"Huh!..Fight?"
Amaya looked over to Gray with an excited expression, as he challenges Gray
"Gray wanna bet who wins?"
With a smirk Gray confidently states "5000 Gold"
"Deal"Amaya replied as he looks over to Ashborn who was still confused"
"Wait! You mea..aaAAHH!!!"Ash remarked as be starts falling into an unknown space
With a snap of his fingers Gray Transforms the area into a Dark empty space using spatial Magic. The space was dark,noticeably lacking in oxygen.Before Ashborn could say anything, a creature covered in purple flames roared loudly. It looked like a smaller version of Amaya but something about it was a little different. It reached about Four feet in height on his 4 legs, still bigger than Ashborn who was 2 inches shorter.
"Since you are still young, you will be fighting a lesser wyvern" Amaya stated in a loud echoing voice, thought he could not be seen anywhere.
"But I don't even have a weapon. How am I supposed to fight it, I'v never been taught to fi…aaAHHH!"Ashborn was interrupted by an Attack from the lesser wyvern. He fell back trying to Dodge the attack.
"A Dragon blood needs no weapon! they can break any moment. Your hands are enough!" Amaya replied nowhere to be seen.
"But..Ahh!" Ashborn gasped not being able to say anything because of the never ending attacks of the lesser wyvern. He realised he had no choice but to fight.
With a loud roar which echoed through the arena, the arena was covered with a strong pressure which made it hard to move .The wyvern leaped onto Ashborn trying to get hold his neck. Ashborn retaliated by throwing a punch of his own.
As his punch met the wyvern's face.
*Bam
The wyvern flew back, Ashborn's hands were slightly burnt because of the flames, but something about his punch was different. He had used Mana.
The Status Window opened.
[The User had unlocked Mana]
[Skills have been unlocked]
[Mana efficiency: 00.1%]
[Skill: 'Mana Reinforcement' has been unlocked]
[Mana Reinforcement: Strengthens attacks and Defence using mana]
Ashborn could feel a mysterious force which flowed through him. He remembered all the fantasy system manhwas he had read in his previous life. A smirk appeared on his face.
He knew what he had to do.
AshBorn took an offensive stance.
"To think, I would experience this" Ashborn's heart beating loudly filled with excitement he looked into the eyes of the wyvern. Although defeating the lesser wyvern seemed impossible at first, he felt his heart urging him to fight. The Instincts of a Dragon to Dominate and hunt his prey Awakened within him. His eyes shined brightly as they changed to resemble that of a Dragon's.
"COME AT ME!"he challenged the wyvern
With a Burst of Mana, Ashborn strengthened his legs and leaped onto the Wyvern, and slammed into the ground throwing bits of arena in the air. The Wyvern was taken aback, it sensed the Huge amount of mana within Ashborn.
The wyvern stepped back, with a roar it surrounded the arena with flames. The flames along with the already lacking oxygen made it hard to breathe. Ashborn knew he had to finish the fight quickly.
The two attacked each other, both pushed back the other. Injuries started to accumulate and blood rained over the arena. Ashborn has suffered burns all over his body, the flames were hurting him and his mana was depleting quickly. He stepped back.
He remembered the words of his father, as he trained the knights in the Dukedom.
'Mana is like water; it flows through you and is very strong . Water can slam you with its force but if you focus it at a small point, it will cut through you deeper with half the force . The same can be said about mana.You can heighten your senses with it and if you focus you mana you can cut through your enemies with less than half the effort'
Ashborn stood still, he closed his eyes. Heightening his senses and focused inside himself. The flames continued to climb on top of him but he focused. The Wyvern sensing the opportunity charged his attack and leaped onto the boy to deliver a final attack.
As Ashborn focused, he felt time slow down. He could sense the wyvern slowly getting close, at the last moment with a fluid motion, his body moved the shortest path it could and he delivered the final blow.
*Bam
[Skill obtained: 'Stab']
[Skill obtained: 'Mana control']
[Skill obtained: 'Heightened Senses']
[The 'Player' has reached 'Level 1'!]
"Level 1… huh!"
His hand had penetrated the lesser wyvern through the middle, the flames now extinguished. Ashborn stared at the lifeless body of the lesser wyvern, as it turned into dust. He took a sigh of relief.
"Dad! Mom! Uncle! .. I.. Did it!" Ashborn panted as he tried to gather his breath.
The battle was over.
Or so it thought.
Before Ashborn could gather himself. Two more lesser wyvern attacked him from the back.
Ashborn was caught off guard. The two wyverns delivered deep slashes on his back. Ashborn fell down, he coughed out blood. The slashes had left huge claw marks on his back.
"How could I forget it…"
"The First Law of the wild… never let your guard down"Ashborn said as he picked himself up again, disappointed in himself he prepared to fight again.
The second round began, this time Ashborn on the losing side. The injuries from the last fight had already made it tough to fight, Ashborn was losing.
Finally the two wyverns, each biting into both of Ashborn's hands, put his attacks on a hold.
"AAAHHHHHH!" Ashborn screamed in agony.
The wyverns further tried to burn Ashborn with their flames.
That moment Ashborn felt his instincts take over, his pupils now disappeared. Ashborn lets out a Dragon's Roar and the whole arena is covered in bone crushing pressure. The wyverns freeze under the pressure, unable to move.
Ashborn's body gets covered in a Gold Aura. He had gone berserk, his strength skyrocketed fueled by his rage, he ragdolled the wyverns crushing and ripping the wyverns apart with his sheer strength. He destroyed the arena into bits, and until he regained control he had destroyed everything. Now conscious he looked at himself covered in scars and bitemarks, his tiny hands burnt, blood trickling down his head. He smiled proud of himself.
"HAHa.. ha..I look like a True Warrior" he spoke these words before he faints.
The arena disappears, Ashborn lies unconscious on the floor. Gray DragonHeart visibly upset said" You went too far " he stared into Amaya's eyes with an angered look.
"I apologize, I sensed something in the boy. His Dragon blood might have some other latent powers within it. So I had to test it to see if it was dangerous, " Amaya apologized, trying to calm Gray down.
"You are supposed to ask me before you test something on MY BOY! AMAYA!!!" Gray spoke out loud in an angry tone.
"I truly apologize! If you wish, I shall take responsibility for my actions" Amaya said as he lowered his head in apology.
Gray sighed*
"You are excused… I know you did it out of concern. Just tell me before you try something man! "Gray tried to calmed himself down.
"I thank you for your generosity"Amaya replied back
Gray understood Amaya's actions were out of concern. Being a Dragon blood, if Ashborn's energy had gone out of control it could make him vulnerable to evil energies and make him dangerous or worse, it could even lead to death. Thus making him use up his energy could help me get a better understanding of his powers.
The previous Duke, Gray's father, had to kill his own elder brother because of the same reason.
Amaya and Gray looked over to Ashborn, now in Gray's lap they focused on healing him.
moments later, they saw Feronia returning from her trip to town down the mountain, and Gray looked over to Amaya.
"How are we going to explain this to her?"
"Ohh! Looks like I have to go now. I had a really Important appointment."Amaya, being particularly afraid of angering Feronia,tried to escape the mountain before Feronia arrived.
"HEY! You COME HERE!... DAMN YOU AMAYA" Gray screamed who knew it was in trouble today.