Akko has already explored the entire dungeon of Louise Du Nord's temple, having gone through all the challenges and monsters in the middle of a freezing place, until it was easier to bear than the heat of Gerudo's dungeon, which was just below where there was a volcano nearby, this one was on an icy mountain, after passing through the aquatic part, a whole exploration was made, to reach the point where she is, right in front of the door that leads to the boss who is apparently a dragon.
Already well rested and with her energy restored after walking around the place for a while, and with almost all her magic left, it was time to go through the boss's door, a double door as usual, which was always large and led to a huge open arena, which fortunately was well lit, With the steps Atsuko took, things that looked like cubes began to appear, floating towards the middle of the arena and coming together to create the shape of something, a dragon, very different from the one in the dungeon of the fourth hanging, this one was black and red in colour and began to roar at the girl.
Cube dark energy creature Noir Dragon
Kagari is already watching the creature as it flies closer and closer to her, coming very close to almost hitting her, but it quickly dodges a possible attack that could cause more damage. With purple flames, very different from the typical colours of flames, it was basically behaving like a normal dragon until then.
(Apparently it really is a dragon, only this one is darker, you can feel the energy of this thing, the crest glowing with this purple flame, its body all dark, it's not the same as the tower dungeon I went to many years ago, it's even much faster, I'm going to study this thing's movements well, since I have the weapon that can change things).
The dragon then began to dismantle its wings into several cubes and these cubes were launched at high speed towards the crimson-eyed girl, who tried to dodge as quickly as she could, but still found it very difficult to keep up as the creature's projectiles were faster, so she ended up being hit, hurting herself a little and feeling the effects.
The cubes acted almost like a glue as they then inflated, trapping the girl and weighing her down so she couldn't move at all, making her movements very slow at the time.
(What is this thing? This way I'm going to get hit very easily, I think I have to think more with my brain here or else I'll end up dying for rubbish, from what I've seen moving too fast can take these things out, so I'll have to do it, but I'll wait for the dragon to get closer).
The cubes swell up and begin to flash and before she can do anything, an explosion happens right there and the girl is slightly injured, getting up from the ground and seeing a wave of cubes about to come at her without having recovered yet, she tries to use her Katana to attack the dragon that is floating in front of her, even though it is smaller than Fafnir, the Noir Dragon has much more lethal attacks.
Nothing worked for the brown-haired girl, the cubes stuck to her Katana and she couldn't use her attacks as she felt an explosion coming on, as she managed to dodge all of them and the monster changed to flames, at which point she saw no other option but to resort to another form of attack.
(I know I can't use it any time soon, but it's either that or end up dying here, these explosions have been enough to hurt me a lot, I don't want to risk more than I'm already risking here so I don't end up worse off)
The warrior from Luna Nova activates the power of the pulses to move quickly, which already starts to dodge the flames with a leap and creating a trail, with all her speed she rides the dragon, gives it several thrusts and then a few cuts, then jumps off and puts the sword away, only to realise when she looks back that it only made the sound of iron hitting iron, it was no use, the monster's shell was hard enough for the sword not to penetrate.
(What, I couldn't even scratch this thing, I couldn't even do any damage to it, I was surprised that the sword came back during the thrusts, now I've spent a lot of magic on this I have to think of another way, the sword is useless, even the eye of this monster is all protected, come on Akko think of a way to defeat this thing, think of how to survive this thing, I think I have to use magic or else I'll have to use other things)
Noir Dragon turned when he felt the cuts and realising that there was someone behind him, he used his tail as a whip, which was easily dodged by Hyllian, who was just thinking of a way to find a weak spot. She drew her bow from the first word and fired an arrow, just as the dragon opened its mouth to shoot flames, with a glide, then used the hook, the arrow entered the creature's mouth and, incredible as it seemed, gave the monster a wink.
(So that's what I have to do, the arrow worked, oh no the cubes again, this thing doesn't need to fly to be hit, I have to throw myself)
Akko notices that in that attack the dragon simply felt the impact of the blows, then uses her staff, falling on top of the creature which used a little fire to cushion its fall, noticing that it really is immune to flames, only hitting the hard crust that is the armour on top of the dragon which also causes thorns to grow on its back, wounding the girl who throws herself off badly hurt.
