I opened my eyes and saw Ying in front of me . She let out a breath of relief upon seeing me . She apologised, “Sorry, Your Majesty . I ended up letting you get hurt . I am to blame as your bodyguard . ”

“No, don’t mind me right now . I’m fine . ”

I didn’t have any external injuries besides my neck feeling a little cold due to the fear . I touched my neck, and then fearfully checked my surroundings . I was truly scared after Vyvyan almost strangled me to death . I had no idea what took place afterwards . I was already very lucky to still be alive .

I sat up and looked next to me . Next to me was Mommy Vyvyan, who was lying on the ground in silence . A black nail was stabbed into her back . It was the same as having an iron hook stabbed into her body . My heart skipped a beat . I crawled over to her side as fast as I could, albeit in a panicked manner . I trembled . My entire mind went black . I fearfully grabbed my heart and head . I was so frightened that I nearly pa.s.sed out .

“Mom… Mom… Mom… You’ll be fine… You’ll definitely be fine…”

My voice was distorted, since I was shedding tears at the same time . I placed my shaky hand on the broken finger nail . I had no idea what to do . I blankly looked at Mommy Vyvyan . I wasn’t sure if I should pull out the broken fingernail or not . However, my entire arm, starting from my shoulder, felt weak and limp . I wouldn’t even be able to support myself, let alone pulling out the fingernail .

“Sorry… Sorry… Sorry… Mom… Sorry… Sorry… It’s all my fault… It’s all my fault… I… I didn’t… You’re my mom… You’re my mom… I don’t want to lose you… Please… Please… Please, look at me… I’m begging you…”

I knelt next to Vyvyan . The pain and regret I felt left me barely able to speak . Ying approached me from behind . She glanced at Vyvyan then patted my shoulder . She solemnly explained, “It is all right, Your Majesty . Queen Vyvyan is safe . Though she looks to be in a bad condition, the truth is, she has not suffered any wounds . Queen Vyvyan’s body should have a stress response system . While it stabbed into her, this is all there is to it…”

She walked up to Mom’s side and pulled the nail out . I dropped to the ground on my bottom . While I had seen more blood than I could possibly count, I was truly afraid of seeing Mom’s blood . What I feared didn’t happen, though, because blood didn’t spray from her wound . As a matter of fact, she didn’t even have a wound . Her wound healed in virtually a second . In saying that, she had yet to regain conscious .

“You need not worry about Queen Vyvyan . Exterior injuries are very unlikely to have any effect on her, unless the wound was inflicted by Xia . After all, Queen Vyvyan is the Queen of elves . ”

Ying helped me up from the ground . I hadn’t yet recovered from the shock; therefore, my legs were still weak . Vyvyan no longer had a wound; I was very worried, nonetheless, for she hadn’t yet woken up . I could only feel at complete ease if I saw her wake up in a normal state .

I pickedMommy Vyvyan up from the ground . There were still traces of tears of pain and despair on her face that kept grains of sand on it . I wiped the sand off her face . My tears that came from the bottom of my heart landed on Mom’s face . I sniffled and shakily caressed her face . In a croaky voice, I apologised, “Sorry… Sorry… Mom… I’m sincerely sorry… It was my fault… It was my fault… You’re my mom… You did so much for me . I shouldn’t have treated you that way… Sorry… I’m sincerely sorry… Please… I’m begging you… Please don’t leave me… I’ll stay by your side . I’ll stay by your side and be a good son… I promise… I promise… Sorry… Sorry…”

Mommy Vyvyan didn’t answer me . I placed a hand on her chest then gave up . I placed it on her neck… Mom’s b.r.e.a.s.t.s were very warm and ample… But I couldn’t feel her pulse, so the only way I could feel her pulse was to touch her neck . Her pulse was normal, which meant she’d be fine once she woke up .

