Journey of the Dragon

Chapter fourteen : Claw VS Dagger

 In the Togu City Tournament which took place at the Amritzer Stadium, 14 participants had finished running the battle, and from the 14 participants, 7 people had succeeded in becoming winners and were entitled to advance to the next round of battles, where later the winners would face each other, and battle again.

 (Gill) (Tatsui) (M.Big hit) (Azter) (Zhoei) (Ajora) (Bernie Zarr) (Glauss vs Dragon)

 Now, there is only one more battle left, to determine which participant will be the 8th winner. This is the final battle that will close the first round of the Togu City Tournament, which is the battle between Dragon and an outer Knight named Glauss. Dragon's name still sounds foreign to all the spectators who are watching the Togu City Tournament, while the name Glauss is better known by many people, because he is an outside knight who has defeated many criminals and often serves and protects the community, so his name is echoed by most people who It is there.

 The audience all over the stands cheered while shouting the name Glauss many times to show their support for the outer Knights, the atmosphere there was more festive than before, because the battle that was going to take place was the last battle of the day, the whole audience was very excited.

 “All right, ladies and gentlemen! Are you ready to watch the next battle? !! ” Shouted the Host, which was answered by a very lively and excited audience voice.

 Then the Host continued, “Alright, the two participants who will be fighting next are Glauss against Dragon! … On the Tournament registration form, Dragon wrote that he was a blacksmith, could a blacksmith defeat a famous outer knight named Glauss? Let's watch together the battle of the two of them! ”

 Dragon immediately stood up from his chair with a straight body, then Tatsui and Gill encouraged him to carry out the battle. He was followed by Glauss from behind towards the top of the Tournament arena floor. Then after the two of them had arrived there, the two of them met each other's eyes, and looked at each other, Glauss had a taller posture than Dragon, with a red tunic, and his hands were wrapped in bandages.

 The entire audience gave Glauss very lively support, then with a smile, Glauss spoke to Dragon. “Introducing, my name is Glauss the dragon claw. I am the most famous outer Knight in the entire territory of the Nexus Kingdom, you must know me right? ”

 "Don't know, never heard of." Dragon said with a flat facial expression.

 "What?" Glauss seemed very surprised to hear that. Then he continued, "Apart from the Nexus Kingdom, my name is also very well known in other Kingdoms, haven't you heard of it?" Asked Glauss with a very curious facial expression.

 "Not." Dragon replied briefly.

 "... Well, never mind, no problem, the important thing is now that you know who I am." Said Glauss while showing a facial expression that looked calmer.

 "You're trying to cheer yourself up, aren't you?" Asked Dragon.

 "What are you saying?!" Glauss said angrily.

 Then a few moments later, the referee declared that their fight had started, so Glauss immediately opened the bandages that wrapped his hands while saying, "It's up to you now, I don't care even if you don't know me, the important thing is right now I will show you my strength, and I will make you remember my name forever. "

 Glauss showed what was behind the bandage he was removing, it turned out that the hand he had was not an ordinary human hand, but it was more like the claws of a green scaly dragon, which looked very strong with sharp nails, ready to be used to tear apart and shredded the opponent's body.

 "Oh, so you have lizard claws." Dragon said while feeling amazed.

 “Dragon claw! These are the claws of a dragon! Stupid!" Shouted Glauss in annoyance after being teased by Dragon. Then he continued his words, "Oh yeah, hurry up and show me your sword, then we fight!"

 "I will not use this sword." Dragon said.

 "What? So you want to face me with your bare hands? Don't underestimate me, OK?" Said Glauss.

 "No, I'll use something else."

 "Wow. So you have hidden power, huh? Alright then ... Since your name is Dragon, does your power also have something to do with a dragon? Just like me." Asked Glauss.

 "Not really." Dragon said while bringing up two daggers in his hand.

 This made the entire audience very amazed, after seeing the dagger that suddenly appeared in Dragon's two hands, as well as the host who began to praise Dragon's power, there were also several spectators in the stands who had witnessed Dragon pulling out his dagger. that, when he was dealing with Kalpen and Zhoei at the gate of Togu City.

 "Hey, he was that person, right?"

 "Yeah right, that's the person. The one who challenged the arrogant sibling. " That was the conversation among some of the spectators in the stands.

