Chapter 183: The Life of a Legend (II)
It didn't take long for the powerful swirl of energy around Khor started to grow rapidly. Then, a blast of its own fire erupted out of Bone Crusher, giving Khor the boost he needed.
There was a pure whitish-blue fire that glowed in his hand. Every time he swung, I could feel a burst of energy swinging around Khor.
The Phoenix screeched, opening up its wings in the hope of intimidating Khor, but it did nothing but make Khor that much more adamant about taking the Phoenix down.
"Come and get me, you damn chicken!" Khor yelled with a ferocity that bubbled inside of him.
He rushed forward, shaking his weapon over his head.
Its beak smashed straight into Khor. Khor raised up his Bone Crusher as he deflected the Phoenix attack.
Every peck, Khor countered, fighting head-to-head with the Phoenix without backing down.
Khor roared with a battle cry as each swing became stronger than before. The thrill to combat against his worst enemy brought a side that nobody ever saw before until now.
Even I was impressed that Khor was able to stand against the Phoenix with just as much ferocity.
I rushed in to help. But, unfortunately, there was no time to be watching.
My claws flashed, smashing into the Phoenix side. While Khor shouted with a grunt, swinging his blade as it smashed into the Phoenix side.
Both of us hit both sides, becoming a powerful smashing hit that would have shattered or sliced a creature in half, but the Phoenix magic flared out. Its magical fire barrier surrounded itself, reflecting our attacks.
I didn't stop.
My other claw followed after. This time, instead of a regular attack, I willed light energy into my claws and slashed downward.
Instantly, the fire barrier started to waver as my claws drugged in deeply into the very walls of the barrier.
I could hear a metallic screeching sound running down a chalkboard. Anyone who heard it would have wanted to grind their teeth, but it didn't bother me.
With all my body weight, I kept pushing in. Pushing to the point where I could feel myself slightly tipping over. My lips snarled, showing off my white teeth.
On the other side, Khor was pushing Bone Crusher into the barrier with everything he got. The more the barrier resisted, the more adamant Khor was on breaking the barrier down. His brunt beard and soot-covered face were focused to the point where one would have thought that he would tip over from too much stress, but that wasn't the case at all.
"You think this is all I got?!" Khor pushed and grunted. Bone Crusher was humming with excitement.
The Phoenix squawked back, replying to his answer. In response, the energy around the barrier flared up, healing the open wounds that were present.
His right foot lost balance, making him slip.
Whatever small opening I could make, I summoned up every energy I could get as it bubbled in my stomach. The hot heat traveled up my throat, lighting up my belly and chest. Then, pulling back my head, I opened my mouth.
Pure white and blue flames escaped from my mouth and into the holes I had created through the barrier. The flicker of flames tingled into the very hole, melting a bit more and allowing more flames to enter.
The sudden flare of fire from my breath caught Phoenix's attention. It reared back, blowing back with its own flames, matching my power to not get smothered by the energy that it was being destroyed with.
I blew as much as I could.
There was no stopping, and I knew it.
It took everything out of Khor to reorient his footing. However, the sudden fire flare had given him time to get back up as I kept the Phoenix distracted.
I knew I could suppress the Phoenix. The strength of my mind and soul was rapidly growing, becoming stronger.
Suddenly, A powerful surge of energy welled up inside of me. A sense of peace that hadn't come often as it was something that only came when I allowed the world to enter into me. It was deliciously powerful, allowing my clarity of self to become stronger and stronger. My mind was clear. The world around me seemed to slow down. I couldn't explain it, but I felt it. The world
was alive.
I was moving at the moment as time didn't seem to exist.
It was at that moment that the light inside of me blew with power. It washed away the surrounding area of darkness, completely clearing away the ground of black flames.
The sudden burst of energy smashed into the other legendary creatures that were in the vicinity.
They faltered by the sudden wave of powerful light.
It took a moment for them to turn their attention toward me as they reorient themselves.
The Phoenix screeched in pain as the darkness from its flames cowered in fear. It seemed to grow smaller than before. It shivered, looking at Khor with fear in its eyes. Knowing that its life would end in a blink of a moment if it did not move.
With fear growing, the Phoenix gave out the last screech as a powerful fireball burst out of its body as it went off into a blast of explosions and fireworks. Ugly heats of energy seared my scale, leaving behind patches of black soot.
I reared back, pulling up a magical shield in front of me. The sudden daze of explosions hindered my senses as I could not see but feel the deadly heat that washed over both of us.
Eventually, the energy started to settle. Finally, I opened my eyes, allowing myself to blink a few times.
A heavy smell of smoke and fire lingered in the air, making my nose tingle. It always had a stench of death every time the Phoenix blew its black flames. Anyone who wasn't used to it would have hurled as it wasn't a pleasant smell.
Wiggling my nose once more, I looked around.
The fire dimmed.
And the place where the Phoenix was was gone.
I grunted.
"Berry!" Khor yelled. He was blinded by the fire momentarily.
With quick steps for my size, I came over. My tail reached over for Khor to hold on, allowing him to grab ahold.
"Are you alright?" I asked, wondering what had happened to him.
"No." Khor grabbed the end of my tail, exhausted and weak. This was his first time using Bone Crusher, and it took a lot out of him, mostly because he wasn't used to it.
Khor stumbled, Bone Crusher sliding off his fingers as it clattered onto the ground. His body fell forward as he leaned onto my tail.
I knew I had to take him back to the city for him to recuperate. There was nothing I could do but wait for him to recover.
Wrapping my tail around his body, I picked him up and placed him on my back. Then I picked up Bone Crusher. For some reason, it didn't want to get resummoned back into me. Instead, it was as if it wanted to stay out with Khor.
I couldn't help but break out in a smile.
Khor had gone against the odds. His first encounter with Bone Crusher was rejected, but something in him called Bone Crusher, which eventually accepted him.
I was proud of his growth.
Instead, I picked up a Bone Crusher with my hand. Then, with a few pumps of my wings, I lifted off the ground.
The future was looking bright; another challenger against the Legendary Creature was born.
I turned around and headed straight toward Elven city.
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