Crack!
At last, the eggs split open. A pink, tender little bird poked its head out through the crack. It had no feathers, its skin was purplish red, but its eyes were already open.
Its pair of bird eyes gleamed with life.
Then the second little bird stretched out its head, followed by the third.
In the blink of an eye, all three little birds had broken out of their eggs, chirping merrily to celebrate their birth. They slowly began pecking at their own eggshells. Their half-finger-long beaks were nimble and sharp, crunching through the shells as though they were biscuits.
"Liszt, little birds, Flame Dragon Birds, so ugly, haha!" Aini danced happily, flying circles around the nest. "Oh, look, look! They're growing feathers!"
Aini did not need to point it out.
Still in Dragon Rider Mode, Liszt had been observing the three newborn Flame Dragon Birds through the vision of Dragon Eye Trajectory. He had a clear grasp of the changes occurring in their bodies after they ate the eggshells brimming with fire-element magic power. Those eggshells were transformed entirely into magic power, helping them condense feather after feather.
The most distinct were the tail feathers. Seven still-weak tail feathers appeared within Liszt's awareness in another form.
"So that's how tail feathers are born... the fusion of soul and magic power. Flame Dragon Birds fuse their souls with their tail feathers. Just as dragons in legend hide their souls within their teeth, Super Dragon Beasts also choose to hide their souls in some part of their bodies."
That lightning-element turtle had chosen its shell, while Flame Dragon Birds chose their tail feathers.
Many realizations surfaced in Liszt's heart, yet he still felt it was not enough. "There's still something missing. I still can't see clearly enough how souls and