How did it come that even when in the face of such overwhelming power Ryuko couldn't help but feel... Excited? As if some sort of adrenaline rush had come over her! Soon she raised a hand into the air once more, several pools opening in front of her from which more fiends emerged, but the sight of them merely bored Vortigern. "More pets?" He mused, yet this time he followed up by some sort of chant, wait was this the language of the dragons? As if the words themselves carried power the broken earth around him took shape, twisting and distorting into large boulders and soon he send each one rocketing toward the summons like a pitcher preparing to score a homerun! Ryuko glared in anger at how he dismissed her power, yet rushing toward her was one of the remaining boulders?! Ryuko dashed forward, hardening the scales on one of her arms and forcefully shoved the boulder away, yet it was in that moment Vortigern had lunged forward! One clawed arm went for the weakened Nozrum, while he grasped Ryuko's body in his maw!
"Grrr... you're not going to turn me into prey bastard!" Ryuko cried out in anger as several metal rods shot out of her body, impaling the dragon's mouth and sapping it of some of its strength but as if to mock her further the dragon forcefully shoved her back out of his maw by using his tongue! The girl glared in defiance at him. "That's it... Maybe in a few decades you will be a worthy foe Oblivion Whelp. But I grow bored of this charade. An old fool and a cocky whelping are not suitable for long-term entertainment. Maybe I should turn my attention elsewhere... Yes, maybe toward Caelum?" Vortigern mused, yet hearing these words Ryuko lunged back at the dragon. "We're not done here!" Ryuko yelled in anger, yet Vortigern simply swatted her aside, causing the dragon girl to collapse onto the ground, her regained vigor spend. "This will be a suitable punishment for you Nozrum."
Vortigern turned his gaze toward the elderly sage. "To see your champion corrupted, and to watch me reduce Caelum to ASHES!"
The dragon spread its wings, ascending toward the surface while Ryuko could only feebly raise a arm toward his distant figure, hatred and rage filling her being as darkness consumed her vision.
How long had it been? To her it felt like she had spend an eternity trapped in that black void, yet after what felt way too long she heard a faint sound, a voice was calling out to her. "Ryuko?" It was Nozrum, looking worriedly at her. "W-what happened?" the dragon girl asked as she looked around at the devastation inflicted upon the underground settlement.
"That is what I'd like to know! These monsters you summoned were nothin akin to the powers of the Galaxy Dragon. It almost felt like the sickening power of the void." He muttered the last part in disbelief while Ryuko raised a hand to her chest. Oddly enough the scar was gone so... it had not been a dream after all? These words spoken by the lookalike in that dreamscape... Was she truly not the type of half-breed she had thought she had been all this time? Were her parents keeping such a grim secret from her for her entire life? She could scarcely believe it. Nozrum looked in sheer disbelief as she recalled the events from when she had been stabbed, of the conversation she had.
"The Oblivion Dragon? They been gone for centuries! The name hasn't been spoken since the great battle that saw Nacht sealed." the sage mumbled softly. "Either way, we need to hurry! If Vortigern truly intends to destroy Caelum we need to warn as many people as we can!"
Ryuko nodded her head firmly in agreement, but at the same time... "But you saw for yourself how strong Vortigern was. Will we even stand a chance?" To which Nozrum declared firmly: "You will need to seek the counsel of your father, and I can only pray he will be willing to help us."
WC: 700
Total WC: 1520/1500