Endoru Shadowstorm

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 File:EndoruShadowstormPortrait.png| Humanoid form
 File:EndoruDragonoid.jpg| Dragon form
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 <label>Japanese</label><default>エンドル・シャドウストーム</default>
 <label>Rōmaji</label><default>Endoru Shadousutōmu</default>
 <label>Titles</label><default>Primal Dragon of ElysiumRuler of the Crown of ElysiumLeader of the Ivory Order</default>
 <label>Aliases</label><default>EndoPrimalKing of monstersScaley (By Alyus)Great OneLizard BoyLittle Dragon (By Alice)</default>
 <label>Affiliations</label><default>Crown of ElysiumThe Ivory Order</default>
 <label>Occupations</label><default>Monarch, Adventurer, Diplomat</default>
 <label>Tier scaling</label><default>6-B (Non-evolved/Pre-discover of concept)</default>
 <label>Blessing(s)</label><default>Primal Blessing: "Divine Anomaly of Chaos"Natural Blessing: "Wonder of Elysium"</default>
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 <label>Date of birth</label><default>Unknown</default>
 <label>Age</label><default>6 years (Previous body)Unknown</default>
 <label>Marital status</label><default>Single</default>
 <label>Relatives</label><default>Unknown human male ✝ (original father)Unknown human female ✝ (original mother)Vanheda Shadowstorm ✝ (Sworn older sister)Aelesia Shadowstorm (Adoptive younger sister)</default>
 <label>Other relations</label><default>Alyus Von Zaldrezius (Brother figure/Companion)Angelica of the Death Butterflies ✝ (Sister figure/Companion)Luna Valentine (Companion/Romantic interest)Ludwig Withenbach (Companion)Keerla "Ria" Vayra (Companion)Akio Kaneko (Companion)Ragnor Ordovich (Companion)Nyata (Companion/Servant)Alice I. Allie ✝ (Follower/Romantic interest)Elviria Ouránios (Friend/Follower)"M.E." (Close friend)Millicent Aimee Burrbeau (Close friend)Raskog Regal Cragaxe (Close friend)Schrylis Hivon ✝ (Ally/Close friend)Myrdin Silverwater (Friend)Akyro (Friend)</default>
 <label>Native culture</label><default>Adventurers' Code</default>
 <label>Religion</label><default>None</default>
 <label>Ideology</label><default>Progressivism</default>
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 <header>Physical Description</header>
 <label>Species</label><default>Dragon</default>
<label>Sub-species</label><default>Primal Dragon</default>
<label>Kind</label><default>True MonsterConceptual IncarnationAnomaly</default>
 <label>Gender</label><default>Male</default>
 <label>Height</label><default>146 centimeters/4'9.5"</default>
 <label>Weight</label><default>39 kilograms/86 pounds</default>
 <label>Eye color</label><default>Bright golden</default>
 <label>Hair color</label><default>Albino white</default>
 <label>Skin tone</label><default>Pale mory</default>
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 <label>IGN</label><default>Endoru</default>
 <label>Joined</label><default>Kylorne release day</default>
 <label>Appears in</label><default>Kylorne</default>
 <label>Character created by</label><default>Endo</default>
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</infobox>Endoru Shadowstorm (エンドル・シャドウストーム ── Endoru Shadousutōmu), also simply known as Endo, is the founder and leader of the Ivory Order, the head of the golden city of Coribya and the sovereign monarch of the Crown of Elysium. 
Endoru is a rare type of monster, he is a dragon with human form who entered monsterhood after reincarnating due to successfully completing the Merge of Souls ritual performed with his sworn sister: The Primal Dragon of Chaos, Vanheda Shadowstorm. Endoru was born in the far outer lands of Kylorne, and has explored the main continents as he was growing up; nowadays he lives in the northwest continent as a nation leader, diplomat and adventurer alongside his companions and followers.
== Appearance ==
In spite of the fact that Endoru is a specimen from the dragon species, his appearance greatly differs from the one of a traditional dragon, being almost identical to humans. His body is rather unique and is subjected to certain changes due to the nature of his species under certain conditions, but most of the time his physical form remains the same: A humanoid body with a vast majority of human-like characteristics, including a pale-toned skin and a somewhat skinny body of slim build which is considered petite in comparison to the average person's due to Endoru's short height and light weight. Endoru is a being of great beauty who appears to be younger than what he really is, mostly due to his small body and cute face with well-defined fine features. He has messy straight hair of a pure snow white color, which is also rather long reaching low-back length; normally Endoru lets his hair down, but sometimes he chooses to tie it up in different styles. As part of his draconic traits, Endoru has four small but sharp fangs, replacing normal canine teeth; his eyes are of a certain rarity as well, they are small and have bright golden irises with dark pupils that are usually round-shaped but can adopt the form of slanted vertical slits revealing the true nature of his draconic eyes, they are also able to glow brightly as a result of the overwhelming amount of mana that flows within Endoru's body, which sometimes can cause a sharp intimidating look.
Regarding clothing, Endoru is often seen using a great variety of clothes of different styles, he states that his favorite type of clothes are the ones that are simple and light so that they don’t restrain his movements. 
Endoru is commonly seen wearing light clothing in his daily life and one or two small gold ornaments as a sign of his position as leader of the Ivory Order and ruler of the Crown of Monsters. His favorite outfit is composed of a white sleeveless shirt, a decorative cloth belt, a gold ornament surrounding his left upper arm as an armband, baggy dark pants and hardened leather boots.
When acting as the leader of the Ivory Order or in very important public events Endoru wears a fully customized western-style military uniform of dark colors, alongside multiple golden ornaments and a simple dark-red shirt of long sleeves below the uniform, followed by light grey gloves on both hands and a belt where he keeps most of his equipment and useful items in small pouches, then he wears loose pants of black color with its ends tucked inside his pair of armored golden boots, he most often accompanies his uniform with a dark grey cape that has some golden details to match his gold ornaments. 
It is also heavily implied that he greatly enjoys wearing clothing that some could find “cute” or “feminine”, although Endoru hasn’t admitted it.
=== Dragon traits ===
One of Endoru's most notable characteristics is his ability of partial metamorphosis in different parts of his body, as he actually has a "monster form" which actually is his true natural form. Endoru is capable of selectively restraining and hiding these characteristics most of the time through a very precise manipulation of his own mana to give himself a more human-appearance and hide his power and true nature more easily. When Endoru enters his true form he still remains humanoid-looking, but acquires some very noticeable monster-like characteristics that are mostly present in his main limbs which resemble the appearance of a dragon's limbs by growing metallic-like dark crystalline scales that gleam so vividly black that shadows look grey in comparison, they are present in certain parts of his face and all over his arms and legs, with small sharpened claws at the end of his fingers, he also grows a bit more muscle mass underneath but only in his transformed limbs; Endoru’s scales are extremely hard and durable, as the attacks of most metal blades are unable to pierce through or even leave any marks on them, they are capable of withstanding great amounts of force, and like his normal skin they are also able to endure extreme high and low temperatures without being damaged at all. Endoru can also manifest extra limbs in form of dark-colored wings that grow out of his upper-back section, the wings are rather big compared to his body, being 2 meters long; they are better described as bat-like wings with some sharp ends that look like some sort of fangs coming out of the bone, identical to a dragon’s wings but way smaller in size. One of Endoru's most remarkable features are the two black horns made out of dark ivory that protrude out of the sides of his head, giving him a more "monstrous" look. He experiences a significant increase in the paleness of his skin, as well as the heightened intensity of his golden eyes, and his pupils transforming into vertical slits resembling those of a dragon. 
Endoru’s body has a great recovering capacity due to his innate regeneration skill, being able to heal wounds and even regenerate lost limbs almost instantly, that being the reason why he lacks any marks or scars on his body and also explaining how he can transform his body so quickly from being entirely humanoid to having draconic features and vice versa.
== Personality ==
Endoru has a picturesque personality and is said to be a kind person by those who follow him, someone who is easy to approach and to talk to, he is always willing to interact and get involved with his followers, and will try to be friendly at first with most people. Due to his kindness, he was at first very naive, a somewhat deleterious trait that got him into dangerous situations as he expected people to treat him the same way he treats them, this however changed greatly during his rule as monarch of Elysium after Endoru suffered the loss of one of the closest people to him alongside many other unfortunate events which had a several psychological impact, making him mature and change his mindset, leaving this and other childish traits behind in order to take a more cautious approach on everything he does.
When in combat, Endoru does not look down to his opponent as he wants to prevent himself from underestimating dangerous situations; yet, he has a brave heart and appears to lack of any fear when fighting, that is so because of the confidence he has in his power and skills, he rather focuses all of his mind and attention on the encounter itself; most of the time he would try to not show all his moves, but rather study his rival while using as little effort as possible in order to make a battle-plan that secures victory.