The last words Mommy Vyvyan said really hurt me . She was right . Although Mommy Vyvyan also really loved me and I could understand her, she was closer to me than Mommy Elizabeth was, for she had always been by my side . After Mommy Elizabeth left the infant Troy behind, Mommy Vyvyan raised him alone . She then became the person I trusted and relied on most . Further, she never asked for anything, except my smile, in return . She was satisfied just hearing me call her “Mom . ” She lived for my sake and she did so, so much for me . There was nothing she wasn’t willing to do so that I could live . She was even willing to become an evil demon so that I could live . Once she learnt I was at the desert, she came to kill the dragon, as well . Mommy Vyvyan truly could give up the entire world for me, yet I treated her that way . She just wanted to hear me call her “Mom,” yet I addressed somebody else as such . She couldn’t be blamed; the fault was all mine .

I wondered where the dragon was . I didn’t want for the dragon or anybody to get hurt . Mommy Vyvyan loved me and so did the dragon . I understood it was unfair on Mommy Vyvyan, but we had to let the dragon live even if I left her, right? We just needed to talk it out properly . The dragon and Mom would never be able to get along, but they should be able to let each other live, I a.s.sumed .

I told Ying to look after Mommy Vyvyan, while I stood up to wobble over to the lake . The scent of blood from the lake hadn’t vanished . I blankly looked at the enormous dragon lying on the sh.o.r.e . The majestic and proud dragon was powerlessly lying there . Ying’s long sabre was stabbed into her, pinning her to the ground . I walked up to her and gently reached my hand out . I touched her shattered scales and shakily pleaded, “No… No…”

The dragon slowly opened her huge golden eyes . She scanned me . She revealed a satisfied and consoled gaze when she saw that I was safe and sound . She slowly extended out her tongue and licked my face . In a consoled tone, she uttered, “My son, thou are all right . Good… Good… Good…”

I was at a complete loss . I stuttered, “Mom… You’ll be all right, right…? You’ll be okay, right…? I believe you’ll be okay, right…?”

She softly giggled: “So glad… So glad… I am glad… that thou are all right… I… I have lived alone for millenniums… To be able to die for thou today… I have no regrets… Thou need not feel sad… I… I… I love thou… I could die for thou… My son, soak in my blood after I die, and thou shall be saved… Heart… My heart… can give you a thousand year lifespan… Eyes… My eyes can give thou eyesight that can see tremendous distances… I… I can… only do this much for thou…”

I sniffled . The Dragon gently licked all the tears on my face . She looked at me with a gaze that was gentle . I could see from her gaze that she couldn’t bear to part with me . She teased me with her nose and softly said, “Don’t cry… Son… Soak in my blood… drink my blood… and thou shall be saved… thou shall be saved…”

I met the dragon for the first time ever, yet she was willing to sacrifice her life for me just because I called her “Mom . ” She was the same as Vyvyan . She could sacrifice everything she had to hear me call her “Mom . ” Previously, I wasn’t related to her in any regard, but she gave up everything for me just because I called her “Mom . ” She gave up her life, her blood, her heart and her eyes . She didn’t have much in her possession, yet she gave it all up for me .

“Thank you… Thank you… Mom… Thank you…”

I was choking on my tears, so I couldn’t mutter a complete sentence . She smiled; it wasn’t a smile of success . She licked my cheek one last time and whispered, “For me to be thy mother… I am very happy… very happy… It may have only been for a short while… but I was very happy…”

The dragon was very happy . Very happy . It was only for a few short days, but she was satisfied . She enjoyed a short few days of bliss . Her gaze was tender . I wiped my tears . Though she and Mommy Vyvyan literally had nothing in common, her gaze was very similar to Vyvyan’s in that moment, especially the blissful gaze she looked at me with .  I touched her scales one last time . She seemed to really enjoy it . She slowly closed her lifeless golden eyes . An intense flame began to emerge from her body .

“Is a dragon’s funeral the same as a phoenix’s?” I wondered . The blaze spread along her scales, burning up the entire lake . I didn’t care about the flames .  It was my mom’s funeral . I wouldn’t be afraid of my mom’s flames .

I went into the flames and into the lake dyed with Dragon Mom’s blood . I took in a deep breath, and then immersed myself in the lake water… and the dragon’s blood…

There was once a legend that Siegfried bathed in the blood of a dragon, and acquired a body that was impregnable to blades as a result . Nonetheless, aforementioned story never mentioned how it felt to bathe in a dragon’s blood… I submerged myself in a dragon’s blood that day, and I can tell you… the feeling didn’t feel good at all . Not at all…

I opened my eyes and saw Ying in front of me . She let out a breath of relief upon seeing me . She apologised, “Sorry, Your Majesty . I ended up letting you get hurt . I am to blame as your bodyguard . ”.

