Chapter 5: End of an Old Era Part 1
(A/N: This chapter is going to be mostly within a Third Person perspective for the sake of showing off the badassery of Irene's Parents and Ingeel's own badassery and is going to be the launch pad to what would transpire in the future.
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Meanwhile within the Isghal Skies
Belserion is flying to Dragonv as fast as possible while having children on his back as well as Victor. Despite his old age, the elderly sage dragon sails over the highest mountaintops in the land moving at speeds comparable to a modern airplane while not going too high up risking altitude sickness for the humans he's carrying on his massive back.
"This is ridiculous, I'm one of the strongest mages in the world yet powerless to do anything about it," Victor said to Belserion downtorren on how powerless he feels.
"It's my fault, I dropped my guard not expecting them to be so brazen as to pick a fight with the Queen on this day. Those dragons were stronger than any Dragon we've countered in decades." Belserion explained to Victor as he's flying forward.
"You think Queen and King Charles can pull this off?" Victor questioned the dragon notably worried.
"She didn't seem herself when she was up against that dragon," Jade said to Belserion also questioning the well-being of the queen.
"If there's anyone who can defeat those Dragons, it's those two. Don't forget that there's a reason why the title "Queen of Dragons exist." You've seen her power firsthand in the last Dragon War? Don't underestimate those two as a team." Belserion explained to the Pope.
"And I've seen enough to know that she's not as powerful as she once was. She hasn't trained in 11 years, the same goes for her husband and they're not getting any younger either." Victor explained to the elderly dragon concern on whether she can win.
"Have more faith in the Queen dad!" Anna said to her father yelling at her father.
"Yeah, Irene's mother is like super strong and stuff," Yamu replied with an optimistic smile.
"Linda concurs, Linda once saw the Queen stop a giant iceberg from smashing into our village. She's a very strong queen!" Linda said to the group in her usual third person narrative.
"Based on the history books I read in class, only once have the Monarch of Dragons been defeated and killed by a Dragon and that was Irene's grandfather and only because they sneak attacked them before they can even fight back. One who is said to wield the is said to wield the strength of 10 S-Class Dragons. The chances of just 3 S rank dragons beating her, Charles especially with the Master Enchanter Charles is about 30 to 1." Sal explained to others ensuring that the Queen can't lose using his genius intellect.
"Still what if that happens?" Rio asked in a somber tone.
"We won't let it happen! Hang on tight kids, we're going at full speed!" Belserion replied as he flies faster which makes it harder for the kids to hang on.
Meanwhile in Dragonv
Ingeel is fighting against a bunch of Dragons coming at him around the outskirts of the city as parts Whitestone One is engulfed in flames caused by the explosions and Dragon Roar. One of the Lightning Dragons come at Ingeel with a powerful Lightning Punch but being the Lightning Dragon King, he effortlessly tanked the blow as it impacted his left check with explosive force and then swings his right hook into the assailant's neck, smashing the dragon's head off its neck.
"Got the memo, any clue what's going on?" Zeusei asked Ingeel as they avoid a charging Dark Dragon coming at them with a dagger which almost scrapes against the scales of the Lightning Dragon.
"These Dragons suddenly appear out of nowhere, flying past all the scouting parties within the country. I have a feeling a Portal Dragon might be behind this!" Ingeel explained to Zeusei as he evades a randomly shot Dragon Roar that explodes a few meters from Ingeel with a small explosion.
"I see, so have any clue of where this Dragon is at?" Zeusei asked Ingeel as he smacks down charging Dragon with his tail with the assaulting dragon being planted into the ground.
"I'm trying to figure this out. Whoever they are, they are masking their scent very well." Ingeel answered and both him and Zeusei blast down 3 charging Dark Dragons with their Dragon Roars burning them to a crisp as they fall into the ground resembling overcooked fried chicken.
"It would be easier to sense this dragon if there weren't so many Dragons attacking us," Zeusei explained to Ingeel as he looks around to see if any more dragons are coming at them.
"Can you take over and help the defense force and repel the attackers? Aren't you better at taking on groups of opponents than I am?" Ingeel stated humbly explaining Zeusei's superior area of effect abilities.
"So you finally admit I'm better than you? How touching." Zeusei arrogantly bragged with a chuckle.
"This is no time for your ego stroking, lives are at stake," Ingeel replied annoyed at Zeusei's ego.
"Okay leave this to me," Zeusei replied as he jumps to help the Dragon Battalion and encounter a dozen Dragons that are overwhelming soldier class Dragons with a barrage of Dragon Roars and powerful flying charge attacks.
"These guys are as strong as colonels, we can't handle them!" one of the soldier class Dragons said to another as they're overwhelmed by Dark Dragons.
"We can't hold the defense formation much longer!" Another dragon answered as he's knocked down by a Dark Dragon and is being held down as the dark dragon charges up it's Dragon Roar at point blank range.
"Lightning Dragon's Jaw" Zeusei chanted as he smashed the Dark Dragon into the ground and creates a massive electrical current that shocks 10 Dark Dark Dragons and paralyzes them so the soldier Dragons can repel then away.
Meanwhile, Ingeel uses his dragon sense to track down the cause of the portal Dragons however he's shocked to see it was Romeus, the Dark Dragon that defected from Dragonv a year ago,
"So you're the one behind this?" Ingeel asked Romeus shocked to see him of all dragons.
"Suprised Ingeel? I've gained a few powers since I was gone." Romeus said to Ingeel as he creates portals around him shooting energy blasts towards Ingeel but the Fire Dragon King evades the attacks barely dodging the attacks
"How can you betray us? How can you betray me? I saved your life during the Dragon War, and this is how you pay your country back?" Ingeel explained to Romeus upset that a former Dragon has sold out.
"We're Dragons, we are superior to humans. Why bend the knee to an inferior race of people? Humans are nothing more but cancer to this world. Thanks to Lord Krauser, I have power greater than before and I realized my destiny is to destroy the human race and preserve the Dragon Race and what better way than to destroy Whitestone One while my master deals with the Queen and King." Romeus explained to Ingeel in his power-driven rant about humans being inferior to the Dragon Race.
"What?" Ingeel asked shocked to learn about the plot and learn how well organized the attack is.
"Master knows that he couldn't possibly defeat Dragonv when it's at its highest security point so we planned for years trying to find the Achilles heel to the mighty Queen of Dragonv. What better way to take out the only human capable of actually killing the strongest Dragons than the attack them at their most vulnerable point when they are tending their child's birthday." Romeus explained to Ingeel with his sinister tone as he laughs at the idea that the plan is going successfully only see Ingeel ignite with flames around his body in sheer rage.
"YOU'RE GOING TO PAY FOR BETRAYING DRAGONV! I WILL CREMATE YOUR BODY IN THE NAME OF THE QUEEN!" Ingeel raged as he dashes at the dark dragon with blind fury with his punch ready to connect with the Dragon's jaw "Fire Iron Dragon Fist!" Ingeel chanted as his fist appears to connect with the Dark Dragon but he realizes a split-second later the Dragon disappeared behind him
"Territory Blast!" Romeus countered as he blasts Ingeel from behind catching the Fire Dragon off-guard with a powerful dimensional blast.
"Territory Magic, that's a spell used by the ruling within Cina. When did you..." Ingeel asked shocked to the core that Romeus is using human-made spells.
"During the years I was made a spy for the Dark Dragon Tribe, I picked up a few tricks observing humans within that country. The Orland ruling clan still believed in sacrificing humans who broke their laws to Dragons, as a result, I learned their useful Territory magic. Combined with my unique cloning powers and Dark Dragon magic, I'm much stronger than you give me credit for." Romeus explained to Ingeel bragging about his skills with Ingeel trying to punch him but the dragon keeps evading his attacks with ease.
"So you resort to cowardly tricks instead of an honorable battle?" Ingeel asked the Dragon frustrated that the dragon refuses to fight him head-on.
"Fool, this is a war, not a sporting event. There's no honor in war Ingeel, don't pretend you're some great saint all of a sudden. Fighting wars for humans might've brought Dragonv prosperity but did you stop and think about the countries you have destroyed in your wars and how they're barely recovered with countless people starving to death while you Dragonvians sip wine from your IvyTowers. Stella, for example, remains barely functioning thanks to your wars but you barely pay them notice yet you spend a good amount of time within the trade routes of Middle Earthland. Don't play holier than thou with me." Romeus explained to Ingeel as he lectures Ingeel about the politics of Dragonv.
