It was no ordinary creature. It possessed a long body without any limb and slithered in its position. It was no doubt that it was indeed, a snake.
Ricky didn't have to second guess himself. He was confident enough to believe his own eyes about what was in front of him.
But there was more to the creature. Ricky, from where he stood, scrunched up his eyes and tried to keep away the blur that might have been blocking his vision. To his amusement, it was no joke that he saw the snake flying in the wind in the Chaotic Fire Zone.
To everyone's knowledge, snakes did not usually fly unless these beasts had wings of their own or if they were the innate spiritual beasts that verged on the power of space to fly just like the other warriors.
Ricky looked up in the sky again and glanced at the two-meter long red snake that flew gracefully up in the sky. He immediately saw that there were no signs of any wings attached to the creature which meant only one thing--the snake was an innate spiritual beast.
'W..wait. How could it be? Wow, I can't believe that he is really an innate spiritual beast, ' Ricky thought to himself as he tried to absorb the marvelous scene. He never thought in a million years that he would be able to see such a rare creature with his naked eyes.
All of a sudden, the red snake halted soaring in the air. It stopped flying due to the amount of Heaven Melting Fire that had engulfed. The red snake averted its eyes to Ricky and gradually lowered its body down to the ground to see Ricky face to face.
Ricky thought he was in a trance. He saw the red snake morph from a beast into a young boy roughly around eleven or twelve years old.
"Brother," the little boy shouted in a little childish voice.
"Wow, you can even shape shift into human form. That's cool! So...are you really an innate spiritual beast? I can't believe my eyes! I must be dreaming!" Ricky exclaimed. He was elated at the sight of an innate spiritual beast right in front of him. He almost poked the beast just to check if he was seeing the real deal. "But...Oh my god, you really are! This is one for the books!
Are you really the Great Dragon everyone has been talking about? Hmmm...wait. I'm having second thoughts about this.
If you really are the Great Dragon, then why did you look like a snake prior to shape shifting into a little boy?"
Ricky threw in question after question as if he were a curious cat. It was an unbelievable experience for Ricky to see the alleged Great Dragon in the flesh that he acted childishly as he questioned the creature's identity.
Drowning in a series of questions, the young boy felt confused and overwhelmed as he didn't know which question to answer first. His jaws were agape but no explanation came out of his mouth. It wasn't until Ricky became silent that the young boy finally had the chance to speak. "Brother, slow down. There's just too many to answer. I'm smothered with your questions. Can you ask one at a time, please?"
Ricky felt a bit skittish after hearing what the young boy had in his mind. He realized that he might have pushed the questions a little too far because of the intense rush that he felt. After all, it was a one in a million chance to ask those questions to the Great Dragon. All he wanted was his questions answered so he forced himself to calm down away from the jitters.
He sighed deeply. He collected himself, and then faced the young boy.
"Why did you call me your brother?" Ricky asked.
He wanted to know the innate spiritual beast's personality. He was cautious enough to wonder whether this creature could be trusted or not.
"Brother, I may have been inside the dragon egg for the longest time, but I remember what happened outside of the shells clearly. You brought me out and saved my life before my father's world was destroyed. In my heart, you are my best brother." The dragon lowered its head and bowed to Ricky. He was very grateful and humbled by what Ricky had done for him.
"I'm willing to do anything for you unconditionally and without any questions. Just say the words and I'll do my best to attend to your request," he added.
"Oh, thanks. I guess you can protect me when I'm in danger. After all, you are so powerful," Ricky replied with delight.
"By the way, what's your name?" Ricky added.
"The only thing I know is that our family name is Dragon. I don't have a first name yet. If you don't mind, would you do the honors of giving me an awesome first name?" the young dragon asked with high spirit.
After all, a name was of great importance for everyone for it brings out one's identity.
"Now let me see. Which name could be the right fit for you?" Ricky began to think about his name and said to him, "You are the Great Dragon. You are born to fly above the clouds. How about the name Soar?"
"Soar Dragon! Thank you. I like it very much and I think it suits me. Not only is the name cultured, but it's also very regal." The young boy's smile was up to his ears. He was beyond thrilled upon hearing his new name.
The dragon was baptized with a new name, a name that he would bear proud on his chest forever. His happiness brought so much excitement to him that he even shouted his name loud in the whole of the Chaotic Fire Zone.
"Can I call you Soar? Let me ask you something. I'm a little curious about your original body. What is it?" Ricky asked politely. The dragon enveloped him with such interest that he asked Soar again for the nth time.
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