Leegaain

**Leegaain** is the Father of all Dragons, the Guardian that presides over the region of the Gorgon Empire as well as their (reluctant) representative on the Awakened Council, and Empress Milea Genys' mentor.

## Appearance

### Human Form

The Guardian has the appearance of a lean albino man, 1.75 meters (5'9") tall, with snow-white hair and skin. His eyes are bright red, though later are purple with vertical pupils. During a Council meeting he wears full black war armor that only exposes his face and hands. Multiple spots of his skin are halfway turned into scales, making it look like he has tattoos.

After his self-imposed exile, Leegaain often walked among humans doing his best to remain unnoticed, assuming many different forms.

### Dragon Form

In his Dragon form, Leegaain's body is covered in pitch black scales bigger and thicker than a tower shield. He has sharp yellow eyes, the pupils a vertical slit, resembling those of a cat. His body is so large that his claws are the size of human. Upon his head, he has horns that form the shape of a crown.

His Dragon body stands over thirty meters (100') tall, each one of his fingers like a pillar. His colossal size makes it impossible to look at him as a whole from up close. He has dark bony protuberances on his head that resemble a crown, and a set of enormous membranous wings that come out from his back. The beat of his heart sounds like war drums and each breath he takes produce gales so strong that a barrier is needed to protect those nearby from the unrestrained might of the Father of All Dragons.

### Soul Vision

A humongous mass of power in the form of a Dragon.

## Personality

The Father of all Dragons only needs to be pointed in the direction of an interesting line of research to disappear for days in his lab until he gets the answer. He had become the Lord of Wisdom thanks to his shut-in nature and never leaves his lab unless Milea asks him for help or company. It is because he doesn't like to mess with other people's free will that he stayed out of the Empire's business.

## Abilities

Among his hobbies, the Father of all Dragons likes the dabble in arts, and over the millennia he had accidentally started several painting movements.

## Background

Leegaain was born a lizard before evolving into a Fire Salamander, then a Drake, then ascending to Guardianhood as a Dragon.

Some of Leegaain's children are so infamous that the Council put a bounty on their head even though they aren't Awakened.

### Empire Forefather

Leegaain lives inside a mountain with a giant library bigger than a town, a circular room with bookshelves extending on multiple floors and connected by stairs and enchanted elevators, the dome made of glass. He had retreated there for centuries after abandoning the Gorgon Empire, believing humans to be a hopeless cause. He meets Milea when she enters his dwelling seeking knowledge, and teaches her the secrets of Awakening, true magic, Abominations, etc.

When the forefathers of the Gorgon Empire asked Leegaain for help after the Griffon Kingdom was born, he offered them his wisdom, teaching them the secrets of the Gorgons and forging Adamant. They had promised him to build a fair society, whose long-term goals were equal rights for everyone. He didn't act when the forefathers slaughtered the Gorgons to gain a monopoly on weapons, as he believes in free will. However, the Gorgon Empire betrayed him by creating slave collars after Lochra Silverwing's inheritance is released to the world.

### Present

When Lith undergoes his first world tribulation, Leegaain and the other Guardians are alerted, dubbing him an "anomaly" due to the mix of Abomination darkness energy, human mana, and the tribulation being that of beasts. Later, Leegaain helps Tyris track down the one responsible for the influx of Abominations. They encounter a group of frenzied, senseless Empowered and Puppeteer Abominations, learning of the Master's experiments with creating and merging Abominations together.

Later, Salaark tracks down the Master's laboratory in her territory, encountering a merged Abomination named Pazuel. Leegaain and Tyris seal the space by singing, rejuvenating the barren land robbed of world energy. Leegaain analyzes the lab, coming to the conclusion that the Master doesn't know about Awakening but has improved Arthan's Madness.

After Lith's second world tribulation while attempting to save Protector, Leegaain discusses the significance of the event to Tyris (as Lith could be a potential hybrid Guardian), who is prompted to send Amyla Farg to White Griffon Academy under the guise of a Professor to keep an eye on Lith.

Leegaain brings Milea to the other Guardians to observe Nalear's insurrection, bearing witness to the price of man's folly. He also remarks on Solus being "Menadion's Desperation," though Salaark tells him to tell the story another time. After Tyris witnesses Lith's third world tribulation, she discusses his hybrid, lesser dragon-like form and use of Origin Flames with Leegaain.

Scarlett the Scorpicore approaches Leegaain for help in the Gorgon Empire after she reaches a bottleneck, but Leegaain declines to give her specific instructions as it could alter the way she perceives herself and the world, thus hindering her path to Guardianhood. He tells her to be true to herself and open herself to the world before encouraging her.

