บท 28: Busted!

It's been about forty five minutes since Exedra had started learning spells and he had to admit, this was a rather fruitful endeavor.

Though he had to admit, his headaches accumulated with every spell he learned so at this rate, he was about ready to drop at any second.

Despite that, Exedra looked at his current stats in satisfaction.

< Exedra Draven >

Race : Demonic Dragon (Hybrid)

< Status : Exhausted

< Level : 2

< Age : 17

< Times Evolved : 0

< Health : 16,000

< Strength : 2,750

< Endurance : 2,800

< Agility : 2,800

< Mana : 3,050

< Exp 0 / 100

< Affinities: Darkness, Fire

< Skills : Infernal Flames Lvl 1, True Dragon transformation, True Demonic Transformation, Pain Resistance Lvl 1, All Weapon Mastery Lvl 1, True Demonic Dragon (LOCKED).

< Spells: Abyssal Chains, Lightning Bane, Mana Manipulation, Hate Shield, Tempest Cutter, Frozen Hell, Mist Body, Glimpse of Oblivion, Gaia's Retribution.

Unfortunately, he'd only managed to learn nine more spells before he had to stop due to fatigue.

While he was satisfied with these gains, he only had one more spell that managed to evolve.

< Chaos Spell : Glimpse of Oblivion.

Description : Trap the target in a mental prison where their senses, and surroundings are subject to your whims.

'This is basically just Itachi's Tsukuyomi!' He thought with overwhelming glee.

The shut in he used to be was smiling fondly and he felt like this moment was his life's greatest achievement.

He had gone through quite a bit to learn this spell too, as the backlash was so severe that it nearly knocked him out cold.

'These are just intermediate level spells… '

Thinking about what would happen if I tried to learn an advanced or master level spell, he immediately shuddered in discomfort.

His poor brain would probably turn into pudding.

While dragon regeneration is fairly high, he knew he couldn't heal from something like that easily.

Suddenly, Exedra sensed movement from behind me and turned to see Lailah and Lisa staring at him in surprise.

"Honey… did you read all of these?" Lailah asked.

"I did indeed." He replied with a nod.

"What happened? Did you get frustrated that you couldn't understand any of them?" She giggled.

"Ah, no I learned them all."

"Pardon?"

"Excuse me?" Lisa who had been silent up until now could not stop the outburst that flew out of her mouth.

Both girls nearly fell over in surprise when Exedra held up the spell book for mana manipulation before lifting up a nearby table without even touching it.

Mana manipulation is basically telekinesis but instead of using brain power, you're manipulating the mana that exists in objects to move them without making contact.

Exedra smiled inwardly when he realized that another super power that he'd always wanted was now his.

The girls watched in complete awe as Exedra played with the table in the air as if it were a small toy.

"Did.. did you really learn all of these since you've been back here?" Lailah stammered.

"I did, gave me quite a headache though."

"Even I can't learn spells this fast… this is on par with my mother!"

Changing the topic, Exedra asked the girls what they'd been talking about since he'd left them alone.

Instantly, Lisa was pulled forward by Lailah until the two were directly in front of him.

He stood up to look her in the eye and was slightly disappointed that she was avoiding his gaze.

'I've seen my fair share of rejection, so I'm sure I know where this is going..'

"I… would like to accept your proposal." Lisa muttered with a red face.

'Well i'll be damned...'

"Are you sure this is what you want?" He asked curiously.

"Y-yes." She seemed to notice her tone was making her declaration unconvincing so in the next second she shook her head furiously and her next words were much more composed.

"I'm certain. I wish to marry you." She then bowed deeply before continuing, "Please take care of Mira and I."

While her words weren't anything glamorous or heartwarming, they had still struck a chord with Exedra.

Even in a situation like this one, Lisa had put her daughter before herself and he found such a thing to be truly admirable.

He had a soft spot for those that care about children, as he believed none of them should have had to endure the kind of life that he had.

"Of course I'll take care of the both of you." He said with a smile. "Naturally, since Mira will be my daughter I'll spoil her plenty."

Inadvertently, Exedra had said the words that a single mother like Lisa wanted to hear the most.

Lisa began to look at him with eyes filled with burning desire.

She made a decision then and there that this man would be her mate, and no one else could possibly be more fitting!

A sweet yet unknown smell began to spread throughout the air into Exedra's nose.

All of a sudden, his body became incredibly hot and his breathing became labored.

Even when Exedra was naked in the bath with both of his wives earlier, he did not feel a temptation as great as this.

In a moment, the system gave him a clear and concise explanation for what was happening to him.

< Individual : Lisa is secreting mating pheromones, altering the hosts mental state.

< Host is now in heat.

< Would the host like to dispel this effect?

Exedra knew that he should do so but...

The more he looked at Lisa and Lailah the more his lust began to burn out of control.

Lailah doesn't seem to understand what was going on, but when she saw the massive bulge that was threatening to rip out of his pants at any moment, she quickly got the idea.

She knew about dragons and their pheromones already, but this is the first time she'd ever seen them in action.

'Huh, it took her less time than I thought.'

Exedra on the other hand was just about ready to explode as feelings of possessiveness began to flood his brain.

'I want them.'

'I want to fuck them.'

'I want to impregnate them.'

'I have to taste them.'

'THEY ARE MINE.'

Just as Exedra was about to reach for both of the beautiful women standing in front of him, he heard a sudden, jarring noise.

Clang!

All three of them looked towards the source of the sound and saw little Mira standing there in an adorable bear onesie with a shocked expression on her face and her signature spoon on the floor.

Exedra immediately dispelled the effect of the pheromones and felt his body and mind return to normal.

'Fuck! She didn't see what I was about to do to her mother, did she?!'