[Recommended BGM: Attack on Titan Season 4 OST-Ashes on fire]
After Marika uttered the spell, golden lightning burst out of her body. Marika could feel the rune power in her whole body boiling. Outside of her body she could feel herself being connected to some muscle-like substance, like a wire to a computer.
This power continuously erupted with golden lightning, immediately breaking through the mansion. Something enormous was continuously formed. Skeleton, nervous system, and muscular tissue were all formed in the thunders that released terrifying amounts of energies. The sky, which was supposed to be clear, began to be gradually covered by dark clouds, and it didn't take long before the clouds became dense. The lightning kept falling in the dark clouds, as if heralding for the arrival of the Demon God.
The three parties outside the city stopped fighting and looked at the spectacle. The soldiers of the Erdtree can vaguely perceive through their grace that this is a miracle performed by the goddess they believe in. But they had never seen Marika perform such a violent miracle since their time in this world, as if she was brewing something terrible. But they still chose to believe in her, and set their devout eyes on the center of the golden lightning.
"Your Highness..."
Siduri was in the shelter building of the city, trying to appease the people of Uro City who were uneasy due to the great commotion at the mayor's mansion, and looked at the burst of golden energy with worried eyes.
The soldiers of the empire and the kingdom began to panic, and the horses under the knights also became uncontrollable. The giant dragons of the dragon knights also felt a familiar and completely oppressive presence, and did not dare to fly forward. No matter how brave the soldiers are, how well-trained the horses are, and how fierce the dragons are, the instinct of all creatures to fear the top predator still cannot be completely erased.
Aesop and Maxis looked at the changing sky. Although they didn't show it, they both had an extremely ominous premonition in their gut feeling. There is definitely something extremely wrong hidden in the golden lightning in the center of the city.
At this time, the sky had already begun to rain and thunder, and the original cool breeze gradually turned into a frenzied storm.
"Bendor, I want you to retreat with a squadron of cavalry now." Aesop said suddenly
"Father! What are you talking about?" Bendor asked, puzzled.
"Listen to me, Bendor! I can feel it, the golden lightning in the center of the city is definitely very dangerous! If there is any accident, the Hulid bloodline must not end here! For the sake of your sister, retreat!" Aesop solemnly ordered..
"Yes...Father. Take care, please come back safely." Gritting his teeth unwillingly, Bendor finally obeyed his father's order and started to retreat with a small group of knights.
At this time, the bursts of golden thunder in the city gradually disappeared, and the huge beast that emerged from it caused all the soldiers of the kingdom and empire to fall into the abyss of despair. At 521 feet tall, even the tallest palace in the imperial capital looks like a child's sandcastle. The golden scales all over the body conduct golden electrical currents, like the most luxurious armor. The two thick and long dragon tails writhing like alien creatures. Wings that blot out the sky make the Kingdom's 40-foot-long dragons look like tamed house cats. Three ferocious dragon heads looked down at the ants on the ground on their slender snake-like necks. Under this giant dragon, Uro City is as insignificant as a pond for people to play with. Marika has become the great destroyer named Ghidorah.
Marika felt as if she was inside and manipulating a huge machine, but also as if she was moving her limbs naturally and without hindrance. She spread her wings, and the dragon wings cast a huge shadow over the city of Uro. Bursts of golden thunder and lightning fell from the dark clouds under her control, demonstrating her power as the god of thunder. Even the dragon king Placidusax, who controlled the Seam of Time, would have to take her seriously if he was present now. The three dragon heads are raised high, the slender necks slightly elongated, followed by an ear-piercing roar that resounds from every corner of the earth , shaking the hearts of mortals. The sound wave produced by the roar reaches the sky, breaking through the thick clouds to reveal a huge hole where one can see the blue sky. The roar of the dragon that pierced the sky heralded the arrival of the King of Gold.
"Oy! Oy! Are you kidding me?"
Even Achilles, who has experienced the Age of Gods, has never seen such a huge dragon. D on the other hand suddenly began to laugh wildly, breathing heavily, with devout fanaticism in his eyes. He raised his hands and cheered crazily:
"Hahahaha—! Behold! This is the god we worship, the eternal goddess Marika! Even the power of the ancient dragon can only submit to her mighty power! Enemies of the Golden Order! Your time of death has come! Hahahahaha!"
"Uh... it's better to stay away from this guy in the future. He's definitely got a few screws loose." Seeing D who fell into religious fanaticism, Achilles rode his chariot further away in distaste.
"Is this the power of your new Golden Order, Your Majesty? I finally understand now."
Corhyn's eyes reveal the same religious fanaticism as D, but his voice is strangely calm, making Ladybug who was beside him shudder.
"Why are you standing still! Quick! Set up the dragon hunting ballista!"
Mask anxiously ordered, his usual calm demeanor was gone. But he can't be blamed, seeing the beast and not falling to madness has already proved his quality as a general.
"Commander, is it really useful against such a monster?"
The lieutenant at his side asked in a trembling voice. The imperial army has been fighting against the kingdom for many years, and naturally has seen the dragons of the dragon knight. That is why they designed the dragon hunting ballistas to deal with the dragon in the first place. This is how Valkyrie's Griffin corp was born too. But against a monster that makes dragons look like kittens and puppies, these dragon hunting bolts are as useless as toothpicks.
"Just do it." Maxius ordered tiredly, looking at the huge monster as high as a mountain, thinking:
'Is this really a monster that humans can defeat? '
On the southern battlefield, the Royal Army pinned their hopes on the Dragon Knights. In their eyes, only the legendary dragon knights can defeat such a terrifying monster, but for the four young dragon knights,they were equally terrified. Although they love dragons very much, the flying dragons under them now feel more like a flying lizard, and the three headed giant beast on the opposite side is more like the real deal. Everyone held their breath and watched the next step of the three headed behemoths.
