Chapter 187: 186 – Ray
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Ren sent a strand of his magic to the little golden dragon and the small creature lapped it up eagerly, and then blinked his golden eyes (which were, incidentally, rather similar to Ren's) innocently at Ren.
"Daddy, more!" he demanded.
Ren's face took on a doting expression which everyone was familiar with by now, especially Fang.
Ren fed the little dragon another strand of magic and encouraged Fang to do so as well.
The little golden dragon looked at Fang lazily before accepting his magic. Then he shook himself and muttered, "I am supposed to be Papa's familiar, but I like Daddy more…"
Rudy immediately spoke up from Ren's phone. "No one likes Daddy more than me! Little dragon brother, why don't you be Papa's familiar instead?" he cajoled, clearly trying to weed out the competition even before the battle began.
Before the baby dragon could reply, though, Rudy continued to speak. "Little dragon brother, do you have a name? Or do you want Daddy and Papa to give you one?" he asked curiously.
The little golden dragon looked around, his golden eyes filled with confusion. Ren chuckled and showed the little creature his phone, and explained that his fifth sibling didn't have a body yet and was therefore speaking from his phone.
The little golden dragon spread his wings and launched himself into Ren's arms, cuddling up against his chest.
"I have a name, but it is very long. You can call me Ray, Daddy," the baby dragon said.
Ren settled their newest child comfortably and stroked his golden scales lovingly. "Welcome to the family, little Ray," he said softly.
"Thank you, Daddy," Ray said sweetly. "I am sleepy now."
Ren rubbed the small golden head. "Then you can sleep for a while and Papa and Daddy will take you back home with us," he said.
"Yes, Daddy," Ray said obediently and closed his eyes, resting his head against Ren's chest. He fell asleep in a matter of seconds.
Ren held the little dragon protectively and looked at Fang and the Dragon Queen. "Can we go back now?" he asked quietly.
The Dragon Queen nodded in a daze.
"Is there anything we need to pick up from here for Ray?" Fang asked her.
The Dragon Queen shook her head. Then she beamed at Ren and Fang. "Congratulations on your new baby," she said happily. "The little dragon may be a little more high maintenance that your other children, but I am sure that you will do a wonderful job in raising him to be a wonderful dragon!"
"Dragons don't change their forms?" Fang asked with a frown. All their other children were going to have a human form, after all. If little Ray remained a dragon the entire time, wouldn't they have to keep him hidden away all the time. Was that even possible? Fang didn't want to keep the lovely little thing confined to their home or their properties and never be able to take him out into the public – that would be too tragic!
"Your father's dragon used to turn into a tattoo on his shoulder blade," the Dragon Queen said. "But that was after he had grown up for several years. That was one of the reasons why Big Brother stayed within the imperial palace of the Dragon Nation or one of our palaces around the Dragon Nation for a long time – we couldn't risk his dragon being seen by ordinary people."
Prince Uno nodded. "Yes, unlike your three little furballs, who have a perfectly acceptable appearance – even if it is a little too ridiculously adorable – dragons are considered to be mythological creatures and you can't have him out in the public at all," he murmured. He turned to the Dragon Queen. "Mother, how will Cousin Fang and Ren manage this baby?" he asked. "They have to go back to Cosmopolis, don't they?"
The Dragon Queen rubbed her temples. "I don't know. Nephew Fang, could one of you stay over in the Dragon Nation for a few days and look after the baby dragon? Or, even if you go back to Cosmopolis, would one of you be able to stay at home and look after him? I remember that Big Brother's dragon was very clingy when he was small, and he used to cry the moment Big Brother left his line of sight, and an upset dragon means a lot of burnt things…" she murmured.
Ren and Fang looked at each other, not sure what to do. It was impossible for one of them to accompany the baby dragon all the time on a long term basis. And neither of them could isolate themselves from the rest of the world, nor could they hide themselves away in the Dragon Nation for a long period of time.
"Don't worry, love," Fang murmured. "We will find a solution to this. We won't let any of our children be wronged, including Ray." He gave Ren a reassuring smile and rubbed the small, golden head of the sleeping dragon with a gentle finger.
Ren nodded and smiled softly at the baby as well, all his protective instincts surging up, just like it had the first time he had met Sylvia in his previous world. Sylvia had been a tiny hatchling then.
