Noah was stunned, "So all this time you've wanted to catch that ghost because you were afraid she'd hurt me?"
A nod.
But the next second, Little Light sprang up from the ground like a tiger pouncing,
"So that means there really is a ghost inside your body?"
"There you go again, getting all worked up."
"Little Light, calm down. My butt can't be hit twice in one night…", Luna said.
Noah also stood up, looking at Little Light's bright, sparkling pink eyes, and said sincerely, "She hasn't hurt me, Little Light, don't worry. It's just that for some reason, I—"
Noah's words abruptly stopped.
Her gaze also suddenly went blank.
Luna and Little Light panicked, quickly shaking Noah's arm, "Big sister, big sister, what's wrong with you?"
"Big sis… hey big sis, don't scare me. I'm telling you, that ghost, if you dare touch my big sis, I'll fight you to the—"
"Tch, little brat."
Luna & Little Light: ?
When Noah's gaze returned to normal, the expression on her face had also changed slightly.
"I had only planned to give this little brat a science lesson about the real history."
As she spoke, "Noah" bent her arm and raised her hand, pointing her thumb toward the top of her head, "But since you're all so persistent, I'll just tell you both together."
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Inside the consciousness space, Noah couldn't quite understand the ancestor's actions.
"Why do this? Didn't you say before that we couldn't tell anyone about you residing in my consciousness?"
The ancestor had once explained the reasons for doing so: First, if Noah's family knew there was a ten-thousand-year-old spirit in her head, regardless of whether it was good or bad, they would definitely think of every possible way to drag the ancestor out.
If that happened, all the efforts she and Noah had made for so long would be completely wasted.
Second, the ancestor worried that if this news got out, it might attract remnants of the 'Ultimate Fear,' who, in order to ensure their master could descend smoothly, would stop at nothing to eliminate Noah once they knew.
So all this time, the Scroll King and the ancestor had been acting in secret, trying to keep others from finding out.
Now that the ancestor had taken the initiative to come clean to the two younger sisters, Noah naturally wanted to know the reason.
"Previously, the efficiency of condensing Primordial Power was very slow. Apart from your body not keeping up and the lack of the Night Crystal's assistance, there was another very important reason. Do you know what it is?", the strange aunt asked.
Noah thought for a moment, then shook her head.
"Interference from the external environment."
The ancestor said, "These past few months, every night after your training, we've been condensing Primordial Power, which requires absolute focus. But we've also had to constantly be on guard against others, making sure they don't find out what we're doing. With your focus scattered, the efficiency of condensing naturally couldn't keep up."
"You understand what I mean, this so-called 'others' most of the time refers to your two younger sisters."
"As for the second one, there's not much to say, she's dopey and cute, with no obvious threat."
"The main problem is that pink-haired one. She's caused trouble more times than the dragon clan's civil wars in the past."
Listening to the ancestor talk so seriously, Noah scratched the side of her forehead, "Is it really that exaggerated?"
"You don't think it's exaggerated because most of the time I've been helping you condense Primordial Power while also keeping watch on our surroundings."
The ancestor took the opportunity to grumble, "Hmph, for a little brat, it's enough to just concentrate on condensing Primordial Power. But as for me, I have to consider much more."
Noah suddenly understood, "So that's how it is…"
"And also…"
"And also?"
"Although these two little dragon cubs are a bit noisy, they trust you a lot and rely on you very much."
The ancestor's tone softened considerably, "Of course, they also care a lot about you."
Noah blinked. She recalled that when the ancestor had "taken over" just now, she herself had been in a frozen state for a few seconds.
And in those few short seconds, Luna and Little Light had almost blown up at this "ghost."
Noah had no doubt. If the ancestor had even slightly overstepped in that "switch," the three of them wouldn't be sitting here quietly chatting now.
"So telling them shouldn't be a problem. Besides, they're both smart, and in critical moments they can cover for us."
The ancestor said, "Just like in the temple hall, that time when you peeked at your mother and she caught you."
"…Somehow I feel like you're taking this opportunity to scold me."
The white-haired beauty smiled faintly, "Not at all."
Noah gave a small hum, "But you're right, they're smart and they do care about me."
As she said this, the little Scroll King couldn't help but show a proud smile.
Being relied upon by her younger sisters was something Noah felt was worth being proud of.
"Then… what I'm going to say next, you should listen carefully too."
Noah nodded seriously, "Okay."
She exited the consciousness space.
The three little dragon girls sat cross-legged on the ground.
Little Light's gaze toward her big sister was still full of scrutiny and suspicion.
