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Chapter 19 - Not Dragon, a Pokeball Throw, Azhdaha Vs Grand

Late at night at the top of Wuwang Hill our MC and his BASS wearing an unknown device on their left arm having a duel card game, the three Pokémon's was returned to their pokeball cause of messing up their sensei on building her 2nd deck for the 2nd round and Lim was never win a single round against her boss.

[Authors Note: the attack power of the cards was converted by the device that they wearing while having a duel fight minimizing the monsters actual or real power]

The duel was now on 3rd round with a new deck she had made by scanning his boss family binder book. Lim has 5k HP left out 8K, 2 shield up out of 5, on the field was a card terrain activated for her monsters, on her back was 2 giant monsters on tier 11, the first one was called Calamity Death Tiger - Bane and the other was Destruction Lich Emperor – Zion while on Clow side was two cards face down, all his shield was destroyed and a single high defense monster on tier 9 was deployed called Armament Castle Wall – Bulford, he has still 2400 HP left. The loser of 3 games on a row will drink an unknown beverage that Clow bought on the bystander market using Lim connection to the bystander world, he was curios because the one who put it on the market was his sister Noel and no one bought it.

Boss on the last turn you've able to send my top ace tier 12 monster directly on the graveyard but know it's time for you to lose, activate Bane 1st monster effect: all face down spell card will be lose it effect. The death tiger roar releasing frequency that will disable any spell on the field but before it hit the card Clow responded.

Activate Bulford special monster effect: Negation Wall, using this my monster can absorb the opponent's effect.

Tsk, Bane use Destruction Void Blast plus activated 2nd monster effect: on any dark monsters that already on my graveyard will increase his attack by 250 and I've 7 on my graveyard now, it's attack that's on 5k was soar then the Death Tiger created a large black sphered causing the air palpitates then shot it to Bulford.

Bulford intercept it activated 2nd monster effect: Sacrificial Protection, sacrificing itself boosting his total defense to the same attack that opponent had.

I'm not done yet, Zion activated all effect, 1st sent all face down card of the opponent to his graveyard that will increase Zion attack by 500 that depends on how many spells card that Clow deployed on the field, 2nd any dark attribute spell card on my graveyard will be amplify Zion attack by 100 and last it can attack twice on a round then I activate this spell card on my hand staff of nihility that can increase my monster attack by 1500. Zion full burst direct attack my enemy, TOTOMEDA.

Clow laugh then spoke, you caught on my trap activate spell card on my graveyard. Reversal Clock card, this card will revert the opponent monster attack back to its original, cancelling it skill move and erasing one of its monster effects, I choose the last effect.

What, that's a cheat card. She knows that some spell card can be casted when it was sent to the graveyard, ah my turned end with this and she put 1 card face down. On my next turned sure boss you will be defeated; she was looking at his hand holding 3 cards only.

You know Lim everything can change on one draw in a card fight, I draw.

He looks at the card he draws, his lips curve up because it was a nice spell card and activate it without hesitation. I activate this spell card on my hand called Dice of Fate betting the all cards on my hand to be replace by new ones depending on the dice number will it show. Clow put all 3 cards he was holding to the graveyard and a dice appeared on his hand throwing it on the field.

Lim was nervous she was looking at the dice that spinning praying that it was a low number but it was a failure the dice stops and shows 6 dots.

Looks like I'm lucky today, Clow draws 6 new cards from his deck, look at it and one of them was a monster that he had pulled on a summon card pack that he bought the other day then he said to Lim. This round will be the last.

Activate spell card Void Fishing this card can pull one spell card on my graveyard and that will be Dragon Paid Token, it will auto be activated when it will appear on the field then each time, I summon a token I paid half of my current HP. I summon 3 dragon tokens, his HP that on 2400 was cut by 50% in three times until it reaches to 300 HP, I summon Mechanical Shock Dragon using 3 dragon tokens as my sacrifice.

Boss that monster only a tier 8 so enough struggling, she's sweating and look at the monster information then it's effect that made her wanted to cry.

Hahaha looks like you already know what I've planning, active monster effect Cosmos Emergency Dragon Calling as long that I have a dragon type monster on my hand on tier 11 below I can directly summon it without paying anything.

I call upon you from your deep slumber, he summoned the entity it was called EN Dragon Hannibal – Hatchling a tier 9 on early phase.

