Age of Heroes (Age of Heroes Chronicles)

Chapter 247: Dragons, oh dragons (1)

DRAGON LAIR

Arial knew he had to bring this dragon to the ground. He is determined to not let it get away. The black aura makes his body stronger and his strike more lethal.

He doesn't know where the aura came from but he could care less. Right now he needs to focus to his enemies.

He wanted to bring this dragon down.

For now, the dragon suffers a lot of injuries. Without any defense on its body, sooner or later it would fall but maybe it would fly up in the sky if it has the chance.

That must not happen. That will not happen, he decided. Arial would not give it the chance.

Arial knew he needs to cut of the dragon wing.

The roar that it exhibited in the beginning of the battle now turns to painful groans. It writhed in pain with each strike to its chest.

Arial grinned. He laughed. He doesn't know why but anyone could see he is on a bloodlust. He found this battle is exciting.

For that moment he forgot the reason he is doing this. All he knows is the target in front of him.

And the sword black aura thickened even more and the strikes become stronger.

He then leapt even higher using the dragon head as a stepping stone and he jumped so high that he almost reached the third ceiling when he dived with great speed and he positioned the blade perfectly and by the time he reached near the dragon, he pierces the dragon left wing and like a ship sail it ripped like a cloth were being cut by a sharp dagger.

'ROARRRR' the dragon roared of pain and it began falling from the air.

The dark aura around Arial body heals him of his injuries, stitching his wounded skin. The sword is healing him.

Every strike produces a black aura that slices the air and attack the dragon with an explosion sound.

The cavern tremble, hills crumbles down, walls eroding because of the black aura. It rotten everything around the aura.

He awakened the sword with blood. But not only blood is needed to awake an Enochian blade.

Will, perseverance, and the resolute mind to battle. Suddenly Arial howled. There is no sense to keep beating the dragon.

After all it begun to fall down but Arial keep using the sword to inflict more injuries to the dragon.

Wind gathers around him, creating a black storm around his body.

The fire of the dragon is deflected by the black aura, protecting its master. He attacked fiercely as each strike is precise, beating the dragon.

To anyone who is looking, they might even pity the dragon. Arial is enjoying the combat.

More than usual.

The elves began chanting and creating Water barriers around their allies while some of them have enough time to create Earth Wall if the dragon ever decided to use its breath again.

They are prepared to fight hard.

And the dragon with Arial strike fall onto the ground with a great impact and Arial instead of resting and giving the group chance to attack, keep hacking and slicing as the dragon, now powerless, struggled with pain from the strike.

Scales flew, blood flow, flesh cut. The mighty dragon is beaten by a human.

Velamina jumped and with her agility pushed Arial out of the way as the group begun rampaging at the half dead dragon.

'STOP!' she yelled.

And she is shocked to see Arial. His body is clean without wound but the bloodlust coming from him is formidable.

She almost shrinked with fear.

Arial grabbed her on her throat and with that, he almost crushed Velamina throat. His eyes are black and there is some fire in his eyes.

She trembles with fear and quickly calms herself. Velamina could feel the pain and endure it.

'Arial! Arial! This is not you!' But Arial keep tightening his grip. All the mercenaries stopped what they were doing and some even gulped in fear.

Did their commander go crazy with bloodlust? Velamina then look at Arial and she saw nothing of the man she knew

The sword she thought

'HAH' she lifted her feet and swiftly kicks the sword from Arial hand and the black aura disappeared.

Arial suddenly like he is regaining consciousness, release his hand from her throat and his grip loosened and he steps back and then before anyone could do anything he slowly collapsed to the ground

Velamina quickly receive him, saving him from the fall. His body became lifeless.

Arial!' she shouted. She quickly heals her throat first and then she tries to heals Arial.

Something was wrong with him earlier. She could feel Arial body is weak.

Thankfully she manages to restore her mana during Arial rampage. Velamina then look at the dragon pitiful state.

Its wing is cut in half, its tail is bloody and its left eye is blind.

The gigantic figure lying on the ground was assaulted by many attacks from the axes of dwarves, magic attacks by Elves, arrows and mace.

And she looks back at Arial. She could feel Arial strength is slowly recovering. The Kobolds combine their movement and slashed the dragon.

'Kill it.'

'Smash it.'

'Attack it!'

'Kill it!' They all screamed and yelled as they beat the dragon.

To think that a human did this! And a lone person at that. Thanks to Arial, the dragon huge body was lying on the ground, allowing it to be attacked.

But Velamina believe that if the battle continued, Arial might even kill it by his lonesome.

'Peerless under heaven' Velamina muttered again.

But the dragon is not yet done. It opened it mouth and aim it at the sky and took a deep breath.

'Fuck.' Velamina drag Arial body fast away from the attack as the dragon release its breath upwards.

Fire fell like rain from the top showering the group with pain, and many face death, as everything burned.

But this time the group is ready. They quickly dashed to the Earth Wall and hide themselves under it praying that the earth wall is enough to endure the dragon fire.

In most time, it will not work but since the dragon is weak after Arial attack the earth wall withstood the rain of fire.

It tries to escape but its wing refuses to open. And it fell back.

And this time the Orc, Kobold elves exited from the Earth wall and this time they once again beat and hack the life of the dragon.

This time The Orc stuck dwarves mithril pole arm at the dragon mouth when the dragon tried to open his mouth to fire on the ground.

They succeed. Velamina is seeing this from a safe distance. Arial open his eyes. And look at the surrounding scne.

He remembered what he had done.

'Velamina!' The tone is urgent.

'Yes' she replies. He looked at Velamina throat.

'Are youaright?' he asked, a guilty expression flashed on his face.

Velamina noticed Arial is looking at her throat. Quickly Arial hold her neck with concern and check her injury.

'It is fine. It is the sword.' Velamina said.

'Enochian blade is a strong magical weapon. There are cases when the user of such sword is overwhelmed by its power when it first awakened.' Velamina explained.

She pointed the sword location.

'Why didn't you take it?' Arial ask puzzled. Velamina could easily take it and resume the battle with the sword.

'It burns. Enochian blade is made by the First Generation. They warred against us remember? Their weapons burn us. We couldn't touch it. We can see it but not touch it.'

Arial then was reminded of the first moment he shows the Enochian Blade to the group. None of them wanted to touch it. Now, that mystery is solved