"I want you to come at me with the Intent to kill"
As soon as she said that, her aura rose. She was no longer the same dragon who had just been standing there. She was no longer the female Dragon who had been sitting there, calmly listening to my words. No, now she was something else. Something far stronger, and deadly. Her body tensed up, ready to pounce at me.
[You Have Used The Skill Flame Maniptlation]
I leapt towards her well using flame manipulation to create sphere like Flames launching them in the direction of belersion
Belersion didn't even move out of the way. The fireballs hit her and disappeared without causing any visible damage.
Belersion smiled at me and stepped forward.
"Your control over fire is very impressive. I can tell you've been practicing. But can you control it well enough to defend against an attack from me?"
"I think so," I said. "But isn't this a little dangerous?"
"It'll be fine," Belersion assured me. "I'll go easy on you."
"If you say so."
"Now, come at me."
[You Have Used The Skill: Scorching Earth]
The earth around us was being engulfed in Scorching White flames! The flames were intense and burned brightly.
It was as if the whole area was being bathed in the flames of Hell itself. The ground was cracked, and the plain of snow was blackened. Everything was burned and destroyed.
I was Directing these flames towards Belersion, she did not even attempt to dodge and instead allowed them to wash over her.
The flames were intense, and I had to shield my eyes from the blinding light. But when the light subsided, I saw a sight that left me stunned.
Belersion was standing there, unharmed. Not a single burn mark was visible on her body. She was completely unscathed.
She then looked at me and smiled. "That was a good attempt. Your control over fire is very impressive."
Her words did not register, as I was still stunned by what had just happened. How was she not burned to a crisp?.
As I was thinking that Belersion leapt at me swinging her claws down onto me.
Belersion's movements were quick and smooth. As she swung her arm downwards, I instinctively blocked the blow with both hands, but they weren't strong enough to stop it entirely. There wasn't time for me to react or use any skills. Just before contact, however, I felt warmth surround my entire body.
[You have used Flame Manilulation]
MP 50/95
As her arm impacted against mine, the flames surrounding my body acted as a cushion, lessening the blow's force. I was able to redirect her arm away from me, which gave me a brief opening. I quickly moved past her, and jumped back behind her.
I needed to get closer to her, so that I could attack again. Her movements were slow and sluggish, making it difficult to predict where she might strike next. If I attacked her while she was distracted, I should be able to land another attack on her.
This was all going according to plan. I'd managed to keep her occupied long enough for me to prepare an ambush.
Belersion stop playing around and started to affect the surrounding with her magic black ice was forming around the place she was standing the air was getting colder and colder and her mana was rising higher and higher and I was feeling her magic was trying to freeze me in place but I had no intention of letting her win I was a fire type dragon so ice was the least effective thing for me.
[You Have Used The Skill: Flame Manipulation]
I willed my flames to form around me and tried to push the coldness away but it was like pushing water out of the way with your fist I couldn't do anything about it because I don't know how to deal with such things well I guess I can try to find some other ways to counter it.
I willed my mana to rise up and tried to form a barrier of flames around me and it was working but not as fast as I would have liked and Belersion was getting closer and closer the cold was getting intense and my barrier was struggling to hold on.
[You Have Used The Skill: Scorching Touch]
I wrapped my Flames around my claws and then released them towards Belusion. I knew that if I were to defeat her, I would need to do something like that. But even so... She looked like she was enjoying herself.
It was almost as though she wanted to kill me. And I'm pretty sure she was capable of it. Even without her magic, she still has plenty of combat experience. A Dragon of her age is probably more experienced than me.
I started scratching and slashing towards the ice prison, the ice started to crack with each slash of the ice and soon broke apart completely. When the last piece shattered, leaving a tunnel of open Ice, I dashed inside.
The temperature dropped, and a cold wind blew, blowing against my scales and the flames surrounding me, and the mana rose and fell, but it was not enough to stop me, as I ran towards Belersion.
"Hmmm, you escaped that?" She smiled at me. I wasn't sure if it was due to my current state or the fact that she was amused by me being able to escape from the ice prison. Either way, it made me feel better.
I'll need to conserve the rest of my Mana as I don't have a lot of it left. I should also be careful when fighting against Belersion. If I get overwhelmed again, I won't stand a chance.
I'll need to take advantage of my speed to a certain degree, while making sure that I don't overextend myself.
I'll just have to use all of my abilities and skills that I've acquired over time, combined with the knowledge I gained through reading various books.
'This might work... I think I can win.'
After thinking for a moment, I decided that I needed to focus on my physical strength and agility. After taking several deep breaths, I stood up, stretched, and walked toward Belersion.
Assign 10 stat points to agility
[10 Unassigned Stat Points have been Assigned to Agility]
[You Have used Skill: Sprint]
[Speed increases by 2.5x]
MP 40/90
I dashed towards Belarsion at a increased speed. My legs were moving faster than they should have, as I was gaining on her, and soon, I was right next to her. I slashed my claws towards her, using all of my strength, but I couldn't cut through the thick scales protecting her body.
Belersion swung her Claws down at me, sending out a wave of force that knocked me back a few steps. I could tell that I wasn't going to be able to beat her head-on. Even though I was stronger now, compared to before, I still felt weak. I needed something else. Something new.
"What are you planning?" She asked, staring straight ahead at me. Her voice was soft and sweet;
'As long as I can leave a scar on her I'll consider it my win.'
