Chapter 201: 198. The way of the dragons
"Dad, what is this?" Hannah asked as Dian walked back to the camp.
Lisa followed behind him, and Hannah walked towards the barrier.
"What happened?" Gracia asked, and then Hannah looked at the barrier in front of her.
"Can't you see the barrier?" Hannah said in frustration.
Her sister couldn't see something that was clear in front of her eyes.
"I don't see anything," Gracia said and then stepped out of the barrier as if it wasn't there at all.
Hannah furrowed her brows as she frowned and then she punched the barrier, making a loud boom echo in the surroundings, and Gracia was stunned.
"He restricted you?" She was in shock herself.
"It'll be better to just let him go, Hannah. If he's seen near you from now on, he'll be dead," Gracia said, and Hannah couldn't help but clench her fists. Then, she walked back towards the camp, a tear sliding down her face as she made her way to her building.
Ever since she was little, her dad had always kept an eye on her and decided her life. She was contented with it at first, but when she began to go out more, she wanted to have a life of her own.
Even when the world was seemingly coming to an end, her future was still being decided.
"Dad..." She remembered the look on his face when he gazed at her earlier. It was as if he was superior to her, which made her clench her fists.
While growing up, she thought that humans were equal and had to be treated as such. But now that she's not human and an apocalypse is going on, she might as well focus on growing stronger, strong enough to take control of her life.
...
"Hey, Obsidian, you were too harsh on her. She only wanted to see the man she loves," Lisa said, and Dian sighed and turned to look at her.
"What should I have done? I'm only trying to protect her," he said, looking sideways.
Lisa took a step towards him and then got close to him. She was a bit shorter than him, and she put her hands on his chest.
"Stop thinking from a dragon's point of view, but from a father's," she said with a smile and walked away.
"A father's point of view." He looked at Lisa, who left, and then he sighed and went to the place where Hannah was at.
He went in to see her sitting there and looked at her with a sad face.
"Hannah, I think I was a bit too harsh on you earlier. I'll remove the barrier. You can be with Dexter if you want."
Hannah looked back at her father as she heard that, seemingly in disbelief.
"But if you get caught with him, he'll be killed by Gazan. The dragons don't play with tradition. But if you really want to be with him, at least be stronger than Quan. It's forbidden for a male's mate to be stronger than he is," Dian explained and then turned around to leave, seeing no expression from her.
All of a sudden, her two arms hugged him from behind, and he closed his eyes. In the end, he's still weak when it comes to his lovely daughter.
Lisa was outside, and she saw Dian leave the building and went towards him.
"You did well. Our daughter has grown to be such a loving and beautiful girl. Kids will be independent of their parents one day," Lisa said and smiled.
"Just like you were," Dian said with a smile and then began to walk back to his residence.
Lisa smiled and then went to meet with her daughter, who was yet to come out.
The entire camp was shook with what happened a while ago with Hannah's awakening, but the general briefed them that humans can gain power in this apocalypse, so they should work hard if they want to survive.
As Lisa got close to the building, Hannah came out and then came towards her with a curious look.
"What's wrong, my dear?" Lisa asked, and Hannah couldn't get used to the fact that this woman was her mother.
She looked a bit too young.
"I want to be stronger," Hannah said to Lisa, and the woman gave her dear daughter a warm smile before she then waved her hand.
All of a sudden, Hannah saw the scene around her change. She was just in the middle of camp, but now she was in a clear, wide grass field with nothing in the distance.
"What is this?" Hannah asked in confusion.
"This is my domain, the world of secrets. And also where your training will take place. Now, begin," Lisa said with a smile, and then stone golems began emerging from the ground, making the ground beneath Hannah's feet tremble.
She looked around and couldn't see her mother anywhere near her, and her clothes changed to an attire of black and gold, with trousers, a top, and a crop jacket to go with it. A glove with metallic knuckles appeared on her fist, and all of a sudden, flames appeared on her palms.
With a wave of her hand, the flames went forward at a great speed, blowing apart one of the golems.
"Uh-uh, physical strength only." Hannah heard her mother's voice and then she nodded.
She then charged forward towards the incoming golems with full speed, making the ground cave in as she burst forth.
She was a bit startled by her own speed and tripped before crashing into a golem and knocking it back.
"You need to get used to your strength." Hannah heard Lisa's voice again, and she got up and began running again.