used her hind legs to stand up.

As its upper body retracted to twist away Karon's attack, its sharp claws on its forelimbs and its mouth full of tiny fangs were ready to bite Karon who passed by and pull him off.

But when Clenaya stood up with a low roar, what awaited her was not the sharp claws of Karon's attack, but Karon, who had not yet exerted his full strength, suddenly stopped at a slight distance outside her attack range.

A cone-shaped flame with fluctuating magic power mixed with explosive destruction gushed out from Charon's open mouth.

Clenaya subconsciously closed her eyes to avoid the burns from the dragon's breath.

Even though the red dragon's natural resistance to fire is extremely good, and it can even be said to be immune to physical fire damage, its relatively fragile eyes cannot withstand the dragon's breath.

At this moment, Klenaya heard the wailing of her cervical vertebrae, and then she fell heavily to the ground.

With one of Karon's huge forelimb claws, he firmly pressed the fallen Clenaya's neck, and with the other claw, he pressed the little female dragon's mouth, completely ignoring Clenaya's resistance of flapping her wings and her attempt to twist her body.

In the smoke and dust raised by the tail, the ferocious head moved closer to the little female dragon's open eyes. The two looked into each other's eyes. In the vertical pupils that looked down at her, there was no anger or desire for destruction that had existed in the previous battle, only rationality and indifference.

"This is the last time you will offend me," Caron's gradually growing strong and ferocious head began to gain majesty with the blessing of his status as a winner.

The sharp claws pressed against the little dragon's cheek again and again, and the calm and gentle words were more powerful, "I am in a good mood today, so I decided to forgive your stupid offense. If there is a next time, the price will be your fragile life."

After being easily defeated in two consecutive challenges, the pride and humiliation in Clenaia's heart were finally shattered, and her inflated will returned to rationality.

The shadow in his heart was revealed through his eyes, showing weakness and submission. His wings that were still flapping drooped weakly, and his twisting body became quiet. Only the obedient dragon voice sounded softly, "Forgive my reckless offense. I will obey your will."

"Good, you finally got your damn brain out of your ass and used it," Caron released his claws with satisfaction.

The dragon turned around and looked at the young dragons watching the battle around him, and said, "What about you? Do you want to challenge me? I can give you a chance."

Even the most powerful young dragon, Clenaya, was trampled like a toy. Giant dragons, who were intelligent and even smarter than humans, would also judge the situation. Besides, that damn red dragon's sandbag-sized fist was obviously not satisfied yet.

If he stood up now, he would just get beaten for nothing. Even a proud dragon would not do such a business that is doomed to lose money.

The green dragon lowered its proud head first and said, "You are the leader of the young dragons, I will obey you."

The clever white dragon stretched out its hind legs and kicked its fellow dragon who was standing there in a daze, and they all lowered their heads to agree with the green dragon's words. The silent black dragon and blue dragon also lowered their heads, acknowledging Charon's leadership position among the dragonlets.

The proud and satisfied Charon roared to the sky, declaring his status and majesty as the leader of the dragonflies.

A louder roar drowned out Karon's voice, and the awakened blue dragon Carlit was obviously in a bad mood.

A huge dragon head stretched out from behind the thick stone pillar that supported the wide dome of the cave, and roared angrily: "Get out, you annoying and noisy little cubs, get out of my nest."

The blue dragon's huge pupils flashed with anger, and it opened its mouth and shouted, "Akizi, where have you gone this damn lazy dragon? Take these cubs out quickly. It's time for them to have their own nest."

So the great dragon leader, Caron Gogmora, was expelled on his first day in office, expelled from this warm, comfortable and safe nest, along with his weak and helpless group of dragons.

(End of this chapter)