Endoru’s emotions work differently than a human’s due to his “heart”; since his soul has merged and is combined to a Primal Dragon’s, he lacks certain innate human emotions such as the fear of death or regret of killing; this characteristic allows him to commit acts of violence and be fearless in desperate situations or in dangerous environments; yet, this doesn’t means he’s unable to feel fear or regret, it is just way more rare for him to experience them as such emotions might need stronger triggers like events that are meaningful to him. Although Endoru has a great amount of patience, he struggles a lot to calm down and control himself when angered, his lack of regret and other human emotions can make him really dangerous; he doesn’t have a mere increase in raw violence but instead he acts with callousness and becomes more radical and merciless, being this the reason of why he’s ascribed to be rather just a monster than a human by those who are against him.
=== Mental aspect ===
Endoru’s mindset is a strange combination of a young open mind and the one of a mature leader, and it has evolved during his experience as monarch of Elysium and leader of the Ivory Order. In casual matters he’s described as a laid back individual, a person who will often choose not to overcomplicate himself but to be direct, straightforward and as simple as possible when interacting with others or when dealing with minor troubles. He is also capable of being diligent and patient when needed or when he’s leading his people nonetheless. Further than simply dealing with problems, Endoru has a very dominant stance and a strong will to accomplish his goals and projects, being able to easily take drastic choices and measures to ensure that his goals are accomplished as he wishes, preventing and removing anything or anyone that gets in his way of doing so. 
Although he lacks leadership experience, Endoru has proven to be a natural leader with an innate ease, he was capable of founding the Ivory Order and gain the loyalty and respect of each member through empathy and understanding as a mere child; but he has a major flaw, that being his anxiousness regarding his duties and surroundings, something that makes him accumulate a lot of stress as he tries to remain on alert at all times and not let his guard down in order to avoid danger, troublesome events and any unnecessary conflict while also trying to be the leader his people need. He is also incredibly humble as a leader, he sees his followers as equals to himself and genuinely cares about them and their well-being; yet, this also somehow applies to everyone else as well, he doesn’t look down on anyone that he encounters randomly, but he also doesn’t look up to them and neither does he give people special treatment even if they are nobility or royalty in other nations, the only times where he expresses more respect than usual towards people he just met is during political/diplomatic meetings or special events.
Despite him trying to avoid conflict and his preference for finding diplomatic solutions, he’s not afraid to wage war or even engage in a fight when necessary. Endoru does not hesitates to take action or make hard decisions in order to ensure the safety of his people and his own; although he has a caring and kind side, he shows no doubts when getting rid of an immediate threat to him or to his followers, even if it means ending multiple lives, instead he would just “casually” do it like if it was an everyday activity without having any regrets or psychological aftermaths.
Although Endoru has experienced multiple traumatic events and had to go through difficult times and many hardships for many years, he is a person that has decided to keep moving forward in order to accomplish his goals and to protect those he cares about, he is always positive around his friends and followers, smiling most of the time as he wants to live in peace with his people.
=== Ideals and beliefs ===
Endoru’s ideals are clear and straight-forward in most aspects. He has suffered discrimination from a lot of civilized races and people overall; he has been kicked out of towns and even hunted down, all because of him now being catalogued as a monster instead of a human; that is why he thinks that everyone should be treated equally, no matter what their race is, what culture they are from nor which religion they follow; Endoru believes that every single person deserves respect and has the right to live, unless they try to violate someone else’s rights, that’s why he can’t stand people that discriminate others or have a superiority complex.
As a leader, Endoru’s priority is to listen to his people’s voice and wishes, but he also believes that a leader should be willing to make hard decisions when needed, and remain firm when his followers need a leader figure; he thinks that the optimal way to achieve this is through a monarchy with some features of democracy.
Religion-wise, Endoru has chosen to not worship any deities, he does believe in their existence, but he just does not want to vow to any religions; instead, he would often make deals with the Spirits of Kylorne and give them offerings, even establishing friendship with them as he seems to have a great connection with elemental spirits and demons due to his own nature.
Endoru’s moral regarding life is rather simple, he believes that every intelligent lifeform is responsible for their life’s value, being their acts what makes them worth more or less; as he have stated before, he wouldn’t have any problem in killing someone that is worthless to him, especially if that means getting rid of a threat to his people or of an obstacle that goes against his ideals.
=== Goals ===
Endoru’s main goal is to accomplish his dream: To create a successful nation where everyone can live in harmony, where society lacks of conflicts caused by reasons he believes to be stupid (disloyalty, xenophobia among cultures, racism, and other forms of discrimination) and where order and peace are absolute; he also aims to lead the Ivory Order into becoming one of the most influential organizations in Kylorne.
He wishes to have a better understanding of his own existence as a whole, in order to find out any possible ways to help his people with his power while “evolving as a monster”, Endoru also seeks for any available information regarding the dragon species, specifically about the other Primal Dragons.
Most importantly, he wishes to do “whatever he wants, however he wants” alongside his friends, allowing them to live in peace in a land to call home. After founding the Crown of Elysium, Endoru’s main goal was to protect it from any dangers and to face every threat his home could come across.
== Biography ==
=== Arc 0: "Sickness and Renaissance” ===
Not so long ago, in one of the small independent villages that were formed among the progeny of the last nomadic human tribes that once lived in the large outsider lands of the north of Kylorne, a new life was born during a stormy night: A human child came into the world, who was the son of common folk among the villagers; yet, this child was destined to see plenty of unfortunate days starting with the very beginning of his life.
It is said that right after his birth both of his parents were told by a nun that the newborn was severely ill, and that he’d die within the next few days; without hesitation, the parents decided to abandon the village, leaving the child behind as they didn’t want to take care of a son that was going to die soon anyways, even abandoning the child without giving him a proper name.
As a nameless kid without parents, the child was taken in by a local chapel of unknown religion alongside with other children who also were orphans. The nuns and the priest expected him to die soon, therefore they tried to give him at least some peace during his first and last days of life; nonetheless, death didn’t arrive. Somehow the kid barely survived, though the sickness from which he suffered was still ruthless with him; he was weak all the time, seemed malnourished despite the food he ate, often coughed blood and constantly collapsed even if all he was doing was standing up.
Due to the fear of getting attached to an ill child, neither the nuns nor the priest or any other of the kids in the orphanage gave him a name; he was expected to die at any time, but always managed to live another day. In many people’s point of view, as the first years passed by, the kid was useless and did nothing but desperately trying to survive; due to his weakness and being physically unable to do most activities besides walking, he was often called a parasyte by the other kids since his existence would mean that the food had to be shared among more people with a lesser amount for each person. As he was growing up, the nameless kid’s life didn’t change a lot, his condition would often improve during warm seasons, and then out of nowhere, worsen to a critical point during winter; the sickness he suffered was unknown to science and magic, it had no known cause or cure, and also no available healing magic seemed to be able to make any effect on it, the sickness itself was a death sentence as it directly affected the heart of the person who was ill, giving them a slow and painful death; even when he was somewhat healthy, he was unable to do most tasks that demanded a more intense physical effort, not even play with the other kids. When the nameless child reached the five years of age, he overheard some nuns’ talking about him with the priest: They were talking about how that year’s winter was being more intense than expected, worsening the situation for the whole village as it was a very humble settlement, thereby the chapel was getting low on food as well; hunger would probably become the main issue sooner or later and they would be unable to feed the orphans, then he heard something that crushed his soul: He was called useless and worthless by the chapel’s people, his sickness would never let him help with the daily tasks or do anything, he just was deadweight and another mouth to feed when food was becoming scarce, even a nun dared to said that taking care of a dying child was some sort of bad omen.
After hearing this, the nameless child ran as much as he could, trying to escape from the negative emotions he felt, he hid himself in a corner of the orphanage and broke down in tears, wondering why none of the supposedly benevolent gods of the world haven’t helped him with his sickness despite of him always praying for salvation. Before his thoughts could continue to torment him, he saw a group of other kids walking up to him; he didn’t know at the time that the group of kids were sent by one of the nuns, apparently the other nuns and the priest discussed about the situation, and came to the conclusion that the best option was to get rid of the nameless child. 
