Hello, everyone. I'm back with another chapter. This one is a little longer than the last one and deals with the defeat of the thunder dragon. Enjoy.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything except for my OCs.
The fall of the Thunder Dragon
As a group of humans in the village prepared to enter the forest, they were quickly sliced to pieces as the army of demons worked their way into the village.
"Our first human village." Demise smirked. "Tell me, humans. Where might I find the Triforce?"
"Run! It's a rogue general!" one of the humans shouted.
"Are you sure? The leader looks like a fire demon." Another said.
"All I see is a dragon leading them." The leader of the village said. Everyone ran for cover in an attempt to hide from the demon army.
"This is all the humans could do?" Mallagus laughed. "Their weaker than I thought!" with that, he drew his sword and created a wave of dark energy with one swing, reducing the village to ashes. "Oops. I think I overdid it." The demon said sarcastically.
"The only impressive thing here is the technology." Malladus sighed.
"Indeed." Demise began. "On to the next village." With that, the army of demons took off towards another village, hoping to get a lead on the Triforce. They didn't, so they burned the villages to the ground. It wasn't hard since the humans didn't put up much of a struggle. It wasn't long before their actions caught the attention of the guardian of the region.
"HEY!" a voice shouted while Demise was leading his army through another one of the forests of Lanaryu. "Just who do you think you are?" with that, a dragon in a yellow kimono flew in front of them.
"And just who are you?" Demise asked.
"I am Lanayru, the guardian of this land. You are trespassing on my domain, demon!" the dragon shouted. "You will not advance any farther, demon!"
"Indeed." Demise smirked as he put a hand on his sword. "So you're the infamous thunder dragon."
"Thunder? Not much of a match if you ask me." Mallagus smirked as he summoned a wave of water with his sword. "Because electricity is weak against water!" he shouted as he sent the water towards the thunder dragon, causing some damage.
"Nice try, young demon." Lanayru said as he countered by sending waves of lightning towards Mallagus.
"You hold him off, Mallagus! We'll go on ahead!" Demise shouted as he and his demons took off.
"With pleasure, father." Mallagus smirked as the other demons fled. "Now where were we?" Mallagus asked as he flew towards the thunder dragon. "Oh yeah. I was at the point where I kill you!"
"Your loyalty to your father will be your undoing, young demon." Lanayru said as he created a sword of his own and they engaged in a sword struggle. "Your form is excellent, young one. You were clearly trained by a master."
"Like a dragon is one to talk!" Mallagus shouted as he blocked some of the dragon's blows. "You only exist to serve your goddess!"
"That goddess just happens to watch over this land!" Lanayru said angrily as their fight made it to a gorge.
"Now I have one little question for you." Mallagus began. "Where is the Triforce?"
"So that's what your group is after! You're after the Golden Power!"
"It is my father's wish." Mallagus smirked.
"Your kind will never have it! My friends, help me against this creature!" Lanayru shouted.
"Master!" a bunch of robots shouted as they surrounded the dragon.
"So this is your great defense, dragon?" Mallagus laughed. "A bunch of labor robots designed by the humans?"
"You will not harm the master-zrt!" one of the robots said as they tried to use their electricity on the demon.
"Gah. GWAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Mallagus shouted as he was zapped by the electricity from the robots.
"You're doing it, my friends." Lanayru began. "Finish of this demon so we can attend to the other leaders of his group!"
"You…can…never…touch…them." Mallagus managed to say over the electricity. "My father is stronger than you can imagine, and so am I!"
"Indeed, demon." Lanayru laughed. "Tell that to my robot friends who are electrocuting you!"
"Alright, then. I will!" the demon said as he circled his sword around, sending a wave of energy at the robots.
"!" a few of the robots managed to say as they exploded, leaving only a few.
Lanayru just stood there, completely speechless at what he just saw. "No. Just who are you?"
"I am Mallagus, youngest son of the Demon King Demise." He said as he cast a spell and fired it at the dragon, forcing him to the ground.
"No." Lanayru gasped. "What have you done?"
"I put a curse on you, making you deathly ill."
"Not a problem for me." Lanayru said as he tried to reach for a nearby fruit.
"I don't think so!" Mallagus said as he stepped on the fruit and crushed it. "It's pitiful enough to see you in this state. I'll just leave the tree that grows that fruit since it'll take over one thousand years to grow."
"That...is…not…impossi…ble…for…a…dragon." Lanayru gasped.
"No, but you're lucky if you have a century at best before you die! If any more of your friends try to challenge me, my father, or even my brother, know that we'll be sending them to join you in the next world!" with that, Mallagus flew off to catch up with his father's army, or at least where they decided to camp. He saw the line of fires on the surface and the human towns that had been wiped from existence.
"Ah." Ghirahim smirked as Mallagus landed in the camp. "The youngest son has returned."
"Indeed." Mallagus said. "I need to speak with my father."
"He's at the large tent at the edge." The demon with the tentacles said.
"Thanks for stating the obvious, General Bellum!" Mallagus said.
"A little respect would be nice, brother." Bellum responded.
