"...". I waited for hours until nightfall to see what would happen, and I must say that the result is worse than I expected. Initially, I thought that at nightfall, the dragons would stop fighting.

And so I could plan something, so I spent hours watching outside, seeing the dragons fighting, and as it started to get dark, the fights really stopped.

And when night fell, no dragon was fighting anymore, which should be great, until I looked down and saw snakes, not one, not ten, but thousands, covering the forest floor.

They are giant snakes that line the ground, preventing you from seeing anything down there, they are piled up and moving back and forth.

"What do I do? During the day it's full of dragons killing each other, and at night it's full of snakes!!" I keep watching, at least they're not trying to climb up, and thanks to my knowledge of animals, I know they're mating.

'Is this some kind of snake breeding ground?' It would make sense, considering the dragons I saw being killed are dumped here, so it's full of food for the snakes.

And in breeding, a place with water and food is good enough, plus since the dragon activity stopped at night, they came out of the ground, so during the day they must go back underground.

But if at night there are snakes and during the day there are dragons, I can't even get out of here without dying to something.

"Fate is really getting in my way a lot..." I wonder if this is Nyzz's fault, this chaotic world is right up her alley, and Yar's world was also apocalyptic, so it's a possibility.

"Hmmm... flying seems to be the only possibility." Flying at night, and returning to this place before dawn seems the safest, the snakes don't seem to care about trying to climb the trees and the dragons don't care much if they don't see me up here.

'To begin with, why am I the only one with a somewhat human appearance?' The other dragons seem to be just monsters, unlike me, since I seem relatively human with just a few characteristics.

Of course, after analyzing my body more closely, I noticed that I even have a black tail, it's thick and scaly like you'd expect from a reptile like the dragons, and I also found some other scales on my body.

'...I'm hungry, cold, and thirsty, and I don't know how to fly...staying here thinking doesn't help, but going out also seems impractical...' For now, sleeping to preserve energy seems like the best choice.

After all, staying awake without doing anything will only tire me out, I move away from the entrance and find a spot that I think is hidden enough, then I spread my wings, covering myself with them and with my tail.

It's not a good protection, but it's better than nothing, and since my wings and tail are completely black, they can keep me well hidden in the darkness of the tree, I just hope no snake decides to climb this tree.

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"Mr. Kaelan, are you sure about this?" A mercenary asks as we invade the Forest of Death.

"Yes, and if you keep bothering me, you'll become snake food." I say impatiently, I have a single goal and to achieve it, I don't mind killing these annoying obstacles.

"U-Understood, sir... just to confirm, what are we here to do?" He asks as I roll my eyes.

'If it weren't for that damn bitch ordering me to bring mercenaries, I'd already have reached my destination.' There's no use lamenting, that bitch knew that bringing people with me would only get in my way.

"We're here to capture a dragon, a small one, preferably a hatchling, or one that's still in an egg," I tell him as we arrive in the area full of snakes.

"I-I see..." He speaks nervously as the entire path ahead is surrounded by snakes, a dangerous monster that becomes violent during its breeding season, not that it's a problem.

"[Black Hole]" I use dark magic, creating a small sphere that floats around me, it will absorb anything within a 10-meter radius into it, defending me.

Of course, as long as this mercenary stays close, he'll be safe enough, it reminds me of the past, this damn magic that forced me to become a "hero" for this shitty kingdom.

Blood-red eyes, white hair, tanned skin, and a naturally stronger physique than ordinary people, this is the exact definition of my "race", a special type of human who can use dark magic.

They are feared people, so when they are born, the kingdom tries to control them as quickly as possible, and if they can't, they try to eliminate them, of course I continued to live because I was useful, and now I'm a hero.

However, I don't like it, I'm like a caged animal for those bastards, but all that will change when I capture a dragon.

Dragons are dangerous beings, but very loyal to those who raised them, if I can get a dragon, I'll domesticate it, and with a dragon in my possession, even the kingdom won't be able to control me anymore.

