Dragon

A dragon was an existence that stood above all other existences in the world. The Whale Tribe, the rulers of the ocean, the Bear Tribe and the Lion Tribe that aimed to be the rulers on land, were called tribes — only dragons were called ‘Dragons,’ and not the Dragon Tribe. It was not because they were large or strong. They were just at a completely different class of existence. In fact, it is said that if a dragon gets really angry, it could destroy an entire continent.

Dragons can only lay one egg at a time, that was the law of nature. All dragons have their own unique color so it is not abnormal for Dragons not to have the same color as their parents. Dragons are able to have children with humans, but rarely do since the child dies after some suffering. Since they have dragon blood, they go through growth phases too.

A dragon who finishes its thousand years of life would shine brightly and turn into dust as they become part of the earth, this is the most beautiful kind of death in the eyes of dragons. However, a dragon that does not live out its entire life or someone who did not die a natural death start to rot, just like any other life form. It rots into the ground extremely slowly and it usually finishes within a hundred years. Dragons became enraged when a dragon is brutally murdered and their bodies are left to decay in the open air, unable to return to nature.

The strongest of the Dragons is called the Dragon Lord. The last known Dragon Lord is Sheritt.

## History

The dragons' foundational duty were to protect their world from outside influences, this includes the Demonic race, Divine race, and even the gods. Any outside force trying to influence their world was breaking their rules. If the Demon World tries to cause a negative influence in their world, the dragons would receive a revelation from the gods through their dream or make them feel something odd.

There are usually less than 20 dragons in total in the entire Eastern and Western continents combined.

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The White Star has slaughtered nearly all existing dragons. Eruhaben and Raon are the two known living dragons. There is a magical remnant of the last Dragon Lord, Sherrit, whose form and personality remains in the Castle of Light (now Raon’s castle). We now know there are at least three other living dragons on the Western continent: Dodori, Mila and Rasheel.

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## Personality

Dragons are born very arrogant. They are incredibly smart and extremely independent and prideful. They are solitary and arrogant creatures that believe and know themselves to be above all creatures. They are very individualistic and refuse to be associated with others (except for Raon and Eruhaben). Most dragons choose to create their own lair around when they turn two years old. Even at four, they're stronger than most animals in the world.

Dragons were known for never leaving their territory and lair, and enjoying life as the most amazing existence in the world. Furthermore, dragons were considered rulers of both mana and nature.

All dragons have different colors and varied drastically in personality, habits, and traits. The Magic Tower found this to be quite interesting. Why were they different in color and personality, even after growing up under their parents? There was only one explanation they could fathom: ‘Dragons are prideful creatures that want to be different from any other.’

Dragons are existences that live alone, they isolate themselves for they don't want to create baggage that would hinder their growth. Some of the most severe cases don’t even make a family and nobody knows when they die.

## Relationship with other races

### Humans

Dragons believe that they are above all creatures, including humans. This is a natural instinct for dragons. Throughout history, dragons have a tendency to hate humans, but liked mages quite a bit. A dragon’s magic was something that would make any mage on the continent go crazy. If a mage met a dragon, they'd be shaking non-stop and praising the dragon repeatedly. They would then ask the dragon to teach them even a little bit about mana or magic, in which they were naturally extremely gifted at.

### Elves

A dragon would be treated like gods by Elves. The novel, The Birth of a Hero, described in a single line about how much the Elves revered dragons: "Elves would cheer after seeing a dragon flutter their wings once." A single flutter of Raon’s wings could make the Elves fall over with joy.

Dark Elves were probably three times better than regular Elves when it came to dealing with dragons.

## Growth

Their body's plate grows with the first growth phase. Their physical appearance does not change as it is only creating the foundations for the dragon's future growth. The dragon then grows significantly during the second and third growth phases and becomes stronger as well. There are growing pains each time. Not all dragons are the same. There are rankings in a dragon's level of strength, and the dragons that will go on to become stronger will suffer the most.

## Abilities

The reason the Whale Tribe was said to be able to survive against a dragon was simply because they would manage to survive without dying. There was nothing a dragon could not kill if it really wanted to do so. One just needed to look at a dragon’s strength to see why the dragons say that they are above all else. A dragon does not need to dominate things because its existence itself is a symbol of dominance.

Dragon bones had a high magic resistance and magic capabilities.

Dragons are creatures that had sturdy bodies and were said to be the closest existences to nature. Only a dragon's breath or a dragon's body would be able to block a natural disaster — this was the term for the most dangerous beings in nature and was something that had the destructive forces of nature within itself. Dragons could not recreate something but they can make something similar, it was not hard for a dragon to imitate a thing.

Dragon Fear is a strong pressure of a higher-class being that comes out when an adult dragon wants to let its presence be known. Its power is equivalent to the Dominating Aura.

Dragons are sensitive to the scent of nature and death, this is the reason why they are able to notice dead mana right away.

Dragons are the strongest race, though they aren't omnipotent, they are the closest to nature, even more than the Elves.

After the first growth phase, dragons get an "attribute". Each dragon have different colors and attributes. A dragon does not necessarily need to have a natural attribute. It could just be an abstract element or something completely unique as well. Eruhaben's is dust, giving him the power to use golden dust to create a variety of powerful effects, from shields to offensive weapons to explosions. Raon's is "present", as of now, he still doesn't know how to use his attribute but a little amount of his power was shown when Cale obtained half of the Annual Rings of Life ancient power.

Lord Sheritt's is "protection," giving her the power to continuously grow stronger based on how much she has to protect. Rasheel's is "indomitability," giving him the power to get more stronger in negative environments and become invincible. Mila's attribute is "connect together," giving her the power to connect broken things. Dodori's is "boulders", allowing him to manipulate and create boulders.

* Invisibility
* Magic
* Flight
* Mana bombs
* Heightened sensitivity to magic and nature
* Telepathy
* Personal storage dimension
* Element manipulation
* Magic item development

## Known Dragon characters

* Raon Miru
* Eruhaben
* Lord Sheritt
* Dodori
* Mila
* Rasheel
* Olienne

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 198
2. ↑ Chapter 366
3. ↑ Chapter 252
4. ↑ Chapter 224
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Chapter 365
6. ↑ Chapter 251
7. ↑ Chapter 633
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Chapter 18
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Chapter 20
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Chapter 34
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Chapter 261
12. ↑ Chapter 30
13. ↑ Chapter 88
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Chapter 109
15. ↑ Chapter 231
16. ↑ Chapter 63
17. ↑ Chapter 64
18. ↑ Chapter 266
19. ↑ Chapter 253