The Black Dragon
Before our very eyes was a monster referred to as a living natural disaster. A black dragon of all things had descended from above the opening in the cavern’s ceiling and was now face to face with our small group. Its eye piercing through to our very soul, paralyzing us in complete terror.
“Master we need to run! Master, are you listing to me, we need to run!” (Raiden)
“I hear you Raiden but for some reason my body isn’t listening to my head at the moment.” (Arin)
Every cell in my body was screaming at me, saying this was not a foe we could fight unscathed. We needed to find some way out of here and fast.
The dragon after staring at our group focused its gaze on Liza. Slowly opening its mouth where it was focusing a large amount of mana. It must have been drawn to Liza due to her [Monster Allure] skill. Liza understanding what was about to happen showed an expression of absolute despair.
“Raiden do something!” (Arin)
The black dragon fires a purplish flame at Liza, her unable to respond stands there seconds away from receiving the blast. In that very moment Raiden leaps towards Liza, picking her up in his arms and narrowly avoiding the attack.
“Young miss, this is no time to be standing around. Please come back to your senses.” (Raiden)
“ Uh right, sorry.” (Liza)
Liza now more level headed regains her composure and stand up now wielding her war hammer created with [Armament Materialization].
“We need to get out of here. Raiden distract that thing for as long as you can. Liza head back towards the tunnel we came down in. Hurry!” (Arin)
“As you command master.” (Raiden)
“Understood.” (Liza)
Raiden with both his swords drawn charges at the dragon, his body emanating a violent aura. Pebble in the chaos jumps onto my shoulder and we both run towards the tunnel along side Liza.
Raiden leaps into the air and fire off dozens of blades of magical power with his [Storm Sword] skill. The black dragon shields itself with its large wings, then counter attacks with a swing of its tail. Raiden tries to block the attack with his swords but he is sent flying into the wall of the cavern, causing cracks to form from the impact.
The dragon refocuses on both Liza and I, unleashing a overwhelming roar. The power emanating from it shot forth created a shockwave powerful enough to knock the two of us down and have parts of the cavern cave in on itself. As we reoriented ourself I had now noticed that our escape route had now been blocked by rouble. We were now trapped with no were else to run.
“Damn it, are you kidding me!” (Arin)
In that brief moment the black dragon started flying towards us, his claws prepared to strike at us.
“Did you forget about me you oversized lizard!” (Raiden)
Raiden not missing a beat, runs along the walls of the cavern until he is above the dragon. He coats his body and swords with lighting magic. In combo to that he used the [Swift Sword Technique] skill to accelerate himself towards the dragon and landing a powerful blow its back.
Out of all the times I have fought along side Raiden I had never seen him battle with such desperation. He was no longer holding back as he had in previous fights and was using every bit of strength he had to deal even the smallest of damage.
While not as severe Raiden was able to leave a mark on the dragon. The electric shocked made the beast scream in pain. All its attention was now on Raiden, who at this point seemed like the biggest threat to the creature.
The black dragon stirs up a mighty gale and takes flight with Raiden holding on to its back, not trying to fall off. It shook its massive body back and forth in an attempt to throw Raiden off itself.
“No use running. We need to help. Liza you think you’ll be alright.” (Arin)
“Not at all, but I’ll manage anyway.” (Liza)
“Alright, lets go.” (Arin)
With both our resolve cemented the two of us rush to assist Raiden. I used my [Character Appraisal] skill, hoping to find out if it has any weaknesses.
Black Dragon
Name: N/A
Rank: 8++
Health: 243/260 Attack: 170 Defense: 185 Speed: 133 Inteligence: 90 Mana: 112
Skills: Dragon Breath Lv 8, Flight Lv 8, Fire Magic Lv 6, Darkness Magic Lv 6, Debuffing Magic Lv 3, Intimidation Lv 7, Armor Scale Lv 8, Heat Resistance Lv 7, Poison Resistance Lv 2, Roar Lv 4, Magic Boost Lv 5, Battle Aura Lv 6
-A pure breed dragon 6 meters in hight whose body is protected by this scales that are resistance to physical attacks and a small resistance to magical attacks. It keeps to itself and act very aggressive to those that encounter it. Has a habit of holding treasure in its nest. Likes gold. Dislikes those that enter its dwelling.
Looking at its stats made the idea of fighting this monster even more frightening. Compared to the thunder fanged tiger I had defeated in the past, the black dragon was both more powerful in shear stats and had more powerful skills at its disposal. The only information I thought could be useful was that big about his interest in gold.
“Liza, how much gold do you have on you right now?” (Arin)
“Only the little bit we dug up so far. You’re not thinking of…” (Liza)
“Toss some of it over by the dragon.” (Arin)
“But my gol…” (Liza)
“Just do it!” (Arin)
Liza reluctantly tossed a good chunk of gold we had previously dug up as hard as she could towards the dragon. The shine of the gold was able to get the dragon’s attention, enough to to make it look away from us. With that small distraction Raiden was able to use a combination of [Wind Magic] and [Storm Blade] skills to unleash a flurry of attacks at point blank range, causing the dragon to come crashing out of the sky. The black dragon had managed to land into the spring to minimize any damage. With the impact of the water Raiden was thrown off the dragon’s back
“Bet you felt that one didn’t you.” (Raiden)
Raiden showed a cocky expression, thinking he had dealt a fatal blow. Unfortunately the black dragon emerged from the water with barely any damage to itself.
“Pebble give us some cover fire.” (Arin)
At my command Pebble formed multiple magic circles, creating over a dozen stone spears and fires them all at the dragon. The spears bounced off its harden scales and crumble into rubble. Even though it had been weakened the dragons scales were still very difficult to deal with.
Almost mockingly the black dragon uses [Fire Magic] and creates dozens of flame spears to fire right back at us.
“Pebble defense now!” (Arin)
“I’ll help too.” (Liza)
I had Pebble transform into a large shield as well as use his [Secrets of Alchemy] skill to turn his body into mithril. Liza used her [Barrier Magic] to create a transparent dome of mana around us for extra protection. As the flame spears hit the barrier cracks began to form. With only a few volleys Liza’s barrier shattered like glass Leaving only Pebble’s mithril body shield to defend with.
Hidden by this attack the black dragon had made its way closer to us. It now in close quarters to us raised its claws and slashes at the both me and Liza.
“Master!” (Raiden)
In a panic state, Raiden with his great speed was able to get between us and the dragon. He used his swords to block the dragons attack and the physical force and magical power of the two created shockwaves upon collision. The black dragon was strong but Raiden’s sheer force of will was enabling him to hold off the attack.
It had looked like Raiden had completely fended off the dragon’s attack, but in the next moment visible cracks could be seen from Raidens swords and were then shattered into shards. Without his weapons the black dragon’s strike was able to land a direct hit on Raiden, leaving three gaping cuts across his chest. Blood began to spill from Raiden’s torso, spilling out of his body at an alarm rate.
No words could escape my mouth. Raiden who I had relied on the most was now nearing death’s doors by taking an attack meant for me.
“Oh shit… Master, I think… this might be a problem.” (Raiden)
