Goddess vs. Dragons
But before Ryu, Nina, Teepo, and Helen could rush forward, Myria raised her hand. She then cast a spell that they'd never seen before. The room around them seemed to distort, as if they were being drawn into a void. When the air cleared again, they found themselves in a futuristic room.
"I do not need your powers accidentally ruining my perfect room," she told them, "One miscast spell, and I could have to build Eden all over again, recast the spells that keeps the Dragons calm when they're in it, and find some new species of bird and plant to place in it. I really don't need all of that work, I do enough with keeping the desert from destroying the world as it is."
"Do you think I care? I just want to get this fight over with, so we can all go back to our regular lives. I've waited ten years for our people to regroup, and I'm not waiting any longer," Nina said.
Myria raised her hand again. Now, the four found themselves on what appeared to be a falling platform, in a black void. The goddess reappeared as a giant woman with a huge multicolored snake tail. She had messy blond hair, and - - to Ryu and Teepo's amazement - - wasn't wearing a shirt.
Nina groaned, "For shame, why doesn't she just parade around in her underwear or something?"
Myria seemed insulted. "For that comment, you will be the first to die."
Everyone took this as his or her cue to transform. Ryu became Kaiser, in which he looked just like himself, except his hair, eyes, and clothing was gold tinted. Teepo became Dragon Lord, which covered him in a black tint. And both Nina and Helen became Empresses, where they were colored with a silver tint. The reason they still looked human was that the power of Infinity was so strong, that if any person was in their Dragon bodies for more than a minute, they might go insane. The only thing that could counter keep a power like that in check, would be a spell cast by a god whose strength was at least that of Dies or Myria - - as they were only half gods, thus not as strong as Ladon. Thus, this safeguard had been added to the transformation, so they could only become dragons by using their Breath attacks.
Ryu started the battle off with a Bonebreak. Helen used Ax Crusher, and Nina attacked with Magical Blast - - the Ax and Wand equivalents to Bonebreak. Since the Dark Dragon Infinity forms didn't contain a powerful interval attack, Teepo just used his Lordly Breath to take Dragon form. Once finished with their physical attacks, the other three used their breaths, Kaiser and Regal.
But Myria wasn't out of the game yet. She cast her powerful Holocaust spell on all four Dragons. Without anyone to heal their wounds, they would be in a tough spot if she decided to cast it again.
"Ryu!" exclaimed Nina, "We've got to attack her as one. I now understand what Dies meant when she told us that only the King and Queen could defeat the goddess. If we combine our Breath attacks, we can unleash enough power to blow her away with one shot."
"Could you really? You know you might destroy the world in the process," Myria informed them. Nina stated, "We won't. I've said this since I was a small child, Ryu is a good Dragon. He will not destroy the world. And neither will I. Prepare yourself for your doom, Myria."
At that moment, Ryu invoked the Kaiser Breath, and Nina attacked with Regal Breath. They hit her from either side, and Myria was caught in the crossfire. When the smoke cleared, they found Myria writhing in pain from the attack. She began to scream as she self-destructed.
* * *
The four found themselves in the technological chamber that she had originally teleported the group to. Everyone ran up to the victorious warriors, eager to hear their story. Teepo was trying to milk it out, over emphasizing his importance, but nobody believed him.
Suddenly, an earthquake rocked the station. Garr stepped forward. "My time has come. I've seen how Myria ignored all the good in the Dragons, and started a war because of vengeance, using their power as an excuse. But now that my goddess has died, my life must end as well. Go, brave Brood warriors, go and make a future for yourselves." With that, he became stone.
Everyone ran to escape before the station collapsed. There were some close shaves, like when Momo nearly fell off the side, and Rei grabbed her. Or the part where Selene and Justin tried to fight some monsters, instead of running from the collapsing ceiling, and had to be rescued by Ryu transforming into Kaiser and blasting the rocks before they hit the two justice freaks.
Finally, they were back on the platform entrance. They just needed to get out of here. But, due to her awakening, Nina was unable to become the Great Bird anymore. Not that it would have helped, she couldn't carry eighteen people on her back at one time.
"I've got an idea," Rei exclaimed, "We can escape on the backs of Tiamats." "And here I thought you were an idiot Rei," Momo joked.
Rei quipped, "Watch it genius. I can beat you up with no problem at all."
Momo raised her bazooka. "I'd like to see you try, fur face. I'll blow your head off right here and now if you try. A bazooka is much more powerful than one of your little knives."
"That's enough," Nina yelled, "This is not the time and place. The station is going to explode at any time now, and all you two can think of is fighting. Escape now and argue later you two."
So Ryu, Helen, Felina, Raven, and Nina transformed into Tiamats. With five Dragons to carry the remaining fourteen people, that would only equal two or three on one back. Momo, Rei, and Peco got on Ryu. Teepo, Casey, and Crest got on Helen. Garth, Lorelai, and Valindo got on Felina. Lumina, Ryan, and Sylvia got on Raven. Finally, Selene and Justin got on Nina. Then, the Tiamats took off.
They flew high over the desert. Once they were a safe distance away from the blasts, the group turned around. Nineteen pairs of eyes watched as the station where their enemy once dwelt went up in flames, and slowly burned to the ground. At last, the Dragon Clans were safe.
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Final battle finished, check! Epilogue coming soon.
