In the forest of torment, There lay a silver dragon covered in wounds.These wounds consisted of cuts from swords and arrows lodged into various parts of it body. Surrounding this dragon were about 500 soldiers from the Forlon Kingdom. All the soldiers were gowned in red armor with their swords readied and prepared to strike at any moment. From these soldiers, there was one with gold armor making his way to the dragon in a calm manner.
Unlike the rest of soldiers who had swords, This particular soldier was holding a spear about a meter in length. The spear’s design was fairly simple except for the runes etched in the shaft which were giving off a crimson glow. When he was just a few feet away from the dragon, he stopped and pointed the spear at the dragon.
Man in gold armor: Well Dylan, it looks like this is it for you. We have hunted down the rest of the dragonic clan and you’re the only left. Do you have any last words?
Dylan: You bastard! Your kingdom and my clan fought together for 10 years. We helped you conquer the surrounding kingdoms in the continent and given you weapons so Forlon can have to the strength to go against the neighboring continents. This is how you repay us?!
Man in gold armor: Since you’re life is coming to an end, I might as well tell you. The King had long ago decided to eliminate your clan. Although the dragonic clan has proven useful to us for years, the power it possesses is still a threat to us. Your clan’s elders refusal to share the secrets of dragonification with the Forlon kingdom only strengthened the king's decision. If the Forlon kingdom can’t have this power, we cannot allow your clan to exist in this world anymore.
Dylan: The Forlon kingdom will pay for this treachery. You may have the clans weapons but it will take more than that to kill me. Once I finish with you , the Forlon Kingdom is next.
The man in gold armor shouted:“ Men charge !!!!!”
The soldiers closest to the silver dragon slashed their down on at the dragon’s head. ‘Too slow’ Dylan raised his head and shouted “Flame barrage!”. From his mouth, he released countless balls of flames at the soldiers charging toward him. The soldiers used their swords to parry the flames but the unexpected occured!
When a ball of flame came in contact with the a soldier's sword, the sword melted in the fraction of a second and made contact with the soldier's chest. “AHHHHHH” The attack didn't stop their and made its way to the remaining soldier’s. Countless screams were heard and the soldiers starting to run in panic.
After the attacked ceased and the dust settled, only a third of the soldiers remained but the majority of them were injured.
Man in gold Armor: Dammit!!, Everyone fall back and get into a defensive formation. My men’s swords were made from the black ore which is supposed to be highly resistive to flame and flame based magic. How is this possible?!
Dylan: You idiot. That may be true when it comes regular dragons but I made my contract with a silver dragon. It’s flame is the most destructive of all the dragons and its temperatures far surpasses that of lava. In front of my flame, there is nothing it can’t burn. That goes for the magical spear in your hand too.
Man in gold armor: Shit! But regardless, your wounded and I doubt you can fight for long. While this spear is weak against your flame, your body is a different matter. This spear was designed to penetrate monsters with strong defenses capabilities. Of course that includes dragons. All I need is for my attack to hit you once.
Rather than looking panicked, Dylan gave the man a cold smile and said “That assuming you can hit me; you seem to forget I can transform”. Dylan body began to glow in a silver light and his body began to change. After a minute, the light dimmed and his body was revealed. He over 6ft tall with long silver hair, green eyes. He also had a single horn coming out of his forehead. His body was also covered in dragons scales and his hands were in the form of miniature dragon claws. From behind he had 4 foot long tail that seemed to be thick but with a sharp exterior.
Dylan: Dragonification 2nd form... with this you and your soldiers finished.
Man in gold form: hahahaha so what if you changed your size. You’re still wounded and you just made it easier for my spear to reach your heart. Now I don't have to go through all your scales and flesh.
Dylan: …. To think my clan fell perished to the hands of moronic and depescable men such as yourself.
Man in gold armor: How are dare you underestimate me!
