Day 4

When he woke up, the sun had already started to rise above the horizon, and the sky looked bright pink and blue.

Alright, this shit needs to stop.

"I see you have woken up... dumbass," A familiar annoying voice snarked at him.

"Great!" Dracul groaned out. "Waking up to your voice. Has just made my day perfect!" Turning to the voice...

He'd eyed a yellow dragonfly with a slightly lighter underbelly and had two pairs of insectoid wings.

"Who the fuck are you?" Dracul bluntly asked.

"Me? I'm awesome! Now, let's not be rude. It is way too early in the morning for name-calling, isn't it?" The creature poked itself in its head like an idiot. "And trust me, dumbass... I don't like this either! Why couldn't I have been a voice that drove you crazy?"

"What the fuck just happened."

"Dum-"

"I mean, first, I wake your annoying voice. " Dracul said frantically, trying to keep himself calm. "Then, somehow I'm lost because I have no markings, and then I find out I lost all my experience points. What's next? Am I getting married? Are those vultures?!" Dracul started shouting, his voice rising ever higher in volume with the feeling of his heart rate skyrocketing.

Dracul and the dragonfly are looking at a vulture-like monster, remarkably resembling a turkey vulture. The bird-like monster has small black eyes and a beak similar to a hawk. Its feathers were dirty and ragged, making it look like the kind of bird that had never been properly washed. The beast seems to be very young and still has babyish features: small talons on the feet and a big belly. It is currently circling them.

The fact it has a skull and crossbones and its chest and licking its fucking lips at Dracul is not helping matters any.

The fact it has a skull and crossbones and its chest and licking its fucking lips at Dracul is not helping matters any.

"Dude! Just cla-!"

"And do you hear this!?" Dracul said, "This isn't my voice! My old human voice is gone! I'm not supposed to sound like a cross between a rabid Rottweiler and an angry alligator that chain smokes! Who is also cajun accent for some reason!!"

"Dr-!"

"It has finally happed. This world has-"

"Dracul!" Dracul heard the dragonfly roar at him before he slapped him.

Slap!

"Dracul, stop being bitch now!"

Slap!

"Get hold of yourself now.

Slap! Slap!

"Dude!"

Slap!

"Sto"

Slap!

"Dude! I'm Fine!! You can stop!" Dracul said to the dragonfly, but the glowing insect continued to smack on the slapping.

SLAP!

"Dracul. Calm. The. Fuck. Down." The dragonfly said with a clear, soft tone.

"Nothing is going to get better if you panic now. It could even make the situation worse, so, please. Take a deep breath and calm down." He said, his red pinprick pupils staring at me intensely.

"Fine," Dracul grumbled as he tried to relax his nerves. "What did you call me again?"

"Dracul. Duh."

Dracul closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and let it out through my mouth as I felt my heart slow down and start to beating normally.

"Alright... How are you not in my head anymore?" I asked.

The dragonfly snaps his fingers.

[Message from your loving and handsomely, beautifully, smartie, strongly, perfectly R.O.B]

[Okay, listen here, kid. I am thrilled I brought you in. You are a funny bastard!]

[But you need help. So In my genius, I decided to turn God's voice into a companion from that video games series. BTW I looked through memories. You can always change him back. Suppose you want him back as a voice in your head. Just wait for ten minutes after you are done reading this. If not, just name him, and he will join you.]

[Love and Kisses! R.O.B]

"Your name is Dashi," Dracul said immediately after reading the notification.

Dashi is shunned silent.

Not for long, though.

"Mother-" The dragonfly glows red. Clearly, it's from anger.

"Payback is bitch!" Dracul interrupted him. "If I have to go through this shit. YOU have to go through it too!"

"No," Dashi whispered quietly.

"Yes."

"NO!"

"Yes!" Dracul laughed at the response. "Now deal with it... I'm hungry; let's look for a bison herd." The dragonfly glares at him.

"You really hate being a dragonfly, huh?" Dracul said, smiling and clapping his claws together.

Dashi nodded once before turning around and flying away.

