Chapter 55: VOLUME 5 : CHAPTER – 9 : THE GIRL WHO WIELDED THE POWER TO FIGHT AGAINST THE WORLD

CHAPTER - 9

THE GIRL WHO WIELDED THE POWER TO FIGHT AGAINST THE WORLD

 

            This time I did not waste a moment to take on the pain of flying all the way up, but directly teleported myself in front of my nemesis who so cruelly tried to slap me to the ground.

Seeing how Regis was too drawn towards the greatness of magic like me and how fun it is to use and knowing that she could finally keep herself safe even with and without around me, I just couldn’t hold myself back any longer.

“You are resilient for a human. To think that the Emperor of all Dragons would succumb so low as to take the help of the earth-crawlers.” The broad bridge of Ouroboros’s nose crinkled and his upper jaw twisted with anger on seeing my unexpected return.

Why is he getting annoyed, when in the first place it is me who is being most irritated by its deafening voice and the mountains giving it an echo effect. Probably putting him in the top list of sources that would be causing noise pollution for no good reason, and only to expect villainy from its side.

“You speak of Black Emperor and yet you fought with him for the territory on this island.” I said in doubt. It was necessary for me to know why he left Emperor alive, even when he had the chance to kill him.

“Black Emperor is a heavenly dragon like me but he is still tied to the roots of this world and is bound to protect its World Core... unlike me who resigned to a life of seclusion and peace in the spirit realm. But those repulsive little humans summoned me into this world and bond me with a contract to use the magic artifact to destroy this sanctuary of dragons. As bound by the terms of this one sided agreement I am, I cannot return to my realm without fulfilling it. Blame your own kind and my pride that won’t back down unless I have achieved what I have come here for.” The Dragon’s words seemed to resonate even in this kind of terrain.

“Hmmm. You shouldn’t put the blame on everyone if you are wronged by few. Even then it’s quite selfish of you to act that way for yourself, but I won’t be holding you guilty for it. So rest assured you won’t be dying over something foolish like you are going to pay for what you did… or something along those lines.”

Well for starters this dragon was a bit more talkative, maybe some are born that way. I too felt like indulging myself in a talk at any chance, since he felt so generous so as to tell me the reason for his coming here.

 Taking his narrative into account, why someone would plot something like this in the first place and why target the Dragon Island & Elf Kingdom specifically. Though there is definitely a connection to the crow-head I fought recently and how the miasma that is being radiated from the artifact has the same trail and uniqueness.

But why would someone go this far with an elaborate and long plan without getting something out of it. Even if humans of the present want to release a fight with the demon continent it’s just not sit right to go with such a roundabout way to do it. Unless someone else is moving behind the scenes with a totally different goal of their own while creating pandemic and confusion among the masses.

 Huhhh! Taking a deep breath I realized I had strayed too far from the present predicament. To whom I am even talking with my imagination running wild. It’s not like a grand conspiracy tale is in play for all of that stuff to happen for real. It’s probably the case where a child practicing summoning magic might had gone wrong. Happens all the time in fictional worlds, there is no better expert than me. And since the dragon is too big to be taken care of they sent him away with an impossible mission at hand to get rid of him. It’s sad that Ouroboros does not realize it himself and I would hate to be the one to break its heart.

“I do not expect you to understand the ways of the dragons... But even so I can’t let myself be defeated by someone from that detestable puny human race. Passing your pity on a mighty being like me would only spell your doom. If only you would have not pressed your legs on this sanctuary and tainted it.” Ouroboros burst out into a cry of vivid fury and abruptly forces me to turn away from my deep thinking.

“Oh! It’s nothing complex or nefarious like that… I don’t think I have ever taken pity on something. What I am concerned is how deliberately you refuse to stop even with realizing your mistake. And if you cannot go back to your home by yourself then I will just have to send you there back forcibly.” I tried to somewhat dictate my immediate objective to the dragon. He gets it or not or whether it was probably his approval I was waiting for, over his layed out future life plans.

“If you do not condone my desire then you should try to conquer me... but only when you can survive this.” The dragon’s voice was filled with rage after my rebuttal.

Well I should have known what the response would have been from Ouroboros’s side, but even a yes or no would have done the same job. Isn’t it foolish to warn their opponent before a surprise attack like that? Well that is definitely going under the mighty ‘foolishness’ tag from my side!

