All Chapters of Dragon's Last Hope: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

The response was immediate and overwhelming, forty-three dragons acknowledging her authority, their individual resonances aligning with hers in preparation for the coordinated strike that would determine their species' survival. Maya opened her eyes, golden and pupilless, to find her seven mates watching her with expressions of awe and satisfaction. Through their completed bonds, she could feel their consciousness as clearly as her own, seven distinct personalities united in purpose, their combined power flowing through her like a river of liquid starlight. "How do you feel?" Leon asked, though through their bond she knew he could sense her condition as clearly as she could his. "Complete," Maya replied, testing her voice and finding it carried new harmonics th

She turned her attention back to the ancient system beneath Pioneer Square, her consciousness diving deeper into its crystalline matrix. The magic recognised her, not just as a dragon, but as royalty. Locks that had remained sealed for centuries began to open, responding to the High Dragon's resonance pulsing from her core."It's like a city-wide defence grid," she murmured, golden light now streaming from her eyes as she interfaced with the system. "The original dragons built it to protect their human allies from rival clans."Through her bond with Leon, she felt his tactical mind analysing the implications. "Can you reconfigure it to target the Order specifically?""Better," Maya replied, her voice carrying harmonics that made the chamber crystals sing in response. "I can reverse their own suppression field technology against them."Above them, the sound of the Order's advance grew louder, boots on marble, the hum of suppression generators powering up, the metallic click of silver-co

"Tell your masters this," Maya projected, her mental voice reaching not just the Nullifier but every Order operative within the district. "The age of hunting is over. The age of hiding is over. What comes next is up to you." The Nullifier's enhanced perception allowed him to sense the truth behind her words, not a threat, but a statement of cosmic fact. The world had changed irrevocably in the span of a single hour, and no amount of suppression technology or silver-core weapons would ever put dragons back into the shadows. "What are your terms?" he asked, his training reasserting itself despite the overwhelming display of power surrounding him. Maya's massive form shifted, golden light pulsing through her scales in patterns that corresponded to ancie

Maya's expanded consciousness touched the global ley line network, scanning resonance patterns with precision that would have been impossible for any ordinary dragon. The answer was staggering. "Nearly forty per cent of the human population carries dormant supernatural markers," she replied, the knowledge flowing through ancestral memories. "Most so diluted they'll never manifest. But within the Order itself, the concentration is over eighty per cent. They've been selectively recruiting those with the strongest potential, then using chemical and psychological conditioning to suppress any awakening." Through their bonds, Maya felt her seven mates' reactions, ranging from Kai's incandescent rage to Xander's void-touched understanding of the cosmic irony. "Tell your masters this," she projected, her mental voice reaching not just the operatives in Seattle but, through the ley line network, the Order's command centres worldw

"Then we guide them," Maya decided, her expanded consciousness reaching out to the affected humans. Through the ley line network, she projected calming resonance patterns, stabilising the chaotic energies that threatened to overwhelm those experiencing awakening. The Nullifier himself stood straighter, his eyes widening as something shifted within him. "What's happening to me?" he asked, voice tight with both fear and wonder. "You're remembering," Maya told him gently. "Not just with your mind, but with your blood." Through her enhanced perception, she could see the dragon essence within him, not just the artificial enhancements the Order had implanted, but older markers that had been there since birth, generations of suppressed heritage suddenly responding to her presence.