~Three hours later~

"Are you sure we should be doing this? Shouldn't we go back to camp?" Dashi asked as he looked up to the sky. There were three large thunderclouds above them which gave the perfect cover for a hunting party.

"Ok," Dracul said tiredly. "Tracking is not easy in a fucking bayou! God, how does Arthur make this look easy... Also, what champ? I'm a poisonous crocodile dragon thing and your dragonfly. We have no camp."

Dashi rolled his eyes. "I just want to stop hunting, dude. It's so boring!"

"Such a city boy... You have been sitting on my head for the entire time while explaining everything in this swamp. Grabbing every single venomous plant and bugs for me to eat." Dracul stops trekking when he notices see a shimming glow.

"What are you looking at?"

"I see something shining in the cave in there."

He points to a nearby cave. Dashi took one look and said, "Hmmm, we should have a look."

Dashi moved forward, but Dracul tried to stop him.

"Dashi, wait..." Dracul grabbed his tail gently, stopping the insect from going any farther.

"What are you doing?" Dashi squawked.

"What am I doing? What are you doing? You don't just go inside a random cave!" Dracul said informally. He'd gotten used to talking casually with Dashi after spending a couple of hours with the dragonfly.

"Are you afraid or something?" Dashi replied with a hint of annoyance. "Why would that bother you?"

"W-wait, we can't go in there," Dracul said worryingly. "A dark cave? That's going have a big monster in there."

The dragonfly rolled his eyes again. "Dude, we're monsters. We need to fight strong stuff and get all big and powerful. Besides, I bet there's treasure in there."

Without waiting, Dashi flew in. Dracul groaned and followed him inside. The roof was dipping with water, and fungi grew all over the place. Just then, Dashi cried out.

"WHOA, Mama!"

Dracul gasped and ran ahead until he came upon a big pink crystal.

"We're going to be rich! Rich I tells ya! I love money!" Dashi said excitedly.

Dracul quickly pushed the insect aside as he began to pry off the crystal. It wasn't easy because it had a hard grip on the walls.

"Come on, muscles! Use that strength!"

"Shut up", Dracul growled at him.

"Wow, it is a big gem. Why do you care about money? You're a monster! Do I even have a hammerspace? " Dracul asked, watching Dashi kiss the gem. This gem is moving at all. Dracul lets go puffing while the dragonfly keeps talking about how much money he will make.

Dashi reminds him of his friend Kuzco.

"No shit, Sherlock!" Dashi teased. "Now come on and dig this out so we can make something great with it! Plus, I always loved money! So don't worry about the details."

"No!" Dracul said loudly and suddenly. "I think I want to keep it, actually."

"Why?"

"I don't know why, but something about it seems... attractive... mesmerising... sexy."

Dracul then smells something coming in their direction.

"Hey!" said a voice behind them, causing Dashi to jump. The duo heard the sounds of soft clopping, and a girl approached them from the cave mouth. She wasn't like any creature they had ever seen. She looked like a doe that walked on its hind legs and had hands. The human-like face is doe-like. Her eyes were green. White hair ruffled around her pointed ears. She wore a leafy dress and bracelets. Ram horns. She held a large wooden staff. Looks like a shepherd's staff.

"What are you doing with my gem?" the girl said indignantly.

"Your gem?" Dracul asked, confused. He didn't know that money would be a thing here...?

"My money!" Dashi whined.

"Yes, mine!" the girl huffed, glaring at Dashi. "I know, technically, it belongs to you dragons, but if you're gonna use it, at least ask before you do."

Confused, Dracul looked at Dashi, and he did the same.

"Your ...not scared of me?" Dracul asked slowly and tenderly. "Also, how can you understand me? ...And what are you meant to be? Some kind of goat?" Dracul asked, looking at the girl's legs; she tilted her head down to meet his gaze.

Nice legs.

"I'm a faun, you perv!" she yelled. "I'm part of a small goblin tribe here."

"Oh heh, sorry," Dracul said sheepishly. "I don't think... I have a sex drive anymore?" He is not too sure about that. Maybe he is only attracted to other dragons?

