Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 1944

When Luke heard Thalia's question, he raised his eyebrows slightly, clearly anticipating it. Or rather, he had been waiting for her to ask.

"Cornelius wasn't born in Jamborough."

As the acting chief of the Special Security Agency and a part of the dragon clan, he had long started an investigation on the sudden appearance of this half-demon youngling, first seen in Jamborough.

"He was born in a tiny, remote mountain village in Verdant Hills."

For centuries, the demon clan had dwindled, and the dragon clan hadn't had any dragon younglings born for almost a thousand years.

In such a situation, every newly born dragon youngling should have been carefully protected, even if it was a half-demon. However, Cornelius was an accident.

Due to their strength and rarity, dragons often developed an arrogant and exclusive nature. Although Luke was of the dragon clan, he couldn't guarantee that every dragon would be a good seed.

In Verdant Hills, there was a dragon known for his domineering and self-centered nature. He took advantage of the fact that no one restrained him, and his actions were often reckless.

One day, while wandering the mountains, he encountered a beautiful woman. Ignoring her wishes, he harassed her and claimed her as his own.

Though back then, women's status had improved somewhat, the position of women in the village remained low. Worse still, this particular woman had been violated and forced to bear a child, an outcome that humiliated her.

The villagers condemned her, and she was driven away, forced to live alone in a wooden cabin near the foot of the mountain.

Initially, she didn't want to keep the child, but no matter what methods she tried, she couldn't get rid of it. The child was born, despite all her efforts.

The child, born with a faint trace of dragon energy, immediately attracted the attention of the dragon father.

At first, he was overjoyed. After all, dragon offspring were rare, and here he was, with a human woman giving birth to his child.

He couldn't wait to show off his new progeny to his kin, paying no heed to the woman's pleas. However, his excitement quickly turned to disappointment.

The child, despite being born with a faint trace of dragon energy, appeared to be almost entirely human. His physical form and soul essence were almost indistinguishable from that of an ordinary human.

Normally, half-demons born to a human parent and a demon would carry obvious demonic traits, which would gradually fade or be controlled as they matured and learned to harness their power.