I quickly crawl back up and see a large, blue scaled wolf. A fog like gas flows off of her like a mane, the smoke flowing around her like a slow moving tornado. She yells at me, anger and confidence in her voice. "I will teach you a lesson! Your arrogance and your sudden increase in power has gotten to your head! I'll be sure to show you your place in the hierarchy!"
I sneer at her response, "My arrogance was never there to begin with, your egos are the ones that went unchecked. And show me my place in the hierarchy? Your the weaker one! I will show you your place here and now!"
As I get up, I activate my skill. 'Shadow Armor!'
Shadows crawl across my skin as everything is covered, the only things left are my purple pupils and black flame crown.
She takes a step back as she sees the shadows cover my body and her expression darkens, showing shock with a hint of fear. 'How can he do that?! He just became a Divine Beast yet is able to manipulate the darkness around him in his form with ease! Where did he learn that?!'
"I would say prepare yourself, but I don't show that mercy to my enemies!" I shout as I launch at her, the ground crunching beneath my feet as I put all my strength into my bulging legs. She immediately comes back to reality and jumps back with all her strength, trying to dodge my attack.
She soars through the air, dodging the attack with her confident air slowly returning when it suddenly shatters. She stops mid-air, seemingly frozen in time as a panicked look appears on her face. She frantically looks down at her paws, as she sees the black tendrils wrapped around her legs.
'Oh fuck! That monologue was just to distra-'
*BOOM!*
Before she can even finish her thought, she is slammed to the ground with monumental force. The trees and shrubbery are crushed beneath her as her colossal body collides with the dirt, creating a sound that could shake the souls of anyone who heard it.
Divine Beasts were created to keep the world in balance, but their power can rarely be rivaled by those lower on the hierarchy. They can protect the world, but are able to cause massive damage to it as well, through nothing but pure power.
A large crater was formed when she slammed onto the ground, nothing surviving the impact zone. She struggles and pulls but is unable to move as the tentacles hold her down to the ground.
Her face is contorted into a look of pain and fear as she can only watch my large figure fly towards her at incomprehensible speeds. I crash on top of her with all my force, a loud wave of impact is made as a ring of destruction cuts through the air, destroying even more land. She howls in pain as I crush her with my body weight, my 6 ton body landing on her with full force. I look down at her already battered body with a fire burning in my eyes. My fury rages like the waves of a tsunami as I stare at her, my mind going blank from the overwhelming hate. I stand up on my hind legs and hold my arms open as my wings expand to their full length of 600ft.
'Shadow Weapon.' As the thought enters my mind, shadows reach up from beneath me and weave together to cover each of my hands with sets of massive gauntlets, jagged edges on the sides as the fingertips sharpen into claws. I slam down onto her as a small amount of blood trickles from her mouth, she looks up at me with fury and a rebellious spirit as she pulls against the tentacles.
I don't give her a second more as I swipe down at her, blood and flesh swept away with just one attack. Each time I hit, blood and scales fly through the air as she desperately tries conjures water magic, trying to create a resistance to slow my attacks for even a moment. Each time I hit her, she clenched her teeth as her eyes flood with pain, tears falling from her eyes.
I tear through the layers of water with ease as I continue to attack, her side beginning to look like a horror movie. 'My Absolute Shadow's strength has increased since I have unlocked this form, in fact, I am going to beat her till she can't move again!'
Each time I hit her, my hits get stronger as my 6 arms suddenly flurry into a blur, my skill Departure of the Dead. Each time I hit, I yell with hatred tainting my voice. "I have never used my abilities to their full extent, and your the first I'm going to try it with!" I breath black fire into her face as she finally screams in agony, her skin sizzling as she is unable to take the overwhelming amount of pain.
She stops moving as she closes her eyes, her breathing slowing with ragged breaths. 'I think she passed out. Better make sure.' I raise my arm again, ready to knock her out for good when she suddenly turns her head at me with her mouth wide open. Yellow gas flows out of her throat as it sparks with life, the yellow static dancing within. I can't react quick enough as it touches me, the attack being too sudden. I stiffen up as I feel as if I am frozen, like a statue. Ping!
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"Strong Paralysis Gas has been used on you, you are stunned for 1 minute and cannot use any abilities during the stunned state."
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'Fuck!' I scream inwardly as the black tendrils around her disappear. Then I feel my Shadow Armor and Shadow Weapons disappear into nothingness as I am left bare, my scales being my only protection from any physical attacks.
'She was taking those attacks to buy time for the gas to be created!' I think as she closes her mouth.
The yellow gas dissipates as she drags her paws under her. She is in terrible condition as her entire side is torn open, her rib cage could be seen as crystal clear lungs expand and contract, a yellow cloud within. She drags what's left of herself up and walks my direction, her feet dragging beneath her as she takes each step towards me. Each step she takes is a limp and I can tell she is running off of sheer willpower.
The power and confidence she had at the beginning of the fight are gone as she walks towards me, seemingly exhausted from her beating. As she reaches me, she seems to somewhat relish her claimed victory as she stands there and stares at me with a pained grin.
The anger within me rises even more as I stare back at her grinning face with hatred, my rage boiling so much that I feel there is no limit. I watch as her lungs which were slightly yellow turn into a turquoise color. She takes a deep breath and as Aurora was about to breathe out, she stops. Her lungs suddenly become clear again, before falling to the ground.
Silence, the once loud world filled with screams and slashing is now filled with silence. I muster my strength as I turn my head towards her, my pure rage being my only fuel. I glare at the Princess who now seems unable to move either as she looks around with fear, seemingly not knowing what happened.
That's when I see him. A cloaked figure walking towards me as a large segmented metallic tail hovers over him, trailing the end to beneath his cloak. The tail ends with a spear like head as it glows with a slight red tint, giving him a threatening aura. I can only stare as he approaches my large muzzle before he stops just feet away. I stare at his figure as he stands in front of me, 2 red eyes staring at me, their pupils looking like two diamonds stacked on top of one another, the sides curved as the edges end in points.
"I saved you this time so you won't be locked up in that divine prison. Your mind was clouded by an amount of rage I have never seen before. Luckily, I was able to save you before you did something you would regret. You owe me now." His voice sounds deep yet smoothly comes out.
The rage I felt before disappears, as if I never felt it in the first place. Before I can even utter a word, a red portal appears under him as he disappears within. I wait for something to happen, I wait for Aurora to get up and attack me, I wait for that stranger to come back, but nothing happens as the icon disappears.
I unfreeze as I can move again, my joints unlocking. I put my 8 limbs under me as I immediately get up, my large figure uninjured as I cause tremors with my weight. I stare at Aurora who is laying there with a large hole in her side, she breathes hurried breathes as she looks around fearfully, as if she is about to be attacked by even the air around her.
When her eyes land on my now moving figure, she stares at me with a look of horror that hurts my heart to see, even if it's understandable. I look around as the once lush area around us is black and brown with damage and destruction.
The once raging anger inside me seems to of disappeared in an instant as I feel a serene feeling come over me. 'Is this what he meant? No matter how angry I try to feel, it's as if I can't feel it.' The once raging tides that were inside me have been calmed, the destruction finished.
I walk forward as I stare at her, realizing that she can't move and I am safe. 'Was this done by that stranger? Who was he and how was he able to do this at his size?' I wonder as I lay my hand on her side, my curiosity getting to the better of me. She flinches at my touch, afraid of what I am about to do to her. When nothing happens, she stares at me as the look of fear dissipates a little. 'Inspect.'
An information box appears in front of me as I read over the contents when I read something that shocks me to my core. Even after this fight, this information is more shocking than the battle.