The children told him about a supposed legend that mentioned the existence of a miraculous medicinal plant brought to this world by the gods of Kylorne themselves, a plant that rare that it almost went extinct and only grew in a hidden cave inside of the tallest mountain of the nearby forest: If its leaves were processed and consumed as tea, it could cure any illness or condition, its healing magic was so powerful that it was said to be able of vanishing demonic curses; that legend was the ray of hope he was waiting for, the nameless kid stood up once again, one could tell from his expression that he was fascinated by this story, not knowing that this was a plan that abused his naivety and innocence to send him outside of the Chapel without the need of ruining the chapel’s reputation by directly kicking an ill child out of their gates; the very next day, the five year old child gathered two pieces of bread and a canteen filled with water, he knew that his condition would make the smallest trip into a dangerous adventure, but he didn’t care as he was feeling healthy and winter just started that same week, he came to realize that if he didn’t start the journey in that moment, then he would have to wait until next summer to be able to travel again, and that was only if he managed to survive another health crisis and push through the hunger and pain. He left the orphanage thinking that no one knew that he was escaping, when in reality the nuns knew all about it but didn’t say a single word; although they knew that sending a kid to die in the wildlands wasn’t morally correct, the chapel couldn’t afford to feed someone who would die soon anyways and couldn’t do nothing but suffer, a hard decision in desperate times done by selfish people. That also was the first time he was in the outskirts of the village, he wouldn’t have known which way to take if it wasn’t because the children that told him with detail in which direction he had to go in order to arrive to the whereabout of the “magical” cave; he traveled across the plains, reaching hills with chilly wind after some hours of travel; his condition was clearly getting worse and he couldn’t afford to go back at that point, so despite the doubts in his mind he kept on going forwards; walking on the path he was told to follow, the hills that surrounded the child soon ended and revealed some few tress that soon turned into a huge dense dark oak forest filled with dangerous creatures, but luckily most of them were already hibernating; that path had ended by then and now he was traveling across unexplored ground, he then slept for the night inside of a fallen hollow tree, he kept walking the next day after eating the little food he had with him, and after adventuring inside the forest he stumbled upon a somewhat clear spot in the middle of the great forest that was extended by hundreds of meters, discovering one single rocky mountain right on the middle of the forest glade, the nameless kid knew that had to be the mountain that he was told to go to; he barely managed to climb the rocks, but just as the kids told him, there was the entry of what seemed to be a cave, it had an ominous energy but the kid decided to enter the cave as he thought he was very close to the cure and solution to all his problems, something that would finally let him live a normal life.
Once he entered the cave, his hope decreased rapidly until it was none and instead it was turned into disappointment as he saw just a dead end that led to a wall, realizing that the “mystical” cave was barely 10 meters deep and that there was no trait of a medicinal herb growing anywhere around; despair filled his heart as he started crying, that was the only cave around, he could not have mistaken the right place; he followed all the indications and did what he was told to do. He felt his body heavy, the coldness of the outside had weakened him a lot, he sat on the ground with his head down, he realized that there was no cure inside of the cave, but a grave for him; the people that raised him have sent him there, the kid with an incurable disease, to die. After resting for some minutes, he got on his feet again and looked towards the cave’s wall. He seemed dead inside, but soon tears started to slide down his cheeks; filled with sadness, desperation and fear, he cried and with his tiny and weak hands, started to hit the wall.
── “Why?! Why did they lie to me?! Is it because of this curse? Why do I have to deal with this sickness?! It’s not my fault, I want to live!” ── He yelled at the wall, freeing all of his pain, but soon enough the little strength he had left ran out and so did his voice, turning his shouts into weak whispers filled with sadness. ── “I really…I don’t want to die…”
Yet, despite his cries and laments, no one heard him calling for help. He was about to give up as one last tear slipped from his face and fell onto the ground when he closed his eyes, resigning himself and trying to accept that he was destined to either die from starvation after his last bit of food ran out or from the winter’s coldness worsening his illness; as if time slowed down he saw his tear reaching the ground, pushing off some of the dust on the cavern’s ground, and although he thought it was already over, the nameless kid saw something odd on the ground, something that was well hidden from plain sight, he knelt down and used his hands to clear up the rest of the dirt, revealing some rare type of mechanism inlaid on the ground, he didn’t know what it was but after looking around he realized that the unknown mechanism was connected throughout the whole cave; before being able to think any further, he saw how the place where his tear fell on started glowing with a bright white color, almost instantly after that, the glow started spreading around a complex system of what seemed to be lines drawn on the walls, roof and floor of the cave; the whole mountain started shaking like if an earthquake was happening, the nameless kid tried to escape by the cave’s exit but unconveniently giant rocks fell down from the outside blocking out his way right before he could escape, then he turned around to find himself trapped inside of the unstable cavern, the kid thought for a second that he had activated some sort of tramp and that he would die crushed by the collapsing roof, but then the wall of the dead end opened like a gate, revealing a safe place; without thinking it twice, the kid ran into the gate to assure his safety, barely getting inside of this new alley, as the roof of the entry of the cave collapsed right after he got in.
He first tried to calm down after such an intense event, he knew that the exit was still blocked and realized that he had left his last piece of bread and canteen in the entry; his major fear was dying of starvation and dehydration, but he had to focus on finding another way out, so he got on his feet again and started walking down that mysterious alley, as he walked through the alley he realized that the walls were different, they no longer were cavern-like, instead they seemed to be some sort of human-made bricks; he was inside of what seemed to be an underground fortress that was completely abandoned, there was no one else and nothing but cobwebs and dust, the nameless kid finally reached the main hall of the labyrinthine fortress where he found multiple bookshelves filled with books and articles that were written in a language he had never seen before, yet, he still didn’t find any viable food sources; he took a break trying to recover his breath, if he didn’t control the amount of effort he used, his sickness would worsen and kill him right there; although he was trapped in a fortress that was almost completely dark and was only barely illuminated by some toxic glowing plants, he felt some hope again, maybe it wasn’t a lie after all and he could find something inside of that dangerous-looking place. 
── “Maybe…there is a real cure somewhere.” ── He thought.
His thoughts were again interrupted as he felt a weird sensation coming out of his chest, he looked at the place his instinct told him to look at, it was a deep and dark hallway; he didn’t know what it was, but he felt the necessity to walk down that hallway, as he got closer to the end, he saw himself in a great room, standing before an imponent giant stone gate that blocked his way, he stood still several meters away in front of the great gate, paralyzed and not knowing what to do, then he looked at the center of the room, where he saw a platform with what appeared to be some type of table made out of stone, which was connected to that strange mechanism that was spreaded around the fortress; he slowly walked towards the platform and saw a pressure plate with the form of a human hand carved into the stone table, at that point he had gone too far, but his instincts were yelling at the nameless kid, telling him to put his tiny hand into the pressure plate; the nameless kid knew that there was no food around and that he had nothing left to lose, so with his small hand he pressed the button; he first thought that due to the age of the mechanism, it wouldn’t respond to such a gentle push but as soon as he pressed the button the white glow appeared once again, spreading out from the platform into the giant gates which slowly opened before the child; an intense bright light came from the other side of the gate, the nameless kid covered his eyes and blindly walked into the new room; after entering the room and letting his eyes adapt to the brightness, he got shocked from what he saw, the light was being produced by a giant dome made out of magical energy that was in the middle of the great room, the kid saw how what seemed to be a magical seal was spread out around the entire room; after thinking in how complex the fortress was, he realized that it was like if the whole fortress was dedicated to keep that seal protected and hidden from the exterior world; out of mere curiosity and after feeling the necessity to do it, he got closer, stepping over the seal and getting right in front of the dome that seemed to be a magical barrier; he was still confused, but decided to put his hand on the barrier. Surprisingly, nothing happened to the nameless kid right away. 
When he touched the barrier he felt like if nothing was there, he tried pushing it with some force expecting some sort of reaction but he didn’t expect the final result: He fell right through the barrier like if the barrier itself was non-existent to him, the nameless kid found himself into a new surrounding inside of the barrier, he saw how the ground wasn’t part of the fortress, it was made out of dirt and grass, and there was a lot of plants and mana crystals formed around as well, the nameless kid tried standing up, excited as he might have found the so-famous cure to his illness, but then froze in the act as he felt crushed by a great amount of pressure.
He felt that he was being observed, not by someone, but by something, something very dangerous that could kill him at any moment. He swallowed his own saliva and gathered the courage to look up to his observer. There it was, the “something” that was looking at him: A monster.
The mere act of seeing that creature caused an indescribable sensation to the nameless child, a mix between fear and admiration. It was a big reptilian creature with black scales and wings of great size, anyone could feel how powerful this creature was by just standing close to it; no one could ever mistake that aspect with the one of any other creature or entity in Kylorne, that monster was the same type of creature everyone knew of, the one that appeared in innumerable tales and legends, the one which no one ever saw firsthand during peace times: A real dragon.
Although of such an incredible encounter, there was something odd: The upper body of the Dragon was being held from the top of the barrier, its wings and body were tied with giant chains of an unknown material that seemed to be strong enough to keep the divine creature in captivity. The presence of such creature immediately startled and scared the child who tried to escape when he saw how big the monster was, but it was no use, as he found out when he tried to run through the barrier like he had done before, but this time his body hit the barrier which felt like if he had crashed into a stone wall, at the same time the barrier repelled the nameless kid with a shockwave, sending him back inside again. Now, frozen in place, and too terrified to stand up, the kid closed his eyes as he waited for his death; it was such a surprise when he didn’t get killed by the Dragon right away, but heard a voice: An imponent feminine voice with great power that spoke in a language that he didn’t comprehend, the kid was shocked as he was hearing this voice coming right from the Dragon’s mouth which barely moved. When the nameless child saw the Dragon move, he tried using his arms to cover his face in a pathetic attempt to protect himself.
