Amelia saw her life flash before her eyes, as the dragon's jaws closed.

'Not yet!'

She released Vesta, and immediately grabbed a shard of ice forming in front of her. In a split moment of clarity, she switched Elemental Masteries once again.

"Dana! Fast!"

Covered in ice and water, her complexion turned whiter. Pointing her left palm toward the left, she released a pressurized jet of water in that direction, which pushed her body out of the way.

As the jaws closed, Amelia barely made it out without getting crushed.

The dragon flew past her while thinking it had devoured her, but managed to catch a glimpse of her on it side as she escaped.

Angered, a raucous roar left its mouth.

'Did my attack not do damage to it?'

Amelia looked at the dragon making a U-turn, already prepared to continue its deadly assault.

Though her attack did injure it, and caused a large amount of damage to its internal organs, it healed and recovered while she remained unconscious.

Even the full power of Vesta was unable to bring such a massive beast down.

"I guess there's no other choice."

Mumbling to herself, she looked at the shard of ice in her right hand.

"..."

She clenched it with tremendous force, shattering it in the process.

As the dragon returned, Amelia glared at it. Ice particles revolved around her right arm, before she swiped them.

Her fall began to slow down, until she placed her feet on ice platforms.

Freezing the water in the air, she created a way to remain in the air freely. When done, another ice shard formed in front of her, which she grabbed with her left hand this time.

"Let's dance."

Amelia leaped forward and ran on ice platforms toward the dragon. The ice shard in her hand glowed a dazzling clear blue, before expanding on both sides into a crystal clear scythe.

It had a crystal-like appearance, with a long and crooked staff. Small particles of ice constantly emitted formed a chilling aura around it, making Amelia the only one able to wield it.

With two sharp scythe blades curved inward, radiating an icy breeze from its steel, Amelia became the reaper itself, bathed in an icy curtain of water droplets and ice shards.

Each steps forward she took, ice shattered under her feet. The two met head on, before attacking each other.

Having obtained the mobility needed to defend herself, she dodged the giant maw of the dragon, and slashed its hard skin with her scythe.

*Cling*

"Tsk!"

She clicked her tongue when the blade got pushed back. Yet, it still left a mark on the scales, shown by the frozen area she touched.

As the dragon kept flying by, it didn't stop there. It used the thorns on its body to hinder Amelia, as it jerked its large body.

Remaining on her spot, Amelia clenched the scythe in her hands, and watched as the first thorn came closer, threatening to hit her.

*Slice*

She spun the scythe behind her back, which began accumulating cold air and ice shards, before bringing it back in front of her in a wide upward motion.

Cold air traveled forward, accompanied by a crystallized wave of razor-sharp ice, slicing and severing multiple thorns with one attack.

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Without stopping, Amelia continued to spin her scythe around her, while releasing the power it gained over time.

Hearing the grunt of her enemy each time she severed a part of its body, and froze it over and over again, she smiled.

'It's working.'

The whole body of the dragon was almost past her. She looked at the long tail swaying behind it, before nodding to herself.

With one glance at her weapon, she knew she could do it.

Crystal formed from all around her merged with the two blades, creating an even sharper and deadlier weapon. In a swift and careful motion, she spun twice, and slammed the scythe into the dragon's side.

"Haaaaaaaaaaaah!"

She tightened her grasp on the handle part, and pushed deeper into the skin of the dragon, ripping its scales off and splitting its flesh.

Dark blood gushed from the wound as Amelia kept her control over the situation, and removed the scythe before the tail moved past her.

Quickly after, she brought the scythe next to her side, and jumped under the tail passing her.

The scythe spun a single time, before a chilling blade traveled upward, separating the tail from the rest of the body.

*ROOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAR*

Amelia moved away, as blood gushed and the tail fell toward the ground below.

Removing the massive tail, and slitting its side. It was a big improvement for Amelia's confidence.

Rage filled the dragon. It instantly turned around, and stopped playing around. As its eyes glared at the woman who inflicted such pain on its body, it dropped all pretense of care, and prepared for an attack.

