Chapter 3: Storm of the True Dragon
The dungeon's roof shattered, letting moonlight pierce the cavern. Ryuslath hovered above the ruins, golden flames licking his slime-body. Ignira circled him like a guardian, molten wings tearing through the air.
A low, rumbling roar shook the ground.
Lightning split the sky.
The air itself screamed in anticipation.
> "So… the third sibling arrives," Ryuslath murmured, his body already glowing with countless skills.
From the clouds descended Veldra, the Storm Dragon a colossal being of crackling blue lightning and silver scales.
He landed with such force that the dungeon floor trembled violently.
> "You… fourth?" Veldra's voice was thunder itself. "Ignira… you've awakened him?"
Lightning danced across his body as he circled Ryuslath. "So… the void-born has taken form. I will test your worth."
Ryuslath's golden slime body pulsed. Every skill he had learned from swords to magic, elemental arts to divine martial styles surged through him.
> "Test me?" he said calmly. "Very well."
Battle of the Siblings
Veldra unleashed a storm unlike anything the dungeon had ever seen:
Hail the size of boulders, lightning strikes that shattered stone, wind that could slice through mountains.
Ryuslath expanded his form, splitting into a thousand slimes that attacked in perfect synchronization. Each slime absorbed, reflected, or enhanced Veldra's attacks.
> [Skill Acquired: Storm Mastery Partial Fusion with Veldra's Power]
[Skill Fusion: Omni-Skill Core Enhanced]
[Evolution Progress: 15%]
> "Impressive…" Veldra said, eyes narrowing. "You truly adapt to every attack."
Ryuslath reformed into a humanoid golden dragon-slime hybrid, massive wings forming.
> "Adaptation is nothing. Mastery is everything. Let's finish this."
With a single movement, Ryuslath condensed the storm into a spear of pure energy and void, striking Veldra. The Storm Dragon bellowed as his own lightning rebounded from the strike.
> [Skill Acquired: Storm Dragon Authority]
[New Ability: Elemental Fusion Fire, Ice, Storm, Void Combined]
The sky cracked. Mountains crumbled.
Veldra landed, panting but smiling an acknowledgment of respect.
> "You… are worthy. The fourth is not just born… he is absolute."
Ignira circled above, flames intertwining with storm lightning as the siblings' energies resonated.
> "Then the Dragon Legion begins," Ryuslath said, voice echoing like a god.
"We will rise. And any who oppose us mortal, god, or demon will be devoured."
Formation of the Dragon Legion
Over the next days, Ryuslath absorbed the dungeon's monsters and enhanced his slime army.
He tamed the lesser dragons, the elemental beasts, and even the dungeon's boss-level monsters making them loyal soldiers.
> [New Title: Master of the Dragon Legion]
[Skill Acquired: Dragon Taming & Command]
[Skill Acquired: Monster Assimilation & Evolution]
Each monster, each beast, each elemental energy became a piece of his unstoppable army.
And in the distance, Frostalis, the Ice Dragon Goddess, observed.
A smile spread across her crystalline face.
> "He is… ready. The fourth is stronger than any prophecy dared to speak."
Foreshadowing: Divine Intervention
High above the mortal realm, in the Celestial Realm, the gods watched with alarm.
> "The void-born rises too fast…"
"We cannot let a fourth dragon one who devours skills and monsters alike exist unchecked."
"Mobilize the divine warriors. The apocalypse begins."
Deep within the dungeon, Ryuslath heard nothing but his own heartbeat.
Golden flames danced.
Lightning crackled.
And in his mind, a single thought echoed clearly:
> "Let them come. I will devour existence itself before anyone can stop me."