The entire lair of the Spectral Hand shook. The specters dodged every falling rocks and beams while attempting to watch their queen clash with her general.
Necrafa used her staff to shield herself from Dreadbane's sword but her general managed to push her back against the wall. As Necrafa recovered from the impact, she glared at Dreadbane, while at the same time hiding the fact that she was actually enjoying this and having so much fun.
Finally! A real fight! Oh how long has she been waiting for this! Compared to her other opponents, including the Mysticons, Dreadbane was the only one who could give her such a rush.
As he attacked and she deflected, she couldn't help but gaze at his glowing red eyes. They still burn with the same intense flame she had known a thousand years ago.
But is their owner any different?
Necrafa flew high in order to avoid the bone shards that Dreadbane sent flying at her. Dreadbane attacked again, managing to land a blast on her, but regretted it when Necrafa began to fall, unconscious.
"Necrafa!" Dreadbane rushed to catch his queen in his arms.
After a few seconds, Necrafa awoke, only to blast Dreadbane. Yes. Same old Dreadbane. Falling for the same trick she used on him millennium ago.
"Should've seen that coming." Dreadbane remarked.
"Yes. Yes you should." Necrafa blasted him with her magic, but this time he was ready.
The two undead beings continued to clash, dodging each other's attacks and clashing weapons. The battle became more intense that the quakes began to grow stronger. Soon, almost all of the specters were buried in rubble.
Finally, after what seems to be hours of battling, the two undead beings stopped to catch their breathes.
"I believe... this is... the part... where... you, finish me." Dreadbane spoke between breathes.
That, and sometimes they end in a draw.
"Glad... you... agree." Necrafa tiredly replies.
After a few more moments, the two managed to regain back their strengths. Which they then use to blast each other one last time.
The two beams of Dark Magic collided. They both blasted the ceiling, causing a heavy downpour of rocks, burying everyone in the process.
After a few moments, Dreadbane emerged from the rubble.
"Necrafa!" He wasted no time in digging his queen out. When he finally found her, she was... laughing?
"I have to admit; You've improved over the millennium." Necrafa complimented as she let Dreadbane carry her in his arms.
"Yes, well... It came as a surprise to me too at first." Dreadbane confessed, "It's like I, changed..."
The moment Necrafa heard the word "changed", she magically froze her general in place.
I didn't want you to change. Not that much.Not like them. Not like the others.
Necrafa solemnly touched Dreadbane's black skull, remembering the time it used to have flesh. She pressed her forehead to his, remembering the day he freed her;
The first thing she saw once she emerged from the portal was her loyal general, but something was different about him.
That didn't sit well with her. She didn't want him to be different. She didn't want him to change.
Like her changed, traitorous, former friends.
She didn't want him to... leave her. She wanted him to stay by her side no matter what.
Like he always did. From the beginning. When she was unjustly accused of practicing Dark Magic.
She was just doing her job; Helping the Original Mysticons. Guiding them to master their powers. Befriending them.
The next thing she knew, one of her fellow Astromancers accused her of practicing Dark Magic and rallied everyone against her.
All, except one.
Dreadbane swept her away and never left her side ever since.
The one time he did, was when she banished him out of...
Necrafa's thoughts were interrupted by one of her specters, alerting her of the Mysticons.
Oh right. She conjured up a spying spell in order to watch those brats from afar. She stationed some of her specters to monitor the Mysticons' every move while she and Dreadbane... mellow down her stress.
Might as well check them out. But first; She has to unfreeze Dreadbane.
She snapped her fingers, unfreezing her general before she levitated out of his arms.
"Did you just freeze me?" Dreadbane asked skeptically.
How did he...?
"No." Necrafa fibbed. Luckily for her, her other minions were to mindless to notice what she did.
She just wants things to remain as they were. Before she was banished into that Dark World.
Yeah. I'm gonna have to stop here, because I just read the spoilers for the recent episode, and...
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! WHY?! CURSE YOU WRITERS! HOPEFULLY THE NEXT EPISODE IS BETTER!
Please! What's wrong with getting those two together? Can you at least give us another flashback on how those two were thousand years ago before the Original Dragon Mage defeated them?
Sigh. Hopefully, Arkayna would really have a touching, and heartwarming reunion with her sister! Ooh! The only way I can ever love this show again if they reveal Arkayna and her Sister as kids!