"You're right, we're not perfect, humans are not perfect but it doesn't excuse your calls for genocide against the humans. I WON'T ALLOW YOU TO SUCCEED!" Ingeel roared as he charges up fire in his mouth! "Fire Dragon Roar!" Ingeel roared as he shoots a massive blast of flames at Romeus but the Dragon redirects the blast with Territory and hits Ingeel in the mouth with his own blast injuring him.
"Humans can't hurt us with this magic, however when used by a Dragon, it's able to hurt other dragons. I must say I envy the humans a bit for making more creative forms of magic than us Dragons which are limited to our roars and physical abilities. Then again Ingeel, your biggest weakness is the fact you're too straightforward of a fighter. As long as I know your fighting moves, it doesn't matter how much stronger you are than me if you can't land a single hit on me." Romeus said to Ingeel bragging about his superior abilities as Ingeel is panting from the damage done to him.
"Fool you really think you can stop the entire Dragon Protection Force yourself. We have enough Dragons to keep your small army at bay even with your ambushes and sneak attacks. All we need is a few Dragons within the elite protection force to fend off your assault." Ingeel explained to the Dark Dragon pointing out the other members of the Dragon Protection Squad.
"Ha, you think I'm the only one who can slow down members of the protection squad? Get real!" Romus replied as he smirks at the thought that he has a plan B up his sleeve.
Meanwhile, Wessloiga and Skiadrum have defeated 50 Dark Dragons with their teamwork when they see a Dragon appear through that is a massive Dragon twice their size. The Dragon has its entire body covered in jaded green scales with its wings also being covered in jaded spikes.
"Looks like we have a very tough one on our hands," Weisslogia said to Skiadrum with a smirk.
"Indeed, just what exactly is the deal with these Dragons," Skiadrum asked.
"Is that you Gemrin? Did you betray Dragonv?" Weisslogia asked the Dragon shocked to see a war comrade defect to the other side.
"Looks like you guys are slow on the uptake. We're tired of serving humans, we serve King Krauser who would make a grand Dragon Empire where humans would be nothing more but our meal. I'm tired of you two stealing my light and tired of being in your shadow, today I kill you and take your powers for my gain." Gemrin explained to the two of them as he prepares to fight them both.
"So that explains you increase in power. Killing other Dragons as part of a blood ritual to make yourself stronger? Sickeningly. Such a loathsome act must be punished." Weslsogia ranted preaching against the idea of killing Dragons to make one stronger.
"Time to send this heathen to the Great Dragon God Bahamut in the sky so he can be cast down to hell?" Skidadrum said to his comrade as they both dash at high speeds towards the Jade Dragon and try to land blows on it but it's hard crystalline scales make it hard for even them to land blows. Worse the collision of blows leave Skiadrum and Weisslogia's hands filled with cuts and bruises while Germin's body doesn't even have a scrape on it.
"Tough luck on your part. My Jade Cysrtrailne scales and body makes me heavily resistant to Light and Shadow Magic. Tough luck for the two of you!" Germin smirked with a twisted smile as he generates energy from his scales and creates an explosive shockwave leveling everything around it within a certain radius blowing back Skiadrum and Wessilogia into nearby buildings.
"Talk about crazy, last time I saw him, he was merely a B Class benchwarmer like Altas Flames, now he's on par with an A-Class Dragon. Could killing a Dragon really raise your power by that much?" Weslsoiga asked his partner notably worried about the strength of their opponent as he gets back up and shakes off the building debris on his body.
"We can still take him, though all being said, it concerns me greatly about the lengths the Dark Dragon Tribe is willing to go for their own agenda. If killing a few dragons can make one this strong and it's merely a mid-tier Dragon, imagine a dragon who's on the tier of Ingeel or Belserion killing 1,000 Dragons or more." Skiadrum said to his partner fearing the absolute worst case scenario.
Weisslogia dashes at the Jade Dragon and attempts to throw punches at the Dragon but the Dragon no sells the blows from the White Dragon. Skiadrum uses his shadow intangibly to try to sneak attack the Jade Dragon but Germin smacks them so hard that they feel as if their jaws were smacked into a mountain and tumble over into the ground rearing in pain being hit by a hard blow from the Cystrailne Dragons body.
"You guys are seriously the best Dragons the Queen has the offer as protection?What a joke. You're not even remotely on my level!" Germin arrogantly bragged as the two get back up covered in bruises and cuts.
"You're going to learn not to underestimate us a fight." Weisslogia and Skiardum both collectively said to their opponent as they power up to their true strength determined to stop the defected Dragon.
Meanwhile, Grandeeney manages to arrive within Whitestone One with Metalciaina when they see chaos everywhere with Grandeeney noticing that there are people and Dragons wounded from the fighting with some people and Dragons dead.
"This is a nightmare!" Grandeeney said to Metalicana as tears form in her eyes.
"They're going to pay for this, whoever did this!" Metalicana shouted as his angry reached his peak and steam forms around his iron body.
However, he has little time to vent his rage as he sees a slashing wave come towards Grandeeney but Metalicana manages to form an iron shield to protect the white mage Dragon as two Dragons appear towards them. One of them is a Blade Dragon with blade-like scales around its body with a gray body in general with swords like fins coming out of its arms and the other Dragon is a Black Dragon with Fish fins and Fish Scales.
"Lekze and Tran, you guys went missing during the Dragon War, now it makes sense," Metalicana said to the two Dragons.
"We got tired of fighting for humans, now we will make humans into our slaves, pets, and food," Leke said to the Dragons as he clashes his elbow bladed fins together while Tran generates water around his body.
"Looks like we have to fight these monsters before anything. Hopefully, the Queen can hold off whatever is after her." Metalicana said to Grandeeney.
"You forget she's the Queen of Dragons and the strongest Dragon Emperor to exist since the beginning of Dragonv, said to be the living reincarnation of the legendary First Queen of Dragons, Erza Hiro Mujika Dragonv, otherwise known throughout the history books, the Scarlet Empress. An Empress so powerful that she was able to untie all 86 powerful Dragon Tribes to form the Nation of Dragonv. She will not fall so easily, especially with Belserion present and her husband Charles." Grandeeney explained to Metalicana confident that the queen of dragons will prevail against the threat of the Dark Dragon King.
Meanwhile, Vemonisky and Zeusei finish taking out multiple Dragons at once with the ground covered in poison mist and sludge and electrical currents along with bodies of dozens of dead Dark Dragons.
"Not bad skinny!" Zeusei said to the Poison Dragon with his condensing remarks.
"Put a sock in it meathead, we're still not finished fighting the rest of these forces off," Venomisky replied with his usual cold and aloof tone only to see two Dragons land towards them.
One of them has gray fur covering most of its body like a goat with goat-like horns but have black bat-like wings and claws and talons silmair to a bird and the other one is a Metallic Dragon with silver scales and wings resembling that of Erza's Heaven's Wheel Armor.
"Looks like we're in luck, something to finally kill this boredom I'm feeling." Zeusei gloated as he flexes his muscles and cracks his knuckles raring to fight with lightning surging around his body.
"This isn't some friendly duel, this is a war. Take this fight seriously or your dead!" Venomisky stated annoyed by Zeusei's lack of professionalism and his arrogant persona.
"These guys are a special kind of stupid to be fighting against members of the Queen Protection Squad, these guys are going to be no problem," Zeusei replied as he prepares his fight against the Dragons,
Meanwhile, the guests are being protected by Altas Flames from the battles as they take cover inside the Manga Carta when a Water Dragon appears to confront Altas Flames. The Dragon that appears before him is a scaly blue skin dragon with fish fin-like blades on its arms.
"So you've defected as well Lauga!" Altas Flames asked the fish like Dragon.
"Today Dragonv falls and Dragons become the superior beings to rule the planet," Lauga replied as he charges at the humans within the castle but being swifter than lightning, Altas Flames grabs the dragon by its tail and swings the overgrown fish creature into a pillar smashing him through it.
