Yuuto, Tsubasa, Xenovia and Tomoe found themselves in a geometric terrain that had vast miles of rocks and dirt, as if the area was suffering a severe drought. There were no animals, nor any plant life to be seen, nothing but earth as far as the eye could see.
But where they were or how the both of them got there were the least of their problems. At least it was for Yuuto.
Yuuto jumped back and unsheathed Naruto's Ascalon. Because its owner was not wielding it, it took the form of a silver broadsword that was shining with a holy aura.
He slashed the oncoming boulder in half, driving the two giant stones from crushing him. "This bastard."
Saizo held a boulder in each of his hands. The boulders, which were three times the size of a human were like baseballs in his hands as his overall size was that of a giant, easily surpassing forty meters.
Saizo reeled his fist back and went straight for Kiba, his gigantic fist coming down was like seeing a meteorite crashing to earth.
"Crap!" Xenovia yelled.
"Here he comes!" Tsubasa said.
Yuuto ran out of the fist's trajectory and went flying from the shockwave as his fist had hit solid ground. The shockwave sent rocks and dust flying in all directions. Yuuto held his legs up, breathing in relief as the crater formed by Saizo's fist was inches from him. "That was too close."
"Yuuto-kun, are you alright?" Tomoe said.
Tomoe ran up and saw as he stood up and looked at Saizo, who looked down at them with a blank expression.
"Hold still" Saizo's voice was deep and burly, with drawl as he took a few seconds to finish the last part of his sentence.
All of them stood in silence as they all stared at him. Saizo made no attempt to move let alone attack.
A question mark appeared on Tomoe's head. "Is he asleep? Or is he thinking?" Because his long hair covered his eyes, it was hard to tell either.
"He's not moving, now's our chance." Yuuto said.
Yuuto and Xenovia ran with Tsubasa and Tomoe following and headed towards Saizo's foot. Once they had reached it, they used their speed to run up his leg dragging their sword across his foot, hoping to at least give some minor damage. Yuuto and Tomoe took his right while Tsubasa and Xenovia went for his left.
As soon as that happened, Saizo took action and kicked his right foot. Kiba stabbed his sword into his giant front calf and hung on while Tomoe went falling, eventually landing on his foot with an oomph. The sword piercing skin brought out a small growl in Saizo. The feeling was like being pricked with a small needle.
"Hold on," Yuuto realized something that he didn't pay too much mind to. Saizo only waited to move until Tomoe was away from him. It was just like when they first fought, and how only targeted him instead of Koneko and Tsubasa, even when the two landed devastating hits on him.
"He doesn't hit women, that means he came after me on purpose." Yuuto deduced trying to regain his foot and balance, despite Saizo trying to shake him off his leg like he was a bug.
Saizo raised his right hand as it soon became encased in solid rock and stone and proceeded to swing it towards his right leg, intending to crush Kiba like a mosquito.
"That's not good," Yuuto knew if that attack was with the sole purpose of killing him. The mass and material made it seem like someone was throwing a mountain on him.
"Yuuto, hurry and dodge!" Xenovia yelled out as she continued running, watching as she turned her head.
Yuuto was in a pinch. Saizo's mountain fist was closing in. And he had to be at least two miles up in the air. "Screw it."
Saizo's fist smashed on his leg, yet Saizo felt no pain from it despite his fists was a rock.
"Huh?"
He looked at his own hand, confused as why there was no blood or corpse on his hand or leg. It took him less than a second to realize he missed.
To be more accurate Yuuto jumped.
"Sword Birth!" A sword appeared in his hand. A thin blade with a hilt that made it as thick as a branch. He swung it out, the blade stretched and extended like a whip. And like a grappling hook, gripped Saizo's left thigh and pulled him in. He reached the leg just at the same time as Tomoe.
