Journey of the Dragon

Chapter forty five : fight near the River part 2

 After Holdi's face is hit by a throw of Mailon's magic powder, Holdi suddenly attacks his two friends, Arci and Rizu. Then Holdi continues to give very difficult attacks to his two friends, who still don’t understand about what is going on.

 Then Mailon explains, that Holdi is now under his influence, so Holdi thinks that Rizu and Arci are enemies, while Mailon is a friend, so now Holdi tries to protect Mailon, but he attacks Arci and Rizu instead.

 While listening to Mailon's words, Rizu and Arci kept trying to bring Holdi back. "Holdi, wake up! This is us! Your friends! " Said the two of them.

 But Holdi doesn't care about it, instead he keeps launching wind attacks that are so strong against his friends, that Rizu and Arci are so overwhelmed. Under the influence of Mailon, Holdi really becomes a formidable opponent for Arci and Rizu, even the electric attack given by Arci is able to be repelled by Holdi, he counter it with his axe and then he flows the electric attack into the ground.

 Meanwhile Mailon just stood far from them, and continued to laugh seeing his enemies fighting each other. Arci, who could not stand to see Holdi's situation like that, immediately acted more by telling Rizu to focus on approaching Mailon, while for matters of fighting Holdi, just let him handle it.

 Therefore, Rizu immediately nodded and then he ran towards Mailon, even though Holdi blocked his steps. But Arci is also trying hard to keep Holdi away from Rizu, so that Rizu can more freely run towards Mailon. Then to compensate for Holdi's strength, Arci began to increase his strength, he circulated the electric current from his two swords throughout his own body, so that he is now in Lightning mode, In that mode his speed increases, as well as making himself more nimble.

 Then Arci starts running towards Holdi to give a bigger electric attack, but Holdi always avoids and fends off the electric attack, then Holdi also launches his wind attacks on Arci without mercy. But because Arci is currently in Lightning mode, Arci's movement is so fast, so Holdi can't easily knock Arci away. In an instant, Arci can even move behind Holdi's body and then land successive electric attacks on him from various directions.

 Arci keeps moving around Holdi's body so that it makes Holdi even more furious, then Holdi starts to just focus on launching attacks only for Arci, without bothering anymore about Rizu's presence who is still running towards Mailon. Therefore, Rizu was able to approach Mailon who was in a relaxed state.

 Meanwhile Mailon who saw Rizu immediately said, “What? Hey big guy! Why did you even let him escape? " Shouts Mailon to Holdi. Because he saw Rizu who was getting closer to him, while carrying a bow that was ready to hit Mailon's head.

 Then Mailon quickly drew his sword to s***h at Rizu. And it turned out that with a single s***h, Mailon was able to cut the bow that was being held by Rizu. So now Rizu no longer has anything to use as a weapon. And Mailon was immediately taken advantage of that, he continued to give Rizu slashing attacks, so Rizu received several cuts also getting a kick from Mailon, until he was knocked down and fell to the ground.

 Arci who saw that, immediately shouted at Rizu. “Rizuu! The natural energy you used up is run out ... You have to start absorbing it again. ” Arci said to Rizu, while still trying to avoid the wind attacks from Holdi's ax.

 "Natural energy ??" Mailon wondered.

 Then Rizu stood up while talking to Mailon. "Oh yeah, I didn't realize it, I forgot." After that Rizu immediately took a deep breath while absorbing the energy from the surrounding environment, that energy in the form of an aura that came out of the trees, stones, water, and other objects around him. In an instant the entire aura entered Rizu's body.

 "What are you doing? Is that your power? " Asked Mailon again.

 After finishing absorbing natural energy, then Rizu started talking to Mailon again, “… Yes. I have the power to absorb energy from the nature around me, so that my body can become stronger. " Said Rizu.

 “Ooh, apparently that's why you can hit and blown away my soldiers easily. Whereas just now, because the natural energy that you absorbed in your body has run out, your attack power has returned to normal ... Hmm, no wonder the three of you are named the three Knight storm of the Nexus ... One has wind power, one has electric power, and the other one has the power of nature ... What a pain in the ass. But the big names of the three of you, will end here soon !! ” Said Mailon while running to land a s***h on Rizu again.

