"Hahahahahahaha, can't wait to see this. I won't even heal up to take you on" Dante said cockily.
"Sure about that? Please reconsider" Alisa urged the Dragon. Dante was more than amazed when looking at Alisa's body. All her injuries were slowly fading away. Her bleeding stopped, the wounds caused by Dante's jaw quickly healed itself as well . Alisa's burnt skin returned to normal. Alisa did not seem surprise by her healing effect despite it being her first time doing it. "Hmm, recovering eh. I don't blame you. If you were to fight me in the shape you were in, I might have killed you" said Dante. Dante herself has no idea to why Alisa is able to heal herself.
Life Manipulation should not be able to heal physical wounds, only spiritual. Dante did not spare another thought on the girl's recovery. Instead she took the skies excited to see Alisa's first move. "Once again little miss, you get the first move" Dante told her. Alisa slightly bowed before Dante, happy for her generosity. She did not make this chance go to waste. Dante was in bad shape thanks to the fight with Lisa earlier. Safe to assume that her defenses are low now. "From what I saw from Lisa. I should be able to let loose for once" Alisa told herself.
Snap! Snap!
With a snap of her finger, the entire area changed. The beautiful scenery was no more. The wet green grass suddenly dried up and withered away. Same goes for the trees. The bright colour of the river turned dull and unappealing. The most significant change was the air around everyone. Somehow, the clear environment everyone's eyes got accustomed to was greeted by a dust. It was like a sandstorm appeared and just left, leaving dust behind in the air. Through the environment's sudden change, Alisa's appearance changed as well. Her blonde hair became white as snow, a glowing aura surrounded her that could be seen with the naked eye. The biggest shock in her appearance has to be the wings formed on her back. Wings made up of dried leaves attached itself on her back as if it had a mind of its own. "Who is that?" Lethal asked shockingly. "Neat, she didn't use this in the previous round. Just frighin neat" Isaac sighed.
In exchange for her surroundings life energy, the trees, the grass, water and all the animals on the island. She gained the ability to do anything she wants for a limited amount of time. Her new appearance gave Dante chills. Before Alisa did anything, she knew that her guard cannot be lowered. Alisa took the skies like a novice who just learned how to ride a bike. She was flapping her wings way too many times and was wasting energy that way. Dante couldn't help but laugh at the human flying. "Hahahaha, you're making my day Alisa" Dante laughed at her uncontrollably.
As promised, Alisa made the first move. Some of the leaves that formed Alisa's wings de- attached themselves from her back with a white aura surrounding them. The leaves were sent flying towards Dante like projectiles. Dante blew the leaves away effortlessly. More leaves was heading her way immediately after. Dante once again blew them away before making contact. Alisa did the same thing once more and it started to annoy Dante. "Be real! What do you think this will accomplish!?" Dante shouted at Alisa.
"This" the girl replied. All the leaves that were blown away suddenly began charging at Dante with accelerated speed. Dante did not dodge them in time. The leaves pierced Dante's forehead and came out from the back. If Dante was a regular person, a hole to the head would have most likely ended her life. Inside of Dante's mouth began to glow. She was definitely about to shoot something out of her mouth. Any sane person would start running but something caught Alisa's attention behind Dante. Three leaves were behind her yet to fall on the ground. Alisa slowly flew in front of Dante and placed two of her hands together, forming a square with her thumb and index finger. She was aiming specifically at something and it did not appear to be Dante.
ZAP!
Lightning burst out of the Dragon's mouth aiming at Alisa point blank. Dodging lightning was not an easy feat for Lisa, the more agile of the two. So when Alisa disappeared then reappeared behind Dante. It surprised her. "Ah, I'm aware of this technique. Being able to instantly swap places with anything that has life energy. But what or who did she swap with" Dante wondered. She looked in front of her only to see three leaves falling to the ground.
"You swapped places with those leaves. Is that why you did that hand gesture? To focus on your target" Dante said impressed by the girl's sudden mastery. The power of life can be used in different ways depending on the user. Alisa, a girl who does not wish to hurt others. Naturally would be more aware of what and who's life energy she is stealing. "Explains why the audience is still here". Dante said looking at the people inside her cage. From behind, Alisa managed to touch Dante for a good few seconds. During those seconds Alisa drained her life energy. Taking as much as she could for herself.