Boss really a baby monster, do you think it can defeat my two tier 11 monsters.

I'm not done yet, activate spell card Force Evolution to Hannibal paying half of my HP and sending 1 dragon type monster on my field or on my hand to the graveyard, he has only the Shock Dragon as a sacrifice for it to initiate. An energy cocoon covers the little dragon and after a second an adult dragon appeared on the field that releases a tier 12 peak deterrence, a dragon without wings but have an aura energy ring on his back that formed from a large scale that continuous releasing dark fire energy element that helps it to levitate on the ground with an armored like bracer in both of its arms and the whole body was clad of golden red scale from the top to bottom then it was holding a spear made of unknown energy on his right hand. The evolution was finished the monster's new name was True EN Dragon Hannibal.

Damn why it so cool than my Darkness Devouring Dragon a while ago, it was Lim marveling her boss new monster on the field, s**t I've lose again. Can I surrender on advance boss?

Nope accept your fate, activate Hannibal 2nd effect: it releases a strong dragon might removing Lim spell cards on the field and on her hand. Now for the total output, activate the first monster effect: for each elemental type cards on my graveyard will give 500 attack power to my monster, I've total 15 elemental cards now on my graveyard boosting Hannibal attack from 6k – 13,500 and I use this card called Holy Dragon Armament adding 1,500 attacks to him. Lastly the last effect was wiping all monster on the opponent's field that below his tier level, it also includes destroying the shields that still on active.

The Hannibal Dragon throws his energy spear to Lim's monsters that deployed on her field hitting them created a supernova explosion disintegrating both on the spot and her 2 shield was shattered.

Hannibal direct attack the enemy, gave her a big dragon breath.

Lim was hit by the dragon breath putting her HP to zero on her duel device.

Boss nice fight, can I return now hehehe.

Nope drink this first, he was holding the beverage with unknown color and releasing a disgusting smell.

Are you sure this thing was safe, she only receives a thumbs up and after drinking it there was a sparkling sensation on her mouth that gave her a real answer? The beverage was a strong alcohol made of fruits, bloods and organs of high-level monsters.

Damn boss, the little master didn't ferment the whole thing and just put it in on the market, sure enough this thing was a failure of creating alternate gas for her machine.

But before they continue, both of them felt someone scan the cosmos they wherein and before it rushes out Clow wave his hand.

A man appeared on top of Wuwang Hill, he was frozen on shock because the change of position that only an entity higher than his realm can do, he looks at the boy and hand size doll then shivered, he knows who are the two was.

Boss this guy was.

Yeah, it was the guy with Lin Fan back then, you're called little Dong and why shivering you know who we are right, an early middle primordial realm being inspecting lower worlds?

Mr. Bloodborne it's Lin Dong not little Dong, he regretted to ask Sir Lin Fan back then on his training and can you please let me go, I'm just passing by, 100% I will not tell to anyone that I've seen you on this part of territory that Lin clan managing.

I really don't care if you tell my location to anyone above because they know that I need to follow the contract that I've signed up. Here drink this, he gave the unknown alcohol to the guy.

Lin Dong calm down then look at the drink he had received the smell was mix that he cannot determined but after sipping some he was shock the alcohol was just too delicious but for someone reason there was missing. For him, bystanders are the least that you want to meet on your job. Mr. Bloodborne, I want to ask how many years will you stay on lower realm?

Looks like the alcohol suits your taste, this body that I've reborn should at the age 20 that's the only requirements for me to go back above for at least 3 months visitation and it should be the day I will fight that being.

I see, Sir did you know that the old one breakthrough to the unknown and the other 2 old generation also did then challenge that being the first born unknown but the three lose and without the help of your sisters they should have died. Sir Lin Fan also trying to make a breakthrough this couple of years and also your other friends.

A lot of things happen when you've entered reincarnation, the one should be taking the old one position was his oldest son but on the ascension ceremony he rejected it giving the position to the youngest that made their sister Artemis flare but before she made a shoot all your friends barged in the reception and the guys leading was Sir Lin Fan, Madam Lucia her husband Neal, Lady Hildegard your sister Noel friend, Sir Lenon and etc. the commotion last for a day, the innocent guy who just ascended the throne was punch hard by Sir Lin Fan that made everything stops.

