Chapter 487 - The white light (1/2)

It had taken a long time, and Ray honestly didn't know how long he had been scaling the wall for. That too with his bare hands. Every step of the way, he was only focused on one thing.

'Faster, quicker, I need to get to the top.' He thought to himself.

He didn't protect these people, train them up all for this long to have them all killed. If he was by their side and tried helping them, then fair enough. But he couldn't not be there again. Last time, the same thing happened.

The humans had attacked the Dragon encampment while he was away, and now it felt like history was just repeating itself. He couldn't do anything as a dragon, and it looked like he wasn't going to be able to do anything as a human either, but finally, he pulled himself out of the pit and had made it.

Rushing off and heading out of the room, he had entered the tunnel. From here alone he could see bodies of dead Dark guild members along the walls. Then his eyes met on an unexpected person. It was Gary.

He spotted him slumped up against the wall. Ray quickly hurried to where he was and kneeled down by him. The impressive and strong armour that had on, which had to be at least at the Emperor tier was split open.

Placing his hand on the ground, Ray noticed that it was incredibly wet, lifting it up his hand was now red.

'Blood?'

Gary was in a pool of his own blood.

Despite everything the two of them had been through, and what Gary had done, for some reason, Ray's heart started to ache at the sight of his fallen friend.

”What happened?” Ray asked.

Gary tried his best to look at Ray, but his eyes said it all. He was in immense pain.

”Of course I would see you before my death,” Gary replied. ”It was the Dragon. I couldn't control it, Ray. When it came out, it started to attack me and some of the soldiers. What about you, since you're out here, I don't think Morfran managed to deal with you.'

”He's either dead or wishes to not fight me,” Ray replied.

”Well, nows your chance Ray, if you kill me here, it will be a big blow to the shadow.”

Hearing those words, Ray was a little saddened. Even in this state now he was speaking words that Gary would have ever spoken before being infected by the Hammer. Had it already taken over his mind?

”You know, I never planned to kill you. You were one of the first off my list. I planned to kill a lot of people but not you.” Ray said.

Gary couldn't; help but chuckle, and as he did, he felt the pain run through his body.

”I guess I should be happy about that.”

”The Dragon, do you know how to send it back, or how to get rid of it?” Ray asked.

”Ray, I don't want you to die either. Just stay in here. The Dragon is too powerful. What I said about the gods being afraid of it. It's true, I didn't lie. Maybe if all the humans banded together like they did in the past, but there is no chance.”

”Yes, you're right,” Ray replied. ”Dragons are strong, and no human can defeat one. For a person to bet a dragon. Then another Dragon is needed; it is simple.”

Letting out an immense groan, Gary stood and rose to his feet. His body was swaying for a moment, and the stones on the gauntlet started to glow. It seemed like it was somehow healing him.

Ray didn't like this, he was relying on the power of the shadow after all.

”Ray, you are staying here. When I was still in control of the Dragon, I gave it an order. To kill every member of the Redwings. As you are their leader, that includes you.”

Ray looked at the bodies around the two of them that were on the floor, the ones of the Dark guild members.

”Clearly it's not following your orders, it's killing all humans. I will deal with this.”

Ray started to walk towards the end of the tunnel, when right by his foot the ground exploded suddenly.

”Didn't you hear me, Ray? You're not going anywhere.”