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Chapter 244: State of the World

The being that descended from the heaven-like clouds seemed endless. They could see its beginning, and its end, yet they felt like it was all a lie.

'It's an eastern dragon…' Ed thought to himself as he looked at the dragon. The dragon had green scales that resembled the purest leaves of a forest. The scales seemed to change their color intensity as the dragon moved in the sky.

It had long whiskers that made it seem like a sage. Its horns resembled a deer's, and they looked menacing. On its back, a silver patch of fur extended from its head to its tail. Its long body finally stopped moving. Its gigantic form towered over the heavens and the earth. Everyone, including Vortigern who was dozens of kilometers away, could feel its power.

"It's up to you now, Edward…" Vortigern spoke softly as he turned around and started to walk into the cave.

'System, analysis.'

[You're in for a treat with this one, hahaha.] Ed was surprised after hearing the system laugh for the first time ever. He knew that the system could express emotions, as it cracked jokes from time to time, and even teased Ed before. But, he had never heard it laugh.

'So, he's that difficult of an enemy?'

[The strongest monster you've ever met. Even stronger than the black dragon from before, and no not the tower one.] Ed couldn't believe what he was told. The black dragon from two years ago was so overwhelmingly powerful, that Ed couldn't scan it. Ed knew that the system could tell its power, so he couldn't even deny it.

'Well, let me see the analysis.'

[Most certainly.]

Name: Unknown. (Divine Dragon)

Grade: Mythical.

Cultivation: Immortal Establishment level 7.

'You weren't kidding…' Ed exclaimed in his mind. 'What does it mean by 'Unknown'? I was able to know Mehen's name from before, so what's the difference?'

[My best guess is that the dragon lived for such a long time, that it forgot its own name. That, or it had amnesia.]

'Well, wouldn't that be funny.' Ed smiled wryly as he looked at the grade of the dragon. Mythical. A grade that only his favorite sword Shusui, and some of his skills share.

"thee who is't has't trespass'd ov'r mine own mountain, state thy purpose," The dragon's voice kept reverberating. As if he was overlapping his own words. Of course, due to the type of English he used, none could understand him. No one, except the eccentric angel, Merry.

"Merry, you spoke this way when we first met. Care to translate?" Ed looked at the floating Merry as he spoke.

"Most certainly! He said, 'you who have trespassed over my mountain, state your purpose'!"

"Then please tell him that I came here to wish for the world's most comfortable…never mind, I'm here to slay him in order to make him my Avatar."

Merry did as she was told, and spoke to the dragon. "I'm h're to slayeth that gent in 'rd'r to maketh that gent mine own avatar."

"What rubbish! Thee humans. Thee humans who is't has't nay idea about the w'rld's state. About the p'ril we're facing. Thee hath killed the lasteth Transcend'd monst'r two years ago, without knowing the consequences, and thou art anon h're to slayeth me! I shall not standeth f'r this!" The dragon's below caused the whole area around the mountain to shake. The clouds dispersed, and the air cowered in fear from the dragon's anger.

Merry explained to Ed what the dragon told him.

"The last Transcended monster was killed and the world in is peril, huh?" Ed's memory flashed, as he remembered the body of the Quetzalcoatl that was displayed when he first visited the auction two years ago.

'The world is in peril…Is it somehow related to that second tower? And why does killing monsters sound like it makes things even worse?' Ed fell into deep thinking and forgot the situation he was in.

"Well, we're here, and we're going to kill you. If the world is in peril, then I will do something about it myself! But for now, Blood sect is more perilous than anything!" Ed said as he withdrew Shusui, and pointed it at the dragon.

"Well then, disappeareth!" The dragon opened its mouth wide and displayed its pearly white set of canines. From the depth of its throat, a crimson red flame appeared, and in an instant, it was released. The laser-like breath chipped away a part of the mountain and hit the forest below. The trees burnt instantly, and the ground turned into lava due to the intense heat. On top of the mountain, no one was there.

"Appeareth. I knoweth yond thee aren't dead. Thy eyes did flash red bef're mine own breath hitteth thee, and I couldn't feeleth any life disappearing," the dragon maintained a composed tone as he spoke. From the top of the mountain, Ed and the others reappeared.

Ed remembered how he almost died after being hit by a laser breath from the dragon in the tower. Thus, once he noticed the dragon opening its mouth, he activated his Mangekyo Sharingan and hid everyone in a pocket dimension.

"What a waste…" Ed turned around the see how the beautiful forest was destroyed. "Dragon, do you mind if we switch the area? I don't want to damage the earth anymore."

The dragon fell into silence as he considered Ed's proposal before he said, "I accepteth."

In an instant, the dragon was enveloped by a power, which he felt like he couldn't resist. The scenery around him changed from a mountain surrounded by trees, to a simple plain that spanned as far as the eye could see.

"Thee sayeth we wonneth't harmeth the earth, but isn't this still it?" the dragon asked Ed.

"It's not. We can fight to our fullest, and we don't have to worry about anything happening to our earth. Also, don't worry. If I'm killed, this place will come undone on its own, and you will return to your mountain. If I will, well…" the dragon seemed satisfied after hearing Ed's explanation.

"Emilia, please take Bella and retreat as far away as possible. This battle isn't something her body can handle." Emilia didn't say anything, nor object to Ed. She knew that he didn't leave them back at the mountain in order not to hurt their feelings, but he couldn't allow them to stay here.