He would figure out a way to keep their little baby dragon safe, Ren decided, even if it meant relocating to the Dragon Nation or hiding himself away in a corner of the imperial palace of the Dragon Nation or a couple of rooms in his house in Cosmopolis. He wouldn't let any of his children be lonely and isolated. It's not like he absolutely needed to work or anything, and perhaps he could try working from home most of the time, and he was sure that Fang would also free up his schedule so that one of them could constantly be at home for the baby dragon, at least.
In the worst case scenario, Ren could perhaps cast an invisibility spell on the little dragon and take him out to see things – it would consume a good amount of magical power if he had to keep up a long term invisibility spell with a blanket effect on a regular basis, but what was that compared to the health and safety of one of their children?
Fang was also thinking along the same lines. While he did want to build up Zephyr as soon as possible so that he could be the one properly pampering Ren on a regular basis all the time instead of the other way round (not that their pampering was mutually exclusive anyway, Fang had finally learnt, thanks to his Big Sister Una – he and Ren could both pamper each other to their heart's content and it was perfectly fine to do that), Fang could certainly put that off for the time being and simply complete the projects he had already taken up so far. As for the expansion of Zephyr, Fang would delay that until Ray grew big enough and his magic became stable enough for him to be able to turn himself into a tattoo on Fang's shoulder blade at will, and only then he would make progress with Zephyr. Fang was still young anyway – it didn't matter if he had to wait for a few years for the sake of one of his children. On the other hand, Ren's research was very, very important.
Just then, as if sensing the dilemma of his new fathers, Ray suddenly changed his form into a human baby with a soft pop.
The Dragon Queen, Prince Uno and Princess Una stared at the human baby in Ren's arms – the child looked to be about a few months old already, from his size.
"How – how is that possible?!" the Dragon Queen cried out in shock.
The little baby's brow furrowed at the noise and he opened his eyes. "Daddy, noisy," he said in a sweet milky voice – much more coherent than Sylvia's babyish gurgling when she was this size not so long ago!
Everyone gasped in shock, and Ren quickly hid away his shock and hummed to calm the baby down. Ray smiled sweetly at Ren and fell asleep again.
The reason for the shock was – if Sylvia's human baby form was the female baby version of Fang, then Ray's human baby form was the male baby version of Ren! There would be absolutely no doubt in the mind of anyone who saw Ray in his human baby form that he was the biological child of Chairman Ren!
Fang seemed to be in a daze. "Our son…" he whispered softly, putting a gentle arm around Ren's shoulders and peering at the baby in Ren's arms. "He – he is so beautiful, Ren," he murmured. "He looks just like you and he is the most perfect little baby boy I have ever seen…!"
"Indeed," Ren said, touching the baby's soft hair that was just like his own.
Rudy huffed loudly, making his displeasure known and went off to inform his other four siblings about this new development.
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Ren sent a strand of his magic to the little golden dragon and the small creature lapped it up eagerly, and then blinked his golden eyes (which were, incidentally, rather similar to Ren's) innocently at Ren.
"Daddy, more!" he demanded.
Ren's face took on a doting expression which everyone was familiar with by now, especially Fang.
Ren fed the little dragon another strand of magic and encouraged Fang to do so as well.
The little golden dragon looked at Fang lazily before accepting his magic. Then he shook himself and muttered, "I am supposed to be Papa's familiar, but I like Daddy more…"
Rudy immediately spoke up from Ren's phone. "No one likes Daddy more than me! Little dragon brother, why don't you be Papa's familiar instead?" he cajoled, clearly trying to weed out the competition even before the battle began.
Before the baby dragon could reply, though, Rudy continued to speak. "Little dragon brother, do you have a name? Or do you want Daddy and Papa to give you one?" he asked curiously.
The little golden dragon looked around, his golden eyes filled with confusion. Ren chuckled and showed the little creature his phone, and explained that his fifth sibling didn't have a body yet and was therefore speaking from his phone.
The little golden dragon spread his wings and launched himself into Ren's arms, cuddling up against his chest.
"I have a name, but it is very long. You can call me Ray, Daddy," the baby dragon said.
