Is That You? By: OtakuSailorV

Chapter 23: Nemesis

It swirled darkly, flashing, twisting, pulling, and trying to suck everything toward it. It made no noise, and yet was louder than anything Genki had ever heard in his life. Rocks crumbled away, rubble jerked and tumbled about, flying up into the sky and making it hard for the Dragons and Pixie to fly properly.

When they had gone out, Pixie had deposited him on a Dragon so that she could fly without his weight hindering her. He had been the one to suggest this idea, and she had complied, though unwilling.

Below, Golem seemed to be having a hard time keeping himself grounded. He grabbed at street lamps, but they pulled up easily in his grasp, like a flower or a blade of grass might. They slipped, bent and crushed where he had grabbed onto them, upward into the air. When they hit the open vortex, they flashed, almost as if they had exploded, and bits of metal could be seen flying upward and snapping apart.

Genki looked up into the vortex as the Dragon he was riding on spiraled beneath it, letting out a roar at his comrades that blew around them. They answered in much the same way. When the group had finished their chorus, the dragon's eyes turned upward, glinting at Genki in the dim light. "We will not land, it is too dangerous on the ground." He said, pausing briefly.

His voice was husky and deep, making all his scales rumble around his rib cage. Genki felt the strange sensation beneath his hands and couldn't help the small smile that crossed his features at the familiarity that accompanied it. This was what he lived for.

"Do you feel it? It's coming close now. It's coming." The Dragon warned, turning his wings so that they swung to one side sharply. Genki clutched at his scales at the sudden turn, hugging the Dragons sides with knees to keep balance.

He looked around after they had steadied, and found that he felt nothing, though there was such a deafening lack of sound that it sent chills down his spine. "No, nothing." He informed his ride.

The Dragon's eyes flicked toward the vortex almost expectantly. A growled rumbled inside of him, his eyes widened and his jaws opened and snapped closed again as his gaze traveled over the opening in the sky.

Genki hesitated, his mouth slightly agape as he saw something large and sinister looking shift inside of the vortex, seemingly coming closer to them. All of the Monster's bristled angrily, growling and roaring a warning at the oncoming shape.

"What. . .is that?" He asked, feeling another shiver run down his body. As a pair of luminous eyes suddenly opened with a sniff of disdain from the creature that was now fighting to get out.

"It's Moo!" Tiger yelled as the earth shook below them.

Genki's face contorted and he turned his eyes back to the gleaming pair in the vortex; a face and body were now becoming distinctly visible.

Moo swung one clawed hand at the opening, his jaws opened in a silenced cry of anger. His ugly, sword-like teeth gnashed at the air as he tossed his head, a flash of lightening illuminating the area as he started to slip into their reality. Noise started to filter back into place as he pushed through, his claws and head coming out first.

When his head had been freed, he looked around wildly, eyes narrowed, mouth open. A roar escaped him that shattered the roads and made the toppling buildings begin to crumble more.

A daring Dragon with no rider hissed furiously and swooped out of the formation, swinging round Moo's enormous head. Moo watched him with little interest, letting out another frustrated roar as he worked to loose his legs and torso. Inside his tail lashed around as if he were in inexplicable pain.

The young Dragon, letting out a smaller, less terrifying but far more challenging roar of his own dove at Moo's open eyes, letting out a fireball attack. The unshielded weak points were struck dead on and Moo immediately roared in pain, gnashing his teeth again and striking out with his clawed forearms.

The Dragon swooped away again as his comrades roared approval at him.

As if this were a sign to the rest of them, the others that had no riders swooped out in a low V-formation that went close to the ground before pulling up almost exactly at a ninety-degree angle and let out a stream of attacks at Moo's unprotected face.

The Monster howled, closing his eyes and swinging his horned head from side to side in anguish. The Flight of Dragons scattered just before his claws could reach them, letting out what Genki guessed were laughs.

Golem let out a growl as he threw several barrages of large stones at their enemy. They collided painfully, bloodying Moo's soft muzzle.

Moo was almost out now, more of his body could be seen and his horrifying wings flapped uselessly, the thin membrane gaining wind underneath it and puffing out.

The Dragons roared as a gust of wind was sent their way, throwing them off course as it mixed with the wind on which they were gliding.

"Hold on, Genki!" His Dragon roared as they turned against the current. They got caught in the mix and were thrown unmercifully, spinning. Genki pressed himself against the Dragon's back, closing his eyes and tensing up in case they hit something. After a moment, they seemed to steady, and he looked up to see that in their confusion, Moo had come completely out of the vortex.

