Chapter 7 Dragon slaying
“So why are we here again”
“Well Zack we need money and also it allows us to deal with possible threats without getting into trouble.”
“Well you didn’t get into trouble with those bandits Cel”
“I mean that’s because I made a request”
“Oh that’s why”
After finishing up the discussion they registered at the guild known as Titan, then immediately looked at what quest they could do, settling for something simple but hard to rank up. On their way out Cel bumps into a very pale person and steam starts to appear afterwards causing confusion from the pale person. About to ask Cel a question then stopping themselves walking away heading to the counter with a dragon’s horn.
“Alright so the quest is to deal with some undead by laying them to rest or incinerating the corpses then putting the ash into a jar.”
“Well you’re the only one who can lay them to rest Cel so how many”
“400”
“For a starting quest that’s a tad extreme what if we weren’t actually that strong”
“Well a scout seen me fight the Bandit King so… they made us c rank”
“Ah, well that saves us time”
They reach the huge graveyard with so many corpses and ghosts, some sleeping others ready to fight. I wonder why the spirits in this place only recently became so dangerous and violent. Oh well time to prepare some divine magic may these spirits find peace when they reach the afterlife. I head right down the center so I touch the altar in the middle to reach the whole graveyard. Though it looks like the spirits don’t want me anywhere near the altar so I purify a few by touching their graves, but for some reason it fails. So I just turn them to ash and put the ash into a jar, Then I walk to the altar and focus my Divine power into it to help the spirits move on. Suddenly Cel is struck in the head knocked out as Zack approaches then askes “who are you and what are you doing”
The attacker turns “Can’t you let get in the way of my plans”
They then strike over and over again but Zack keeps shadow stepping out of the way
Then shadow steps behind the attacker knocking them out with a sledge hammer dual fist.
Zack then proceeds to take everything the attack has on them, inspecting a weird item in the shape of a dragon,skeleton, demon, and an angel all wielded into one symbol. Zack then digs a grave throwing a body into it then covers it back up walking away with a knocked out Cel with a huge jar of ashes.
Within just a few weeks Zack and Cel already reached A rank so they wanted to face the hardest challenge allowed for 2 A ranks. A dragon lord that is attacking the territory of a very well known and well liked noble. They get a bit lost on their way there but they ask for some directions and find their way to the Noble Vic A Bon Lark Park Philip The fifthteenth. Recovering in a partly broken hospital seeming to be taking a nap after a hard fought battle but clearly a failed attempt from the dragon atop the noble’s manor in the mountains. They encounter Noble Phillips' daughter who sent the request to Titan because all the territory's fighters have been taken out and she can’t leave the main city alone or her barrier would break. She curses in frustration of being unable to help her people and protect them fully then looking at zack.
“Ok so a dragon lord of the lowest of dragon lords correct?” Zack questions the daughter
“Correct”
“We’ll be back in ten minutes with its head”
Zack turns to Cel “Alright it’s ready Zack let’s go”
“Why did you even make that thing again?”
“So we can fly together”
They then head off to the manor in the strange machine made by Cel a little rocky but it flew somewhat fast. Cel randomly feels an overwhelming sense of emptiness wondering why and then anger because that feeling makes him wonder if hes happy like this. “So Cel what do you want to do” Cel thinks for a moment though they come up blank trying as hard as they can to think of something “I don’t know”
“You want to visit the capitals fair that we heard about after this mission”
“Sure” they arrive at the manor which is surrounded by Demi-dragons, half glasses of some of the most furious and wise creatures in the world, some are half full and others half empty. Zack and Cel wonder why the dragon lord didn’t bring any other normal dragons with them. A chaotic battle that tears apart the manor ensues between the duo and the 40 Demis Zack immediately takes down all of the weakest ones in one combination of extreme cold and metal earth spikes. “Well this isn’t good we’re already down to only 10 so… you guys are on par with our lord. Well he is the weakest of them but we’ll tire you out so he can win!” The Demi’s start unleashing a chain attack that never seems to end all 10 working in tandem perfectly corning Cel and Zack but then Zack disappears then Cel. The Demis look around and see two gaps in the flooring realizing what happened making a huge barrier. “Wait…”
“What”
“They escaped and are heading for lord Tony”
“We have to catch up at all cost Tony will perish other wise”
Zack and Cel reach the manors huge backyard where a slightly small dragon lays asleep they look at each other somewhat confused by its size and how it's still sleeping.
“Is it the weakest because of its size?”
“I think it’s the youngest Cel”
They start to feel morally conflicted for a moment then realize oh hey even if it’s a child it still attacked a city out of the blue so it’s not innocent charging at it. The dragon wakes up and starts stretching, taking a human form appearing to look 16 to 18.
“YOU THINK JUST BECAUSE I’M THE WEAKEST YOU CAN DEFEAT ME, you likely are only A rank and were so excited to take this opportunity to become legends or something!”
Zack and Cel sigh at the fact he's half right they then proceed to throw counter points out. The three argue for a while as the ten Demi’s arrive preparing to attack then their lord stops them. “No I’ll fight them, we shouldn't have come here in the first place to just prove our power. It was a mistake if they win we’ll leave, it’s for the best anyways since at some point the human king would send someone even stronger than them.”
“Who said we’d let you go after we win, we promised your head to someone.”
“That’s a perplexing problem to deal with but do you think my tail, a horn, or a scale would do.”
“It might work, so are you gonna fight us in that form or your dragon form.”
Tony answers with a simple dash “This form is easier for fighting people like you.”
Tony knocks them away with a double gut punch, proceeding to spin like a hurricane to kick them even further away. Lunging at them like a true predator piercing them with dragon claws. Cel then bites Tony's hand weakening the force of the claw holding them down. Zack then brings out his own claws trying to pry the dragon’s claw off of its limb, making Tony let go of them and back up to clean up the blood. All three take a deep breath focusing on just themselves internally feeling their sound, then listening to the sound of the universe finally trying to sync themselves with that sound, that melody that calms the soul and spirit. Zack’s hair brightens a tad going from black to a brown that’s almost red, Cel’s goes from platinum blond to being white as a snow filled land flickering like a candle, Tony’s human form begins to be covered in scales completely, his hair turning from brown to a dirty blond that oddly fit the look of a red scaled dragon. All three sprout wings flying up into the air, Zack throws Cel like a missile just barely missing Tony as the dragon flicks a dense blast of wind towards both of them. The two then use the wind to their advantage and rotate it around riding the wind like a surfboard. As the two get close they jump at Tony preparing to kick him to the ground but the dragon manages to avoid Zack and knock Cel into the demon, Sending them into the ground creating a crater. All of a sudden though Tony is hit by a blast of elements encased in wind that also creates a ringing sound that makes the dragon scream in agony before passing out. The dragon falls down the ground reverting to his full dragon form the impact blasting away the surrounding area of tree’s where the fight ended up in the end.
“Wa… hoooooooooo” the duo squeezed out before passing out from the wind created by the impact. The half dragons begin discussing what to do now since the outcome was a tie before deciding to just wait it out till someone wakes up then that person would be chosen as victor. After 12 hours Zack wakes up and cuts off the dragon's horn and drags Cel back to their flying bike. Zack thinks you know what this thing is actually useful because I’m exhausted and need an easy way to fly, I mean I can barely stay awake after that brawl. Well let’s get this over with so Cel can have some fun hehe my plan will finally be put into ACTION! Zack grins with pure joy at his plan for his best friend.
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