"Thank goodness." Tomoe replied in relief as the both of them continued up, Saizo went back to his frozen state of non-movement before returning to his normal size of seven feet tall. Everyone jumped back the moment he started shrinking His muscular body held a dri-fit black tank top and camo pants with leather boots.
"He's tough, we haven't laid a single scratch on him." Xenovia and Tomoe readied their sword in a straight position. Tsubasa held her fists up. "What should we do now?"
"He won't fight back against you. Something tells me all he'll do is block and dodge your attacks." Yuuto sheathed Ascalon and substituted it for his Sword of Betrayer. "I'll stall him long enough to give you an opening. Strike when you're chance shows itself."
"Right."
Yuuto stepped forward and both males stared one another down in complete silence. Yuuto centered his gravity and relaxed his muscles, focusing on all of his speed. He was at a disadvantage because of his opponent's inhuman endurance, and since he didn't fare well against power types. Not to mention, without Tomoe to act as a shield, Saizo would not hold back. That didn't matter as he readied himself. Saizo took a fighting stance by holding his fists up like an MMA fighter. "Here I go."
The sharp, unforgiving air blew in Asia's face like a hair dryer set to max. Winds as fast as 30 mph, snow constantly blocked her vision.
"Kruyuu."
"It'll be okay, Rakai-chan."
Rakai was nestled inside Asia's robe, poking his head out and covering his eyes from the snow as she trudged across the frozen wasteland they were currently in. The one question that rang through Asia's mind after waking up, was wondering how she got there, where she was, and if anyone else was there.
Asia wasn't prepared for this, her body temperature started to drop, she hugged herself to keep her own body warm. Her nose kept running and she gave out tiny sneezes every few minutes. "It's so cold." Her body became sluggish from the frigid conditions and unintentionally yawned out. "And for some reason, I'm getting sleepy."
"Then shall I put you down for an eternal nap?"
The sudden voice and hot breath stinging her ears jolted Asia and she jumped back, coming face to face with the one who attacked Naruto not too long ago. She recognized her short blue hair and brown eyes.
Mina was dressed resembled that of an actual Yuki-Onna, a white kimono with a short skirt and a purple obi sash, and gave her a casual smile. "You're the one who tried to take Naruto-san." Asia said backing away slowly.
Mina showed a concerned look and sighed. "Ara, so you're one of his friends, right?" Mina held out her hands, and Asia watched as they became encased in a set of ice sickle claws. Mina couldn't deny that Asia was cute as a doll, but at the same time, knew she was an enemy. She was close to the one who caused her loved one so much pain. "Sorry, but I have to kill you now. Please don't think too bad of me."
Asia gritted her teeth in fear and leaned backwards, dodging Mina's initial strike. She had absolutely no combat experience, and none of her friends were there to help her.
"Kruyuuuu," Rakai jumped out of Asia's robe and immediately shout out a blast of blue lightning towards Mina, who jumped out of the way with a somewhat surprised expression.
"A sprite dragon? I see, so you're a dragon tamer."
"Dragon tamer?" Asia was confused and didn't know what that was.
"Humans who make pacts with dragons to fight in their steed." Mina pointed to Rakai and gave the both of them a bitter smile. "But if you think that thing can defeat me, you're more than mistaken. Hyōrū no Namida!"
(Tears of the Ice Dragon)
Several sharp, deadly pointed icicles appeared behind Mina as she held her hand forward with her right hand balled in a fist. "Something like that deserves a skewering."
The moment she unballed her fists, her icicles shot out like bullets from a minigun towards the two.
Asia yelled out shielding herself, only to open her eyes a few seconds later and blink, realizing she wasn't even hit, let alone dead. She looked up to both a surprising, and horrifying sight.
Rakai, who was normally at least a foot tall, now grew over thirty meters in less than an instant. His blue scales were more intricate and rugged. His claws and fangs grew and turned even more fiercer and sharper. His tiny wings were now big enough to support his huge body, and his tail was as long and thick as a tree. "Rakai-chan, you protected me."