The brown dragon, now fully focused on Amelia, chose to take her seriously, without underestimating her anymore.

It flew further away, and remained stationary. The bleeding on its side and tail stopped, as ice slowly built in its wounds. Even if it tried to heal, the ice sealed any attempts to do so.

Showing its underbelly, it growled at Amelia, while visible changes occurred on its body.

On its flat head, two bulging spots grew. They expanded, before perforating the scales, gushing black matter out at the same time. Two thick horns erupted from the top of its head, curled inward, and stopped near its mouth.

Amelia looked at this confused, perplexed as to why it formed horns out of nowhere.

It opened its mouth wide, and inhaled a lot of air. Its back arched, while she positioned herself to receive whatever attack it prepared.

But she definitely wasn't expecting its next move.

A small sphere made of rocks formed out of nowhere between its horns, and grew larger a few seconds after its creation.

The boulder turned into a massive piece of rock, before it spun uncontrollably. Under the effect of the spin, the rock transformed into a needle-like structure.

If she could, a drop of sweat would drip down her temple, but as her Elemental Mastery was Dana's, it was impossible for her to actually sweat.

'Damn...'

A frustrated smile escaped her control, showing how stressful this fight was.

'I'm still doing fine. My magic reserve is holding up, and it's even refilling fairly fast.'

'I should be fine?'

She thought, placing her scythe behind her back while bending her upper body forward.

Amelia was resolved to get through this attack, and quickly dispatch the world from this creature's presence.

The dragon seemed to smile, as it spat its attack at her.

*FUSH*

The intense force behind the projectile pushed the dragon backward, almost breaking its neck.

"..."

Amelia swallowed anxiously, and blinked. When she opened her eyes, the projectile was already in front of her.

"!"

Reacting barely too late, she defended against the giant spinning needle-like projectile, and bent her body backward while defending with her scythe.

The two objects created sparks as they slid against each other, while Amelia clenched her teeth while holding her ground.

She endured for more than thirty seconds as the rock ground against her scythe, chipping at its sharp edges.

Finally, the attack stopped, as it continued toward the ground, crashing into the middle of a field near the Talviera Mountain Range.

Looking over her shoulder, she couldn't believe how dangerous this dragon was.

"I think it's ti-"

When she turned around, her eyes trembled. The dragon had already fired another identical projectile, and was already preparing another.

With a glare, she grabbed her weapon, spun it around to repair its blades with ice shards, and fearlessly slashed at the needle-like structure.

Her swing slashed the whole object in half, as it traveled past her. Her enemy blanked out for an instant, as it watched its attack fall toward the ground.

But, it recovered quickly, and fired another projectile.

"It's no use. Fool me once, shame you..."

Amelia released Dana's Elemental Mastery, and began to fall toward the land below.

"Fool me twice, shame on me."

The center of her chest shone brightly, as she smiled toward her enemy.

"Prepare yourself. It's time to meet stronger than you."

Her soul brightened, purified of darkness as two scales resonated together.

Above her, two rifts opened. Massive openings in space warped the air.

Cold air seeped out from the azure colored portal, while gale escaped from the verdant colored portal.

Two terrifying growls escaped their insides, before two familiar dragons emerged from within.

A blue dragon, leader and 'Savior' of its faction: Monolavir, the Azure Dragon. Alongside him, a green dragon, the first dragon to have ever been created, companion of Monolavir: Ruminona.

As Monolavir's title was given by humans, and was the only dragon to have ever been sighed outside Ormrdivin, Ruminona had no known title.

Only later will she be given the name of 'Gentle Breeze' by humans.

They flew over Amelia like crows circling in the sky, before Ruminona dived toward her.

Releasing a fast-moving gust of wind with her wings, she stopped Amelia's descent, and flew under her.

Soon after, the projectile previously aimed at Amelia crashed somewhere far away.

"Ruminona! Monolavir! It worked."

She gently placed her feet on the green dragon's back, before they joined Monolavir.

"Amelia. You called us?"

The battle between the three strongest dragons, and the woman blessed by them, was only beginning.