Thinking quickly so as not to be hit with everything, she uses the hook to get away from a probable bite that could come with everything to be swallowed, and with that she gets to safety, only badly wounded and bleeding, she opens the first pot of fairies, which were still the old way that only restored life.
(I'm not going to waste my good fairies or my magic on this thing, I have to be clever enough to be able to hit the dragon, just wait for it to swoop down).
The dragon began to fly, and when it reached the gap the girl needed, she took out her staff and began to use the power of her wrist, launching several arrows at the same time, which caused her magic to drop by half in no time, she looked at the arrows in the air and ran to the side, when everything returned to normal, the Noir Dragon ended up being caught by many arrows inside its mouth and fell to the ground.
As if it were a strange suit of armour, plates come off the creature's skin, which was precisely its protective part, revealing the skin underneath and several small balls, at which point Kagari decides to use the bracelets again.
(Today I'm going to abuse this new power of mine that I've gained, since I can use it with great ease, it's going to be really easy).
At high speed and accelerated, with the Katana in hand, she goes to where the dragon's swollen red balls are, making cuts as quickly as possible, precisely on the sides of the monster, doing this for a much longer time since she had to run, spending almost all her magic to make this movement, by the time everything comes back and the sword is put away, the multiple cuts are felt and the six red balls on the side of the dragon's body all burst, which also ends up flashing and the monster's armour all comes back.
(Now I've done it, it took almost all my magic, but it was worth it, I've understood how to use this thing to attack, now I've learnt this dragon's attack pattern, let's see if it can resist, I've seen that it's lost a lot of blood with the attacks I've made with the sword).
The Noir Dragon began to fly and soon launched cubes everywhere, causing them to explode as soon as they touched anything, which made it almost impossible to find a path where she wouldn't be hit since the gap to avoid being hit was very small, but even so the crimson-eyed girl took a deep breath to dodge without having to use the bracelet spell, only to end up grazed by the explosion and thrown.
The dragon then swoops down, spitting fire at the girl, who takes out her bow and starts firing, since the explosion has thrown her upwards, and so she falls, then gets hit by the purple flames, but manages to land an arrow in the monster's mouth, and falling to the ground, wounded, she gets up.
(This monster is a real pain in the arse, but at least I'm managing to get more distance, I just need to hit three more arrows, I'll try to do it without spending my magic just to see how long it takes).
She took off running as the creature threw multiple cubes at the brown-haired girl, who was almost hit by all the projectiles, which were swelling up and causing explosions. She looked back and saw the dragon
already on its way down, so she readied her bow again, aimed a well-aimed arrow, and threw herself with the hook to get to the other side, only to be caught by surprise by something.
The monster's tail moved like a whip, hitting her right in the middle of the path so that she could dodge it, which ended up throwing her back, causing the warrior from Luna Nova to slam her back into the wall, injuring herself badly, But she got up, even though she was injured, picked up her bow and began to fire another arrow. Seeing that the monster was still on the move, she launched another arrow, used the hook to slip to the side and even dodged the flames, just needing one last arrow.
(This thing knows how to hurt, it's not an easy monster to deal with, if it wasn't for my newly acquired power I wouldn't have the slightest chance of defeating it like this, I really have to be careful if I want to win anything, the dragon is still stunned and that's my gap).
Hyllian heals herself with the fairies, and this time they're the different ones that make it possible to restore the magic, except that when she uses them in a pot she notices that it's not total, it's only partial, which limits her a lot, but it's already useful in some way.
The dragon goes flying again, launching cubes, and by this point the girl is already well versed in this attack,
managing to dodge it more easily. Already healed, she was able to avoid being hit, but the explosions continued, and the monster soon went on a rampage, and just as she had calculated, on the fourth arrow the dragon fell to the ground stunned and shed its armour.
(Great, now just start attacking, I'm not going to go easy on this thing, I'm going to show that I've got my claws too, let's dance to the music).
With the magic partially restored, she can have five seconds to attack, so she runs without the effect of the bracelets, noticing that on the other side of the creature's body there were the same red balls, which Akko smiles at, already starting to go for the attack with the bracelet, everything slows down, on the other hand she can already start making the extremely fast cuts against those places of the monster, cutting the six red balls.
