The Third Prince Of Darkness

"Yes, a marriage contract... The only thing I\'m asking from you is twenty years. For a dragon, twenty years shouldn\'t be too much, and considering that I drank the essence of a dragon, I\'ll probably have a very, very long life... After twenty years, I\'ll return to marry you, and I\'ll have a smile on my face." I said.

For a moment, Valthera\'s expression of shock turned into a deep silence. I could see the mixture of astonishment and anger in her eyes. Then, the words that left her mouth echoed in the room like a cold wind. "... Why should I agree? Also, why do you want to do it on your own when you could make your dreams come true?"

"Because, princess, if you give me enough time, I\'ll be strong enough to kill you." I thought to myself, but of course, I didn\'t say it out loud.

"Because I want to achieve this on my own. Despite having such a powerful mother who offers everything to you, why did you choose to become the headmaster of the academy? After all, you had a mother strong enough to make your dreams come true, but you still chose to be the headmaster. That\'s exactly why I want to do it on my own. When I fulfill my dreams, I\'ll come to you, and we\'ll make dozens of children and build a large family."

Hearing this, Valthera said "... Well, after you achieve your dreams, won\'t you still dream?" she asked.

"Yes, I will, but with you, my one and only wife, we will dream together..."

My words caused Valthera to be momentarily surprised, and a slight blush appeared on her usually stern face, but her arrogant demeanor quickly returned.

"Alright, if my husband wishes, so be it, but I can only wait for five years," she said.

Five years wasn\'t enough for me to grow stronger. What should I do? I can\'t say anything that will anger her. "Five years is too short... Ten years. For ten years, you won\'t interfere with my life and won\'t even watch me," I said, trying to negotiate.

"Ten years," Valthera said, her eyes still cold with arrogance. "I can allow you ten years, no more."

"Alright, ten years then. But I suppose you\'ve heard about my ability to make women pregnant... What I want from you is to keep this information secret, or the other dragons might come for me."

Valthera, with her arrogant aura, approached me and removed the chains from the wall, but the chains were still attached to my wrists. "There\'s nothing to fear. No one can touch my man. I\'ll handle them." She said.

"But what about your mother? Don\'t you think that when she finds out about my power, she\'ll want to make me her slave?" When I asked, a look of genuine surprise appeared on Valthera\'s face. She probably didn\'t think her mother would do such a thing, or perhaps she hadn\'t even considered the possibility.

"If my mother wants you, why should I refuse? I would gladly share you with my beloved mother, the queen of the great dragons. We could even make it a threesome. That way, both of us would be pregnant, and we would more carry the highest and most noble dragon blood into the future... Ah, but don\'t worry. I won\'t tell her about this for the next ten years, but after that, if she wants, she can do whatever she likes with you," she said.

"..."

I guess dragons\' sex lives are more free than I thought. Anyway, I now had ten years, and I should use that time to get stronger. I also needed to find ways to strengthen the surrounding women to stand against a dragon. Valthera gathered the chains above my head and in the next second turned them into ashes

"Where would you like me to leave you?" she asked.

"How many days have passed since you brought me here?"

"Days? Hmm, no, it probably only took a few hours." Valthera answered as she completely freed me.

"Then teleport me to where you took me from."

Valthera tilted her head with a mysterious smile on her lips. "Very well, my dear husband... Just ten years," she said, raising her hand in a magical gesture, gathering magical energy at her fingertips. Suddenly, the gravitational pull I felt blurred everything around me, and my body was enveloped in light.

In an instant, I found myself back in Avanne\'s machine. Luckily, Avanne wasn\'t in the room. As I looked around, I couldn\'t find Valthera anywhere, so she must have used a one-way teleportation spell. When I left the room and went through the corridors, I started looking for Avanne in the rooms, but I couldn\'t find her anywhere. Then, when a thought crossed my mind, I headed toward the first room where I had seen Avanne and Lyra when I arrived here.

The room was empty again, so I moved toward the small hidden door in the corner. I knocked a few times, but when there was no response, I gripped the doorknob tightly. The last time I had tried it, I hadn\'t used much force, and that didn\'t mean it was impossible to open this door. Pulling the door with all my strength, it suddenly creaked open, and a thin beam of light spread into the room. But at the same time, I heard the screams of a little girl and Avanne.

"Calm down, Avanne! It\'s me, Ethan!" I shouted, stepping away from the door.

There was a moment of silence, and then Avanne\'s trembling voice was heard: "Ethan? You... are you here?"

Avanne looked at me in fear, and Lyra stood beside her with wide, frightened eyes.

"Yes, Avanne, I\'m here. I just disappeared for a moment, but I\'m back. I\'m sorry for scaring you." I said, trying to reassure them with a smile. Avanne came out with our daughter and stood before me anxiously, but before she could speak, I cut her off.

"I know you must have a lot of questions, but I\'m really tired. Just know that you\'re not in any danger and you won\'t be. That\'s enough. Now, I want to sleep." I said, noticing through the window that the sun had just risen.

Avanne continued to look at me with a multitude of questions in her eyes, but I didn\'t let her speak. "Really, Avanne, if I don\'t sleep, I won\'t recover. I need to rest, please..."

After a moment of hesitation, she took a deep breath and nodded. "Okay, Ethan. But tomorrow, we\'ll talk more, alright?"

There was still concern in her eyes, but she tried to hide it as she turned to smile at me. "Then, let me prepare your room so you can have a good sleep."

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I nodded and thanked her. As we walked down the corridors together, my mind was filled with many thoughts. The pressure of the agreement with Valthera, the responsibility I felt toward Avanne and Lyra, and the uncertainty left by our encounter all weighed on me, increasing my fatigue.

When we reached the room, Avanne placed her hand on my shoulder. "Ethan, we\'re here. No matter what, I\'ll do my best to help you. Don\'t forget that."

I smiled at her with gratitude in my eyes. "Thank you, Avanne, but that won\'t be necessary. Just don\'t worry."

After entering the room and lying on the bed, the thoughts in my mind slowly began to fade. The things I had to do within the ten years given to me by Valthera became clearer in my mind. I promised myself I would use this time to grow stronger, protect those around me, and finally gain the strength to confront Valthera. As I drifted into a deep sleep, I made a vow to myself once again that I would succeed in everything I set out to do within the time I was given.

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The next few days passed uneventfully. During this time, I spent most of my days with my daughter Lyra. But I can clearly say that the next few days were some of the most peaceful I had experienced in a long time. Even though the weight of my agreement with Valthera still pressed heavily on me, being with Lyra alleviated that burden to some extent. Her innocence reminded me of a life where everything was simple. Our days passed together; sometimes we played in the garden, sometimes we read stories in a room full of books. However, the moments I cherished the most were when Lyra showered me with questions.

As the days passed peacefully, Lyra\'s curiosity and interest in me grew more each day. Her questions were sometimes so innocent and simple that they not only made me smile but also made me think. Each small question gave me the opportunity to explore the curious world within her. One day, while we were sitting in the garden, I tried to show her imaginary shapes in the clouds.

"Dad, what was your biggest dream when you were a kid?" she suddenly asked with her lisping voice. Her question was so sincere that I paused for a moment.

"Hmmm… I think my biggest dream was to become strong and fearless one day. To be strong enough to protect myself and my loved ones," I said, smiling at her.

Lyra looked at me with wide eyes, a happy smile on her face and excitement on her expression. "Then I will be strong and fearless, just like you!"

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