The Battle for Tohru's Destiny

The wind presses against my face. We're gliding past the city rooftop. I see a circle of dragons standing together in a circle. Good. They haven't started the spell yet. Elma body slams into a dragon.

"Sorry!" Kotori lands on top of two. The remaining dragons ready their claws. A group of knights surround us. Elma stands up, "Ugh," she wipes off the dirt on her clothes. When they see her, they lower their swords and bow to Elma.

"Call off the sealing!" Elma orders.

"But…The Emperor of Demise…"

"I have a different plan," she hands them maps, "Hurry to these locations. We're going to cast a barrier."

She looks at the human knights, "Don't just stand there! Run! Please."

They run after the dragon mages. Elma jumps into the sky and dashes north.

"I guess that means we check the south of the city."

Kotori flies me to Kanna and Lucoa. I look above me and see a horde of dragons flying around in circles above the city.

"They can see the dragons, can they?"

Kotori nods, "This is going to open a can of worms..."

"I have no doubt it will."

A squad of black dragons dive toward us. A hyper-beam knocks them out of the sky. They crash to the earth.

Lucoa absorbs the energy around her. I run over to her with my sword in hand. Some small raptors jump from the alleys to block my way. I charge my sword blue and run forward. I swing wildly at them. They jump back.

THUMP

Kanna crushes them with her feet.

Lucoa spits out a rainbow. It spreads into the shape of a bubble shield.

"We're safe, Shiro," Kanna changes back into her human form. Saikawa and Georgie run out of cover, "We're safe everyone!" Saikawa shouts. A group of bystanders peak out of their homes.

Shit. Everyone is going to know dragons exist now. It can't be helped.

Kotori changes into human form and runs down the street. Our feet tap against the asphalt.

"The mall is too small for me to fit through," Kotori halts in front of the mall.

A few knights ready their swords. Raptors similar to the one we saw from before jump at them.

"It's those punks," I sigh. I ready my sword.

"Shouldn't we just leave them? They did bully me in school."

"Then we would get in trouble with Elma," I charge at the raptors.

Clang Clang Clang Clang

They furiously deflect my blows with their claws.

Kotori rubs her hands together really quickly. Her hands act as a conductor, creating a lethal amount of electricity and hear. When she is finished she tosses a ball of electricity at me.

"Shiro! Catch!"

I focus with my magic. I hope this works… I pirouette around and hit it like this was a game of baseball.

The ball of magma smacks into the floor and explodes.

Ptoom

The drakes fly into the air. The knights give me a high-five.

"You're cool. When this is over, you want to hang out?"

"If this is over. If it's over, I'd love to," I look around me.

Kotori stands in the center of the mall and meditates. A second bubble shield covers. A random firebolt hits the shield.

Pzzt

Sparks fly everywhere.

"We're building a shield over the city. Make sure you protect her!"

The knights crack their knuckles, "Gotcha."

Now I'm on my own. I don't recognize where I am. I pull out my drone and plug in the directions to the next shield location. It flies toward the location while I run behind it.

I sprint down a hill and stop at the school. Fafnir is sitting on a bench.

"Why aren't you doing anything, Fafnir?"

Three squads of black dragons float above us, "A comrade! Why do you side with the humans? The ones who seduced Lady Tohru?"

Fafnir cracks his knuckles, "She wasn't seduced," he corrects them, giving their commander a high kick in the face. The chaos dragons are enraged. They fly in circles rapidly to confuse him. He closes his eyes and reaches out randomly. His hand gets a hold of a dragon. Fafnir body slams it into the floor. He rapidly punches another in the gut from numerous angles. It's like watching a kung-fu movie. He elegantly dances around his enemies. A dragon manages to get close enough and swings at him.

It cuts up his expensive suit. He gives the offender a death glare.

BOOOM

There's a wall of smoke of fire and a mushroom cloud hovering over the school. The dragons lie in craters scattered throughout the block. Fafnir hovers over the school in his dragon form. He clings on to the school and taps the floor. A seal forms around the school. A third bubble shield protects the school and surrounding area.

"That was amazing," I compliment, "How did you learn to fight like that?"

"Anime," he responds.

Now is the time to meet up with Tohru. I run toward the subway. The subway is closed. Damnit. Kotori sits on a bench, "Hey, Shiro."

"Kotori!" I said, surprised to see her here, "What about the shield?"

"Kanna is charging it. How about Elma?"

