Wald shouted his thanks as he backed off and began his chant to defeat the Pyromancer before him. However, as he drew more Elemental Energy, the Corruption in his blood worsened, forcing him to drop to his knees.
The purple flame head closed his eyes as he tried to stop the Corruption and pain from overwhelming him.
"You seem pretty pathetic... Are you sure you are related to me, the terrible Dragon, Fafnir?" bellowed a deep, masculine voice.
Wald's eyes flew open, and he looked around frantically.
"I'm in your head, dingbat. And I need you to focus. The Corruption in you can't kill you so long as I have awakened. However, the price to pay is your Void and Pyromancy Element. Would you like to take up that offer?" asked the loud voice again.
"Wait... Who are you? And what do you mean by awakened?" asked Wald.
"I'm your ancestor, Fafnir. I've been dormant in you since you were born, but I had no idea how to manifest my mind toward you, nor do I have any interest to because you seem like a smart kid who can figure things out."
"However, because my house has been compromised, it's time for me to step in," explained the voice that claimed to be Fafnir.
"Compromised? Your house?"
"You, your body has been compromised, and it is my vessel as well, so I have to step in to do something. Ah, I have one thing you should note: I'm not in my best form. I can't fully eliminate the Corruption Element, but as I've said, it won't kill you."
"Now then, will you take up that offer or not?"
Wald squeezed his eyes shut and thought about it... Was it worth trusting this random Dragon or allowing the Corruption Element to take over?
"Argg... To hell with it!" yelled Wald as he drew up to full height.
"Fine; I'll accept your offer, Fafnir!"
"So it shall be, dear child."
As Fafnir's voice rang out in Wald's head, a massive explosion from underneath the purple flame head caused a vast cloud of black and purple to surround him. Phanm and Scarlet were alerted, while Raiyen had already started approaching the site.
'Take care of the duo; Phanm can't handle the enemy alone!' was the command Raiyen received from Mavislin's Familiar.
He had just finished the fight against Milam which took quite a bit of Elemental Enery. As he left his arena, Gillian's Familiar told him that the main Tribal Camp had forced the last Dragon to awaken and would soon wreak havoc upon the Campania Domain.
Mavislin declared that she could take on the Dragon herself, but the entire place had to be evacuated further as she would be pretty explosive. But with the main Tribe untouched, things were not going her way. Thus, the rest had to back her up soon.
That was when the Syndicate intervened, surprising the Valkyrie and the members of the Vigilante.
"Don't worry, Lady Roydon... It was our fight, after all, and we didn't expect the Arks to step in. However, you do know that we are terrorists?" asked one of the Syndicate members.
"Well aware, but I couldn't care less now if you're providing me with the help I need now. We'll talk about your judgment later."
The Syndicate smiled as they bowed their heads down to the Empress of the Arks.
"Right now, get the rest of the innocents out of this place! I'm going to turn this place into a warzone!" commanded Mavislin as she allowed her wings to bloom.
Meanwhile, the Time Mage cursed as he saw the cloud surrounding Wald's body but didn't have time to do anything as Scarlet's whip cracked and landed beside his foot.
"I know I'm a ladies' man, but I ain't no Tomoe, so I need you to stop aiming your whip at me!" yelled Raiyen, deflecting Scarlet's flaming whip.
Phanm loaded his rifle and shot at Scarlet as she tried to attack the Time Mage again, allowing the gunman to wound her shoulder.
"I actually got the hit on her..." whispered Phanm, looking away from his scope, only to see a crescent moon of crimson flames tunneling to him.
Luckily, Raiyen used his glitch to save Phanm in time.
"Keep your eyes on her... Support me from the backlines!" commanded the Time Mage as he glitched back into the battlefield.
"Oh, come on! I busted my backside to get back into the front lines only to be pushed back?! Arg..." groaned Phanm as he loaded a few shots from his pistol.
He then popped out to shoot at Scarlet's waving whip while Raiyen slashed her with his two metal fans. But as Scarlet wanted to unleash another of her spells, the entire ground started trembling as Wald was finished with his transformation.