Sorry guys for the long wait (once again xD) but here is the continuation of the good... well... route? Ending? Whatever.

It's mostly the fight against the dragon with a little bit fluff? :D

There will be a 10th chapter don't worry aaand I may add a continuation of this story as soon as I played Dark Arisen! I'm not sure yet though 'cuz I don't know what awaits me there o.Ô

Enjoy!


Chapter 9

The giant red scaled creature let out a loud roar as Luan ran towards it. The dragon raised his claw and glowing runes formed around it. Just as he wanted to finish the magic spell, Zane jumped with his sword raised high above his head and landed, his sword coming down on the dragon's claw and interrupting his spell. Luan sprinted past his Pawn and tried to slash his scales but they were to hard. Luan's sword was repelled and his arm flew back with a force that hurt his hand as he struggled to even hold his grip on his sword.

"Damn it, his scales are too hard." The Arisen cursed under his breath as he desperately searched for a way to hurt that god like creature.

"Master, we have to find a weakness! Every creature has one!" He informed him from some distance. He blocked some blows from the claws and tried to interrupt his spells as best as he could. Luan avoided being crushed by the creature's feet when it moved and searched for a visible weak spot. That's when he saw the red glowing shimmer on the dragon's chest, pulsing as Luan got closer to it. It was the heart. His heart. That must have been his only weak spot.

"Zane! His heart!" He yelled at his Pawn. Zane then glanced at his Master but was too busy avoiding and blocking attacks. Luan sheathed his sword and took off into a sprint before jumping right at the dragon's heart and grasped onto the scales there. He drew his sword again and just as he raised it, ready for the blow, the dragon took off towards the sky, almost taking Luan with him but he let go in time. Zane came running towards his Master.

"Master, we have to weaken it before attacking his heart directly. He's moving too much." The taller man said as he watched the dragon circle around them.

"Yes. But what weaknesses does he have aside from his heart?"

"His eyes." Zane stated plainly. Luan stared at his Pawn in disbelieve with one cocked eyebrow.

"His eyes? How are we going to get to his eyes?"

"You see that tower?" Zane pointed towards a small tower. He wasn't that big but bigger than the dragon. "I can lure him towards it and you jump down."

"That... could work." Luan put his hand on his chin as he thought about the idea. "Alright, let's do that. But first he has to come down again." Right when he said that and looked up at the sky he saw the dragon diving down towards them with insane speed. The two warriors couldn't react fast enough to get away so all they could do was take the blow. Luan prepared himself for the impact as he squeezed his eyes shut but then he suddenly felt his body being whipped from the ground and everything went black for a second. As he opened his eyes again, he was on the ground with another heavy weight lying on top of him.

"Zane!" The Arisen cried out as he saw Zane laying on top of him, unconscious. He protected him from the attack. Luan checked him for any injuries but fortunately aside from small cuts and bruises couldn't find any serious ones. But the problem was he was unconscious. Right when the dragon was standing before them and waiting to burn them alive. Luan glanced around and saw the tower. If he could get Zane in there, then at least he would be safe until he woke up again. The tower wasn't that far away but with the Dragon standing in the way it would be difficult. (Wait. I know...)


"Here." Selene took his hand and placed something in it. Luan looked at his hand and saw a slightly blue glowing orb. It looked many fireflies flew around inside the orb.

"What is this?" He asked curiously, only shortly glancing at the witch before staring at the mysterious object again.

"It's a magic item which will protect you when you use it. But keep in mind that this is a powerful item and very valuable. You should keep it until you really need it. It could save your life." She explained with her usual stony expression.

"And what exactly does it do and how long does it work?"

"As I said, it will protect you. It will not work very long but long enough to save your life maybe."

"Maybe? Well that's nice. And if I'm unlucky it wears off just when I need it." He snorted out as to say it's an useless object.

"If you don't want it, you don't have to use it. Sell it or you can give it back." She said still expressionless.