"You took a full dose of my magic and you're still standing?" Mina said shocked.
Asia heard that and displayed a grave look not only hearing Rakai wince and growl in pain, but looking down, noticing that several icicles stuck out of his his right arm. The same one he used to shield her with. She instinctively brought out her rings and wasted no time supplying him with her healing.
"That dragon has a strong will to be able to take that many icicles and still fight." Mina gave a fearless smile. "Interesting."
Rakai turned to her and bared his fangs. "She is my master, as well as my precious friend. I absolutely won't let you touch her. I shall be your opponent."
"Rakai-chan, you can talk?"
"Mistress, please get far away from here. I will fight her." Rakai suddenly told her much to her shock.
"I refuse! I won't leave my friend. I am your master, no, I am your friend" She replied through teary eyes shaking her head vigorously. "I would be sad if you were to die."
"She is too strong. Her magic is designed to kill me, I am at a disadvantage. However, I refuse to allow the one who calls me their friend to die. Please...run."
"Rakai-chan."
The dragon took a more stern tone and stepped forward with a huge stomp, letting out a screeching roar, all while yelling. "Get out of here now!"
"Rakai-chan," Asia gritted her teeth and ran in the opposite direction, running through the snow. Before she disappeared within the blizzard, she turned to Rakai and through tears, yelled out threw the snow, "Rakai! Win this and promise you'll come back safe and sound."
"I won't let you escape!" Mina summoned another barrage of icicles that sped towards her and were destroyed by his lightning roar. "I won't let you interfere."
"Damn dragon, you're really getting on my nerves."
Rakai watched Asia run off and nodded. "To get to her, you'll have to get through me. And I won't let that happen."
"You have a lot of nerve letting her get away from me. Rakai wasn't it?" Mina summoned a sword out of ice and pointed it at the snarling beast as he towered over her. "Your owner will surely freeze to death in less than an hour with what she's currently wearing. In this world, the only way out is death."
"My master has given me great joy that is unparalleled. I have no regrets." Rakai declared.
"Alright then, I've frozen plenty of dragons to their deaths for years. You will be the easiest." Mina widened her eyes as more bolts of lightning flew towards her. She jump dodged the first few, and slashed the next few away with her swords. "Is that all you can do? I'm not impressed."
Rakai replied by attempting to stomp and slash her, while Mina retaliated by dodging his attacks. Rakai statically charged himself and made a sudden swing with his gigantic tail and clocked her in the gut, sending her flying and skidding across the snow.
"Why you," Mina stood up and suddenly fell over, her body was twitching uncontrollably. Sparks flew across her body. "Crap, his tail had electricity."
Rakai appeared over her and sent another lightning roar that completely obscured her. The intense static shock caused her to scream out in pain.
The lightning roar disappeared, giving Rakai a full view of the smoking crater he made. He saw that Mina's body was completely gone. "Did I get her?"
"Oh? You're a lot stronger than I took you for. Hyōrū no Gungnir!"
(Lance of the Ice Dragon)
Rakai stifled as a voice appeared behind him. By then, Mina summoned a gigantic pillar of ice that pierced through his back and out to the ground. "GYAH!"
Rakai's pained roar echoed throughout the snowy fields.
The pillar of ice vanished, and like a rock, he plummeted on the snowy ground. The white snow turned red from the vast amount of blood that poured out of his wound.
"I guess there was no need for me to hold back. For a minute, I thought I would've had to use my dragon force."
Mina appeared in front of him and placed a hand on her hip with a victorious smirk.
"How? I thought I killed you."
"Right before your blast had hit me, I melted into the snow and traveled a safe distance. You let your guard down. This dimension works in my favor. You had no chance to defeat me to begin with."
"Dimension? This place isn't real?"
"It's a dimension created by Draco-sama's magic within our base. A kind of dream world where I can control everything around me. Each of your friends who fell were teleported into different places where they're currently fighting the other four. While three of the others are still on the ship fighting those who escaped." Mina held her hands summoning a magic circle. "Observe."
