The Blind Dragon Chapter 15

When I officially took control of the dragon clan, there were still plenty of people prejudiced against my origins.

Even more waited in the shadows to watch me fail.

But they were wrong.

Just because I'd never liked managing affairs didn't mean I couldn't.

I knew exactly who the troublemakers were.

I found an opportunity to gather them all together, found some pretexts, and reassigned them all to unimportant positions.

The rest panicked, afraid they'd suffer the same fate.

I immediately announced that as long as they worked diligently and responsibly, I would notice, and rewards and punishments would be fair.

The dragon clan's affairs, large and small, gradually returned to order.

Another thousand years passed. One day, Rain and I had an argument, and in my anger, I stayed away for a few days.

When I returned, Rain was gone.

I frantically searched for her.

But the world was vast, and for a moment I had no clue where to look.

Late that night, just as I was about to sleep, inspiration struck—the little cabin and the beach.

That was where we'd first met.

When I reached the cabin, it was empty.

I panicked and ran to the beach, calling Rain's name. No one answered.

I collapsed to my knees, defeated, murmuring, "Am I too late after all?"

A song drifted over. A familiar figure emerged from the waves.

I waved at her. She acted as if she hadn't seen me, singing to herself and rolling through the water.

Anxious, I dove in, instantly transforming into my true form. I gently caught her waist with my claw and lifted her onto my back.

Then I flew toward where the sea met the sky.

Her fish tail swayed, creating a spray of water.

Still angry, she kept a cold expression. "Do you know you were wrong?"

I flew and laughed at the same time. "You're the one who didn't keep your word, you know."

Now she was confused.

"You said if I dared to run, you'd hunt me to the ends of the earth. Why didn't you come this time?"

She was furious and pounded her fists against my dragon body.

The wind howled in our ears. I called out loudly, "Rain, I have something I want to tell you!"

"What?"

"I missed you so much! In the Divine Clan, when it's crowded and noisy—that's when I miss you most!"

"Let's never be apart again, okay?"

"Okay." She answered softly, pressing her cheek against my dragon scales.

I closed my eyes contentedly.

That day, Rain sat on my back, waving and smiling at the heavens and earth, at all living things.

She'd sing from time to time, her voice so tender it made me feel like nothing else in the world existed.

Only the two of us.

When moonlight scattered down, we rested on land.

She caressed the black scales on my face as I placed a reverent kiss on her forehead.

From then on, every moonlit night was the most beautiful.

THE END