Dylan: The only advantage your kingdom had was the element of surprise and your numbers. We never expected to be betrayed afterall. Well it’s time to finish this.
Sparring Dylan no more time,the man in gold thrust his spear toward Dylans chest. Rather than dodge, Dylan jumped and landed on the tip of the spear. In a split second, He dashed toward the man in gold armor and disappeared from his line sight. ‘Wher..’. That was his last thought before everything went black.
Standing a couple of feet away was Dylan with the head of the man in gold in his claw hand. The rest of the soldiers no longer had the will to fight and began to run away. It didn’t take long for them to retreat. Once alone, Dylan began to spit out fresh blood. Cough cough “Dammit I pushed myself too hard in my condition. It will take weeks for my injuries to heal but I don't have time. It won’t take long for the king to realize his men failed in eliminating me. Before they have a chance to fortify their defences , I better change back to my final form and fly to Forlon kingdom”.
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Meanwhile in Forlon Castle
In the throne room were various nobles seated in a round table and at the end sat the King Philip . He looked to be well over 50. He stood barely 5 ft tall and was chunky in size. There were also over 30 knights stationed in the throne room to prevent assassinations.
Unnamed noble: Our losses this time were too severe. We sent our full army of 300,000 to deal with dragonic clan who only had 3000 members. We may have annihilated the clan, but we lost over half our forces in doing so.
Unnamed noble 2: These losses are unacceptable! We had a good relationship with their clan; they may refused to hand over the secret to their power but they were still loyal to us. King Philip what are you going to about these losses?
Unnamed noble 3: If the other kingdoms get wind of this, they will rebel against the few forces we placed in their kingdoms. They will most definitely form an alliance. Their combined forces will decimate this kingdom. We must send out mandatory recruitment notices to all the nearby villages! King Philip you put this kingdom in this situation. How do you plan on rectifying this?!
King Philip: Enough! It's true i greatly underestimated their powers but as a result; we now possess the secret to their powers. A general was able to find a copy of the clans dragonification method in the ruins of the clan's headquarters. Although some of the pages were burned, it still provides the important details that will allow all our soldiers the ability to transform into dragon warriors
Unnamed noble 1: While this may be a gain for the kingdom, how long will it take for a soldier understand the method?
King Philip: the method is fairly simple. All it requires is to consume the blood of a dragon. As it so happens, we brought back the corpses dragons the clan used in the battle. According to what’s written in the method, the transformation will take effect in about a week. There are three forms of dragonification and reaching 2nd form will take the average person 3 years however reaching the first form is relatively simple and increases their strength 10 fold. Their scales will protect them from common swords and arrows.
Unnamed noble 2: King Philip we must harvest the dragon's blood with due haste. We must prepare for the oncoming assault of the other kingdoms
Moments later a knight comes running and forcefully opens the door. The other knights pull out their swords. The knight paniced but quickly recovers and says: “your majesty it’s terrible; the watchtower has spotted a silver dragon on its way. We must get the nobles and your majesty to safety.
King Philip: A Silver Dragon? It couldn’t be… Dylan?! I sent commander Allen with 500 troops to deal with him . I even gifted him a magic spear. How is this possible ?! Captain!
Captain of the knights: Yes your majesty?!
King Philip: Mobilise all available mages and archers to the castle walls. Make sure the Archers are equipped with arrows made from black ore. Gather the remaining knights and equip them with the best shields to protect the mages. Captain I am leaving this operation in your hands.
Captain of the knights: Yes sir!
Meanwhile about 5 miles from the Forlon Kingdom, Dylan was struggling to maintain his current flight speed. He was growing weaker by the second and knew he did not have much time left. ‘Hah hah hah hah… damn soon I won’t be able to stay in this form. Regardless, I have to at least make the Forlon kingdom disappear from this world. Oh it looks like they're ready for me.’