But before Ryu, Nina, Teepo, and Helen could rush forward, Myria raised her hand. She then cast a spell that they'd never seen before. The room around them seemed to distort, as if they were being drawn into a void. When the air cleared again, they found themselves in a futuristic room.
"I do not need your powers accidentally ruining my perfect room," she told them, "One miscast spell, and I could have to build Eden all over again, recast the spells that keeps the Dragons calm when they're in it, and find some new species of bird and plant to place in it. I really don't need all of that work, I do enough with keeping the desert from destroying the world as it is."
"Do you think I care? I just want to get this fight over with, so we can all go back to our regular lives. I've waited ten years for our people to regroup, and I'm not waiting any longer," Nina said.
Myria raised her hand again. Now, the four found themselves on what appeared to be a falling platform, in a black void. The goddess reappeared as a giant woman with a huge multicolored snake tail. She had messy blond hair, and - - to Ryu and Teepo's amazement - - wasn't wearing a shirt.
Nina groaned, "For shame, why doesn't she just parade around in her underwear or something?"
Myria seemed insulted. "For that comment, you will be the first to die."
Everyone took this as his or her cue to transform. Ryu became Kaiser, in which he looked just like himself, except his hair, eyes, and clothing was gold tinted. Teepo became Dragon Lord, which covered him in a black tint. And both Nina and Helen became Empresses, where they were colored with a silver tint. The reason they still looked human was that the power of Infinity was so strong, that if any person was in their Dragon bodies for more than a minute, they might go insane. The only thing that could counter keep a power like that in check, would be a spell cast by a god whose strength was at least that of Dies or Myria - - as they were only half gods, thus not as strong as Ladon. Thus, this safeguard had been added to the transformation, so they could only become dragons by using their Breath attacks.
Ryu started the battle off with a Bonebreak. Helen used Ax Crusher, and Nina attacked with Magical Blast - - the Ax and Wand equivalents to Bonebreak. Since the Dark Dragon Infinity forms didn't contain a powerful interval attack, Teepo just used his Lordly Breath to take Dragon form. Once finished with their physical attacks, the other three used their breaths, Kaiser and Regal.
But Myria wasn't out of the game yet. She cast her powerful Holocaust spell on all four Dragons. Without anyone to heal their wounds, they would be in a tough spot if she decided to cast it again.
"Ryu!" exclaimed Nina, "We've got to attack her as one. I now understand what Dies meant when she told us that only the King and Queen could defeat the goddess. If we combine our Breath attacks, we can unleash enough power to blow her away with one shot."
"Could you really? You know you might destroy the world in the process," Myria informed them. Nina stated, "We won't. I've said this since I was a small child, Ryu is a good Dragon. He will not destroy the world. And neither will I. Prepare yourself for your doom, Myria."
At that moment, Ryu invoked the Kaiser Breath, and Nina attacked with Regal Breath. They hit her from either side, and Myria was caught in the crossfire. When the smoke cleared, they found Myria writhing in pain from the attack. She began to scream as she self-destructed.
* * *
The four found themselves in the technological chamber that she had originally teleported the group to. Everyone ran up to the victorious warriors, eager to hear their story. Teepo was trying to milk it out, over emphasizing his importance, but nobody believed him.
Suddenly, an earthquake rocked the station. Garr stepped forward. "My time has come. I've seen how Myria ignored all the good in the Dragons, and started a war because of vengeance, using their power as an excuse. But now that my goddess has died, my life must end as well. Go, brave Brood warriors, go and make a future for yourselves." With that, he became stone.
Everyone ran to escape before the station collapsed. There were some close shaves, like when Momo nearly fell off the side, and Rei grabbed her. Or the part where Selene and Justin tried to fight some monsters, instead of running from the collapsing ceiling, and had to be rescued by Ryu transforming into Kaiser and blasting the rocks before they hit the two justice freaks.
Finally, they were back on the platform entrance. They just needed to get out of here. But, due to her awakening, Nina was unable to become the Great Bird anymore. Not that it would have helped, she couldn't carry eighteen people on her back at one time.
"I've got an idea," Rei exclaimed, "We can escape on the backs of Tiamats." "And here I thought you were an idiot Rei," Momo joked.
Rei quipped, "Watch it genius. I can beat you up with no problem at all."
Momo raised her bazooka. "I'd like to see you try, fur face. I'll blow your head off right here and now if you try. A bazooka is much more powerful than one of your little knives."
"That's enough," Nina yelled, "This is not the time and place. The station is going to explode at any time now, and all you two can think of is fighting. Escape now and argue later you two."
So Ryu, Helen, Felina, Raven, and Nina transformed into Tiamats. With five Dragons to carry the remaining fourteen people, that would only equal two or three on one back. Momo, Rei, and Peco got on Ryu. Teepo, Casey, and Crest got on Helen. Garth, Lorelai, and Valindo got on Felina. Lumina, Ryan, and Sylvia got on Raven. Finally, Selene and Justin got on Nina. Then, the Tiamats took off.
They flew high over the desert. Once they were a safe distance away from the blasts, the group turned around. Nineteen pairs of eyes watched as the station where their enemy once dwelt went up in flames, and slowly burned to the ground. At last, the Dragon Clans were safe.
- - - -
Final battle finished, check! Epilogue coming soon.