Luna, on the other hand, looked a bit nervous.
After all, they had been hunting a ghost for months, and although they had finally "caught" it this time, it still didn't feel like they had truly caught it.
She was worried that Noah, after spending so much time with this "ghost," might suffer some effect on her body.
"Go on, ghost, what do you have to confess?", Little Light had the air of interrogating a criminal.
"First of all, I'm not a ghost."
"Okay, ghost."
"…You can think of me as a soul."
"Isn't that still a ghost?"
"…"
Under the cherry blossom tree, the tens-of-thousands-of-years-old elder was rendered speechless by a few words from a certain three-year-old dragonling.
'Kids these days really have no manners…', Noah thought angrily.
"Little Light, let her speak first," Luna said.
"Fine, go ahead."
Noah first explained to the two little dragon girls why she was residing in their big sister's consciousness space.
And she emphasized, "My existence will not have any effect on your sister's body or mind. On the contrary, I can help her condense stronger power."
To prove her words, Noah spread her palm upward.
Immediately, a milky-white light gradually condensed into an energy sphere, floating above her hand.
Having already learned something about magic, Luna and Little Light could naturally sense the mystery and wonder within it.
After the demonstration, Noah put away the Primordial Energy and continued, "Now, the following content is the real focus."
"About where I came from, and why I awoke today, tens of thousands of years later."
At these words, Little Light, Luna, and Noah, within the dark-gold waterway of the consciousness space, all listened intently.
This was a story not recorded in any history book.
Only this "living fossil" Noah, who had crossed ten thousand years, could reveal the hidden truth buried in the river of history.
"I believe you should have learned in school about the origin of the Samael Continent."
"Simply put, at the dawn of creation, the world was shrouded in chaos. The ancestor of my dragon race, the Dragon God Tiamat, used their powerful Primordial Magic to shatter the chaos, accomplishing the feat of 'opening the heavens.'"
"This part of history can be found in any ancient text or even your school textbooks."
"But no book has ever mentioned how the Dragon God Tiamat obtained the power great enough to match chaos."
"Primordial Magic is certainly powerful, but under the influence of chaos, it became no longer pure."
"The Dragon God noticed this and tried every possible way to expel the chaos from within."
"But decades, centuries passed, and chaos still corroded the Dragon God's Primordial Magic."
"The Dragon God foresaw that if things continued this way, they would eventually fall into the abyss of chaos, never again to see the light."
"So the Dragon God made a risky decision—"
"Since chaos had already taken root in their body and could not be expelled by normal means, then…"
"Split themselves apart."
Hearing this, even well-read Little Light couldn't quite follow.
"Split themselves? How?"
"Body, personality, thoughts, good and evil, light and dark, order and chaos, all split into two independent beings."
Noah continued, "This was the last resort. If delayed any longer, the Dragon God Tiamat would not even have the strength to perform this separation magic."
"They did finally succeed in splitting themselves."
"The chaos departed along with the disordered personality."
"At that moment, the supremely good Dragon God descended into the world, and with the purest Primordial Magic, created heaven and earth."
Little Light blinked, looked at her second sister, then at her big sister, "But that separated disordered personality was actually a hidden danger, right? That's why the Dragon God Tiamat didn't choose this method at the start."
"They were worried they wouldn't be able to handle their disordered personality later, and only resorted to this when forced."
Hearing Little Light's analysis, Noah nodded approvingly, "You're very smart, little pink-haired brat."
"After accomplishing the feat of 'opening the heavens,' the Dragon God immediately planned to deal with their disordered personality."
"But by then, the Dragon God had exhausted all their power, becoming incomparably weak, even… with not much time left to live."
"In their final years, the Dragon God scattered their remaining power and life seeds across the Samael Continent. A hundred years later, they grew into the dragon race of today."
"And I, later known as the first Dragon King in dragon history, and named after the Dragon God Tiamat's power attribute, 'Primordial.'"
"But I was not born from the Dragon God's life seed, nor was I a descendant of any tribe. So, I believe little pink-haired brat, you've already guessed, haven't you?"
Little Light, unusually serious, nodded, "Opposed to the personality representing chaos and disorder, you represent the justice and order of the Dragon God Tiamat."
"That's right… When the Dragon God separated their dark side, I was also born into this world."
Noah lifted her head, through this little brat's eyes gazing at the night sky tens of thousands of years later. Her thoughts seemed to drift back to the past, and her tone grew tinged with sadness and longing, "I had wanted to replace the Dragon God in creating heaven and earth, but at that time I was far too weak, completely incapable of such a thing."
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