── “If you’re going to kill me…I beg you to do it without causing me any pain!” ── He cried in desperation again. ── “It’s been too much…All I want is to get rid of this sickness…Please do not make me suffer more.”
After saying this, nothing but silence filled the room, until the kid heard something very strange and absolutely out of place for that situation; he heard the dragon laughing. Slowly opening his eyes, he saw how the Dragon’s gaze was right on him, its eyes shone with great brightness, he thought that maybe the creature was laughing because of his pleadings, but then he heard his voice once again with a shocking difference now.
── “Gwahaha! My bad! I forgot human culture changes alongside time, I thought you’d understand me that way.” ── Somehow, the dragon was speaking the kid’s native language without major problems. ── “That language was the one humans were using the most eras ago…It’s not a surprise that you didn’t understand what I said at all, my dearest apologies.”
“Guh?” was the only thought the nameless kid had in his mind, not only he didn’t get killed, but he also was speaking face-to-face with an ancient creature, and it didn’t look aggressive towards him.
── “Y-You’re not going to kill me…Right?” ── He asked in fear.
The Dragon closed its eyes in order to show his genuineness and nodded with its head.
── “No, I am not going to kill you, nor do I wish to harm you.” ── The creature answered calmly. ── “I’ve been alone for entire centuries, tied to these chains. Why would I get rid of the only company that I finally have after such a long time?”
The nameless kid tried to calm down after that statement, he still was very nervous due to the presence of that creature, but at least he had the Dragon’s word that it wouldn’t kill him. After standing up, his stomach growled with hunger, the creature heard this and surprisingly with a more friendly tone showed the kid around using her giant tail to point at some bushes with edible berries that have grown around, there also was a water spring in the Dragon’s cell so the kid was finally able to drink some water after a while; with his necessities satisfied the kid calmed down even more and started trusting the Dragon, he asked for the Dragon’s name as he was intrigued on who was she in reality and how she ended up in that place, the Dragon accepted the child’s request and told him about her past.
The creature was one of the few alive specimens of the most powerful race of monsters, the Primal Dragons; the name of the dragon was Vanheda Shadowstorm, the embodiment of chaos and storms: A powerful divine creature who was at the peak of the monster species, an entity that brought destruction to the first civilizations of Kylorne and ruled over the lands as one of the primal dragons of the world since the start of time itself during millenia. Vanheda’s reign of terror finally ended when the “deities” of Kylorne, afraid of Vanheda’s unstoppable power, decided to bless mankind with both advanced technology and powerful magic that was unknown at the time; in a combined effort among numerous countries and with the arrival of individuals known as heroes blessed by the deities themselves, the embodiment of Chaos was finally defeated; however, Vanheda was so powerful that it wasn’t possible to kill her by using conventional methods, not even the heroes’ divine weapons were able to end her life, so they decided to seal her under a cursed divine barrier and wait for her power to weaken until they could finally be able to murder her; they captured Vanheda using the deities’ ancient magic to create a seal in form of a cursed magical barrier and then built a great underground fortress that was well-hidden to protect the seal from the outside world, and the outside world from Vanheda. The rest of the nations agreed to leave this task to the most developed civilization which was the farthest from the rest of Kylorne, but it was pretty obvious that they had failed as the nameless kid found the fortress completely abandoned and without any traits of recent human presence anywhere.
Once Vanheda was done telling her story, she asked the nameless child about his past, and what was his name; the Dragon seemed surprised when she was told that the kid didn’t have a name, interested by this, she would listen carefully to his story; the kid was also disconcerted as the Dragon paid close attention to just a mere human child, especially after knowing that Vanheda was such a powerful creature that had ruled over the world before.
The child remembered why he had decided to go on that journey and asked Vanheda about the supposedly miraculous plant that was able to even remove curses and heal any illnesses.
── “I am sorry to tell you this…But I have never heard about that kind of plant existing anywhere in Kylorne; if something similar were to exist, it would probably only grow in the divine realm of the deities rather than in the earthly realm.” ── Vanheda revealed to the kid.
Though it was something harsh to hear, especially when the kid was trying to find a cure for his sickness, he already was expecting that outcome, he sighed and simply tried to hold back his tears.
── “What could I possibly do now?” ── He asked in despair.
But then Vanheda spoke once again, and told the nameless kid that the barrier was weak from the outside because it was designed to keep its contents in the inside and never let them out to the exterior world ever again, the chains that were tying up her body were enchanted with a divine curse that constantly drained her power while slowly destroying her monster nature; as Vanheda was saying this the kid noticed that there was another hidden platform in the surrounding area, just like the one that he used to open the giant stone gates from before; Vanheda was still talking about how her chains were crafted by the gods of Kylorne with the sole purpose of keeping her in captivity, they were so resistant and durable that even if shed used the rest of her power she wouldn’t be able to free herself; yet, as she was saying those words, the kid repeated the process and decided to put his hand on the pressure plate that was identical to the one before, also having a human’s hand shape, but this time he kept pressing it until the complex system once appeared, Vanheda was shocked as she felt the ties of his chains get looser and looser, the chains fell right onto the ground due to their immense weight, actually almost smashing the nameless kid who ran away just in time. There was a moment of silence where the nameless kid and the dragon saw each other in the face, trying to digest what just happened.
── “Why…and how did you do that?” ── Asked Vanheda. ── “Didn’t I just tell you who I was? A threat to godhood itself…? Why would you think that it is a good idea to free me?”
The nameless kid first wanted to say that he was unable to know what would exactly happen when he pressed the pressure plate, but then changed his words.
── “I don’t think you’re evil, Vanheda.” ── He answered confidently. ── “I didn’t really have any other reasons to do it, but you were already tied for so long and you didn’t kill me…So…”
The Dragon stretched her arms and wings and laughed with great joy, she could finally move her limbs after so long and she was no longer getting weakened by the curse, though she was still trapped inside of the divine barrier, but she appreciated the kid’s action that freed her nonetheless; she then redirected his attention to the human child, they were both trapped in there now, but after hearing his story and seeing what he had done, Vanheda couldn’t just stand there.
── “Well, since your parents didn’t give you a name…I think I should give you one!” ── She told him in an excited tone.
The kid’s eyes shone with tears forming, at that point he never got a name or a nickname that wasn’t something bad or an insult. He tried to tell Vanheda that giving a name to an ill kid who was going to die anyways wasn’t worth it, but Vanheda insisted.
── “You’ve freed me from my chains! The least I can do is take care of you, and that includes giving you a name, you deserve one, let me think…” ── She remained quiet for hardly ten whole minutes, trying to figure out something as she apparently wasn’t really great at naming people, but at the end she finally thought of something. ── “You will be…Endoru! Yeah! That one sounds pretty nice, doesn’t it?”
The kid repeated that name in a low voice, he liked it, and for the first time ever since he was born, a genuine smile formed in his face as he looked at Vanheda, then he proudly replied.
── “I am Endoru!” ── It was the very first time someone ever gave him some appreciation in his entire life, that mere action had an incommensurable amount of meaning for him.
With his new name, Endoru and Vanheda quickly became friends. As days passed, the Dragon kept his promise and took care of the young Endoru, often talking with him and getting closer to him with each day that passed, Endoru managed to survive by eating edible plants and drinking from the water glade, he seemed to do be doing somewhat fine during the first days; although he knew he was trapped in a prison without escape, in reality it was like if he didn’t care at all, mostly because Vanheda was the first “person” ever that got close to Endoru, not even the people of his village cared about him like that in order to not form a bond with him; therefore Vanheda was his first real bond, thereby, his first true friend.
Time kept passing by, the days turned into weeks; at that point both Vanheda and Endoru were the closest of friends, they passed their days talking and sharing thoughts and tales with each other. During those weeks, Vanheda discovered that mankind, for some reason, had regressed in their development as a civilized race as Endoru described how his village looked and how the towns were small in comparison to the great cities she remembered, she didn’t know how but it made sense to think that maybe Kylorne’s civilizations had to start over at one point, being that the reason of why the civilizations that stopped her were now gone, also explaining why the fortress she was trapped in was completely abandoned.
Finally, after one month of their encounter, Endoru’s symptoms worsened as expected; Vanheda tried to use her ancient magic to heal Endoru and help him through his sickness, but it was such a big surprise for the Dragon when she saw that not even her complex ancient dragon magic was able to cure Endoru’s illness. It only took 3 days for Endoru to start entering a critical point where he was just coughing heavily, barely breathing and with an intense pain in his chest at all times, Vanheda first thought that Endoru’s illness was a curse of high grade, but then wondered who would ever perform a great magical spell just to curse a mere child from his birth, especially since he was the son of common folk and lived in a small village in the middle of nowhere. Vanheda tried his best to take care of Endoru, but it was no use, he finally reached his deathbed, his journey to the fortress had also contributed to the worsening of his condition, Endoru clearly didn’t want to die, but at the end he was happy. Though he never lived a normal life, he did make a real friend.
