Pragna is surprised when he saw James reaction. The moment flame resonance touched James; he reacted like someone is physically touching. Only when Pragna stopped using it did he stop looking around. After Jambu this the second being who is seemed like a threat to him. But this being’s senses are much sharper than Jambu’s! What is more interesting is this creature’s status window.

Humanoid dragon- JamesTitlesDescendent of Níðhöggr, sword-play fanatic, owner of eagle beakLevel86Health8000Mana14000Physical statsStrength115Agility211Intelligence90Dextrity251Wisdom92Speed300Vitality121SkillsFlame of dragonlvl 5E.S school3rd levelEmily's edgeminute understandingpowerful bone jointslvl 8AttributesFirelvl 2deathlower lvl 3

Look at those speed stats! Pragna understood that if he wants to kill this humanoid dragon he has to do it with extreme caution! During all these battles it looked like Pragna fought with extreme ease. Though it is true there is one thing we must realize. It is not because he is that strong, but because his enemies are that weak. But now he met an enemy who can pose a problem for him. Also there is no treasure hoarder title in his window. It seems this humanoid dragon has different taste compared to the rest of his kin. He silently trailed him. As Pragna followed James, he knew that his fight with dragons has become lot more complicated. James is ordering rest of the villages to go back to the main base, sun-moon city. When Pragna left that leather bag full of ashes, his goal was to agitate his enemies and make more troops divided and search for him. But instead the plan back-fired! Now all of the dragons will be in the city. If he wants to reach the portal he literally has to slaughter his way through the enemies. Pragna looked at his rings. In the last 12 village rides he found lot interesting things. But the most he gained was in the form of his spirits. All of his 26 spirits became fire spirits. But after reaching 10th level instead of changing they continued levelling up like normal. Lava dwarfs on other hand though they did level up, all of them levelled up to 12. They even became twice their size but are still called lava dwarfs. Also he noticed that whenever few parts of their bodies are destroyed, those fallen parts automatically reattach to them or a new piece of earth is merged into their body to make the missing chunks. As long as even one lava dwarf is left intact all of they seem to reform again. Pragna’s assumption that these lava dwarfs having a hive mind is right. That explains why their attacks are so co-ordinated. Pragna knew that his current amount of spirits and lava dwarfs will not enough for the attack. Even with his attack power added, it may not be enough. What he needs to is increase the number of his spirits. Try to draw them out of the castle in small groups and ambush them. But if that does not work out, then he has to launch a surprise attack on them before they could react and use that as an ambush. While thinking, Pragna observed the city from a far distance. Slowly dragons from all the villages started coming into the city. When Pragna saw the sheer number of dragons, he knew that surprise attack and more spirits are the only options.

James returned back to the city. After three days of vigilance rest of the villages safely returned back. No matter whom he asked they could not give any information on the intruders. He does not know whose attacking them, how many are there and more importantly how did they come to this island. It is definitely an enemy who excels in fire type of magic so there is a slight chance that it is Jambu, but the power and stealth the enemy is moving with? Every time James thought about the stealth he is remembering that feeling he got back then, that someone is watching him. One thing he is sure of is that enemy is very close to them and they are watching the city. That is why he gave the evacuation orders and return back to the city. Now without any information he has to tell his mother that many of the dragons are dead. But that is not what he is dreading to tell his mother. He has to be the one to tell her that they lost more 10 of her children. Steadily he is making his way towards the dome. All of his siblings are looking at him nervously. They always knew how strong their big brother is. But even back in their home-realm, he never fought with them for treasures. He only fought when he found items related to swords and sabres. Yet whenever they thought about their mother’s ugly temper, a cold shiver ran through their heart. As they were looking, guards opened the gates to the dome and James entered the dome.

This dome has a height of 30 metres and its base circle has radius of 50 metres. Lot of groves have been made on the dome walls to facilitate light lamps. In the middle of the dome is the portal hovering. The portal looks a like a huge black doors shut together. Very close to this door, an extravagantly designed bed is laid. A Beautiful humanoid woman is seating on top of this bed. Half of her face is covered with a mask. Yet with the visible features anyone can know that she is staggering beauty. She is Lamath! She has been informed the arrival of James, so she has been waiting for him. When he got close enough to her he bowed down to her, “mother your first son, James Niddhoggr greets you.”

Lamath smiled at him, “Rise James, tell me what happened.”

“Mother some of our villages have been attacked. There are no survivors ….including my siblings.”

Lamath’s smile immediately disappeared. ”Who did it?”

James replied, “Till now we do not who did it. All I know is that enemies are experts at fire magic like us.”

She stayed calm for a second the said, “In another month this injuries will heal. Tell twins jack to prepare me 50 mana preserved barrels.”

James braced himself, “Mother in the attack twins and jack died.”

Lamath shrieked, “What? Then what were you doing?”

“Mother though they did send me a transmission, by the time I reached there it was already too late. It was the same with jack’s village.”

“Then what about treasures? Were any of the left?”

James always has known what ticks his mother. He never wanted to know whether his mother valued treasures or her own children. But today he has to answer her questions; he did not have an option.

“No mother, we found none of the treasures. All are taken.”

And so Lamath screamed! She screamed and raved! Everyone who is outside the dome could hear her screams. They stared at the dome afraid to go even near it.

James did no move from his position. He simply looked at his mother while she is raging. She calmed after few minutes and said, “After I get out of this dome, first thing I will do is wipe out those apes. Then every living creature in this realm.

Only then we are returning back to our home. ”