It was cold enough as it was, but it seemed that the temperature dropped beyond sub-zero.
Rakai was panting heavily from exhaustion due to his cold blood, and was shivering madly. He was at his limit and returned to his miniature form.
"Good grief." Mina sighed and turned around. "I'll leave you to freeze, while I find your master. She couldn't have gotten far."
Before Mina could move another step, she stopped and felt something grip her leg. She looked down and saw a mini Rakai digging his tiny nails in her leg. It was almost as if he was trying to grab her leg. "I won't...let you touch her."
"You still want to fight?" Mina gave a somewhat bored expression before furrowing her brow. "He's willing to give up his own life for his master? As expected of a familiar...however-" She noticed the determined look in his eye as he snarled.
"He fights for the one he loves. How touching."
"I commend you for such nobility." She summoned a sword out of ice and held it back. "I'll make your death quic-"
A sudden blunt force knocked Mina unconscious and she fell down. Her ice sword disappeared.
Rakai, whose eyes were covered as he readied himself for the end, opened his eyes and looked up. "Mistress"
Asia had snuck up behind and knocked her unconscious. A large icicle the size of a bat was held in her hands. She was trembling from both fear, the cold, and shock. "I'm sorry Rakai-chan, I just didn't want to abandon you."
"Thank you, master." Rakai said before falling asleep from the bliss of Asia's healing repairing his wounds.
"You two have a close bond. I admire that." Asia paled in fear as she turned, seeing Mina stand up rubbing the back of her head. "A sneak attack, that wasn't too nice."
Asia backed away. Mina however, held up a hand. "Don't worry, I'm not going to fight you."
"You're not?"
Mina shook her head. "To think I'd be defeated with a knock to the head. Besides...you're really adorable." Mina held a blush and pulled Asia's cheek. "You're like a doll where I can't stand it. Not to mention, you look like Kisara-san."
"Th-thanks."
"You're not a bad person, yet you were willing to break your morals for your friends." Mina patted her head. "I too have a reason for why I fight."
Mina offered Asia the way out after controlling the temperature, making it mild so Asia wouldn't freeze. As they both walked, Asia continued their previous conversation.
"Was that why you tried to take Naruto-san?"
"Tell me, what exactly is your relationship with him?"
"Umm...umm," Asia held a deep red face and looked down in embarrasment. "I love him. Naruto-san, is always helping me when I'm in trouble. He protects me, and that's why I want to be with him forever."
"He protects you?" Mina scoffed. "You seem like a good person, it's a shame you have bad taste in men."
"What do you mean?"
"No offense, but you seem gullible. You really have no idea. The one you love isn't who he says he is." Mina gave her a serious dark look that sent chills in her.
"What?"
"He's been lying to you all this time. Uzumaki Naruto isn't at all the person you think he is."
Naruto ran with Reya cradled in his arms, moving at the speed of a jackrabbit. He gave a sudden sneezed and skidded to a stop.
"What's wrong?" Reya asked as he placed her down. The two looked around and both held question marks on their heads. "We're lost."
"I don't understand, Genshirou-kun's scent disappeared."
"Disappeared? Do you mean he-"
"Hold on." Naruto casually picked up Reya by the waist and lifted her, moving her on his other side, just as the wall behind them collapsed, the smoking hole produced shot out several soldiers who slammed against the wall and fell unconscious.
One of them looked up at the two Devil's and scowled as blood ran from his forehead. "He's a monster. He's too strong." Eventually, his fatigue had won and he fell, either unconscious or dead."
"Reya!"
The both of them turned towards the two female voices, their eyes bulged from the back of their head.
Naruto's mouth hung open. "What the hell?"
"Saji-kun?" Reya asked
Momo and Ruruko appeared in front of them, but both Reya and Naruto's eyes were pinned to the giant black serpent like dragon with piercing purple eyes. It's entire body was immersed in flames black as a starless night.
