Chapter 40: Its a good sword. (1/2)
Arima had completed the main phase of the fusion. Now, he just needed to compress it and make it return to its original shape. The magma chamber was now totally empty. It became a giant cave. Of course, the excess of magma going up stopped too, allowing the dragon and the T-Rex to rest.
But although there wasn't any lava left, the place was still extremely hot and it's not like the 'source' of the volcano itself had disappeared. Arima just got rid of the accumulated magma, in maybe a few thousands of years, the problem will come back. Or maybe a new volcano will appear near this one.
”(Well, that's not my problem. I'm sure the next generations will have an idea of how to deal with it,)” Arima thought. He looked at the giant lava sword hovering in the air and smiled. The shape of the sword was extremely crude and its size was around ten meters in length.
”Now, it's time to begin,” Arima connected his soul and mind to Karma. The moment he did that, he coughed some blood and was struck by a mental rebound. Arima wiped the blood and sighed, ”As expected, it will be harder from now on.”
His body became shrouded in a black mist and he instantly took his skeleton form, ”I won't take physical damage, but my soul is still in peril so let's finish this quickly,” He muttered and devoted himself to his work.
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”A ninth level dragon!” Drannoc's guard exclaimed. She stepped in front of the prince to protect him.
Night cracked his neck, ”It's been a long time since I fought a one vs one battle. The last time was also the first time, without counting the one against Arima. So, let's have fun,” He smirked and his crimson pupils glowed like a Will-o'-the-wisp.
Night flapped his wings and charged first. He covered his claw in dark fire and attacked Fayla with it. The latter's black dress became blurry as if it was darkness itself. That darkness met head-on with Night's fist, causing a shockwave to sweep the surroundings.
Fayla drew her golden sword and hacked at Night's chest. At the same time, the sound of electricity resounded and lightning burst around the weapon.
Night conjured a sphere of compressed fire and used it to clash with the lightning blade. That explosion instantly destroyed the whole room of the mansion.
Night breathed in. Sparks and flames escaped through the gaps between his fangs. He roared and a large fire wave hit Fayla at close range. That additional explosion now completely destroyed the second floor of the mansion and everything that was behind Fayla.
In a hurry, she pushed the prince out of the mansion. She used a lightning shield to block the fire and countered by conjuring a huge thunder spear which she threw to the sky. The clouds gathered like with Arima and thunder rumbled. A powerful lightning bolt instantly fell from the sky and exploded on Night.
The red lines on the latter's body shined and his body was ignited. He extended his hand to the sky and literally grabbed the lightning. The ground where he was standing cracked and he directly fell to the ground floor of the mansion. The flames surrounding his body moved and enveloped the lightning and the two exploded together, destroying what was left of the mansion.
While Night was dealing with the lightning, Fayla kicked the ground and aimed to cut the dragon's throat. Night deflected the blow with his tail and conjured a dozen of small spheres of compressed fire and threw them at her.
Fayla's black dress blurred and became darkness. Her speed raised considerably as she jumped back. The thunder clouds condensed one more lightning bolt which clashed with the spheres.
The two magic exploded together and covered the area in a mile radius, destroying some attractions of the amusement park in the process.
After the explosion, Night and Fayla landed on the ground calmly. They glared at each other and slowly took a stance. They didn't look tired at all.
Night grinned, ”You're pretty good.”
”You too,” The woman maintained a stone face and responded while looking around.
”You're looking for that guy?” Night snickered, ”He must be fighting with Lanya right now. Don't worry, their fight is fair. They are at the same level, but Lanya is almost at the ninth level and her draconic form is powerful too. If you want to save your prince, you should hurry.”
Fayla stared at him, ”Then I won't hold back,” She said and her eyes glowed with a golden light. The clouds in the sky began to multiply and lightning started to fall continuously.
Night let out a chuckle, his fire appeared everywhere around him. He also conjured a great sword made out of magic and put it on his shoulder, ”Fine by me.”
They both charged at the same time. Night hacked his sword and clashed with Fayla's. In terms of physical strength, Fayla was greatly pressured so she could only deflect the great sword.
Night profited of that moment to endow his other hand with fire before punching Fayla. The latter narrowly dodged and Night struck the ground, creating a huge crater. She raised her sword and lightning fell on it before she swung it down on Night.
Night waved his tail and struck Fayla's side to distract her. He cast a fire ball which he grabbed and pushed directly against her chest. Fayla frowned and gathered lightning around her sword and slashed the fireball. The result was an explosion that made her fly away for hundreds of meters. Her dress fluttered and she landed gently. She didn't look injured at all.
”Tch,” Night clicked his tongue. At first sight, this fight may look like it was going in his favor but it's actually Fayla who is controlling the rhythm. Additionally, Night couldn't keep the dimension as long as Arima.
Night dispelled his sword. He flapped his wings and flew off. He halted at around a kilometer away from the ground. He released his aura to the maximum and the clouds above him were burned. The red lines on his body began to shine brighter. Soon, his whole body was radiating with a red hue.
”[Et evigilare faciatis, hic et nunc] (I awaken, here and now).”
”[Et dominabitur super orbem terrarum flammis Draco ex Deo] (I'll dominate the world with the flames of the Dragon God).”
Black flames gathered around the black dragon like a spiral and formed a giant sphere of fire around him. A black sun with a thousand meters' diameter appeared in the sky with Night in its center.
Fayla judged that she couldn't escape that attack so she decided to take that magic head on.