Penalties was given, the whole Lin Clan territory above was move near the origin netherworlds helping them guarding the broken pathway that goes to main origin abyss. While Madam Lucia and Sir Neal was put as head gate guards on the entrance of upper origin realm, lady Hilde and her sisters was put to welfare department, Sir Lenon was to thrown to a cosmos that train guys with lucky halo and for the others I don't know.

Well, that's how life goes. Me and my sisters didn't want to argue to those present on that meeting so we just accepted it and can I ask you, why are you the one roaming this part doing all the inspection?

Eh, to tell you the truth Mr. Bloodborne that me, my wife and only lady Lin Feiyu your niece, sir Lin Fan youngest daughter was assign for this job as for the others were put on the middle realm plane. My children's and their kids were helping the clan on training new generations. The management was on chaos because for some reason a lot of worlds sudden pops out so this was the result.

I see, he remembered the two origin beings that turned to cards and he gave a sighed, can you contact the head of the management now.

This, I'll try contacting it now. After a second a screen appeared and there was a woman wearing a light dark blue armor with a long white cape, a long dark blue blade katana next to her, short tyle black and white hair with horn on the top, a half human half true dragon that busy reviewing documents on a virtual screen her name was Sharona, she also called dominator of all true dragons, primordial detonator and etc.

Sharona: so, it's you, don't try to made a complain I'm doing all my best supervising every clan on their territory, after all bystanders left everything changes. A lot of big guys abusing their power and systems holders keeps being arrogant after entering upper origin realm messing up the order resulted for us on management to kill them on spot losing track on how many I've killed and sending their souls to origin netherworlds for a proper court judgement. If Victoria and Beth didn't retire everything was still ok, sometimes the two visit to help me.

Holy shit, those two retired? It was Lim. Both was the most carefree on their work inside the management but the two was so strict on their subordinates.

It's already time for old generation like us to retired, its natural but still you need to find a good successor on taking the job.

Lin Dong just listening on the side.

Sharona sighed and continue, we'll all that left now were sir Zich training newbies, lady Fran decided to train inspectors on how the proper checking of systems that should be scattered because of some guys that I've kickout made a large mess, I put Luna and Liz as receptionist on the gate assisting their sister Lucia then she open a small video screen on her side showing 4 individual playing mahjong on a large busy gate that some new or old generation of people walking in and out, as for the other that still on duty was also helping to their fullest so, don't try to made trouble to us Tobi or should I call you with your new name?

No need, I'm just checking ok and looks like you're on that step, if you made a breakthrough to unknown all dragons from above to bottom also receive some blessing. Should I hatch some dragon daughters or sons.

Ho, if you really plan that then should I pick one of them as my successor. I've missed the old times that the whole place was lively, bystanders doing their job making this place comfortable and everyone competing for the title best employee of the year to get a lot of points. I've still had contacts to your sisters, relieving my stress talking to them and lady Alice always send me some high leveled pets that can help assisting everyone on the office.

Clow smiled, well that's enough for today and I should thank you for a doing a good job, I'll be sending some of my old weapons and some goods that I just bought on bystander market, share it with others then he gave a go sign to Lim that already recorded the new number code to contact the management.

Sharona receive it on instant, Holy shit. That's a lot, are you sure about this?

He gave a thumbs up to her, I just made new ones and some are extras, don't mind it ok then he bid her a farewell.

Ending the call he shifted his gaze to Lin Dong, then pull 5 items on his soul inventory 3 weapons, an armor and an accessory then handed it to him.

Mr. Bloodborne do I really need to accept this? The items were on peak tier 15 that much durable and stronger than you can buy on above because it was made by a bystander Mr. Bloodborne himself.

Yeah, the 2 weapons are for you and to your wife, for the others were for Feiyu, I did promise Lin Fan that every time I meet his sons or daughters, I should give them a gift. You can go now and say hi for me ok.

Lin Dong made a bow for thanks but before he leaves, he remembered something, Mr. Bloodborne I've almost forgot that a search post about your location was put on every adventurer guild on upper origin realm and the reward was so rich that's why I did tell you for the moment I saw you here that I will not tell anyone about your location.

???? Clow and Lim bewildered, they look at each other, who the **** wanted to find him, it was just looking for death if he/she wanted to fight him.