During her stay in the Gorgon Empire Scarlett hears about the Gheluan Forest being taken over and the Lord of the Forest dying. She questions Leegaain why it hasn't been resolved, who dismisses the issue as Milea is busy dealing with a Lich.

During Lith's fourth world tribulation against the Odi in Kulah, Mogar summons the Guardians to pass judgment in event of Lith's death and converses with Solus. The Guardians discuss the significance of Lith's black and silver pillars indicative of his beast-Abomination hybrid nature. Mogar suggests that Lith might remain a hybrid and that even the Abominations it had seen as a lost cause might evolve into something new.

Leegaain's lost daughter Zoreth, now known as Xenagrosh, contacts him asking him for help due to her inability to Awaken or access her old abilities. After witnessing the familiar design of the Sky Piercer artifact Bytra made for her, Leegaain realizes the extent to which the Master has upset the balance. He offers to help study her and find a solution for the price of revealing the Master's identity, but Xenagrosh refuses. Leegaain informs his fellow Guardians that his daughter serves the Master and warns of the bloodline powers the new hybrids are able to reaccess. He also tells them that Bytra is working with the Master as well, the 4th Ruler of the Flames who had taught them the true potential of Davross and invented modern runes.

During the great undead migration from Jiera to Garlen, Veeza the Lich besieges the Gorgon Empire. When the war reaches a stalemate Milea berates him for not intervening, but he explains why Guardians do not intervene. He advises her to win quickly to invalidate Veeza's motivation for the war and offers his strategies.

Leegaain presides over Lith's Awakened Council trial. Lotho the Treant threatens Xenagrosh, triggering Leegaain's wrath until all the factions promise to give her hospitality. To resolve the debate between the beast and human sides that argue to claim Lith, Leegaain arranges a duel between Lith and a Meneos named Antor. Lith wins, and Leegaain officiates Lith as a member of the beasts.

### Jiera

Leegaain and Tyris agree to Faluel's plan to send Lith to Jiera for his test of wisdom. Feela the Behemoth and Faluel introduce Lith and the group to Leegaain and Tyris. Leegaain gives them his dimensional library pins that allow them to understand and speak Jiera's language, and opens a Warp Gate to the other continent. After hearing of the conversation between Baba Yaga and the Abomination hybrids, Leegaain converses with Tyris about the Master's growing threat. He studies their spells to progress on his cure for Zoreth.

Leegaain meets with his Garlen and Jiera counterparts as well as Lochra Silverwing and Baba Yaga to discuss "the anomaly" (Lith) and how to contain the Jiera lost cities. The Garlen Guardians are revealed to have known about Solus/Menadion's Desperation, and Roghar theorizes Lith's connections with souls. Leegaain shares a private word with Lochra and informs her of Solus' presence on Jiera, though doesn't tell her about Lith.

After Lith shares the results of his recon mission to the Lost City of Kolga with the Awakened Council and reveals the city's true nature as Kogaluga's twin city, Leegaain informs Tyris, who becomes enraged at Fenagar for having known and not done anything about it. Fenagar attempts to brush off her anger and mentions Arthan Griffon, prompting a hasty departure from Leegaain and a furious arrival from Tyris. Leegaain and the other Guardians observe the brief battle, with all of them betting on Tyris. Despite having the territorial advantage, Fenagar loses to Tyris in just over a minute. Before she can finish the job, all the Guardians and white cores have their consciousnesses forcefully brought to witness Lith's tribulation.

When the Guardians observe Lith casting the Demons of the Flames, they congratulate Leegaain as the father, though the Father of All Dragons denies any relation. The allegations spread, with the Council and his fellow Guardians pestering him about Lith's origins. Frustrated by the attention, the expectations and conditions that such a relation would imply, Leegaain covertly seeks out Elina and Raaz for blood samples using Duke Marth's Blood Resonance spell with Faluel as a witness.

### Grandfather Dragon

Leegaain asks Salaark for a stand-in for Faluel to take over protecting Lutia and she sends Crevan Gershal, a member of her nest. Leegaain and Faluel travel to the Flying Griffon Resort, where they see many thralls mingling. Leegaain introduces himself to Elina and Raaz and asks for a blood sample, but Elina strikes Leegaain and kicks him in the gonads, having been told by Lith that Leegaain likely sent them to Jiera knowing about the potential tribulation.

