The Tower Master’s words pulled Odin’s thoughts back several centuries.
Back then, he despised attributing the progression of all events to something as intangible and purposeless as “fate.”
As one of the strongest among the dragons, the Odin of the past—confident in his ability to shape outcomes—believed that with enough power, one could entirely dictate the course of events.

This belief wasn’t uncommon among dragons.
And it was precisely because of this arrogance that led to the devastating failure centuries ago.

At that time, a certain Dragon King had stumbled upon an ancient prophecy from the era of dragon rituals about the "Child of Thunder."
Realizing the existence of Ultimate Fear, he gathered other Dragon Kings, including Odin and the Tower Master, to forcibly intervene in the prophecy’s unfolding.
The prophecy explicitly stated that the Child of Thunder would only be born when the end times arrived.

However, the Dragon Kings sought to preemptively select a "Child of Thunder" before Ultimate Fear descended, eradicating any potential threats to the dragons in their infancy.
The one they chose for this task was Odin.

Yet things didn’t go as planned. Perhaps it was due to their pride, or perhaps fate was playing tricks on them, but countless attempts ended in failure.
During the final experiment to birth the Child of Thunder, Odin almost lost his life.

After that near-death experience, the Dragon Kings ceased their interference with the prophecy and allowed it to unfold naturally.
That day remained the closest Odin had ever come to death, and the Tower Master believed his old friend would never want to revisit those memories.
But as they talked today, the Tower Master began to understand Odin’s perspective.

No matter how powerful this stubborn old dragon was, in the end, he submitted to fate.
The Tower Master sighed deeply.
The sound pulled Odin out of his reflections.