Marika is now adapting to her enhanced senses brought by her three heads. She feels that each head is a separate organ, but has no thinking ability of its own. It's like having three faces at the same time, but only one brain. Marika controls the three heads to scan the battlefield repeatedly, three different visions are conveyed to her brain, and each head can use her skill of clairvoyance, which allows her to observe the surroundings in much more intricate detail than before.
"Those flying dragons in the sky are the most threatening, let's deal with them first!"
The hapless Dragon Riders were listed as Marika's first victims. Marika fanned her huge dragon wings, creating a powerful wind pressure that destroyed surrounding buildings. Her enormous body flew into the air, thunderstorms followed her, pointing directly at the south gate where the dragon knights were.
"Damn it, it's coming this way! What should we do?!"
A dragon knight asked another dragon knight.
"That monster is huge, so it must not be able to fly fast, so we will use our speed advantage to focus on long-range attacks!"
The dragon knights who had undergone harsh training quickly came up with countermeasures. The four dragon knights distanced themselves to let the dragon spit out a long-distance fireball to attract Marika's attention and keep her away from the kingdom's army.
Marika didn't lose her intelligence just because she became a dragon. She immediately saw that these dragon knights wanted to drag on the fight. Marika immediately increased her flying speed and stretched out her claws to pounce on the dragon like an eagle preying on its prey. Ghidorah's maximum flight speed can reach 550 knots, which is the flight speed of a civil aviation airliner. Although not as fast as a fighter jet, it is fast enough for the dragons that is also not much faster. The dragon knights were amazed by Marika's speed. Just as they were about to steer their mounts away, the powerful airflow caused by Marika's flapping wings immediately disrupted the dragon's flight, blowing them to and fro. Life and death often happened in an instant. The dragon knights who were disturbed by the airflow missed the best time to dodge. Marika's huge dragon claws firmly grasped a giant dragon and his knight in the claws like an eagle catching a chick. The other person was bitten by Malika's right head, and the huge bite force directly tore the dragon's body and the knight sitting on it to pieces. The fate of the dragon in the claws was not much better, its body was directly pulled in half by Marika's claws and thrown away. The knight of the dragon fell to the ground with the body of his dragon and was smashed into a meat paste. The two dragon knights who escaped by chance watched their companions die tragically, and tried their best to make their dragons go faster so that they could escape. Facing such a powerful titan, the two knights couldn't bear the slightest thought of resistance. It's a pity for them that Marika summoned the thunder in the rainstorm, and used it to strike the two of them together with their dragons into ashes.
Seeing that their last hope was instantly killed so easily, all the soldiers of the kingdom collapsed completely. All the soldiers scrambled to escape, even stepping on their former comrades.
"Mom! Help me!" A recruit called out to his mother in fear.
"Forgive me, Jasmine, Daddy can't go home anymore." A soldier with a broken leg said with tears streaming down his face as he looked at the handkerchief embroidered for him by his daughter.
"God, please save your people from this demon! I have been devout to you all my life, please save us!" A soldier of the kingdom prayed to his god, but he got nothing in response.
And the leader of this collapsed army, the old General Aesop looked back at the direction of Bendor's retreat.
"Thank the heavens, at this distance he should be able to escape successfully. The future of the family is up to you, son."
The old general knew he was unlikely to leave alive, but at least Bendor would live with the spark of their family and tell the king about the events that transpired so he could be prepared. His wife and daughter at home can also be taken care of by his son.
The old general turned around and looked up at the huge dragon that had landed on the ground. The three mouths, the three necks and the three pairs of eyes began to emit golden light, which was a sign that she was going to release her dragon's breath. Aesop opened his arms, as if to embrace the world, and closed his eyes to meet his own death.
"I am sorry."
Marika's dragon breath reached a critical point, and the three heads opened their mouths, spitting out a destructive golden energy, the gravitational rays. The Kingdom Army was submerged under the lightning-shaped energy, and large areas were burned to ashes. It was like a scene of divine punishment.
"Father... I will definitely avenge you!"
Looking at the scene of destruction from a distance, Bendor knew that his father was more than likely dead, and vowed to avenge the murder of his father. But the helpless Bendor could only grit his teeth and continue to escape with his troops.
Back at the west city gate, the Imperial soldiers were terrified. Maxius struggled to keep the situation under control. But the soldiers of the Erdtree took the opportunity to counterattack and send the Imperial army running.
"Damn! It seems that we can only retreat!" Maxius cursed. This Western Expedition cost the empire a great deal of resources, as well as their most precious talents, the Valkyries, who were completely wiped out. This battle was a major failure for him, and even if he fled back, he would inevitably be punished by the emperor. That is he could escape.
A dragon's roar resounded through the sky, it was Marika who had dealt with the Kingdom's army and was now coming to finish the job with them. A huge shadow looms over the Imperial Army. The Erdtree Army cheered for their goddess, while the Imperial Army screamed in horror. That huge figure completely destroyed their world view, there shouldn't be such a creature in this world. No, that's not a creature, it's a god. It is an indescribable existence that mortals will go mad because they can't understand it just by gazing upon it.
At the last moment before being swallowed by gravitational rays, Maxis murmured:
"Is this the god that the Golden Order worshiped?"
Looking down at the hell on earth she created in the sky, Marika could hear the terrified screams and desperate cries for help before the soldiers died, which kept spinning in her mind. At this time, the system voice was jumping with celebration, as if the thousands of deaths had nothing to do with him, and said:
"Congratulations to the host for completing the long-term mission. The host completed the mission in the state of using the skill the Incarnation of Dragon. Therefore, in addition to the mission rewards, you will receive a special reward: unlocking the flying dragon Agheel. And a special achievement: the world-destroying dragon."