"This is Vritra?"
"When we found him, Saji-senpai was already like this when he was fighting off soldiers." Ruruko explained.
"He seemed to recognize us since he hasn't attacked us."
"It's weird, I feel different, yet the same." Both Saji and Vritra's voice came out in perfect sync. It was like Saji speaking through auto tune.
[What I find weird is that he's still retaining his sanity and hasn't gone berserk]
The one's who heard that were Saji/Vritra and Naruto. The former turned to him and they both made eye contact.
"Normally, that'd be the case. However, his resolve seems to be keeping him tied to his sanity and sense of right and wrong. That said, he won't be able to keep up in this form for more than two hours, where he'll then fall into a deep sleep for less than a few days. A small price."
This time, it was Vritra's voice saying that.
"Two hours huh?" Naruto placed a finger on his chin trying to rack his brain. "Reya-san, other than you, who else is still on the ship?"
"Akeno-senpai and Gasper-kun," She replied.
"What about President and Rias-senpai?" Saji asked.
"They're with Azazel back in the clubroom," Ruruko told them. The name she mentioned caught both boys off their guard. "Azazel?"
"What is that bastard doing with them?" Naruto said.
"He's on our side. We'll explain later." Momo told them before turning to Saji. "We'll take Gen-chan to find the others."
"I'll stay up here and help out Akeno and Gasper-kun." Naruto told them as his gauntlet appeared. The red gem glowed, and Ascalon appeared in his hands. What he found strange was that it was in its original form. The moment he gripped it, the blade reverted to its katana mode and he strapped it to his side.
"Be careful, Uzumaki-kun," Reya told him. Naruto nodded and ran off down into the corridor, his tentacles lashing in all directions was the last thing they saw before he disappeared in the corridor.
Within a temple training room deep within the mountains:
"HAA!"
Kiria's holy lance and Mimi's spear of light clashed, creating a shockwave that sent the both of them flying. Their wings grew out from their backs and they remained in mid air.
"Is that all you got, little miss Angel?" Mimi asked in a mocking tone. She summoned another spear and blocked Kiria's excessive strikes, keeping her at bay with little to no effort. "You may be an exorcist, but I can tell just how inexperience you are."
After saying that, she suddenly disappeared in a flash, blinding her with the bright light she produced. A sudden blur passed through. Kiria held a surprised look as her strike missed and landed on the ground. "She disappeared?"
The moment she landed on the ground, she had no time to counter when Mimi appeared out of thin air and delivered a harsh spinning kick that was strong enough to send her skidding several yards back.
"Tell you what, you come at me when you think of something creative." Mimi gave her a sly smirk, followed with a psychotic look in her eye. "Or at the very least make killing you a lot more exciting."
Mimi stuck out her right leg, as they started to dazzle, and soon became immersed in a blinding light that threw Kiria off as she covered her eyes.
"I'll bury you! Huh?"
Instead of her back like she intended, her foot struck the handle on Kiria's spear as the latter blocked her attack. "You were able to block my light kick? I'm impressed." Despite her blocking, the sheer power and strength sent Kiria plummeting. "But still too weak."
Mimi's instincts took their course and dodged Kiria's barrage of stabs and slashes, back pedaling at a superhuman pace. She tumble rolled forward and used her own body to trip Kiria, the latter lost her balance and started to fall forward. "What the?"
Mimi adjusted her body, and all while balancing, body slammed Kiria with her legs, while the latter face planted the ground after covering her face with her arms.
"Commandment Number Two!" Kiria's spearhead took the form of a light blue raindrop. "Aqua Isis!"
She struck the ground, freezing it in over an instant. "You can't attack if you can't move."
"Nice attempt. However, Mina's ice is colder. but still." She backflipped a few yards like a gymnastic pro and landed gracefully on her feet. She placed a few loose strands of her long pink hair behind her back and pointed at Kiria. "You haven't been able to land a hit, and I haven't even used my main magic."