When it returns to the way it was, the cuts open all at once and the dragon screams, flashing in various colours, with the armour returning to it and already starting another stage of attacks. In desperation, after being hit, it flies up and starts throwing cube bombs everywhere, which Atsuko has to dodge a lot to avoid being hit full on by the attacks.
(I'm already managing to deal with this monster more calmly, it's marvellous, it can be powerful and everything, except that I have my bracelet, this thing is one of the best I've worn in a dungeon, I feel practically invincible).
But after that desperate attack, something was different: what had been a huge, terrifying dragon, after that attack in which the girl was even grazed, the Noir Dragon began to shrink, joining the cubes as if it were an extra form, which then ended up being the size of a Gerudo, leaving Kagari terrified when she realised that she still had one more form to fight.
(Shit... The dragon was already very fast, imagine this thing, even more so with armour, it's going to be impossible to penetrate here, it doesn't have a mouth anymore, it seems I only ended up releasing this form in the end).
The monster lunged forward without hesitation and soon the swords were clashing against each other, which frightened the crimson-eyed man as he felt not only the creature's strength, but also its speed, as he had to keep up, but some of the cuts were still grazes and to make matters worse, the Noir Dragon's body was like impenetrable armour.
It was impossible to hit it in any lethal way under such armour, even more so with its horned aesthetics, not even its eyes were reachable
(What's that? Because just now everything has changed, from a dragon to a monster this smaller and more agile, it's today that I end up becoming a monster, I've already been grazed, I'll try to use other attacks here, since thrusts were no use).
The armour was as hard as a wall, the monster didn't have much technique, but it moved very fast and had strength, even with the power gloves, it wasn't enough for the brown-haired woman to have any chance of hitting it.
Hyllian uses what little magic she has to use the bracelet, dodges a cut and then uses the hook to get away from the monster and when everything comes back she's already further away, but then the dragon switches to attacking from a distance, raising its hands and throwing flames that are even repelled by the katana, but when it throws it back at the monster, it's no use since the armour is impenetrable, it's already running towards the warrior from Luna Nova
(By the triforce, I'm fucked, this is like facing Andrew, come on Akko, keep calm, just start attacking with everything, come on I think I'll try the arrow, it may be useless, but it's good to try).
Akko takes a deep breath, pulls her bow out of her bag and quickly launches an arrow, but it only makes the Noir Dragon flash a light, not doing much good, being a more useful attack that just wasn't as lethal as the previous ones, then she had to pull out her katana with the trigger, which she even tried to defend against a blow to the chest that ended up becoming one to the shoulder, which then ended up being kicked, causing her to be thrown against the wall, bleeding profusely.
(The arrows damage it, that's what I have to use, come on Akko, time to heal up then, let's see if this monster will be a match for this new force I've got in my hands, I've already got the attack pattern of this thing).
The dragon came much closer, already running with everything, enough time for Atsuko to heal herself, she got up and started using the bracelets for five seconds, it was enough time to avoid another blow and the
monster would hit with everything even preparing to grab the shoulder of the girl who manages to dodge, already with a smile on her face.
Kagari takes out her bow and fires five arrows at Noir Dragon, snapping her fingers to show that everything is going to flow again, thus saving a lot of time, which then ends up really blinking the creature.
(It really worked, I still have another two and a half seconds to use this thing, let's just see how the monster reacts as I have to study it better so I don't end up getting stung).
And it actually stunned him a little, but then he turned round and started slashing again, as if he hadn't already been hit by the arrows, and that was the break he needed, which put a lot of things into the head of the crimson-eyed girl, who kept up the pace and speed as she fought for fear of being hit, and she pulled a bomb out of her pocket and it exploded in the middle of the two of them, knocking both the dragon and her away.
But this leaves her wounded, which uses the fairy pot once again to heal herself completely and restore a little more magic, enough to be able to use seven and a half seconds of the bracelet's effect.
"Time to dance" said the brown-haired girl.
After launching a wave of fireballs that were only dodged by the girl, when she got close enough the bracelet was activated, the warrior of Luna Nova picked up her bow and fired five arrows, which hit the monster hard and it flashed a lot with the impact of those hits, she managed to escape using the hook by putting enough distance between them.
With that, Hyllian tries to use the arrow without being in accelerated mode, launching arrow after arrow at the monster that keeps flashing with each arrow hit, it wasn't stunned by anything, it just kept going.