"You're not going to hurt anyone here as long as I have any say in it." Altas Flames said to the dragon enraged at the fact it attempted to kill humans.
"Water Dragon Roar!" Lauga shouted as he shoots a Water Dragon Roar towards Altas Flames but Altas Flames confident the attack won't hurt him doesn't flinch from the position as the blast inches towards him
However much to Altas own surprise, his invincible Hellfire body was damaged by the water blast. Altas Flames body cools off to a more rocky looking body.
"How..no water should be able to put out my flames!" Altas Flames said to himself as he felt pain from the blast.
"The invincible Altas Flames reduced to his true vulnerable form. It's true normal water attacks aren't enough to harm you, however, thanks to the legendary powers of the Sea King Water, it can put out even the hottest flames." Lauga explained to Altas as he brags about his new powers.
"The Sea King Dragon powers are rare and only belong to a select few dragons, how did you gain such a power?" Altas Flames asked him as he struggles to recover his flames
"Isn't it obvious. Thanks to lord Krauser, I was able to kill a Sea Dragon King and take it's powers, turning me from a mere soldier class Dragon into a dragon who can kill even someone as powerful as you soon to be Ex-Colonel of the Dragonv Speical forces."Lauga said to the Hellfire Dragon as he arrogantly brags about his superior powers.
"You fool, I used to be like you at one point, seeing humans as little more but food and seeing dragons as the master race but when I fought and lost to Ingeel, I was given a second chance to redeem myself and I rose up the ranks to Lieutenant Colonel and now I'll make you see the error of your ways and give you the second chance to change your ways. Let's cease this fighting." Altas Flames explained to Lauga trying to appeal to the dragons sense of decency and morality, however, the dragon outright refuses.
"Hahahaha! You used to be part of the Dark Dragon Tribe but then again you were never that powerful compared to the elites, it explains why you quit and defected to the humans, shame most of the Hellfire tribe defected as well, you guys were useful in the war effort but you're nothing more but a thing of the past. Once I kill you, I will kill the rest of the treasonous Hellfire clan in the name of the Dark Dragon Tribe and all the humans in Dragonv." Lauga explained to Altas Flames un-flinched by Altas's reasoning.
"Then you leave me no choice but to put an end to you!" Altas Flames replied as his body heats up until his body is engulfed in flames again and he prepares to fight his former comrade.
A few minutes later, Belserion arrives at the smoke-filled city of Whitestone One in which half the city is burning from the dragon attacks occurring across the wider metropolis. Belserion lands on the ground with Victor and Kajeel getting off with the kids.
"What has happened to my city?" Irene shouted horrified to see half her hometown engulfed in flames, tears form in her eyes as she hears the screams of humans and Dragons alike
"The Dark Dragon Tribe must've struck her expecting us to be here," Belserion answered in anger as he clenches his scaly fist so hard, his hand starts to bleed.
"What do we do?" Victor asked.
"Take the kids to safety, I'll protect you guys from attacks. The Dragon Protection Squad should handle the defense of the city. I make sure all the people who haven't evacuated to shelters get there."Belserion explained to the group as they spit up.
"Be careful Grandpa Belserion," Irene said to her dragon grandpa.
"Don't worry, we'll end this soon, then your mother will return and cut you the largest slice of cake,"Belserion replied as he flies off and the children and herself go with Victor to safety.
Back at the outskirts of Rosemary Village
The sound of magic can be heard from Rosemary Village as explosions occur within the village as people hide within buildings. Dust clouds kick up engulfing the village within a thick cloud of dust as people close their doors and rush indoors to seek shelter. Charles just finished setting up a Rune Barrier to protect the townsfolk from the clash between the Dragons and the Dragon Queen.
"Now to help my wife!" Charles said to himself as he rushes towards the field where his wife is at.
"Anti Ehteerano Dragon Roar!" the purple-scaled Dragon chanted as she fires a purple blast of Anti-Matter energy towards the queen but the queen of Dragons evades the attack a split-second before it tags her right arm only to be attacked from behind by the Tree Dragon which swings its right claws towards her face at devasting speed attempting to decapitate his opponent but the queen of dragons was able to block last second with her Hoshigami No Satsuki struggling to hold back the claw as it lightly touches her face, scratching her and drawing blood.
The Queen then sees the leader of the Dark Dragons come towards her attempting to dive bomb her with a flying headbutt but she manages to backflip away from the charge as the Dragon hits the ground like a small meter creating a sizable crater on the ground enough to fight Krauser's dragon body.
Écarlate goes to strike down Krauser with her blade while he's pulling his head out of the crater he created stuck in the ground but the two minions both attempt to strike her down, keeping her at bay. The Queen of Dragons evade more strikes and attempts to thrust her sword towards the assailants. Despite having not fought in more than a decade, the Queen's swordsmanship and strength remain impressive as they struggle to break her attack formation and find an opening on her.
"We're not getting far with her! Even with me and Kamella teaming up against her, we can't land a hit." the Tree Dragon said to Krauser panting from exhaustion.
"Nothing less from the Queen of Dragonv eh Kamekus?" Kamella replied as she struggles to avoid the blade of the Queen of Dragons as it almost slices her tail off in a failed attempt to hit down Écarlate with her tail.
"Then come together and do our Unison Raid!" Krauser said to the two Dragons as he kicks the ground blinding the queen with dust.
"Damn it!" Écarlate shouted as she can't see for a few seconds. She wipes off the dirt in her eyes only to see the Dragons surround her and go in different positions.
"Crap this isn't good!" Queen Écarlate said to herself as she tries to regain composure only to be punched up by Krauser straight in the face, causing several teeth to fly out as well as blood from her mouth. The Queen the flies into Kamella who tail whips her in the back causing the queen to feel as if her spine was almost broken in half and Kamekus who then grows Tree Tendrils to bind the queen to the point she can't move her arms or legs.
"Unison Raid: Dark Nature Anti-Material Dragon Roar" All three dragons chanted as they combine their Dragon roars together and hit the queen with explosive force creating a blinding explosion that can be felt across the region.
However, it's revealed the Queen was protected by a barrier cast by Charles as second to protect his wife. He then cast his spell to attack the group of Dragons. He places both hands on top of each other, with the top hand having only the index and middle fingers spread out. Seven Magic seals are then summoned in front of him and connect together to make what appears to be a constellation up within the sky.
"Grand Chariot!" Charles chanted as he unleashes one of his most devasting spells towards the dragons.
"We didn't even see him appear here, when did he?" Kamekus asked shocked to see how fast Charles moved.
Millions of light blasts are shot from the 7-star glyphs within the sky connected to each other that.
"So many blasts!" Krauser said even noting how shocked to see so many blasts heading towards him and his dragons as they're engulfed in the blast.
The beams of light hit the dragons, each of them creating explosions as large as the dragons within a clusterbomb like fashion with the explosion growing bigger and bigger until the entire Rosemary Plain region is engulfed in smoke.
"Thanks, Charles, I owe you one looks like you haven't lost your spark when it comes to spells," Écarlate said to her husband as she kisses him.
"You know this is merely love taps to a dragon, still it should've at least soften their dragon scales so it makes the job easier for you to cut them down," Charles explained to his wife only to see the dust clear up and their jaws drop wide.
The smoke emerges as hundreds of craters were formed each as big as the dragons hit by the blasts but much to Charles surprise, not a single one of the Dragons were fazed by the blasts despite the explosions combined AoE being enough to destroy 10 Rosemary Villages.
"Not even a scratch, that was one of my strongest spells," Charles said to his wife.
"These guys, they're not going to be easy to spell should've been able to kill even an A-Class Dragon, for them to shrug it off that effortlessly, they each have to be in the Upper S Class tiers of Dragons like Belserion ," Écarlate explained to Charles feeling a sense of dread from the fact she's against 3 elite dragons.
"Rosemary is safe, there's no need to hold back. I don't intend to hold back either, I might not be able to beat a Dragon but I can help you beat a dragon. Arms+Armor+Venier." Charles said to his wife as he bestows onto her increased strength by fourfold and empowers her greatly.
"Thanks, Charles, leave the rest to me, Bringer of War Mode." Queen Écarlate chanted as she transforms yet again into her ultimate form.