Cough, so what was the reward?

An origin source crystal mine, a whole cosmos.

***, boss should I send your location on the upper guild, who the heck can just throw a cosmos mine just for an information?

Clow just laugh

I don't know who it is even your friends was curious who commission that, after packing Lin Dong gave them a piece of paper then bid them farewell, Mr. Bloodborne and Lim thanks for the items. He vanishes to his position leaving that cosmos where Teyvat located on unknown speed.

Lim look at the piece of paper, a wanted search post without an illustration only description.

Boss looks like they cannot draw your cool scary face back then and there was different style of penmanship on this search post, waah every paragraph was unique, I'm sure this was written by not a single woman.

Heh, forget it Lim remembered that even on above no one can properly remember a bystander appearance except if they were our friends, colleagues that includes their family and clan members.

Yeah, boss I know, Lin Dong also include that your friends also curious that also made me think who were they, should I check your memory bank?

I don't care, he summons the spirit of fire to maintain the bonfire then he enters his sleeping bag ignoring Lim.

Boss don't sleep yet, damn tsk, tsk and she enter her boss consciousness summoning a room where the memory bank was. Hehehehe you don't care but my curious will not kill me but when she touch the door a voice message enters her ears it was from Alicia telling her that the search post was made cause of a certain event that Goshujin-sama and little master manipulated the boss bathroom door on a vacation planet on a special VIP hot spring, you should remember that.

But me and boss didn't see anything plus the steam coming from the hot spring was too thick, because we just woke up and before he was totally awake within a second, he returned back to his room using instant teleportation. Her boss back then had habit when he was on his own room, he sleeps wearing boxer shorts only.

Yup that's for you and the boss but what about them? Goshujin-sama said as long the boss relationship tag slot didn't appear ignore it and lastly were missing one player for a new game that will launch today, you should come.

Really, ok ok coming. She waves her hand and the memory bank room vanishes changing to her own room then she enters on rush.

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Early morning Clow wakes up, clean up all the trace of the camp then jumps down the top of Wuwang hill, his going to Qingce Village to have some breakfast there.

After having a good meal, he decided to take another long route on going back to Liyue harbor to check some sceneries where adepti abode located. An hour later he had arrived on the top of Mt. Aocang by walking and jumping like a ninja, the first thing he saw was a flying land above Qingyun peak then he shifted his gaze on a cave where a domain located, a large white crane flies out of it and this being didn't even feel that someone was watching her. Below was Huaguang Stone Forest connected by human made bridge, he flickered and appeared below the mountain planning to continue his sightseeing.

While walking without an aim he pass by a young woman with pale blue hair, fading into a darker shade at the ends, she has black red horns that bend back along her hair, similar to a goat's horns with brighter red marking on it, she has purple multicolored heterochromatic eyes that fade into pink then gold wearing an outfit consists of a black bodysuit with gold accents on the legs underneath a white and purple bodice with long ends similar to a tailcoat with a separated pair of sleeves to match, the last was a Vision ornament attach on her left hip with a red cloverleaf knot.

The woman plans to visit her master and take a long walk to relieve some work stress, while walking she felt a warm cold breeze that pass by to her side on a heat weather, she looks around to see if she was being prank by her master or her adepti teachers and for some reason she didn't detect anybody but felt the someone observing her movements, she shrugged lowering her guard then she continues her journey.

Lim appeared next to her boss; she was still on pajamas; she was observing the young woman on a screen that her boss just passes by. Nee boss your concealment was set on a low leveled mastery.

I think it's ok, they arrived below Mt. Hulao, his gaze was fix on a large tree with a tomb mural on its foot and decided to approach it, a step before he properly in front of the mural he enters a domain.

Lim on the side knows that it is not an accident because there was an evil grin on her boss face. **** here we go again.

Inside the domain Clow was standing observing a colossal, rotund and heavy build being resembling of a crocodile, large as a mountain. The entire body is colored in shades of brown and black with numerous large spikes, golden gilded scales on his back. The head is layered in numerous large frills of spikes and is adorned with four long golden curved horns, it also has a large stone chin that covers his entire mouth.

Too bad it's not a dragon, he can feel a deep accumulated hatred on this guy.