(This thing can really take all the arrows I throw at it, I have to be careful that this is my last fairy pot, my last magic, if I don't succeed it will be extremely complicated, it's really going all out to wreak havoc).
The creature came close, but was surprised when Akko used her attack again. Seeing that she had five seconds to spare, she dodged and launched five arrows again, then used the hook, which was enough to go a long way until everything returned to normal.
The dragon ended up stunned and even kneeling on the ground, but as soon as it found Atsuko it began to attack.
(What the hell, I've only got one last go, I've got to go at all costs, otherwise I'm in deep shit, I've got plenty of arrows, but I've got no magic, just my last emergency pot of fairies, which is just for injuries).
Kagari is soon greeted by flames and also the monster coming close using the effect of the spell one last time, the one that didn't even let him be fooled gave the arrows from the front, five that hit right on target and time goes back with the dragon coming too close, only the crimson-eyed one is still practically in the monster's face, still with the bow in hand she fires more arrows until he starts using the sword again and she has to pull the trigger.
The brown-haired woman manages to defend herself in time, and it even grazes the creature's armour, sparking it and managing to avoid a fatal blow that grazes its face.
(Great, I've got almost nothing but half a second, at most I'd have to be agile enough to launch an arrow, let's go monster die at once).
On the other hand, the arrows were enough to slow down Noir Dragon's attacks, which were already much easier to dodge, and she was already able to take a few steps backwards, even though the force was becoming even more intense.
She didn't realise that the monster would take wings from her back to follow her, but that's what the new Luna warrior wanted, as she then went on to use her arrows.
(Time to see if this is going to work, at least the monster isn't as fast as it was at the start, the arrows have really slowed it down a lot, I think I must have got a little extra help with that).
The arrows are actually working, but on the way down gravity exists and Hyllian is falling to the ground, the Noir Dragon is following her along the trajectory already with the sword ready to strike from above, which she launched an extra arrow, She uses the hook one more time before she hits the ground and manages to drag herself off the ground, dodging the thrust and getting up on her feet, but it still cost her agility, as she squeezed the sword's trigger to protect herself and ended up getting caught with a thrust to the shoulder as she avoided something worse.
(I've lost count of how many of these monsters I've had on my shoulder).
The dragon took the sword from the girl's shoulder and was about to launch another attack, but her reflexes made her use her bracelets and she even launched an arrow, dodging and almost getting hit.
Noir dragon took a few steps backwards, stood still in place, things like small explosions were happening around his body, the cubes around his body were starting to explode one by one and were detonating into a form of purple energy until they simply became nothing in front of the tired Akko who had a sore and tired shoulder.
It was a sign that the monster had been defeated, as the portal then appeared, as well as the heart, which the panting Atsuko grabbed and healed in an instant, getting into a full mood. Then an emerald appeared with Louise Du Nord inside it.
"Oh how marvellous that you managed to defeat Noir Dragon with great skill and dexterity, you managed to manage your newly acquired powers well and with this you are already getting closer and closer to having peace conquered for Hyrule, I feel all flattered that you managed to get so far in this dungeon, there are only two more to go before our journey is over and nor will we see you on Triskellion Island, I am proud to my heart that you are treating the Zoras as equals and see their importance, it is of a great respectful heroine to be like that, Akko, you are a great heroine, the bravest warrior of them all, we made the right choice in trusting you and every day that trust is confirmed more and more, without a shadow of a doubt, goodbye and see you on Triskellion Island, thank you very much" said the witch who then disappeared amidst the many butterflies.
(Apparently the seventh dungeon has been completed, there are only two more to go on this journey, I didn't even realise I was at this point, the monster here gave me such a hard time, but good, at least now I can get to Andrew with this extra thing, let's get back to the Zoras, I think if I step on the portal I'll end up drowning, so I'd better use the second word here).
Kagari used the second word, took a deep breath and went to the portal, where she felt stronger after the dungeon was completed. When she stepped on it, she ended up being transported to another place, which was Louise's house on the surface, which she found strange, but then she went into the water, swimming towards the city of the Zoras.
It was a while before she reached the entrance to the temple and there was Ruto, who was sitting right at the entrance door, waiting until she was nudged by the girl and woke up from her nap.
"Akko! Did you get it?" asked the curious Zoras, and her friend shook her head.
