Leveling Up With My Dragon System

Chapter 90 Fool

The room trembled as the two dragon forms collided, their scales clattering like armor as they fought. The air was filled with the scent of ozone and the acrid smell of burning metal. The power of their clash was so intense that it was difficult to tell where one ended and the other began.

Kai's heart was a mix of rage and despair. He could not believe that his father would be so lost to the darkness of the Shadow Syndicate. But he knew he had to keep fighting, not just for Astrid, but for the hope that Ragner could still be saved.

With every blow and breath of fire, he pleaded with the man he once knew. "Dad, please, come back to us," he begged, his voice strained with the effort of controlling the power within him. "You don't have to be this monster."

Ragnar, fully engulfed by Argel's will, only responded with a cold, calculated rage. "Your sentimentality is your weakness, Kai," he said, his voice a mockery of the warmth it once held. "You will never understand the necessity of our power."

Kai felt his anger rising, his form shifting and growing as the Red Dragon's power surged through him. "Dad," he pleaded one last time, "this isn't you. You're not a monster."

The brainwashed Ragner looked at him, and for a fleeting moment, Kai saw a flicker of the man he had once known. But it was gone almost as soon as it had appeared, replaced by the cold, unyielding gaze of Argel. "You do not understand," he said, his voice a low growl. "This is the only way to ensure our dominance. The node is ours, and with it, we will reshape the world."

Kai's heart ached, but he knew he could not give in. He had to save Astrid, and somehow, he had to save his father too. He gathered his power, the fiery essence of the Red Dragon coursing through his veins. "I'll never give up," he vowed, his voice strong and clear. "I'll never let you harm her."

The room grew still, the air thick with the tension of unspoken words and unspoken love. Ragnar, the creature that was once his father, looked at him, the glow of the Node flickering in his eyes. "Your sister is just a pawn," Argel said, his voice cold and unfeeling. "A small sacrifice for a greater good."

Kai's chest tightened his heart a maelstrom of emotions. "Dad, please," he whispered, his voice cracking. "You can't do this. You can't kill your daughter."

Ragnar, his features twisted by Argel's influence, stared back at him, the Node's power surging through his eyes. "Your sister is an inconvenience," he said, his voice cold and emotionless. "A sacrifice for a future of order and power."

Kai felt a tear roll down his cheek, the pain of his father's words like a knife to his soul. "Dad," he pleaded, his voice thick with emotion, "please, don't do this. You're better than this."

But the creature before him was unyielding. "Your weakness is your downfall, Kai," Argel said, his eyes cold. "The node is ours, and with it, the future of Technova."

The battle grew fiercer, the two dragons locked in a dance of death. Flames met ice, scales clashed with the sound of thunder. The room was a whirlwind of chaos, a battleground of love and hate.

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"Dad," Kai's voice was desperate, "you don't have to do this. Astrid is your daughter, your flesh and blood. How can you harm her?"

The creature that had once been Ragner Halsten looked at Kai with eyes that were no longer his own. "Your emotions blind you," Argel said through Ragner's lips, the coldness of his voice cutting through the air. "Astrid is merely a means to an end. A tool to ensure your cooperation."

Kai's dragon form grew larger, scales shifting from fiery red to a deep, angry black. "I'll never let you harm her," he roared. "And I'll never give you the Node."

The creature that was once Ragner, now fully controlled by Argel, sneered. "You're a fool, Kai. Your weakness will be the end of you."

With that, the fight grew more intense, the dragons' powers clashing in a symphony of destruction. Each blow was a testament to their love and anger, their scales gleaming with the intensity of their emotions. Kai's flames danced with Ragnar's ice, their breaths creating tornadoes of heat and cold. The very air was alight with the power of their dragon spirits, their eyes never leaving each other's, searching for a sign of the family bond that had once been so strong.

Kai's pleas grew more fervent as he saw Astrid cowering on the ground, her eyes wide with fear. "Dad, please," he shouted, his voice strained with pain. "Look at her! She's your daughter! Your flesh and blood!"

The brainwashed Ragner's expression didn't waver. "A pawn," Argel said through his father's voice. "An unfortunate consequence of your disobedience."

"Dad," Kai's voice was thick with tears, "please, don't do this."

But the creature that was once his father only stared back, the coldness of the Node's power consuming the man he knew. "Your sentiment is wasted," Argel said through Ragner's lips. "You cannot change what is to be."

The room around them was a blur of motion and light, the battle raging on. Kai's dragon form was a whirlwind of black flame, desperately trying to break through his father's icy defense. "Dad, please," he shouted, his voice strained with the effort of maintaining his form. "You can still come back to us."

But the creature that was Ragner, now fully consumed by Argel, only responded with a cold, mocking laugh. "You are too late," he said, his voice echoing through the chamber. "Your mother's foolish ideals are lost on me. I am the power now. The future of Technova rests in my hands."

Kai's dragon form grew even darker, the black scales reflecting the pain in his heart. "Dad," he pleaded, "you can still fight it. For mom's sake, for Astrid's sake, fight it!"

But the creature that had once been Ragner only laughed, the sound echoing through the chamber like the crack of doom. "Your mother is dead," Argel said, "and Astrid is nothing but a tool. Give me the Node, and I will spare her life. Refuse, and she dies."