 But apparently Mailon had to swallow his own word, because then Rizu immediately picked up a sword belonging to one of the Soldiers who was lying nearby, Without much ado, Mailon swing a s***h that was aimed right at Rizu's head, but surprisingly, it turned out that Rizu was able to repel the attack very quickly, even a s***h from Rizu's sword made the blade used by Mailon split open, causing Mailon to be so shocked, when he realized that the sword he used suddenly broke, after being cut by Rizu's sword block.

 And that apparently made Arci smile a little while saying. "Yes, that it. It should have been like that ... Rizu is bad at using other weapons, but if he use a sword ... Hmm, don't expect his opponent to win. " Arci said with a smile and avoided Holdi's attack.

 Then Rizu immediately landed another sword strike, that Mailon was unable to dodge. Even the armor worn by Mailon shattered as a result of being hit by Rizu's attacks, so it caused Mailon's body to surprisingly blow and then sprawl on the rocks.

Then, Mailon, who was already battered and unable to fight anymore, immediately asked Rizu for mercy. But without saying much, Rizu gripped Mailon's neck tightly, while asking Mailon with a serious expression.

 "Quickly tell me, how can we get Holdi back to normal ?!" Rizu asked Mailon, who looked really scared.

 "I- it's easy ... You just rinse his face with water." Mailon replied.

 Then after hearing that, Rizu hit Mailon's head using the sword hilt in his hand, causing Mailon to faint immediately.

 While Arci is still trying to play catch and chase with Holdi around the place, then Rizu started to approach them while ordering Arci to lead Holdi to the river. And Arci who understands Rizu's order, immediately makes Holdi follow him until he stands on the bank of the river, for then Rizu immediately jumps and pushes Holdi's body to crash and then plunges into the river.

 Then Arci who has returned to normal mode, immediately approached Holdi to the river bank while saying, "Holdi !! ... Let's hurry up here. We must searching the princess again! ” Invite Arci to Holdi who is now standing trembling in the river.

 "Brrrr ... Why am I suddenly here?" Said Holdi, who was soaked while feeling cold.

 Return to the ongoing battle beetwen Dragon versus Krypt. The two of them were still attacking each other using their respective flagship weapons, the spear used by Krypt and the Heat Flame sword used by Dragon continuously clashed with each other, the two of them had a really fierce battle there, making Princess Reina who watched it feel So tense.

.Krypt felt such a difference, from the last time he had faced the Dragon in Flaur's Castle. Because in the past Dragon only used an ordinary sword, whereas now Dragon uses the Heat flame sword as his weapon, which can bring out the power of burning fire that is so strong, it makes Krypt feel overwhelmed.

 However, the spear weapon currently being used by Krypt is also no ordinary weapon. The spear is Krypt's mainstay weapon that has dangerous powers, and that weapon is always used by Krypt to defeat every enemy outside of Flaur's Castle, especially when he and his troops are destroying colonial villages on the orders by Flaur.

.Long story short, when Dragon managed to launch an attack that was able to push Krypt's body away. Then Krypt began to unleash the full power of his spear, so that he could match the power of Dragon's Heat Flame sword.

 Dragon and the Princess were both shocked when Krypt began to unleash his ultimate attack, a s***h of destructive energy shot straight at Dragon. The Destructive energy that was in the form of a purple s***h launched towards Dragon's body. Seeing that, then immediately Dragon blocked the attack, using a s***h of fire from his sword which is no less powerful, so that an explosion occurred.

 The explosion was so strong, it even made Dragon's body flung and then fell quite hard.

 "Dragon!" Shouted the princess as she ran towards the Dragon who was lying down..

 After Princess near and help Dragon to stand up, she asked. “Are you okay?" Asked the princess.

 “I'm fine ... Princess, get out of here. This place is dangerous. " Tell Dragon to Princess Reina.

 "But ..." Then before Princess Reina finished her sentence, suddenly Krypt launched another destructive energy attack on the Dragon who was near the Princess.

 Not just one, but Krypt launched a lot of these attacks in succession, so Dragon immediately pushed the princess's body away from him. Then Dragon quickly tried to fend off all the attacks launched by Krypt with great effort. Dragon uses a s***h of flames so powerful that any destructive energy Krypt throws can be diverted in another direction.

 Of course it is a very difficult thing to do, because Dragon has to swing his powerful fire slashes in a row against the attacks from Krypt that lead to him, but Dragon continues to try hard by exerting all his strength to withstand the onslaught of Krypt attacks, until finally he got over all of it.