After letting Elina vent her anger, Leegaain explains how disproving any relation to Lith would prevent being targeted by Leegaain's enemies. Tyris arrives and vouches for Leegaain's reasoning. Elina accepts and Leegaain makes an emergency summons of the Council and the Jiera and Garlen Guardians. The Blood Resonance spell confirms Raaz and Elina's blood relation to Lith but contrary to expectation Lith's beast life force identifies Leegaain and Salaark as his kin, resulting in a large exchange of magical goods and Leegaain being buried under a mass of cigars, flowers and blue ribbons of congratulations.

Leegaain, Milea, and Salaark view the test run of Lith's DoLorean through Tyris' eyes. Salaark and Milea consider the benefits such a device would bring their people. When the car passes through and stops at the border between the Kingdom and Empire, Milea greets them with a disguised Leegaain. Queen Sylpha classifies it as Tier 1 Forbidden Magic, prohibiting its production, but Milea argues against it. Leegaain sides with King Meron's argument for its prohibition and Milea blames him for Lith belonging to an enemy country and by extension, his creations. She tells Lith he will always have a place in the Empire before ordering the Royals to leave.

The three Garlen Guardians attend Lith's formal introduction visit to the Awakened Council, with his Dragon offspring scolding him for trying to deny Lith's relation. Salaark's Blood Imprint proves Lith's Phoenix relation, while Lith revealing ownership of an omnipocket after an altercation with Qisal the Wyvern reinforces the notion that Leegaain favors Lith as he usually gifts omnipockets to his most talented children. Salaark promises that if he were to have children with Kamila she would protect her from all threats, with Tyris and Leegaain affirming their support as well.

Qisal invokes a Spirit Duel against Lith during which Lith's dormant Phoenix blood manifests, causing the Phoenixes and Dragons to cheer for their brother. Xedros attempts to claim foul play but Leegaain and several others admonish him, with Leegaain urging Xedros to wake up from his obsession with becoming a Dragon and allow his species to move forward. Lith soundly defeats Qisal and Leegaain ends the duel, declining Lith's request for free gifts.

Leegaain along with all other Guardians and white cores are summoned to witness Scarlett the Scorpicore's final tribulation against Xedros in the Eclipsed Lands, and is appalled upon seeing the results of Xedros' goal to become a Dragon. After Scarlett evolves into Sekhmet, the Guardian of Children, Leegaain invites her to his biome whose dimensional space is cut off from Mogar, to help her get used to her new form and abilities.

After learning of Lith's evolution Salaark renews her relationship with Leegaain, keeping a human form after the deed with the intent to receive a temporary boost of power from the pregnancy as well as make a new attempt at mixing their bloodlines. The two Guardians contemplate Thrud's progress with attaining the powers of the Guardian bloodlines and realize Thrud's experiments with lesser Griffons and Dragons were to prepare for refining her own baby's bloodline to perhaps achieve a Griffon variation of Lith's. They inform Tyris of the development, though inadvertently reveal their renewed relationship post-deed.

When Leria and Aran ask after their grandfather upon meeting Salaark, the Overlord forces Leegaain to abandon an experiment and attend Lith's 19th birthday party. Xenagrosh and Bytra visit as well. Since Mogar had banned the Guardians from hunting down the Master, Leegaain becomes eager to study Zoreth's condition and find a cure.

One of Leegaain's firstborns Jormun Nidho returns home at Leegaain's lair after 500 years of confinement in the Golden Griffon. Leegaain is alarmed at the state his son is in and comforts him, though is surprised about what he learns about the Golden Griffon through Jormun's memories. Leegaain shares what he learns with Tyris, who consoles Jormun for his suffering. The Guardians explain to the Dragon why Mogar has asked them to leave Thrud alone, being that her plans have a lot of potential - between uniting the races, building a new society free from corruption where merit trumps birthright, introducing the first Awakened army Mogar has seen. To that end, Tyris decides to observe her methods and actions before intervening.

The Garlen Guardians observe Lith during the Urgamakka Council test along with the Council representatives when they learn of his ability to shapeshift into a Voidfeather Dragon. When Roghar witnesses Lith's Demons of Darkness corrupting him and opening a gateway to wandering souls, he expresses his desire to study Lith, but the Garlen Guardians reproach him for his reckless record for experimentation and warn him to enter Garlen at his own peril.

In the aftermath of the Urgamakka trial, Leegaain presides over the Council as the representatives reflect on the test results. They agree to follow Faluel's proposal and establish an Awakened academy and a bootcamp for the surviving apprentices.