"No. I will keep it and see if maybe there will be a time when it could be useful. Thank you, Selene, for everything." A warm smile spread over his face.

"It is my pleasure. May it be of use to you."


He looked at the still glowing orb in his hand and felt it's energy. He saw the dragon stare at the object, eying it like it was the strangest thing in the world. (How do I use it?) He thought to himself as he stared at it questioning. He raised the ball and closed his eyes so he could concentrate on it's energy. It started glowing even more and it looked like warm, glowing branches made of energy came out of it and tried to grab something. They closed around Luan and his Pawn before they disappeared again and Luan felt a warm and powerful light inside him.

(Okay, let's hope this will work.) He hoped as he stood up and lifted Zane on his back so he could carry him. Luan's legs trembled at the weight on his back as he took step after step towards the dragon. He walked right underneath the dragon, which raised a claw dangerously, ready for the blow. Luan squeezed his eyes shut as he waited for the claws to tear through his skin but nothing happened. As he slowly cracked open one eye, he saw the dragon growling and staring at them in displeasure as he raised his claw again and repeated the action. Luan flinched as his claw came down towards them but the claw was repelled by some sort of shield formed around the two men. So that's what that orb was for. He quickly started walking again as he remembered that the witch said something about the effect not lasting very long.

As he was standing right in front of the tower and was almost inside, he felt the warm light inside him fade and he knew the orb's power got weaker every second until it finally vanished completely. This didn't remain unnoticed by the red scaled creature and it took the opportunity to strike once again. His claw coming down on the two humans as Luan quickly raised his shield right in time and blocked the attack but it strained his arm extremely if not his entire body and he let out a loud groan of pain. He was sure he would be at his limit soon if he didn't come up with a plan very fast.

While Zane was hung over his back and he blocked the continuing blows of the giant claw with the shield in his left hand, he took slow careful steps backwards towards the tower. Suddenly the attacks stopped and he lowered his shield to look at the overpowering creature who was now straightening his back when a red light emerged from his throat that came with a growling sound. Flames.

(Oh no.) Was all Luan's mind could manage before the dragon leaned forward and let out a loud roar followed by a stream of flames. The Arisen gathered all of his strength, or what was left of it and grabbed his Pawn tighter so he could take off into a sprint to close what little gap remained between him and the tower. He could already feel the flames burning his flesh as a strained cry came from his throat as he jumped, or more fell, towards tower, throwing Zane all the way past the wall so he was completely shielded from the flames but Luan didn't make it in time and just as he wanted to pull his legs in, which were still outside the tower, he felt a burning sensation and he hissed in pain as he crawled towards his Pawn and remained beside him, panting. His arms shaking and with them his entire body as they were the only thing holding him up.

A few minutes had passed, even though for Luan it seemed far more, and their enemy was still roaring his flames against the tower. It didn't really harm them, but the white-haired man started getting dizzy from the heat. Sweat was coating his forehead and running down his face as he panted, now not only from his exhaustion but of the heat. If he lost consciousness now, everything would be over.

The dragon could easily attack them in there but he was playing with them. It was a god playing with a mouse. An immortal playing with a mortal. He stared at his Pawn, laying unconscious on the ground, from which he wished he would finally wake up just so he could tell him that everything would be alright or at least to see his brown, almost yellowish eyes once more before they get burned alive.

"Zane..." he panted out in a pleading voice as he gently stroked the other man's cheek and he could have sworn he saw him twitch at the contact. "...wake up." His eyes were unfocused and teared up from the burning heat. Or maybe just because he was desperate. He didn't know. He was at his limit. His arms started to buckle as he forced himself to stay conscious.

"Luan..." Just as he was about to slip into blackness he flinched awake at the sound of his name coming from no other but his Pawn. His hot and big hand came up to cup his Master's cheek and stoke over the heated soft flesh with his thumb. Almost golden eyes stared into desperate but relieved purple ones. Suddenly the smaller man felt himself being pulled downwards by his neck just to feel warm soft lips pressed to his own. The Arisen's eyes went wide in surprise as he didn't quite know how to react in this situation. After what felt like hours, the black-haired man pulled away and smiled warmly at his Master.