My dark magic combined with the possession of a dragon will make me invincible, but the kingdom knows well of my goal, but they underestimated me, they thought sending those shitty assassins would stop me.

What fools, I survived every ambush, and finally arrived at the Forest of Death, now I just need to find a nest that has an egg or a hatchling, then put a slavery collar on it and take care of it until it grows.

"AAAAAHHHRR" I hear a scream and look back to see the mercenary caught by the snakes, I ignore it and keep walking as my magic kills the snakes, opening a path.

'This place is so annoying.' Even I know that coming here during the day and looking for a dragon is almost a death sentence, it's the dragon breeding season, the best time to obtain a baby dragon.

However, it's also the time when they become more violent and aggressive, so there must be several nests where the mothers have been killed, but even if they are empty nests, I will still be a target in the breeding area, making the task of capturing an abandoned baby difficult.

But at night, the dragons stop their "party" and go to sleep to start again the next day, and during the night, it's the snake monsters who start reproducing, feeding on the dead dragons.

In the end, it's just nature, one monster taking advantage of another to continue existing, and since it's night, I just need to find an empty nest that has hatchlings and stay with them.

'That looks like a good nest location.' I see a large tree with an obvious hole, the hole isn't very big, but it would easily be enough to hide an egg.

Dragon eggs dissolve into magic after hatching, so there's never any trace of where they are, which is a shame since the shells are valuable when obtained.

'Time to start climbing.' I'll try to find something in that entrance, I've seen several entrances on the way, but they were all empty, but considering the amount of snakes in this place, this is a very active area.

And as an active area, there should be a greater concentration of nests, which means that tonight I should already be able to find something to take.

"[Ghost Step]" I use a dark magic that allows me a small teleport to a nearby point, so I appear on a branch, which allows me to dispel the [Black Hole] magic so it doesn't kill what I'm looking for.

"[Ghost Step]" I start repeating the process to climb up, I keep using this magic to go up branch after branch until I get close to the opening.

'Just one more and I should be able to get in.' I'm being extremely careful to avoid any sound, dragons are sensitive beings, if I'm not careful, I might wake up several that have started fighting.

I'm powerful, but not invincible, if I get caught in the crossfire between dozens or hundreds of dragons, it's certain death.

"[Ghost Step]" I whisper the magic and soon appear at the entrance of the tree, quickly I look to see if there's a dragon mother, but it's empty.

'Damn it...30 minutes wasted for nothing.' It's empty, I'm about to go down, but a loud crack alerts me and I look inside more carefully, there doesn't seem to be anything until I focus on an area.

'Ohohou, what magnificent black wings.' I've never seen such a dark color on a dragon's wings, normally the darkest you see would be a very dark gray close to black, but this small dragon has wings that are completely black, to the point of blending into the darkness.

They remind me of the darkness of space on a moonless night, I approach carefully to get a closer look, based on the size, it's obviously a newly hatched hatchling, the mother must have been killed in combat.

"..." As I approach, I notice something surprising, it's so surprising that I'm shocked.

'An Alpha... what great luck.' The dragon is a humanoid girl, the rarest type of dragon, dragons have a hierarchical system entirely based on strength.

Every 300 years, two Alphas are born from random eggs, one is female and the other is male, both are dragons that can be considered king and queen, and what distinguishes them from other dragons is that both have a humanoid form.

'Who would have thought I would be so lucky to find a baby Alpha... the power she will reach when she grows up...' I want her for myself, I can't lose this opportunity, forget a dragon egg, with this beauty by my side, I will be invincible.

"..." I take a powerful sedative from my bag and throw it at her to ensure she doesn't wake up, I don't want her alerting other dragons, she twists a bit and opens her eyes, which contract into a terrifying black inverted pupil, but soon loses consciousness.

"Excellent, you will bring me incredible power, my little beauty." I say as I approach to take her with me, I have to get out of this damn forest as soon as possible, when dawn comes, I want to be out of here.