"She's a dragon slayer like Naruto-kun. That power wasn't from that?" Kiria displayed a concerned look and bit her lower lip. "Just how strong is she?" Kiria said standing up.
Kiria stood back up on her feet and pointed her spear at Mimi. Her aqua isis form disappeared and the ice around the floor shattered. "Let me ask you something. Were you really Kokabiel's hitwoman?" Kiria asked.
"That old war freak sure had an eye for talent. You're Michael's bodyguard, Konime Kiria, also..." She directed her gaze at Kiria's spear and smirked. "That spear-"
*Clank!*
Kiria and Mimi clashed again with their spears and were in perfect sync with one another. Their moves and blocks were precise that none of them could hit the other. Their weapons moved so fast that they were in blurs. The both of them were professional combatants, whose purpose was to fight for their master. As it was for Kiria, who fought for Michael. She vowed to become stronger than already so she could fight for Naruto as his Queen. As for Mimi, she fought for Drago, who she owed her life and loyalty to.
""I refuse to lose!"" The both of them yelled
Eventually, their spears clashed and they locked horns, growling at one another. Mimi jumped and attempted to kick Kiria, only to end up using the handle on her spear as a springboard to give herself distance.
"I knew it, you are strong. Your fighting style reminds me of Kokabiel. You're not someone I can beat too easily." Kiria suddenly gave a displeased look. "Kokabiel," That name drove her to anger. She wanted to kill him. For humiliating her through defeat, and for hurting the ones she grew to care about. "I could never forgive anyone who would affiliate with him."
"Huh?"
"Kokabiel almost took away someone that I love. I could never forgive him. If I could, I would've killed him if I had a chance." She stood on one knee and took a deep breath. "I could never forgive you for hurting so many of my comrades. That's why, I have no choice but to use my trump card."
"Trump card?"
"Grandoma's secret ability, it's tenth and final commandment. It takes a large amount of my lifespan to power it. However..."
She knew that if she carelessly threw her life away in vain, Naruto would never forgive her. "I never want to see Naruto-kun sad ever again." She took a deep breath and sucked her teeth. "Xenovia-chan and Asia-chan, Michael-sama, Gabriel-sama, Naruto-kun, I'm sorry."
Kiria's spear became covered in a bright white light and floated behind her, angling until the spearhead was pointing right at her. It slowly edged towards her until the tip entered her back and pierced through her. She showed no pain and instead kneeled joining her hands in a prayer.
The light around Kiria made Mimi cover her eyes from the blinding glare. "What the hell is this?
"Come forth! Commandment Number Ten!"
"Sheesh, this place goes on forever. Where the hell are they?"
Naruto continued running throughout the halls, eventually broking out into a full sprint so that he could cover more tracks in half of the time. For some reason, he couldn't pick up on any one of their scents, which made it all the more difficult to find them. The fact the place was like a maze made it even more of a hindrance to find them.
Eventually, he stopped and found himself in a large, spacious room with gray walls. An empty space, most likely a training hall minus any equipment.
"This is such a pain. I'll never find them if I keep hitting dead end-"
It was at that moment, a sudden chill ran up his spine, and he broke out in a cold sweat. In an instant, his hands became clammy. "What the hell is this feeling? It's overwhelming!"
[Naruto, this power, it's unbelievable. Someone dangerous is coming]
Naruto turned towards the only entrance and stood with his fists out ready to fight. He shielded his eyes as the hallway was lit by bright green and red light that flashed across the hall, and entered the room.
Naruto narrowed his eyes, while the young woman walking towards him with the inhuman aura stared back at him. She had long peach hair that reached her waist, and wore a pink slim battle suit that matched his black one. She had a curved yet toned body, with a moderated bust size. Her cold blue eyes and smirk was on par with Naruto's scowl, while strapped to her side was a katana. Naruto gripped his own and braced himself.