"W-What was that for?" Luan's fingers came up to touch his lip as he still felt the sensation of the other's lips on his. He would have blushed all the way up to the last strand of hair if they wouldn't be on the verge of death right now.

"In case we will not make it out of here alive." Zane smiled, almost smirked at him.

"Idiot. Don't say that." Luan warned in a pleading tone as he closed his eyes, erasing the thought of dying here from his mind. Zane rose to a sitting position and he took Luan's face his hands on either side of his cheek and put their forehead together.

"I'm sorry, Master."

"No..." Luan pouted and looked hurt. "it's not Master."

"I apologize... Luan." His longing and gentle tone made Luan shiver but there was still a smile spreading over his face.

"What should we do now?" Luan asked, smile fading, with a serious expression as his mind came back to reality as they felt another wave of heat hit them through the tower walls.

"Those stairs..." Zane pointed at the stairs a few meters away from them that were leading upwards. "they should lead to the very top of the tower. He is not that high but it should work. When you're at the top, give me signal that you're ready and I will lure that monster as close as I can get it towards the tower so you can jump down and hit his eye. Besides, I noticed another weakness he might have. His heart. So I will be targeting his heart while you hit his eye. Okay?" He asked to make sure his Master understood everything. If they should fail, this would most likely be it. Luan nodded and picked up his sword and shield and tried to stand up but his legs gave in before he could even stand completely.

"Damn it!" He cursed when he looked at his burned feet and hissed in pain as he touched them.

"Do not move! I've got something." Zane ordered his Master and rummaged inside his pouch until he pulled out a green orb. He looked the same as the orb he had used except he was green and his own was blue. "I've got this from Selene, the witch. You remember her?" Luan nodded as answer. "She said it has healing powers and will give us our strength back."

As he finished explaining he raised the orb and closed his eyes to concentrate. Blue branch-like light emitted from it and like the other ones seemed to try to grab something. They were closing around the two warriors and touched the injuries which closed almost in an instant. It didn't heal the scars that were left though. The two men could feel how their bodies relaxed and were flooded by new refreshing power. Luan breathed out deeply in relieve.

"Thanks." He smiled at Zane one last time before he finally got up and made his way to the top and the other man waited a while before stepping out of the tower to face the red scaled creature. Zane got into a fighting stance and raised his sword. Light brown eyes focused on glowing red ones. The heart in the creature's chest glowed red and even Zane could hear the beating. He looked up to see his Master reached his destination and before he raised his hand as signal, he closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

"Come!" Zane yelled towards the dragon in a deep, one could say angry tone. His voice echoed through the entire place and reached dragon's ears stir him on. The creature's red eyes got small and it's jaw moved so it looked like it was smirking in a mocking way. It set claw after claw and stalked forward. He didn't move fast but his giant limps only needed maybe four steps to stand right in front of Zane. Mockingly it stared down at the Pawn. With his fiery red eyes it stared into sharp golden ones.

"Do you really think you can kill me, human? I have seen through your little plan. This will not work on me." The dragon's deep throaty voice rumbled like thunder through the hills of the Tainted Mountain and it felt like his voice could cause an earthquake. He eyed the small white-haired figure standing on the tower and snorted. "Alright, human. I will play with you a little more." A smirk could be heard in his voice and he let out a loud roar.

Luan grabbed his sword as tightly as he could and used all the strength he had in his legs to jump. He raised his sword, turned it so it was pointed downwards and he let out a cry of adrenaline. Zane, too, tightened his grip on his sword and with a cry ran towards the beating organ. The dragon, surprised he was he had to admit, eyed both of them and then... everything went black for all three.


So yeaaah? I've never written a fight so I dunno if it was good :s

Reviews? *v*

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Next Chapter MAY contain a bit more fluff! *w*