Targaryen Who Turned Dragon

"Qingyue, I have a little present for you."

"Hmm, and what may that be?"

"Enter your temporary bedchambers and see for yourself." Aerion smiled.

Although it wasn't me who found her, I still had to put quite some effort into earning the gold. In truth, Xia Qingyue could have found her since she was in the Moon God Realm if she hadn't tried to kill herself.

The Cloaked Man is a most useful merchant, indeed.

Aerion watched as mother and daughter reunited for the first time in a good two decades.

"Qingyue... it has been too long." Yue Wugou embraced her daughter, tears flowing down her cheek. "Look at you, you've grown into a fine young woman. You were only four years old then... forgive me for abandoning you. It was necessary to avoid bringing calamity upon your home, even so, I acted selfishly once Yue Wuya fell and decided to take my own life without seeing everything through."

"What stopped you from doing so?" Xia Qingyue inquired.

"The shining star who goes by the title of Celestial Dragon Emperor." Yue Wugou smiled. "He was the one who saved me from the abyss of my dark thoughts with his enlightening and wise words."

I did nothing of the sort. Where is she getting this from?

"I am indebted to you, Aerion, if there's anything you need once the conquest is complete, then you should inform me."

"Your loyalty is more than enough for me but I'll be sure to visit the Moon God Realm once in a while."

Xia Qingyue smiled. "I will be glad to receive you when that time comes."

"Hahaha, the Cloaked Man set you up good!" Rotias laughed. "In a good way, of course."

~

"What are you planning to do here?" Jasmine asked.

"Bring Prince Xisu back to life, of course."

"What... returning people to life should be impossible yet you seem just as confident as ever. Could it be that you found a method to do so?"

"It comes from my Godly eyes. They are capable of many things which most deem to be impossible, such as returning people to life. I've already done so with Ying'er's father and mother, though the father did not exactly live long, her mother is doing even better than ever before. The person who asked me to bring back Prince Xisu was, in fact, Ying'er."

"... She did? Hmph, she caused his death anyway... but why would she care about it now?" Jasmine inquired

"To erase the hatred you have for her, of course. She doesn't wish for this hatred to last forever and make things difficult for all of us."

"I see, so you're the catalyst behind all of this in the end."

"Are you not excited to see him again?" Aerion changed the topic.

Jasmine shook her head. "Of course, I'm excited."

Aerion smiled. "Then let's proceed."

Upon walking to Prince Xisu's grave, Aerion wondered if this was the right thing to do. What if he was living his best life in the afterlife? In the end, Jasmine wished for this to happen and so, he decided to go along with it.

"After acquiring this new power, do you ever think of returning your dead family members?" Rotias wondered.

No, my views have not changed in the slightest. What is dead is already dead to me. Besides, Targaryens are cremated upon death, I don't believe the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique can return someone from just ash.

"You never know," Rotias replied.

"Alright, this should be rather simple." Aerion put his hands together.

Outer Path, Samsara of Heavenly Life!

The King of Hell emerged once more and opened its mouth, releasing Prince Xisu's soul and returning it to his newly rejuvenated body. Aerion took a step back and started to fight against the backlash while Jasmine kept her eyes on his burial site.

BANG.

Xisu awakened from his burial site. He looked like everyone had described him, a young man with handsome features. His cultivation strength was in the middle stages of the Divine Master Realm as he lacked the Heavenly Wolf Star God's divine power.

"Where... am I?"

"Home," Jasmine replied before embracing him for the first time in many years.

"Jasmine, you're here?" Xisu chuckled. "So I've truly returned to life."

"The Star God Realm is delighted to witness the return of the mighty Xisu." Aerion smiled.

"The Star God Realm... forgive me, but I do not know you."

"I've only come here recently so this is not surprising in the slightest. Come, this place isn't the best for conversing. Jasmine and I will inform you of everything that has happened since your death, well most of it anyway."

"I understand." Xisu nodded.

~

After reuniting with Jasmine, Xisu wished to speak with Aerion privately.

"You are an ambitious person, indeed. It's no wonder why the Brahma Monarch Goddess took a liking to you... my old self would have been quite envious, haha." Xisu laughed.

"You've changed since then?"

"Yes, she did lead me to my death, after all. I hope that she doesn't use you like she used all of those other poor men, but I doubt someone like you would allow it. Even more so, I doubt that she would ever come across someone as talented or handsome as you ever again."

Aerion chuckled. "Have your skills with the heavy sword rusted over all these years?"

"No, not quite. I only lack the Heavenly Wolf Star God's divine power, if I were to regain it, returning to my peak form shouldn't take long."

