The first thing that came to my mind was to throttle the monster's throat.
Raptor hadn't been nice to me. He defeated me twice and killed me too. I didn't appreciate that. The only reason I came back from the dead was because of my father, Albert Hunt and Rock Flames. They had given their spirit power to me. This meant that they were a part of me now. They trusted me that I could stop Raptor and bring all this to an end. I had promised Rock Flames that I wouldn't fail him. I would stop the two-thousand year old beast for once and for all. If worse came to worst the King finally awakened, I would fight him and win. I tend to stick to my promises.
I was about to charge Raptor the moment I saw him but Oliver put his hand in front, blocking me. He shook his head. It wasn't time yet. "Well, well! You people made it. So sad your pal, Blaze –" He stopped in between and stared at me. He hadn't known yet that I was alive. I gave him a smile and said, "Well, I am so happy I could make it! After all, the main cause of my rebirth is to fight this threat."
Amanda narrated the story to the now shocked Raptor. Then she yelled, "You killed my father! You'll pay for it." The monster repositioned, trying to look cool and calm and get back his wicked smile. "Alas! Girl, you can do no harm to me. The giants were my puppets. There is still about half an hour before the Night of Xorains arrives. Do you want to try your luck against me?" Raptor declared.
"This time we aren't alone. You are going down." Xavier muttered. Raptor had a laugh. He replied, "Kid, nor am I alone. Want to fight my army?" The giants on the edges of the peak gathered around. They were a good sixty giants at the least. Wade was still down there fighting the other giants. This meant we had to take on these giants along with Raptor and a dragon who would attack us at any time.
"DELTAs, charge!!!" I yelled and the battle of the Night of Xorains began. All the giants charged towards us, shaking the ground but we too were prepared. Though injured, the spirit all of us had to win this battle became alive at last. I ran quickly like I hadn't yet and struck magnum into a giant's chest. That's when I noticed that I had jumped about a twenty feet height. Pretty impressive, huh! Xavier used Trance/ Hammer along with Lily who yelled as she charged with her broken leg. Mark and Oliver had their own fight going on with the monsters on the left.
The real war had begun and we fought with great might. It was the first time that I didn't feel weak. Ever since my death, I had the desire to put an end to this chapter and now when I finally get the chance, I wouldn't let it go to waste. All of us had the same idea and the other DELTAs too fought with strength I hadn't seen in them before.
Amanda and I used the Zantai power and slashed through the giants in front. We were making our way to Raptor who was getting ready to attack. Giants were no match for our teamwork and together, we killed many of them. "Halt!" I yelled and jumped onto a giant. I used Magnum and struck the giant till he fell back. Then I ordered, "Now!!" And Amanda thrust Blizzard upside down into the giant's stomach.
Mark and Oliver also arrived beside us, trying to reach Raptor. The clouds had turned dark, not only because it was nighttime but also because it was a thundering weather. That's when I heard the roar. I looked above and found Drakolleus looking at the battle in rage and charge towards us. The fire on his nostrils looked deadly now as he made his way to the ground.
Right then, lightning struck somewhere near and I couldn't quite understand what had happened. Once the brightness had dissipated, I opened my eyes to watch Drakolleus being fought by another dragon. There was no doubt. He had kept his promise. Whenever you need me I will be there for you guys, Colloseus had declared. And now here was the dragon, fighting his brother. Colloseus had arrived!
All of us looked relieved. Finally we had our dragon on the battlefield. The two dragons clawed each other and roared. "The time has almost arrived!" Raptor announced. He was right. It was 11:47 pm. The Night of Xorains was soon going to begin. We needed to hurry up. I charged towards Raptor who took on his action position. Then we clashed. The moment I clashed, I felt anger surging through me. It was this monster right here who had killed me. Now it was my turn. I used all my strength and fought with rage.
Raptor attacked strategically. He was all over the place and I had no idea how to deal with his power. He clawed me in between attacks and yes, it did pain a lot. But that didn't stop me from attacking him. Comparing the other times I had battled him, this time I got more hits in. He too felt the pain as I slashed Magnum. Amanda and Oliver came to my aid as well. They fought the monster and together, we were having a better chance. Raptor was confused who to kill first and all of our attacks were fierce. He was having a hard time fighting.
He gritted his fangs in rage and changed forms. He transformed into the Magic form now. His body turned red and he now wore a black and white one-piece. Yes, he passed for a girlish monster. I grabbed Magnum, a little more alert this time. Mark joined in too. Xavier and Lily were still fighting the giants. They weren't in a good shape and I wanted to go back and help them.
Just then, I heard footsteps and watched as firing took place. It was Wade and his army. He looked and me and smiled, "Cleared out all the giants. Now I wanna kill some more monsters, bud!" The firing kept going and the giants were falling. We had gotten the upper hand in the fight now. Even Colloseus seemed to do well. Drakolleus was strong but his brother was smart enough to fight him.
But we needed to focus on Raptor. The monster used his magic power and raised the ground into a small hill as defense. None the less, we marched forward. I jumped above the ground humps and kept progressing towards Raptor. Oliver used his shock weapon and aimed it towards the monster. Dang, zartinum and a weapon was a great match.
Raptor didn't seem much affected by all this. He kept stopping us in our paths. Xavier who was running towards Raptor was stopped midway. He was launched into the air and Amanda had to help him land safely from the big height. Mark also was interrupted while moving. He was smacked on the face by stones on the ground. Rocks also started levitating and came rushing towards me. I changed Magnum into a shield, just like I had done during the fight with Mark in the warship for the first time.
Mark looked anxious to kill Raptor. I could understand. He had used Mark for his purposes and then left him to die along with Oliver and a dead Blaze. That wasn't the best treatment, was it? He needed to win. So did all the others. We couldn't lose now. With these thoughts in mind, I smacked Raptor's head and he fell hard on the ground. My friends were freed from his magic.
That was our time. We needed to act fast. Mark used Porticallius and shot bullets to keep the monster at bay. Lily threw one of her daggers and it directly went and hit Raptor's shoulder. The beast cried in pain as she quickly took her dagger out. Amanda slashed Blizzard onto Raptor's stomach. Nothing better than to see your victim being thrashed.
But then Raptor started laughing as if nothing had happened. "You were able to compete with me." He said. "But the Night of Xorains has arrived! Watch now! Drakolleus, use your magic." The dragon seemed to hear it as he immediately flew towards the ground. Colloseus did let him though. He grabbed Drakolleus's shoulder and pulled him back into the fight. Two royal dragons fighting was a sight to watch!
"He is right, Blaze. The time has come. It is 12:00 am." Xavier realized. Raptor howled, "The beginning of the new day would be the start of King Jalaar's awakening!!!" He spread his hand and laughed. "Save it, you ugly jerk!" Lily screamed. "Bring your pet dragon down here and then keep talking. I don't think Colloseus is gonna give his brother up so easily."