The wind had begun to settle.
The sound of the battle faded slowly, carried away by the shifting mist. Shards of broken frost and cracked ice littered the ground, proof of the short but brutal clash between two powerful dragons.
Dracos stood with his back to the barely conscious elder dragon.
Nox stared at the motionless form of the Court's Elder, his mind already working. The moment Dracos had backed off, his thoughts shifted from defense to opportunity.
"Your majesty," he said calmly. " can you Give me a moment."
The Ice Monarch didn't turn around immediately. He tilted his head slightly as if gauging the request. Although he found it strange, he gave a small nod and Without a word, he stepped away from the elder's body and moved toward the edge of the clearing.
His presence didn't disappear, but it was far enough.
And this was all Nox needed, but just for extra protection he rose a thin ice wall which provide Draco's with blurry view even if he peeped inside.
Nox approached the elder.
The man's body was broken. His breathing shallow. His once regal robes were torn and soaked with melted frost and blood. But his eyes… those icg eyes till held a flicker of resistance.
Nox crushed beside him.
"You're strong," he said softly, as if speaking to a wounded soldier rather than a former enemy. "Too strong to waste. And too dangerous to leave in the hands of the Court."
The elder didn't answer. His lips moved faintly, but no sound came. His body tried to shift, to roll away, but it was no use.
His strength had failed him.
But his will was still intact.
But what was will without strength?
Nox placed one hand gently on the elder's chest, right over his damaged chest Not enough pressure to harm, but enough to connect. Enough to activate the taming process.
The elder's body tensed immediately.
His eyes widened slightly.
Something foreign began sliding into him—slower than magic, deeper than any normal contract or seal.
This wasn't possession.
This wasn't mind control.
It was something more and no Mather how the elder dragon tried it coundnt get his head around it.
Nox's eyes glowed faintly and for a moment his real dark eyes were revealed. His expression was calm and focused.
The elder tried to move.
He growled weakly, a faint burst of frost escaping his lips as he tried to summon magic, but his body betrayed him. There was nothing left to channel. His defenses were shattered. His internal systems disrupted from the earlier fight.
The elder's eyes rolled back as he felt it pushing into his consciousness.
The mark of Infinity started to outline his chest, glowing faintly and illuminated Nox face with a blue radiance.
The elder trembled slightly. His lips quivered as if trying to speak—trying to resist. But he couldn't even form the words. The last thing he saw before darkness overtook him was the boy's expression.
And as for the reason he was smilling it was because.
[Ding! You've successfully tamed the Legendary Tier Lv. 1 Elder Frost Dragon.]
Nox stood up slowly, brushing his hand off as if he had simply fixed a tear in the elder's clothing. He also reduced the faint transparent ice barrier.
Dracos, who had been watching from a distance with sharp eyes, stepped back into view.
"You didn't kill him," he said.
"No," Nox replied casually. "I found a better use for him."
Dracos raised an eyebrow, confused. "What use?"
Nox didn't answer directly. He looked at the Ice Monarch, his expression composed.
"I need eyes on the inside. You said it yourself—the Court is moving in shadows. They're willing to infect dragons, hide the truth, manipulate power. I can't fight them with strength alone."
Dracos studied him in silence. Not because he didn't have what to say but because he was still confused.
Nox continued. "But with him under passive control... information will leak. Subtle influence will spread. And when the time is right we can slowly take down the supreme dragon court."
"Could it be you Found a way to temper with his mind?" Draco's asked skeptically.
"Something like that." Nox didn't deny it.
There was a long silence.
Snow drifted slowly from the dark clouds above, layering over the fractured trees and frozen battlefield.
Finally, Dracos nodded once. "Dangerous. But smart."
"I don't plan to die stupid," Nox smirked.
Dracos looked back down at the elder's unconscious form.
"What If he breaks the connection…"
"He won't," Nox interrupted. "He's too injured. By the time he recovers, the mark will be too deep. And even if he suspects something, he'll think twice before alerting the Court—he knows what you did to him. He'll live in fear of it repeating."
There was no arrogance in his voice.
Dracos glanced back at him, a trace of admiration passing through his eyes. There were still alot of questions he wanter to ask. He wanted more details about this so called mind tempering, if it could be trusted but for now he dicided to respect the mysterious human privacy.
Nkc didn't speak any more. Instead, he turned to look toward the forest, toward the towering spires of Frostpire that rose far in the distance. A faint light still flickered above the city walls—battles likely ongoing. The next wave would come soon.
And with it, more decisions to be made.
He had planted a seed.
One that would grow slowly within the heart of his enemies.
The supreme dragon court who had dicided to come for him.
He turned away from the elder dragon's form and walked past Dracos. At the same time the blue Portal open beneath the elder dragon and swallowed him whole.
As he walked, he muttered under his breath, just loud enough for the wind to carry the words:
"Now I have a legendary tier dragon on my side."
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