Just then the above large circular halo shined, a thick red burning beam traversing downwards, almost covering everything, sprinkling the colour red all over the place. It felt like the whole island had been somehow placed over a burning gas stove.

The next instant as the blinding light dispersed, the only thing left there was to see a girl shrouded in an impossibly bright burst of light and magical aura, all but covered inside a tiny crystal like blue barrier. But a much greater spherical bulge almost covering half of the island had stopped the descent of the demonic red light.

“Raaaaaaaaah!!” A fierce scream erupted from the dragon’s throat.

As if on instinct the black chips soon came rushing in from the halo to absorb all the magical power being radiated from me, only to be finally transferred to my enemy. But it was something I just couldn’t let it slide; that was to use my own magic against me.

The magical aura around me that I was channeling flashed even brighter, a pulse that spread outwards. The moment the swirling stream of small black chips came in contact with it, was burnt down to finally nothing.

“It would be wise for you not to underestimate the power of a displeased little girl.” I said politely with a clam expression. The blue barriers hanging above the island for the most part dispersed into yet another beautiful sprinkle of blue as if bringing down the entire heat developed over time. The girl stood unharmed and so was the Island protected at the same time.

This time around, though the number of chips did not diminish to that extent but it was visible to both of us that they had stopped regenerating on their own. It could have been possibly the only perfect sign that told me that Regis had masterfully done her job.

A gust of wind interfered with my field of view, as I raised my chin up only to feel the vibration of the tremendous weight of the dragon flying towards me, followed by a cacophonous clattering of another swarm of those despicable small metallic chips.

But instead of turning it into a rematch of our previous game of tag, I too rushed in forward, which only took the dragon by surprise as it launched a maelstrom of another fire attack at me.

Realizing how devious Ouroboros could be with its planning and how cautiously it lured me in, I had to refrain from using Black Flare. Probably from our previous exchange, it had already surmised that my magic could feed on its fire. So it carefully exploded the inferno before I could use my spell to take over his.

“Wouldn’t it be better to decide soon.” I called out to the dragon, only an inch away in front of it, as I raised my fist cloaked in my dense magical aura. Its face distraught with surprise and anger as it saw me confronting it face to face and surviving its explosive fire magic unscathed. A single thrust from my fist sent the massive beast crashing into one of the nearby mountain.

Of course without magic I couldn’t have even been able to move it an inch, but magically enhancing my attack and a bit of gravity magic for an instant touch could make wonders like bringing a dragon to the ground.

As the rubble and dust clouds from the falling debris dispersed a clear picture of a struck down dragon with grievous wounds came into view; deep seated into the centre of  a large terrestrial crater as if a giant asteroid that banished the dinosaurs had collapsed right there.

The dragon too had realized that the healing capability of the magical artifact was reaching its limit as the reservoir itself had been destroyed.

“You see it’s better if you hurry up because I need to have an important chat with another dragon.” I told Ouroboros about my other appointment, hoping for his brains to soon realise that this fight was futile the moment he refused to listen to my request.

“I would never submit to the likes of a human, no matter what kind of power you wield backing down from my oath is no option.”

  How stuck up and stubborn people can be in this world I thought to myself, or rather I might be too flexible in my thoughts. For a moment I was left wondering whether it’s a good or a bad thing.

The body of Ouroboros shrieked, even on flapping its wings extensively, his body failed to respond or muster up any movement no matter how hard it tried.

‘It’s no use…. I cannot move.’ The dragon’s thoughts froze with those words, the moment it realized what had really happened to its body. That must have been clear to him, but it just lay down in silence there. Indeed the battle was lost; the evil dragon could not deny it anymore or runaway from the human girl who so casually took it down in a single fray of punch.

Well, it was useless and I already know because I planned my punch that way. Sending strong shockwaves from within I had caused several major concussion and blockage problems in its blood vessels, destroying several internal organs of his in a single blow.

Well I should thank mother for teaching me such exceptional martial arts and with my unique skill I was able to analyse and learn it after training with her combat blessing. Even if on the outside its wounds had healed up, the internal wounds being much deeper and drastic could not keep up with the damage and the healing process.

All there was left for me was to wait for the declaration of his surrender and I could return back with Regis to the Elf Kingdom. But then what….

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A strange pause had me worried, because I would soon be leaving the elf kingdom too and with how things ended up I still could not ask Regis what I had in mind for a long time.