The tables quickly turn against Krauser and the other Dragons as Écarlate's speed become so blindly fast, that they're barely able to keep up her and they lose track of her movements.
Moving faster than a bot of lightning, the queen manages to slash Krauser straight through his scales extending her blade into the abdomen of the dragon, doing a mild gash on the dragon. He tries to catch the queen but she backflips up and kicks the dragon king in the jaw jerking his neck back and causing him to lose a fang. Kamella tres to catch Écarlate in mid-air but she disappears before the massive hand can grip her.
"She's moving so incredibly fast!" Kamella said to the other two unable to follow her movements.
"Same!" Kamekus replied as she then slashes down both Kamekus and Kamella before they can react. With a large gash going from their hip to shoulders causing the dragons to fall down.
"Man my wife still has it, she took those two out with a single strike!" Charles said to himself as he sees his wife go to finish the job but she barely evades a charging punch towards her by Krauser.
"Not bad, but I've only gotten started!"Krauser said to the Queen.
Krauser then fights Écarlate as the only Dragon remaining with them fighting evenly with each other. Despite the Dragon's size, he's nimble enough to react and follow the speed Queen's moves and movements, however, the Queen manages to feint him out and catch him off-guard when he went for a powerful charged punch but he missed the queen by inches and sees her in the air.
"Dividing Moon!" The queen chanted as she swings her blade down vertically creating air pressure wave of energy from her sword which hits Krauser dead on and cuts straight through the scales as the Dragon cries in pain as the blade tearing through the muscle tissue and scraping towards the bone.
However aside from pain from being cut pretty deeply, Krauser remains okay and raring to go round two contrasts with Queen who is notably sweating from using the technique.
"This isn't good, my wife is completely out of particle. That should've ended the fight right there. Has time duelled her skills this much?" Charles said to himself now becoming worried as Kamallea and Kamekus get back up despite the deep cuts through their scales and blood leaking out of their wounds.
"These guys are far more powerful than I thought possible. No, I've gotten weaker over time. I knew my opponents would be powerful, however, at this rate, I'm not sure if I can beat all of them myself. Where are my Elite protection squad? They should be here any minute now. Why haven't hey showed up yet." the queen asked herself lost in her own thoughts as she struggles to take a breather.
"Not bad Queen, you're as powerful as expected. However it seems like my predictions were correct, you were weakened considerably over time and going by how sloppy you're fighting, you were certainly not expecting your death to come today." Krauser said to the Queen gloating about her immense power diminishing over time.
"Ha, the one who should be laughing is me. I already have you on the ropes and like you said, I'm not even fighting at 100%. It's a good thing that my husband is here to help me make up for any gaps in my skill."Écarlate explained to the Dragons within her prideful tone trying to mask the fact her energy is decreasing over time.
"You're tough I give you that but it's about time you see my most powerful!" Krauser chanted as he raises his hands which cause the ground the shake and crumble apart as a Dragon emerges from the ground.
The Dragon that comes out has red scales with a white underbelly with Blue Bat-like wings with facial features and a body structure slimair to Ingeel with his body covered in scars.
"No, it can't be!" Écarlate said to herself horrified and looking in awe as she sees the resurrected corpse of one of the most powerful Dragons to exist, Hope Primus.
"What's going on? Am I, alive?Is that you Queen Écarlate?" Hope said looking at himself and then looking at the queen.
"What did you do? How dare you desecrate the dead for your own use?"Écarlate shouted as her anger reaches her peal.
"Don't worry honey, I intend to defuse that spell right away," Charles said to his wife only to be attacked from behind by two more figures. The resurrected corpses of Alexander Dragneel and his wife Diana Lenodas
"Humans too?" Queen Écarlate asked horrified at what she's seeing.
"The strongest beings from the previous wars are now are at my fingertips to control," Krauser said to Écarlate as he controls the spirits to attack their former comrades.
Charles is forced to fight Leonidas and Dragneel at the same time prevents him from assisting his wife who is now within a 4 on 1 Dragon battle with diminishing stamina to boot.
"Enchantment Arms+Armor+Venier!" Charles chanted as he boosts his powers up to take on the resurrected human dou, While they don't know magical powers themselves, they're blessed with Superhuman strength and speed with Diana being the brains while Alexander is the brawn of the do.
Back in Dragonv
Ingeel is struggling to hit Romeus who is leading the assault team strike on Dragonv. The Fire Dragon King is panting out of exhaustion as his opponent has evaded and redirected every one of his attacks.
"Think Ingeel, there has to be a way around his attacks," Ingeel said to himself as he then sees another portal form around him which he barely gets out of the way of the incoming blasts as it passes him by a few inches.
"You can't evade my attacks forever King of Fire Dragons!" Romeus laughed as he fires more portal lasers at Ingeel forcing him into the defensive yet again.
Meanwhile, Weisslogia and Skiadrum aren't having much luck either as their own attacks are barely affecting Jade who keeps deflecting their energy right back at them with explosive waves.
"We're still not getting any progress against this Dragon," Weisslogia said to his partner panting about having to deal with their opponents.
"His defenses are much tougher than they look! How are we supposed to beat this monster?" Skiadrum asked his lifelong partner.
"You can't beat the might Jade Dragon. Not with your puny attacks!" Germin mocked the Dragons as he then smashes it's forearms in the ground and creates another explosive shockwave blowing back Wesslilogia and Skiadrum back again.
"Quite the monster we're up against eh Wessilogia?" Skiadrum asked trying to be upbeat.
"I know, perhaps when we have children, we can teach to be amoral assholes to get stronger as opposed to drinking Milk." Wesssilogia sarcastically replied.
"You idiots done talking? Have you said your final prayers?" Germin asked smirking with arrogance.
"Actually we were saying your final prayers," Wessilogia smirked as he generates light within his hands.
"You're tough I give you that but can you handle the combined power of Light and Shadow together," Skiadrum asked the Dragon as he puts Shadow magic within his hands.
The two then grab each other's hands and power up which the Jade Dragon doesn't take seriously at all and goes for another shockwave attack.
"What jokes, you think you can kill me? Please, I told you Light and Shadow attacks can't harm a Jade Dragon."The Dragon arrogantly laughed only to see the two Dragons disappear from his sight.
"White Shadow Dragon's Rough Silk." Wessilogia and Skiadrum both chanted as they move so fast that they appear as streaks of light and shadow, almost as if they were moving at the speed of light itself. Despite the tough Jade scale durability, the scales are shattered and the Dragon is lacerated many times across the body with light and shadow threads penetrating through his body like bullets, the dragon coughs and grasp for air as his lungs fill up with blood and his body start to shut down from the internal damage.
"It can't be! How are you able to pierce through my Jade body that can reflect all light?" Germin asked as he's overwhelmed with fear, the fear of losing, the fear of dying as blood pours out of his wounds and mouth. He gets back up within his last breath and charges up a Dragon Roar in its mouth.
"He still has enough power to keep attacking?" Weisslogia asked his partner shocked that the Jade Dragon is still standing however barely as blood gushes out of the many bullets sized wounds all over Germin's body.
"We still need to work on our Unison Raid attacks, our fathers were able to perfectly do the same attacks together without fail, he should be dead but we botched the execution of the attack," Skiadrum answered as he is notably out of breath.
"And because of that, you both die with me! Jade Dragon Roar!" Germin shouted as he puts the last of his lifeforce into his final attack as he struggles not to succumb to the serious lacerations across his body before killing the Dragon Duo
"But we're not going to botch this next attack!Holy Shadow Dragon's Flash Fang !" Both Wessilogia and Skaidrum said at the same time as they combine their Light and Shadow Blasts together and fire it from their fists with Skiadrum firing his blast from his Left hand while Weslsogia fires his blast from his right hand.
The combined blast of the Dragons easily overpower Germin's Dragon Roar and sends the blast straight towards his head.
"IT CAN'T BE! I CAN'T LOSE! I WAS CHOSEN BY THE DEMON DRAGON KING HIMSELF!" Germin shouted as the blast connects with his face and completely blows away his face and vaporizes his head right off its body, killing him before he realized he was even dead.
"To think a former B Rank Dragon can be that strong!" Skiadurm said to Weisslogia.
