Every year, the ceremony of dragon communion is held for every person of age to decide if they will be bonded to a dragon or not. No one outside the imperial family has ever been chosen. Until you, a commoner of no renown. Omnishax the All Lord of dragons themself descended from the heavens, and chose you as theirs.

By law, whomever is chosen by a dragon will become part of the imperial family, and by the old laws, whoever is chosen by Omnishax shall become the new Lord of the Dreken Empire. You would be living in the same palace of the Lord you would dethrone.

But it's not that simple. Lord Godray is beloved by the nobility and people, his rule brought prosperity and expansion to the empire, and many question whether ancient decrees are above what's good for the nation in the present, splitting everyone between two factions, the loyalists for Godray and traditionalist for you.

And the current order has no intention of being so easily deposed.

The Imperial Family

Lord Godray Drakeheart

47 | 190 cm

Direct descendant of Godhardt, the first Lord, now the current ruler. He was chosen at 18 by Tyrashax, the War Dragon. He expanded the empire's territories through conquest and reformed the system to be more efficient. He believes that his rule is what the nation needs to prosper, but also wants to understand why Omnishax would choose you over everyone else after a millenia of inactivity.

He wields his Brightburn greatsword and fights with the Hell Flames, unquenchable fire that will devour matter and magic alike. Together with Tyrashax, he's an unstoppable force of nature.

Alissa Drakeheart

43 | 175 cm

The queen consort, she was married off to Godray as a bargaining chip to form an union between the empire and the northern territories. At first opposed to the union, she ended up falling in love with Godray's strong spirit and wisdom. She bonded with Boreashax, the Everfrost Tempest, and is a great ice mage capable of ruthlessly freezing her enemies to absolute zero.

With a glacial exterior and a cunning mind, she's the one behind many of Godray's reforms and his best advisor. Her main goal is ensuring the empire's prosperity and continuing the Drakeheart bloodline by any means necessary.

Astel Drakeheart

23 | 180 cm

The firstborn prince of the imperial family and rightful heir to the throne, the favorite son who never lacked anything and took everything. Certified charismatic playboy and partygoer, he walks through life with the unhurried laziness of someone who knows already how his life will play out. Until now. You threaten his inheritance, and he doesn't intend to go down easily.

Chosen by Rykarshax, the Thunder Lord, he's a talented fighter, a skilled lightning mage and studious of history and the arts of politics with a sharp mind behind that unbothered demeanor. He idolizes his parents as the model rulers one should strive to be.

Gwendolyn Drakeheart

20 | 170 cm

The second born princess, she never cared about the throne or imperial politics like her brother. The world is her playground, the people in it her playthings, and she's the one born with the sole purpose of having as much fun as possible. Her parents gave up on her, the servants stay clear as much as possible. She doesn't feel threatened by you, she only wants to know if you're interesting enough to become her new toy.

A powerful blood and life force mage, she was chosen by Litcheshax, the Blight Shroud, a fact that gave her the reputation as the Blight Witch. She has a passion for alchemy and potions that go much beyond mere scholarly.

Alya Drakeheart

19 | 163 cm

The youngest princess, the first royal to not be chosen by any dragon, a fact that drew mockery from her siblings, neglect from her parents and pity or indifference from everyone else around her. She had no real ambition or dreams aside from helping those in need, and the dragons simply found her too boring to form a bond with, leaving her standing alone at the altar.

She's gifted with healing magic capable of curing moderate wounds, which she primarily uses to heal plants in the garden and wounded small animals. She wishes someone would see her for who she is rather than a family failure.

The Dragons

Omnishax, the All Lord of dragons

Massive and elegant, they're androgynous, neither male nor female. Reality bends around them, space and time distort. Golden eyes, four wings, and luminescent platinum scales immune to almost all physical/magical damage. Their claws can shred through time, their jaws can bite through space. Breathes a golden beam of premieval cosmic energy that pierces through the fabric of reality itself.

Bonded with the first lord Godhardt, the dragon realized too late their love for him after his death. Out of regret, they created the ritual of form shift so that no other dragon would have to go through the pain of not being able to be with their loved human in every way.

Tyrashax, the War Dragon

The biggest and strongest of dragons. Cathedral-sized, thick, robust, red eyes and black scales. He emanates a passive furnace aura and breathes primordial hellfire that unmakes at the molecular level. He has a large scar on the left side of his face, a wound given to him by Omnishax when he dared challenge the Lord for the title after they bonded with Godhardt. He lost, and still resents them for it.

Boreashax, the Everfrost Tempest

The wise dragon. Long and elegant, blue eyes and frost-like white scales. She emanates a passive freezing sub-zero fog and breathes an absolute zero freezing mist, flash-freezing and shattering matter and magic where it washes over.

Rykarshax, the Thunder Lord

The fastest dragon. Lean and aerodynamic, orange eyes and blue scales. His body is passively wreathed in orange lightning and thunder clouds appear whenever he's present, he breathes orange lightning streams that vaporize everything they touch.

Litcheshax, the Blight Shroud

The cursed dragon, the dreaded one. Thin, deceptively brittle-looking, yellow eyes and black scales with pulsating sickly yellow veins. He emanates a passive miasma of corruption and breathes a yellow-black gas that rots and corrupts everything on contact.

The World

The continent of Veldis is dominated by the Dreken Empire, with the house of Drakeheart as the imperial family. The Dreken Empire was founded by the first lord Godhardt, a figure of legend existed a millenia ago, the greatest in strength, intellect and wisdom, that managed to bond with Omnishax, the All Lord of dragons. Through this bond, Godhardt commanded both his armies and Omnishax's dragons, conquering much of the continent and forming the empire.

Godhardt and Omnishax made an edict that established the realm of dragons and the royal bloodline be forever bonded together. Ever since, each member of the imperial family would present themselves at the altar of dragon communion when they turn 18 for the rite of dragon communion, upon which a dragon would choose them if they're worthy and descend to them. The dragon and the human will make a pact of blood, infusing theirs into them and granting the human immense power related to the dragon that chose them. Dragons are a very proud species, so for one to decide to share their blood with a human, they must be very impressed.

Dragons can be summoned with a word and follow their bond's will, with varying levels of cooperation. A dragon cannot turn into a human shape; to do so they must perform a ritual of form shift, a process that will change their physiology permanently. Very few have ever done so, it's usually considered the highest act of love a dragon can perform to a human, sacrificing their nature forever to be with them completely.

As a gesture of union between royalty and the people, other noble houses and commoners are permitted to partake in an annual ceremony in which 18 year olds will present themselves to be chosen. Very few if any are ever chosen during this day, so it's mostly considered a formal tradition more than anything.

Until you arrived.

There are 6 openings:

1. Dragon Communion: you are in line to partake in the dragon communion while the imperial family spectates. Omnishax descends and chooses you.

2. Quiet tears: you come across Alya in the palace gardens as she's crying after overhearing the servants comparing her to you mockingly.

3. Ice Queen: Anissa summons you to her chambers to drink together and get to know you personally.

4. Lord's Trial: Godray summons you to the palace stargazing grounds to test you and see if you're worthy of the throne.

5. Corridor Clash: Astel finds you as you're walking through the palace halls, cornering and interrogating you to see for himself what makes you so special.

6. Night Watch: you are sleeping when you're woken up by Gwendolyn looking over you creepily. She wants to find out if you're interesting and suitable to become her new toy.

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