Due to the cloudy sky and the misty air, no one was able to see the other dragon clearly. Except for Michael, they could barely see a silhouette of a dragon. But it changed when the dragon dived down through the clouds to attack Nightmare and Gaya. Michael noticed two bright amber eyes sit elegantly within the dragon's scaled, long skull, which gave it a fierce-looking appearance. Several enormous central horns sat atop its head, just above its narrow, angular ears. Several large fan-like skin and bone structures ran down the sides of each of its jaw lines.
Its nose was small and had two long, curved nostrils, and there was a tendril on its chin. Several sharp teeth poked out from the side of its mouth, revealing only a fraction of the terror hiding inside. A muscular neck ran down from its head and into a massive body. The dragon was easily thrice the size of Nightmare. The top of its body was covered in narrow scales and rows of small spikes down its spine. The bottom was covered in wide scales, colored slightly lighter than the rest of its body. Four massive limbs carried its body and allowed the creature to stand arrogantly and sturdy. Massive wings grew starting from just below its shoulders and ending at its hips. The wings were bladed in structure, the skin of the wings seemed to glow as if made from the fire itself, and small, sharp tips grew from each ending like massive spears. Its thick tail ended in a hammer-like growth and was covered in the same narrow scales as its body.
The dragon scales had a tinge of golden and crimson red. The sheer size and the shining scales symbolized the dragon's race, a Royal Dragon. Even if Nightmare were at the Fusion stage, it would stand no chance against this Royal Dragon. Its jaw was wide enough to slice Nightmare in half. Luckily, Nightmare had a backup.
"Victoria, is this your pet?" Michael was amused. The poor dragon didn't seem to realize there was a Half Immortal staring at him from a distance. As much as Michael wanted to slaughter the dragon, he hovered in the sky, doing nothing. He let Gaya and Nightmare fight the dragon for a change.
The two dragons roared at each other. When they came face to face, the people on the ground felt a chill. Even Yagnar, General Bryce, and Davarius trembled in fear. Nightmare and the Royal Dragon menacingly stared at each other. Nightmare bore his teeth. Despite the size and power, Nightmare didn't show any signs of fear in his eyes. But the Royal Dragon had a look of scorn. He looked down on Nightmare's forest dragon race. If the Royal Dragon was a noble, a forest dragon was the poorest of the commoners.
"I don't care who you are or why you dared to attack Thusia, but that will be your last mistake," The Royal Dragon growled. Its terrifying voice echoed through the sky. The pirates halted firing the cannons in utter shock. They did not want the dragon's attention. They thought Nightmare was the biggest, baddest dragon but compared to the royal dragon, Nightmare was a puppy.
"I will end you two and burn those scums alive," The Royal Dragon glanced at the pirate ships.
"So there is no brain under that big skull of yours, huh?" Gaya ridiculed the royal dragon.
"You dared to insult me?!" The Royal Dragon roared.
"You fucking idiot, we dared to burn this place to the ground. Of course, I dare to insult an overgrown lizard like you. Didn't you get the memo? We waged war against your pathetic kingdom. It's payback time bitch,"
The Royal dragon's eyes literally lit up with flames. It roared and dashed at Nightmare. Regardless of its enormous size, the royal dragon was fast. However, Nightmare's smaller body gave him an edge. He was able to barrel roll and quickly go under the royal dragon.
Boom!
Gaya punched the royal dragon on its belly with enough force to create a thunderous shockwave. Her fist went numb as the royal dragon growled in pain. Using this opportunity, Nightmare breathed fire on the royal dragon. However, its scales were too tough for Nightmare's flames to burn it.
Suddenly, the air around them became hotter. When Gaya looked at the royal dragon, she saw its belly beginning to glow.
"It's gonna breathe fire," Gaya quickly raised her arms as a thin jade energy shield formed around Nightmare.
"Avoid the dragon breath," she ordered Nightmare.
"No shit,"
Nightmare flapped his wings, increasing his speed. Meanwhile, the pirates resumed bombarding the port. Some of the merchant ships began to set sail away from the port. Finally, the royal dragon caught up with Nightmare and Gaya. It flew right above them. It opened its mouth wide as Gaya saw the inside of its mouth glowing like someone had set a fire inside. The temperature around them rose by several degrees.
Gaya retaliated quickly by firing an arrow straight into the dragon's mouth. However, the heat inside the dragon's mouth melted the arrow like butter.
