The Strongest Beast Tamer 163 Start of the Festival

The sun was still not out but the skies were dark blue, it wasn't all that long until sunrise. In which, Lachlan's view from the balcony was great for. So, he relaxed on his balcony and stared out into the distance, before turning his attention to the castle.

"Huh, so you can't sleep either?" Drate hopped down from above, landing on the wooden railing of the balcony. "I can't either, I'm too excited, this is the first time I've been chosen to represent my race in getting back our treasure."

Lachlan was momentarily surprised by Drate's entrance but just sighed and calmed himself down. "Yeah, today's the big day, hopefully all works well for the both of us."

"Yeah, just out of curiosity, what are you going for?" Drate asked as she tilted her head, squatting on the railing as he arms rested on her legs. "I mean, although you're an elf you're a half breed, getting back your elven treasure won't get you back into the elven kingdom."

"Well, would it be crazy if I were to say that I'm after a dragon egg?" Lachlan asked nonchalantly.

"Nope, not at all. Actually, quite a few people going solo target the Dragon King's dragon's eggs; some do it for fame, others do it to prove themselves, and some people just do it to get back at the king. He took something precious from them, so they're going to take something precious back." Drate didn't think Lachlan's idea was crazy at all; from the stories she's heard from her elders, it seems like the dragon eggs are rather heavily sought after by all races.

Granted, they would only go after them if they manage to get their treasure back. As for individuals like Lachlan that worked solo and for themselves, it wasn't too surprising that he would go after such an item. If he went after the other race's treasures then his head would be heavily sought after, something no one aside from the dragon king would want.

"What are you going to do with the egg? Raise it yourself? Sell it for big money?" Drate questioned Lachlan's intentions with the egg, wondering whether or not he would be able to handle it once he has it in his possession.

"Obviously I'm going to raise it myself; I need another strong beast to be by my side, and I think the dragon king's dragon would be perfect for the job," Lachlan explained with a hint of pride. "Once I get that, I'll be out of the country and back to where I came from."

"Good idea, except you need a certain manual to tame the dragon king's dragon's younglings, fortunately, that too is held in the treasury," Drate said as she nodded. Lachlan tilted his head in confusion, he thought he would just have to do the usual, take a bit of blood from the dragon and douse the younglings with it. Not to mention he'll be the first thing they see, they should have imprinting like all other beasts.

Seeing Lachlan's visible confusion Drate went on to explain. "The dragon king's dragon is a rare and unique breed of dragon that is loyal to those possessing a certain strength and can perform a certain ritual. Quite literally called the dance of the dragon king. That manual is the steps to the dance, fine it, follow the steps exactly and you should be fine."

Lachlan nodded. "Alright, thanks for the information. How do you know so much about this? Isn't this your first time?" Lachlan was curious as to how Drate knew so much about the topic, she was here to get her race's treasure back, not to go after the dragon eggs.

Drate realised she was found out and scratched her head in embarrassment. "Well, yes this is my first time and yes, I am supposed to go after our race's treasure. But I thought that it wouldn't be a bad idea to find out whether or not the dragon king has anything else in his treasury that's useful to me. And if so, I wouldn't mind taking a detour in my mission and grabbing it."

"And I'm guessing you had a look at the dragon eggs?" Lachlan said in a questioning voice.

"Indeed; unfortunately, due to the nature which my race enslaves creatures we aren't able to enslave a dragon unless we can somehow turn it into a demonic creature," Drate explained. "Although I don't know why you would go for it, elves are said to only being able to tame spirits."

Lachlan was confused at the last part, he clearly remembers that the ocean elves were able to befriend aquatic beasts. But then he remembered that Drate confused him for a mix between humans and elves that live on the continent. Likely ones that live in woodland areas; granted, that's all Lachlan really remembers about elven myths from Earth.

Thinking about it a bit more Drate smacked her hands together. "Oh right, you're a half breed so you probably work a lot different to those stuck up Spirit Elves. And considering that your other half is human I'm guessing you're able to tame just about anything."

Lachlan nodded. "Yeah, fortunately, I am, otherwise I wouldn't be here right now."

"Mm, going for the dragon king's dragon's eggs is also a really smart move, since that dragon is so strong, you'll have a reliable and loyal companion that'll stick with you through thick and thin." Drate was constantly nodding in approval.

'What's this demon talking about, master already has plenty of reliable and loyal companions by his side' Aaron chimed into what Drate said. She sounded as though Lachlan didn't have a beast he could trust, Aaron thoroughly disagreed with that.

