Dragon Slayer

Drago immediately ordered his Dargo bots to destroy Limelight. They flew at her, weapons armed and firing at her. But Limelight just stood there as their bullets bounced harmlessly off of her skin. She didn't even feel them. Her power boost had greatly increased her invulnerability.

As soon as the closet one came within swinging distance she cocked back her fist before ramming it through its chest. Her arm came out the other side as it sparked and spasmed from the damage. Limelight smiled before she put her other hand through and ripped it in half. It exploded point blank.

Drago's view was obstructed by the smoke from the explosion. But slowly a bright gold light shined though the veil. When it cleared Limelight stood there unscathed. She simply raised a hand up to brush some ash off her shoulder.

The other Drago bots didn't last long against her. She batted them aside with her hand. Punch holes straight though their armor. Blasted them to bits.

She utterly obliterated them. Only when they were all bits of useless scrap metal on the ground did she turn her attention to Drago.

Drago glared at her and growled. He bared his teeth at her, revealing sharp beastlike fangs. His eyes were reptilian slits, and focused on her. But Limelight didn't shrink under his gaze. Only held her confident smile.

Drago was about to step forward to engage her when in a yellow flash she was in front of him. Before he could react she backhanded him with her right hand across the face. Drago was spun by the force of her blow. And in utter surprise he found his jaw had nearly been broken. He tasted blood in his mouth as his head rang.

He turned around to fight back when suddenly he was yanked down by his beard. Then he was punched in the gut, hard. He cried out as he was released and had to swallow to keep the contents of his stomach down. He could hardly believe how hard she'd hit him. Not even Fury had ever hit him so hard.

"Your daughter would be so disappointed in you Drago," Limelight said aloud.

Drago stiffened in surprise before turning to her with a cold glare. "What?" he growled out.

"She'd be scared, terrified of you. Her father, the man who hated weapons. Look at how low you've fallen," Limelight said to taunt him.

The team had all exchanged tips to getting into their opponents heads. After all, fighting them for so many years had led them to learning how to mess with them as well. She wanted him to get angry. It would make him sloppy and easier to beat.

"I learned that you needed weapons to create peace. That's why I made them. So I could become the god of this world. So I can save it," Drago snarled with conviction. He pointed the end of his pike at her and fired an energy blast.

Limelight raised her hand up and blocked it. Her hand was undamaged as the blast was swatted away like a paper ball.

"Save it? Look at what you're doing. Does this look like saving to you?" she asked pointing up at the sky.

"What would you know hero?" he shouted, spitting the last word. "You think you save the world. You don't do anything."

Limelight narrowed he eyes before blurring over to him and punching him in the stomach again. Even with the breath knocked out of him Drago swung at her with his pike. Limelight caught the pike with her hand. With a tug she spun him around and kicked Drago in the chest, he lost his grip and went rolling away. Limelight raised the pike up before bringing it down on her knee, breaking it in half and then throwing it aside.

She looked back up at Drago and cocked her head to the side. He was changing. His arm was getting more reptile like. Covered in scales and growing talons. And the scales seemed to be spreading to the other parts of his body. She guessed it must have been the influence of the dark spirits.

Drago stood up and roared at Limelight. She blurred over to him again but he was ready. He dodged a swing before he swung back. She ducked and blasted him in the chest. He was pushed back slightly but stayed on his feet. Cocking back his robotic arm he swung at her with all his strength.

But even with his enhanced power his fist bent inward as he struck her. She hadn't even budged. Hadn't even taken damage. Drago looked at his fist, it was useless. The metal was warped and bent and it was sparking.

But in his distraction Limelight grabbed him by the front of his clothing before flipping him over and onto his back. Then she kicked him in the side, forcing him to roll over onto his stomach. He winced in pain as he felt his ribs get bruised. But before he could react Limelight grabbed and yanked his robotic arm back.

Raising a foot up, Limelight brought it down onto the robotic arm. Stomping right through the armor before ripping it off just below shoulder. Drago managed to squirm free with his arm gone and rolled away. He leapt to his feet and turned to face her only to be met with a slap across the face.

By his own robotic hand.