Vanheda wondered if all those centuries in captivity had softened his heart, humanized her, or if it was a side effect of the curse she was exposed to; but somehow she, a primal dragon, could relate to that human kid, and she didn’t want him to die; there was no reasonable method to save his life, but she refused to stand idle and do nothing while watching how Endoru was dying; Vanheda decided to try out something drastic, a magical process that could make Endoru inherit her magical skills, including her innate resistance to curses and regeneration; the problem of that solution was that it had a ridiculously small chance of success, and on top of that, it also was one of the most complicated magical rituals which wasn’t even supposed to be done with humans: the Merge of Souls. Vanheda looked at the moribund child and told him about this method, she warned him about the most possible outcome which resulted in his death, and that if it had success, then he would no longer be a human anymore but rather a complete monster; Endoru didn’t mind, in his own words, he told Vanheda that if he was to ever survive, he would like to live with the company of kind friends like her, even if it wasn’t a normal peaceful life at first, even if he was doomed to lose his humanity and even if he had to face the entire world, Endoru would still stand up and walk forwards; these words touched Vanheda’s heart and she finally decided to do the ritual, placing the human child on the grass and delicately pointing at his chest with one of her giant claws, the young Endoru grabbed Vanheda’s claw with both his hands and closed his eyes, a great bright light shone with a powerful intensity; as Vanheda closed her eyes and Endoru lost consciousness, quietness filled the room.
The process of merging souls with a monster was something extremely rare and dangerous, thus there were other lesser grades and variations of this magical ritual known as pacts and contracts formed among humans with monsters and spirits, though they still were pretty uncommon and ended up in failure with the deaths of humans in most of the times, but the intrinsic merging of souls was something that most monsters would refuse to even attempt with humans and only did in some rare occasions with other powerful entities in order to become an amalgam, this was because it fully involved both of the souls and it was not a contract where the monster just gives the other part a portion of their mana core and power in exchange of something else, but a vow of trust where both parts traded their souls, combining them and forming an unbreakable bond that mostly ended in both individuals fusing into an almagamic monstrosity, an unstable creature of great power.
Dragons were especially rare, so rare that even finding the mid-low subspecies of the race (e.g. Wyverns) was a miracle to mankind, and the high ranking subspecies were almost never seen throughout human history, not to talk about Primal Dragons which were considered deities by some, a mere pact with the mid-low subspecies of the dragon race would at least have a ten times smaller chance of success that if it was done with any other high ranking creature, like a high elemental spirit; Vanheda and Endoru were about to try something that was rather impossible, it was not a pact but a complete merge, and Vanheda was on the top of the species as a Primal Dragon while Endoru was just an ill and weak human child, despite of this Vanheda was willing to give it a try.
There was something else to add in the chances of success or failure, and that is the compatibility of both individuals, monster and human, although chances were technically zero, the bond that Endoru and Vanheda formed in such a short time had demonstrated that they were greatly compatible with each other, giving them a modest rate of success in comparison of a forced Merge of Souls; yet, Endoru’s body was too weak for it and even if Endoru managed to somehow survive and become a monstrosity, Vanheda still wished for him to be there as separated individual so she could take care of him, she wanted him to live his own life and to not be forced to become an unstable monster who was completely out of control. If they were to fully fuse into an amalgam it would most likely end up in failure or in an undesirable result, so she decided to modify the ritual to combine only half of her soul with the other half of Endoru’s in order to help him reborn as a different unique monster apart from her instead of fusing herself and Endoru into a single creature; Vanheda then used her great control of magic and, for the first time ever in her entire life, created something instead of destroying: A draconic body. 
For her, this was the first time ever she had witnessed something similar, she didn’t even know if it would work at all, as the chances were still ridiculously small, but she realized that Endoru was going to die anyway and this was the only way to give him a second chance. As predicted, Endoru’s body was unable to handle all the power of Vanheda’s mana core and vaporized in an instant, however, half of his soul was traded for half of Vanheda’s as intended. Vanheda then used her magic to canalize Endoru’s new soul into the draconic body she had created, as she adopted half of Endoru’s soul into hers, essentially guiding him into rebirth.
After what felt like an eternity, the light finally began to dim, Vanheda opened her eyes and saw that the draconian body had changed from an empty vessel to what seemed to be the body of a human child, it had become the recipient of the new Endoru, who was laying totally immobile on the grass; Vanheda first thought she had failed and was starting to feel emotions she had never felt before, such as the actual grief of losing someone, but then with her great senses she was able to hear something, a heartbeat. Looking at the child, she realized that he was alive, just asleep, she then focused her attention on Endoru's inner mana flow and realized that something had changed not only in his but also within her own mana core; Vanheda’s soul was different and so was Endoru’s, meaning that against all odds, they had succeeded.
The child slept for 3 whole days, after waking up, he felt completely different. He didn’t feel weak, nor any of his previous symptoms were present; his chest didn’t hurt and he wasn’t coughing anymore, and instead of constant pain, he finally felt the warmth of a healthy heart as he had a complete new body, he felt an indescribable feeling, something had changed in his inner self; Vanheda was incredibly glad that Endoru was alive. After a while, Vanheda told the child to go look at his own reflection on the water glade, so he did, almost screaming out of surprise when he saw that his hair was now of a pure white color and that his eyes were bright and golden; his aspect changed a lot, then he got something confirmed by Vanheda, his sickness was fully cured due to the skills he had inherited from the Merge of Souls ritual. Endoru cried of happiness, and couldn’t help but to repeat how grateful he was with the Dragon, but then she interrupted him, mentioning that from then on he was no longer a human and that they were connected, Endoru asked her how they were separated if the Merge was supposedly successful, with her explaining that instead of becoming an amalgam he had become a pure monster due to him being reborn into a new body with a rebuilt soul and that she also had adopted half of his soul in return, with both of their souls becoming two different but almost identical souls, thus they were still themselves even after the Merge. As she told him what happened, Vanheda worried about Endoru’s opinion on her, since he technically died but reincarnated while also becoming a monster, but then Endoru told her that he didn’t really care about losing his humanity as long as he could be alive and be with his friend, but then Vanheda mentioned something else.
── “Your friend, you say? Yeah, it is true that we were friends, but now we have an unbreakable bond, you little dragon.” ── She said to Endoru in a friendly tone. ── “I don’t know that much about human culture, but isn’t that what you call 'family'? If it is, then it means that we are family now! You’re my first friend ever and I’ve never had anyone to consider my own sibling before, the other primal dragons would often do nothing but try to kill me, but since you’re still alive and now are healthy…I guess that if we stay together, and I take care of you then we are sister and brother…I mean if you want to consider me as one.”
Those words, coming right out of a monster, had shown Endoru more humanity and kindness than he had ever received before. He smiled back at the great dragon with his new aspect and excitedly replied.
── “Yes…I am your brother!” ── Endoru said happily.
Right on the spot, they both swore loyalty to each other and became sworn siblings, but then Vanheda remained quiet for a moment, when Endoru asked what was going on, she then replied to her new sibling.
── “If we are brothers…Doesn’t that mean that you need a family name?” ── Vanheda wondered. ── “I trust in you, after all, you’re now my little brother! Endoru Shadowstorm!”
With their brotherhood now being official, Vanheda started explaining what had happened to Endoru’s body after the soul merging process: As Endoru was told, he had become a rare type of monster, the first known monster that resulted from the merging of a human soul and a primal dragon’s, therefore he had become one himself. Endoru inherited some traits and all the abilities of Vanheda; as Vanheda inherited human-nature, traits and emotions from Endoru. Besides the emotional event, a detail was passed and ignored by both siblings, since Endoru was reborn as a Primal Dragon, a new concept of the world earned more importance in that moment, yet Endoru’s concept was unknown to both of them; in addition to that, during the rebirth of Endoru many sensitive people and entities from all across Kylorne could have tell that a new Primal Dragon was born, starting to drag attention to the newborn dragon.
Endoru had to adapt to his new body for a while, he appeared to have kept most of his human physical traits and looks but was later told by Vanheda that he had a “true form” which he could reveal by controlling his own magic as he was now a Primal Dragon like Vanheda herself; he was guided and trained by Vanheda to suppress his new Mana Core so he could keep it under control, since it had an incredible amount of mana, Vanheda took special care of Endoru until his body adapted to his own new power; this had to be done since his own inner energy was extremely powerful and thereby could become incredibly dangerous for others around him and for Endoru himself if he didn’t manage to learn to control his great mana flow at will. More time passed by and after months of their first encounter, when winter was almost gone, Endoru noticed that something was off, it was easy to tell because they had a bond among their souls, Endoru could understand Vanheda’s feelings by just looking at her, and he saw how she was more concerned with each day that passed by, when he tried to ask her what was wrong she would mostly avoid answering by faking falling asleep or change the topic nervously.