Ren settled their newest child comfortably and stroked his golden scales lovingly. "Welcome to the family, little Ray," he said softly.
"Thank you, Daddy," Ray said sweetly. "I am sleepy now."
Ren rubbed the small golden head. "Then you can sleep for a while and Papa and Daddy will take you back home with us," he said.
"Yes, Daddy," Ray said obediently and closed his eyes, resting his head against Ren's chest. He fell asleep in a matter of seconds.
Ren held the little dragon protectively and looked at Fang and the Dragon Queen. "Can we go back now?" he asked quietly.
The Dragon Queen nodded in a daze.
"Is there anything we need to pick up from here for Ray?" Fang asked her.
The Dragon Queen shook her head. Then she beamed at Ren and Fang. "Congratulations on your new baby," she said happily. "The little dragon may be a little more high maintenance that your other children, but I am sure that you will do a wonderful job in raising him to be a wonderful dragon!"
"Dragons don't change their forms?" Fang asked with a frown. All their other children were going to have a human form, after all. If little Ray remained a dragon the entire time, wouldn't they have to keep him hidden away all the time. Was that even possible? Fang didn't want to keep the lovely little thing confined to their home or their properties and never be able to take him out into the public – that would be too tragic!
"Your father's dragon used to turn into a tattoo on his shoulder blade," the Dragon Queen said. "But that was after he had grown up for several years. That was one of the reasons why Big Brother stayed within the imperial palace of the Dragon Nation or one of our palaces around the Dragon Nation for a long time – we couldn't risk his dragon being seen by ordinary people."
Prince Uno nodded. "Yes, unlike your three little furballs, who have a perfectly acceptable appearance – even if it is a little too ridiculously adorable – dragons are considered to be mythological creatures and you can't have him out in the public at all," he murmured. He turned to the Dragon Queen. "Mother, how will Cousin Fang and Ren manage this baby?" he asked. "They have to go back to Cosmopolis, don't they?"
The Dragon Queen rubbed her temples. "I don't know. Nephew Fang, could one of you stay over in the Dragon Nation for a few days and look after the baby dragon? Or, even if you go back to Cosmopolis, would one of you be able to stay at home and look after him? I remember that Big Brother's dragon was very clingy when he was small, and he used to cry the moment Big Brother left his line of sight, and an upset dragon means a lot of burnt things…" she murmured.
Ren and Fang looked at each other, not sure what to do. It was impossible for one of them to accompany the baby dragon all the time on a long term basis. And neither of them could isolate themselves from the rest of the world, nor could they hide themselves away in the Dragon Nation for a long period of time.
"Don't worry, love," Fang murmured. "We will find a solution to this. We won't let any of our children be wronged, including Ray." He gave Ren a reassuring smile and rubbed the small, golden head of the sleeping dragon with a gentle finger.
Ren nodded and smiled softly at the baby as well, all his protective instincts surging up, just like it had the first time he had met Sylvia in his previous world. Sylvia had been a tiny hatchling then.
He would figure out a way to keep their little baby dragon safe, Ren decided, even if it meant relocating to the Dragon Nation or hiding himself away in a corner of the imperial palace of the Dragon Nation or a couple of rooms in his house in Cosmopolis. He wouldn't let any of his children be lonely and isolated. It's not like he absolutely needed to work or anything, and perhaps he could try working from home most of the time, and he was sure that Fang would also free up his schedule so that one of them could constantly be at home for the baby dragon, at least.
In the worst case scenario, Ren could perhaps cast an invisibility spell on the little dragon and take him out to see things – it would consume a good amount of magical power if he had to keep up a long term invisibility spell with a blanket effect on a regular basis, but what was that compared to the health and safety of one of their children?
Fang was also thinking along the same lines. While he did want to build up Zephyr as soon as possible so that he could be the one properly pampering Ren on a regular basis all the time instead of the other way round (not that their pampering was mutually exclusive anyway, Fang had finally learnt, thanks to his Big Sister Una – he and Ren could both pamper each other to their heart's content and it was perfectly fine to do that), Fang could certainly put that off for the time being and simply complete the projects he had already taken up so far. As for the expansion of Zephyr, Fang would delay that until Ray grew big enough and his magic became stable enough for him to be able to turn himself into a tattoo on Fang's shoulder blade at will, and only then he would make progress with Zephyr. Fang was still young anyway – it didn't matter if he had to wait for a few years for the sake of one of his children. On the other hand, Ren's research was very, very important.
