Chapter 5: Ryujin in peril? The terror of the Sekiryutei!
Message to all my readers, I just wanted to give you all a huge apology about my lengthy absence from writing lately. I've been working nonstop, along with doing assignment after assignment for my college course I have been attending. I have been completely overwhelmed by life and its trials recently. But rest assured that the only reason I'm apologising is because I want to show you that I care. This isn't me signing off as a fan fiction author. I fully intend to resume my current projects and create new ones at my next available time slot. I just ask that you please continue to remain patient with me and believe me when I say that I am not done yet. I have the blueprints for both my next two chapters for high school dxd and bleach, it's just finding the time to sit down and write them up.
And besides with this lockdown and virus scare, I want to give back to you guys and give you something to read
This is my intended order, Bleach, High school DxD, Histories Strongest Disciple and then Fairy Tail. But due to the circumstances, I am prioritising the stories that the people want.
Now without further ado, please enjoy the long-awaited chapter.
Ryujin exhaled sharply, the sudden aftermath of his sacred gear finally taking its toll on his infant body.
Ryujin was no stranger to exhaustion after all of the training he has done with his father and his siblings.
But this new level of fatigue was completely different experience.
His arms ached, and his legs felt lifeless, just moments away from collapsing.
However just as his body was ready to sleep and recover, inspiring words traversed through Ryujin's mind.
"Son if you ever find yourself protecting somebody always remember this, you are there to help them. So do not let them or anybody else, see you are in pain, no matter how hurt you are." Issei advised having experienced this on a repetitive basis.
Ryujin's eyes ignited with blazing determination as he slammed his feet down onto the ground.
The oldest son of the Sekiryutei recalled his father's signature grin and turned to face the wounded sapphire dragon.
"Everything's going to be okay now. The bad guys are gone." Ryujin said masking his tiredness with a smile.
The sapphire dragon continued to familiarise themselves with the scent of the dragon child.
Suddenly, Ryujin found himself within the embrace of the dragon's colossal, scaly wings.
Just as Ryujin thought that the dragon was actually sniffing him to judge him on his taste for its meal, a painful echoing metallic sound resonated outside of the boy's protective shield.
The beast's powerful wings dropped to the ground like anchors, revealing to Ryujin the sinister and malicious hooded figure as he reeled in his ominous blade.
"So this is the powerful dragon Tiamat? The chaos karma dragon? I did not realise you were so weak. How disappointing!" The attacker said enraging a certain individual.
Ryujin leapt out of the dragon's mother like embrace, his energy somewhat revitalised.
"Why? Why did you do that?! She's hurt!" Ryujin said clearly furious about the sudden attack upon the dragon who suddenly protected him.
The hooded individual removed the cloak from his face and licked his lips.
The ghoulish features of the man sent a shiver down poor Ryujin's spine.
The assailant had a hideous scar down the side of his face from the top to bottom of his eyeball.
His shaved head was covered with sharp wounds and his eyes were red which sent forth a piercing death glare.
"I'm sorry little boy, that attack was supposed to kill her. But don't worry, I'll soon put her down for good!" He said launching the frightening projectile brimming with an aura of darkness.
Ryujin prepared to counter the villains cowardly strike by charging him head on.
"Bad move kid!" The villainous man said as his buzz saw like weapon flailed towards Ryujin.
Ryujin focused on the attack and prepared to counter with his sacred gear.
A roar perforated Ryujin's ear drum, giving Ryujin the abrupt warning to not touch that hideous weapon.
Ryujin could have sworn he heard a female voice cry out for him to dodge the attack.
"Don't touch that! You'll die!" He heard causing him to dodge the blade by a hair.
The dragon child despite his close encounter with death, brimmed with courage as he followed through with his attack.
Ryujin used his secret power of foresight and predicted his enemies counter move.
All of a sudden, his opponents golden after image moved at incredible speed, startling the inexperienced fighter.
"Too slow brat!" He bellowed as he drove his destructive kick into Ryujin's vulnerable rib cage.
Ryujin lay on the ground in shock, his invincible ability from before had been shattered.
"Nice try kid, but you can't keep up with my speed!"
Ryujin stood up on his trembling legs and breathed sharply.
"Sorry kid, but your sentence is death!" he boldly stated with a frightening grimace.
Ryujin quaked in fear, the sudden realisation that death was coming for him once again.
The grim reaper brandished his frightening weapon with the likeness of a buzz saw attached to a purple chain.
The buzz saw was an amethyst shade of purple with a tint of light blue on each of its blades.
The frightening shape of the blades displayed the shape of dragon heads.
As the killer spun his sacred gear through the air, Ryujin sensed a disturbing aura from the weapon.
"That sacred gear…. It's tainted with dragon blood!" Ryujin said in an aggravated tone.
"Good eye, son of the Sekiryutei! Shame I have to kill you now!"
Ryujin was frozen in place awaiting the blades skin shredding talons to sink into him as if the weapon itself was pulling him directly into its path of slaughter.
The young dragon child began to quiver as his tough façade began to crumble.
"I'm going to die…." Was all Ryujin was thinking right now.
Ryujin was instantly regretting taking this detour….
He should have just gone home with Risa and he would be sitting down for dinner instead of fighting for his life.
The sudden image of Ryujin's family appeared before him, and the dragon child cursed his decision that he had made. For this decision cost him his very life.