Yet, one day everything would change; as Endoru was finally completely recovered and got used to his own body, Vanheda decided it was time to set him free. As she talked with Endoru one day, he noticed that the tone of her voice was drowned into the deepest sadness, he in his innocence didn’t understand at first, but then Vanheda finally revealed her wish to set him free from the Divine Barrier, so he could live free and have a real chance, although his life was doomed to not be normal as a non-human, at the very least Endoru would have a chance to make his life worth living. Endoru then asked Vanheda why her voice was cracking up into sorrow.
── “Won’t you be with me? You have to! We’re siblings now, remember!?” ── He said. Fear invaded his mind as his eyes filled up with tears.
Then Vanheda finally told the truth to Endoru, she was indeed unable to break free from the divine barrier, even if she tried to destroy it by using all of her might during her prime, the result would not change. The barrier was so powerful and durable that there was no possible way to break through by using only sheer raw power, especially since it was made with the combined effort of multiple divine entities. At that time, it would be even more difficult since she was weakened, but there was one way to destroy the seal: By overcharging it, and the only way to do that was by using her own mana core. 
The young Endoru tried to run towards Vanheda and hug her, hoping that he could talk some sense into her and change her mind, but he was instantly repelled by a great wave of wind that spread across the room, surrounding Vanheda herself. Endoru was barely able to hold himself on the ground, as he looked up he noticed a bright light coming directly from Vanheda’s chest, it was her mana core starting to cannalize all of her reduced power. Endoru begged for her to stop, saying that maybe there could be another way; he insisted in saying that even if there wasn’t, then he would be totally fine with being there his whole life as long as he had her there with him; but Vanheda already had made her decision, she knew how dangerous the outside world was for just a mere child, but she also had confidence that since he was carrying her gift with him, then Endoru would be able to somehow survive. 
── “Thank you for showing me what the love of a family was, Endoru.” ── Said Vanheda as the light on her chest became brighter. ── “Out of all the eons of my existence, this short period of time where I got to meet you was without a doubt, the happiest moment of my entire life.”
Endoru yelled her name for the last time, before the light blinded him once again, he heard a great explosion that almost deafened him, he could only hear the buzz in his ears as he was repelled several meters away, he had hit something and fell unconscious for what seemed to be a moment, quietness filled the room as most of Vanheda’s aura disappeared in thin air.
The world probably noticed how the presence of one of its strongest entities vanished in thin air, many things changed in that moment with the death of the Primal Dragon of Chaos and Destruction, there was nothing but uncertainty.
Endoru opened his eyes again, waking up, due to his innate regeneration capacity his body was unharmed, though he was very confused from what had happened. He sat down, then looked around for Vanheda, but she was nowhere to be seen, he then realized that the barrier was gone, and the room of the fortress could be finally seen, the white-haired boy stood up as he noticed the presence of something, in the center of Vanheda’s cell there was something suspended in the air, shining dimly at the start then getting stronger as Endoru got closer. He didn’t know what it was until he was within enough distance to reach for it with his own hands, he doubted at first but then grabbed the object with both hands, it was a black scale, Endoru then confirmed what had happened. He hugged the hard scale, sticking it on his chest as he got down to his knees, unlike most times he didn’t cry out loudly, but felt how his tears dropped at the same time he closed his eyes. Vanheda, the Primal Dragon of Chaos, had died.
After processing what just had happened, Endoru realized something, although Vanheda was no longer there, he felt something within his own inner-self, a familiar feeling, like if he was able to detect Vanheda’s presence in his own body. He then remembered that, since she saved him by giving him a part of her own soul to combine it with his own, then there will always be a part of her around him; by knowing that her last wish was for her little brother to live a happy life, Endoru got the motivation he needed to keep moving forwards.
The albino managed to climb over the walls of the cell, up to where the barrier was located as ceiling, it was completely gone. He took a deep breath before exiting the cell, it was dark, way darker than before, but he had no problem seeing in the darkness, somehow he was actually able to see in the dark with his bright golden eyes. The child thought he’d feel scared, since the idea of being lost in a endless labyrinth built as an underground fortress made to contain Vanheda was something ominous to say the least, yet he felt no fear; it was weird, but the nameless child that arrived at that fortress months ago had changed a lot and now had a name, despite the unknown and the uncertainty, he was confident in having Vanheda’s last gift, thereby his heart was filled with the courage of monster-nature. The nameless kid explored once again and looked for an exit, his body was strong unlike the first time he walked down the hallways of the fortress, so he decided to explore a bit more, he didn’t find a single trace of human presence in that place, not even dead bodies of the old guards who were supposed to be guarding that place, surprised, he also discovered some old texts and scrolls in the ruins of some rooms of the fortress, but he couldn’t read them since they were written in a language he didn’t even comprehend, still he decided to keep some of the paper scrolls just in case they had useful information. 
After hours of walking, Endoru finally managed to find the same path that he used to enter the fortress, still blocked by the collapsed cavern of the entrance, he sighed and thought to himself in simply turning around and try to find another exit, but he realized how long that would take, and that he didn’t wish to starve to death again. Endoru was still a child, even after Vanheda’s teachings about his new body, he was mostly unaware of his new skills, for him at that time, he thought it was impossible to escape, until he felt something in his chest; it wasn’t just a thought, it was more of an instinct, something was telling the child to extend his hand pointing towards the blocked exit, he did so, with his eyes close Endoru admired the darkness of nothingness, he saw something in his mind: Multiple particles of light floating scattered all around what seemed to be the void, he focused instinctively and as if the particles obeyed his will they joined together in one point, creating a brighter light that didn’t stop to grow, he then heard a strange sound and opened his eyes just to be shocked from what he saw. Right in front of Endoru’s hand, a good amount of his own energy was manifested, creating what seemed to be the flame of fire in the form of a somewhat big fireball that was rotating on its own while growing in size, he had never done magic before and he was unsure on what he was doing to begin with so he didn’t know what to do. Endoru then realized that he wasn’t being burned by the fire, he got amazed for a second but then looked at the wall, with his mind he decided to control his own energy in order to propel the fireball towards the exit, it worked but he didn’t expect the fire projectile to be fired at such great speed nor the deafening sound of an explosion, it appears that he didn’t really measure the amount of energy he was putting into that fireball, as dust settled down, Endoru opening his eyes and realized that the rays of sun were visible at the end, he was completely astonished as he walked forwards, realizing that his fireball was able to blow away the entire collapsed roof of the cavern, essentially opening a small part of the entire mountain.
The albino child walked, and finally the sunlight touched his pale mory skin, he contemplated the light of the sunrise and the beautiful landscape, he breathed fresh air for the first time ever in months; Endoru was finally free.
With him finally exiting the underground fortress, those who were really sensitive to the mana flow of the world also noticed something odd across the world, not only a primal dragon died, but now what seemed to be a new one was finally stepping on Kylorne for the first time ever.
Lots of thoughts and possibilities appeared in front of him, so many that the young kid was overwhelmed. Maybe in the mind of someone more mature there was a plan to follow, but in Endoru’s there was a desire that any other child would have: Return home. Endoru made the way back to his village as he tried remembering which road to follow, as he made his way back he noticed how different the journey felt as he was able to run and his body felt completely light, although he was excited to come back and show everyone how he was now healthy, his only concern was that his original clothes were now rags, but nothing related to his new nature, which was something he would later find out to be a major problem.
Once he got close to the village it was too late, for an unknown reason to the child he saw how the farmers that were working on the crops at the outskirts of the village started panicking once they saw him and running in fear. Endoru was concerned, thinking that maybe there was a beast or maybe they were getting attacked by raiders, he did not realize that he was the reason behind their fear. Despite his “normal” looks, Endoru’s aura was crushing for every other being in his presence, hence why the villagers panicked when they saw him, they did not see Endoru as a kid anymore, but as a monster. The villagers picked up torches and pitchforks pointing their ends to the white-haired “creature”, Endoru saw the people he knew look at him with fear, despair and disgust. He did not understand and was frozen in place, he tried talking to them but the villagers were refusing to speak, the kid was trying to consider his options until a rock was thrown at him, hitting his forehead, surprisingly it did not harm him and the rock actually broke, but the force of the impact was enough to make him snap out, Endoru turned around and started running as spears and other objects were thrown at him.
── “Why!? I didn’t do anything to you ever! I’m finally home! It’s me! I can be of use now!” ── But none of his words had any effect.
── “Do not let that beast trick you! It will kill us all!” ── Were the only words he was met with.
Endoru outran his pursuers after returning to the woods, he didn’t understand why they acted like that, but then remembered Vanheda’s words, realizing that in that moment he discovered what “being a monster” meant, Endoru couldn’t help it but to break down. 
He had nothing now, and no one by his side. He was completely alone against the entire world, but after thinking about it for a moment, he became more optimistic since, despite all odds, it was a second chance in life nonetheless; and he at least had something: Hope.