Azhdaha felt something enters the domain he was sealed; he slowly opens his large eyes and saw a human boy. He thought of using the boy to free him and decided to speak to command it.

Human boy if you free me here, I'll give you an unlimited wealth and you'll live a life that others cannot.

Really?

Yes, this lord never lies and he thought of a good way to disposed the human boy after he got his freedom back.

What should I do to free you?

Try put something on between each pillar that activating the sealed barrier, that will be enough for me to use my own strength to break free.

Clow looks around and pick up some ore that was scattered then putting it to its corresponding place between each pillar.

Good, nice job boy, hahahaha he gave a roar and release his dominating aura that made the seal slowly broken but he didn't know that Clow already put the whole domain to his magic barrier Phantom Road.

The monster got his freedom back, Clow was just standing on the front waiting for the follow up.

Mortal boy for letting me free I'll give you a quick death.

Me being killed, he turns around made a mad laugh, he materializes a black cap with a nice logo and there were letters below, it was SCP Foundation then he wears the cap on. he touches the guardian beast box then the minimize Pokeballs that lines up tied on his belt like he was selecting and continue to speak.

I really wanted to do this, let's a have a good Pokémon battle. He reverses his cap and he was holding a minimize Pokeball, he clicks the middle off it reverting back to its original size then he made a spinning throw in air.

I choose you Grand the Gengar. The Pokeball puff and Grand appeared on midair with cross arm position then his 4 extra arms were hovering in circle on his back.

Azhdaha cannot comprehend what happen, when the mortal boy that turns around him sudden pull a hat on an empty space and wear it on its head then the boy faces him up again. It throws something in the air summoning a white fat monster with a black and white garment tied on his neck. He felt that the whole domain turned cold and he heard the mortal boy, let's have battle that made him flares up.

Grand limit your power to 3% let's use Pokémon moves.

Genga "Normal Pokémon moves commanded by his master trainer" his both eyes were glistening then look at the giant monster in front then made a battle posture.

Damn you two dare to overstep mortal authority!?

Azhdaha shoot rock pillar burst a series of exploding Geo rock pillars, dealing AoE DMG when it hit the ground it come from his back.

Grand use mega punches to intercept it.

Genga "Copy" his floating 4 extra arms launches mega punch to each pillar of rock shot at them.

Genga "can you move faster?" he made a taunting to the guy.

Azhdaha decided to made a swiftly charge attack to them.

Grand set it up, create spikes and put some toxic move on it then you know what to do. Clow moves away to them by walking pulling some melon seed on his inventory to eat while making a command to Grand.

Genga "Come big snake" the charge was fast before contact his extra arms appeared in front of him creating a multi layered barrier it was Protect skill.

Azhdaha was block and received a small knock back, he didn't feel the shadow spikes with toxic already pierce his lower body.

Fissure, he raises his head to create a straight tremor attack but the target turns to a toy absorbing his attack, it was substitute skill.

Genga "Do you feel something or you're just ignoring it, hahaha" everything was translated by his com device.

Azhdaha realize something, he felt some unknown substance had enters his body.

What did you do to me you ant? He feels that his lifeforce was being drain each time he moves.

Genga "you have been poisoned" he walks near the guy to play hand to hand combat.

Azhdaha look at the white monster that approaches him, he was being underestimated him and the rage he had keeps for a long time for a certain archon explodes boosting his energy.

Be crushed, he made a strong stomp trying to smash Grand with Geo energy that can create multiple shockwaves.

Grand retracted his 4 extra arms back to his pocket dimension then look the foot attack coming, intercept the attack with a shadow punch making the big guy push back then he heard his master trainer command.

Grand use Closed Combat mix it with all kind of elemental punches.

Genga "let me beat you to death, do you think your big eh"

Azhdaha jumps up un the air to press down the white guy but the result was unexpected the enemy appeared in front of his face and releases an unstoppable barrage of punches with different elements imbued to it, his body was not descending to the ground like he was bound by something it was Grand psychic move.

Grand finishing the combo with a sucker punch flipping the guy down on the ground.

What are you, your attacks didn't create elemental reaction? There was a trace of blood that turned to colored pink cause by toxic move.

Genga "Because all the elements that I've use on my attacks were created by Pokémon energy, Nen-Qi and empowering it with aura aka my own power" he replied to the big guy that busy fixing himself up on the ground, this being didn't care about the toxic was deeply mix now on its blood and flesh.