Angered at this, Mallagus whipped out his sword and pointed it at the General. "Never…EVER call me that! You are nothing more than a creation of my father. If you ever call me or Malladus brother again, I will rip out your voice box!" Mallagus said as he walked into the tent where his father was.
"I see you returned, my son." Demise said as he spotted his son. "I take it you killed the dragon?"
"Not exactly, but he won't be troubling us again." Mallagus responded.
"Good. With the dragon out of the way, we can focus on finding the Triforce." Demise said.
"What are we going to do next?" Malladus asked.
"Patience, my young heir." The demon king began. "When morning comes, we will burn the rest of the forests in this region to the ground and move out to the lands surrounding this human-infested one. From there, we will move on to other worlds."
At that same time on the distant world known as Earth, a blonde goddess was in a forest, talking to a red-haired girl who seemed to be around thirteen and she was accompanied by other girls around the same age.
"I am happy to see you made it here, Hylia." The red-haired girl said.
"So am I, Artemis." Hylia began. "It is wonderful to see an old friend after so many years."
"So how are things in the world you watch over?" Artemis asked. "I'm hoping you will allow my hunters to use those forests again? I have never seen such forests here on Earth."
"Everything's fine." Hylia said as she looked away.
"Is something troubling you, mistress Hylia?" one of the hunters asked.
"No, Zoe. Everything's fine."
"Hylia." Artemis began. "I have not seen you in such a depressed state in a long time, providing I ever did. You can put your faith in me, old friend. What is troubling you?"
"My people are dying." Hylia sighed.
"What happened, Hylia?" Artemis asked. "Has a great plague infested your land?"
"No. Worse. There is a race of demons that live below the surface of the world I protect who escaped to the surface during a recent earthquake." Hylia explained.
"A race of demons? What have they done?" Artemis asked.
"They have slaughtered my people and burned the once lush forests of Lanayru to ash."
"So they burned the forests down?" Artemis asked. "Surly Lanayru himself wouldn't let them get away with this."
"One of the demon princes infected him with a fatal illness, and his father is even worse." Hylia said.
"Who is this demon?" Zoe asked.
"His name is Demise, a demon possessing great power." Hylia answered.
"Demise? Why does that name sound so familiar?" Artemis asked.
"He is the son of the demon you killed." Hylia explained.
"No. This demon is Demise as in the son of Demahu?" Artemis asked.
"I am afraid so, and he is far more powerful than his father ever was. His hatred for us, especially you and the other gods on Earth, is so strong it is almost as if it can manifest itself as another being." Hylia sighed.
"Then he is sure to make his way here. Do you know what he wants?" Artemis asked.
"He is after the golden power I protect."
"The golden power?" one of the hunters asked.
"Yes." Artemis began. "It is a relic designed by the gods of old that can grant the first wish of whoever touches it. It was designed to our kind can never use it."
"That is correct." Hylia began. "No god can ever use it, but a demon can. I only wish I could ask for your help, Artemis."
"Mistress." Zoe began as she looked at Artemis. "Perhaps we could be of assistance to Hylia. I ask for permission to take a group of hunters to Hylia's world so that we may confront this Demise."
"Zoe, do you know what you ask?" Artemis asked. "It took the combined powers of myself, Apollo, and Athena to stop his father and they were barely a match for him. All they were able to do was weaken him so I could kill him."
"I know, mistress. But we may be able to save some of her people." Zoe responded. "Besides, if he gets this Golden Power, he is sure to make his way here. We could thin out his numbers."
"I see. Yes. You could manage that and eliminate part of his army in the process." Artemis began. "Zoe, you have my blessing to take some of the hunters to Hylia's realm to confront the demon king."
"Thank you, mistress." She said as she bowed.
"I will show you the way." Hylia said as she opened a portal to her world. "Their camp should not be hard to find. I truly appreciate your assistance, Zoe."
"Your welcome, mistress Hylia. I am sure you would do the same for my mistress." Zoe said as she walked through the portal with a small group of hunters. As they hunted the demon army through the remains of the forests of Lanayru, it didn't take long to find where the camp was. "There they are. As soon as they emerge from the tents, we will strike."
When morning came, Demise emerged from his tent with his two sons on either side. It wasn't long before Ghirahim, Bellum, and the rest of the demon army emerged from the other tents.
"It is time for us to destroy what is left of this forest before we move out." Demise said.
"You will not destroy any more forests, demon!" came Zoe's voice.
"Who's there?" Demise shouted as he drew his sword. "Show yourselves!" Within seconds, all of the hunters emerged from the remains of the forest and surrounded the camp. "So who are these beings who wish to stand in my way?"
"I am Zoe Nightshade, the lieutenant of the hunt!"
"Ah. You must be the servants of that goddess who killed my father." Demise smirked as he gave the signal to his sons to draw their weapons. "I will enjoy watching you die and sending your remains to your goddess!"
It certainly looks like the hunters have a little bit of trouble on their hands, don't they? Will they defeat the demon army? Stay tuned for the next chapter and find out.