Scarlett spends several months training under Leegaain in his biome. The Lord of Wisdom explains to her everything about her condition and teaches her how to control her powers, though he often shares with her boring anecdotes or drags her into his lab, forcing the Sekhmet to work as his assistant with the excuse of teaching her Guardian tier magic. She tries asking Leegaain the secret of the white core, but he refuses to share it with her until she gets accustomed to her new condition. She eventually leaves to study under Zagran in the Jiera continent.

## Leegaain's Biomes

Leegaain's biomes altogether are large enough to form another empire. Inside them he cultivates natural treasures, having figured out how to grow them long ago. He can control the amount of world energy allowed in, making it ideal for training new Guardians by cutting them off from Mogar, reducing the voices in their head to utter silence.

## Trivia

* Omni pockets are usually his coming-of-age gift for his most promising children.
* Salaark and Leegaain have had several flings in the past, though they all ended due to Salaark being bossy and Leegaain being a couch potato.
* Leegaain occasionally turns himself into a lizard for old time's sake, especially when he wants to study people.
* For vacation, Leegaain likes to spend a week in a mountain chalet, trekking, and reading.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 117: Interludium (4)
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Chapter 167: Reunion (2)
3. ↑ Chapter 416: Agenda (Part 2)
4. ↑ Chapter 990: Miracles and Madness (Part 2)
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Chapter 159: Interludium (5)
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Chapter 1133: A Change of Scenery (Part 1)
7. ↑ Chapter 315: Final Struggle (Part 1)
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Chapter 1303: Bloodlines and Powers (Part 1)
9. ↑ Chapter 991: Questions and Answers (Part 1)
10. ↑ Chapter 1304: Bloodlines and Powers (Part 2)
11. ↑ Legion on Discord
12. ↑ Chapter 613: Travels (Part 1)
13. ↑ Chapter 161: Retribution
14. ↑ Chapter 158: A New Power
15. ↑ Chapter 162: Hard Times
16. ↑ Chapter 197: A Shadow in a World of Lights
17. ↑ Chapter 220: Awakening
18. ↑ Chapter 304: Awakened (Part 2)
19. ↑ Chapter 404: Belius (Part 2)
20. ↑ Chapter 417: Present (Part 1)
21. ↑ Chapter 614: Travels (Part 2)
22. ↑ Chapter 725: Lord of Destruction (Part 1)
23. ↑ Chapter 728: One Shall Fall (Part 2)
24. ↑ Chapter 740: Menadion's Legacy (Part 2)
25. ↑ Chapter 746: Fallen Cores (Part 2)
26. ↑ Chapter 847: Dograth (Part 1)
27. ↑ Chapter 994: Dragon Bloodline (Part 2)
28. ↑ Chapter 997: Treasure from the Past (Past 1)
29. ↑ Chapter 1138: Secrets and Plots (Part 2)
30. ↑ Chapter 1152: State of Sorrow (Part 2)
31. ↑ Chapter 1154: Shadows of the Past (Part 2)
32. ↑ Chapter 1240: Mother of Wrath (Part 2)
33. ↑ Chapter 1246: Bets and Arsenals (Part 2)
34. ↑ Chapter 1252: Demons’ Horde (Part 2)
35. ↑ Chapter 1254: Demons of the Flames (Part 2)
36. ↑ Chapter 1288: Away from Home (Part 2)
37. ↑ Chapter 1308: Parents and Donors (Part 2)
38. ↑ Chapter 1329: Domination (Part 1)
39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 Chapter 1356: Parents and Gifts (Part 2)
40. ↑ Chapter 1359: The Power of Blood (Part 1)
41. ↑ Chapter 1361: The Verhen Mansion (Part 1)
42. ↑ Chapter 1412: Golden Dragon (Part 2)
43. ↑ Chapter 1416: The Final Step (Part 2)
44. ↑ Chapter 1428: Solus and the Family (Part 2)
45. ↑ Chapter 1442: Birthday Party (Part 4)
46. ↑ Chapter 1483: Home Invasion (Part 1)
47. ↑ Chapter 1488: Means and Ends (Part 2)
48. ↑ Chapter 1513: Unbalanced Power (Part 2)
49. ↑ Chapter 1352: Unveiling the Truth (Part 2)
50. ↑ Chapter 1594: Training Time (Part 2)
51. ↑ Chapter 1595: Waves and Ripples (Part 1)
52. ↑ Legion on Discord
53. ↑ Chapter 1515: Seeds of Knowledge (Part 1)
54. ↑ Chapter 1594: Training Time (Part 2)
55. ↑ Chapter 1355: Parents and Gifts (Part 1)
56. ↑ Legion on Discord
57. ↑ Legion on Discord