Tharros's earliest memories were of his birth, in a hidden valley nestled within the Mystic Realm's heart. His mother, a majestic dragoness named Aethera, tenderly cared for him and his siblings. The young dragons played, chasing each other through the valley's lush vegetation.
As Tharros grew, his curiosity drove him to explore the surrounding lands. He discovered hidden waterfalls, ancient ruins, and mysterious artifacts. His mother taught him the ways of the dragons, the balance of nature, and the secrets of the Mystic Realm.
Tharros's childhood was filled with wonder and adventure. He befriended a young phoenix named Elyria, who shared his thirst for knowledge. Together, they uncovered hidden truths, explored ancient temples, and learned the languages of the realm.
As Tharros approached adulthood, his path diverged from Elyria's. He felt an insatiable hunger for wisdom, driving him to seek out the ancient sages. These wise beings shared their knowledge, teaching Tharros the intricacies of the universe, the secrets of life and death, and the mysteries of the cosmos.
Tharros's thirst for wisdom led him to the Great Library of the Ancients, hidden within the Mystic Realm's depths. The library's shelves stretched infinitely, containing tomes of forbidden knowledge, ancient lore, and forgotten secrets.
Within the library's walls, Tharros discovered the prophecy of the Dragon Pearl. He learned of its power to balance the realm's energies, to bring harmony to the warring factions, and to unlock the secrets of the universe.
Tharros became determined to find the Dragon Pearl, to fulfill the prophecy and bring peace to the Mystic Realm. His journey took him across treacherous landscapes, through treacherous politics, and against formidable foes.
Vin's mind reeled as he experienced Tharros's trials and triumphs. He felt the dragon's joy, sorrow, and determination. The memories concluded with Tharros's ultimate sacrifice, sealing the Dragon Pearl within the Mystic Realm, protecting it from those who would misuse its power.
As Vin's mind returned to the present, he felt a deep connection to Tharros, a sense of understanding and respect for the dragon's legacy. The tablet's words still resonated within him:
የታሮስ የህይወት ታሪክ ታላቁ ጄድ ድራጎን
The life story of Tharros, the great Jade Dragon.
Vin's eyes opened, and he gazed upon the tablet with newfound reverence. He realized that his journey was not just about claiming the Dragon Pearl but about honoring Tharros's legacy and fulfilling the prophecy.
With a deep breath, Vin stood up, his resolve strengthened by Tharros's story. He knew that the challenges ahead would be formidable, but with the wisdom of the ancient dragon guiding him, he felt ready to face whatever lay in store.
The small dragon shadow, still watching from the shadows, sensed Vin's transformation. Its eyes gleamed with approval, knowing that the fate of the Mystic Realm hung in the balance.
"It seems I have found someone worthy, but would he be able to withstand the Dragon Pearl's energy, even with the Hell Phoenix bloodline, it would still be almost impossible, and that strange bloodline seal that seals his other bloodline, the energy in it is terrifying, even I wouldn't want to mess with it at my peak." the small dragon shadow muttered to itself.
Unknowingly revealing something even Vin was not aware of, that he actually had two bloodlines all along instead of one.
The dragon shadow kept assessing Vin until he looked at his fingers and noticed the small spacial ring that would have been invisible to everyone else and there was a slight glitter in its eyes.
"Oho, a small world condensed into a spacial ring, not bad indeed, but if he decides to fully unlock the small world within it, then with his current strength it would take a very long time, I was wondering just how I was going to fuse the pearl within you, and it's seems I've found the perfect solution" the small dragon shadow muttered again.
This time in excitement, as it vanished silently, and appeared directly on the stone tablet. Vin was still reeling in the experience of Tharros's memories when from the corner of his eyes he noticed something.
He swung his face immediately as he was shocked at what he saw, a small dragon figure that seemed to be more like a soul, if he could call it that, but the body seemed more condensed than what a soul could be.
"Who are you?" he asked sharply as he raised his guard immediately, but the dragon seemed amused at his actions, finding it quite funny infact.
"Oh my. You just went through my life experience and you can't even recognize me in real life, well that's something" the dragon mocked in derision.
Vin's eyes widened at this revelation, as he was truly shocked beyond measure this time, now that he concentrated he did look similar, but the image he had of Tharros was a huge and gigantic majestic dragon that rippled with musclinity.
So it couldn't be helped that he was shocked when he saw something soo.....small, he almost couldn't wrap his head around it but get forced himself to calm down.
There was no use panicking as it wouldn't do anything good, after settling down his emotions, he turned to the dragon and bowed deeply.
"It is an honor to be in your presence, Jade Dragon Tharros, forgive me for my earlier disrespect" Vin said, his voice laced with the utmost respect as that was exactly how he felt towards the great Jade Dragon.
"Nah it's fine, I'm not one for courtesy anyways, let's get down to business now, shall we. Since you've lived through my life then you must know about the significance of the Dragon Pearl, do you dare carry it's cross" Tharros said with a a stern expression on his face.
Vin's expression also turned serious at this moment, he understood what Tharros meant as he had seen the races of this world band together to kill Tharros for the Pearl, if they were to find out that he also had the Pearl, then they would come for him.
But did that mean he was going to back down, of course not, even if he going to become the enemy of the entire world, he would never back down from a fight, and would push on till his last breath.
Tharros seeing his expression and sensing his determination knew Vin had already made his decision, and he was immensely pleased, that he hadn't chosen the wrong person.
"I can see you've made you decision, very well then, this will be your new cross to your carry. Fusing the Dragon Pearl directly into your body would kill you immediately as it's energy is too strong for you to bear.
"But luckily there's a solution for that, rather than using the Pearl as a source of power and wasting its potential, using that small world in your finger as a catalyst, I would use the Dragon Pearl to create a small realm within you, beside your dantian, how does that sound" Tharros explained, although he seemed more like he was saying something that didn't matter.
But Vin hearing this was stunned, discarding the fact that he actually knew about the small world, just the idea that he wanted to use the Pearl to create a small realm within him was mind blowing.
But he also knew that at this point there wasn't much of a alternative solution, and he couldn't just carry the Pearl about right, that was like courting death in the most suicidal was possible.
After a moment of deliberation, he steeled his resolve and decided to do whatever it took to get stronger, no matter the cost, he had already gotten here, there was no use hesitating at this point.
"I would do whatever it takes to get stronger, nothing is going to get in my way" Vin stated, to which Tharros nodded his head.
Raising his claws, he slammed it on the stone tablet, shattering the entirety of it, including the pedestal to pieces and now floating beneath him was a glowing Pearl the size of half a watermelon.
The Pearl was jade green in color and had intricate patterns of different runes carved on its surface. The Pearl glowed with otherworldly power and Vin could only grit his teeth and withstand the overbearing dragon might emanating from it.
Tharros then snapped his clawed fingers and the Pearl vanished, along with the small world on Vin's fingers, both appearing within Vin's body floating directly beside his dantian.
"Brace for impact" Tharros shouted suddenly and before Vin could even understand what was happening, he felt a huge force impacting him from within, and he couldn't help but cough out blood.
Within his body a terrifying process was going to on, as the as the small spatial ring was forcefully fused within the Dragon Pearl to create the small realm.
Although the process might seem beautiful on the inside but it was a different story outside, as Vin's body kept jolting with pain coursing through his veins.
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