 Then Glauss smiled broadly after seeing what Dragon had brought out, then without saying much else, Glauss immediately ran towards Dragon, while praising the dagger that looked very shiny. And excitedly, Dragon also ran towards Glauss. The two of them met each other in the middle of the arena with claws and daggers that would clash with each other.

 As if shouting at each other, the claws and cuts from both sides continued to be waved and avoided by each other. It seems like Dragon is quite an equal opponent for Glauss, because they both look balanced, and can withstand also avoid attacks from each opponent quickly.

 The two of them seemed to really enjoy the fight, every impact from the claws and daggers they used sounded like an encouraging music to the ears of the two of them. Who is having a fierce battle.

The two of them spoke to each other, while still fighting. Glauss was the first to start the conversation.

 “I can beat hundreds of people in no time. But now, facing only one person like you, why is it so hard? You can keep up with my fighting style, you really are not just ordinary blacksmith. " Glauss said.

 “Don't underestimate me, lizard hand. Just watch, I will definitely beat you. " Dragon said.

 "I did not underestimate you, blacksmith!" Said Glauss who looked very annoyed.

 "Don't carry around my profession, lizard hand!" Dragon said in reply to the words of Glauss.

 "You were the one who started calling me lizard hand, you blacksmith !!" Said Glauss.

 It seemed as if the battle had heated up over time, so that the hot atmosphere affected the spectators who were watching them fight, and made the entire stands roar, because the two of them were not only fighting with physical fights but also by arguing.

 Meanwhile in the audience stands for the participants, Gill, who was sitting together with Tatsui, also held a chat.

 "They both have the same fighting style." Gill said.

 "You mean?" Tatsui asked Gill with a curious expression.

 “Those two are the kind of people who are very passionate, and it can sometimes lead them to fight blindly. That's the similarity between the two of them. " Gill explained to Tatsui.

 "It's true, Dragon has a little problem on controlling his emotions." Tatsui said.

 "But look, it looks like Glauss can act more calmly."

 "Hmm, yes. Calmness is the key to be able to win that battle. " Said Tatsui.

 Dragon and Glauss were still seen continuously attacking each other, their fierce battle was able to amaze the audience, it was impossible to know who was superior and who was overwhelmed. Dragon really couldn't find any opening at all to injure his opponent's body, neither did Glauss who looked really hard to injure Dragon's body.

 While continuing to launch attacks and dodging attacks from Glauss, Dragon thought in his mind. He imagined the words his teacher had spoken. When they were practicing fighting.

At that time, when Dragon was training with his teacher, there was no attack from Dragon that could actually hit his teacher's body, then quickly, suddenly Dragon's head was hit by a wooden sword, from his teacher's, until he fell on his knees kissing the ground, then his teacher. said.

 ("You have a fighting style that is too reckless because of being carried away with emotions. If you want to become more than just an ordinary Warrior, get rid of that habit ... Do you know, what to do when faced with someone who is consumed with emotions? ... I just need to be calm, then I'll definitely find a lot of gaps open. And it also applies to you kid, you must be able to control your emotions that are always overflowing. So that other people will find it difficult to find a gap to attack you. You must be able to suppress and hold it back every time you're in a battle, remember that. ”)

 The words of his teacher, made Dragon try to be more calm when he was facing a battle, therefore while continuing to hold back and avoid every attack launched by Glauss. With a sense of calm, Dragon also tried to find the right opening so that his attack could hit his opponent.

 Until Dragon finally succeeded, he found an opening to attack. Then quickly, the dagger in his hand managed to s***h Glauss's shoulder until it bled, and after Glauss's concentration was slightly dissipated due to the attack, Dragon immediately launched another attack. He kicked Glauss's body backwards and then sprawled on the floor.

 Then, Glauss immediately jumped up so he could get back up quickly. After that he said, "You are great, but don't think that I will lose just with this kind of injury."

 "Come here !!" Shouted Dragon.

 "Hyaaa !!!" The two of them shouted as they ran to return to an all-out fight.

 They attacked each other again, Glauss's body became hotter until it emitted steam, and this made his movement a little disturbed, so Dragon was able to easily land another s***h in the waist then on the side of Glauss's stomach, and Dragon also managed to hit Glauss in the face and then kicked. again his body until it was thrown far enough. 

