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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The green plains turned crimson with blood. Hundreds, if not thousands, of potion bottles spread all over the battlefield. Miraculously, some of them remained intact even with the harsh battle conditions. Ed and his companions' equipment had long lost its original color. They turned red from the blood and all other viscous fluids that came out with their injuries.
How long did they fight for? They truly didn't know. Ed was the only one keeping watch of time. He needed to know when 24 hours would pass since his first use of his Berserk skill. Thus, he kept asking the system for a time update every once and a while.
The others didn't care about the time. They simply turned their switch on and focused solely on the battle. Merry and Suika were, arguably, working the hardest. Not only were they attacking the dragon, but they healed anyone that got injured. The only exception was Ed, who could handle injuries with his Regeneration.
'How much time?' Ed asked the system in his mind. His mouth was too busy panting and catching a breath, to talk.
[Two more hours. You can turn in into twelve minutes, but that's not your goal now, right?]
'Yeah. I'm reserving that for something else.' Ed, right after receiving the answer, flew towards the dragon.
The dragon, although fighting multiple opponents at once, did not lose its QI. It received many injuries, but it was in better shape compared to the individuals fighting it. Raikou was doing more than his body could handle. Each time, he went into his Shadow-Lightning mode, and he pinned the dragon down, allowing the others t unleash their attacks. But, due to the high strain on his body, repeating it many times started to take its toll on him.
Merry and Suika's healing didn't do work, and Ed's potions weren't recovering all of his QI. Still, Raikou didn't stop attacking and kept going on.
Goburou used his Hatsu to make two copies of himself. The copies were responsible for intercepting the dragon's laser breath. Since they were made of blood, they could reform themselves even after being hit. Garu assisted the copies by creating mountains of ice that blocked the laser breaths' initial attack.
Sieg chose not to summon any Dullahans, as they would be easy targets for the dragon. Instead, he focused on using his magic to attack. That, he had confidence in.
Mehen used his enormous body to block any physical attack the dragon tried to make. His scales, which were reinforced by QI, proved to be more than a match for the dragon's claws and fangs. However, he never attacked even once. As if he was biding his time, waiting for a chance to come.
Gobuta and WarGreymon were the ones doing the highest amount of damage. They never stopped attacking. No matter how many times they were sent, plummeting down to the ground, they always stood back up and counter-attacked.
The fight was not going to end anytime soon.
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'How much time?!'
[30 minutes left.]
Ed started to lose his cool. Raikou collapsed in front of him after using up every little ounce of strength he had. He was the one keeping the group from losing to the dragon, and now he was gone.
"Thee timeth is anon!" the dragon rose high into the sky. His whole body straightened up, and then slowly started to turn into a circle. He didn't stop until his mouth met up with his tail. Ed remembered the mark of the infinite dragon, Ouroboros.
His whole body started to shine, as QI left it. The QI that came out of his body gathered up in a single point, the middle of the circle. Then, like a wave of pure light energy, the QI was released.
"Gobuta, your darkness!" Ed shouted as he flew towards the beam of light. Gobuta's body started to ooze out black fumes, and as he flew towards the light as well, the darkness enveloped his whole body. The darkness connected with the light, and neither of them could advance. That, allowed Ed to redirect the incoming attack with his space magic. He redirected it towards the dragon.
"Imp'rtinence!" the dragon bellowed as he was injured by his own attack. But, he wasn't the only one. As before redirecting the attack, Ed made contact with the light and lost his hand in the process.
"You guys, I don't even care about the earth at this point! Like in the tower, hold him off for fifteen, no, ten minutes! I'm counting on you!" Ed said as he kicked the dragon out of his dimension. He also let the others leave one by one, leaving only him inside.
Emilia noticed the change in the scenery but didn't react since she knew what happened. She continued to watch the battle from afar. Suddenly, in front of her, Raikou appeared. Raikou could barely move, yet he still refused to collapse on the ground. His eyes remained fixed on the dragon. He wanted to tear it apart, but couldn't.
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"WarGreymon, take me above!" Mehen said as he reduced his body size. WarGreymon complied as he held the small serpent in his hand and flew above the dragon. "Throw me at him." Mehen's words surprised his comrade, but he still followed through.
Mehen dropped on top of the dragon, which was too busy fighting off Garu, Gobuta, and Sieg. Then, as he grew in size, he started to twist around the dragon. The dragon reacted too late, as Mehen had gotten hold of him.
Mehen started to constrict around the dragon, and both of their scales broke due to the pressure. Mehen opened his mouth wide and bit the dragon's neck. The two colossal bodies fell towards the mountain, causing a great thud.
The dragon threw off Mehen after a great struggle and reclaimed his spot in the sky. He was getting worried and started to randomly throw laser breaths away. His worry was, of course, the missing Ed.
After ten minutes passed, almost no one could move among Ed's companions. They were fighting by willpower alone.
"Worry not, I will send you to hell. And soon after, I'll let your master follow after you!" the dragon said as he released a laser breath towards the un-moving group. Suddenly, a gigantic mountain of ice appeared, blocking the breath, which had gotten weaker since the start of the fight. It was Emilia who had intervened.
"I wasn't planning on getting you involved at all. I guess this is all my fault." Ed appeared out of thin air and stood right next to Emilia. His cultivation spiked to Immortal Establishment level 6. His hand had regenerated. And, he held a fully charged Shusui in his right hand, along with a fully charged Ame-No-Murakumo in his left one.
"You want to send us to hell, but worry not, I will send to Nirvana!" Ed appeared in front of the dragon in an instant.
"Nirvana Blade!" The two-sword style version of Ed's Providence Blade was unleashed in its entire power. In an instant, the dragon, along with the air, ground, and the skies behind it disappeared in a flash of light.
That was Ed's entire strength. That was Ed's entire KI. That was Ed's last hope of defeating the dragon.
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