Throughout the front portion of the castle walls, there were at least 100 mages and 300 archers with their wands and bows readied and pointed toward the incoming dragon. There were also 100 knights equipped with heavy shields standing front of the mages.
Captain of the knights: Archers take aim! Mages, gather mana and prepare to cast Ice Arrow and do not cast your spells until after the arrows reach their target. 3...2....1…. Archers FIRE!!!
300 arrows made their way toward Dylans tattered body. However he looked at those arrows with a sneer and rather than dodge , He gathered an enormous amount of fire qi in his throat and unleashed one of his more devastating attacks… “Silver Flame Destruction!”
Out of Dylans mouth came forth a gigantic wave of silver flames. Once the silver flames came into contact with the black ore arrows, they disintegrated in less than a second! The captain of the knights looked toward at the incoming flames with a fearful expression and thought to himself ‘Those were BLACK ORE arrows for god’s sake; how is this possible?!’. Although scared out of his wits, he could not hesitate and stay still so he let out a shout: “Mages do not hold back. Until you run out of mana, continue to cast Ice Arrow!
All the mages: Goddess of Ice Atrina, bestow upon me your power to strike down the enemy before me: Ice Arrow!!!
Countless amounts of arrows made of ice made their way toward the silver flame however it was no use. Although the speed of the silver flame slowed down, it still hurled its way toward the soldiers and mages on the castle walls. The captain of the knights could not keep his calm any longer and gave the following order: “Men retreat retreat.!!!”
Like flies, the soldiers on the castle walls scurried away in various directions but because there were too many men on the walls and too close to each other, some of the soldiers fell over and were trampled to death by their own comrades. Some were even pushed off the castle walls so they could make it into the castle. However it proved to be a fruitless endeavor.
The soldiers didn’t even have a chance to scream as the silver flame engulfed them all along with most of the castle. The flames were so intense the rocks forming the castle began to melt! Soon the castle that symbolized the king's home and power was reduced to a field of flames. Dylan was not done because he then set his eyes on a few figures in the distance running toward the gate leading out of the Forlon kingdom.
King Philip: Dammit all to hell! All my treasures, my men. ughh my CASTLE destroyed by a filthy beast!!
Unnamed noble 1: Everything is lost! We can't outrun a dragon on foot.
Unnamed noble 2: There is no hope left! You bastard of a king. You doomed us all.
King Philip: SHUT UP all of you! Look at Dylan, he is wounded and it looks as though he used up most of energy and can’t move. Our remaining forces are due back soon. If we can rendezvous with them we could still eliminate Dylan.
Even from such a distance, Dylan could still hear the nobles and that damned kings conversation. Dylan couldn’t help but look at them with a cold smile. ‘Those idiots still think they have a chance’. Mustering his remaining strength, Dylan flew high in the air above the Forlon kindgom until he couldn’t be seen with the naked eye.
Dylan unusual action stunned the nobles and even the king who let out a sigh of relief. ‘It seems that Dylan decided to run away and recuperate his wounds. Hmph Ill make sure you suf…. What is that?‘
After flying up a distance, Dylan took a sudden nose dive straight down toward the Kingdom. His whole body began to glow with a silver brilliance. “Consider this an honor you damned King! This is my strongest attack… FINAL JUDGEMENT!!”
The silver light was so intense it covered the whole sky. The light emitted from Dylans body shout out and pierced out to the heart of the Forlon kingdom. Once the attack connected, The whole city along with the kingdom were vaporized. The last thought in king Phillps mind was ‘how..’.
Once the light dissipated, there was nothing left but a big crater. Dylan laid in the crater but he was no longer in his final form. He had no strength left and felt his life was coming to an end. He stared up at the beautiful blue sky with a tranquil expression on his face.
“ I have avenged you all. And it looks like I'll be joining you shortly. For our clan to end up this way… I guess this was fate. I only wish I got explore more in my life. If i could have a second chance I…. With that, The silver dragon warrior known as Dylan passed away.