Just then, as if sensing the dilemma of his new fathers, Ray suddenly changed his form into a human baby with a soft pop.
The Dragon Queen, Prince Uno and Princess Una stared at the human baby in Ren's arms – the child looked to be about a few months old already, from his size.
"How – how is that possible?!" the Dragon Queen cried out in shock.
The little baby's brow furrowed at the noise and he opened his eyes. "Daddy, noisy," he said in a sweet milky voice – much more coherent than Sylvia's babyish gurgling when she was this size not so long ago!
Everyone gasped in shock, and Ren quickly hid away his shock and hummed to calm the baby down. Ray smiled sweetly at Ren and fell asleep again.
The reason for the shock was – if Sylvia's human baby form was the female baby version of Fang, then Ray's human baby form was the male baby version of Ren! There would be absolutely no doubt in the mind of anyone who saw Ray in his human baby form that he was the biological child of Chairman Ren!
Fang seemed to be in a daze. "Our son…" he whispered softly, putting a gentle arm around Ren's shoulders and peering at the baby in Ren's arms. "He – he is so beautiful, Ren," he murmured. "He looks just like you and he is the most perfect little baby boy I have ever seen…!"
"Indeed," Ren said, touching the baby's soft hair that was just like his own.
Rudy huffed loudly, making his displeasure known and went off to inform his other four siblings about this new development.
Ren sent a strand of his magic to the little golden dragon and the small creature lapped it up eagerly, and then blinked his golden eyes which were, incidentally, rather similar to Ren's innocently at Ren."Daddy, more!" he demanded.Ren's face took on a doting expression which everyone was familiar with by now, especially Fang.Ren fed the little dragon another strand of magic and encouraged Fang to do so as well.The little golden dragon looked at Fang lazily before accepting his magic. Then he shook himself and muttered, "I am supposed to be Papa's familiar, but I like Daddy more"Rudy immediately spoke up from Ren's phone. "No one likes Daddy more than me! Little dragon brother, why don't you be Papa's familiar instead?" he cajoled, clearly trying to weed out the competition even before the battle began.Before the baby dragon could reply, though, Rudy continued to speak. "Little dragon brother, do you have a name? Or do you want Daddy and Papa to give you one?" he asked curiously.The little golden dragon looked around, his golden eyes filled with confusion. Ren chuckled and showed the little creature his phone, and explained that his fifth sibling didn't have a body yet and was therefore speaking from his phone.The little golden dragon spread his wings and launched himself into Ren's arms, cuddling up against his chest."I have a name, but it is very long. You can call me Ray, Daddy," the baby dragon said.Ren settled their newest child comfortably and stroked his golden scales lovingly. "Welcome to the family, little Ray," he said softly."Thank you, Daddy," Ray said sweetly. "I am sleepy now."Ren rubbed the small golden head. "Then you can sleep for a while and Papa and Daddy will take you back home with us," he said."Yes, Daddy," Ray said obediently and closed his eyes, resting his head against Ren's chest. He fell asleep in a matter of seconds.Ren held the little dragon protectively and looked at Fang and the Dragon Queen. "Can we go back now?" he asked quietly.The Dragon Queen nodded in a daze."Is there anything we need to pick up from here for Ray?" Fang asked her.The Dragon Queen shook her head. Then she beamed at Ren and Fang. "Congratulations on your new baby," she said happily. "The little dragon may be a little more high maintenance that your other children, but I am sure that you will do a wonderful job in raising him to be a wonderful dragon!""Dragons don't change their forms?" Fang asked with a frown. All their other children were going to have a human form, after all. If little Ray remained a dragon the entire time, wouldn't they have to keep him hidden away all the time. Was that even possible? Fang didn't want to keep the lovely little thing confined to their home or their properties and never be able to take him out into the public that would be too tragic!"Your father's dragon used to turn into a tattoo on his shoulder blade," the Dragon Queen said. "But that was after he had grown up for several years. That was one of the reasons why Big Brother stayed within the imperial palace of the Dragon Nation or one of our palaces around the Dragon Nation for a long time we couldn't risk his dragon being seen by ordinary people."Prince Uno nodded. "Yes, unlike your three little furballs, who have a perfectly acceptable appearance even if it is a little too ridiculously