"It will take you a minute to fully drain someone of their life at most. I on the other hand possess the same gift as you and do not intend on dying here" Dante said with a serious look on her face. Alisa stopped what she was doing and think. "Dante can also absorb life from her surroundings too. Just like me she has a large supply. If she absorb the surroundings life while I drain hers, there is a chance Fei and the other might get involved. They may accidentally lose their lives" she thought worriedly. Dante swung her tail at Alisa but she managed to stay in the air.
ZAAPPP!!
ZAPPED!!.
Lightning after lightning went Alisa's way but she managed to barely dodge them. While she dodges she grew closer to Dante. Their eyes met, each was looking deep within each others souls. The eyes are a reflection of the soul. Dante confirmed the changes in Alisa's behaviour. From not wanting to fight to fighting her own battles. "This is how you do it Alisa! Live your life! Don't make your dad or Lisa take it from you"
Dante felt that it was her responsibility to tell her those words. If she won't, who will? Alisa smiled and said "The day will come when you'll meet your match. Don't give up Dante! Even if I have I make such a being for you. It will happen". Alisa felt that it was her responsibility to say those words to Dante.
The two loved the energy they gave each other. Lightning from the skies and from Dante's mouth. Alisa couldn't dodge them all and for some reason they were hurting Alisa more than they should have. "Didnt I gain a resistant to lightning a while ago" Alisa thought. The lightning from the sky barely harmed Alisa other than stunning her for a second but the same does not hold true for the lightning bursting from Dante herself. The power she weilded made the sky looked pathetic.
ZAP!!!
The river was split in half with the earth shaking from the shock. Alisa was hit with all of Dante's glory. However she stood back up, forming new wings. Alisa's injuries from the attack slowly disappeared as she regenerated. Anything is possible for her during that form. Alisa took the sky again flying better than before. As she moved closer, she bumped into something. An invisible wall was clearly blocking her path. Alisa felt her surroundings and realized that she was trapped in Dante's lightning jail, except now it can't be seen.
On top of getting trapped, Alisa 's hair returned to her natural blonde colour. The wings on her back withered away as well. The only thing keeping her in the air was Dante's jail. "You're a scary fellow. Hopefully you won't get pissed one day and wipe a country off the map" Alisa giggled. "I'll try my best not to. You did great. Would you mind being my friend from now on?" asked Dante. "I would love to" Alisa answered her instantly. The surroundings returned to normal thanks to Dante. She returned life energy back to her fellow creatures basically reviving them and beautified her island all over again. She did not take long doing so. Alisa was free out of the jail and she threw in the towel.
"You did great. I found some respect for you now" Dante compliments. King Almon looked at the participants who were now awake. Many felt like they couldn't pull off what Alisa just did. They never imagined the girl being so terrifying or Dante being so powerful.
"Who wants to go next?" asked the king.
One hand raised before anyone even considered it. Fei was dying to have a conversation with Dante The Dragon. "Let me go next please. Screw the order!" Fei said impatiently, he couldn't control his excitement. His speed can let him overcome anything is what he told himself. Isaac sliced open a door to the cage created by Dante. He told the king " My turn Gramps. You know why you hired me didn't you? Let's get this over with"
"Why did he hire a scumbag like you?" Lethal asked unsatisfied.
" My mission here isn't to win the Dragon Potion. It is To humiliate the overconfident Dragon. Shatter her confidence to the point she will have depression forever. I won't just defeat her. I'll annihilate her" Isaac said with a straight face. After witnessing what Dante is capable of. Lisa and Alisa went above and beyond but didn't hurt Dante all that much. From seeing that fight most people would get worried and doubt their own ability. Isaac was doing the opposite.
"Make sure you succeed" King Almon demanded.
"This I gotta see. Isaac, don't disappoint me after saying those big words" Cj warned him. Miya whispered in Cj's ears. "If my dad hired him for such a purpose then Dante will lose".
"Why is that?" Cj asked her. "Simple, King Almon instructs Dante on which gift to use before every fight via telepathy. The chance of Isaac getting what he wants is not slim" Miya whispered.
"Hehehe, your old man is a smart guy. if Dante falls into a state of depression he can remove her from his list of potential trouble. He must be planning to come for us as soon as the competition is over" Cj tells Miya. The two agreed with a nod.