 But even though Dragon had managed to deal with it, his body was still affected by the action he had done, because it made his body suffer several bruises, which were caused by the intense thrust and impact that occurred when he had to fend off all those attacks one by one at the quick time.

 Then Krypt began to speak. "Hmm, right now I feel really excited ... Because we can finally fight each other by using all our abilities ... Plus, if I succeed in defeating you, then I can take your weapons, as a reward for my victory." Said Krypt while feeling happy.

 “Don't talk nonsense. It won't happen. " Dragon replied, with a panting breath as he gripped his sword tightly, then the flames enveloped his sword began to blaze even more.

 "I will finish this battle soon!" Said Krypt while running towards Dragon with destructive energy that ready to shoot.

 Then Dragon also immediately ran towards Krypt while swinging his sword, and when these two weapons clashed violently with each other. There was an explosion of a very large wave, so that they both immediately flew away, as well as the princess who was also knocked down as a result of the wave impact.

 Dragon and Krypt quickly stood back up, while staring at each other. Then Dragon said. “Your weapon… I feel the same sensation. Like when I fought Gill. " Said Dragon to Krypt.

 “Hahaha, you mean that friend you defeated in the Togu City Tournament huh? Haha ... Of course, because the source power of my weapon and his weapon is the same. "

 "Wh- what ??"

 "... Don't forget, Lord. Flaur is a member of the Emperors Unity group, that means he can also get some samples from the children of Hebi, who are often referred to as Monster Groods." Said Krypt.

 "Monster Grood, are the Children of Hebi?" Asked Dragon who was surprised.

 “Yes, the Hebi childrens are the creatures nicknamed 'Monster Grood' ... 10 years ago, one of the Hebi childrens ran away and went on a rampage in the west continent. Then your friend Gill and his teacher managed to defeat one of that Hebi children, who was nicknamed 'Monster Grood', so from that they finally they could make a weapon in the form of a sword called 'H butcher' ... But it was different with Lord. Flaur, he managed to get samples of Monster grood power directly from Hebi, so with that, finally this Spear was created, and I was the one who trusted by Lord. Flaur to have and use it ... Apart from this spear, Lord. Flaur also produced other weapons that had a source of power from Monster Grood. " Said Krypt while feeling proud of his master, namely Stellan Flaur.

 "I never thought, the power that was in the H butcher sword turned out to come from the power of Hebi’s Childrens ... And not only that, even other people like Flaur can also use that power to be made into weapons." Dragon said.

 "The power of my spear, is stronger than the power of the H butcher's sword!" Said Krypt to Dragon.

 "Hahahhaha ..." Dragon laughed.

 "Why are you laughing?" Asked Krypt, feeling astonished.

 "Don’t be joking. The power of your spear was nothing compared to the power of Gill's weapon… Plus, Gill didn't use his weapon to colonize and oppress others, but he used it to hunt monsters and help others. So don't compare your power with Gill's power !! " Dragon said.

 "I will prove that my weapon is stronger!" Said Krypt while shouting full of emotion. And then he also started to take off the bandages around his neck and mouth.

 How shocked Dragon and Princess Reina when they saw Krypt's face which had been covered by the bandages. It seemed that Krypt's face had deteriorated completely as a result of using the Spear created by Flaur, but it seemed that he had no objection to it, as long as he could obtain such a great power, from the Spear his Master had created.

 "W- what happened to your face?" Asked Dragon.

 "This is the effect of using my reliable weapon ... I sacrificed quite a lot of things to get this much power, so you have no right to call my weapon not the strongest." Said Krypt.

 "... You want to be used as Flaur's guinea pig." Dragon replied.

 "What do you mean?"

 "I told you. Your spear, is very different from Gill's H butcher sword ... And that is due to a different maker ... Perhaps, every weapons created from the power of the monster Grood do have a bad effect on it's user. But in Gill's case, he would only lose a lot of strength when he used that power. But in your case, it looks like the devastating effect is even worse.” Dragon replied.

 "Hmm." Krypt did not deny the Dragon's words.

 “Stop using that spear! Or over time your body will be destroyed! " Dragon said warning Krypt.

 "I will not! This spear has transformed me from just an ordinary Soldier, to a person who is respected and feared, throughout the North Cliff region! " Said Krypt.