"I would try his methods but again would require me to be a completely amoral sociopath," Weisslogia replied as they both collapse out of exhaustion.
'We have a long way to go before we reached the peak of power our parents had achieved." Skiadrum replied as they both lie on the ground exhausted from their battle.
Meanwhile, Lezke is battling against Grandeeney who's struggling to hold her own against the blade Dragon. Grandeeney for most of her life was merely a support type Dragon who assisted with healing and enchantment magic, this is the first time in a while she was involved in a direct fight and the first time she's forced to fight alone here.
Grandeeney is deeply exhausted with notable cuts around her body
"This is ridiculous, you're supposed to be the new generation of the Title? What a joke! Your mother was a far stronger Sky Dragon Queen than you can ever hope to be." Lezke said to the Sky Dragon Queen mocking her on her her power pales in comparison to her mothers.
"That might be the case, that I lack the strength of my mother, however, it's more than enough strength to deal with you! Enchantment Deus Corona+Deus Eqeuse." Grandeeeny chanted as she uses a more advanced version of Arms and Armor to start fighting against the Blade Dragon in a more even ended fight.
Grandeeeny evades the swift slashes of the blade Dragon as he comes towards the Sky Dragon but the Queen of Sky Dragons proves to be too agile for the dragon and she manages to land a blow into his solar plexus within the soft underbelly of the Dragon and knock him back.
"Sky Dragon Roar!" Grandeeney chanted as she blasts Lezke with a powerful Dragon Roar but despite the force of a Tornado hitting the Dragon head on, the Dragon was able to block it with his sword fins with very little damage.
"Was that seriously all you got? My Turn! Blade Dragon Roar!" Lezke chanted as he shoots a massive slashing shockwave from his mouth which knocks Grandeeney back and does some lacerations on her body despite her strongest defense set up.
"Damn it, this guy is something else. I don't know how much more I can withstand!" Grandeeney said to herself as she struggles to stand back up from her wounds.
"Do me a favor and just die already!" Lezke said to Grandeeney as he does his claw slashes which generate an immense slashing shockwave which heads towards Grandeeney however the Sky Dragon glows with a red aura around herself and protects herself from the attacks.
"Deus Maximus!" Grandeeeny chanted as she increased her power to the max.
"What? My attack has no effect!" Lezke asked himself shocked to see his attacks having no effect.
Grandeeney then disappears from sight and manages to hit the blade Dragon several dozen times, several blows aimed at his solar plexus, several within his Jaw and several from the back. The dragon gasps for air as he tries to process what just happened.
"Deus Maximus, the highest level of enchantment magic. One becomes 10 times stronger, faster and more durable with the use of this spell, the downside is that it drains your life force faster and your stamina takes a huge hit from the use of this spell. Only a true enchantment master can use this spell without it backfiring and exploding their heart." Grandeeney explained to the dragon as she then goes for her strongest attack.
"Your biggest mistake was telling me your weakness, now I can exploit that and make you waste your stamina. Blade Dragon Scales." Lezke laughed as he covers his entire body in blades however he then sees Grandeeney open her mouth and take a deep breath and start draining the oxygen around the Dragon's space.
"Did you forget already that I'm the Queen of the Sky Dragons. Next, to water dragons, we have nigh-unlimited stamina thanks to the vast amounts of air within the atmosphere. Your blades are mighty but can it contend with one of the most powerful elements on the earth?" Grandeeney explained to the Dragon who is now realizing the difference in power between himself and a Dragon Protection Squad member.
"No it can't be, her power is increasing even more! I won't let you ..." Lezke shouted as he tries to go for his attack but Grandeeney appears in front of the Dragon.
"Sky Shattering Drill!" Grandeeney countered as she hits into the Blade Dragon's torso with her strongest attack which literally knocks the wind out of the dragon's scales.
"I...CAN'T...LOSE!" Lezke said to the Sky Dragon as he passes out.
"You're the biggest mistake was miscalculating the endurance of the Sky Dragons. The reason I'm the only one who can use Deus Maximus without draining their life force heavily is that I can easily refuel my energy mid-attack. Something not even Water Dragons can do for gaining power is as easy as sometime within prison would help you seek the path of redemption!" Grandeeney explained to the blade Dragon as she grabs the Dragon to tie his hands up with giant rope to restrain him.
Meanwhile, Tran and Metalicana are fighting each other with the Water Dragon proving to be hard to hit due to its intangibility powers.
"When did a low-level Dragon like you learn intangibility?" Metalicana asked him.
"Simple. Lord Krauser has shown the way to become the strongest and mightiest of dragons. I've killed at least 5 Dragons of my own to be granted power by Krauser. Tough luck that you ended up fighting me, out of all Dragons, you stand the least chance against me." Tran explained to Metalicana as he dashes at the Dragon at high speeds.
Metalicana attempts to land blows against the water dragon but the Water Dragon's body keeps evading the attacks without a single scale scratched. The Water Dragon then retaliates and starts overpowering Metalicana within a straight up fight. Metalicana then falls down and keels over worn out fighting his strong opponent.
"Damn, he's a slippery fucker!" Metalicana said to himself as he sees a massive wave of water engulf everything around him and form a water dome around him. He is then overwhelmed by the water as his body feels heavier and the oxygen around him starts to deplete.
"Let's see how long you last against my Dragon Water Dome technique! You might be stronger than me but as long as you can't hit me and you need oxygen, I'll win!" Tran arrogantly proclaimed as he swims around at high speed, having become faster underwater.
Metalicana tries to catch the speedy water Dragon but with his oxygen levels depleting and his body moving slower underwater, While the Dragon's blows lack the power to dent or pierce his scales, the repeated bangings and blows staggered Metalicana to the point he's virtually defenseless as the heavy weight of water fills into his lungs, sapping him of his strength and he starts to lose consciousness and every failed blow results within more energy being wasted.
"Bastard is much tougher than he looks!" Metalicana said to himself as he tries to conserve the last of his oxygen.
"I could let you drown within this watery abyss but it's best I finish this fight before you pull any tricks on me!" Trans said to Metalicana as he generates a whirlpool condensed to the palm of his hand and dashes at Metalicana slimair to a Rasengan.
"I see! You fool!" Metalicana smiled as he dashes at full speed and manages to punch the Dragon as hard as he could in the gut forcing him to cough up blood and disputing his attack.
"HOW? HOW WERE YOU ABLE TO HURT MY WATER BODY?" Tran asked as his confidence completely dropped from a blow like that.
"You're water body is only invincible when it's used defensively. When you got to attack someone, you can't remain intangible. Because of that downside, I was able to strike you fast enough to prevent you from switching to the defensive."Metalicana explained to the Dragon as his opponent tries to recover while he tries to catch his own breath.
"In that case, I'll leave you to drown within this dome," Tran stated as he attempts to distance himself and is about to activate his water body but then sees the Metalicana in front of him with his arm becoming a longsword.
"Iron Karma Dragon Sword!" Metalicana countered as he swings his blade down and splits the water Dragon in half before he can turn intangible and his split up body then turns into the water and the water dome was cut in half and spatters on the ground.
"I can't lose...I was...Invincible!" Tran whined as his body reformed back to the split up halves and he dies before he lands at the bottom of his own water dome as it disperses from the attack.
"Your biggest mistake was relying too much on your new powers before training with them," Metalicana said to the now slain Dragon as he catches his breath from his tough fight with the Water Dragon.
Meanwhile, Zeusei is evading attacks from his Dragon opponent which is a goat-like Dragon with brown fur covering his body with goat-like horns.
"You don't understand. I must do this to save the future." the goat dragon said to Zeusei.
"Have you completely lost your mind, Resta? What is this crap about the future?" Zeusei asked completely dumbfounded by the Dragon's response.
"I've seen the future. Queen Écarlate's daughter Irene is going to lead to the destruction of the Dragon Race. I must stop her to preserve the Dragon Race." Resta explained to Zeusei as he swings at the Lightning Dragon with wind-enhanced blows.
"What utter ridiculousness. First of all, Irene is as pure-hearted as anyone can be and second even assuming she gets corrupted, we can stop her long before she takes out the Dragon Race so don't give me that crap." Zeusei explained to the Goat like Dragon as he clocks him in the face with a Lightning enhanced punch.