"It was hard work as usual, but I did it, I finished this dungeon, now you don't have to worry about monsters, I ended up being transported to Louise's house, but I swam back here, I'll tell you more when we're with your father" said the crimson-eyed one.
"How marvellous! I couldn't wait for you to come back safe and sound, I can't tell you how relieved I was to see my friend all right, so let's go, I'm very curious" said the smiling Zoras girl.
The two swam towards the kingdom of the Zoras, where the people waved at the pair, smiling at their presence, happy that there was a warrior there who was protecting everyone from whatever might appear on the scene to attack.
Until they reached the throne room, where the king was a little doubtful that the girl was unharmed, especially as her clothes weren't stained or anything.
"Are you sure you really went into the dungeon? You came back unscathed, unless it was simply too easy for you" said the surprised king.
"It wasn't easy, I just worked it out, look, I'm actually always cured when I finish a dungeon, apart from the fact that my clothes regenerate and don't get stained for a long time, even more so here in the water, they're always clean, anyway? I'll tell you more details" said the brown-haired girl.
The warrior from Luna Nova goes on to detail every part of what happened in Louise Du Nord's temple, the difficulties, the things she encountered and there was no disputing anything as she showed the bracelet and a little of what it does since it also had its magic restored, leaving all the Zoras amazed, the power was enormous in front of them, their confidence in the girl grew as they believed that this could be the hope against the evil that plagues the place.
"That's marvellous, you've really done it Atsuko Kagari, you're a hero to the Zoras, we won't have any more monsters and you're going to defeat that monster you told us about that threatens us, we're eternally grateful for everything, you can be sure that your kingdom and ours will make a very good alliance, it's guaranteed that we're in this together for the whole of Hyrule" said King Zoras.
"I'm the one who's grateful, my wife will be thrilled to know that we've managed to build a better relationship with the kingdom, their mothers never did, in short, I'm going to say goodbye to you, I'll still spend some time resting in Louise Du Nord's hut, as I'm leaving tomorrow for somewhere else" said the smiling Hyllian.
The Zoras all bow in front of the girl, who is surprised at what they're doing, even surprised that they're admiring her for what she's done. She ends up waving to them and goes back to swimming in the shallows, where she arrives at Louise's hut accompanied by Ruto, who admires Hyllians and is already drying himself off to get the Hyllian clothes he was wearing, while Akko enters the hut and sits down, relieved.
"You have no idea what a relief it is for me to be in the fresh air like this again, the water is very nice too, but this is my home, the air is much lighter on my body, I still get the feeling of being in the water for a long time," said Atsuko.
"I can only imagine what it must be like, I think today must be the happiest day of my life, I never thought I'd meet a Hyllian as nice and yet as incredible as you, you'll undoubtedly go down in history, you're one of the greatest people, so strong, so marvellous, such a wonderful person, you're the legendary heroine really" said Ruto.
"I don't know why, but you saying that made me happy, I'm grateful that you see me like that, but anyway, I still have a long way to go, tomorrow I'm going back to an old place, it looks like there's a dungeon that I haven't completed yet, because I wasn't ready for it yet, it'll probably be all underwater like the Zoras kingdom, anyway, it was fun spending time with you here too and you don't have to wear Hyllian clothes if you don't feel comfortable, embrace your Zoras side too" Kagari said.
"Only if you do it too hahaha, you Hyllians are strange not to be like us" said Princess Zoras.
"You have no idea why, but anyway, I'm going to talk to my wife here, I have to tell her about the dungeon too, she must be worried about me, at least I didn't that long to complete" said the crimson-eyed woman.
The brown-haired woman began to wear the bracelet that was near the bracelets, using it to talk to her wife, where she told her the details of the adventure in the dungeon, something they spent a long time talking about, while the curious Ruto listened, noticing how Hyllian communication between couples was very different from the Zoras, which after the conversations she was even talking more curiously with the warrior from Luna Nova, wanting to know more detail by detail about Hyllian culture.
Akko managed to finish the seventh dungeon of the nine, the Temple of Louise Du Nord, with great dexterity and skill, defeating the dreaded Noir Dragon who has two forms where both are very powerful, but with her new bracelets that allow her to accelerate to a very high speed and have a perception that everything is extremely slow, she managed to get her hands on an object that will be crucial to her victory against Andrew Hanbridge.
See you, dragon witches...