The dragon charged at Spud. Who did the same. As the dragon moved his claw down to slash Spud. Spud did a barrel roll and rolled underneath the dragon. "Blazing rage." Spud screamed as he was underneath the dragons belly. A whirlwind of fire came from his hand burning the dragons belly. Who roared in pain and skidded to a halt slightly shaking.

"You'll pay for that." He hissed his voice trembling.

Spud gave him no notice and fired another spell at the dragon.

"Wings of Avalon." Spud yelled.

Two giant magical wings sprouted behind Spud flapping creating a enormous wind blowing the dragon backwards.

The dragon roared as he rammed his claws into the soil to remain where he was.

"Leave." Spud said slightly panting from using magic.

The dragon snickered.

"Tiring isn't it. using all that magic."

The dragon flapped his wings and headed straight for Spud. Who used a shield spell as he saw the movement.

"Shield of virtue."

The claws of the dragon impacted with the magical wall between him and his target. He scratched at it several times. Roaring in anger.

Spud felt the magic draining him tremendously. The shield drained a lot of power. He tried his best but collapsed on a knee and the shield faltered.

The dragon chuckled as he walked to Spud.

"So weak.." He said as he took Spud's face in one claw lifting the other high in the air.

His claw came down. But a magical cord wrapped around it. stopping his attack.

"Stop this madness!" Giles said the magical rope sprouting from his hands.

"I won't allow you to kill him…Cerberus."

The dragon chuckled again as he threw Spud into a heap of dirt.

"I wondered if you knew it was me."

"I had a hunch. But wasn't sure." Giles said not taking his eyes of the dragon. his rope was still around Cerberus wrist. "What have you done with yourself."

"I?" Cerberus said his eyebrows risen. "I haven't done anything, I died and I am back. More powerful than ever. With the courtesy of my master."

"You're a demon. You don't belong to this plane of existence leave before I will make you."

The dragon cackled and threw his head back. "You? You maybe can fool the person around you but you can't fool me. I can see your aura Giles. How much time do you have left?"

"Enough to send you back." Giles shouted. "Eternal light!"

A stream of bright light moved towards Cerberus who ducked out of the way. Only not fast enough the light impacted on one of his wings. He roared in pain as he was hit. Now a big hole gaped inside his wing.

He roared and charged at Giles. Who braced himself.

"whedab togofor di loerchik." They both suddenly heard. A purple magical snake went straight for Cerberus. Who's eyes widened in fear. The soil cracked and out of it came black smoke pulling Cerberus into it.

"Your time hasn't come yet." A deep growling voice said."We will meet again."

The purple snake went through the smoke and impacted at a few threes who lost their leaves in a instant crumbling to dust.

Giles panted heavily and turned his gaze towards the one who had fired the spell.

He saw Spud cradling his head. As the veins on his arms glowed an eerie purple. Giles got on his feet and ran to Spud.

"Arthur fight it. don't let it take over you."

Spud let out a pained scream and the purple glow dimmed. Spud was panted as beads of sweat ran down his face.

"What have you done." Giles said his voice slightly angered.

"I scared…him away." Spud said between pants.

"Who taught you that spell. I surely didn't"

"A book in your library. I read it this one was in it."

"The naushindtor arcaniss that book only contains spells that are outlawed by the magical world. Why did you read it?" Giles asked angry and worried at the same time.

"It had nice pictures in it."

Giles shook his head as he helped the young wizard on his feet.

"Better get you some rest. Not much wizards can resist the dark side. I am glad you did."

"I also am glad I resisted it." Spud said as Giles carried him towards his father's shop.

Giles unaware of the purple glow inside is his eyes.

XXXX

" Why did you forced me out of there." Cerberus shouted now in human form.

"Silence, you fool. If that spell would have hit you not even I would been able to save you."

"Why?" Cerberus asked.

"Normally a spell kills you. your soul leaves your body and it belongs to me or my sister. That spell will destroy your soul forcing it to a dimension that is so gruesome I even am afraid of it."

"But you are the devil. Surely you're the source of everything evil." Cerberus said.

The devil dragon chuckled.

"Yes, that is what they tell about me upstairs. But even hell isn't forever neither is heaven. We have beings that grand us our power but at a price. We have to deliver them the chosen soul. There is a dark chosen soul and a light chosen soul. My goal is it to get the light one and my sisters was to get the dark one." He explained.

"Was?"

"Yes, that whore already got the soul. With only a few hundred years left. I can't afford to wait till the next one. I need that Jacob. He will grant me the leadership over this godforsaken place once more." The devil dragon collapsed on his throne and let out a deep sigh.

"What happens if you don't succeed?"

"Things that are so gruesome that. my soul will not even go to the dimension that takes destroyed souls. Every soul is eternal. But if I fail my soul will be tortured out of existence. Like I never existed." The devil dragon sighed again

"What do you want me to do?"

"Attack other villages." He simply said.

"What about my niece and Jacob."

The dragon chuckled again. "Sometimes your friends will hurt you more than your enemies."

End of chapter.

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