== Abilities, skill and traits ==
=== Innate traits ===
Advanced physical capacities ── Endoru has superior physical abilities, being able to easily overwhelm other high-ranking monsters with just his physical power; Endoru’s capacities are mostly equal to each other, allowing him to use all his strength without hurting himself, his physical skills include:
* Greater strength.
* Greater physical resistance.
* Medium resistance to cuts and stabs.
* Greater endurance.
* Greater speed.
* Greater agility.
* Good flexibility.
Primordial Soul ── Endoru’s soul is especially strong and rare, as it was shown back when he survived and successfully completed the Merge of Souls ritual despite his weak body and the small rate of success; Endoru’s soul became stronger after it was combined with the soul of a Primal Dragon, acquiring monster nature and an overall great power, it is also stated that spirit-type and demon-type monsters are inherently attracted to Endoru due to his special soul.
Primal Dragon Mana ── Ever since Endoru became a monster, the amount of mana he possesses increased vastly in comparison to most magical entities; being able to constantly use powerful skills without running out of mana and single-handedly carry out spells that otherwise require a large group of the most advanced of sorcerers to be performed. Endoru’s mana flow is so immense that it can overwhelm most creatures with its presence; even if he suppresses his mana as much as he can, it is almost impossible for him to hide it completely; like other Primal Dragons, if Endoru was to let his mana flow uncontrolled or not suppress his mana core, he would most likely end up affecting an entire region with his presence.
Monster nature ── Endoru is a monster, particularly a dragon, therefore his own soul is also formed by the nature of a monster; though he still conserves most of his previous human-nature, he has inherited the innate skills and characteristics of a monster. His nature makes it harder for him to experience certain human emotions like regret of killing or fear, this allows him to remain calm in dangerous situations, his nature has also helped him to develop more primitive battle instincts similar to a predatory beast. His monster-nature also makes him resistant to demonic magic but more vulnerable to holy magic.
Evolved senses ── Endoru has a great sensorial capacity, being able to perceive all basic sensations (e.g. sight, sound, touch, etcetera) with incredible precision; he is also sensitive to all forms of supernatural energy (including but no limited to mana and its variants), being able to feel, perceive and see the mana flows, auras and presences around him in a wide radius.
Primal Instincts ── The innate capacity to feel when danger is present, predict when it is incoming and react to it immediately; allowing Endoru to avoid dangerous attacks in combat.
Draconic Wisdom ── Due to the Merge of Souls ritual, Endoru has inherited not only skills but also the wisdom of the Primal Dragon of Chaos, being the reason why he’s able to successfully lead people despite being of such a young age. Endoru is not “smarter” in every field, but he is rather capable of always pursuing the best outcome for what his desires are, learning from experience and even mistakes in order to improve his capacity as a leader.
Eternal Life ── As a dragon Endoru possesses immortality (type 1, 2, 3), Endoru’s sub-species are naturally born with a variant of immortality that can later evolve into further stages of itself until allowing its user to become an eternal being; the initial variant is Eternal Life, allowing its user to avoid death by “natural” causes, live an indeterminate period of time, avoiding natural death from all conventional causes as well as allowing its user to resist what would immediately be considered as lethal damage as long as there is vital energy Endoru's mana core.
Evolution ── Endoru is a Primal Dragon, a being who is at the peak of the monster species, therefore he is also able to evolve as one. The evolution process is something rare among monsters, it can be performed in two different ways: Individually in his own skills, increasing their potency and making them way more effective; or completely as a monster, allowing Endoru to reach further stages as a Primal Dragon, maturing more and obtaining greater power and skills. Despite having such potential, since Primal Dragons were extremely rare entities and had almost no record by humans, most of the requirements for Endoru to evolve are unknown and yet to be discovered.
Natural Blessing of the World: Wonder of Elysium ── An exclusive trait, one of Endoru's unique blessings, granted by multiple elemental and historical spirits of Kylorne. Upon finding the Elysium Peninsula for the first time ever and stumbling upon one of the last altars of the fallen Kaverdi Empire, Endoru was received by a great number of lost souls and elemental spirits that inhabited in the northwest continent, those who once guided the ancient Kaverdi Empire in its journey to become a great civilization. Endoru was bestowed with all of the magical energy that those spirits held after centuries of ceaseless cultivation, expanding his Mana core beyond and granting it of an even greater power in order to achieve his goals. The spirits also acknowledged Endoru and his Order and accepted them as the rightful inhabitants of the secluded peninsula, making it the perfect spot for Endoru's new civilization.
Blessing of the Primal Dragon of Chaos and Destruction: Divine Anomaly of Chaos ── An exclusive innate trait, one of Endoru’s unique blessings granted by the Primal Dragon of Chaos, Vanheda Shadowstorm. Guided to rebirth, defying the threads of destiny and later unleashed upon the lands of Kylorne: Endoru is an anomaly to reality itself, one that should not exist, yet it does, making him a singularity whose existence remains unrestrained to the conventional cause and effect concept. This blessing is actually an innate trait amongst a few of the superior ranking Primal Dragons. It was able to make a simple human reborn as a Primal Dragon, thereby the subject is now an anomalous entity that follows no preconceived destiny and is capable of overwriting it (including the fate of others) with his mere presence actions and choices, not following the rules of time and prophecies by breaking any given paradoxes. Essentially, this blessing grants Endoru of Acasuality (type 2, 4), allowing him to not only overcome the laws of reality but to change and mold his own fate and affect others', even the course of the world itself, while also making him immune to all kinds of existential manipulations from superior beings or outer causes.
=== Main abilities ===
Superior Mana Manipulation ── As a monster, Endoru is a powerful magic user, though he is not exactly a sorcerer per sé. Endoru is a pure magical creature with a complete and unrestricted control over his magical aura, allowing him to manipulate and shape his mana flow according to his will. Thus, he doesn’t have the necessity to cast spells or use similar methods to conjure magic. Instead, he mostly uses his great mana control and innate magical skills in order to perform what is known as “Original magic”. Endoru is capable of learning new types of magic and creating variants of his current skills or even inventing new ones based on their already existing principles. His superior mana manipulation’s applications range from simply using his magical energy to exert force in the form of telekinesis or opening pocket dimensions to store his items to performing devastating elemental attacks that easily could eradicate an entire city. Because Endoru uses magic like a monster, creating his own original magic, he is not bound by the same boundaries and restrictions that most magic users face.
* Skill creation ── Due to his mana control, Endoru can mold energy as he wishes, allowing him to create new skills as long as the core principles work.
* Skill variant creation ── Endoru can change some aspects of an existing skill in order to create a new variant (e.g. Recreate the firebreath skill with ice magic).
* Cast canceling ── Endoru doesn’t use spells like most magic users, but instead uses “raw mana” skills, thus he is not forced to cast his magic and can manifest it immediately.
* Mana concentration ── Endoru can transfer or retract mana from a spell/skill to make it stronger or weaker, even being able to fully absorb a spell or nullify it.
Absolute control ── Endoru has a great control of both his physical capacities and his mana flow; his psychomotor ability and control are so precise that, despite being an absolute monster in terms of raw strength, he could grab a small butterfly from its wings and make sure to not hurt it at all. As said before, Endoru can also freely control his mana flow, allowing him to mold his magical aura as he wishes in any way that he wants.
Thermodynamic resistance ── Endoru is immune to both extremely high and low temperatures, being completely resistant to the effects of fire and ice attacks and unaffected by the sensation of cold or unbearable heat; this is due to the innate thermodynamic immunity of his draconic body, which is fully capable of withstanding any temperatures with ease, from his hair to his inner organs; Endoru can also use his magical aura to additionally expand this skill and keep his own clothes or even others at a normal temperature.
Curse resistance ── Since Endoru is a Primal Dragon, he has a high resistance to curses, which technically makes him immune to them; it would take a whole century of him being continuously exposed to a divine-grade curse spell without him fighting back at all in order to start affecting Endoru. This skill also makes him capable of easily nullifying medium and high-grade spells that try to be used on him or on others beings, places and objects, by using his great amount of pure mana to overload the spells and dissolve them.
Spiritual attack immunity ── High resistance to any spiritual/magic attacks that try to damage Endoru’s soul.
Demonic magic resistance ── As a high-ranking monster, Endoru is also mostly immune to demonic magic which is usually effective against humans.
Anomalous status immunity ── As dragons naturally are pure creatures, Endoru is fully resistant to abnormal conditions, from more common things like diseases or alcohol to high-grade corruption magic or lethal substances; thus, also granting him immunity from any other condition that seeks to alter, control or remove some aspects of his normal parameters; including but not limited to: Manipulation magic, poison, mind-control magic, etcetera.
Instant regeneration ── Endoru can heal his own body and reverse any wounds or damage taken by using his magical energy to massively speed up his regenerative process. His regeneration is so advanced that he can regenerate entire lost limbs almost instantly. This ability greatly complements his immortality and high resistances by allowing him to heal himself in the midst of a battle, even if Endoru’s body suffered multiple severe wounds at some point, his incredible regenerative capacities allow him to quickly recover and keep fighting as if nothing had happened.
