Chapter 33
Air, dragon like in appearance, semi-transparent, burning silver eyes, it appeared to be filled with mist. The sun had retreated behind gray clouds called up by the Aaron, a pre-runner of the storm to come; they were turning dark on the horizon. Their color made the elemental blend with the sky. The Royal Aaron took flight, air was much more agile than fire. It looped him and flew up, the Aaron stayed steady, sensing that the other would dive, it did. The Aaron rolled just in time and lashed out with its back legs while doing a backwards summersault in the air, cutting up the inside of the elemental's front legs. Fog-like blood spewed out, the Aaron righted itself and the two collided, snapping and slashing violently with their teeth, the Aaron got a grip on the elemental's nose, holding its jaws shut. The Aaron curled up, its back legs kicking out, raking gashes down the other's front while it breathed fire into the air elemental's face, with little effect. Its jaw muscles strained, finally it let go and twisted about, striking out with its tail as it rolled away. The elementals teeth cut a great slash across the Aaron's lower back, it's left front claws lashed out like a cats at the heels of the Aaron, but were deflected by the claws of the Aaron's back left paw. Wings beating the two floated apart, then the Aaron bent its head around and breathed fire up at the elemental, which dodged and sent a blast of fog at the Aaron. The Aaron twisted away and dropped below the fog as the elemental, thinking its prey was blinded by the fog, dove in. the two clashed, the elemental's teeth tearing down the back of on the Aaron's ears, the other's tail flicked up and thwacked the elemental along the side.
In a meeting room with a large window onto the grounds the staff and order watched the battle.
"He's doing good, ooh, that had to hurt." McGonagal said as the elemental scraped its claws across the Aaron's shoulder, leaving three deep parallel gashes, the Aaron clamped it jaws onto the air elemental's neck and shook it vigorously, tearing at the skin, and slicing one of its cheeks open and the side of its head just behind the ear. It front claws ripped at the other's side, the elemental couldn't twist its front far enough to fight back, but it back legs kicked in, cutting the Aaron's belly, long scratches, it couldn't curl up far enough to do real damage.
"Lord Phoenix the students down in the underground are getting very nervous and worried, they haven't a clue what is going on." Arabella Figg said, hurrying in.
"I'll go explain to them, would it be appropriate for them to be allowed to watch?" Sirius asked Albus.
"Watch this? Well…I'll send any howlers I get from parents to you." Sirius grinned and walked off, conjuring up a tiny window on his hand so he could still watch.
**
Golden flames burned everywhere, he could see nothing, animal instinct alone guided him in this wild fight for life and the lives of every other living creature. Smell, he could still smell, blood…his own, pouring from a great gash on the inside of his lower left front leg. Pain from his torn and bleeding shoulder, Aaron blood dripping from the back of his ear and along his face, mingling with air elemental blood when it dripped into his mouth. A thick scent of elemental blood, foggy, it smelled terrible, rank in his quivering nostrils. There…to his left, his vision cleared, slash! Rip and tear, then roll away, buffet the enemy with heavy blows of his wings, flick his poisonous tail across its face. A horrible burning feeling across his back as huge fangs sank in and tore at his flesh, he twisted his neck and breathed a huge rolling mass of gold power at his attacker, it couldn't dodge fast enough as the power exploded, burning it along its side. The ground was close, neither had been paying attention, he landed, sinking his claws into the earth and leaping forwards to lock jaws with his ancient foe. He could hear his harsh breathing and could hear flesh tearing as his dragged his claws across the elemental's back, foggy blood poured out, filling his nostrils. Harry fought with the power for control, but the fighting mind of a Royal Aaron is far too powerful for any mere human to conquer, he was buffeted about by tidal waves of power and rage, he felt like his mind was being shredded, he was being torn apart by the gold fire. NO. He rose up higher and fought back, taking control, now it was HIS teeth that ground deep into a frantically kicking back leg, grinding into the bone, it was HIS claws that ripped viciously along the others thigh. Claws raked his side and jaws bit at his wing, he twisted it away and smacked the other a heavy blow to the head with the bleeding wing. His blood spattered into the elemental's eyes, momentarily blinding it, for a moment the waves of power threatened to overwhelm him again, Harry hung on and suppressed the rage and power, he was in control, now it was HIS turn to fight.
The elemental was learning, it used its wings now to bash the Aaron about, the other retaliated by ripping a long tear in one wing and cutting open the side f the elemental's neck. The air elemental used its powers to block off the flow of air around the Aaron, attempting to suffocate it. In other times other Royal Aaron would have been there to aid their fellow in the battles, but now there was only one. It broke through the spell and sliced a huge rip along the elemental's shoulder. In return the elemental clawed at the base of its throat, narrowly missing the vein.
Down in the great hall the students watched the fight with wide frightened eyes. Their defender as streaming blood, but thankfully not yet weakening. The Royal Aaron's natural healing abilities stopped up the blood flow, making it very nearly impossible for it to bleed to death, the wounds healed at a super-fast rate, but the injuries taken thus far would still take weeks to heal. Sirius had explained that a normal Aaron would only be able to fight one elemental before it needed help, but this one had all the power of a strong wizard backing it, enabling it to do more. They all gasped as the Aaron twisted in a way it shouldn't be able to and kicked the elemental a hard blow to the neck, it turned a breathed fire, raked its claws down the elemental's face and bit it neck hard, the crunch of breaking bone was audible. The elemental, fatally wounded, retreated, blood spouting from its mangled neck. The Aaron leaped forwards with a bellow and knocked it of its feet, it leaned down and sliced off the elemental's head with one clean bite.
The Aaron returned to its position in front of the school, sides heaving it settled to try and clean and heal its wounds as much as it could.
