Puberty Cinderella

The dragon that captured Ella did not know how to do so. In just a few days, it gathered more than a dozen dragons of different colors and gathered on the high mountains of the Tara Plain.

There are remains of a huge amphitheater at the top of the hill.Although the marble steps are full of cracks and cave-ins, the gaps are covered with moss, and the vast playing field is full of weeds and fallen stones, it is not difficult to imagine its former glory: the steps were crowded. Tens of thousands of spectators were gathered, and the chariots raced back and forth around the tall griffin statue in the center of the venue. The shouts resounded through the sky, and the colorful flags and moving heads merged into a sea of ​​vitality...

Today, this piece of heavily weathered rock pile is already difficult for people to pass, but the dragons are quite at ease.They stepped over the outer wall with ease and sat around the central field.The last juror came, and Ella was lifted onto the raised front paw of the griffin, and a white dragon who didn't know whether it was because of her age or her true colors flew to the referee's platform directly in front of her. It seemed to be the presiding judge. The plaintiff squatted on the grass to her right.

"I believe the dragons are all here," said a shrill little green dragon beside the white dragon, "for the Inquisition has been called this time to pass judgment on the willful murder of the sons of Oakheim by the Men Ella. Now, it is up to me to pronounce the sacred oath of the Inquisition, please follow me..."

"Wait a minute, please!" a voice interrupted it.Everyone looked at the center of the trial court, and saw a knight in silver-scale heavy armor appearing out of nowhere. She was holding a half-human-high broadsword, a green cloak on her shoulders, and a feather crown on her head. Two eagle wings flanked his silver helmet.Even sitting on a high place, Ella could see that this man was extraordinary.

"Who is here, why did he break into the sacred trial of our dragon clan?" the little green dragon asked.

"I have come to the trial," said the knight, "as Miss Ella's advocate."

"Why should we trust you?"

"With this sword in my hand." Said, the knight raised the sword against the light, and the sword body showed unpredictable colors under the sunlight.

"I recognize this sword." The presiding judge Bailong stroked the tentacles on his chin, and said quietly, "You are the queen of the elf kingdom, Eleu McCroche?"

The knight curtseyed to the white dragon. "Queen Eleu is my grandmother."

"Then you are Niave McCloch." White Dragon said. "The last time I saw you, you couldn't walk. I didn't expect it to be so long. Although we don't know why you have to do this for this mortal." plea, but on behalf of the Inquisition I welcome you, our sister of the same race."

So the green dragon led everyone to finish the oath, and the white dragon raised its tail with a mallet-shaped bone at the end, and knocked heavily on the marble platform, "The court is now in session!"

Green Dragon said: "Let's ask the plaintiff, Oakheim, to present the case."

Oakheim raised his paw, blew his nose, and said with a sob: "That day my youngest son Marvin said he was going to go for a walk, but he never came back. I searched around for dozens of days, everywhere. I called his name, and finally found him beside a high tower in the forest near the city of Fora King...his body. He was covered in bruises, and a big gash was cut in his stomach, which seemed to be done by humans..." Having said that, Oakheim covered his face and burst into tears, and the jury dragon expressed sympathy and comfort to her.After a while, Oakheim was tired of crying, and then said: "In order to avenge my son, I plundered young human women in the country of Fola, and wanted them to experience my grief. At this time, human Ella found me. , saying that my son was killed by her."

The jury seat suddenly boiled. "Beast!" "Shameless!" "How dare she admit it!"

"My lord judge, all the jurors," Oakheim said, "I am not too young, and everyone knows how rare it is for an old dragon to have a son! In the past 100 years, out of the [-] eggs I laid , only Marvin's egg hatched a little dragon. I gave him all my love, but he was killed by human beings for no reason. Please uphold justice for me!"

Bailong tapped the ground with his tail hammer again, and when the jury dragons calmed down, he said, "Accused Ella, Oakheim accused you of killing her youngest son Marvin, do you admit it?"

"I admit."

"What crime do you think your actions constitute?"

"Not guilty."

There was an uproar in the courtroom.

"Quiet!" Bai Long said, "According to the plaintiff's statement, you committed the crime of intentionally killing a dragon. Why do you claim that you are innocent?"

"Because Marvin has attacked humans many times in the forest. Before he was killed by me, he had already eaten three hunters, two woodcutters, a baby and a royal attendant, and there were countless injuries."