.After that, Glauss returned to his feet with a body emitting a fair amount of steam. When Dragon looked at Glauss very seriously, he saw an oddity in Glauss. Namely, Glauss's eyes turned into those of a reptile animal. Then the whole body emitted heat, and the entire surface of the skin seemed to have scales. It seemed that at this time Glauss's body was starting to develop into a mode that was stronger than before.

 "It's been a long time since I felt the sensation of fighting like this ... You really make me really excited. Haha." Said Glauss whose form had changed slightly.

 "Wow, you've really turned into a lizard." Dragon said.

 "i am a dragon!! Not a lizard! I told you, My nickname is dragon claw! My body is already mixed with a dragon's DNA. I am a hybrid human, or often referred to as a half-animal human ... Now I am in rampage mode, which is a state where my physical condition increases drastically. I never thought you could make me fight using this mode. ” Glauss said.

 "Increased drastically, huh?" Dragon wondered as he kept his eyes on Glauss.

 Then without another word, Glaus immediately ran quickly until suddenly he was near Dragon's face. Who immediately felt shocked, and without having time to do anything, a scratch wound suddenly appeared on his stomach, until the vest on Dragon's body was torn, then Dragon's body was knocked far enough to the edge of the arena. After that Glauss came back to Dragon very quickly. But this time Dragon immediately jumped to the side to avoid the claws from Glauss which could destroy the floor, then Dragon immediately stood up again so he could run away while avoiding all the attacks launched by Glauss behind him. 

 Dragon took out many daggers which he can threw at Glauss in succession, but all the attacks from the dagger were successfully pushed away by Glauss's claws, then after Glauss got closer to Dragon's body, he immediately kicked Dragon's head until Dragon's body was slammed again to the edge of the arena. on the other side. Dragon was completely overwhelmed to keep up with the speed and strength of Glauss which had increased rapidly in that short time. Even after Dragon had stood back up, Glauss was already in front of him without him noticing, then Glauss threw a very hard blow to Dragon's chin, then hit Dragon's cheek to the side until Dragon's body was blown away again, then Dragon's sword was released from his back and was thrown quite far. Dragon was completely beaten up by Glauss until his entire body was covered with many wounds. Dragon's stomach was hit with all Glauss might, until it bounced again to the edge of the arena. Then while enduring the pain in his stomach, Dragon spoke to Melinda.

 "He's so strong, do you have any power that is useful at times like this?" Dragon asked Melinda.

 "I think it's time you started using your sword!" Tell Melinda to Dragon.

 “My sword was thrown to the other side of this arena. But even if I have the sword right now, I still won't use it. ” Dragon said.

 "You are so stubborn." Said Melinda.

 Then Dragon's hand which is holding his stomach, starts to emit light, which that is Melinda's healing light, so now Dragon's stomach feels better. With the healing power of Melinda, Dragon's injured stomach has now been healed a little.

 Then Glauss approached Dragon again, his claws pointed at Dragon's face, asking a question. "What are you doing?!"

 Then to his surprise, Dragon immediately stood back up with a straight body, and it made Glauss wonder. 

 “Wh- why do you seem to be in no more pain? Do you have the strength to recover? " Asked Glauss.

 “Even though my body isn't fully recovered. But this residual power I have is enough to beat you! ”

 "What are you saying!" Said Glauss.

 "Hyaaa!" Shouted Dragon who returned to launching various attacks on Glauss.

 “Whoa… Those two are really really great fighters, both of them put up a really fierce resistance, let's see which of them will win? … But it looks like Glauss is superior. ” Said the Host.

 With great effort, Glauss tried to land another attack on Dragon's body, but deftly, Dragon managed to avoid all of the attacks. But over time Glauss finally managed to grab Dragon's shoulder, then he threw Dragon to the side. After that Glauss immediately landed the final attack, in the form of a claw that would stab directly at the Dragon's body which was lying on the floor.

 However, a dazzling light immediately shot out from the gold plate on Dragon's shoulder. This caused Glauss concentration to disperse a little so that his deadly claw did not hit Dragon's body, and miss it, and the attack from his claw hit the floor of the arena to shreds.

 Dragon had successfully dodged the deadly attack, he was already quite a distance away from Glauss. But then after knowing where Dragon was, Glauss immediately dashed back towards Dragon, with high speed. Then with two daggers in his hand, Dragon was ready to hold and block any attack from Glauss, which would be launched very strongly at him. With great agility, Dragon dodged every swing of Glauss claws that point to his body, while trying to slice Glauss's body using the dagger in his hand, but it's useless, because the daggers will immediately release and be thrown away when Glauss hold and parried all attacks from Dragon. He was completely overwhelmed to be able to keep up with the speed and strength of Glauss, so he again had to get claw wounds on his hands, stomach, and legs.

