’I can’t wait for the baby to come.’
Gina said this as she put her hand over Jason’s own, and Jason just grinned and kissed her neck softly. Jason couldn’t wait for the baby to come either, but they still had eight more months, so Jason had to be patient. Right now, Jason just wished this mission would end so he could go back home and give the news to his mother and sisters. It was almost like Gina could hear his thoughts because Jason heard her chuckle before she spoke.
’Can you imagine your mum’s face when we tell her about this? We aren’t even married yet and we’re already expecting.’
Jason grinned as he imagined the scandalous look on his mother’s face. Mira had been telling Jason for a long time to be careful while having sex with Gina so Gina wouldn’t get pregnant, so Jason was sure his mother would blame him for this! But the person Jason was really worried about wasn’t even his mother.
’Your dad is going to kill me.’
Gina heard Jason speak up with a deep chuckle, and the mere thought of how her parents would react was so hilarious that Gina couldn’t stop herself from bursting out in laughter! Gina threw her head back into Jason’s chest and laughed excitedly, and Jason just smiled as he enjoyed Gina’s excitement. Jason pressed his hand tighter against Gina’s stomach and released a small amount of mana, and Jason felt his heart skip a beat as he felt a foreign yet familiar mana reach out to him in return. Jason had been doing this ever since Gina told him she was pregnant, and this was the first time that he would feel anything reaching back out! At this point. Jason didn’t want to tell Gina that he could feel the baby’s mana yet because he knew that she wouldn’t be able to feel what he was feeling. Gina was barely a month pregnant at this point, so there was barely any sign to show that she was pregnant, and the only reason Jason could feel this mana was because he was an extraordinary sensor, but since Gina wasn’t that good of a sensor, she wouldn’t be able to feel it yet. Jason decided he would tell Gina about this when the mana gets a little stronger, so she could also sense it.
"Master, I think we’ve arrived at the location."
Stella spoke up from the side while staring at a large waterfall in the distance, and both Jason and Gina looked ahead to see that they had actually arrived. This was the location the system had pointed out for the final Dimensional Tear that would lead them to Riyad, and Jason could feel his lips splitting into a grin as he saw it. It had been more than two months since they began this journey, and they had gone through literal hell just to get here. But none of that mattered anymore because they fucking made it! Jason released a massive surge of mana from his body as they approached the waterfall, and a massive Dimensional Circle rapidly formed in the air! The two dragons let out loud roars as they made their way into the dimensional Circle and finally entered the world of Riyad.
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[The world of Riyad]
[Rank III]
[Two Hundred and Forty Five Dimensional leaps Away From Earth]
The world of Riyad had once been known as one of the most beautiful aquatic worlds in this region of the Primordial Expanse. During the day, it had a surface that was completely covered in clear blue water that glittered with a mythical aura as the light from the yellow sun shone down on it, but at night, the entire world went through a transformation that made it look like a completely different landscape. The yellow sun bled out into a bright purple light, and this made the water shine with a bright red color that was similar to blood. There were many mythical and mysterious creatures living within the waters of Riyad, but none of those creatures was the dominant race of this world. No, that honor belonged to the race of people who were known as the Aquina of Riyad. The Aquina were a race with many similarities to humans. They had similar body structures, and they were also known to form communities and civilization. But unlike humans, the Aquina were all extremely powerful creatures with a great affinity for water-based magic.
The Aquina all had dark blue skin, and their hands and legs were webbed to allow them to swim better. They had large lungs that allowed them to stay underwater without needing to breathe for more than a full day, and there were no creatures in the world of Riyad that stood a chance against the powerful hunters of the Aquina. Their world was beautiful, and they lived on man-made islands that were connected by long pathways stretching for miles across the oceans. And in the center of these settlements was the largest settlement in Riyad known as Atlantis. It was a beautiful feat of magic and engineering! It had large towns, schools, markets, and tourist attractions all around it! And in the center of the city was the large castle where the Aquina Royal family lived and ruled from. The royal family ruled with kindness and empathy, and this allowed the entire world to enjoy a long period of peace and prosperity. But all that changed after the Period of Lawlessness began. The Aquina had stayed out of the war because they decided they didn’t want to involve themselves in mindless battles. Everyone knew that the real reason behind the war was simply the desire some mages had for more power, and the Aquina refused to allow their people die for such a senseless reason.
But even though the Aquina refused to involve themselves in the war, that didn’t mean that other worlds would simply leave them alone. The issues began when a rumor began to spread about the great mineral reserves that the Aquina had been hiding in the waters under their settlement. The Aquina had been known to be one of the largest traders of a precious Magic Stone known as Aqualith. The stone was a beautiful blue material that shone brightly under the sun, and when used in magical experiments or crafting, it was known to boost any water-based magic by up to ten times its original strength. The stones were highly sought out by many mages in the Primordial Expanse, but since the Aquina were the only ones known to sell them, they were capable of controlling the market and making sure they profited as much as possible from the stone!
The rumor that began to spread after the wars began was that the Aquina had a large deposit of the Aqualith stone under their settlements, and they had been keeping this deposit a secret because they wanted to control the supply of Aqualith and make sure they could make as much money from it as possible! In a peaceful period, this would have been a very good economic strategy and the Aquina would have become very rich from it, but the same couldn’t be said now that the entire Primordial Expanse had been plunged into a mad war! The Aquina were attacked from every corner of the world! Mad mages and tyrant kings who wanted the Aqualith for themselves charged into Riyad and began to kill mindlessly just for the precious stone! This mad act finally forced the Aquina to join the war so that they wouldn’t be driven to extinction, but it was already too late for them. In less than a decade after the war began, more than ninety percent of the Aquina had been murdered, and their race was now on the brink of extinction.