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Chapter 12 - Chapter 12

The trio runs out of the den. Raising her hand, she drags Zane back inside. The woman snickers as more dragons hatch. The den transforms into a giant golem as the dragon raises her hand to summon more meteors. Astelia and Lumina return to help Zane but get stopped by two high-level undead leaders.

Astelia summons her sword and gets into stance. The undead leaders ready their spears and aim at the duo. 

"Guess he'll have to deal with it this time," Astelia snarls. "I've been itching for a battle as well! Ready Lumina?"

Lumina stays silent as her fur covers the crop top she was wearing earlier. Her hands shine a pink flame as she summons a great sword into her hand. The great sword glows hot pink as Lumina's magic enters the sword. 

Without warning, Lumina dashes behind the undead leader and swings, evaporating the undead leader instantly. She dodges arrows and slashes away hordes of undead soldiers. Goblin heads fly to the sky as they face Lumina's wrath. 

"Go to the golem," Lumina commands. "I got things around here."

Astelia nods and dashes to the golem. She narrowly dodges a green pike to the face and gets stopped by a figure in a green cloak. It takes out a sword and readies it for battle. 

"For the glory of our queen," the figure mutters. "Our queen will rise to glory!"

Swords clash, and swings are dodged in quick motions. Astelia's eyes glow light blue as she enhances her attack speed and dexterity to face the figure. The figure matches her power blow for blow, dodging and counterattacking as much as it can. The swords clash once more, and Astelia's sword overpowers the figures. 

The figure slashes Astelia's cheek, angering the Hero of Redemption. A screen pops up in her vision. 

[Will you use Full Enhance?]

Without hesitation, she presses yes. Light blue energy surrounds Astelia, morphing her into a new state of being. Her armor disappears as new armor covers her most necessary areas. The armor covers her breasts, her armored pants get replaced with leggings as well as wears shoes instead of boots. 

"Finally," Astelia laughs. "Something comfortable!"

She teleports behind the figure, fueled by the new power, and slashes the figure at near-light speed. The figure, struggling to react quickly enough, tries to block her attacks to no avail. All it sees are glowing blue eyes as he sees his arm get sliced off of his body. Astelia laughs in excitement as she quickly cuts the figure in pieces, and dashes towards the golem. 

Zane looks to the draconian woman and covers his head from taking any damage from debris. He looks to both sides of the battlefield, seeing both Astelia and Lumina mauling away at the soldiers. The golem prepares a punch but Zane jumps up. Dodging many spikes, he rushes up the golem. Channeling grey magic, he slices through the golem's left arm, sustaining many scratches and scrapes to his body. 

He looks at his blood and gets a weird feeling of happiness as he starts to laugh. 

"Finally," he mutters. "FINALLY! LET'S ROLL BABY!"

With those words, he continues to slash at the golem. Running up its torso slashing away at anything in his vicinity. In the distance, he sees Astelia dashing to the golem at near-light speed. Lumina finishes the undead army and looks up at the duo. She smiles and holds a thumbs up. 

'It's up to you two rascals now,' Lumina chuckles. 'I'll be rooting for you guys!'

Slashes render the golem immobile, making it fall to the ground. Zane tackles the draconian woman off of it and starts to fight mid-air. The dragon fights back, rendering Zane's left eye useless and burning a part of Zane's face. She starts to see her blood and smiles, throwing Zane down to a part of the forest. 

The draconian looks at a laughing Zane, confused about how he's still standing. She gets up and readies herself to fight. 

"You durable fucker!" the draconian shouts, vomiting blood. "Fight me to the death!"

"FUCKING GLADLY," Zane shouts in response. "LET'S RUN IT TO DEATH!"

Astelia loses her fully enhanced form, falling with the destroyed golem. Lumina dashes on the falling debris and catches the falling elf before ascending down slowly. She smiles proudly at Astelia and walks to Zane's location to watch the finale commence.

Blows are traded, and both fighters are down to adrenaline to keep them standing. The draconian woman unleashes a deadly combo, sending Zane through the pavement. Zane, almost unconscious gets up. He gains speed quickly and dashes to the draconian, hitting her with a deadly blow to the stomach. She recovers quickly, ready to throw more punches.

Blows are thrown in rapid succession, further injuring the two fighters and pushing them to their limits. A screen blinks on Zane's point of view, demanding Zane to look at it. Zane skims through the requirements and presses yes, sending a devastating kick to the draconian's face. 

Grey energy surrounds Zane, his eyes glow a dark grey. He sighs as his injuries stay the same, and more power flows through him. His system's echoes in his head. 

'I know you not going out like that, Zane,' Akali taunts. 'Show that bozo what you're made of.'

"OH YEAH," Zane shouts. "FINALLY, A FUCKING UPGRADE!"

His magic releases onto the forest, destroying the surrounding trees and hills. He laughs as he teleports behind her. He unleashes combo after combo, leaving her no time to dodge. After a kick to the face, the draconian gets up and vomits blood. Her forehead dripping with blood, she looks up at the laughing Zane. 

He trots to her area, dagger in hand, ready to end the battle. She smiles, knowing that she fought a good fight. Accepting her fate, she taunts Zane. 

"Kill me, bitch boy," she sneers. "If you know you won, kill me right now."

Zane gets serious as his grey magic vanishes in a flash. He looks down at the draconian and smiles at her. 

"I'm the Hero of Neutrality," Zane replies. "There's an empty den nearby, your children are safe there. Thanks for giving me a good fight."

The draconian woman smiles and cries. Zane helps her up, and she hugs him. The baby dragon nuzzles up to Zane, cheering them both on. 

"DADA," the baby dragon shouts towards Zane, agitating him. "You're Dada now!"

"You heard him," the draconian smirks. "Just visit sometime okay?"

"I'll try to."

Zane walks back to see Lumina carrying Astelia to his area. He rushes immediately, helping her back to the job bureau.