He was forced back as Limelight swung his own arm at him like bludgeon. His head rang from the metallic blows. Finally when they stopped he was yanked down by the front of his clothing. He opened his eyes and stared directly into Limelight's.

Floating a little off the ground she picked Drago up and clenched her free hand. She formed it into a fist before swinging upward, catching him in the chin and sending him flying into the air. She shot up after him. Rising to his level she wrapped her hair tightly around him and grabbed it in both hands.

Then she started to rotate. She spun in a full circles, going faster and faster until she was just a blur. Then she unwrapped her hair and sent him flying below and into the forest.

She heard Drago hit the ground with a loud crash before everything went silent. She smiled to herself. That had been too easy in her opinion. Descending she touched down and walked to the stone.

"Fury, Drago is down. Stone is secure, standing by. Going to restrain—," her relaying of the situation was cut off as a loud roar was suddenly heard from the trees. She looked in the direction it had come from and suddenly noticed trees falling over.

It was as if something large was moving toward her. And it was definitely large by the way the way she could feel the ground shake. She watched and waited for whatever it was to emerge.

And finally from the tree line came Drago. Or what used to be him.

The dark spirits had caused him to mutate further. They forced his DNA into an unstable and primal state. Turning him into…this.

He looked like a dragon. He was huge, the size of a two story house and at least 100 feet long by her estimation. His scales were dark, looking dirty and he had to massive tusks on either side of his face. His face and head were covered in frills that resembled his dread locks. And running down his back, sides, and tail were fins and spines resembling wings. What was more shocking is that his missing arm had grown back into a large dragon arm and claw.

Drago looked at her with his reptilian slits. And there wasn't a trace of humanity left in them. Just a pure raging monster. He took a deep breath before roaring at Limelight. And his bellow sent the air vibrating. She could feel the power coming off of him.

When he was finished he glared at her.

Normally Limelight would be worried. Hell, she'd probably be the least bit nervous. But all she felt was excitement.

Finally a real challenge.

"Nix that Fury. I'm gonna have to call you back," she said dropping her arm and turning to fully face him.

Drago growled at her, his teeth bared and his long tail thrashing back and forth.

"C'MON THEN WIDELOAD! I AM PUMPED!" Limelight shouted. She just felt too powerful to be afraid. She wanted to fight with everything she had.

She pounded a fist into her palm. The force of which created a shockwave and boomed like thunder. She glared into Drago's eyes with strength and conviction.

"Let's wrestle."

With a roar Drago charged her. His footsteps shook the ground as he lowered his tusks to run her through. With a shout Limelight charged to meet him. She blurred and closed the distance in only an instant. And then they met.

Limelight grabbed Drago's tusks in both hands and they halted each other's charge. It was a battle of strength as they attempted to push the other back. Drago growled down at her and shook his head to try and throw her off. But Limelight held on tight, not giving him the mobility.

Drago narrowed his eyes before he began to push forward with all his strength. And he managed to push her back a little. Gritting her teeth Limelight planted her feet into the ground to try and stop herself from being pushed back.

But Drago was strong. Slowly she was losing ground as her feet slid through the grass. She actually saw what looked like a smug smirk from Drago.

She narrowed her eyes and drew more power from within herself. Her hair got brighter and flashed as she felt more energy surge through her veins. Pushing her feet into the ground she stopped. Drago growled before trying to push her back some more.

But she wasn't budging this time. Then she placed one foot in front of the other and took a step forward. Drago dug his claws into the ground to stop himself from being pushed back. But slowly but surely he was being driven back by the heroine. She kept pushing him back, her strength superior to his own.

Then she lifted his face up before she slammed him to the ground on his side. Drago roared in frustration as he tried to get his hulking body back up. When he did manage he was met with a powerful right hook. Then a left and then a right again. Every punch forced him back as Limelight's blows collided with the force of a cannon.

Growing frustrated Drago reared up onto his hind legs. With snarl he then came down, trying to crush her under a massive paw. But Limelight simply leapt back and avoided it. She was about to attack when suddenly she was blinded by ice in her face. Drago had shot an icy spray at her to blind her.

Then turning, he lashed at her with his tail. He struck her in the chest. The force of his attack sent her flying back and she crashed through a few trees before stopping. She hit the last tree before sinking to the ground. But she got her feet under her and stood.

