At the same moment, Bai Cha's phone began to ring furiously. A sense of foreboding washed over Bai Cha as he picked up the call, only to see it was Jupiter.
"It's bad, Bai! Asmodeus has lost control!" Jupiter's voice was filled with panic, and the surrounding noise and urgency were faintly audible. "Various countries' attitudes are unclear; some are calling for a purge, others for containment..."
"Calm down and explain clearly. How did she suddenly lose control? Where is she?" Bai Cha's heart sank. He turned to Freya and said, "Don't follow. I'll handle this when I get back."
With that, he exchanged a look with Lucifer, and they ascended into the sky.
"We're not sure either. We just don't know why Brahma suddenly died!"
Jupiter, already nearing thirty and having held his position for a considerable time, found himself unable to suppress his panic in the face of such events.
"We were on patrol at the World Championship venue when Brahma suddenly spat blood. We attempted emergency resuscitation, but his condition worsened, and then Asmodeus appeared from nowhere and went berserk."
Lucifer knew Bai Cha was powerful, but this time Bai Cha seemed genuinely agitated, unleashing a power that made Lucifer feel an unprecedented palpitation.
Bai Cha, with Lucifer in tow, transformed into a dark crimson streak of light. The air pressure generated by their flight made Lucifer feel as if his bones were creaking.
At the World Championship venue, chaos had erupted.
While a rampaging dragon corrupted by the Dragon Mother galaxy would turn the sky red, and those with divine power would paint the sky gold with their attacks, the sky at this moment was like churning ink, with only occasional purple lightning bolts faintly illuminating what was happening in the area.
"Asmodeus, calm down. Brahma might still be saved." Athena was frantic. Her golden scepter radiated holy light, illuminating a part of the sky and confronting Asmodeus. However, she was subtly being pushed back.
Though Athena was powerful, she couldn't contend with a madman. Even a condemned criminal fears those who have nothing to lose.
When the Ancestral Dragon raged, everything in its path turned to nothing. If the person before her hadn't been Athena, Asmodeus would have likely lost any remaining shred of reason.
"Calm? How do you expect me to calm down?" Asmodeus roared. Each outburst of rage was accompanied by lightning bolts as thick as a thigh, seeming to tear the firmament in half.
"Greedy, shameless, arrogant, foolish!" With each word, Asmodeus's aura expanded, and the dark purple storm clouds grew, gradually compressing Athena's golden sky. This was a manifestation of her burning power.
Jupiter finally arrived, swinging his spear. Golden-green light transformed into chains, binding Asmodeus's alluring form. Asmodeus possessed a near-perfect, even voluptuous, physique, and her every movement was usually enchanting. Now, in her frenzy, she was breathtaking; even her contorted face held a trace of allure.
"Asmodeus, let's discuss this. We can calmly figure out how to seek revenge. If you continue like this, we'll be forced to suppress you." Jupiter was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. Even if Brahma had been murdered, they couldn't immediately step forward to avenge him.
After all, they belonged to different nations and had their reservations. If they could calm down and discuss, they might find a solution. But now, with Asmodeus raging and endangering the city, they would have to intervene if this persisted.
"Discuss? There's nothing to discuss. It's not important, none of it is important anymore!" Asmodeus still held Brahma in her arms, her lover, the person most important to her.
Asmodeus remembered the first time she met Brahma. She was just an embryo, undulating in a petri dish.
The day was noisy, apparently another annual Resonance Day.
Asmodeus disliked such occasions. She preferred to be alone, even if it meant just sleeping, she didn't want to see those boring humans.
Those people were not strong, nor resilient. They were mediocre in every way, how could they be worthy of being her host? She would rather sleep until the end of time than be dragged down by these low-level humans.
The crowd was noisy, and she was growing impatient.
When would these people finish their commotion? Asmodeus impatiently opened her eyes a sliver.
The light was a bit dazzling. Her vision shifted from blurry to clear, and she saw a young boy standing before the petri dish, staring at her.
His large eyes seemed to sparkle like stars, much like the starry sky she had seen when she fell from the cosmos. He just stared at her, and Asmodeus had only one thought at that moment.
Those eyes were damnably beautiful.
"Hey, can you hear me?" The little boy's skin had a sexy tan, and his eyes were clear and innocent. He tapped the glass of the petri dish and continued to shout, cupping his hands around his mouth like a megaphone: "Hey! Can you hear me? If you can hear me, move a little!"
"Young master, please don't shout. The embryo is in a dormant state; it can't hear you," a nearby staff member said, a bit embarrassed, looking at the jumping little monkey. If it weren't for the child's distinguished status, he would have already chased him away.
"Who says? I can feel it looking at me. Oh well, there's still plenty of time, why mind me?" The little boy huffed, crossing his arms, and flashed a bright smile at the petri dish. "Hey, I feel you looking at me. Do you want to be my dragon? I'll give you all my delicious snacks!"
People around cast curious glances, finding the lively little boy amusing. Resonance depended on fate; how could it be bought with bribery?