"She lied!" Oakheim roared, "My baby can't eat people!"

"Quiet, Oakheim, wait until it's your turn. Defendant, do you have evidence for your claim that Marvin cannibalized?"

"There are many eyewitnesses in the countryside of Fora. They all say that the man-eating monster has three eyes, one horn, two claws, two hooves, and a snake tail with three branches at the end. Just ask any farmer. It can confirm my statement. In addition, I also found a lot of human bones in Malvin's stomach, which I believe the plaintiff should have discovered."

Bailong nodded and turned to Oakheim. "Plaintiff, do you have any objections to the defendant's testimony just now?"

"My lord judge, this human being is pure nonsense! We all know that human beings are very superstitious and love to lie, and eyewitness testimony doesn't explain anything. As for the bones in Marvin's stomach, who can tell whether they are human bones or animal bones? He may have just stolen a few cows. The most important thing is that humans are so unpalatable that even if there is no other food in the world, we would rather starve to death than eat people. Jurors, are you right?"

"That's right!" "Human flesh is sour, fishy and hard to chew!" "Eating dirt is better than eating people!"

"It's not hard to find out," Niyaf said. "Give me a bone and I'll be able to tell if it's human."

Bai Long discussed with the jurors for a while, and said, "Okay, it doesn't hurt to let you try."

The presiding judge whispered a few words to the green dragon, and the green dragon spread its wings and flew away from the top of the mountain.Not long after, he came back with a bunch of bones in his mouth and threw them on the ground.

"Okay," White Dragon said, "let's see if you can tell which are human bones from inside."

Niyaf walked to the pile of bones, picked up each piece and examined them carefully before putting them aside, finally only picked out three.

"These three are all human bones," she said.

Bai Long wagged his tail in satisfaction. "That's right, only these three were taken from Marvin's stomach, and the others are animal bones that were found randomly. It seems that you are not only able to identify human bones, but also an honest witness. I'm curious, how do you do it? Where did you arrive?"

"It's very simple. Among all creatures, only elves and humans walk upright on two legs, so the bones of all parts have undergone adaptive evolution, and human bones are shorter and heavier than elf bones. As long as you master these characteristics, it is not difficult to distinguish which are human bones."

"Today really opened my eyes." Bai Long said, "Aukheim, do you have anything else to say?"

"Aoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!" Unwillingly, Oakheim yelled up to the sky for a while, finally calmed down, and said, "Even if my Marvin ate people, so what? The fact that this human being killed him still hasn't changed, I request Sentence her to the stake for the crime of intentionally killing a dragon!"

"Indeed," Bai Long said, "It is indeed inappropriate for Marvin to attack humans, but this matter should be handed over to the trial court instead of killing him privately. The charge is still valid, but considering that there are reasons for the incident, the sentence can be reduced."

"Wait a minute," Niyaf said, "Killing a dragon only applies when the victim is a dragon, right?"

"That's right." Bai Long said.

"What if Miss Ella killed not a dragon but some other beast?"

"As long as she is not a species protected by law, she is innocent."

With an imperceptible smile on Niyaf's face, she strode to the center of the courtroom, facing Oakheim and the judges.

"Excuse me, plaintiff, do you remember what Malvin looked like?" she asked aloud.

"What's your problem? Of course I remember my son's appearance, three big watery eyes..."

"Then let me ask you again, have you ever seen a dragon with three eyes?"

"Of course I have, Marvin is!"

"No, I mean except him."

"This is..."

"Guys, have you ever seen any other dragons with hooves and snake tails?"

"What do you want to imply?" Oakheim angrily hammered his chest with his claws, causing the surrounding stones to bounce, "Marvin was hatched by me in October, of course he is a dragon! "

Niyaf sneered: "It is well known that the cuckoo bird will steal other birds' eggs with its own eggs and let them incubate for them; there are also folk legends that fairies and demons will exchange their own children with human children, which is the so-called A changeling. I think Marvin's whole body looks nothing like you except for the wings. I'm afraid he was secretly traded by some monster for a 'changing dragon'..."

Aukheim flew into the sky and landed heavily on the ground. He opened his mouth and roared loudly at Niyaf, creating a tornado.The grass around Niyaf was uprooted and stones were flying in the air, but none of these could hurt her.

"Enough! Enough!" Bailong slammed his tail on the marble platform vigorously, ordering Aukheim to stop attacking the defender. "It's outrageous! Plaintiff, if you continue to ignore the court's discipline, I will expel you."