"Let us begin." Ed withdrew his three swords, while his comrades each got ready.


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Shigun Shigun

Hello everyone! Sorry about the shakespearan english...I hope you understood everything without any problems, teehee!

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Chapter 245: Shadow and Lightning

Right after Ed spoke, he and his companions sprung into action. Each one of them knew the danger of their current battle, and each one of them started with their entire strength. The dragon, although proud of his strength, did not dare to take it easy on them. It did not dare to underestimate them after noticing Ed's ability to change the whole world around it.

"I will pray for your safety." Emilia turned around and retreated away along with Bella. The sound of the first attack exploded behind her, yet she didn't dare to turn around. She traveled until she could no longer feel the QI of anyone. Only then did she stop to look back. It didn't take her a long time, but the battlefield was already filled with smoke and fire.

"Gah!" Gobuta grunted as he took the full brunt of the dragon's tail attack. He flew down to the ground faster than a bullet. His body bounced dozens of times before stopping, yet, before he could stand up, the dragon released its laser-like breath. The area around Gobuta turned into ashes instantly, yet the dragon didn't let up.

His breath didn't burn anything other than the ground, and the dragon could feel it. Sieg teleported in front of Gobuta and activated his barrier magic. However, cracks formed almost instantly. Sieg retreated a couple of steps and touched Gobuta with his hand. He then proceeded to teleport both of them out of harm's way.

"Nice job," Ed complimented the two of them as he and WarGreymon appeared above the dragon's head.

"Come to think of it, Shusui was used to slay a dragon originally. How fitting."

Ed used Shusui, while WarGreymon used his Dramon Killers. The two weapons that were anti-dragons showed their full capability by releasing an attack on the dragon's head. A loud boom was heard as the dragon's head was knocked down, however, Ed felt something wrong so he teleported the two of them away.

Right after escaping, a laser breath was released where the two of them were. The dragon was unharmed even after taking the attacks of Ed and WarGreymon.

"Gobuta, you alright?" Ed appeared near Gobuta who was being healed by Suika and Merry.

"Yes!" Gobuta stated and stood up as soon as his broken bones were healed. The group scattered again as a laser breath leveled the ground between them and the dragon.

"Raikou, we need to injure him somehow. We couldn't do anything to him at all, and we're the one being hurt. We can't go on like this," Ed stood next to his oldest companion and talked to him. Raikou stared at Ed for a second before he walked a couple of steps towards the dragon.

The dragon remained in the sky for the whole battle, as if asserting his superiority over them. Seemingly, Raikou was also thinking the same thing as Ed. As he started to walk towards the dragon, shadows danced around him while lighting crackled all over his body.

Raikou's Hatsu was a simple one. He transmuted the aura and fused it with his body, which enabled him to turn into the element that he chose. That was his level 1 Hatsu. His level 2 Hatsu, however, enabled him to fuse two elements at the same time. The drawback was the pain and suffering he needed to endure after undoing his ability. As well as the colossal amount of aura it needed to activate.

Without wasting any time, Raikou dove into his shadow, and appeared under the dragon. Thousands of shadow hands emerged out of the dragon's shadow. The latter felt ominous so he tried to escape the hands. But, since they were coming out of his shadow, he couldn't escape them. And since Raikou was using lightning, he was the fastest one in Ed's dimension.

"Amusing…" the dragon said as he looked down and released his strongest laser breath so far. Everyone felt a twinge in their hearts as they feared for Raikou's life, but Ed remained calm.

Raikou was never the type that took rash actions. Ed believed that he would change their current situation. Especially since Ed was the weakest one among them right now. He had used his 'Berserk' skill earlier, which meant that he couldn't use it anymore. Not without wasting another one of his 'extra brains' in the process.

The dragon ceased his attack and looked down at the damage that he caused. However; he was soon surprised to see the same shadows that he tried to burn away reach him. Raikou was unharmed. In his current shadow state, not even Ed's Haki could cut through him.

The shadow hands bound the dragon's whole body and dragged him down to the ground. The dragon tried to resist, but his power was way too inferior compared to Raikou's shadow hands.

The dragon slammed hard on the ground, and as the dust rose into the sky, Raikou appeared in front of him. It was Raikou's way of telling the dragon that the difference between them was gone.

Raikou arched his back and howled into the sky. Clouds formed into the sky even though Ed didn't create them with his ability. Right in front of Raikou's mouth, black and white QI spheres merged together. The dragon felt fear for the first time since it encountered Ed's group. And, as it tried to struggle in order to escape, it felt pain from its tail area. Garu used his Ice to further bind the dragon. It was a similar tactic to when they fought the dragon in the tower.

Once Raikou finished charging his attack, he released in one ago. The black and white energy enveloped the dragon whole. It continued its release for a full minute before it stopped.

Ed appeared behind Raikou and took him away. He knew that things weren't over, and he didn't want Raikou to get injured by an unseen attack.

A loud thud was heard from the dragon's position, and as the dust cleared up, everyone noticed a change in the dragon's body. Along with a couple of broken scales, one of its horns was broken.

"That's all Raikou could do…?!" Emilia, from so far away, exclaimed as she looked at the battlefield. Bella next to her couldn't see as well, but she chose not to ask any questions.

"Well, that confirms it. You're not omnipotent. That alone means that we can beat you!" Ed shouted as he started to fly towards the dragon.


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Shigun Shigun

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