We all rode the ship to the location of the Undead Dragons. This was a good chance to see if Shira was prepared for battle like the others, also it was a chance to get her mind off the heavy news bomb that was dropped on us.
We made it to the location and stopped the ship at an island.
"Here's the plan, Shira and I will handle the dragons. Listen to my signal if we need back up alright?" I said.
"Yes, Master!" Mika said.
"I'll be sure to listen out for the signal." Phoenix nodded.
"Inform the others, especially Esta and Freya. Depending on how powerful these dragons truly are we will need snipers on standby." I said.
Mika nodded. "Understood."
I looked at Shira and noticed she was still out of it. Phoenix was also worried since she was Shira's childhood friend also. I gently made Shira look up at me. She looked into my eyes and looked sad. I pressed my nose against hers gently and she blushed slightly.
"It's gonna be okay, Shira...I am here beside you. Shidao doesn't matter anymore. We are going to fix everything, me and you." I smiled and held her cheeks.
"Shiryo..." Shira spoke softly then closed her eyes and wiped her eyes. She smiled and opened her eyes. "Okay..."
I pulled away then looked at Phoenix. "Phoenix, actually. I want you to come with us as well. Back when we were all 10 years old, me, you, and Shira would always hang out together. Let's fight together now. We will take down the dragons and of course if we need help, we will call upon our friends."
Phoenix smiled and nodded. "Gladly."
"Skye, I want you on sniper duty as well. Esta would probably need help." I said.
"You got it, Boss~" Skye smiled then hurried off.
"Hoshi, I want you partnered up with the flankers, the flankers being Gideon, Serafina, and Mika." I said.
Hoshi gave a nod and a grunt of approval then vanished.
"Aaron." I started.
"I know what I must do. You just worry about the battle." Aaron smiled and crossed his arms.
I nodded at him then Shira, Phoenix, and I left the ship to pursue the Undead Dragons. We headed onto the island and I spotted some Ocean Guards on the island.
"Hold it! You aren't permitted to go past this point! There are two Ghost Dragons on the island and we can't allow anyone to go through. We have people handling the issue as we speak." An Ocean Guard said.
I placed my hands in my pockets then looked at the Ocean Guards. "You haven't been doing a good job if the issue still persists. We are going to handle the issue ourselves so move aside."
"Who do you think you are?" The guard asked.
"The child of Reina Ragnarok, a respectable woman and grandson of the Legendary Knight of Light." I said then my eyes shined.
"Ragnarok..? Ah hell nah, all men! Draw your weapons!" The guard said.
I took my hands out of my pockets then rose my hand in the air then snapped my fingers. An arrow was shot and landed beside the guard. The other guards looked surprised. "If you aren't going to move, I'll just force you to move aside. We are doing you all a favor. I am nothing like Shidao, but I can be if that's what you want."
Phoenix smirked and crossed her arms. Her Phoenix wings emerged from her back. Shira gripped her weapon tightly and glared at the guards.
Esta took aim once again then locked onto the guard this time.
"So you've been in the sniping business for long?" Skye asked as he took aim as well.
"Uhm...I dunno when I started but I know I have a gift with a bow~" Esta smiled.
"I have a gift with ranged weapons as well! Started when I was a kid and ever since then, I've just loved to snipe and shoot." Skye smiled as he looked through the scope of his sniper. "I've gotten my boyfriend out of so much. Speaking of boyfriend, I see you've got your eye on Shiryo. He's hot, you should totally ask him out~"
Esta blushed and smiled. "I want to, but I've got competition. It won't be easy getting him to like me back."
"There's no time like the present." Skye said as he continued to take aim.
"Alright, all of the eyes are set up around the island." Takame said as she stood beside Freya in another crow's nest. She looked at Freya. "My attacks don't have much range like yours do, so I'll allow you to use the Shared Vision ability with Ocula."
"Thanks Taka." Freya nodded then set up her magic circles where Ocula's eyes were.
The Ocean Guards finally allowed us to pass and we walked through the magic gates. "Don't complain if the task is too hard!" The guard called out.
Phoenix rolled her eyes and smiled. We continued to walk forward then heard a ghoulish roar. We heard terrified screams and I looked up seeing an Ghost Dragon swooping down to attack the people they were targeting.
"Let's go!" I said then hurried off.
Shira and Phoenix dashed behind me.
A woman stood in place, petrified as the dragon targeted her and her injured friend. I reached the woman then grabbed her and vanished. Shira grabbed the woman's injured friend then vanished as well. The dragon landed on the ground and looked around. We put the two guards in a safe place then hurried back to the dragons. The dragons looked at us and roared. They flew in the air, knowing me and Shira couldn't reach them.
"Good thing we have snipers on standby." I said. I shot a magic beam in the air, and that was the signal for Esta, Skye, and Freya to freely strike the dragons.
They took aim and began to shoot at the dragons, hitting their weak points. The dragons roared and looked around to see where the shots were coming from. They saw the shine of Skye's sniper then flew towards the ship. Freya's magic beam from the dragon's blindside struck the dragon and kept the dragon at bay. The other dragon flew quickly to the ship but Phoenix stopped the dragon by striking the core of the dragon. Phoenix taunted the dragons and stuck her tongue out at them.
The two dragons targeted Phoenix as I knew they were. Phoenix led them away from the ship and they followed her. I used my Crest of Magology to trap the dragons within a magic field. They looked around and tried to break out. I awakened my Crest of Absence and turned the magic field into a Field of Nothingness.
"Void...Lock." I said then balled my hand into a fist then the Field of Nothingness began to seal their power and magic.