Regis who made use of magic just to help me, it would be selfish of me to feed on her generosity any longer not to forget when she has such a loving family on her side. If I had someone like those in my previous life to take care of me, I would have done everything in my power to return back.

Suddenly the dragon let out a shriek as if it was its last moan and the moment he abandoned the feeling pain from its body.

“I never thought a day like this would come when I would be rendered so powerless to even draw my fire breath. But even if this will be the last you see of me, I will be snatching everything from you, this island you so want to protect, your life that you value above all else, the life of people you cherish. I will be stealing away all of it. Mark my words and rejoice that you ever had to confront the Ruler of the Cursed Night Sky ─ Ouroboros.” It said with the most awful grin while passing his declaration of its pure concentrated malice.

The dragon’s body rattled, but this wouldn’t have been possible with how his muscle tissues had been drop by drop separated from the torn up blood vessels and veins running throughout its body. The dragon’s mouth opens in large as a swarm of new metallic chips vomited out of its body. The metal artifact connected to its chest started glowing with a red, creating a voracious sound akin to a combustion engine firing.

Zap.Zap.Zap. the leftover smaller chips flew up backward, like a heavy downpour just in reverse falling into the sky. The halo started revolving again the only exception being that the dragon was being pulled up too.

But that too stopped as his chest was ripped apart, and feeling nothing else and despite the pain with the same gleeful expression slapped across its face, it chuckled as if trying to say something. On reaching the centre it mid-froze and the metal chunk that levitated away from its body turned into raw energy. First its viscous green hide turned into a dry, pale fabric contrary to its dark and deep shade. The cracks that overlapped the lining of its ribs and magical nerves puffed up ─ undergoing an abnormal transformation.

Staying true to its words it had gone and finally done it. As Al analysed the nature of transformation going on in front of us, I instantly knew of his intent of offering up its own life resource as a dynamic source of magical energy to keep the artifact running for a powerful final blast to decimate everything of what was visible from here. 

The present, future of me were now attached to this world and I needed to keep it safe all for my sake. And I was willing to go to any length to make that happen, even if it meant removing things like these from my way.

My usual large scale magic this time would not work because I am still unsure whether they would be able to keep in pace with the fast looping magic. The only thing which I could think of was to destroy the artifact and that too in a blink of an eye.

Lifting my hand as it pointed to the sky, I took a final look at my surrounding noticing that the stage itself was set for me right from the start. Hundreds of lying dormant volcanoes, boiling with molten liquid from the inside and swirling with pent-up heat; inhabited the dragon island as its native feature, maybe today was the final day to wake them up all at once.

While I had already set the currents in motion for the cold and warm air to clash as they danced in the sky to welcome the thunderstorm clouds approaching from every nook and corner of the vast ocean around us in response to the low pressure region radically fashioned into existence.

The water from the internal flowing water bodies had already started evaporating, welling up moisture in the air, and so the ridiculous amount of ash being released into the atmosphere at the same time as the insides of the volcanoes was being forcefully heated by my wind and fire magic. The basic idea was to simply heat up the whole place until they ionize and start to glow from all the heat energy. In turn generating friction between all the colliding, fragmenting particles of volcanic ash giving rise to static electricity and so what called volcanic lightning.

I glanced upward and while the dragon’s body had already dissolved and assimilated, the halo glowed with a red aura, as it raced and engorged with so much energy. Suddenly an intense light flashed and recollecting at centre, the incredible torrent of magical energy was ready to be dissipated and put holes in all of the land wherever it struck.

“[BLACK FILAMENT]” Bringing my hand down like launching a hurricane before the disaster struck, the ashen clouds savouring the sounds of the words I pronounced, it caused the earth and the atmosphere to quake.

The transient blaze of black-purple lightning shredding through the intense hanging darkness, made its way to the magical artifact that was about to destroy this place but it only made it look more like a gleam of torch as it got snuffed out from the very plane of existence.

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STATUS WINDOW – OUROBORS

NAME :  OUROBOROS

AGE : ------

RACE :  HEAVENLY DRAGON

LEVEL : 6000

HP : 250000

MP :500000

SP : 300000

SKILLS : [AURA FLAMES] [WIND MAGIC LV 7] [FIRE MAGIC LV 8]   [EARTH MAGIC LV 5] [BLAST CONTROL]  [BODY ARMOUR LV8]

TITLE : THE RULER OF THE CURSED NIGHT SKY,  IMMORTALITY

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