Dante and Alisa shared a hug before departing. Alisa walked passed Isaac without saying a word. Isaac held onto his niece's hands and told her "Not like I care much but we're the only family we have left. Let's keep in touch once in a while when this round is over". Isaac had a smile on his face but it was clearly faked. With just one look in his eyes, Alisa determined that she cannot trust him at any given moment. "Wont be expecting much from you Isaac" she told him.
"You can call me uncle" Isaac teased fondling her chest. "Move!" she shouted. Isaac continued on his way before Dante. Dante used a recovery gift and healed all her injuries before Isaac arrived. The two laid eyes on each other. Dante was excited while Isaac not so much. Like what she did last fight, Dante browsed through Isaac's memories without his knowledge. From what she gathered she learned the real reason Isaac participated in the Dragon Hunt rather easily.
"Humiliate me? A human like you pulling off such a feat is inconceivable" Dante thought to herself. At first glance, Isaac looked plain. A normal man without any latent potential. "But still, for King Almon to assign him such a mission. There must be something about this man that's special. I should play it safe". No matter what gift King Almon told her to use. Dante already decided that she will be using gifts that will give Isaac's power a hard time. King Almon instructed her to use three gifts that would be totally useless against Isaac as she predicted.
"Whatever is going on here won't change the outcome. A human can only give me entertainment. The act of defeating me is nothing more than a dream" Dante blurted confidently. While Dante was rearing to go, Isaac was busy staring at his right hand. It was the same hand he used to touch Alisa's chest earlier. "She'll be eighteen in two years time. Should be able to use her then". Before the second fight officially began, everyone congratulated Alisa on her performance. Not only did she damage Dante quite a bit, she even formed a friendship with the Dragon. "You looked like an angel out there. Wish you could have kept those wings" Fei smiled. Alisa blushed and laughed at the compliments heading her way. Unfortunately it stopped immediately after King Almon standing before her. What will the king do? Will she get abducted in front of everyone. She completed the final round of the competition. There really isn't much of a reason to let her stay inside the cage. Cj asked "What do you want with her Gramps?" With a face of annoyance, he replied to Cj's question. "Nothing, focus on the next fight".
Without further delay, Dante changed her appearance. She still looked like a Dragon, but smaller and spikes covered most of her body excluding the head. Her wings suddenly disappeared as well so the chance of her taking the skies like last time is very low. After finish changing her appearance, she told Isaac. "You do the first move"
"Already did" Isaac replied. He replied to her before she even finished her statement. The man with a slight smirk on his face gently moved his left index finger towards him. With a slight movement, Dante felt her neck and even legs bring squeezed tight. Threads were already surrounding Dante waiting for Isaac's command to strangle her. The threads were invisible so no one knew which colour thread he was currently manipulating.
The spikes around Dante did not let her get strangle for long. Isaac's threads were cut without much effort. Isaac moved both his hands upwards, causing Dante to swing in the air. As soon as Dante reached above the man she's facing, spikes from her body started shooting at him. Her spikes travelled at the same speed as bullets would. Three spikes almost pierced Isaac's chest if he did not react in time. Somehow he already saw the attack coming and prepared in advance. The spikes stopped midair with the man taking the liberty of getting a hold of them.
A blue thread appeared and wrapped itself around its user's entire body leaving only the head untouched. Dante, possessing that gift as well knew very well that the blue threads are capable. "Those are highly durable" Dante told Isaac. Unlike the red threads that are designed to kill, the blue ones are meant to protect the user. Dante shoots more spikes at Isaac. One would think that Dante was repeating the same move but they would be wrong. It does not take a genius to figure out that mere spikes can pass her opponent's defense. Isaac did not prepare to counter the spikes heading his way. He had complete faith in his blue threads. Just before the spikes made contact, they started spinning like drills and grew in size. Those spikes were over five meters tall suddenly, drilling Isaac's armour of thread. It didn't take long for the spikes to pierce Isaac and mortally wound him..
"Whooops!" Isaac said surprised.
If he had known the spikes were going to expand in size he would have made a counter for it. "My mistake. Won't happen again" Isaac giggled. White threads appeared over his body and slowly stitched up the open wounds he received. It even repaired his blue threads. Dante would normally be in the mood to talk to her opponent while he recovers but something really pisses her off. She did not know if it was the human's face or his tone. "Brat! He's talking as if he is better". More threads tied Dante to the ground. She was briefly restraint by the threads but they were soon cut by the spikes surrounding Dante.
"Your red threads aren't good enough" said Dante.
Isaac revealed the colour of his invisible thread and everyone was shocked to say the least. Most would think that Dante would go for his red threads from the start but instead, he was using black threads. Dante in particular was shocked to see this. "Black threads! What did you use to throw me up in the air a while ago?" Dante asks the man furiously." These black threads, if you want. I can stop messing around and use my red threads" Isaac teased. Dante never thought the day would come when black threads could be strong enough to lift her.
Red threads went out of Isaac's hands and tried surrounding Dante. Once they did, Isaac squeezed her. The spikes on Dante's body quickly snapped in two. The red threads were too tough for even Dante's spikes. Although they bypassed the spikes, Dante did not receive any damage. The red threads could not pierce the Dragon's skin. It looked helpless from where Isaac was standing. He withdrew his threads and said "If those red threads won't finish you off then I guess the humiliation I had planned for you won't happen".
