Reincarnated as a Phoenix

Chapter 89 - Upgrade

Five years later...

I'm joking, I'm joking! Jeez, you really think I would do you over like that? It's not even been a whole week since the scum from the empire died and for what me and Petra are up to, thought it would make sense to pay a slight visit to the parents on the way to where we're going. I'll get to what my plans are another time but for now, it's just a relaxing fun time.

We arrived a couple of nights ago and are currently out hunting with Minos, actually it's him hunting with us two both sitting up on his back in human form, I'm in feathered version but I shouldn't need to repeat myself on that, feathered when away from civilizations, non-feathered for when around people, excluding the odd exception like visiting a settlement that won't give me looks.

Oh, kinda off topic but did have a quick chat to father about the reward thing he owes the empire, it still is basically no issue. As of this current moment in time, there are no non-human threats around, at least according to him and mother's noses. Unsure what's going down in the empire right now but that's some information to learn another time since it's bound to have gone slightly bad.

"Minos, over there"

"Cu!"

Petra is mainly doing the helping while I'm basically just sitting here cuddling up to her, I'm not having him steal her away from me! I'm kidding of course, unsure on why he really likes her but it's definitely nothing like love, right? Of course not, he still has the mental age of a youngling despite his size now being pretty big, still a very long way to go before being like our parents' sizes but it wouldn't surprise me if give it a few decades, then maybe he'll be like father. Could also be a lot quicker, apparently he's similar to me in that regards, he grows really fast for a dragon.

Oh, an update on me and Petra as well, we kissed again the over day, it wasn't really a big deal like the other two since it was a bedtime goodnight kinda thing in the nest but it still counts, I think. It just happened naturally without any real buildup so it was just one of those things really. Also, it's not like I can give an update every time we kiss, sure, in the beginning it matters but at some point it's going to become normal and something we do most days, even if that still might be a little bit away.

Also, we obviously slept in the nest together but that still doesn't count as actual sleeping together like in a bed but we've done that in the nest before so it's fine, alright? It's a pretty big nest even if we sleep pretty close together, was worried mother might say something about everything but apparently her only concern is about mating, nothing else. Even then, it still doesn't sound like I would be disowned for doing such a thing...

Forget it... anyways, I know there's a massive elephant in the room that I'm still failing to mention, my level obviously being it... I actually haven't done anything with it just yet, mainly down to indecision. I've got so many points spare now, I'm unsure how many I want to spend so I've purposely been trying to decide to set a hard limit beforehand, then spend up to it afterwards. I don't actually have a gambling problem but it wouldn't surprise me if something good comes up just as I'm finishing, also it's been kinda relaxing this getaway so ruining it with a brilliant new ability that might destroy the cave or forest I can wait on.

Ah, it doesn't matter, I'll get around to it later, Minos is now swooping in for the kill, he was the one who suggested doing this, to Petra as well no less. He clearly can spea-, no, use telepathy really well now but purposely doesn't use it on me thankfully enough, I'm pretty sure he's been having conversations with Petra about me without me knowing, apparently you can focus it on just one person but that probably seems obvious by now.

Should I be concerned? Nah, I love my little dragon brother, I will give him a punch if I find out he's been gossiping nasty stuff behind my back though, he can easily take it looking at his size, not like I'm actually going to do it though. Minos should be protected at all costs.