“No, don’t mind me right now . I’m fine . ”.

I didn’t have any external injuries besides my neck feeling a little cold due to the fear . I touched my neck, and then fearfully checked my surroundings . I was truly scared after Vyvyan almost strangled me to death . I had no idea what took place afterwards . I was already very lucky to still be alive

I sat up and looked next to me . Next to me was Mommy Vyvyan, who was lying on the ground in silence . A black nail was stabbed into her back . It was the same as having an iron hook stabbed into her body . My heart skipped a beat . I crawled over to her side as fast as I could, albeit in a panicked manner . I trembled . My entire mind went black . I fearfully grabbed my heart and head . I was so frightened that I nearly pa.s.sed out

“Mom… Mom… Mom… You’ll be fine… You’ll definitely be fine…”.

My voice was distorted, since I was shedding tears at the same time . I placed my shaky hand on the broken finger nail . I had no idea what to do . I blankly looked at Mommy Vyvyan . I wasn’t sure if I should pull out the broken fingernail or not . However, my entire arm, starting from my shoulder, felt weak and limp . I wouldn’t even be able to support myself, let alone pulling out the fingernail

“Sorry… Sorry… Sorry… Mom… Sorry… Sorry… It’s all my fault… It’s all my fault… I… I didn’t… You’re my mom… You’re my mom… I don’t want to lose you… Please… Please… Please, look at me… I’m begging you…”.

I knelt next to Vyvyan . The pain and regret I felt left me barely able to speak . Ying approached me from behind . She glanced at Vyvyan then patted my shoulder . She solemnly explained, “It is all right, Your Majesty . Queen Vyvyan is safe . Though she looks to be in a bad condition, the truth is, she has not suffered any wounds . Queen Vyvyan’s body should have a stress response system . While it stabbed into her, this is all there is to it…”.

She walked up to Mom’s side and pulled the nail out . I dropped to the ground on my bottom . While I had seen more blood than I could possibly count, I was truly afraid of seeing Mom’s blood . What I feared didn’t happen, though, because blood didn’t spray from her wound . As a matter of fact, she didn’t even have a wound . Her wound healed in virtually a second . In saying that, she had yet to regain conscious

“You need not worry about Queen Vyvyan . Exterior injuries are very unlikely to have any effect on her, unless the wound was inflicted by Xia . After all, Queen Vyvyan is the Queen of elves . ”.

Ying helped me up from the ground . I hadn’t yet recovered from the shock; therefore, my legs were still weak . Vyvyan no longer had a wound; I was very worried, nonetheless, for she hadn’t yet woken up . I could only feel at complete ease if I saw her wake up in a normal state

I pickedMommy Vyvyan up from the ground . There were still traces of tears of pain and despair on her face that kept grains of sand on it . I wiped the sand off her face . My tears that came from the bottom of my heart landed on Mom’s face . I sniffled and shakily caressed her face . In a croaky voice, I apologised, “Sorry… Sorry… Mom… I’m sincerely sorry… It was my fault… It was my fault… You’re my mom… You did so much for me . I shouldn’t have treated you that way… Sorry… I’m sincerely sorry… Please… I’m begging you… Please don’t leave me… I’ll stay by your side . I’ll stay by your side and be a good son… I promise… I promise… Sorry… Sorry…”.

Mommy Vyvyan didn’t answer me . I placed a hand on her chest then gave up . I placed it on her neck… Mom’s b.r.e.a.s.t.s were very warm and ample… But I couldn’t feel her pulse, so the only way I could feel her pulse was to touch her neck . Her pulse was normal, which meant she’d be fine once she woke up

