We will see about that , I am Zald'ac guardian of the Blood Armor of the Vampire King " said Zald'ac.
"Come closer little King" said the dragon laughing.
Zack walked forward and stood before the dragon .
The dragon moved slowly unwrapping its body from around the platform, and stood up and stretched his wings, the dragon lowered his head and looked at Zack while retracting his wings.
" My but you are brave, and I do sense something familiar about you.
The closer you get to the Armor, the more I sense the magic in the Armor stirring .
Is the Armor reacting to you as its King ,or is it reacting because you are not the king, and are therefore unworthy to be in its presence?" Ask Zald'ac.
" It matters not anyway, you must defeat the guardian of the Blood Armor, and that's me , and I'm not easy to Kill ,only the true King of Vampires can Kill me, only the soul of the Vampire King can defeat me , do you understand little king ,that you stand no chance against me " said the dragon.
" I really don't want to have to kill you, so I'm just going to have to convince you that I am the Vampire King"said Zack.
" So be it then little king " said the dragon.
Zack ran forward and raised his sword, he jumped into the air , and large bat wings emerged from his back ,he flew up above the dragon , somersaulted over the dragon and landed behind it .
Quickly he ducked underneath the dragon, and struck out with his sword .
Zack knew that the dragon's weakest point was its belly .
The blade struck the dragon, and the dragon was surprised to have been cut, it was only a scratch but it should not be able to happen.
Only the king could cause him harm .
The dragon leapt forward ,and swung its tail into the side of Zack, who was thrown across the cave, he smashed into the rock wall on the opposite side .
The dragon looked at Zack, and opened its mouth and shot forth a jet of fire.
The fire hit Zack as he turned to mist,and the flames passed through him causing him no harm .
"Very tricky little king ,very tricky " laughed the dragon.
Zack could sense the blood ,from the cut he had given the dragon, and he was bleeding from cuts himself, before he let his body repair itself ,he drew forth the blood from both the cut on the dragon and his own cuts.
The blood formed into a sphere the size of a basketball ,and began to shrink in size as it condensed ,getting denser by the second.
The blood stopped shrinking, when it became the size of a golf ball.
The golf ball of dense blood, hovered in front of Zack .
Zack threw the ball of blood at the head of the dragon, it stuck the dragon hard in the head ,and flew back to Zack for him to throw again.
He cast the ball again and again, the ball of blood tore holes through the dragon's wings, that he was using as a shield .
The dragon roared in anger, and the entire cave shook .
The dragon shot forth fire ball, after fire ball at Zack .
Zack ran across the floor ,fire balls passing close by, he avoided them all .
He focused his power into the ball of blood, and threw it out again.
He had aimed at the underside of the dragon, just as he raised himself up, and blasted flames from his mouth.
The blood ball flew through the air, and hit the dragon in the chest.
The dragon was sent flying into the back of the cave, and stuck the rock wall with a loud bang.
Dust and rock was thrown into the cave ,the dragon was wounded .
The blood of the true king was found in the ball of blood that hit the dragon, and had gone through the scales of the dragon .
"It would seem that you are the true king after all.
The blood of the king that resides in me,from my creation as the guardian,recognizes the blood of the king that you hit me with.
Only the soul of the true king, will the Armor recognize" said Zald'ac.
The Armor was clearly shaking on the platform before them.
" I am happy to relinquish my life ,and release the armor to you my King " said the dragon.
"Zald'ac do have no wish to live"? asked Zack.
" I have served my purpose, and no longer am I need to be the guardian of the Blood Armor, you the King has returned "said Zald'ac.
" I have returned but I am not at my full potential as yet, I have much to do to reclaim my throne.
Join me Zald'ac ,become one with my Armor, the armor will gain strength from you,and you will gain strength from the armor .
I will be able to call you forth from the armor, and you can help me in battle "said Zack.
" I accept your offer my King " said Zald'ac.
Zack approached the armor ,and bit his wrist he let his blood drip onto the armor, and as the blood touched the armor, the armor glowed and appeared on Zack's body .
Zack walked back to the dragon, and once again bit his wrist , his blood dripped into the open mouth of Zald'ac.
Zack placed his hand on the head of the dragon ,and the other on the breast plate of the Blood Armor.
Zack spoke the words of power in the dark tongue.
Zald'ac slowly started to turn into particles of light.
The light particles passed into the armor and merged with it.
Zack walked out of the cave, and back the way he had come .
He returned to the group, and once again Ninx opened the portal and they returned to the human world .
The pocket dimension closed up and popped out of existence, as soon as the last of the group stepped through the portal, the armor was removed and the pocket dimension no longer had a need to exist.
Zack and the others returned the car, and Zack placed the armor and his elven sword in his storage dimension,and they headed back to London .
" I have the Blood Armor, now where do I find my Sword "said Zack.
" My king your Sword is in Arcadia the land of magic .
We will have to travel through a gateway ,I can't make a portal to Arcadia ,we have to use a natural portal called a gateway "said Ninx.
" Where is this gateway " said Zack.
" I believe that humans call the place, the Isle of sky"said Ninx.
" Ok that's a long drive, we will rest up until night ,then we will head to the gateway on the Isle of sky "said Zach.
Zack stopped the car at a country hotel, and paid for two rooms .
The group sat at a table and ate breakfast, before heading to their rooms .
When the sun set they left the hotel, and headed for the Isle of sky.
Zack and his group, began their journey to recover the sword of the king.