With his eyes closed and his body bracing for the inevitable piercing of that ominous weapon, Ryujin accepted the consequences.
Ryujin felt a wet liquid drip onto his cheek.
It was warm and trickled down the left-hand side of his face.
But something was wrong…
Why couldn't he feel any pain? Was he already dead?
A howl of excruciating pain awakened Ryujin from his temporary slumber.
Ryujin looked on in shock and confusion at the gaping wound that appeared before him.
"Damn! For a weakling…. You certainly are fast chaos karma dragon!" The assassin stated as Tiamat once again successfully protected the dragon child.
Tiamat looked down at Ryujin, the deadly weapon plunged into her unguarded chest.
"No…way…. But why?" Ryujin asked in puzzlement.
Tiamat's cries continued to frighten Ryujin as the diabolical weapon continued to spin and burrow into her chest.
A malicious purple aura emitted from the immovable weapon causing the beast to shriek in pain.
Tiamat tried and tried to remove the blade using her mighty talons. But try as she might, the weapon would not budge.
With a forceful yank on his cruel dragon slayer, the sadistic man ripped the weapon out from the dragon's chest.
Tiamat cried out in pain as her ginormous body fell to the ground.
"Tiamat!" Ryujin cried rushing to her side.
"What's the matter chaos dragon? Feeling woozy?" He enquired as a mysterious power ran through the weapons purple chain like an electric current.
"My dragon slayer is called the devourer! Now all of your dragonic power is mine for the taking!"
"Stop this!" Ryujin yelled finding yet another burst of fearless rage.
"I told you kid… You're too slow!" Ryujin's attacker said as he slammed his fist directly into the infant child.
Tiamat despite her persistent pain, managed to raise her wings to catch him safely.
"Now! You! Will! Die!"
"Save me…. Daddy!" Ryujin cried as the devourer sliced towards them once again.
A scorching comet descends down onto the battlefield, crashing into the surface with a sudden powerful force.
The devourer flew backwards being caught by its menacing wielder who despite his failed assassination, had that twisted smile upon his face.
"Well, well, look who decided to show up." The assassin said with a tone of delight.
"Ryujin, are you alright son?" The Sekiryutei asked as he stood tall in his crimson dragon scale mail armour.
"Daddy? Daddy!" Ryujin cried hugging his father's armoured leg.
"I knew you'd come! I just knew it!"
"That's right Ryujin. Leave the rest to me now okay? Please take care of Tiamat." Issei said surprising Ryujin that Issei knew the dragon's identity.
Feeling some strength return to her, Tiamat sees the crimson dragon in front of her.
"Issei..." she said as she passed out.
"Hey hang in there!" Ryujin said as he raced to her side.
"Well, well it's about time you showed up Sekiryutei. Here I thought I was going to have to kill your son first. It looks like I'll be bragging when I get back after all!"
The hooded figure launches the dragon slayer again this time aiming at the armoured dragon warrior.
"Daddy, watch out!"
"Too slow!" the villain said as his weapon successfully reached its target.
However his face of delight quickly switched to one of disbelief.
Issei stopped the buzz saws momentum using nothing but his hand.
"You call that a dragon slayer? Let me show you, the might of a true dragon slayer! Let's go Ddraig! Ascalon!"
(Blade!)
Issei effortlessly shatters the link between the attacker's weapon and its chain.
"My devourer?!"
After the buzz saw fell to the ground, Issei smashed through it effortlessly with a mighty stomp.
The previously mighty weapon shattered into millions of pieces.
Issei instantly vanished and reappeared right in front of his opponent.
"HOW DARE YOU! HOW DARE YOU HURT MY FAMILY!"
"Whaaa"
Was all he could say before Issei dealt the finishing blow.
"DIE! DRAGON SHOT!"
Issei fired his signature move at his son's assassin and completely vaporized him not even leaving his bones let alone his body.
A dropping piece of paper which came from Issei's vanquished enemy fell into his hand.
Issei recognised the symbol and clenched it within his fist.
"Cao Cao." Issei said recognising the hero faction symbol on the job request document.
With the threat eliminated, Issei rushes to his son and Tiamat's side.
The sapphire dragon loses consciousness and reverts back into her human form.
"She's a lady?!" Ryujin said suddenly realising her wounds and the identity of the voice he heard.
"Ryujin, we have to hurry and get her home. Asia is our only hope!" Issei commanded placing Tiamat on his back as he created a portal back to the house.
"Daddy…"
"Yes?"
"Thank you for coming to save me." Ryujin said with a warm glow of admiration for his hero.
"Always." Issei said as he, Tiamat and Ryujin travelled through the Gremory magic circle.
Lurking in the shadows a mysterious character approached the empty battlefield.
Projecting a purple magic circle above the disconnected chain of the devourer, the mysterious individual transformed the chain into a beaker like container.
"Excellent, it seems that chain sickle wasn't a complete waste of time after all. Soon, the dreaded dragon eater himself, Samael will rise again. Prepare yourself Sekiryutei, you might not be able to survive for too much longer." The mysterious character obtaining the dragon life force energy retreated through an unknown portal and vanished from the human world.
So that is chapter 5 finally done Sorry again for the delay, but it has been very troubling to get this done on time. I will now continue work on chapter 14 of my bleach fan fiction and then I will return to Kenichi. So what is in store for our heroes next? Will Asia be able to save Tiamat? And will Dragon annihilation federation succeed in their true goal? Find out in the next chapter