The dragon's harem

Chapter 1 Hatching, Birth Of The Void Dragon.

A black shooting star flew in the middle of the day. CLING! It blinked with a quick flash. All the wizards, sorcerers, and arcane scholars sensed it as well. They felt the immense being who flew above them.

A black egg fell from the sky, rumbling. BAM! It smacked into the middle of a forest. The countdown immediately started.

Time until hatching, 4096 seconds: The egg is 1.5 meters in diameter and rumbles quietly.

Time until hatching, 3072 seconds: The egg is 1.2 meters in diameter. The rumbling became a bit louder.

Time until hatching, 2048 seconds: the egg is 0.9 meters in diameter. The egg went silent.

Time until hatching, 1536 seconds: the egg is 0.75 meters in diameter. A quiet hissing surrounded the egg.

Time until hatching, 1024 seconds: The egg is 0.6 meters in diameter. It started smoking, and upon further inspection. The ground beneath it is the one smoking.

Time until hatching, 512 seconds: The egg is 0.45 meters in diameter. The smoke stopped, and the egg started floating.

Time until hatching, 256 seconds: The egg is 0.3 meters in diameter. The egg became completely round, losing its egg shape.

Time until hatching, 128 seconds: The egg is 0.27 meters in diameter. The pressure is reaching critical levels.

Time until hatching, 64 seconds: The egg is 0.25 meters in diameter. The egg started sucking air like a vacuum.

Time until hatching, 32 seconds: The egg is 0.22 meters in diameter. The egg went silent, seeming to calm down.

Time until hatching, 16 seconds: The egg is 0.2 meters in diameter. The light around the egg started to bend. Itʼs about to hatch.

CRACK! The egg hatched quietly, and the creature was born.

Arad opened his eyes, and his heat was hurting. He looked around, dazed, ”Where am I?”

[Happy birth second, minute, hour, and day. A happy century and millennium, Arad Orion] A voice rang in his head.

Arad looked around, surprised, touching his head to check it. ”Who are you?”

[A shard of your motherʼs consciousness. Void dragons leave a part of themselves with their children instead of raising them.]

”Isnʼt that bad parenting?” Arad asked with a worried face.

[Not with the situation weʼre facing. We void dragons are on the brink of extinction. We should focus on making more babies than raising them. At least until we reach stable numbers.]

”So, my mother is already working on my siblings?” He asked, lifting one eyebrow as he started into the forest.

[Exactly, and you should do the same. Since we void dragons start maturing before we even hatch, you should already have the basic knowledge to survive.]

”I canʼt mate with other void dragons as we repel each other, and thatʼs why weʼre almost extinct. On the other hand, I should look for mates from humanoids. Not all of them can bear a void dragon egg, so I should choose wisely.” He muttered what was going on in his head.

[Donʼt forget. The motherʼs consciousness is what decides the childʼs personality and goals. If you got an unwilling mate. The child will hunt you right after birth.]

Arad looks around at the vast forest, listening to the birds chirping. ”What now? Should I find a humanoid and suggest it?”

[No, youʼre better off hiding your identity until you build a bond of trust. From your motherʼs experience, mages and wizards will hunt you for their experiments.]

”Canʼt I just beat them? Am a void dragon, after all.” Arad looked at the ants climbing the tree.

[Correction, a newborn void dragon. Even those who could level countries have got killed with combined efforts.]

”Then what could I do now? Get stronger?”

[Excactly, and you better find a place to spend the night inside. And speaking about your powers, let me show you.]

”My powers?”

[This is what other people will see when inspecting you.]

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[Name: Arad Orion][Race: Human][Class: Sorcerer]

[Level: 1/20][Exp: 300][Sub-class: Pyromancer]

[Stats]

[Strength: 11] [Agility: 14] [Constitution: 14]

[Magic: 18] [Intelligence: 17] [Wisdom: 9]

[HP: 11][MP: 22][SP: 12]

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[Skills]

[Innate Skills]

[Draconic Bloodline: Fire]

[Draconic Scales]

[Resistance]

[Fire]

[Immunities]

Non

[Magic]

Non

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”My stats are hidden. What are my real stats then” Arad asked.

[Look. Higher, but not by much.]

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[Name: Arad Orion][Race: Void Dragon][Class: Draconic Mage]

[Level: 1/20][Exp: 300][Sub-class: Void Knight]

[Stats]

[Strength: 12] [Agility: 20] [Constitution: 14]

[Magic: 20] [Intelligence: 20] [Wisdom: 20]

[HP: 27][MP: 29][SP: 27]

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[Skills]

[Claws]

[Bite]

[Innate Skills]