"Mina was right after all," She said out loud much to Naruto's confusion. "A heavenly dragon wielder just like me."
Despite the calmness in her voice, she was screaming inside her head. Excitement filled her for the first time in years. She would finally see her dream a reality.
The sight of her beloved brother's corpse.
"Who are you?" He was so lost in thought, he didn't realize it until he had felt in an insane killing intent within the room. It made Naruto take a deep breath as he calmed himself.
However, at that moment-
"Boost!"
It was just like his gauntlet and Vali's wings when their powers activated.
"Ddraig, you really were alive after all."
Torafusa's voice was in disbelief to where Naruto was caught off guard.
"Long time no see, Torafusa. It's a shame we had to meet again as enemies."
"Ddraig? Isn't he one of the heavenly dragons. Which means she's the wielder?"
Naruto thought back to when Ophis tried to recall her name. He also thought about the names Mina told him when they first fought.
"Ki..ria...I think."
"Akuro Kisara-san."
"Ki..ria, Kisara." Naruto confirmed that she was the wielder of the red dragon. The same as both him and Vali. Judging by the aura that surrounded her like a force field, he could only imagine how strong she was.
Naruto saw the young peach haired girl walk towards him. The clack of her heels across the stone cold floor echoed throughout the room. She had a princess like demeanor, and a calm, incredibly regal air around her as she smirked malevolently. But what really got his attention, was the red, scaly arm with a glowing green gem that took place on her left arm.
"Shift!"
A red dragon made completely out of flames appeared as fire materialized around Kisara's feet and lower body. Darkness swirled around Naruto's being as a pitch black dragon of darkness appeared behind him. Several of his dark tentacles grew from his back, lashing and ready to kill.
"I take it, you're one of their leaders, Akuro Kisara-san, right?" Naruto scowled summoning his dragon arm before scales ran across his arms and neck, his eyes turned blood red. Ascalon switched from its katana form to its buster sword mode and he struck it into the ground. "Nice to meet you. I'm the Black Dragon Slayer, the names Uzumaki Naruto. Demon of the Black Dragon Emperor Uzumaki."
"Yes, I've heard so much about you from the grapevines." Kisara gave a calm smile as her arms became covered in fire. "Ufufufu. Although someone like you doesn't deserve it, allow me to introduce myself as well, Uzumaki-kun. Fire Dragon Slayer, and vice leader of the Eight Draco Riders, my name is Akuro Kisara. But you may call me the Red Dragon Empress."
She smirked while he scowled, their hostility towards one another filled the room exponentially as they were both soon covered in their respective elements.
"Now-" Kisara slowly drew out her blade with her right and held it straight. "Let the battle between brother and sister Dragon slayers begin.
Naruto knew there was a gap in their skills as swordsman just by her position, which symbolized probably years of intense training. The closest thing he had were private lessons from Kiba and Xenovia. Naruto had some knowledge, but knew in that field, he was at a disadvantage.
"She'll have me beat on terms of speed and power if I lug this heavy thing."
"Shift!"
Naruto focused his power and reverted his sword back into its katana mode. The thin blade started releasing a dark aura. Kisara's blade burst and was soon covered in fire. "Promotion: Queen." Naruto held out his left and another blade appeared in his hand. "Infinite."
"I won't hold back." Naruto pointed his sword at her and gave Kisara a dark look. "Anyone who threatens my family...won't be shown any mercy."
"Boost!"
Kisara covered her eyes with her hair biting her lip. "Family?" She lost her rhythm of breathing as anger flooded in her veins. Her hands trembled and she looked up at him with psychotic eyes. "You have some nerve saying that."
Their swords ablaze in their elements, both of their ten seconds of absolute silence was broken the moment they ran at each other with their blades raised, the voice of their Sacred Gears yelled out the moment their three swords clashed:
"Shift!"
"Boost!"