The Black Ice Dragon Legend
chapter 17 breaking through

The sun is now at its peak. The scorching light was now covered by a herd of grayish-black clouds. Several times it was seen lightning propagating here and there causing a noise during the day. Not lose. A strong wind blows south. The wind had high speed, it was not wrong to make some slender trees sway and some had also fallen because they were not strong enough to hold it.

“It'll be raining soon.” Rina muttered looking at the cluster of black clouds in the sky softly and a dim face as if the light had disappeared. It was obvious that Lina was afraid of the coming storm; the storm that would bring thunderous lightning. Since childhood, Lina was very afraid of storms, not without reason. When he was 6 years old, he had a bad experience inherent to this day. The experience of when she was almost struck by lightning, although it was close, it made Rina very frightened by the lightning, from that day on she avoided the lightning, the lightning, usually if there is lightning he will go directly into the house and drown his face in a thick blanket.

Now Rina was in the forest, sitting on a rock, despite the strong wind, she said, it did not affect the forest in the slightest even the wind in the forest was the same as usual and certainly because the fairy forest was not a forest carelessly. The fairy forest had a defense on the outside and always resisted outside attacks, but those attacks were only not very strong attacks.

Not far from Rina was, Lia was observing the frightened Lina while looking at the sky that would spew out thousands of liters of water.

Lia approached Lina then touched her shoulder and sat down beside her.

“just calm down, you will be safe, soon we will take refuge. soon simo will also complete its absorption.” Said Lia.

Hearing that Rina simply nodded then looked back at the sky.

Not far from both of them. Simo was meditating on a rock. In front of her head floated a green crista giving the fairy queen that was unceasingly spinning and channeling green energy into the head of the simo, occasionally Simo looks to frown and occasionally he grits his teeth with pain. Absorption of crystals will take a full 2 hours. Simo has been meditating for 1 hour and 50 minutes and in 10 minutes he will finish it.

If people saw a simo that could last that long, they must have been giggling in awe, astonishment and disbelief of a small child being able to withstand the pain of the crystal-absorbing process.

The handing over of the crystals opened something that just anyone could do, in addition to enduring the pain, they also had to finish it to the end because they could not stop halfway. If it stopped in the middle of the road then perhaps that person would die or the lighter krista would be smashed into pieces and that would make people a great loss.

10 Minutes passed finally simo completed his absorption. When he opened his eyes, he felt his eyes were very hot, his heart was beating faster and unstable and most painfully his stomach was very hot which made him instantly open his mouth and scream.

“Aghhhh.” Simo's shout along with an ice-cold aura spreading from his body made in the surrounding area freeze after that instantaneously simo was unconscious and that cold aura gradually disappeared.

Lia and Rina who heard that immediately rushed up to simo and checked her condition.

“what is simo okay?” asked Rina who was very worried about the situation of simo. His face looked very panicked.

After examining simo, Lia heaved a sigh of relief. “Everything was fine, he was just exhausted and the shout was caused by the energy upheaval in his body which was being opposite to the incoming outside energy. Now simo has broken through to level one earth stage, one star.”

Hearing that rina clucked in awe, if someone who used the crystal would definitely experience one level or if it was luckier one level less, but the simo in front of it could go up two levels at once. It was a rare occurrence. “how could he..” Lina stopped those words after hearing the sound of lightning in the sky that instantly snatched her attention.

“ada what's Rina?” asked Lia who saw the frightened expression on Rina's face, even a sweaty froth on the temple. Waiting for a response, Lia looked in the direction where Rina was staring and sure enough there was something strange forming in the overcast sky. The previously grayish-black clouds now turned jet-black forming an enormous creature, having four legs with long fingernails. Its body is 500 meters long with a width of 10 meters. The creature looked at the two fairies with a cold gaze.

“i-i-it's dragon!” rina said with fear as she swallowed her saliva. His face was very panicked and frightened.

