pertwk Chapter 1111: 1108: Flame Baptism
Chapter 1111: 1108: Flame Baptism
Chapter 1111: Chapter 1108: Flame Baptism
War is about to begin, mist gathers by the seaside, and the Tri-Nation Alliance has already sensed Liszt’s resolve. As a result, the Dragon Rider Corps patrolling the coastline and striking at smugglers have increased to a group of seven dragons.
“Seven dragons, what a pity, scattered sand remains scattered sand; you will never understand what a barricade truly is. I have not completely shattered the barricade, but I have touched that hint of rule—belonging to the flame’s law. Merely this sliver of law elevates me and Leo beyond the mundane.”
Liszt is patient; he has the Kingdom prepare for battle, but he himself leisurely indulges in the pleasures of the world, patrolling his domains.
The Formless Dragon Bard
“I am familiar with the process of the ceremony. When Leo needs to release the Fire Dragon Overmagic, I will coordinate with you. Let’s begin now.”
“As you wish, Your Majesty.”
The Fire Paladin Transformation Ceremony isn’t riddled with many cumbersome steps and doesn’t even require much from the children. When Paris was forcibly transformed into the White Dragon Wraith by the Court Grand Mage of the Maple Leaf Duchy, complex measures and a sacrifice of life were employed.
And yet, it failed and turned her into the Black Dragon Childe.
The current ceremony is more like an infusion of magic power, using the magic array to construct a vessel within the children’s bodies capable of holding mana.
Lucy and Rose begin to instruct the surrounding Arcanists to activate the magic array, and the ceremony officially starts.
…
Jim has grown taller.
He is no longer the small child who followed his mother from the Eagle Kingdom to Flame Island. In the past two years, as his mother remarried to a widowed and lame Knight, he has become the son of a Knight. Although the Knight has a somewhat volatile temper and occasionally scolds his mother while drunk.
But as a former member of the Black Horse Knights, he enjoyed many benefits.
One of which allowed his children access to the best education at the Knight Academy near his fief, so Jim received a good education.
After showing outstanding talent at the Knight Academy, he was recommended by the academy to take part in the Fire Paladin selection.
And he was honored to be chosen.
His lame knight stepfather told him that a Fire Paladin is a Royal Guard under His Majesty the King, and they are the most glorious knights in the kingdom: “Jim, strive to become a Fire Paladin, your mother will be proud of you.”
“Will you be proud of me?”
“Why not.”
Echoing his stepfather’s words in his ears, Jim took a deep breath, longing to become a Fire Paladin. Not only to fulfill his childhood dream of becoming a knight who could protect his mother but also hoping that his mother would be treated with more respect once he gained the glory of a Fire Paladin.
He was grateful for the protection his stepfather brought him and hoped his mother could be happy and no longer abused.
“Huh!”
The light from the magic array was somewhat blinding, Jim felt his newly born low-level Dou Qi pulsating in waves with a special force.
Then, suddenly, a trembling roar echoed in his ears: “Oh!”
The next moment, he raised his head to see the huge Fire Dragon squatting near the plaza, flapping its wings and sending bursts of flames crashing into the light of the magic array.
Boom!
The entire magic array trembled violently, as if it would collapse at any moment.
“Leo, take it easy.” Not very loud, but a clear and forceful voice emerged in Jim’s heart and ears, and in his young mind, an image of a tall and unapproachable figure instantly appeared.
“It’s His Majesty the King!” Jim thought.
In the Flame Kingdom, from the eighty-year-old lady to the three-year-old baby, no one was unaware of the name Liszt Flame, the Flame King. In other kingdoms, knights always say “Knights’ glory be with you,” but in the Flame Kingdom, many choose “His Majesty the King’s glory be with you” as their saying.
It’s not flattery, but a heartfelt reverence.
Jim’s stepfather always had this saying on his lips and took pride in having followed His Majesty the King: “His Majesty the King will eventually unite the three great kingdoms!” Like a fervent believer, after drinking, the stepfather would proclaim this to anyone he met, and Jim was inevitably influenced.
“His Majesty the King will eventually unite the three great kingdoms, and I will become a Fire Paladin, a Royal Guard for His Majesty the King!”
“Mother will be proud of me, and my stepfather will respect her even more!”
As he was thinking.
Suddenly, his body felt as if plunged into a blazing fire. Jim bit his teeth to keep from screaming out, enduring the scorching burns in silence.
Beside him, other young boys couldn’t bear the burning sensation and cried out.
Soon an adult voice came: “Lady Rose, this child’s willpower is too weak.”
Then a cold female voice rang out: “Dismiss him; he no longer qualifies to withstand Lord Leo’s Magic Power.”
Jim’s heart chilled, and he bit down even harder, firmly resisting the painful sensation of being scorched by flames. Just when he was about to give in, the feeling finally subsided. Afterward, a wave of warmth filled his exhausted body, soothing the torment he had experienced.
“Congratulations, little fellas.”
The King’s voice was like the arrival of spring. Jim opened his eyes to see the King, dressed in a leather armor with golden stripes and a black cloak with red lining, walking towards them: “You’ve endured the Fire Dragon’s magic baptism, and now you are qualified to become a Fire Paladin.”
“The road ahead is long, but the Royal Knight Squad will open its arms to you. Work hard on your cultivation.”