'Yeah father bring us out, let us have a go at her and show her what a reliable and loyal companion really is' Catastrophe joined in with his pride slightly hurt, thinking that the demoness before them was looking down on them.

Lachlan chuckled awkwardly, causing Drate to lower her eyebrows. 'No, I won't allow you guys out just yet, wait until the hidden challenge begins, that way no one would suspect us to be so strong.'

'Oh I see, master has indeed thought this through' Aaron swiftly agreed to the plan, he would much rather come out when the time was ready than right now.

'I still don't see why we just don't show our stuff momentarily to this demoness' Catastrophe didn't agree he hadn't stretched his muscles in a bit and was looking for any excuse to come out.

'Quite simple, so that when we do come out, we can take our enemies by surprise and get what we need while they're momentarily stunned. Obviously, you wouldn't understand' Calamity remarked sarcastically before turning his attention away from the conversation.

'Oh' Catastrophe responded, feeling slightly targeted responded grumpily. 'No need to be so rude about it, plus, I'm still going to do what I want to do and take down a few difficult enemies, that way people won't get in our way without thinking twice.'
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'Uh, then I might join in if it gets people out of our way' Disaster said shyly. 'That way I can be of some use to father.'

Catastrophe burst into a peal of prideful laughter. 'Yes, that's right, join me and we can help father while proving our strength to our enemies and installing fear into their hearts. That way, even when we do get hold of the dragon egg no one would even think about coming after us.'

'Huh, suppose you aren't just brawned for brains' Aaron responded sarcastically. 'You and Disaster do that, myself and Calamity will help master find the dragon eggs and that dance manual.'

While they were conversing Lachlan was staring off into the distance awkwardly as silence reigned down on his conversation with Drate. "Anyway, so what kind of treasure did your race lose to the dragon king?" He was curious as to what would make an entire race go after it.

"Well, it's the demon king's crown," Drate answered as she scratched her head while laughing awkwardly. "The demon king's crown was created by the first demon king after sacrificing the lives of many, it greatly boasted a demon strength and gave the wearer the ability to telepathically communicate with any demon no matter the distance. It was used primarily during wars, however, two years ago when the new dragon king rose to prominence he went around to each race's kingdoms or continents and taking the most valuable treasure. And he managed to get past all our defences and take away our crown so yeah, it's sort of embarrassing to say we lost something so important."

Now Lachlan knew that the dragon king changed it made sense as to why Aaron had no clue about the tournament and festivals. Lachlan also knew what kind of king he was now, a rather eccentric one with rather odd hobbies. Granted, by doing this it also showcases his abilities without partaking in war.

Lachlan conversed with Drate for a little while, she explained the whole festival and tournament. The festival was to help bring visitors from across the lands while the tournament was to choose worthy dragon riders to work directly under the dragon king.

Obviously, it wasn't just for that, the tournament more specifically was created for the purpose of allowing dragon riders to vent any frustrations they have with one another. It seems the new dragon king also created it with that in mind as well as choosing potential candidates to work directly under him.

After talking for a bit the sun finally begun to rise on the horizon, the sunlight reflected off the castle windows, lighting up all parts of the city. The water fountains created rainbows when the sunlight refracted off the water droplets and smoke had already begun to rise near the Colosseum.

"Well, it seems the shows about the commence, do you want to check out the dragon king first though?" Drate asked curiously. "I haven't seen the new dragon king, I'm wondering what he looks like and whether or not he's as powerful as they say he is."

"Sure," Lachlan shrugged his shoulders as he nodded. "First I have to get changed though, I'll meet you at the Colosseum though."

"Alright, make sure not to get lost." Drate hopped down from her balcony and began to run through the crowd, weaving through them all as she kicked off from the buildings. She quickly disappeared out of sight once she went around a corner.

Lachlan smiled and went back inside, he equipped his armour and made sure it was tightly fitted before picking up his broadsword. Placing it on his back he went outside and followed roughly the same route as Drate; granted he need a bit more room when twisting his body, the broadsword was quite large after all.

Making his way to the festival he was greeted with a variety of colours if he were to compare this with anything on Earth it would be Chinese New Year. There were people of all different races here, he even managed to see a few elves.

There were also a few demons wondering about, as well as dwarves and pixies. It was a rather magical experience, seeing so many different races in one place gathered. As for the race Lachlan liked the most, it had to be dwarves, they were all smaller than him.

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