"I really thought that would work," Gaya growled as Nightmare flapped his wings harder than before. Immediately, he shot through the air, escaping the dragon's fire. From a distance, Michael saw a violet stream of fire shooting out of the dragon's mouth.
"Holy fuck," Davarius cursed. They could feel the intense heat from afar. Gaya frowned, pouring more energy into the shield. Yet, the shield kept flickering. If they had met the dragon breath head-on, the heat would have burnt their skin off.
Gaya realized they couldn't drag the fight long.
"Where the fuck are those ships?" General Bryce had lost his cool.
Michael could have used the system to scan the area and find a pocket dimension's entrance. However, he used the majority of his badass points to find the Queen's soul piece's location. He was really lucky to find Mugashuku in a good mood. As a result, Mugashuku agreed to offer his protection as long as he found another soul piece within the next six months. Otherwise, Mugashuku would personally come to find Michael. That was its threat.
The situation was making Michael lose his calm. Luckily, he saw a warship appear out of nowhere near the port. It was a man o war, almost twice the size of Big Bertha.
"Look," Yaganr pointed at the crimson red painted ship. A loud roar from the ship reverberated through the sea. It slowly sailed toward the pirate ships.
"Fire at the man o war and get the hell out of here," Michael ordered Corey. The pirates were really lucky they weren't inside the warship's firing range. Otherwise, a single volley of cannon fire from the ship could decimate all of them.
As Michael ordered, the pirates quickly reloaded the cannons and fired at the man of war. Countless cannonballs soared through the sky, leaving a smoky trail. Sparks flew around them as they made an eerie buzzing sound. When they hit the man o war's hull, they all heard a thunderous explosion. But the cannonballs barely made a dent in its hull.
Meanwhile, the sky lit up with violet and red color. Both Nightmare and the Royal dragon flew above the clouds fighting each other.
Suddenly, Nightmare's roar echoed through the sky. Michael sensed a pain in its roar. Above the clouds, the dragon fire had scorched the side of Nightmare's belly. But despite the pain, Nightmare didn't slow down. Seeing the pain in Nightmare's eyes, Gaya's anger shot through the roof. She raised her bow as four arrows made of golden energy appeared in her hand. She nocked all of them, mumbling something under her breath. The royal dragon flew almost twenty meters away from them. The wind was violent enough to throw Nightmare off balance occasionally. Furthermore, the clouds obstructed her vision. Despite everything, Gaya took a deep breath and released the arrows. As soon as they shot out, the arrows created a sonic explosion in the air.
Each of the four arrows grew in size, transforming into golden snakes in mid-air. Unlike traditional arrows that travel in a straight line, these snakes zig zagged, following the royal dragon.
The Royal Dragon retaliated by breathing fire onto the golden snakes. Its violet flames melted two snakes, but it was too late to stop the remaining two. They hit the Royal dragon in the belly and in the back. The royal dragon screamed in pain as the arrows exploded when they penetrated the dragon's scales.
On the sea, the man o war prepared to fire its cannons. The sound of cannons cluttering traveled in the air. It was like thunder rumbling. A few moments later, the cannons fired, gushing out thick white smoke. The man o war trembled at the aftershock. Michael saw countless cannonballs soar through the air toward the pirate ships.
Michael felt pain seeing the pirate ships explode into pieces in a snap of time. Fire and wood splinters flew as black smoke rose from the ships. He hoped the pirates used the teleportation scroll to escape. Otherwise, there was no way they could survive the explosion. Michael expected the thusian warships to be powerful, but the man o war exceeded his expectation.
His focus on the man o war got broken by the roar of the Royal Dragon. This time, the royal dragon roared in pain. Michael noticed several golden lights flickering above the clouds. He could tell Gaya was bombarding the royal dragon with arrows. Just like the warship exceeded Michael's expectations, the royal dragon also exceeded Gaya's initial estimation of its power.
She had to take the fight seriously. Even with the combined force of Nightmare, the battle between them was at a stalemate.
"It's enough. Get out of there," Michael ordered Gaya through the earpiece.
"I am going on board. I hope your men will do the same," Michael said to the trio before dashing toward the man o war. While Michael was on his way to the warship, Gaya stood atop Nightmare. She took out the golden scroll. The Royal dragon noticed the scroll. It opened its mouth to quickly breathe fire on them. Before it could happen, Gaya tore the scroll as a bright light enveloped them both. In a split second, they disappeared from the sky.