"A faun. When a female goblin has bonded with nature, pretty weak in combat but has great support potential. Humans capture them as white mages or healing sex slaves. They are bipedal creatures with the legs and tail of a goat and the head, torso, and arms of a man or woman and are often depicted with goat's horns and pointed ears. According to the smell profile. She is at F+ and is about to enter heat." Dashi said with eyes glowing blue.

No one said anything after that.

Though the girl is blushing up a storm.

"What happened to the screens," Dracul asked. "Also, the hell?"

Dracul was shocked and stared at the dragonfly, who seemed to be very happy now.

"The screen will only show up when you learn new skills or look at other monsters' information. We share a mind now. " Dashi explained, sounding like a salesman.

"Well, I'm hunting bison. Want to join up with us?" Dracul asked the girl.

"Yes!" The girl gushed loudly. "My tribe needs food. I'm the only one who can hunt well. My brother tries... but... he is a big dummy! Maybe you can help a fellow dragon."

This catches their attention.

"You guys have a dragon?! And your not dead?!" Dashi asked, bewildered.

"Don't be rude, Dashi." Dracul scolded the golden dragonfly.

Wait a second.

"How do you know she is about to enter heat?" Dracul asked in their mind link.

Dashi nodded and whispered, "your profiling skill can gain all valuable information about targets via their scents, such as pheromones, their species, sex, age, habitat, ancestry, DNA to their favourite foods, and even their magical abilities. I am using this ability right now. It also gives me an idea about her life-cycle status. I thought it would be better if we found out before meeting her tribe leader. You should probably just use this ability whenever you want."

"What he say?" The faun asked Dracul, confused. "I didn't understand a word he just said."

"Basically, I'm really smart, and I have the skills to learn everything about you. I smell you: I can learn your emotions, behaviour, and presence, detect lies due to chemical changes within a person's scent, or in your case, when you're scared or embarrassed." Dracul gave a basic rundown and was surprised that she could hear Dashi's whispers. She is getting very nervous now.

Wow, those skills are really, really OP when you combine the uses.

"Hello?" The faun breaks Dracul out of my thoughts.

"Oops, sorry", Dracul apologised.

"While you were in dreamland, I was busy making sure this dame knows were are friendly and, more importantly, that we can help her tribe," Dashi said with a smug grin on his face.

Shaking my head at the dragonfly. Dracul looked at the female faun. "Go and get your brother or that dragon to come with us. We will wait here for and then look for the bison herd, ok?" the komodo crocodile dragon conciliatory said with a diplomatic tone.

Dracul can't help but feel that he is turning into a southern gentleman.

"Really?" She asked wide-eyed.

"Of course, well, if your brother and the dragon are okay with it," Dracul said. Though this was a stranger to him, it seemed only polite to offer her and her family food.

"That would be perfect, thank you! We have been looking for food for our new home for quite some time now. I'll go find them. They're not far off. You can crush the spirit gem if you want it."

With that, the girl runs off.

"Spirit," Dracul said, turning around and looking at the object.

"Gem?" Dashi finished.

Dracul walks closer to it, feeling a great urge in his body.

Dracul put out his right claw and swiped at the gem.

"By the way... I disapprove of that name Dashi."

"Good! Your disapproval makes me want to call you that even more."

Dracul turns back around. He feels something moving inside of himself; it wasn't a desire for sex or power, though there was that as well, but a strange feeling. It felt like someone was trying to break out of him. Like an egg was being formed inside of him. He doesn't understand what it is. Maybe he was getting used to these things. This is all happening so fast.

Unbeknownst to the duo, a band of thieves was roaming the Swamp nearby. These Thieves searched for materials the Ape lord, Gaul. They were mysterious creatures, garbed in striped blue robes with their faces hidden among their clothes.

"You think we'll find some stuff to sell for the Ape lord in this Swamp?" one of the Thieves asked.

"Of course, we will," the leader said. "We just need to find the right sources. I hope we find some dragon scales here. The lord here loves dragon meat."

The Thieves looked around when they heard someone nearby.

"Hold on! We're not alone here…" the leader said as he got closer and saw Dracul & Dashi by the gem.

"Ah-hah," he said quietly. "Looks like we've got something, boys…."

"Is that a dragon boss?" One of the thieves asked.