Infinite Paths: The Raging Phoenix

They could see a lot of the sea folk around the area, looking for seaweed and other things that they normally eat. Some of them were carrying octopuses and other sea creatures as well... it seemed that not the entire sea was their ally or friends.

"Seara has sure clear teeth… I wonder how, considering the kind of things that she eats here, is it because of the salty water?" Rain thought.

In any case, the capital was even larger than the capital of the human kingdom, and the houses were also made of coral, but they had all kinds of shapes and sizes… Rain wondered if they had beds and would sleep on them and wake up with their faces on the ceiling.

Thousands and more thousands of people stopped doing their things and began to look around at the unexpected visitors… they had heard of Rain, but it was the first time that he had come there. Seadrei never imagined that Rain would be able to come to their territory like that, so the marriage ceremony had been in the port town.

In any case, when they approached the castle. There was this massive staircase there, and Rain wondered why they had that and why it had so many guards when they were swimming above it. Still, the guards began to swim and blocked their paths. They couldn't talk underwater, so they only stared at Rain.

"Only I am allowed to enter?" Rain asked, hoping that the guards would read his lips.

The leader of the guards nodded… wasn't that convenient? Rain didn't hear from Seara that they could do that… he didn't ask either. Regardless, Rain left the others behind and then began to move toward the center of the castle. The place was too big and too empty as well. Although Seadrei had a bunch of kids, not many of them were living with him anymore.

In the end, Rain found him sitting on his throne looking bored out of his mind… Rain thought that he would find a bunch of people like advisors and generals with him, but he assumed that he dismissed them.

"You have come, Seadir said that we could ask for your help, but I don't remember calling you," Seadrei said.

"... I am planning to take the reins of this war, I am tired of letting the enemies dictate the pace," Rain said. "By the way, how can I hear you?"

"The explanation is too long, basically, I am controlling the water to make my voice cross your barrier," Seadrei said. "It is quite the interesting use of wind magic, I hope that you don't share it with many people since we might have to worry about being invaded with people that can do the same. That being said, you brought a bunch of magic people, and I wonder how you will keep them in check."

"Well, they know that their heads will roll if they move away from me, so there is that safety guard," Rain shrugged. "Do you want to deal with the sea dragons yourself, Gramps?"
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"At least there is someone here who understands me," Seadrei said. "Imagine yourself in my place, and you have to be mindful of every single thing in order not to escalate things. I am basically a king that has power, but can't use it for the sake of others because I have to think of the sake of others."

It seemed that Seadrei was starting to get tired of his position… that was why Rain didn't want to become a ruler, it was too much of a nuisance. Those who live tyrannical lives had it easy since they don't care about the lives of others and the solution for every single problem was killing their enemies and the troublemakers. That didn't work for someone who wasn't a psychopath.

"Train your kid well so that they can become the new ruler in my place," Seadrei added.

"That is a bit too soon to consider, don't you think?"

"Not really, as long as the next generation surpasses the previous one and everyone recognizes that, that can be done even for someone who is twenty years old," Seadrei shrugged. "Twenty years for me would be the same as six months for you; it is a short amount of time."

Seadrei was quite good at math… and he knew that time is relative. Regardless, it was too much for him to expect a kid to become in twenty years stronger than him.

"I won't make any promises, I am planning to teach my kids all the necessary skills to survive and thrive in this world, but not to become that strong, I can't decide their lives," Rain said. "Anyway, I have something else to ask you, is this place completely empty and no one can hear us?"

"Yes, why?" Seadrei frowned.

Rain explained to Seadrei that he was trying to break the limits of the system and he was also trying to see if mastering all the skills of their initial path would help with that. The idea seemed interesting… but Seadrei also felt like it was trying to make water dry, what was the point of doing that when it was as natural as gravity?

"My guess is that the dragons know the way to break the limits of their initial path and that is why they are so strong even when they are so young," Rain said. "That also would explain why they grow so much stronger the older they get and a lifespan like that, it would make sense that thanks to their lifespan, some of them learned such secrets of the paths system."

"That is an interesting concept, but if that is true, wouldn't just that broke the limits of a single path?" Seadrei asked. "The other limits probably will have to be done in the same way."

"I am also thinking of ways to improve that; I will more motivated once I confirm that is true or not," Rain explained.