Due to the cloudy sky and the misty air, no one was able to see the other dragon clearly. Except for Michael, they could barely see a silhouette of a dragon. But it changed when the dragon dived down through the clouds to attack Nightmare and Gaya. Michael noticed two bright amber eyes sit elegantly within the dragon's scaled, long skull, which gave it a fierce-looking appearance. Several enormous central horns sat atop its head, just above its narrow, angular ears. Several large fan-like skin and bone structures ran down the sides of each of its jaw lines.
Its nose was small and had two long, curved nostrils, and there was a tendril on its chin. Several sharp teeth poked out from the side of its mouth, revealing only a fraction of the terror hiding inside. A muscular neck ran down from its head and into a massive body. The dragon was easily thrice the size of Nightmare. The top of its body was covered in narrow scales and rows of small spikes down its spine. The bottom was covered in wide scales, colored slightly lighter than the rest of its body. Four massive limbs carried its body and allowed the creature to stand arrogantly and sturdy. Massive wings grew starting from just below its shoulders and ending at its hips. The wings were bladed in structure, the skin of the wings seemed to glow as if made from the fire itself, and small, sharp tips grew from each ending like massive spears. Its thick tail ended in a hammer-like growth and was covered in the same narrow scales as its body.
The dragon scales had a tinge of golden and crimson red. The sheer size and the shining scales symbolized the dragon's race, a Royal Dragon. Even if Nightmare were at the Fusion stage, it would stand no chance against this Royal Dragon. Its jaw was wide enough to slice Nightmare in half. Luckily, Nightmare had a backup.
"Victoria, is this your pet?" Michael was amused. The poor dragon didn't seem to realize there was a Half Immortal staring at him from a distance. As much as Michael wanted to slaughter the dragon, he hovered in the sky, doing nothing. He let Gaya and Nightmare fight the dragon for a change.
The two dragons roared at each other. When they came face to face, the people on the ground felt a chill. Even Yagnar, General Bryce, and Davarius trembled in fear. Nightmare and the Royal Dragon menacingly stared at each other. Nightmare bore his teeth. Despite the size and power, Nightmare didn't show any signs of fear in his eyes. But the Royal Dragon had a look of scorn. He looked down on Nightmare's forest dragon race. If the Royal Dragon was a noble, a forest dragon was the poorest of the commoners.
"I don't care who you are or why you dared to attack Thusia, but that will be your last mistake," The Royal Dragon growled. Its terrifying voice echoed through the sky. The pirates halted firing the cannons in utter shock. They did not want the dragon's attention. They thought Nightmare was the biggest, baddest dragon but compared to the royal dragon, Nightmare was a puppy.
"I will end you two and burn those scums alive," The Royal Dragon glanced at the pirate ships.
"So there is no brain under that big skull of yours, huh?" Gaya ridiculed the royal dragon.
"You dared to insult me?!" The Royal Dragon roared.
"You fucking idiot, we dared to burn this place to the ground. Of course, I dare to insult an overgrown lizard like you. Didn't you get the memo? We waged war against your pathetic kingdom. It's payback time bitch,"
The Royal dragon's eyes literally lit up with flames. It roared and dashed at Nightmare. Regardless of its enormous size, the royal dragon was fast. However, Nightmare's smaller body gave him an edge. He was able to barrel roll and quickly go under the royal dragon.
Boom!
Gaya punched the royal dragon on its belly with enough force to create a thunderous shockwave. Her fist went numb as the royal dragon growled in pain. Using this opportunity, Nightmare breathed fire on the royal dragon. However, its scales were too tough for Nightmare's flames to burn it.
Suddenly, the air around them became hotter. When Gaya looked at the royal dragon, she saw its belly beginning to glow.
"It's gonna breathe fire," Gaya quickly raised her arms as a thin jade energy shield formed around Nightmare.
"Avoid the dragon breath," she ordered Nightmare.
"No shit,"
Nightmare flapped his wings, increasing his speed. Meanwhile, the pirates resumed bombarding the port. Some of the merchant ships began to set sail away from the port. Finally, the royal dragon caught up with Nightmare and Gaya. It flew right above them. It opened its mouth wide as Gaya saw the inside of its mouth glowing like someone had set a fire inside. The temperature around them rose by several degrees.
Gaya retaliated quickly by firing an arrow straight into the dragon's mouth. However, the heat inside the dragon's mouth melted the arrow like butter.
