"Great Lord of the End of All Things, King of Bones, Reaper, Guardian of Death's Renown...
May your gaze descend upon your faithful believer!"
"Great King of War, God of Battles..."
The two Dragon Cubs chanted prayers to their respective gods.
As they prayed, their holy symbols slowly radiated gray and blood-red light, enveloping them.
Bathed in the divine power of the gods they worshipped,
both dragon whelps fell into a trance.
Koraman watched with some envy.
He had only completed three Divine Trials so far.
He felt the gap between him and Gordon and Allen had widened again.
At this rate, when would he ever possess the strength to truly protect Alicia?
He felt somewhat dejected and confused.
He turned to glance at his beloved Alicia.
The young she-dragon was not watching the red dragon whelp or the little white dragon. She simply hung her head, her thoughts unknown.
Alicia... she must be feeling miserable about what happened earlier.
Because of my incompetence, we had to rely on that bastard Xiluo to lure the demon away before we could be saved again.
Although I don't know why that powerful halfling spellcaster retreated in the end,
presumably it was because he couldn't withstand our combined attacks.
But all of that began with Xiluo luring the demon away.
We've received Xiluo's kindness yet again... I swore I wouldn't let Alicia suffer this humiliation again, yet I failed once more. I'm so useless... Alicia, forgive me...
The little green dragon wallowed in self-reproach, sighing incessantly.
Although Xiluo wasn't wrong to lure the demon away, why didn't he save me first? Does he not care about me?
Damn it! I really haven't conquered him completely yet. Once we get back, I'll have to show him my true charm...
The young she-dragon thought to