Alatar says nothing as the dragon begins to stretch its body; the scales begin to shake and vibrate with energy. "To think they would send only one person...do they take me for being that weak?!" Turning towards Alatar, the dragon studies him some more. "You're not that muscular, and you lack armor here I thought you were a warrior. Perhaps you are an assassin." Alatar doesn't answer as he gets into a stance, gripping his blade tightly.

With a hiss, the dragon unfurls its wings. Alatar feels the wind around him momentarily stop as the dragon's wings cover the entirety of the mountain, seemingly silencing the howling of the wind. "No back talk? Then, since you aren't going to at least amuse me with your tongue, you will have to use your blade." With swift speed, the dragon slams its hands at the ground, causing part of the peak to explode towards Alatar as the ground begins to crack. In response, he jumps on the flying rocks and skips on them to get higher toward the dragon. "I am Aurelia Pyraxis! I'll be the last thing you see!" It booms as Alatar reaches its face. Aurelia opens its face as blue fire bellows out. Alatar does one-handed symbols in a fast motion: "Absorb Elemen-" He stops as Vorgrimm cuts him off "To slow kid." Vorgrimm says in his head as the fire hits Alatar, sending him crashing to the ground.

Aurelia doesn't let up as it continues to shoot fire into the spot where Alatar crashed. "He'll be nothing but ash! Then I'll blow his remains into the wind." Thunder cracks as Aurelia senses something. "Thunder Step." it hears a faint whisper, looking to its right, it sees Alatar propelling himself off the ground as he tries to jab his sword into its head. Aurelia stops shooting fire and looks at Alatar, chuckling as half of the blade flies off the mountain. "You must be mistaken to think you can penetrate my scales with a toothpick like that. You, on the other hand...seem a bit hurt as well."

Alatar sheaths his broken blade so he holds his charred arm. "I suggest using my power, Alatar. You can probably handle yourself physically, but in terms of magic, you're simply outclassed...but I'm not." Vorgrimm says as Alatar casts healing hands on himself again. He groans in pain as his body burns as it heals. "Using Divination again? You made this pact with me to get stronger, didn't you? Without me, you are no one-man army. Without me, you will die." Vorgrimm says with a growl. Alatar faintly feels someone holding his shoulders. He turns around and sees nothing. "Use my power and show these Demons, these Monsters...What you're willing to do to win." Alatar clenches his fist as his blood freezes from the cold. "Fuck it, let's do this." He holds the bottom of his face, still looking at Aurelia.

Aurelia laughs at Alatar. "Going to puke?! You're so scared that you will really puke from fear!" It cackles even more, its voice booming like thunder as the mountain shakes violently; suddenly everything stops as the pressure around it causes the air to stand still. It looks at Alatar, seeing a massive amount of Mana building up around him, and black smoke comes from his face. The smell of burning flesh and brimstone fills the air. "That smell...You are one of them!" Orange flames erupt over Alatar's whole face, slowly subsiding. The black mask on his face has progressed down to his neck. His ears become more pointed as his arns instantly heal from the attack. Aurelia backs away until the back of its foot touches the mountain's edge. "Scared?" Alatar says in a double-layer voice.

"Wha-" Aurelia's vision fades to black. It awakes, tumbling down the mountain. It flaps its wings, causing trees and rocks to fly in a spiral. Aurelia thinks as the taste of bile fills its mouth. "What happened to me?!" Flying to the ground, Aurelia looks up and sees a small dot. "Your kind put me here! Now you've come to." In less than a second, Alatar disappears and reappears in front of Aurelia's face, his eyes wide but filled with psychotic hate. "Didn't I say not to throw up?" He says, drawing his fist back. "Thunderwave x10." Aurelia files away to dodge it. "Thunderwave is only a 15ft cube! If I escape it, I'll be safe-" Aurelia feels the pressure build up around it as it sees a physical manifestation of a mana cube vibrating with the energy surrounding it. "x10...would that include the area effect?!" With a loud Pop! Aurelia goes temporarily deaf. The entire area explodes with the cackle of thunder that cracks and clears everything around them. Aurelia lay in ruins as it sees a blur walking towards her. Black smoke movingly like tendrils as the blurred figure comes closer.

Aurelia sees it, the monster from its past. A figure with long white hair stands over her with as Draconic Metal shackles it and its family. Looking around it sees its children, its family reaching towards their own mother crying out in a desperate plea for help. "You don't want anything bad to happen to your loved ones right? Then fight for me...fight for me in this Royal Exhibitions. If my son wins, you will see your family again." Aurelia attempts to move but the shackles tighten their group around her and her children. The white-haired figure shakes his head. "Tsk...tsk. I don't need resistance I need absolute servitude." Aurelia's shoulders droop as the shackles lessen. "I'll do it, I will help you." The figure smiles as the draconic metal moves like tendrils behind him. "Good...better not die. For their sake." Aurelia looks at her kids with a heavy heart. She closes her eyes as tears fall from her face.

Opening them back to face the monster before her she hisses in anger. "No...I can't die here, not this easily, not after I was taken from the very place I call home." It roars as Alatar reaches her. He retracts his blade from its sheath. The dull, cracked blade reflects the light from Aurelia's blue eyes. Alatar raises his blade as it courses with orange flames. He swings it down towards Aurelia's head, causing her to flinch. "You're a Demon! I won't let you take my family from me!" Those very words leaving her lips caused Alatar to hesitate. "Demon?...No...I'm not a Demon..." He looks down and doesn't see Aurelia anymore, but his mother, and behind her is...himself? Alatar stumbles back a bit. "Agh!" Looking around, he sees the fire from his village and hears the screams of those who lost everything that day. Alatar's mother begins to stand. "My kids need me. I cannot fail them. I will not fail them!" He holds his hand out to her. "Wait, I won't-" Alatar notices his arms. They are grotesque and twisted. Just like the Demon that killed his father. "I...I" Alatar tries to speak as he holds his head in anguish. He begins to scream as his mind becomes shattered. He continues to scream as someone grabs his hair pulling him back up. Standing before him is his look alike, his evil twin. Vorgrimm slaps him across the face, "Hey dumbass, of all the times you choose to have a mental breakdown, it's now?! Pay attention to what's in front of you!" He sees Aurelia standing tall once more as she widens her eyes. "Mana Liberation." It says as bright blue light courses through and over its body as Alatar slides back from the build-up of power. Condensing down as the pressure builds, Alatar watches on, unprepared, as the light fades. It revealed a woman embodying otherworldly beauty, seamlessly blending the elements of the draconic regal aura with the grace of a celestial being. Her hair, a cascade of fiery crimson tresses flowing like molten lava, strands of her hair shimmered with a faint golden luminescence, a reminder of her draconic nature.

She hits the ground, looking at Alatar with nothing but familiar hate. "I will not fall so easily. Not again. Not ever." Seeing her face better, Alatar notices the refined, delicate features. An angular jawline complemented by high cheekbones, with the same pair of piercing draconic eyes. Red Scales cover parts of her body, with the rest revealing amber skin. She bears her azure-colored nails at Alatar. "Beautiful, but dangerous. Get ready for a fight, kid." Vorgrimm says inside of Alatar's head.