=== Magic ===
Dragon’s Tongue ── The original magic of the dragon species, used by the Primal Dragons to rule over the world; when this magic is used at its fullest capacity in the original dragon language, it is said to be able to shape the world as the user commands, but it is mostly known for being able to bend the will of most living beings. Due to Endoru’s young age he only has a “basic” control over the Dragon’s Tongue, nevertheless, his control is proficient enough to give commands and orders to living beings. The Dragon’s Tongue can be used in any of the existing languages when it’s used against a living being, it directly controls its target’s soul and bends their will as the user commands; this magic is so powerful that if a person is forbidden to say something and a period of time is not specified by the Dragon, the command becomes permanent and absolute, being impossible to remove unless the same Dragon chooses to remove it, working as a divine-grade curse spell. If an indirect order or prohibition is given and the victim tries to violate it at some point, they will receive some sort of punishment, and if the consequences for disobeying the order were not previously specified by the dragon, the punishment may vary from entering an brief but unbearable state of pain to being physically damaged by powerful magic attacks or even being killed; on the other hand, direct commands are forced to be immediately carried out, making the victim enter a trance in order to fulfill the command, during this trance status the victim may remain conscious and aware of what is happening (unless they are forced to lose consciousness in order to carry out the command), but they won’t be able to control their actions or go against the dragon’s will. Endoru’s magic can give the following commands using the Dragon’s Tongue:
* Direct commands ── If Endoru successfully subdues his victims with the Dragon’s Tongue, he can give basic and direct commands to them, forcing them into a trance in order to fulfill his orders (e.g. “kneel down to me”, “drop your weapon”, etcetera). Although some of these orders do not put the victim into such trance due to the simplicity of the order and are carried out through other methods (e.g. the command “Die” frequently is done via overloading the victim with magical energy, making their internal organs explode as a result).
* Prohibitions/Curses ── Commands that won’t force the victim to enter a trance but will bring some sort of consequence if broken thus forcing the victim to follow Endoru’s command, it can be a specified consequence or a random punishment that adapts to the situation and follows the will of the dragon, like if the user wishes to keep the victim alive then the punishment won’t be mortal; due to the nature of this type of commands, they can be considered curses (e.g. “you can’t enter this place, otherwise your life will end”, “if you keep lying to me, your soul will be tortured”, etcetera).
Elemental magic affinity ── One of the main types of magic, consisting of manifesting the laws of the world by using the different elemental forces that work as its base; most sorcerers would have to gather the mana of their surroundings and concentrate it into spells in order to use this type of magic due to how powerful it can be; but since Endoru is a monster who has a massive mana capacity and an innate affinity to mana itself, he can just rely on his own mana flow and control skills in order to perform the different types of elemental magic and their possible variants in the form of magical skills, Endoru has in his domain:
* Fire element (mastered).
* Lighting element (mastered).
* Water element (advanced).
* Ice element (adept).
* Earth element (adept).
* Wind element (mastered).
* Gravitatory magic (mastered).
* Shadow magic (mastered).
Ancient draconic magic ── Due to his powerful monster-nature, Endoru is capable of performing different types of advanced magic with the same capacity that other Primal Dragons have, therefore he has comprehended and assimilated different types and forms of magic, including:
* Spiritual magic.
* Summoning magic.
* Spatial magic.
* Sealing magic.
* Blessing (enchanting) magic.
* Cursing magic.
* Creation magic.
Original Telepathy ── Like most dragons, Endoru has the capacity of communicating with other beings by using an advanced variant of telepathy, allowing him to communicate his words and thoughts without the necessity of speaking; in order to perform this Endoru must establish a link with his objective by using his mana if it there wasn’t a connection established prior, once established, this connection can allow Endoru to communicate and listen to the voice of his target, no matter the distance as long as the connection between the user and the target is uninterrupted. Unlike the lower variants of this magic, Endoru can also directly pass complex knowledges to other people that would otherwise take a long time to understand and even allowing others to witness experiences and memories of his own (although this could easily overwhelm an average mind due to the amount of information received almost immediatly).
True Dragon form ── Due to having the soul of a dragon, Endoru can manifest his dragon traits and adopt a dragonoid form. In this form, every single one of Endoru’s physical capacities increases drastically. When Endoru enters this state, his body experiences a series of different changes due to the metamorphosis: Both his legs and arms slightly grow more muscular mass and appear fully covered in black metal-like scales, also growing small-sized claws that are incredibly sharp at the end of his fingers; the scales don’t extend to his torso but up to his shoulders and neck, working as natural armor. Endoru’s scales are extremely durable, not only sharing the defensive characteristics he already has in the rest of his body, but also allowing his limbs to become way more resistant by granting him a great resistance to cutting and stabbing attacks and an overall greater durability; he also can grow two extra limbs in form of dark-colored wings that come out of his upper back, the wings are big compared to his body, each one being 2 meters long, their muscles are also really strong, capable of creating strong wind currents that allow Endoru to easily boost himself up in the air and fly at great speed.
=== Other skills ===
Hand-to-hand fighting style ── Being Endoru's true fighting style, it consists entirely of instinctive movements, which can range from simple but devastating blows to complex kicks and throws, using his great agility and accuracy to overwhelm his enemies, alongside his innate combat instincts that allow him to read his enemies’ movements and adapt to different situations; is due to this unpredictable fighting style that Endoru can use his great physical power in an efficient way against both humans and beasts.
Blade master ── Surprisingly, Endoru is also highly proficient with blade-type weapons, therefore his main fighting style resides in the use of swords. Endoru shows a great improving and learning capacity, which lets him hone his skill and perfect his technique in every single fight. Among all types of blades and swords, Endoru's favorite weapons are short blades, ranging from daggers to shortswords, due to the small size of his body.
Charisma ── Endoru is said to be a person who’s easy to get along with due to his kind and benevolent nature, he has shown a great capacity to make friends and gain allies by unconsciously using his charisma.
Polyglot ── Due to the great wisdom he possesses as a Primal Dragon, Endoru is very effective when learning, he has a special talent regarding new languages. He has learnt and perfected around six languages in the span of 3 months and seems to be able to start comprehending one within mere hours and start speaking it within days.
== Weaponry ==
Fragmented Twilight ── An anomaly made a weapon. An original relic made from one of the scales of the Primal Dragon of Chaos, Vanheda Shadowstorm, crafted by the Light that stood once upon the original Library of Anomalies. Fragmented Twilight is a shortsword that measures roughly 50 centimeters long from the pommel to the tip of the blade; it has quite an unique design with dark colors, complex decorations and ornaments that bestow it of great beauty and causes its unusual appearance. The blade exact properties are unknown per sé, but it is known that Fragmented Twilight is capable of absorbing immeasurable amounts of magical energy without any sort of limits, as well as other forms of energy such as heat and kinetic force, even being capable of storing the absorbed energy and allowing its user to unleash it at will as if it was a magical catalyst of the best quality ever known to Kylorne. This weapon’s main function relies on its sharp blade which, when infused with Endoru’s great mana flow, gains power progressively to the point of being capable of cutting through “abnormalities” of this world and destroying them; however, this takes an insane amount of magical energy, which is only affordable to users with a massive energy source such as Endoru himself.
Dragon claws ── When Endoru is in his true form, another useful weapon appears, being the natural claws he has at the end of his fingers. Not only are they as durable as the rest of his black scales, but they are also highly compatible with mana, being able to become razor-sharp when infused with Endoru’s mana flow. It is said that they’re able to not only cut but to pierce through most metals with ease, being also highly effective to counter attacks from blades.
== Other characteristics and data ==
* Endoru's hair and body odor are strangely likable, it is stated that he smells like the very sweet essence of vanilla.
**His skin is also very soft and looks as if it was made out of porcelain, however it has a great durability and resistance.
*During his journey throughout Kylorne, every single person who has met Endoru and knows his true personality has stated that at one point that they felt a strange positive feeling upon being exposed to his kindness, a feeling so overwhelming it brings calm and comfort to the most damaged and tormented minds.
**However, this is not something Endoru does consciously, in his own words: "It just happens".
*As a Primal Dragon, due to the fact that a new Primal Dragon of Chaos was not born after Vanheda's death, it is known that her role is now taken by Endoru himself due to the Merge of Souls ritual since his soul was re-made with the half of his original own and half of Vanheda's. Endoru essentially became the holder of Vanheda's concept (chaos and destruction) after her death, thus he could be considered as the current Primal Dragon of Chaos. Nevertheless, Endoru still has his own concept as an original Primal Dragon which he is yet to discover.
*Endoru, like all carnivore monsters, is capable of eating and enjoying raw flesh, nevertheless his favorite dish is meatballs.
*Very occasionally when sneezing, if distracted, Endoru spits fire by accident. 
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