"I really thought that would work," Gaya growled as Nightmare flapped his wings harder than before. Immediately, he shot through the air, escaping the dragon's fire. From a distance, Michael saw a violet stream of fire shooting out of the dragon's mouth.
"Holy fuck," Davarius cursed. They could feel the intense heat from afar. Gaya frowned, pouring more energy into the shield. Yet, the shield kept flickering. If they had met the dragon breath head-on, the heat would have burnt their skin off.
Gaya realized they couldn't drag the fight long.
"Where the fuck are those ships?" General Bryce had lost his cool.
Michael could have used the system to scan the area and find a pocket dimension's entrance. However, he used the majority of his badass points to find the Queen's soul piece's location. He was really lucky to find Mugashuku in a good mood. As a result, Mugashuku agreed to offer his protection as long as he found another soul piece within the next six months. Otherwise, Mugashuku would personally come to find Michael. That was its threat.
The situation was making Michael lose his calm. Luckily, he saw a warship appear out of nowhere near the port. It was a man o war, almost twice the size of Big Bertha.
"Look," Yaganr pointed at the crimson red painted ship. A loud roar from the ship reverberated through the sea. It slowly sailed toward the pirate ships.
"Fire at the man o war and get the hell out of here," Michael ordered Corey. The pirates were really lucky they weren't inside the warship's firing range. Otherwise, a single volley of cannon fire from the ship could decimate all of them.
As Michael ordered, the pirates quickly reloaded the cannons and fired at the man of war. Countless cannonballs soared through the sky, leaving a smoky trail. Sparks flew around them as they made an eerie buzzing sound. When they hit the man o war's hull, they all heard a thunderous explosion. But the cannonballs barely made a dent in its hull.
Meanwhile, the sky lit up with violet and red color. Both Nightmare and the Royal dragon flew above the clouds fighting each other.
Suddenly, Nightmare's roar echoed through the sky. Michael sensed a pain in its roar. Above the clouds, the dragon fire had scorched the side of Nightmare's belly. But despite the pain, Nightmare didn't slow down. Seeing the pain in Nightmare's eyes, Gaya's anger shot through the roof. She raised her bow as four arrows made of golden energy appeared in her hand. She nocked all of them, mumbling something under her breath. The royal dragon flew almost twenty meters away from them. The wind was violent enough to throw Nightmare off balance occasionally. Furthermore, the clouds obstructed her vision. Despite everything, Gaya took a deep breath and released the arrows. As soon as they shot out, the arrows created a sonic explosion in the air.
Each of the four arrows grew in size, transforming into golden snakes in mid-air. Unlike traditional arrows that travel in a straight line, these snakes zig zagged, following the royal dragon.
The Royal Dragon retaliated by breathing fire onto the golden snakes. Its violet flames melted two snakes, but it was too late to stop the remaining two. They hit the Royal dragon in the belly and in the back. The royal dragon screamed in pain as the arrows exploded when they penetrated the dragon's scales.
On the sea, the man o war prepared to fire its cannons. The sound of cannons cluttering traveled in the air. It was like thunder rumbling. A few moments later, the cannons fired, gushing out thick white smoke. The man o war trembled at the aftershock. Michael saw countless cannonballs soar through the air toward the pirate ships.
Michael felt pain seeing the pirate ships explode into pieces in a snap of time. Fire and wood splinters flew as black smoke rose from the ships. He hoped the pirates used the teleportation scroll to escape. Otherwise, there was no way they could survive the explosion. Michael expected the thusian warships to be powerful, but the man o war exceeded his expectation.
His focus on the man o war got broken by the roar of the Royal Dragon. This time, the royal dragon roared in pain. Michael noticed several golden lights flickering above the clouds. He could tell Gaya was bombarding the royal dragon with arrows. Just like the warship exceeded Michael's expectations, the royal dragon also exceeded Gaya's initial estimation of its power.
She had to take the fight seriously. Even with the combined force of Nightmare, the battle between them was at a stalemate.
"It's enough. Get out of there," Michael ordered Gaya through the earpiece.
"I am going on board. I hope your men will do the same," Michael said to the trio before dashing toward the man o war. While Michael was on his way to the warship, Gaya stood atop Nightmare. She took out the golden scroll. The Royal dragon noticed the scroll. It opened its mouth to quickly breathe fire on them. Before it could happen, Gaya tore the scroll as a bright light enveloped them both. In a split second, they disappeared from the sky.