adorable dragons are considered to be mythological creatures and you can't have him out in the public at all," he murmured. He turned to the Dragon Queen. "Mother, how will Cousin Fang and Ren manage this baby?" he asked. "They have to go back to Cosmopolis, don't they?"The Dragon Queen rubbed her temples. "I don't know. Nephew Fang, could one of you stay over in the Dragon Nation for a few days and look after the baby dragon? Or, even if you go back to Cosmopolis, would one of you be able to stay at home and look after him? I remember that Big Brother's dragon was very clingy when he was small, and he used to cry the moment Big Brother left his line of sight, and an upset dragon means a lot of burnt things" she murmured.Ren and Fang looked at each other, not sure what to do. It was impossible for one of them to accompany the baby dragon all the time on a long term basis. And neither of them could isolate themselves from the rest of the world, nor could they hide themselves away in the Dragon Nation for a long period of time."Don't worry, love," Fang murmured. "We will find a solution to this. We won't let any of our children be wronged, including Ray." He gave Ren a reassuring smile and rubbed the small, golden head of the sleeping dragon with a gentle finger.Ren nodded and smiled softly at the baby as well, all his protective instincts surging up, just like it had the first time he had met Sylvia in his previous world. Sylvia had been a tiny hatchling then.He would figure out a way to keep their little baby dragon safe, Ren decided, even if it meant relocating to the Dragon Nation or hiding himself away in a corner of the imperial palace of the Dragon Nation or a couple of rooms in his house in Cosmopolis. He wouldn't let any of his children be lonely and isolated. It's not like he absolutely needed to work or anything, and perhaps he could try working from home most of the time, and he was sure that Fang would also free up his schedule so that one of them could constantly be at home for the baby dragon, at least.In the worst case scenario, Ren could perhaps cast an invisibility spell on the little dragon and take him out to see things it would consume a good amount of magical power if he had to keep up a long term invisibility spell with a blanket effect on a regular basis, but what was that compared to the health and safety of one of their children?Fang was also thinking along the same lines. While he did want to build up Zephyr as soon as possible so that he could be the one properly pampering Ren on a regular basis all the time instead of the other way round not that their pampering was mutually exclusive anyway, Fang had finally learnt, thanks to his Big Sister Una he and Ren could both pamper each other to their heart's content and it was perfectly fine to do that, Fang could certainly put that off for the time being and simply complete the projects he had already taken up so far. As for the expansion of Zephyr, Fang would delay that until Ray grew big enough and his magic became stable enough for him to be able to turn himself into a tattoo on Fang's shoulder blade at will, and only then he would make progress with Zephyr. Fang was still young anyway it didn't matter if he had to wait for a few years for the sake of one of his children. On the other hand, Ren's research was very, very important.Just then, as if sensing the dilemma of his new fathers, Ray suddenly changed his form into a human baby with a soft pop.The Dragon Queen, Prince Uno and Princess Una stared at the human baby in Ren's arms the child looked to be about a few months old already, from his size."How how is that possible?!" the Dragon Queen cried out in shock.The little baby's brow furrowed at the noise and he opened his eyes. "Daddy, noisy," he said in a sweet milky voice much more coherent than Sylvia's babyish gurgling when she was this size not so long ago!Everyone gasped in shock, and Ren quickly hid away his shock and hummed to calm the baby down. Ray smiled sweetly at Ren and fell asleep again.The reason for the shock was if Sylvia's human baby form was the female baby version of Fang, then Ray's human baby form was the male baby version of Ren! There would be absolutely no doubt in the mind of anyone who saw Ray in his human baby form that he was the biological child of Chairman Ren!Fang seemed to be in a daze. "Our son" he whispered softly, putting a gentle arm around Ren's shoulders and peering at the baby in Ren's arms. "He he is so beautiful, Ren," he murmured. "He looks just like you and he is the most perfect little baby boy I have ever seen!""Indeed," Ren said, touching the baby's soft hair that was just like his own.Rudy huffed loudly, making his displeasure known and went off to inform his other four siblings about this new development.