Air, dragon like in appearance, semi-transparent, burning silver eyes, it appeared to be filled with mist. The sun had retreated behind gray clouds called up by the Aaron, a pre-runner of the storm to come; they were turning dark on the horizon. Their color made the elemental blend with the sky. The Royal Aaron took flight, air was much more agile than fire. It looped him and flew up, the Aaron stayed steady, sensing that the other would dive, it did. The Aaron rolled just in time and lashed out with its back legs while doing a backwards summersault in the air, cutting up the inside of the elemental's front legs. Fog-like blood spewed out, the Aaron righted itself and the two collided, snapping and slashing violently with their teeth, the Aaron got a grip on the elemental's nose, holding its jaws shut. The Aaron curled up, its back legs kicking out, raking gashes down the other's front while it breathed fire into the air elemental's face, with little effect. Its jaw muscles strained, finally it let go and twisted about, striking out with its tail as it rolled away. The elementals teeth cut a great slash across the Aaron's lower back, it's left front claws lashed out like a cats at the heels of the Aaron, but were deflected by the claws of the Aaron's back left paw. Wings beating the two floated apart, then the Aaron bent its head around and breathed fire up at the elemental, which dodged and sent a blast of fog at the Aaron. The Aaron twisted away and dropped below the fog as the elemental, thinking its prey was blinded by the fog, dove in. the two clashed, the elemental's teeth tearing down the back of on the Aaron's ears, the other's tail flicked up and thwacked the elemental along the side.
In a meeting room with a large window onto the grounds the staff and order watched the battle.
"He's doing good, ooh, that had to hurt." McGonagal said as the elemental scraped its claws across the Aaron's shoulder, leaving three deep parallel gashes, the Aaron clamped it jaws onto the air elemental's neck and shook it vigorously, tearing at the skin, and slicing one of its cheeks open and the side of its head just behind the ear. It front claws ripped at the other's side, the elemental couldn't twist its front far enough to fight back, but it back legs kicked in, cutting the Aaron's belly, long scratches, it couldn't curl up far enough to do real damage.
"Lord Phoenix the students down in the underground are getting very nervous and worried, they haven't a clue what is going on." Arabella Figg said, hurrying in.
"I'll go explain to them, would it be appropriate for them to be allowed to watch?" Sirius asked Albus.
"Watch this? Well…I'll send any howlers I get from parents to you." Sirius grinned and walked off, conjuring up a tiny window on his hand so he could still watch.
**
Golden flames burned everywhere, he could see nothing, animal instinct alone guided him in this wild fight for life and the lives of every other living creature. Smell, he could still smell, blood…his own, pouring from a great gash on the inside of his lower left front leg. Pain from his torn and bleeding shoulder, Aaron blood dripping from the back of his ear and along his face, mingling with air elemental blood when it dripped into his mouth. A thick scent of elemental blood, foggy, it smelled terrible, rank in his quivering nostrils. There…to his left, his vision cleared, slash! Rip and tear, then roll away, buffet the enemy with heavy blows of his wings, flick his poisonous tail across its face. A horrible burning feeling across his back as huge fangs sank in and tore at his flesh, he twisted his neck and breathed a huge rolling mass of gold power at his attacker, it couldn't dodge fast enough as the power exploded, burning it along its side. The ground was close, neither had been paying attention, he landed, sinking his claws into the earth and leaping forwards to lock jaws with his ancient foe. He could hear his harsh breathing and could hear flesh tearing as his dragged his claws across the elemental's back, foggy blood poured out, filling his nostrils. Harry fought with the power for control, but the fighting mind of a Royal Aaron is far too powerful for any mere human to conquer, he was buffeted about by tidal waves of power and rage, he felt like his mind was being shredded, he was being torn apart by the gold fire. NO. He rose up higher and fought back, taking control, now it was HIS teeth that ground deep into a frantically kicking back leg, grinding into the bone, it was HIS claws that ripped viciously along the others thigh. Claws raked his side and jaws bit at his wing, he twisted it away and smacked the other a heavy blow to the head with the bleeding wing. His blood spattered into the elemental's eyes, momentarily blinding it, for a moment the waves of power threatened to overwhelm him again, Harry hung on and suppressed the rage and power, he was in control, now it was HIS turn to fight.
The elemental was learning, it used its wings now to bash the Aaron about, the other retaliated by ripping a long tear in one wing and cutting open the side f the elemental's neck. The air elemental used its powers to block off the flow of air around the Aaron, attempting to suffocate it. In other times other Royal Aaron would have been there to aid their fellow in the battles, but now there was only one. It broke through the spell and sliced a huge rip along the elemental's shoulder. In return the elemental clawed at the base of its throat, narrowly missing the vein.
Down in the great hall the students watched the fight with wide frightened eyes. Their defender as streaming blood, but thankfully not yet weakening. The Royal Aaron's natural healing abilities stopped up the blood flow, making it very nearly impossible for it to bleed to death, the wounds healed at a super-fast rate, but the injuries taken thus far would still take weeks to heal. Sirius had explained that a normal Aaron would only be able to fight one elemental before it needed help, but this one had all the power of a strong wizard backing it, enabling it to do more. They all gasped as the Aaron twisted in a way it shouldn't be able to and kicked the elemental a hard blow to the neck, it turned a breathed fire, raked its claws down the elemental's face and bit it neck hard, the crunch of breaking bone was audible. The elemental, fatally wounded, retreated, blood spouting from its mangled neck. The Aaron leaped forwards with a bellow and knocked it of its feet, it leaned down and sliced off the elemental's head with one clean bite.
The Aaron returned to its position in front of the school, sides heaving it settled to try and clean and heal its wounds as much as it could.