There was a loud cracking sound as he landed on the rocky surface, creating a crater where his massive bulk landed. He let out a hiss, his body bent low as it struggled to gain footing.

The Dragons let out another fury of attacks, long distance this time. They exploded upon impact with Moo's back, and there was a deafening roar as the monster writhed in the smoke.

But, as it cleared, it showed that their attacks had had little effect, and Moo was on his feet now too. He looked on at them with those pale eyes, his mouth opening to let out a low, rumbling growl. His wings flapped behind him, but not in an effort to lift him from the ground.

Hissing, he drew in a deep breath. The sound of energy gathering was heard and inside of his mouth was seen a little light that was beginning to grow. "Get out of the way!" Genki called, slicing one arm through the air decisively. He had seen that attack used on one of his video games before. It would be fatal if it hit any of them. "Get out of the way!"

The Dragons swung into two separate wings that scattered to either side hurriedly. Another hiss was heard just before the blast cut right down through the middle of where their ranks had once been.

Tiger led the right wing, opening his own jaws to make a repeat of the attack. His horns glowed a blue-white light.

Genki found that he was leading the left wing of Dragons and looked about to see is any of his friends were on his side.

Holly sat on the Dragon behind him, looking nervous, but smiling at him nonetheless. In her lap was Mocchi, who looked quite determined as he clambered out of her arms and jumped the length between his and Genki's Dragon. Mocchi climbed up by his friend, receiving a slight grunt of protest from the Dragon. "Mocchi will fight with Genki, Chii." He informed his friend.

Genki gave him a grin before surveying and finding that Pixie was in among their wing as well. Patting the back of his Dragon with a thankful hand, he gestured toward Moo, who had started to stomp around in the nearly leveled city. "Alright then, let's go!"

He looked back at Holly, about to ask if she wanted to land and stay with Golem or hide somewhere safe. But she shook her head at him. "I'll be safe here." She mouthed to him, seeing as her voice would not make it above the roars and the wind.

He nodded in time with an explosion that hit Moo in his chest. The heavily armored beast did not falter though and waved one large arm at his foes as if they were flies.

From behind dove Genki's wing, catching him off guard. Moo growled in frustration as several blows to weak points where his armored hide did not expand struck him. Several Dragons from their wing broke off and tore at his wings venomously with their own claws and teeth.

Moo howled, swinging round sharply and striking with his claws and tail. Two of the Dragons were struck out of the air, but thanks to assistance from Golem's barrage of rocks, the others were able to escape without much injury.

Blood dripped from his tattered right wing, which now went limp. His muzzle was dirty with dried blood from before as well, the wounds constantly reopening when he roared or wrinkled his muzzle. His eyes were bleeding, blinding him to some extent, though he was still at full steam.

The sight of him had been gruesome before, but now, with all his injuries and blood, he looked even more grotesque and formidable.

Genki stood on the back of his Dragon, keeping his balance well enough, as his rotund pink friend climbed up on his shoulders. "Ready Mocchi?" He asked of his companion who nodded stiffly.

Jumping up into the air, Mocchi twirled as he caught a light updraft. "Cherry Blossom Blizzard, Chii!" He cried loudly as the little pink petals whizzed around him like little razors and struck out at the monster in a pink haze.

Confused, moo shook his head, trying to clear the petals from around him, but to no avail. They gave him little paper cuts that irritated him, and several opened larger wounds that oozed dark blood that ran down his arm.

Mocchi turned faster and faster, determined to keep his attack up as long as he could.

At length, when he finally became weary and dizzy, he dropped from the air, and was snatched up by Genki and the Pirate Dragon. The three rejoined the wing that was taking turns with Tiger's to attack.

As the petals and paper-thin cuts on his scaly hide confused Moo, Tiger's wing closed in. Another barrage of energy attacks struck the big beast, which howled and struck out, catching three Dragons in his claws.

Their comrades roared in dismay and increased their attacks with more fervor so that their friends would not die in vain. Tiger howled, his voice mixing with the wind in an eerie tone that chilled even his comrade's blood.

Jumping from the back of the Dragon that he was riding on, he landed on Moo's shoulder, biting at his neck. When one of the clawed arms came up to strike him, he jumped swiftly out of the way, running down Moo's long body, making sure to dig his claws in sharply and using his ice energy attacks all the way down.


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