The enrage earth… will not absolve you!!

Grand the guy will now enter different elemental phase; do you want to use projectile Pokémon moves?

Genga "I don't know, maybe" he was watching his enemy below that using stomping rampage, blocking the earth debris that fly's out cause by it using physic then he saw the guy finish changing form.

Today, you witness your reckoning! He enters his hydro form summoning multiple number of large water bubbles, there were like water rasenshurikens spinning around him.

Genga "I think I've forgot something? Oh, yes I forgot to water the plants on my pocket dimension" He locks every bubble then he activated shadow domain. His shadow crawls like tentacles gathering and wrapping each bubbles pulling it next to him then Grand drag each of it to his pocket dimension. Inside he pops it on the sky making a fake rain that pour over all the vegetation that he planted.

Ahh, the hell did you do. He charges to Grand to smash him with earthen skull but he misses even the earth shock didn't hit.

Genga "Sorry pal I needed water for my plants"

Grand use Brick break on his side.

Genga "Let me try a one-inch punch" after he dodge and heard his master trainer command, he flickered appeared on the guys left side body then made a hand shake stance using the power of Brick Break he made punch.

Azhdaha almost lose consciousness, the feeling of being thrown away by large force made him uncomfortable, he felt that some of his ribs and scales just broken. Being push out quite far against the white monster and he decided to enter another form just to recover.

You…. Stand upon your tomb, though you…. it not! Having hard time to speak he shifted his hydro form to electro. After enter electro form, he dives deeply on the ground leaving only his tails like tree emitting electro elements scattering thunder around the domain.

Genga "????" the attack was easily to predict, it can be dodge just by walking.

Clow flies up a kite that was attach to a battery for it to charge up when thunders hit it that connected to an oven. He was baking a pizza; all the necessary ingredients were already cut to tiny pieces ready to be place. After a second finish arranging the top, he put it on the oven and wait for it to be cook.

Lim keeps scratching her head, the Pokémon moves that Grand using was too dirty it was toxic, protect, substitute and wish move that use for healing if you've receives an injury or damage. As for punches were just for bullying.

Hey, Grand just put it on comatose state ok and I'll give a dozen of popsicles with strong yin energy for reward.

Grand heard it then replied to her, Genga "Need assurance sensei, give some to me now" he receives an ok, in front of him a two popsicle was slowly materializing.

Azhdaha crawl up on the ground and he saw the white monster licking something, there was no scratch nor injury on it.

Damn **** True dust, he summons series of electro ball and shot it too Grand.

Grand counter it with shadow ball.

Genga "On it" he bites and swallowed one of popsicle, the other one was put back to his inventory then he stretches his both chubby arm fires shadow ball aiming hitting each electro balls incoming to him, even the big guy didn't escape on this assault.

Ahhhh, you go back to… the earth an intense heat bulking up he going for pyro form.

Clow gave a sighed while eating a newly fresh cook pizza. He still wanted to take another form for a long struggle, Grand finish it and let's get out of here, use dark void put it to his slumber.

Genga "Sorry big guy, even you've been suffering being imprison for eon I cannot help you to be free from your hatred" small dark ball slowly appearing on his right hand that getting bigger and bigger then he shoots it to the big guy who still recovering after receiving multiple shadow ball.

Azhdaha saw a large dark ball that cannot be dodge because of the injuries he had suffer, he was swallowed by it.

I…. will not be… destroyed!

Grand look at the guy that he put on sleep, he cast detoxify and heal for it to recover.

Lim just looking at Grand then she commanded him.

Grand drag the guy back on the middle, I'll be the one fixing his seal.

Genga "Copy" He use gigantification skill to pull Azhdaha back to the middle placing him properly on his original spot.

Clow dispel the phantom road and Lim snap her finger reverting back the seal that was destroyed. Grand return to his original size then walks to his master trainer and sensei while licking the other popsicle.

Clow rips up the void opening a channel to go out of this domain, Lim followed rushing to his head to sit there and Grand who just finish licking the popsicle throw its stick on his back without turning around.

He never knows that stick had hit the sealed barrier making a small hole for two consciousness of good and bad will leaks out of it on the future causing a story where the traveler will do the fighting ending Azhdaha suffering.