Under everyone's gaze, Karl gently opened the door, and then a ball of flame flew out of the hut.
"Watch out!"
Amidst everyone's exclamations, the scorching flame, upon landing on Karl, disappeared as if raindrops had fallen into water.
Ron's eyes widened in astonishment: "Wow! That's so cool!"
Neville puffed out his chest at the sight. "That's nothing. Karl can summon the war hammer from beside the vegetable patch in the Castle with just a wave of his hand."
Hermione immediately began to analyze, "I read in a book somewhere that what just happened was wandless and nonverbal casting, and summoning objects from a distance should be Accio."
"Flame is Karl's toy."
Hagrid recalled the overwhelming sea of fire that night and immediately felt even sadder. After sending Norbert away, he needed to go to Aragog's grave and cry.
Harry curiously leaned closer to him. "Hagrid, can you tell us about Karl burning the Acromantula?"
Hagrid: (ಥ_ಥ)
Ah! Aragog! You died so miserably!
Karl and Nina walked into the hut and immediately saw the baring-fanged Dragon hatchling.
Although it had only been born recently, it was already roughly the size of a small calf.
But it was truly ugly!
Except for its white nostrils and orange-red eyes, its entire body was pitch black.
A bony, scaled body paired with wrinkled, spiky wings, and a long, large nose.
Karl felt as if he heard the sound of his heart breaking; his dream of being a Dragon Knight was shattered.
Riding such a Dragon out, it wouldn't look majestic or imposing in any way.
[Detecting...]
[Keyword extraction...]
Hmm? This Dragon actually triggered the light screen!
Dragon? Could it be Aurelion Sol, the Star Forger?
The disappointment from moments ago instantly vanished, and Karl excitedly rubbed his hands together like a fly.
This is a Dragon King! An omniscient, omnipotent Dragon King who forges stars!
If he matched successfully, wouldn't he be directly invincible?
[Dragon hatchling, Dragon's breath, tragically stolen, human friend...]
[Matching...]
Karl: (°A°;)
Wait a minute! Is there something wrong with these keywords? Why do they sound so much like—
[Match successful!]
[Summon Hero: Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling!]
A cute fledgling, happily playing, appeared in the vortex in the middle of the light screen.
It had fiery red wings, agile limbs, fiery red scales on its back, but a soft white belly.
Hopping and flying around, even a sneeze could set an entire forest ablaze.
[Smolder: Imperial Dragons are the strongest Dragons! My mom said so!]
[Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling, hones his increasingly powerful scorching Dragon's breath, learning to understand the meaning of being an inheritor of the Camavoran Imperial Dragon bloodline.]
[Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling, and the Norwegian Ridgeback hatchling are both non-human Outliers (anomalous beings), gaining the Imperial Dragon form.]
[Smolder follows in his mother's footsteps, and one day, when all is ready, they will return to their ancestors' homeland and usher in a new golden age for Camavor.]
Karl slapped his forehead, feeling that his heart, which had just shattered into pieces, was now mere dust.
What a Smolder! Does he still lack fire ability? He's almost like Xiao Yan!
He'll research later to see if he can fuse the Tranquil Flame, Fiendfyre, Gubraithian Fire, Dragon's breath, and ordinary flames to create a Buddha's Fury Lotus to play with.
"What's wrong with you? You weren't disgusted by its ugliness, were you? Actually, it's okay. When it grows up, it still looks, um—quite majestic, hahahaha—"
Nina looked at Karl's reaction and probably guessed the reason for his disappointment.
Although she really wanted to comfort him, the thought of Karl's dream of becoming a Dragon Knight made her unable to hold back her laughter.
Karl: (one_-)
"Do you have a heart left?"
"Yes! But it's too funny!"
"Hmph!" Karl glanced at the Dragon hatchling still roaring defiantly, then simply threw caution to the wind. "Then watch closely, I have something even funnier."
"What?"
Under Nina's bewildered gaze, Karl instantly transformed into Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling, a sight that made her eyes widen in disbelief.
"Huh? Karl?"
"That's right, it's me."
Karl stretched his body, flapped his wings, and wagged his tail, feeling quite good.
As for the Dragon hatchling, it was now cowering in fear from the Imperial Dragon's might, trembling on the ground and whimpering like a puppy.
Hmph! I still prefer how defiant you looked just now!
Karl was about to tell Nina to open the box and quickly put the Dragon hatchling inside when he felt himself being hugged.
"Oh my god! So cute! So adorable!"
Nina tightly hugged Karl's neck, continuously rubbing her cheek against him.
Karl:...
Come on! If you have the guts, let me change back! You can hug and rub me all you want!
But before Karl could speak, Nina cupped his head, and their eyes met.
"Karl~ You have to help me~"
Her gentle tone carried a hint of coquetry, making Karl's scalp tingle, sensing something was wrong.
This girl was showing this side for the first time! Definitely something fishy!
"Help you do what?"
Nina blinked. "When I was very young, I also had a dream."
"Ah?"
"That's right! I also want to be a Dragon Knight!"
Karl: (._.)
I considered you a friend! You actually want to ride me?
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