The Tales of Draconic Warlock

Chapter 3: Speaking with my parents

"Now, what are you holding back?" my father asked me as soon as we got back home. I turned to my mother and there was no surprise reaction from her. She knew too that I didn't tell them everything about the awakening.

Ah, I knew that I couldn't fool my parents. This is why I held back even the details I wanted to tell them. If I told them, they would still sniff around to see if there were any more details that I didn't tell them.

I fidgeted a little bit, acting as if they caught me stealing a cookie, I should win an Oscar for my performance, hmm, I think there is no Oscar but there are awards given for acting, wait I am diverting from the topic.

Where am I?

Oh, I acted out a little bit and finally said, "Mom, Dad, there is something called Bloodline in my status", I spilled the beans, at least some of the beans.

I can deal with other features easily, possibly but this was something I can't. There was no mention of bloodlines anywhere in the books that I read from the library.

If this is going to be a problem, I need a quick solution and I believe that my parents would provide it to me and they did.

They smiled when I said that I had a bloodline.

My father practically jumped on to me, and asked, "What bloodline did you awaken and what is its purity?"

Oh, it looks like the bloodline thing is a good thing, probably. It says that the purity is only 1%, then probably means the worst of bloodlines. It probably has no importance after my rank increases.

"It says my bloodline is Black dragon and the purity is 1%. Is it good or bad?" I asked nervously.

This time I am really nervous. I have no idea about these bloodlines. Sure there is a ton of information about them in the novels I read back on Earth but this is not Earth. So it isn't always reliable.

For example, there is no Intelligence attribute in my status screen. Though it was not shown, it was there and it was said that it would appear after one fully opens their Sea of Conscious. The reason behind it, there are theories, but no one knows for sure.

Anyway, this is why I can't totally trust the webnovel knowledge I got from my previous life.

"Haha", a laugh startled me. It was my mother who laughed out loud.

"Joseph, it looks like he is Mama's boy", she lightly teased me or did she tease both of us?

Is the bloodline from my mother, "What do you mean mother?" I asked cutely like a ten-year-old. I may have memories of past life but right now I am a ten-year-old and have to act that part.

She lovingly pulled my cheeks and said, "My dear Magnus, let's start from the beginning. Come sit down on the bed. There is a lot to tell you about".

"First of all, bloodline simply tells us our origin. My family, the Blacks come from a Black Dragon. It was said that one of my ancestors had a child with a Black Dragon and the result was my family carried the dragon's bloodline inside them, which gave them an edge over others".

"Dragons usually have a high physical strength and also magical strength. Since you are a warlock, which comes under the spell crafter category, your magic power should be more than usual. There also should be a light increase in other physical attributes too".

Indeed they are. My Magic Power is 200, which is 100 higher than others who awaken a spellcaster class. Even my Strength, Endurance, and Agility are higher than others. Maybe the Agility has nothing to do with the Dragon Bloodline but I am sure the other two are high because of it.

I simply nodded to my mother, confirming that my attributes seemed higher than others at my age.

"Good", she said, "Now those increased attributes are due to the 1% purity. I won't say that it is the worst but better than most. The bloodline may have been of high purity a long time ago but after years of dilution, the purity decreased".

"This is so because the black dragon that birthed my family's ancestor should be an ordinary black dragon. If it was a high-level one, the dilution takes much more than what happened in the family. With the dilution, the perks of the dragon bloodline decreased but a few decades ago, my family refined a pill that can improve the purity of the dragon bloodline".

"There was one tiny bit of a problem. The ingredients that are used for the pill are very rare and so the pills are limited in number. So my family would hand them to the best of the generation but since I am no longer a Black, I can't get you that pill", my mother said with a frustrated face.

"It's okay Mother, I don't need that pill. From the way you speak, the bloodline is not a common thing. So even if I don't stand at the top, I'll still be powerful enough to survive", I said cheering my mother a little bit.

She smiled, "Indeed, it doesn't matter but remember not to tell anyone about it. Even my family wouldn't be able to detect such a small purity level. So no need to tell others and bring problems to oneself", she said.

Wait if I have the bloodline, shouldn't my other siblings also have the bloodline, right?

"Mom, do my brothers and sisters have the bloodline?" I asked curiously.

Mother wanted to speak but Father interjected, "Indeed, except for your first sister who was the same as you have your mother's bloodline, the other three have my family's bloodline, Frost Wolf Bloodline", he said in a proud tone.

Mother snorted at him for his petty behavior. It looks like they seemed to have gotten into some kind of game about our bloodlines. It has nothing to do with me, and I should stay out of this matter, or else Mother would turn on her Devil Mode, which probably will happen later.

Not noticing the danger that awaits, my father said, "Now that you have awakened, it's time to properly train you. Rest for today, your training starts tomorrow".

Even if I wanted a peaceful life, I couldn't be weak. So I have no choice but to nod.