The dragons roared and tried to break out. A third dragon swooped down and blasted the Field of Nothingness, shattering it. I looked at the third Ghost Dragon and glared.
"A third one..?" Shira said in annoyance.
The three dragons flew into the sky and turned into magic orbs of energy then fused together to create the their true form, Astral Hydra. They roared and fired an stream of endless waves of spirit beams at us. I picked Shira up, bridal style then dashed ahead and avoided the spirit beams. I slid under a log and jumped over a falling tree then used the Crest of Scientology to create a formula to manipulate the space around us to absorb the spirit beams headed directly at us. I landed on the ground and created an earth barrier around us to tank a massive spirit beam. The barrier shattered and I hurried off.
Phoenix fired multiple fireballs at the Astral Hydra and tried to strike the weak point, but the dragon avoided every fireball then flew to Phoenix. Phoenix summoned her sword and flew to the hydra. She dodged an attack then sliced off the center head of the hydra, but the head immediately grew back and the right head struck Phoenix and sent her crashing into me and Shira.
"It seems the fused dragon is giving Shiryo and the others a hard time. We gotta slow down the dragon." Takame said.
Aaron watched with his binoculars. "Don't fire yet, The Ragnarok Twins and The Apocalypse aren't out for the count yet."
I stood up and grunted softly. I helped Shira and Phoenix up then we looked at Astral Hydra in front of us. The dragon roared at us.
I awakened my Crest of Deviation then dashed ahead then vanished. The dragon let out a pained roar then slid backwards. I appeared in front of the dragon's core then struck the core once and my attack was followed by 500 more attacks. I grunted and felt a massive strain in my body after using my Motion Paradox. The dragon let out a pained high pitched roar then fell to the ground. I landed on the ground and used my Crest of Magology to use a soothing magic spell to sooth the strain in my body.
"What was that attack?" Shira asked.
"I don't know, but I know that it was enough to take down the dragon." Phoenix smiled.
I turned around then walked to Shira and Phoenix. "Alright the dragon's down. We can report this to the guards."
The Astral Hydra opened its eyes then got up slowly. Shira noticed and pointed. I turned around the look at the dragon and we noticed the dragon. The dragon roared loudly and began to transform. The dragon strunk in size and began to transform into a human form. The dragon turned into a woman with long silver hair, icy blue eyes, and wore a white and blue battle dress with no shoes on. Dragon wings made from her energy manifested from her back and she looked at us with her cold eyes.
"Ragna...rok...Apoca...lypse...die.." The woman said.
"It's now a woman..." Freya said.
"Yeah, that's the famous Astral Dragonborn, Sentina. She's been causing trouble for a while and now she's been dragged into her real form, the real battle starts." Aaron said.
Sentina landed on the ground and got into her battle. She taunted us and finally gained her speech and grammar back. "Ragnarok. Apocalypse. You will die."
"We'll see about that! Let's go!" I said then dashed to Sentina.
Shira and Phoenix dashed beside me. I threw the first blow, but Sentina blocked the attack then pulled me to her and kicked me behind her. Shira attempted to hit her with multiple tornado kicks, but Sentina grabbed her leg and slammed her to the ground. Phoenix went for a barrage of attacks, only to have her attacks blocked then Sentina kicked her into the air. Shira attempted to sweep kick Sentina, but Sentina jumped over her kick. I teleported to Phoenix and grabbed her arm then threw her to Sentina. Phoenix flipped forward and her aura surrounded her entire body. Sentina sensed Phoenix and grunted as Phoenix hit her with a powerful blazing axe kick. The impact was so great that a small crater formed in the ground. Phoenix kicked her away then landed on the ground.
I teleported to Sentina then hit her with five tornado kicks then kicked her to Shira. Shira summersaulted forward then kicked her to the ground. Sentina groaned and bounced back up off the ground. I grabbed her leg then spun around and slammed her to the ground, face first then let her go. Sentina groaned loudly as she bounced off the ground once again. Shira blasted Sentina with three energy blasts from under her, sending her flying in the air.
Phoenix kicked her upwards and trapped her in her aura. She cancelled her attack then grabbed her face then threw her to the ground. I ran ahead and Sentina recovered in midair. She braced herself for my attack. I feinted my attack then vanished and Shira appeared in front of her with her weapon unwrapped.
Sentina looked surprised and braced herself for Shira's attack but she was too slow to react. Shira hit her with five slashes then slashed in a circle upwards, sending Sentina upwards. Phoenix hit her with five kicks then kicked her downward. Sentina groaned and hit the ground, bouncing back up once again. I bellowed and blasted her away with an energy blast.
"Wow! They work so well together!" Freya said in awe.
"They are childhood friends, they have a special connection with one another. They understand each other's fighting styles, they know what each other is going to do and prepare for it." Aaron said.
"Look at them go..~" Skye chuckled and watched through his scope.
Esta watched via Shared Vision and was in awe on how well I worked together with Shira and Phoenix. It was almost like second nature.
Sentina landed on one knee and panted then stood up and looked at the three of us. "I'd be lying if I said I wasn't impressed by your teamwork, but this is where it ends for you three!"
We watched her and braced ourselves for whatever she had in store. Sentina bellowed and began to transform once again. Her battle dress turned into dragon armor and her arms generated scales and her hands turned into claws. Her tail grew and her dragon horns protruded from her head. Her eyes shined gold. Two more wings emerged from her back then she finished her transformation and looked at us.
"Heh...what is their next move now? Sentina is now in her Level 3 True Form." Aaron said.
"You three are finished!" Sentina roared.