 But that didn't stop Dragon's efforts to continue attacking Glauss, I don't know how many daggers he took out, so that now on the floor of the Tournament arena there were already many daggers scattered and laying around. Glauss has also started to get annoyed because Dragon still hasn't fallen, even after he was repeatedly hit by Glauss's claws.

 Then, because all the dagger attacks from his hands were always successfully held and pushed over by Glauss's claws, Dragon also started throwing several daggers upwards, so now besides having to avoid dagger attacks from the front, Glauss also had to avoid the many daggers that fell. towards his head. 

 Glauss was completely inconvenienced by all the actions of Dragon. Then Dragon asked Glauss a question, "Even though your physical strength has increased, but has the skin on your body become very tough?" Asked Dragon.

 "What do you mean?" Glauss was confused.

 "Because I have faced reptiles whose skin is harder than yours."

 After that Dragon began to show deceptive movements, as if Dragon was trying to slice Glauss's face, then Glauss quickly managed to hold onto Dragon's two hands, so Glauss looked happy because now he only had to break the Dragon's two hands. But that is part of Dragon's plan. Because in truth, he was aiming for something else.

 Dragon's eyes continued to turn upwards, because he was aiming for the dagger that he had thrown up earlier. When the dagger fell down, Dragon's mouth immediately bit the handle of the dagger that fell from above, then he immediately stab it into Glaus's right chest using his mouth. That was the fatal blow from Dragon.

 "Akh! … You- you really are. ” Said Glauss, after he got a stab wound on that part of his chest. So that he lost a lot of blood, and it made him fall on his knees. After that he vomited blood from his mouth.

 While Dragon was still standing with a body that was already completely ruffled with bruises and scratches, his facial expression looked really exhausted. With a gasping breath, Dragon still held the dagger in both hands, and the other in his mouth as he continued to stare at Glauss with sharp eyes.

 Then after that, Glauss spoke to Dragon. “Wow, what a really fun battle. You're not an ordinary blacksmith ... Dragon. ” Said Glauss who had started calling Dragon by name. Then Glauss's body collapsed to the floor, and was knocked unconscious because he had lost quite a lot of blood. Therefore the referee decided to immediately declare Dragon as the winner.

 Then immediately the audience cheered for the victory that had been won by Dragon, they all felt the same fighting spirit as Dragon and Glauss, the MCs also kept inviting all the spectators in the stands to give support and applause for them.

 Then, while looking up at the sky, Dragon released all the daggers he was holding, as well as the dagger that was in his mouth, all of them had fallen to the floor. Then Dragon immediately closed his eyes and opened his mouth wide, to then shout as loud as he could in the middle of the arena that became the center of attention for everyone. And this made the cheers of the entire audience even more festive, so that the atmosphere inside the Amritzer Stadium became busier and more lively than before.

 A few moments later, Dragon's body also started to limp, he fell and sprawled on the floor of the arena. Very quickly, the medical Wizards who were handling Glauss also immediately came over to Dragon. They both were immediately taken to the treatment room to get intensive treatment.

 "What an exaggerated two fighters." Said Bernie Zarr. Even though the previous battle between him and Chap Blaze was no less excessive.

 “Dragon wins. Yeah !! " Gill looked very happy.

 "Yes, he's really great." Then after saying that, Tatsui immediately got up from her chair, to leave Gill. Then she walked away to leave the place.

 "Next is our turn." Tatsui said while looking at Gill then walked away again.

 Then Gill nodded as he said, "Yes."

 With the end of the battle between Dragon and Glauss, all the battles of the Tournament participants have now been completed. Their battle became the closing battle for the first Round of the Togu City Tournament which was held that day. Now officially. The Host immediately gave parting words to close the grand event. The second round matches of the Tournament will start and take place tomorrow at the same venue, namely at the Amritzer Stadium.

 The tournament which will be held tomorrow will bring together participants who have won the match in the first round.

 (Gill) (Tatsui) (M.Big hit) (Azter) (Zhoei) (Ajora) (Bernie Zarr) (Dragon)