Oakheim panted heavily and gritted his fangs, but he was honest at last.

The presiding judge cleared his throat and said, "Marvin is dead. It is difficult to confirm what species he is, but since he was raised by Aukheim, he is more or less half a dragon. I propose to hand over the judgment on this matter to Arbitration of the gods. In other words, a one-on-one duel between Oakheim and human Ella. Will the jury agree?"

"we agree."

"Is the plaintiff willing to accept a duel?"

"No problem, I must personally avenge my son!"

"Where's the defendant?"

"Neither do I," Ella said.

"I disagree!" Niyaf said.She raised her head and turned to Ella: "I have heard about your superb swordsmanship, but you are an ordinary person after all, and there is no chance of winning a one-on-one fight with a dragon. Let me fight for you!"

"No," said the white dragon, "because of the ancient peace agreement, neither the elf nor the dragon can hurt each other, and there is no winner in the duel between the two."

"But, Lord Judge, don't you think this duel is a bit unfair?"

"No more," Ella said, "Your Majesty, I appreciate your kindness. I know that you love me deeply, but since I am destined not to be with you, life and death are no longer important to me .Let me down, Lord Judge, let me face my own fate!"

Regardless of Niyaf's strong objection, the dragons arranged the venue with all their claws, so that the dueling parties stood on their sides.

"Get ready—start!" cried the little green dragon.

Oakheim didn't rush to attack, but twisted his neck, gearing up to warm up.Taking advantage of this gap, Ella squatted down, letting the tall grass cover herself, quietly and quickly circled the arena to get behind the enemy.

The giant dragon finally warmed up and roared three times. "Son! Let me avenge you for my mother!"

She didn't see where Ella was, so she blew three tornadoes and swept the entire venue in three directions.But nothing was rolled up except weeds and stones.

"Cowardly human, where have you been hiding?"

"Here I am." Saying that, Ella jumped up from behind her and onto her tail.

Oakheim immediately flicked his tail from side to side, but Ella held on to a bony plate in her back and held on.

The dragon flew up into the sky again, adjusted its posture to land on its back, and smashed Ella into a pie.Ella guessed her intention, let go of her hand before landing, and rolled to the side a few times.Before Oakheim recovered from the shock, Ella jumped onto her belly again, raised her sword and stabbed downward, betting all odds on the sword.But I don't know if it was because the dragon's skin was too thick or what, the dragon was unscathed, but the sword was broken in two.

Seeing that she lost her only weapon, Ella threw the broken sword at Longyan to buy herself time to escape.Before she could take a few steps, a giant claw grabbed her and lifted her into the air.

Ella kicked her legs hard, but couldn't break free.The dragon held her up in front of her, and the scorching stench from its nostrils almost made her faint.She closed her eyes, no longer struggled, and only hoped that Oakheim would give her a good time.

Oakheim took a deep breath, and the billowing flames and stench quickly engulfed Ella.

The dragons cheered, and Niyaf covered her eyes in pain.The onslaught of grief was so violent that she couldn't feel it anymore, just a blank mind.

Amidst the cheers of the dragons, Niyaf slowly opened her eyes, only to find that they were not celebrating the victory of Aukheim—although the armor had been scorched black and deformed, Ella herself was unscathed. Looking around blankly.Oakheim also stood there in a daze, and slowly loosened his claws.

Niyaf rushed forward and caught the fallen Ella.The leather scorched by the dragon's breath gave off a pungent stench, and the molten metal still gave off heat, but Niyaf didn't notice these at all.She hugged Ella tightly and wept with joy.

"Uh..." Ella was still confused, and let Niyaf kiss her hard on the face a few times, "Am I dead?"

The well-informed Bailong scratched his head. "Actually, I don't know what's going on..."

"Stupid," said Niyaf, "can't you see? Ella's sword can't hit Oakheim, and Oakheim can't burn her. Long, long ago, elves and dragons made an agreement that their offspring would Can't hurt each other, but it doesn't stipulate that the descendants only include pure-blood elves and dragons. Although elves and humans intermarry is rare, it is not completely absent. Presumably one of Ella's ancestors is an elf, maybe it has been dozens of generations What happened before, maybe the insider turned to ashes long ago, but it was this drop of elven blood in her body that saved her life from the dragon's mouth."