She winced a little. Drago actually managed to hurt her. But it was minor. She looked up to see Drago charging, his tusks and head down, coming at her like a freight train.

Limelight reacted quickly, reaching over her head and behind her she placed both her hands on the sides of the tree and squeezed. Then with a grunt she ripped it out of the ground. Roots and all. As Drago came she swung at him. Catching him across the face.

The branches scratched and the trunk of the tree knocked his head to the side and stopped his charge. The she stuck him on the other side. Then she raised it above her head and brought it down on his. She slammed him to the ground before tossing the tree aside and stomping toward him.

Drago took a deep breath. Filling his giant lungs with air before he breathed ice at her with a roar. He spray of ice blanket the ground, turning the area into an icy tundra. Limelight was caught. She was frozen solid, covering in ice form head to toe.

Drago looked to see the glow coming from her hair die down. He raised his head and bellowed to the sky. Believing he'd just won. He'd beaten the hero.

But then the glow returned. Gold light started to shine from the ice. It got brighter and brighter until a golden pulse broke it. It shattered into icy shards that flew everywhere. Drago growled in annoyance as he saw Limelight standing there. Unharmed. Had it been any other being, they surely would have died. For nothing should have been able to survive a blast form his liquid nitrogen like breath.

"I hate being frozen," Limelight said in annoyance. Drago was about to blast her again when she raised a hand up and pointed a finger at him. Gathering her energy into it she fired at him.

Though small it was incredibly powerful. In an explosion she blasted off his left tusk in one shot. Drago howled in pain and shook his head violently.

Shaking it off her looked back to where Limelight was only to find her gone. A shout fromm above caught his attention and he looked up to see Limelight diving at him. Her fists were raised above her head as she came at him like missile. When she collided with him she brought her fists down onto his head, slamming his face into the dirt.

Drago nearly passed out. He had to blink and shake his head to focus and stop the world from spinning. Then she scanned for Limelight. He growled when he didn't find her. He roared, challenging her to show herself. And then his eyes widened when he felt something pushing up against his stomach.

With a howl of surprise he was suddenly lifted into the air by Limelight. She flew straight up, carrying him into the sky.

"This is for Archer!" she shouted as she threw him to the ground. She watched as Drago's eyes were wide in fear as he flailed his limbs about uselessly as he fell.

Drago crashed into the ground on his back. His impact created a crater and scattered dirt and debris everywhere. He groaned in pain. He realized then he was no match for the heroine. He rolled onto his front legs and tried to push himself to his feet but collapsed. His limbs were like jelly and his head was throbbing and ringing.

Suddenly he felt a jerk from his tail. He looked back to see Limelight grabbing it with both hands and tugging on it. He tried to pull it free from her grasp but she dug her heels into the ground and held tight. Then she pulled. He dug his claws into the ground but was soon swung off his feet. And then in a full circle.

"This is for Fury!" Limelight shouted as she swung Drago around like a rag doll. Drago screeched as the world started to become blurry. As he was spun his head crashed through trees, they splintered and scratched at him as the hero got faster and faster.

"Hell yeah!"

With a final cry Limelight swung Drago over her shoulder and into the ground. Dirt flew everywhere with his impact, temporarily blinding her. But then she stepped forward. When she could get a clear view of him she smiled.

His eyes were closed and with a last groan of pain Drago blacked out. With a proud smile Limelight reached into her pocket and threw down a small metallic disk. It landed on him before it activated. Encasing him in an energy field. Each of the team had been given one by Fury. It was a special containment device he'd received from North of the Guardians.

They could trap the victim in an in energy field that could even cut off their magic. It also meant it could cut off their connection to the dark spirits.

"Fury, Drago is down for good this time," she said speaking aloud and pressing down on her earpiece.

"Excellent work Limelight. Standby and secure stone. Wait for the signal," Fury said from his end.

"Understood," Limelight said with a nod.

Limelight walked over to the stone and waited. She stood in front of it, keeping on the lookout for anything.

She looked at the sky and said a prayer for her friends. She hoped they could beat the others.

She shook her head. Of course they would

They would succeed.

New chapter. Hope it was good. Go Rapunzel