The last words Mommy Vyvyan said really hurt me . She was right . Although Mommy Vyvyan also really loved me and I could understand her, she was closer to me than Mommy Elizabeth was, for she had always been by my side . After Mommy Elizabeth left the infant Troy behind, Mommy Vyvyan raised him alone . She then became the person I trusted and relied on most . Further, she never asked for anything, except my smile, in return . She was satisfied just hearing me call her “Mom . ” She lived for my sake and she did so, so much for me . There was nothing she wasn’t willing to do so that I could live . She was even willing to become an evil demon so that I could live . Once she learnt I was at the desert, she came to kill the dragon, as well . Mommy Vyvyan truly could give up the entire world for me, yet I treated her that way . She just wanted to hear me call her “Mom,” yet I addressed somebody else as such . She couldn’t be blamed; the fault was all mine

I wondered where the dragon was . I didn’t want for the dragon or anybody to get hurt . Mommy Vyvyan loved me and so did the dragon . I understood it was unfair on Mommy Vyvyan, but we had to let the dragon live even if I left her, right? We just needed to talk it out properly . The dragon and Mom would never be able to get along, but they should be able to let each other live, I a.s.sumed

I told Ying to look after Mommy Vyvyan, while I stood up to wobble over to the lake . The scent of blood from the lake hadn’t vanished . I blankly looked at the enormous dragon lying on the sh.o.r.e . The majestic and proud dragon was powerlessly lying there . Ying’s long sabre was stabbed into her, pinning her to the ground . I walked up to her and gently reached my hand out . I touched her shattered scales and shakily pleaded, “No… No…”.

The dragon slowly opened her huge golden eyes . She scanned me . She revealed a satisfied and consoled gaze when she saw that I was safe and sound . She slowly extended out her tongue and licked my face . In a consoled tone, she uttered, “My son, thou are all right . Good… Good… Good…”.

I was at a complete loss . I stuttered, “Mom… You’ll be all right, right…? You’ll be okay, right…? I believe you’ll be okay, right…?”.

She softly giggled: “So glad… So glad… I am glad… that thou are all right… I… I have lived alone for millenniums… To be able to die for thou today… I have no regrets… Thou need not feel sad… I… I… I love thou… I could die for thou… My son, soak in my blood after I die, and thou shall be saved… Heart… My heart… can give you a thousand year lifespan… Eyes… My eyes can give thou eyesight that can see tremendous distances… I… I can… only do this much for thou…”.

I sniffled . The Dragon gently licked all the tears on my face . She looked at me with a gaze that was gentle . I could see from her gaze that she couldn’t bear to part with me . She teased me with her nose and softly said, “Don’t cry… Son… Soak in my blood… drink my blood… and thou shall be saved… thou shall be saved…”.

I met the dragon for the first time ever, yet she was willing to sacrifice her life for me just because I called her “Mom . ” She was the same as Vyvyan . She could sacrifice everything she had to hear me call her “Mom . ” Previously, I wasn’t related to her in any regard, but she gave up everything for me just because I called her “Mom . ” She gave up her life, her blood, her heart and her eyes . She didn’t have much in her possession, yet she gave it all up for me

“Thank you… Thank you… Mom… Thank you…”.

I was choking on my tears, so I couldn’t mutter a complete sentence . She smiled; it wasn’t a smile of success . She licked my cheek one last time and whispered, “For me to be thy mother… I am very happy… very happy… It may have only been for a short while… but I was very happy…”.

The dragon was very happy . Very happy . It was only for a few short days, but she was satisfied . She enjoyed a short few days of bliss . Her gaze was tender . I wiped my tears . Though she and Mommy Vyvyan literally had nothing in common, her gaze was very similar to Vyvyan’s in that moment, especially the blissful gaze she looked at me with .  I touched her scales one last time . She seemed to really enjoy it . She slowly closed her lifeless golden eyes . An intense flame began to emerge from her body

“Is a dragon’s funeral the same as a phoenix’s?” I wondered . The blaze spread along her scales, burning up the entire lake . I didn’t care about the flames .  It was my mom’s funeral . I wouldn’t be afraid of my mom’s flames

I went into the flames and into the lake dyed with Dragon Mom’s blood . I took in a deep breath, and then immersed myself in the lake water… and the dragon’s blood….

There was once a legend that Siegfried bathed in the blood of a dragon, and acquired a body that was impregnable to blades as a result . Nonetheless, aforementioned story never mentioned how it felt to bathe in a dragon’s blood… I submerged myself in a dragon’s blood that day, and I can tell you… the feeling didn’t feel good at all . Not at all….