Sorry, probably the shortest chapter yet. Thanks for the reviews! This chapter explains who the Great Spirit is. And no, it is not the forest spirit.
The Great Spirit is almost here. Do you see the light on the island? San mouthed, pointing to the island. He nodded and instantly understood what this meant. He also had the haunting feeling that something bad was going to happen. The light grew brighter and the ground shook slightly.
A loud roar filled the air and in a blinding flash the Great Spirit appeared. Ashitaka gasped when he saw the biggest, dark blue dragon with blood red wings and a long snake like body standing on the island. Its white eyes shining as it opened its jaw filled with long, sharp teeth and roar with great pride.
The animals followed its lead and screamed to the heavens with joy. Ashitaka shuddered and rubbed the mark on his chest. San looked at him with a questioning look.
"I'm fine, it's just…I have a bad feeling about this." He said quietly. She turned her attention back to the dragon god and sniffed the air. Yakuul and the wolf sniffed also. Suddenly the dragon was pushed into the water by a beam of black energy.
All the animals turned their attention to the direction the beam came from and saw the spirit named death herself, Nai. A smirk grew across her face and her eyes were still closed. The great dragon flew out of the water and growled at her. Nai charged at the dragon.
"Foolish dragon, god of wisdom…today you will die!!" she exclaimed. The dragon's long worm like whiskers flowed outward and slashed at her. One wrapped it around her but she quickly opened her eyes and the whisker was severed, almost like an invisible sword got him. As soon as it was cut it crippled up and fell into the water, but Nai stayed floating in the air.
"You know too much ancient one!" Nai laughed maniacally. She held out her hand and black mist took form around it in the shape of a sphere. The dragon god jumped into the air and she fired, hitting one of its wings, sending him falling to the water and landing with a great splash. When the other animals wanted to protect the Great Spirit the dragon roared at them, telling them to stay where they were, and that this was his fight.
The dragon charged at Nai and was about to take a bite of her when she disappeared like mist. Blood splattered into the lake from his injured wing and cut whisker.
Ashitaka and San watched fearfully, both knowing that if he dies, they were doomed to live with their curses. Ashitaka's muscles stiffened and he tipped off the red elk, landing with a thud and a scream of pain. His heart pumped slower and harder, and with each pump a new wave of pain flowed through every inch of his body.
The dragon turned his attention to him and was attacked when he wasn't paying attention. The dragon whipped its head around and snatched Nai with his jaw. The sharp teeth passed through her easily, because the spot the teeth were digging into was just mist.
ASHITAKA! San yelled, turning to him when he screamed again. Hearing him scream caught Nai's attention.
"Oh, pain, how I love it so! Of course, not on me." she snickered, trying to keep her eyes closed. The only time she opens her eyes is when placing a curse or causing damage. If she has them open it would drain her powers to zero, causing her to disappear forever. The dragon knew about her, stuff she wished no one to know.
The dragon opened its jaw and crunched down again. He reared his head back and threw Nai across the water. She didn't cause so much as a ripple as she skidded across the surface, she didn't even fall in. Nai floated up and a beam of darkness shot from her open mouth, right at the dragon. It hit the beast on the top of his head, causing it to dunk under the water. It pulled its head up and opened its mighty jaw. The bottom of its throat began to glow bright orange and the light traveled up to its mouth. A flame shot from his mouth, hitting Nai full on. She had no time to counter attack or defend herself, so she fell to the ground, her body on fire. She fell into the water and the dragon rushed foreword. He dipped his head in the water and when he came back up, Nai was in his jaws. With a loud crunch and a splatter of dark blood, he ate her.
Again, Ashitaka screamed. His heart was slow and he was inches from death.
Yeah, that was short, so sorry again. Please review, and I think the next chapter is the last.