Both Dragons engage in a fight with hand to hand fighting with their elements covering their fists. Resta goes for several right hooks but the Lightning Dragon's superior hand to hand skill and speed manages to bob and weave past the blows and then belt him with a haymaker into the jaw of his opponent.
"No more playing around, it's time I save the future," Resta said to the Lightning Dragon.
"No offense buddy but you're nowhere close to my speed, power or skill." Zeusei arrogantly mocked the Goat Dragon.
"But you forgot, I can I see the future!" Resta replied with a blank look on his face shocking Zeusei on how stupid the Dragon appears to be.
"Okay I don't like beating on the mental handicap but I'm making an exception for you,"Zeusei replied as he goes for another punch but the Dragon evaded it this time.
"I CAN SEE THE FUTURE!" Resta shouted as he catches Zeusei off-guard with a right hook to his jaw knocking the wind literally out of his body from the punch but the dragon recovers.
"The hell? He evaded my attack...Did he telegraph my blow? That can't be, right? He's too stupid to have intercepted my blow like that. Must be a fluke." Zeusei said to himself as he dashes at the Dragon but his blow misses yet again
Zeusei throws a barrage of rapid punches but the slow-witted Goat Dragon manages to evade each of the blows as if he knew when they were coming. The Dragon them comes at Zeusei with a barrage of powerful wind enhanced punches. Zeusei attempts to evade them but Resta catches him off-guard by feinting his blows and them firing a Sky Dragon Roar which knocks the Lightning Dragon into a wall with Zeusei having minor injuries on his chest.
"What a pain in the ass. He has the same calaryonace powers as Vemonisky except Venomisky is a highly intelligent fighter whereas Resta is not the brightest of bulbs. Ever since he took that blow to the head in the war, he became retarded...However where the hell he gained the ability to predict abilities. Maybe there;s more to him than I thought possible regarding intelligence." Zeusei thinks to himself wondering if there's hidden intelligence with his opponent.
"I CAN SEE THE FUTURE!" Resta shouted as he drolls after saying that.
"Or maybe he's just a fucking retard with literal dumb luck," Zeusei replied sighing with a blank look on his face as he facepalms himself.
He evades multiple wind blasts fired by Resta as he tries to figure out how to outwit the retarded Dragon.
"Ah to hell with this! Enough playing around.! Roaring Thunder!" Zeusei shouted as he dashes towards Resta who then evades out of the way only to see Zeusei behind him and he gets hit by the punch straight in the jaw and knocked into the wall.
"But I don't get it, I saw the couldn't I avoid it?" Resta asked as he starts to cry.
"Because the future isn't set in stone. Besides, I've fought Vemonisky many times. Your future sight is only as good as your reflexes and there isn't a Dragon in this world with better reflexes than me." Zeusei replied as Resta passes out. " Like I said, this was simply a warm-up exercise, you did become stronger but you're no match for an S Class Dragon," Zeusei said to the Goat Dragon stoically talking to the passed out Dragon.
Meanwhile, Vemonisky is having a difficult time against his opponent, the Silver winged metallic Dragon who shoots blade-like feathers at him forcing him to evade the attacks.
"What's wrong, is this the true power of an S Class Dragon? What a joke. Your poison powers are completely useless against my metallic body for I am the mighty Bluembatt. The Halfbreed of an Iron Dragon and Steel Dragon." the Silver Dragon bragged.
"Great a Steel Dragon/Iron Dragon Hyrbird, easily my worst opponent I could think to fight. When did Bulemballt get this extra power from and when did she become so beautiful? Still, She's not entirely unbeatable."Venomisky said to himself as he evades more deadly feather blades from his female Dragon counterpart.
Bullembatt charges forward and tries to engage Venmoisky within battle but the Dragon evades every strike the hybrid Dragon throws at him. She then manages to land a hit past his calvaryonace and draw blood with her claw slashing his chest, hurting him pretty badly and forcing him to clutch onto his chest as blood pours out of his wound like a water foundation.
"Just as I thought Vemonisky...Without your poison and sensory powers. You're nothing but a weakling to me." Blummeballt laughed as she licks the blood off her claws.
"You fool... You didn't get the real me!" Venomisky replied as it's revealed to be a clone made out of poison and the real one is standing behind her.
"A clone made of poison? Big deal, poison can't ... No whats going on." Bullmbaiit shouted as he body has spasms and she falls down coughing up blood and vomiting blood.
"Your arrogance was your downfall. Using my clone, I created a deadly poison known as Dragon Mercury Fang, a poison deadly enough to metal through metal. Farewell." Venomisky explained to his opponent in his stoic expression.
"No...Please spare me...You wouldn't kill a poor lady would you?"
"You mistake me for a Dragon that cares about chivalry. I'm not as soft as Ingeel... Farewell, former comrade." Venomisky replied as he watches his opponent melt away into a pile of bones.
Meanwhile, Altas Flames is in a close fight against Lauga who gained Sea Dragon King powers from the Dark Dragon King Krauser. Altas Flames struggles against his opponent who is equally as powerful as himself but has a clear elemental advantage over the Hellfire Dragon.
"Sea King Arctic Wave!" Lauga chanted as he generates a massive wave of water against Altas Flame which overwhelms the Dragon with freezing cold water which manages to overwhelm Altas Flame and blast him back with his flames dying out again.
"Damn it! My opponent is too powerful...I can't contend against his ability..." Altas Flame said to himself as he struggles to get back up.
"Now time to perish Altas Flames!" Lauga shouted as he goes to finish him by charging up a Dragon Roar but he's then punched straight in the face by Berleison.
"I won't have you take the lives of any of my comrades," Belserion said to his Dragon opponent.
"Ha, so I get to take on the mighty Belserion? Your days are numbered old man, take this Sea King Arctic Wave!" Lauga chanted as he summons a massive wave of water towards Belserion at freezing cold temperatures, however, Belserion moves at high speeds and easily evades the attack before the waves touch him and before Lauga knows it, he has a massive hole through his chest.
"Sage Dragon Iron Fist!" Belserion chanted as he reappeared behind Laqaua displaying the vast difference in power.
"Damn it!" Lauga shouted as he tumbles over and collapses falling onto the ground dead.
"Thanks, Belserion, sorry that I couldn't fight that dragon on my own." Altas Flames said to Belserion down that he was unable to defeat his opponent.
"Don't blame yourself, the dragons who attacked her are stronger than what we expected. Don't worry though, I'll help the rest handle this mess, you recover and protect the humans." Belserion said to Altas Flame as he picks up the weakened Dragon.
Meanwhile, Romeus realizes all the Dragons except Resta and Lekze were killed by their Dragon Slayer opponents.
"How, they got so much stronger...You guys shouldn't have been able to beat them so easily?" Roemus asked Ingeel angered that his plans didn't go well.
"You underestimated the Dragon Protection Squad greatly. While we're still not as strong as our parents, we're still a lot stronger than we were mere A Ranked Dragons during the Dragon War." Ingeel replied as he prepares to fight seriously within the fight as he dashes towards Romeus at full speed catching the dragon completely by surprise but he manages to evade a punch aimed at his forehead.
"Not bad Ingeel but you forget, speed doesn't matter to me. As long as I have Territory Magic, you can't touch me even if you move at Lightspeed." Romeus arrogantly mocked as he easily avoids a rapid barrage of punches from Ingeel aimed at his face.
"Try this then! Fire Dragon Roar!" Ingeel shouted as he shoots a massive Dragon Roar towards Romeus but the Dark Dragon intercepts it warping it away only to see Ingeel's fist coming towards him and gets hit before he reacts straight in the jaw.
"How, how were you able to hit me?" Romeus asked surprised that a punch connected as he feels on his sore jaw.
"I finally figured out how your magic works. You're Territory Magic is formidable. Very useful in fighting opponents faster and stronger than yourself for it can warp you're away from faster opponents and deflect attacks from stronger opponents however it has two flaws. To use the power properly, one must have a perfect concentration or the spells cease to work or might backfire, the second weakness is that you can't evade physical attacks while at the same time deflecting energy attacks. Combine those two weaknesses and I've found my way to beat you." Ingeel explained to Romeus revealing that he has found out how to counter the powers of his opponent.