[You Have Used the Skill Infernal Breath]
White Flames were gathering in my mouth, The white flames were released, towards Belersion
I had the feeling that this wasn't going to do much. was an Ancient Dragon, and I was just a newly born dragon.
I have no clue if the flame breath attack will even scratch her, or if it would even affect her in any way, but this is my only shot.
Belersion's eyes were locked on the incoming flames, not taking her eyes off them for even a second, she took the white flames head on, the flames were Scorching hot, but it was not hot enough.
"It's not that bad" Belersion said aloud making sure that it was heard.
The white flames were quickly extinguished the moment they hit her, not even a single mark or trace of the white flames remained.
I stood still, looking at her with a terrified expression, I was frozen in fear, I didn't know what to do.
"Ah since you are this weak you'll need a handicap I thought you were stronger that's my fault for Overestimating you"
"If you Can leave a scar on my body I'll consider it your Win"
As Belersion finished saying those words she charged straight at me her speed was much faster than before, and it was difficult for me to keep up with her.
She was using her right claw and was attempting to strike me down with all her might, her claws were much larger than my own and she was aiming straight at my chest.
I managed to block her attack with my claws, but the impact was too great, and the force was sending me back several meters.
The pain from the hit was excruciating. I felt like a hammer was striking my body.
With my back facing the ground and the weight of the dragon above, it was hard to move, and the mud was slowing me down.
"You're a Dragon, you should be much stronger than this, are you trying to insult me?!"
Belersion had said this as she looked at me.
I was barely able to dodge her next attack, but the pain was still unbearable.
The clawed limb that Belersion had used, left a large gash in the ground, sending earth and rocks flying in every direction.
"Are you done playing around? Or do you want to keep embarrassing yourself?"
[You Have Used The Skil : Sprint]
[Speed increases by 2.5X]
When she finished her worlds I sprinted towards her in a burst of speed.
The trees behind me were ripped to shreds, and the ground beneath my feet exploded with a loud boom.
My speed was far greater than I had expected, and the result was a crater where the trees used to be.
I had never moved so fast before. My feet barely touched the ground as I ran.It was like flying, and I was having fun. I could hear the trees falling behind me, and the ground was covered with a dust cloud.
With the flames in the surrounding area that was from my Infernal Breath, these flames were in a circular ring starring the area we were in,
[You Have Used The Skill: Flame Manipulation]
[MP 20/90]
I used them to create a solid construct of an anvil shaped flame just above Belersion with the added effect, the faster it drops the more destructive the flame is.
There was humongous white flames, The size of of a Football field, It was so bright, it blinded me for a moment, and my vision was obscured by a white light. These flames were in the shape of an anvil.
The ground below Belersion started shaking, as a large hole formed under her feet, She looked at the anvil and then the hole. She knew something was going to happen.
Before Belersion could cast any magic, I Dashed towards her,
[You Have Used The Skill: Dash]
[Speed increases by 1.5X]
MP 10/90
My speed was 1.5x times faster than a regular human with Magic, and I was in front of her in an instant.
"Wha-?!"
Before she could even finish her words, my clawed arm was already swinging with White Flames cloaked onto my claws, Steam was forming in the air and a loud crackling could be heard as the flames were burning the air and the earth.
And when I slashed my claws at her chest I let the massive White Flamed Anvil drop down onto us, The heat and the force were so great, that even though Belersion managed to dodge the anvil, the shockwave that was left in its wake was so strong, that she couldn't dodge the White Flame Anvil behind her and was engulfed in the flames.
"Aughhhhh"
I felt a unbelievable pain as if someone was punching me continuously with a giant fist.
The pain was too great and I couldn't handle it anymore, It was as if someone was squeezing my chest with a massive hand.
I could feel my body heat rising as the pain spread throughout my entire body, My heart was beating like crazy, and I could feel my blood pumping through my veins.
"d-did I win?"
I tried to say, but only a croak came out of my mouth.I could smell the blood and the stench of burnt fur and flesh. The pain was so intense that I could barely breathe.
There was this massive amount of black fog covering the area me and Belersion were in.
The fog was thick and black, like a wall of darkness. It was almost as if the darkness itself was trying to swallow me whole.
My limbs were aching and numb, and my vision was blurry. It was only a few minutes ago that I awoke from my slumber, and my entire body felt like it was being crushed under a huge weight.
There stood a Large dragon-like creature with a body covered in a blueish white scales. It had a pair of horns, large bat-like wings, a long tail, and a pair of eyes as red as blood.
It was Belersion, One thing that I noticed was that there was this massive scar running down her chest, which was quite large. This scar wasn't deep it just looked like a shallow line, that ran down from her chest just below her breasts, and ended above her belly button
"You have won this spar" Belersion said with a smile
"Hmm.."
You look pretty injured I'll take you back to the Cave She said was grabbing onto my neck with her teeth and throwing me on her back
The next moment, we were soaring through the air.
The feeling of freedom and the sensation of the wind against my skin was exhilarating.
As she soared, my eyes took in the view.
"So this is how dragons are meant to travel," I thought, as a smile crept onto my face.
The sight below me was breathtaking. It was the middle of winter, yet the ground was covered in green. The mountains were tall, and the sky was clear. I could see a few rivers and streams snaking through the valleys, and even a large lake near the base of the mountain.
'This is a beautiful place.'
The air was crisp and cool, and the scent of snow and pine trees was refreshing.
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