Moreover, just snacks? That amount seemed a bit meager.
However, what happened next shocked everyone. Not long after the little boy finished speaking, the embryo in the petri dish actually moved, establishing resonance with the boy.
When the little boy woke up again, he was in the medical room. Asmodeus, as a demonic dragon, possessed immense power. The immense power during resonance would cause the host to fall into a brief coma, but once awake, it wouldn't be a major issue.
"Awake?"
As the little boy rubbed his eyes and woke up on the medical bed, he stretched lazily and heard a captivating, melodious voice from the side.
The voice was so tender and alluring that Brahma's legs went weak. He turned his head and saw a tall, sexy woman sitting on a table with her legs crossed, munching on an apple.
This woman was so beautiful. The little boy swore that after his mother, she was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. Her dark skin and radiant beauty were perfectly proportioned. Her curves were just right, and the elegant arc of her long legs was also perfect. Two beautiful horns adorned the back of her head. Even just eating an apple, she seemed to be beckoning him.
"Hey, kid, you're drooling," Asmodeus said, tossing the apple core into the trash can and shifting her position. She stretched lazily.
With just this small movement, the boy, who was only a few years old, felt his heart pounding.
"I, my name is Brahma. You, are you that demonic dragon?" The little boy looked very nervous, his little face flushed, showing a pure innocence that sparked a desire to "train" in Asmodeus.
"Kid, is the offer of your snacks still valid?" Asmodeus, her playful nature taking over, leaned close to the boy's face and smiled seductively. "Then, from now on, your things will be mine, okay? Including you."
Brahma was young then. He couldn't handle a woman as seductive and enchanting as Asmodeus. He didn't even hear what Asmodeus was saying and nodded repeatedly, agreeing.
"Kid, have you played master-servant games before?"
"Huh?"
"Oh, you're still young. It's okay. You're mine anyway, and I'll tell you about it later."
And so, Brahma began to deeply understand what it meant to experience both extremes.
In the days that followed, whenever any other gender approached Brahma with affection, Asmodeus would unceremoniously drive them away, claiming, "You are mine."
Then, on Brahma's eighteenth birthday, Asmodeus unceremoniously brought a large box, giving Brahma a profound understanding of the master-servant dynamic.
That night, Brahma cried himself to sleep on the bed, his whimpers disturbing Asmodeus's sleep.
Asmodeus sat up, turned over, and hurled a pillow at him, saying grumpily, "Hey, if you don't like it, we can just end the resonance. Don't buzz around me like a fly."
After all, she had taken care of him for so long. If she didn't deserve credit, she at least deserved some compensation. What was wrong with getting paid today?
"No way, why end the resonance!" Brahma immediately protested. As soon as he stood up, his legs stiffened, and he fell back onto the bed, continuing to whimper. "Can't you be gentler? Hiss, I'm the male, I should be the dominant one."
"You? Save it." Hearing that Brahma didn't object, Asmodeus finally became happy. "You'll get used to it. You're already mine anyway."
"Uh... that's true." This time, Brahma responded as a matter of course, leaving Asmodeus stunned for a long time.
All along, Asmodeus had treated Brahma like a blank canvas to doodle on, but after so many years, it was undeniable that she had developed genuine feelings. However, she had always been the one to make declarations, while Brahma would blush and remain silent, never taking the initiative or admitting his feelings.
Today, Brahma admitting his feelings surprised Asmodeus.
Brahma said, "Asmodeus."
"Hmm? What is it?" Asmodeus replied lazily.
"Let's be together."
Asmodeus: "?"
Had she broken the boy's brain with her whip last night? How did she capture him so easily? If it had been this simple, why had she spent ten years laying the groundwork?
"I said, let's be together. I really like you." Brahma lay on the bed, hugging a pillow, sighing as if he had given up. "Let's just announce to everyone that we're a couple, okay? That way, people won't try to introduce other dragons to you anymore."
Dragon reproduction was extremely difficult. The timeline from conception to birth and adulthood was frighteningly long, and maintaining bloodline purity was also challenging. Therefore, the country had repeatedly suggested to Brahma that Asmodeus choose a high-quality Ancestral Dragon or an A-grade dragon for procreation, lest her potential be wasted.
"Oh, those old fossils are asking you to find me a partner again?" Asmodeus annoyance was evident. She truly hated those people who selected and bred partners. It made Asmodeus feel like she was being treated as a prize breeding sow.
"But I'm not suggesting this just because of that. I truly like you." Brahma lay on the bed, turning his head to look at Asmodeus pitifully. "I think I should take more responsibility and not always let you be the one on the front lines."
That night, Asmodeus leaned against the bed, gazing at Brahma beside her for a long time without speaking.
Brahma's eyes were large. Lying on the bed, he looked at her pitifully, his eyes like a calm lake reflecting the most beautiful starry sky. They were so clear and beautiful.
Ah, her little boy had grown up. He understood responsibility now.