"Big deal, all I have to do now is take you down before you get used to my pattern," Romeus replied as he generates a portal that shoots an immensely powerful blast of territory magic towards Ingeel but Ingeel absorbs the explosive heat element before Territory can discharge and explode.
"You forgot the third weakness to your powers, at least with me. While your Territory magic is devastating, the problem is that it requires heat to discharge the attack properly. As long as I eat the small fragment of heat prior to contact explosion, your attacks can't-do anything to me." Ingeel explained to Romeus with him frightened.
"This can't be happening!" Romeus shouted as he charges up a Dragon Roar in his mouth and shoots it towards Ingeel.
'Nice try!" Ingeeel answered as he dodges it only to see it appear towards him into the portal again causing Ingeel to evade the attacks as the attack speeds up around him and get closer to hitting his tail
"Ha, try dodging an attack that gets faster and faster with it coming from multiple directions that you can't evade Ingeel." Romeus arrogantly brags only to see Ingeel dash so fast that he avoids the attack altogether.
"Sword Dragon Horn." Ingeel chanted as he hits Romeus head-on with a dashing headbutt causing the dragon to cough up blood as he staggers around struggling to even stand.
The other Dragon Protection Squad members gather around Romeus as he cowers in fear being outnumbered and outclassed by all of them despite they're injuries starting him down.
"Damn it...I will not lose!" Romeus shouted as he then uses his Territory Magic to teleport Irene into his hand catching the fire dragon by surprise.
"What's going on?...HELP ME!" Irene shouted as she struggles to break free from the Dragon grip but it's useless as the Dragon's hand is roughly the size of a small house weighing as much as a boulder. Roemus then flies into the air and hovers in the air.
"You gotta be kidding me! Put her down coward!" Ingeel shouted.
"Careful what you wish for Ingeel... From a good 1,000 feet, that all that's needed to make sure the Royal Family doesn't have a successor." Romeus said to Ingeel with an arrogant and cowardly laugh.
"This is bad, Princess Irene is now a hostage," Ingeel said to the group horrified at the reality going on around them.
"We can't hope to face the queen if her daughter ends up dead," Grandeeney replied worried about Irene's health and well-being.
"Damn it to hell!" Metalicana shouted.
"What's worse is that given he has Territory Magic, he can counter any sneak attacks we try on him. Using my poison is too risky, I might accidentally hit Princess Irene." Venomisky explained to the ground notably trying to keep his cool in a stressful situation.
"Maybe if I dash at full speed and catch him off-guard..." Zeusei state trying to offer a suggestion.
"It's useless, the bastard can teleport away from any attack around him. It's an automatic defense he has. Even if you or Weisslogia went full speed, it won't be good enough to catch him." Ingeel explained to him.
"Then what are we supposed to do?" Weisslogia shouted.
"Calm down Weisslogia, we'll think of a way to save princess Irene," Skiadrum replied trying to calm down his partner.
Belserion arrives at the hostage scene Victor Heartfilla, Anna Heartfilla, Kajeel and his son Ernejack following them.
"Damn it, Irene!" Belserion shouted.
"This bad, she's being held, hostage," Victor said to the rest of them.
"Irene...We have to do something!" Anna shouted.
"But what can we do? We're only humans, we don't stand a chance against an elite Dragon even if we tried." Kajeel replied with a grim tone noting how powerless he feels.
"There has to be a way to save Irene...There has too!" Erenjack shouted as he recklessly charges to save her but is grabbed by his father.
"You idiot! You can't fight a Dragon!" Kajeel shouted trying to maintain his composure.
"We can't leave her to die," Erenjack shouted.
"You...What do you want?" Ingeel asked him.
"Your life for the Princess, you offer yourself to be slaughtered by my hand and I'll spare the Princess Life. You then allow me to flee from this country with my life." Romeus explained to Ingeel.
"Fine, take my life, just spare Princess Irene," Ingeel replied saying those words without any hesitation.
"Ingeel, are you kidding? You can't-do that! You'll die!" Metalicana stated.
"If it's to protect our kingdom and our future queen, I'll gladly give my life," Ingeel replied as he stands with his arms across within a T pose formation preparing to get punishment.
Romeus creates a clone of himself which beats up Ingeel as all the Dragons can't stand to watch this.
"This can't end this way!" Grandeeney shouted.
"I feel so powerless to stop this!" Metalicana replied.
"Wait a second, his cloning power makes him weaker the more clones he has. He's half his power he did before, if we can find a way to strike, we can save Irene." Venomisky said to the Dragons.
"Allow me to help with that!" Victor said to Venomisky.
"And what can a human hope do against a Dragon?" Venomisky asked him.
"I'm one of the strongest humans to exist, besides the Dragon is a Dark Dragon. Dark Dragons last time I checked are weak against Light attacks. If I can stun it long enough, you guys can take Irene out of his grip." Victor explained to the group as he charges up his Light attack in his hands.
Ingeel is getting the crap beaten out of him by Romeus who pummels him around with a clone while he doesn't defend himself.
"You're really a stupid Dragon. Thanks to your stupidity, I can end you and the princess." Romeus arrogantly laughed.
"Wait you promised not to harm the princess," Ingeel shouted angry that Romeus went against his original promise.
"I lied! Now time to die!" Romeus laughed as he charges up a Dragon Roar.
"Framea Lux De Exito Sanctus(Latin for Saint Destroying Spear of Light)" Victor chanted as he throws a spear made of pure light towards Romeus which manages to actually pierce through his Dragon Scales and do mild piercing damage stunning the Dragon.
"HOW! HOW CAN A HUMAN HARM ME?" Romeus shouted as he staggers back while stubbornly trying to hold on to Irene.
"Never underestimate the power of humans..."Victor replied as he passes out from using the spell.
"Dad!" Anna shouted as she rushes to check on him but Kajeel grabs her.
"It's okay, the use of his Framea Lux De Exito Sanctus(Latin for Saint Destroying Spear of Light). The Spear contains Holy Magic that was used by the Messiah to save the world from destruction. When used, it has the power to do more damage the eviler the being is with a successful use of the spell would reduce them to a downside is that it cost all the user's magical power and they can't fight for 3 days. The fact that Dragon is still standing is a testament to the strength of the Dragons." Kajeel explained to the daughter of the Pope as the dragon staggers around trying to withstand the burning light.
"Damn that human, now you're going to die!" Romeus shouted as he charges up another Dragon Roar
"Metal Make: Iron Ore Forest!" Kajeel chanted as he generates liquid metal around the Dragon and then form metal tree branch tendrils to bind the legs, wings, arms, tail, and neck entrapping the Dragon while it's weakened.
"Damn pests!" Romeus shouted as he struggles to break out of the tendrils but the tendrils keep reforming, becoming stronger as it bonds around the body.
"Ingeel now. I can only hold him for so long!" Kajeel shouted.
"Right!" Ingeel replied as he dashes towards Romeus.
"Damn it!" Romeus shouted as he struggles to break out only to break out of the Iron Tendrils but a little too late.
"This is for threatening the princess! Fire Dragon Iron Fist!" Ingeel chanted as he punches through the chest of Romeus knocking the Dragon back.
"You want the princess so badly...SO BE IT! I'LL DROP HER!" Romeus shouted as he throws Irene from a 1,000-foot height.
"IRENE!" Ingeel shouted as he goes to catch her but he's grabbed from behind by a dying Romeus holding onto the fire dragon king's tail with the best of his grip.
"If I'm dying, so is the hope of your kingdom!" Romeus replied as he struggles to restrain Ingeel with the last of his strength.
All the other Dragons try to fly to Irene falling but Romeus teleports them far away from Irene.
"NO!" The dragon protection squad shouted as they try to close the distance.
"So this is how it all ends? Dead before my life truly began..I'm sorry mother...Father." Irene said to herself as she prepares to fall to her death.
Erenjack rushes towards Irene hoping to catch her but he fails to catch her.
'NO IRENE!" Ernejack shouted as he breaks down crying.
"Don't worry..I'm alive! Is what she says!" Irene replied as it's revealed she's within Hologirum summoned by Anna.
"Man I barely made it!" Anna said to Irene.