Yes it was a giant dragon that was coiling in the overcast sky!

Like hearing what Rina said, the dragon roared loudly.

“Uagghhhh.” His roar was so loud that all of one's eardrums would rupture instantly. A strong wind rushed towards the two fairies, but before hitting it quickly Lia pulled Rina's hand and hid behind a rock.

Rina and Lia who were only little elves had to endure the dragon roar with great difficulty.10 seconds passed at last the dragon roar was not heard anymore.

When opening the eyes of the two elves revealed a confused and astonished facial expression. They saw a yellow light from behind the stone. They came out of hiding.

“how can?” asked the two of them inwardly after seeing the clear sky which was like fine and as if nothing had happened before, After seeing the clear sky both of them were fixed on the body of simo who floated right in front of them which slowly descended. They rushed there.

All around them there were not even trees that collapsed and only a few leaves were seen strewn across the grass—a very strange occurrence!

After examining him once more, they were able to sigh in relief as simo only fainted and there was not the slightest injury on his body. They took him and laid his body on the rock.

“I search for food first yes.” Said Rina who was answered nodding by Lia.

Simo now could not say anything, he could only see the abundant green energy entering his body even pursing his lips just a little it felt like it needed all the energy in his body. He could now only silently stare at all the strangeness surrounding him.

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The night and day cycles continue. It had been 7 days since simo was unconscious and it had been a long time that the two fairies had to struggle to wake him up, but their efforts still had not been fruitful; simo remained unconscious. Already several times they examined the body of simo which is normal even his breath is stable and therefore they feel surprised, how could he be unconscious?

But they did not give up and kept trying, especially Rina who always kept simo despite her defeat and lack of sleep, clearly visible from her blackened eyes.

“Rina, you rest for a while, let me take care of simo now.” Said Lia in the cold night.

Rina shakes a little. “no, I have to keep going.” Speak with a soft voice.

“rina you don't need to be like this, torment your body like this, rest assured simo will be fine. We've checked it several times instead and everything is normal.”

“i didn't torture my body! I just want to keep watch over him until he's human.”

Lia gave a small sigh. As a friend of course Lia knew if the theme was so exhausted even with her own eyes she saw Rina several times restraining her sleepiness, she was eager to help her and help her, she wanted so much, but Rina was always stubborn and wanted to keep waiting for simo to wake up.

“well, if it is like that.” Lia said then left Rina alone.

10 Minutes passed, Lia came back with a bunch of blue flowers in her hand. “you better eat this first.” He said as he reached for Rina's hand and put the flower in her hand

“This...” said Rina who does not believe the flowers in her hands.

“ya, this is the blue lotus flower, you eat.”

“tapi..”.

“No buts, if you don't want to eat it Don't expect you to be able to stay here again.” Said Lia firmly.

The blue lotus flower was a very important growth, a flower that could heal a severely injured fairy and return to its original state. The number of flowers can be said to be small and if the forest creatures get it, they will not hesitate to hide in a safe place and beyond the reach of everything. Because the amount is small and very useful, it is only natural that Rina wants to reject it.

Lina directly ate the flower even though there was still doubt on her face. Slowly but surely the flower was all inside Lina's body.

After eating it there was a blue light that emerged from his feet and then rose to the top and along with the skin of Rina was refreshed and his body looked healthy and fit as before.

“thank you Lia.” Rina said slowly.

“No need to thank you, seeing you like this is much more valuable than having that flower.”

“Lia you rest easy I will replace it.”

Lia directly holds both shoulders of her theme. “no need, I've told you seeing you like this is better than having that flower.”

“ta-but.”

“do you not consider me your friend?” lia.

“no, but..”.

“no but-but again, now you take care of simo, I will collect food first, even though the food has been a lot, we will not know how much hunger simo after he woke up, we will not know how much, moreover, he is now in a period of growth.” Without waiting for an answer from Rina, Lia immediately flew away.