"Humiliation!? There you go tossing that word around like you can defeat me. I am well aware of your secret weapon. Red threads are not your most powerful. But even if you use your secret weapon now, my skin cannot be pierced by any means" Dante told the cocky bastard.
"Hmm, weak" Isaac mocked the Dragon. Dante charged at him with full speed. Red threads blocked his path but Dante changed her size. For a second, Isaac thought she had disappeared but she simply turned to the size of a rodent. As soon as Dante bypass the threads her spikes grew in size. The spikes went after Isaac faster than a bullet would. How can Isaac react to this?
The spikes spinned like a drill so the blue threads were in trouble. The spikes stopped at the blue thread for some reason. It did not make full contact with the armour. Invisible threads stopped the spikes from the far end before it could touch Isaac. Dante made it close enough to smack Isaac's head with her tail. "I am Isaac Lemmon. I am the leader of the Wild Drug Gang and a classified mafioso for Rosietti. Be grateful, you won't be disgraced by a nobody" the man said. With that speech, he clasp both his hands together then separated them. Between his hands were threads that shined so bright, it was hard to look at. Red, Blue, yellow, green, purple, pink, orange, brown, white, grey and black. All of those colours were showing from the thick threads one after the other. "The Rainbow Threads. Those are indeed powerful. I used to use them a lot and I know for sure. They lack the force to even graze me" stated Dante. She sailed spikes at Isaac but this time they became the size of pencils. The change in size increased the speed of the spikes.
The spikes were slapped away by Isaac effortlessly. The next movement Isaac did finished the fight.
SPLAAASH!
Blood bursted out of Dante's body at every corner. Her head fell off of her body with the look of shock permanently ingrained on her face. "Wait what just happened?" Cj asked confused. It felt like he missed something huge. He was watching the fight, paying keen attention. Fei noticed the puzzled look on his face and decided to help him out. Fei explained to him" It happened in an instant so it's understandable why you didn't catch it. Those colorful threads sliced Dante's spikes then her skin like how scissors easily cuts paper. Dante suffered a dozen to fifteen slashes".
"Wasn't Dante's skin hard to pierce this round? She even had those spikes on her. Her reaction speed is the best there is. How could Isaac do something like this. It's almost unbelievable. Am I in a illusion?" Alisa said astonished.
Dante fell on the ground out cold. Dante's head regrew shortly after. She glared at the human who effortlessly slashed her up. She had her guard up the entire time yet still, she temporarily died. "What if I wasn't immortal? Would I have really died to this human?" Dante asked herself ashamed. Enraged she attacked Isaac. Her skin was enhanced this time, hence the reason why she was glowing grey constantly. "He shouldn't be able to scratch me now" Dante thought.
"Pathetic" Isaac said softly but loud enough for Dante to hear.
SLICCE!
SPPLAAAAASSHH!!!
Dante got ripped to shreds effortlessly by Isaac's rainbow threads. The Dragon kept on reviving over and over again. Isaac killed her repeatedly without letting up. Dante tried many tricks using the three gifts she had selected. Heart getting ripped out of her chest. Eyes being dragged out, uncountable amount of slashes appearing on Dante's body. it was brutal. The fight quickly turned into one of those RPG games. When the level 1 MC fights a level 50 boss. all of the boss's stats are simply too high in comparison to the MC so none of his skills would actually be helpful. This is what was happening to Dante. Her life felt like it froze in place ever since her first death. Her first ever death was by this human who she had never heard of. Isaac Lemmon, a despicable man who knows no boundaries. After Dante's seventh revive she grew tired. The rule of using only three gifts was thrown out the window. Wings appeared on Dante's back and she took the skies immediately.
"DANTE BROKE THE RULES! THE FIGHT IS OVER. YOU LOSE!!" The king announced.
Before Dante could say a word King Almon stated "You had three gifts when Isaac only had one but you still lost. If you use anymore than three then you're proving that humans can be a threat. Also, it is highly unfair to use anymore than three. Spikes, Size control and hardening. You picked those three for this match. Besides, you were getting killed so fast I doubt you could do much anyways".
Dante just lost to a human. She never imagined a day like this would arrived. It's not that she is a sore loser. It is how she lost. Isaac was basically playing with her the whole fight. He could have used his rainbow threads from the start and ended it. Isaac laughed at the pathetic creature before him. "Dragons are pathetic. You talk big but I annihilated you. You're not all that great. I bet you're the weakest Dragon there ever was" he provoked. Dante sat there with her head lowered. She could not reply to Isaac because she did not win the fight. It happened too fast, she was not fast enough to stop her death multiple times. Her pride shattered after this fight. "Hahaha, I must be the weakest Dragon if a human is beating me like that"Dante laughed at herself. Her eyes were filled with tears when Isaac walked away. Before he arrived at the cage Lethal told Fei her final warning.
"Don't get close to that man. He is evil. Drugging, killing and corrupting youngsters is the norm for him. He kills more people than an assassin like me. I swear his head is mine when this competition is over. I'll avenge my friend. I would hate to have to avenge you as well. Be careful"
Fei nodded and replied "Careful, got it". Despite hearing and seeing all the bad about Isaac. Fei still felt like there world will be linked in some way. If not now then later. The string of fate already tied the two of them together