"Thank, you're a lifesaver, Anna. Is what she says." Hologirum replied summarizing Irene's words as she exits out of the clock.
"Man Anna that was awesome. I didn't think your clock can save lives." Erenjack said to Anna.
"Your welcome, my clock is perfect for saving people's lives at least what my mother told me," Anna replied blushing.
Romeus then jumps off of Ingeel and pushes him off and use Territory to appear in front of the children.
"Game over children. You all die!" Romeus shouted as he goes for his last attack but Altas Flame appears.
'Hellfire Wing Attack." Altas shouted as he smacks away Roemus with his wings burning the Dragons face with him being sent flying towards Ingeel.
"No...This can't be happening!"
"This is for the princess! Fre Dragon Roar" Ingeel roared as he shoots a powerful fire blast that vaporizes the Dragon to ash.
Every one of the Dragons rushes to the aid of the Dragon Princess.
"You okay?" Ingeel asked Irene.
"I'm fine... Just a bit scared. Thanks to Anna, I survived!" Irene said to Ingeel as she hugs Anna tight.
"Thank goodness," Grandeeney said to Irene.
"We have no time to waste here, the Queen is in trouble... Dark Dragon Tries leaders have ambushed her. They have her and her husband outnumbered 3 to 1." Belserion explained to everyone notably panicked.
"That explains the sudden attack. They were trying to slow us down from rescuing the queen." Venomisky stated.
"Those dragons are going to learn that they don't mess with the Dragon Queen," Erenjack said to the Dragons.
"Indeed, Queen Écarlate has this!" Ingeel replied having hope the queen will prevail.
"I'm afraid not! Queen Écarlate and King Charles have gotten weaker over time due to lack of training and exercise. I sense their powers from this distance. Even though they're fighting right now, they're not fighting with the same strength as they did in their prime. They're going to need our help more than ever." Belserion explained to them with a notable look of concern.
"Then there's no time to lose then!" Ingeel replied as he flies away ahead of everyone.
"Hey! Come back, you're still injured!" Belserion shouted as Ingeel flies at top speed.
"That Ingeel, he's always so reckless! The day he has a child, we're going to have a handful." Grandeeney stated sighing over Ingeel.
"Heal us up please, let's hope Ingeel can at least even the odds before we arrive," Belserion replied as he lies down to allow himself to get healed.
"I'm coming too!" Irene said to Belserion.
"It's too dangerous, you almost died before. I'm not putting your life at risk again." Belserion replied as he remains defensive about taking Irene with him.
"I wanna see Mommy and daddy, as the princess I demand I get taken to her," Irene shouted.
"If it helps, she can ride on my back Belserion. It's only right the princess sees her mother in action." Grandeeney stated.
"And what risk having her captured?" Belserion questioned the Sky Dragon.
"Don't worry, I won't drop my guard...Now let's stop wasting time debating and get back to fighting shape, the more we debate this, the more the queen's life is at stake." Grandeeney replied as she begins healing.
To be continued
(A/N: Yeah, this chapter was as action-packed as I wanted it to be. Yeah, the Dragon Fights as seen here were to showcase how powerful the S ranked and High Ranked A Class Dragons are within this fan fiction and as you can see, Victor Heartfilla and Charles Knightwalker could barely put a dent in these Dragons despite being the most powerful human mages.
To give a good context of how powerful Victor Heartfilla is, he can easily defeat any Sparrgian 12 member aside from August, Invel, Lacarade and of course Irene herself and Charles Knghtwalker is more or less as powerful as August himself and yet despite that, he at best can only give mid burns to Dragons around the same tier as him, as for Charles Sema Enchantment, it's about 1/10th the power of Irene's Dragon form Deus Sama. As for Victor Heartfilla, trust when I say you would get a good clue on how powerful Victor Heartfilla would be when we get to the Tartarus Arc of the Past.
As for the Dragon Fights themselves, most are inspired by the fights their individual Dragon Slayer takes up within the canon Tartarus Arc. Tran vs Metaiclaina, for example, was mostly based on Gajeel vs Torafzuar with Tran having a water body magic instead of the steel body. Germin was essentially the Jimea battle with Sting and Rouge, Zeusei vs the crazed nutter was basically Laxus vs Tempester and Venomsiky killed his opponent outwitting them because he's kinda like Lelouch in a way.
As for Altas Flames, I did the whole "Always Someone Better than you" to demonstrate the gap between S Class Dragons, A Class Dragons, and B Class Dragons kinda like Aira vs Erza and Natsu represented the gap between the ranks. Don't worry, Altas Flames will get a much better chance to prove himself in the near future.
Ingeels own fight with Romeus is actually a mixture of several fights. The analysis abilities of Midnight vs Erza, the Territory magic within Minvera's fight with Erza, even referencing the Olrand clan within Cina which is essentially Earthland China and the quick-witted battle between Natsu and Cobra. Each of the defected Dragons was met to give the Dragons some screentime and slight development that would build much more as the plot thickens and get into the Dragon War.
And why yes there's a reason why Askua Corona has that name, that's the mother of the distant ancestor Flare Corona. I figure to just make Erza and Flare directly blood-related given there is no backstory on Flare's parents at all. The backstory I'm working on is having her parents die in a shipwreck with Flare being the sole survivor and raised by Giants. Don't worry about Flare, I intend to use her how she should've been used in canon, how you ask?Well can't tell you everything now, can you?
Belserion: 48,000 MPF base, 74,666 MPF full power, Magic resistance up to 90,000 MPF
Kamekus: 42,667 MPF base, 68,266 MPF full power, Magic resistance up to 80,000 MPF
Kamella:42,000 MPF base, 66,666 MPF full power, Magic resistance up to 78,000 MPF
Charles Kinghtwalker: 38,533 MPF base, 72,000 MPF full power, 80,000 MPF casting Blazing Sky Sema
Victor Heartfilla: 37,332 MPF base, 48,000 MPF full power base, 63,333 MPF using his strongest Holy Magic
Zeusei(Young, Pre Dragon Festival)38,965 MPF base, 49,333 MPF charged up, 54,933 MPF after eating enough Lightning, Magic Resistance up to 61,333 MPF
Ingeel(Pre Dragon Festival)37,932 MPF base, 48,000 MPF flames of emotion, 53,333 MPF after eating enough flames, Magic Resistance up to 60,000 MPF
Romeus: 37,332 MPF, Magic Resistance up to 53,333 MPF
Grandeeney(young Pre Dragon Festival) 32,513 MPF base, 39, 798 MPF using Deus Maximus, 43,333 MPF after eating enough air, Magic resistance up to 57,933 MPF
Lezke:34,021 MPF, Magic Resistance up to 46,500 MPF
Blumebait:34,021 MPF, Magic Resistance up to 46,500 MPF
Skiadrum and Weisslogia(Young, Pre Dragon Festival)35,266 MPF base, 42,666 MPF using team attacks, Magic Restaince up to 52,665 MPF
Germin: 36,665 MPF, Magic Restaince up to 52,665 MPF
Tran:36,306 MPF,Magic Restaince up to 52,333 MPF
Resta: 38,665 MPF, Magic Restaince up to 54,333 MPF
Metalicana(Young, Pre Dragon Festival)36,306 MPF base, 46,500 MPF after eating enough Iron, Magic Resistance up to 63,333 MPF
Venomisky(Young, Pre Dragon Festival)34,021 MPF base, 42,600 MPF full power
Altas Flames( Young, Pre Dragon War):16,250 MPF, Attack potency up to 23,333 MPF, Water Magic Resistance up to 32,533 MPF
Lauga: 25,600 MPF, Magic resistance up to 42,600 MPF
Irene(Age 11) 417 MPF base,883 MPF full power
Anna( Age 11) 327 MPF base, 672 MPF summoning Aquarius
Erenjack(Age 11)290MPF
Yamu(Age 11) 175 MPF
Rio (Age 11) 200 MPF
Sal( Age 11) 150 MPF
Originally this chapter was supposed to be one chapter but was spilt into 3 with the 2 chapters that were supposed to be this one being over 25,000 words long but I e it half thanks to some advice. Anyways let me know what you think about the improvements into the chapter and what needs work and what has improved)