 "So, the reason why you are willing to be a subordinate of Flaur and become his executioner, is because you want to be a person who is respected and feared?" Asked Dragon.

 "Yes. Of course!" Krypt replied excitedly.

 "What the hell? Become a person who is respected and feared by destroying yourself, then you treat others casually. You Using that weapon to colonized and destroyed many Villages! … It's really something awful that I can't accept. ” Dragon said while lowering his head.

 "As if I care about what you say." Said Krypt to Dragon who was feeling angry.

 "I ... Will end your suffering, also the suffering that you will spread to others!" Dragon was determined. While raising his head and staring at Krypt, the flames on his sword flared up even more.

 "Don't be joking, you can't beat me!" Shouted Krypt as he ran towards Dragon.

 Then the two of them began to fight fiercely again, they clashed weapons to try to attack each other and avoid each other's attacks. The flames and explosions of destructive energy continued to decorate throughout the course of the two of them, so that the atmosphere there felt very chaotic and tense, especially for Princess Reina who was still watching.

 Then Dragon began to use another ultimate move, which is by combining the power of Melinda and his Heat Flame Sword, he began to appear many daggers floating around his head. Then all the daggers immediately ignited the fire at the same time, and all the daggers were enveloped in flames, quickly shot towards Krypt. This causes Krypt to become overwhelmed because he has to exert all of his power to produce a lot of destructive energy slashes, which he uses as a repellent from the attacks of Dragon's daggers.

 But when Krypt had finished parrying all the dagger blades, he was suddenly surprised by the presence of Dragon who was very close to him while swinging the fire sword right at his body. Therefore Krypt immediately positioned his spear to block the swing of the Dragon sword, so that the s***h from the Dragon could not reach Krypt's body.

 But then, an unexpected thing happened when the Dragon Sword and Krypt Spear rubbed against each other. Krypt's hands began to tremble while holding tightly to the handle of his spear, this was due to the pressure from the slashing of Dragon's sword which pushed him so strongly, the two of them pushed each other and clashed with strength so they could knock each other's opponents down, but apparently the force of encouragement given by Dragon was more powerful than Krypt's power, causing the blade of Krypt's spear to experience cracks, then the longer the c***k became bigger and bigger so that the spear blade shattered instantly, until finally the s***h from the Dragon's sword could continue advancing to Krypt's body.

 The slashing attack launched by the Dragon was so strong that it could even destroy the spear and simultaneously s***h the enemy's body, resulting in Krypt getting a very severe s***h wound on his body.

 After that, Krypt who still couldn't believe that he had just received a crushing attack from Dragon, immediately felt weak and had no strength left to just stand up, so his body immediately collapsed to the ground.

 Then with eriously injured state, Krypt spoke. "I- impossible. I- I was defeated ..." Then he closed his eyes and lost consciousness.

 As for Dragon, he immediately stood up straight while turning his head towards Krypt's body which was already lying covered in blood, then Dragon said.

 "Our duel is over ... I'm sure, before living your current life, you were a noble warrior ... But Stellan Flaur has turned your destiny into a terrible path, so you have to live a life like this ... Now, I will meet your master, and I will stop all of his evil actions. ” Said Dragon, who was determined to make vengeance to Flaur.

 Then princess Reina immediately walked over to Dragon while teetering, she tried to call out the name of the person she wanted to bring back to the Nexus Palace.

 "Dragon ... Dragon."

 But after gathering all his belongings, Dragon immediately turned his back to Princess Reina, then he said. “Sorry princess, I couldn't keep the promise I made… I can't come with you right now. Because I have some business to do first. " Dragon said briefly while walking away leaving Princess Reina alone there. Because from a distance the two of them had already heard the voice of Rizu and his friends who were calling out the name of Princess Reina.

 “Wait, Dragon!” Even though the Princess tried several times to summon and stop Dragon's steps, but Dragon still ignored her and instead continued walking into the forest until his figure was completely out of sight.

 Even though she is left alone, Princess Reina is in a safe state now, because there are three Knights storm of the Nexus who came to pick her up, but she still feels disappointed and doesn't believe that Dragon has really left now, because there are still many thing that she want to talk about with Dragon, about the problem that Dragon currently is facing.

As for Dragon, he would return to continue his journey to head to the North Cliff and make vengeance on the Stellan Flaur.