Larry would come back to the cave every week to try and convince me to sign the contract, but I refused every time. Finally, after three weeks, Larry came into the cave carrying a stale piece of bread, "You've been in here a month now. Aren't you hungry?" "I went two months without eating of my own choice. You really think I'll cave after a month?" Larry smiled at me, "I have to admit, I do admire your spirit. I think you've earned this much, at least." he ripped the bread in half and threw one of the halves into my cell at my feet, "I'll give you the other half next month." He then left the cave. I reached over, picked up the piece of bread he gave me, and took a small bite out of it, 'Tastes awful, but it's better than nothing. But I should ration it for the next month.' After taking just one bite, I put the bread down beside me and started practising my mana control, 'He said I can't use my mana, but what about the mana in the air?' Concentrating, I was able to see the faint gl
Over the next month, the guards set up the barrier like Larry told them to, which kept me from collecting the mana in the air. Finally, after that month was over, it came that time when Larry would normally give me some small amount of food. One of the guards in front of my cell received a call from Larry. When he finished talking, he turned to me and said, "His Highness said he won't be able to make it until later today, and because of your previous attempt to escape, he won't be bringing you this month's ration." I let out an amused huff, "He barely feeds me already. So why do I care if he misses one?" The guard didn't respond and turned back around to continue standing guard. Finally, after a few hours, it came time for the guards to change, but no one came in to relieve the current guard. After a few minutes of waiting, the guards in front of my cell became restless, "The next shift should be here by now. Those two in the evening shift are normally more punctual than this." "J
After the guard left, the king looked at Terry and me, "You should bring her up here and let her rest on the crown princess's throne." Terry looked at the king, surprised, "Are you sure, your majesty?" "Of course I am. My son has troubled her greatly. It's the least I can do." Terry then made his way up the stairs and placed me down on the throne beside the king. Once I was sat down, I said to the king, "Thank you." After an hour, the guard returned with two other guards dragging Larry by the arms, wearing special shackles that prevented him from using mana, casting spells, or changing forms. The two guards dragged Larry up to the king and dropped him to his knees. Larry looked up at the king and asked, "Father, what's the meaning of this?!" Without realising it, Larry's eyes were still in their pink state for the king to see, "I can see you actually had pink eyes this whole time." Larry then realised his mistake, "That's beside the point! Why have you ordered your guards to put
Zander is a high schooler who dies while saving his best friend from a speeding truck. When he wakes up, he finds that he's inside an egg. Once he breaks out, he finds that he's been reincarnated as a newborn dragon-shifter noble girl. He now has to live his life with a family, something he never had in his previous life, while learning how to live as a girl and a dragon. She goes through many troubles in her childhood but eventually makes it to her coming-of-age ceremony that's held when dragons turn 21. During her coming-of-age, she meets the 3rd prince with who she has an arranged marriage. She has to now spend the next month getting to know the prince and ultimately decide if she wants to marry him. As she spends time with the prince, another noble notice's that the prince is being less than honest about himself, so he warns the mc to be careful, but the mc doesn't listen. While the mc gets to spend more time with the prince, she notices his personality starting to take a darke
I woke up to the sound of my alarm, and despite it only being 7 am, I was already feeling fed up. Nevertheless, I managed to pull myself out of bed and prepare myself for another soul-crushing school day. After I changed my clothes, I walked out of my room and down the hall to the kitchen, where my foster parents were already awake and had prepared me breakfast as they always do. I sat down and looked at the breakfast before me, my foster Mother always made the breakfast, and she gave me a small portion of overcooked scrambled egg with two pieces of burnt-looking bacon. Seeing these meals she prepared for me every morning only made my despair grow worse. I knew she only gave me the ruined part of their breakfast since I could see they were both eating perfectly cooked meals with twice as much on their plates as mine. They never even tried to hide it. Eating the excuse for a breakfast, I couldn't help but think, 'Honestly, I wish she wouldn't bother, I can tell I'm just an afterthou
I slowly started to come to and open my eyes, but when I did, all I saw around me was pure darkness. As I tried to move, I could feel that my entire body felt as though it was being restrained by a cage all around me. I was completely confused by what was happening, 'What the hell's going on?! Where am I? Why can't I move?!' feeling my entire body being restricted, I felt a strong urge to try and get out. As I struggled inside the strange cage, I could feel that because of its unusual shape, it was unstable and rocked around as I tried to move. Since I didn't like the feeling of it rocking around, I stopped moving and decided to try and just use regular force to try and break the walls around me. As I tried pushing my arms and legs out with my back against the wall for leverage, I kept trying to push and break the walls, but I still made the cage jolt around a little, and as I did, I could hear the faint sound of a voice coming from outside. I couldn't quite hear the voice properly
When I woke up, I found myself inside a sizeable pitch-black room, but for some reason, despite it being dark, I could still see as if the lights were on, 'Why does everything look as clear as day? I can clearly tell the room's pitch-black, but I can still see fine. Is it because I'm a dragon now?' Looking around the room, I could see it all so clearly. Unlike everything else I had seen, the room looked like a standard room that wasn't in a cave but was still elaborately decorated, just like the others. The room was much larger than the one I was reborn in but less than half the size of the sitting room my new family was in. The walls were tall with gold patterns across them, and the furniture in the room was equally as ornate as the room itself, all looking handcrafted. However, the cot I was lying in looked to be the most valuable piece in the room. The cot, like the other pieces of furniture, looked handmade. However, the intricate design on the wood suggested a much higher level
The following day I woke up to Crimson's smiling face. She picked me up from my cot and changed me into another new dress she had ready for me. Part of me was starting to feel like I was her own personal dress-up doll. When we left my room, Crimson took me down a new corridor. This one took us outside the cave. Because of how bright it was inside the cave, my eyes didn't need to adjust to the bright outside. As I looked around, I saw the area outside was a large training area built onto a large ledge on the side of a mountain and in the middle of it were Walter and Tom, 'Wow! I didn't realise the cave was in a mountain! From what I can see, we're pretty high up too!' Crimson raised her hand in front of her, and as she did, I saw a yellow aura emit from her hand, and then a wooden chair materialise out of thin air. She then sat down and watched the two of them train, 'So I was right. She can use magic, and it wasn't just my imagination!' As I sat in awe of Crimson's skills in magic,