Reaper's Resurgence - Book 3 - Chapter 16 - Ancestral Dragon’s Arrival (Patreon)

Ethan’s Island

Isabella had finally found her son. But what did she find him doing?

She found him sparring with a woman who looked nearly identical to The Reaper. Except that the woman’s hair, instead of the purple tint The Reaper’s hair has, has a deep black tint, even darker than the rest of the black in her hair. And the woman’s hair seems to be letting out wisps of shadow, the same as her eyes.

At first she was rather surprised by the sight of the woman. But she quickly learned from her son that it was The Reaper’s twin. A twin who happened to also be a Class S species but of a completely different and unique species.

The Ancestral Dragon felt a brief urge at that realization to ask how that came about, but she snuffed that urge just as quickly as it came. And then the three of them ended up starting a card game since she’d brought cards with her.

She has always been particularly interested with the tabletop games created by man. An interest both her son, husband, and even daughter got as well.

Although they all got it in different ways.

Her son mostly likes the video games that were made by the higher technological locations where Class A and B species dwelled. Meanwhile her daughter liked sports games, even if she couldn’t really play them. Just watch them. Otherwise she’d kill everyone participating.

Lastly, her husband was the only one to be just as interested in tabletop games as she was.

They all needed something to keep them entertained throughout their long lives after all.

It’s one of the biggest things dragons suffer from.

Apathy.

While they’ve been playing cards, Isabella can’t help but keep an eye on her son and The Reaper’s twin. On how they interact with each other.

She finds it rather interesting since he’s been treating her better than he normally would another Class S species.

Could he…

Her thoughts are interrupted when she feels an incredibly dangerous aura approaching. One made of a different type of power than her own. An aura she’s only sensed from the one time she met the Quantum Vanguard and the Quantum Architect before. Back when the Vanguard was clearing out a source of corruption near the dragon’s domain.

It’s the aura of a quantum being.

She raises her head right when The Reaper appears a few meters to the East and a few meters above the ground. Then, as she lands on the ground, The Reaper just looks confused at the sight of them playing cards.

Probably felt my aura and came running.

To Isabella’s surprise, her son waves his hand at her and shouts, “Hey, took you long enough to get here! Why don’t you join us for a hand?”

Isabella opens her mouth for a moment before closing it again.

He’s even friendlier with The Reaper than he is her twin…

Both the Ancestral Dragon and The Reaper identify each other at the same time.

{Alexia Knight – Quantum Reaper – Level 500}

The Ancestral Dragon is slightly pleased that The Reaper has caught back up to her again in level. But who makes it to Tier 4 first will still depend on what her requirements are to advance.

Knowing that she’s a quantum being and likely had a difficult requirement the last time implies she’ll have another difficult one this time.

If the Ancestral Dragon is being honest with herself, a large part of her reason for coming here was to see The Reaper and come to a decision herself on how the dragons would interact with her from here on out. But as it turns out, she needn’t have come for that reason. Not when her son is already this close to her.

Isabella had only expected a business relationship from the two. Instead she finds that they live on neighboring islands and have multiple deals working for them.

And according to what her son was telling her during the card game, he even went to another Dimensional Block with her.

Now Isabella is wondering whether or not she should just set up her son and The Reaper for marriage. Since The Reaper is worthy enough of her respect just from being a quantum being alone.

Isabella keeps on watching The Reaper interacting with her son and The Reaper’s sister, but over the course of the interactions, she eventually comes to a single disappointing conclusion.

The Reaper has no romantic interest in her son whatsoever.

That complicates things.

She glances at her son and watches him for a while as the game goes on, with the Ancestral Dragon winning, of course. And after watching his expressions, she realizes that he already knows about The Reaper’s lack of interest.

That’s good at least. If he didn’t understand then it could cause a problem between us and the quantum…

Isabella’s thoughts grind to a halt when she finally notices one of the bats on The Reaper’s shoulders. A bat that she for some reason never noticed until now.

After noticing the bat, she immediately realizes just what it is. Or just who it is.

Why is the Quantum Architect – who is supposed to be dead – taking a ride on the Quantum Reaper’s shoulder? And…

Her eyes gravitate towards the other bat as she plays her card, not forgetting to continue winning the game.

…is she just collecting bats or something?

The Ancestral Dragon watches the Quantum Architect for a few seconds, and the Quantum Architect watches back. But neither of them say a word to the other.

Eventually the Architect closes his eyes as if going to sleep and the dragon returns all of her attention to the game right as she wins it, making the others scowl at her.

Now the Ancestral Dragon isn’t sure what she should do anymore. The appearance of the Architect and feelings of her own son have thrown all of the plans she had made while coming here out the window.

So she just continues playing cards instead.

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