"I see."

"The only issue is that Caizhi already has the Heavenly Wolf Star God's divine power, so I will not be able to do so."

Aerion smiled. "You don't necessarily need the Heavenly Wolf Star God's divine power to match your old self. A little bit of cultivation strength transferring should do just fine."

"Cultivation strength transferring? Why would you do that for me?"

"Because you're a great warrior, of course, and great warriors need to be prepared for battle over the less valuable soldiers. Or are you not willing to fight for House Targaryen? If so, then you can remain in the Star God Realm and wait for the conquest to end."

"Since you're the person who brought me back to life and saved Jasmine along with Caizhi from royal father's scheme, I cannot stay neutral in this Dragon Conquest. However, there's something I'd like to know first. What do you think of Jasmine?"

Aerion scratched his hair. "What does that have to do with the Dragon Conquest?"

"I'd like to know, that is all. Her devotion to you is so great that it's almost shocking, I just want to make sure it isn't one-sided, you know? Though, this might be a rather pointless question since actions speak louder than words. You did risk everything when you escaped the Star God Realm, after all."

Aerion nodded. "I completely understand why you would want to ask such a question. The truth is that I feel the same way as she does."

"Ah, so it is mutual. I am glad that she was able to find someone like you after I died. This has made me realise that she might not even need me anymore." Xisu sighed. "Anyway, my sword is yours as long as Jasmine stands beside you. Haha, I doubt there will ever come a time where she decides to leave you anyway so it might as well be until the day I die again."

Aerion smiled. "I'm glad to have you, Xisu. You can choose between joining Jasmine and the Star God Realm's forces or my own which will be formed in the Eternal Heaven Realm."

"Jasmine is much stronger than I am currently so it would be a little bit embarrassing for me to depend on her strength. I'd rather join you until I am capable of protecting her again."

"It is decided then."

A new member of the Dragonsguard? Hmm, he would make a far better knight than a guard. Maybe I should form the Dragonknights of Primal Chaos?

Aerion gave some thought to it before preparing to leave for the Eternal Heaven Realm.

~Eternal Heaven Realm~

After two weeks, Aerion was ready to leave for the Eternal Heaven Realm. He had chosen three of his Paths already and enhanced their bodies with his blood. Qianye Fantian became his Naraka Path, Yue Wuya became his Asura Path and Nan Wansheng became his Human Path. In terms of usefulness in battle, Nan Wansheng got the short end off the stick as the Human Path is useless in battle.

Aerion had also managed to tinker a little bit and turn them into half alive and half dead beings with the help of Izanagi. They had a living body but their souls were warped to only one purpose; to serve. Because of this, they kept their original God-Emperor body and did not necessarily require his direct supply of profound energy to continue living and be serviceable. However, if he did lend his profound energy, they would grow stronger accordingly. The limit to their strength was heavily tied to his own as they could no longer cultivate further while their undead veins could still make the most out of his profound energy and use it to enhance themselves.

He could still see through his Paths as they still had his eyes and control them if he wished.

Aerion looked down on the Eternal Heaven Realm from the sky atop Rhaegal. Icy, Daemon and Xisu had gathered as well. Suddenly, space opened up and three more figures emerged beside Aerion.

"The Brahma Heaven God Emperor!?" Xisu couldn't believe his eyes. "What happened to him? I thought you said he was dead."

"He is dead," Aerion replied. "That has not changed, this is merely his obedient ghost. The Moon and Southsea God Emperors are much of the same. Rhaegal, since the Eternal Heaven Realm has yet to surrender, I want you to do a little convincing and burn down a few buildings."

"Burning things is my greatest p.l.e.a.s.u.r.e, father." Rhaegal nodded. "Right behind that is the thrill of battle!"

"Daemon, Icy, feel free to join in. Xisu, I want you to test your strength against another middle-stage Divine Master."

"How am I supposed to do that?"

"Those three God-Emperors will take care of you, of course. They are more than capable of taking the Eternal Heaven Realm without any outside assistance so you should be well protected during your duel."

"Very well." Xisu nodded as he floated down, accompanied by Aerion's three paths.

"Can I start now?" Rhaegal asked.

"Sure, just avoid burning Xisu."

"Alright then!"

A dragon's roar resounded across the entire Eternal Heaven Realm as a Crimson Dragon pierced through the clouds and descended onto the mortal realm. After a single breath, dozens of buildings went up in crimson flames along with thousands of screaming Eternal Heaven Realm members.

These are the consequences.

Aerion coldly looked down on the Eternal Heaven Realm, his violet eyes glowing with a tone of ruthlessness.