We force open a door and walk up the stairs to the roof. We can see the northern part of town. Most of the city is under the shield. We can see the dark-blue ceiling touch the sky. However, a part of the city is still out in the open.

Vrrrmmmm

Three shields suddenly appear. That must be Elma.

"Now to meet with Tohru."

"You don't need to remind me," Kotori transforms into a dragon. Everything is going according to plan so far. Phase 1, set up barriers around the city. Phase 2, the others will fight off the Emperor's army. Phase 3, Tohru faces the Emperor.

"Shiro!"

A magic bolt hits Kotori. She steers to the right to dodge two more.

"Dammit, do a barrel roll!"

"…Are you sure?"

I hold on tightly to Kotori's spine, "Do it!"

She spins like a coin. The sky and the ground blur and I feel sick. She makes an emergency landing on a green hill.

"Are you okay?!" she puts her hand on my back.

"Y-Yeah," I regain my footing.

I raise my sword. Something doesn't feel right. Cremene and a group of knights uncloak themselves.

Cremene shakes his head. He draws his sword.

"Why are you here?" I ask, clutching on to my sword.

"Tohru's father is going to return his daughter home one way or the other. You have two options. The first is easy, quick…painless. Return her to her dad. The human world will be at peace, then."

I look at Kotori. Kotori gives me some space.

"And what's option two?"

He swings his sword, "Die."

A knight speaks up, "But, sir. We don't kill. I thought you said you were going to arrest them?"

"Shut up! This is between me and him. Stay out of my way."

He runs at me. I step out of the way at the last moment. He swings at the air.

I stab his back with my blade. He rubs his back and sees blood squirting out.

"Hurargh!" he swings at my arm.

"Argh," I fall back. My shoulder has a deep cut, but it's not fatal.

I take a deep breath and concentrate. Just like Kanna taught me. I can see the magic floating around us. A huge amount of magic is pulsating from its body. It looks like…it's leaking. I hit him again with my sword. Impatient, he starts teleporting all over the place to confuse me.

"Cheater," I anticipate his movements.

"I'm going to end this!"

I swing behind me just as he's about to reappear. He gets hit directly in the face. He covers his face.

"That's it. No more games. I'm ending this!" he changes into his dragon form and breathes fire. Kotori shields me in dragon form.

"Get closer" I tell Kotori.

She pants, "He's strong, but I'll try."

She steps closer to him. I wait for a few seconds. I've never tried this spell before. My heart beats. I absorb as much magic as I can and rush forward. My body teleports through the flames. Toward his chest. I ready the blade. I reappear in front of his chest and stab him. Blood squirts out of his chest. He collapses on the floor with a loud THUD.

He lies on the floor in a puddle of blood, "Damnit. Killing is against Elma's laws."

"Funny, you ordered someone to die for disobeying her laws. You even tried to kill me," I jeer, "Y'know what that makes you? That makes you an ordinary criminal.."

I look at the confused group of knights, "Are you going to let this criminal do as he pleases?"

The knights shake their head, "He's a coward and a cheater. You won fair and square."

The knights grab him.

"No! Noo!" he leaves behind a trail of blood while they drag him.

One last knight stops when his left foot is inside the portal. He turns back to us, "Good luck."

After that, he vanished into the portal.

Now is for the moment of truth. Kotori and I find the meeting place Tohru agreed on. This is the place where she said she would confront her father. We find Tohru standing in an empty field.

Grrrraww

We hear a loud growling from far away.

THOOMP

The ground shakes. We see a man in a black cloak. He has a white beard. I can feel the intense hatred in his eyes.

"Tohru. I allowed you to live with that human. But only until she died. Yet you continue to fight me. My patience has run thin. Return home now or I will destroy this world."

"I don't want to, father!"

"Whether you want to or not is irrelevant. Your destiny is to beat the Harmony Dragons and the gods. That is why your family raised you. Only when the war is over can chaos dragons live as masters of our own fate."

"You're wrong," she shakes her head, "We already are masters of our own fate. And right now, my destiny is to stay by my human world family. Even if it means fighting you!"

Elma jumps and lands on both of her feet, "I came just in time…I'm ready to fight," Elma gives me a look.

I ready my sword, "I don't know helpful I'll be."

"We have to try," Tohru says. She turns into her dragon form and stands beside us.

The Emperor's voice boomed throughout the country, "Then we will fight on even footing."

We get warped to the sky. The floor we are standing is glowing. Hundreds of magic circles rotate around us, overlapping into each other.

This it…. The final battle.