"Dorma Anim is supposed to be forbidden from use…" Coco murmured to herself, with noticeable fear in her voice.
"So you can reflect magic?" Faust's voice projected from the gargantuan armored dragon. It's red eyes began to glow even brighter and it took a step forward, creating a cloud of dust from the weight of its foot. Meliodas remained silent as he continued to glare at the mechanical dragon.
"Something that trivial...doesn't matter! Dorma Anim is immune to all magic!" Faust shouted confidently. "This is the power of the king! My power...is absolute!"
Above Dorma Anim, half a dozen large Legions flew towards them. Meliodas glanced at the Legions. On their backs, were at least fifty more men total, armed with magical cannons, spears, and swords.
"I was expecting a larger army." Mystogan commented. He looked over at Meliodas. 'You really did a number on them didn't you.' Mystogan thought.
"There's still quite a lot of them compared to us." Erza commented.
"I'll deal with Dorma Anim." Meliodas said. "Magic may not work on it, so I'll just have to hit it without magic."
"Wait Meliodas, you can't fight that thing the way you are now!" Wendy shouted. Looking at Meliodas' arms, they were heavily bruised and damaged after holding off the dragon chain cannon, with the cannon's power destroying his arms at a rate exceeding his regeneration capabilities.
"Then leave it to me!" Natsu shouted. He jumped off the top of their Legion, freefalling towards Dorma Anim.
"And what might you be up to?" Faust commented. "Don't you remember that magic doesn't-"
"Shut the hell up!" Natsu yelled, clad in flames. From his feet, two streams of flames burst forth, accelerating him towards the mechanical dragon. He slammed down hard into the top of Dorma Anim, causing it to lose its balance.
"What the-" Faust said as he felt the entire dragon shake from the force of the attack.
"That worked?" Lucy questioned. Dorma Anim began to stand up again, only to get knocked to the side once more by a large iron pillar.
"I won't let you have all the fun, Salamander." Gajeel commented with a smirk on his face as he appeared on the ground next to where Dorma Anim was standing.
"I see...Dragon Slayer Magic is its weakness…" Mystogan said.
"Meliodas, leave it to them for now. I'll heal you first and we can join up with them." Wendy said. Meliodas looked back towards Wendy and nodded. He flew over to the Legion, taking a seat on its back right in front of Wendy. Wendy put her hands up to Meliodas' arms. A faint green glow was emitted from her hands.
The pain in Meliodas' arms began to fade as his injuries and wounds receded. Meliodas' eyes widened with surprise at the potency of the healing, feeling very similar to getting healed by "Ark."
"Thanks Wendy!" Meliodas said with a smile. Wendy nodded and smiled back as she continued healing Meliodas.
"Then we'll just have to deal with those other Legions ourselves while Meliodas is getting healed and the dragon slayers are dealing with Dorma Anim!" Erza said. She looked back at Gray and Lucy and nodded at them.
"Onward!" Coco yelled out, her Legion dashing forward towards the other Legions.
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"Fire Dragon's Roar!"
Natsu inhaled a deep breath, puffing his chest out before exhaling a large stream of flames at Dorma Anim. Dorma Anim jumped up high into the air to dodge it, kicking up the dirt from the ground beneath it from its sheer weight. Behind it in the air, Gajeel took a deep breath in.
"Iron Dragon's Roar!"
Exhaling a dark gray vortex of magic, it collided with the back of Dorma Anim. Dorma Anim plummeted to the ground but managed to regain its balance before falling and landing on its feet.
"Tch...This thing is sturdy." Gajeel commented.
"That gets me all fired up." Natsu said with a smirk. He and Gajeel both lunged forward at Dorma Anim. Dorma Anim's eyes glowed bright as it turned around, swinging its massive tail at Natsu and Gajeel.
Both Natsu and Gajeel jumped into the air to avoid the tail as it swung just under their feet, kicking up a large cloud of dust.
"Go salamander!" Gajeel shouted. He pointed his right arm towards Dorma Anim as it changed form, turning into a dark grey iron piston. Natsu hopped onto Gajeel's arm as Gajeel shot his arm out towards the mechanical dragon. Natsu flared his magic, his body clad in flames as he was propelled forward by Gajeel's piston.
"Fire Dragon's Sword Horn!"
Propelling head first, Natsu collided into the chest of Dorma Anim, pushing it back a fair distance and leaving trails in the ground where its feet dug in. Natsu's head bounced off its chest as his flames dissipated, leaving a small, but noticeable dent in Dorma Anim's armor. Natsu fell to the ground, tumbling backwards a few meters before regaining his balance.
"Gahh! That thing is too damn hard!" Natsu commented as he got back up. He rubbed the spot on his forehead where he collided with Dorma Anim.
"Then let me show you a true sword!" Gajeel said as he sprinted past Natsu. He leaped up into the air, his right arm now transformed into a large jagged blade.
"Iron Dragon's Sword!"
Gajeel swung his arm down at Dorma Anim's ahead. Dorma Anim quickly moved its arm, blocking and catching Gajeel's sword arm with its hand. Gajeel's eyes widened as his sword barely pierced through the surface of its hand.
"What the-"
Dorma Anim firmly grasped Gajeel's arm, before winding its own arm back and throwing Gajeel at Natsu. Natsu's eyes widened as the thrown Gajeel was launched at him. The two of them collided heads before being launched further away as they tumbled across the rocky ground.
Both Gajeel and Natsu lay sprawled out on the ground in a daze while holding their heads, quickly snapping out of their daze as they heard Dorma Anim's massive footsteps getting closer to them.
"Have you worms learned your lesson yet?!" Faust taunted. Natsu grit his teeth as he looked up at the towering figure of Dorma Anim. Gajeel also looked up at Dorma Anim, but his eyes widened at what he was seeing above it.
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Wendy finished healing Meliodas' arms, the heavy bruises and bleeding now completely gone. Meliodas stood back up, winding his arms back and forth to stretch.
"Alright now to stop Dorma Anim." Meliodas said enthusiastically as he clasped his fist into his palm.
"Wait before you go!" Wendy interjected. Meliodas gave Wendy a puzzled look, curious what she was about to do as he sensed her building up her magic.
"Power of the stout arms that tear heaven...ARMS!" Wendy shouted. She raised her hands up as a red magical circle formed around her body. Meliodas felt magical power surge into his arms.
"Fast wind that runs the heavens...VERNIER!" Wendy continued. A green glow began to form around Meliodas' body as more magical power surged into him. His body felt lighter, faster, and stronger. He looked at Wendy and nodded. Grabbing onto the handle of Mel Force, he jumped off the Legion towards Dorma Anim.
As Meliodas was in freefall towards Dorma Anim, he closed his eyes briefly, opening them again as his irises turned pitch black and a black spiral shaped henna formed just above his right eyebrow. He twisted his body and wound his left arm across his body as he prepared to cut down on Dorma Anim, which was now getting closer and closer.
Natsu and Gajeel caught the faint glimpse of Meliodas right above Dorma Anim. In that instant, Meliodas swung his blade as he crashed straight into it. He reappeared underneath it, crouched over with Mel Force out to his left side. Meliodas slowly stood up from his spot as he placed Mel Force back into its sheath.
Suddenly, Dorma Anim's body split in two, its body bisected from the waist up. The two halves of Dorma Anim collapsed to the ground. Meliodas slowly walked away from the mechanical dragon's body as Natsu and Gajeel watched in complete shock and awe.
"Well well well. Wendy's enchantments really helped out there." Meliodas said with a large grin.