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Chương 495: True Dread

"Now, all of you have been equipped with enchanted bows and ebony arrows, it was neither easy nor inexpensive, so make every shot count. Do you understand me?" Irileth states as she looks over the men and women under her command.

Among them were the best people Whiterun's guard could give, along with the Companions who'd all dropped what they were doing as soon as word of the dragon made its rounds.

"We understand Irileth! We should get over there and save whoever survived!" a female guard exclaims, gesturing somewhat wildly towards the ruined structure.

"Consider them already dead. The dragon will be back, if not for the survivors, then for the city. We must do what's best for as many as possible." the Dunmer growls, ignoring the guard's pleas.

"Y-you want to use them as bait!?" the guard almost shrieks in response.

"If we must."

Skjor smacks the guard on the shoulder, "Worry less about others and more about yourself. The chances of any of us living through today are slim to none."

Aela nods, "If you truly wish to help, kill the beast faster so we can rescue the survivors."

"You good, Surtr?" Jackle asks the Nord who was nervously gripping the bow.

He wets his lips. "Considering that a mudcrab could shoot better than me, no..." he admits.

"Let's move! Keep your eyes to the sky, and stay near cover! Work together but look out for yourselves! We don't need heroes! We need soldiers!" Irileth commands as she begins advancing towards the tower at maximum alert in case the dragon decided to emerge from the clouds.

*ROOooooooooaaaarr*

...

"The wind's howli-" a guard with a scar across one of his eyes remarks.

*Smack!*

"Be quiet you fool! The only thing howling is the damned dragon above our heads!"

"No! GET BACK AND RUN! IT'S GOING TO COME BACK!" a heavily burned guard screams as he runs down the tower steps.

"CALM YOURSELF!" Irileth exclaims as she grabs his arm, stopping him from fleeing completely. "Did you see where it went!?"

The man shudders, "I-it..."

*ROOOOoooooaaaaaarrr!*

"Let me go! I'm going to run for it! EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF!" he shouts as he extracts his arm and starts running.

*ROOOOAAAAARRRR!*

"ABOVE US!" Aela shouts, pointing at the massive shadow that'd appeared from above the clouds.

"GET READY TO FIRE!"

The guard who was fleeing turns his head just as the dragon glides towards him, as if it had a vendetta against him and him alone. "NO PLEASE!"

*CHOMP!*

It snaps its mouth closed around the man, crushing him while spraying blood across the ground.

Everyone else fires their bows at it, some hitting while some don't. The arrows stick into its scales, some actually managing to draw blood, though, this only angers the beast who flies up and glowers down at them. "Hi fen teel daar, sivaas." it says before flying back above the clouds, leaving everyone's sight.

"DID THAT THING JUST SPEAK!?"

"FORGET THAT, IT JUST ATE REMAUR!"

"DID OUR ARROWS EVEN DO ANYTHING!?"

Shakeesh was looking at the situation with a dour expression, he was pretty sure they'd lost this already. Even with the bows and arrows they'd been given, the dragon had taken little to no damage...

He lets out a sigh and turns, spotting two figures quickly approaching them, "Stay back! You need to-... Saeko!?" he unintentionally exclaims, momentarily forgetting the shit situation they were all in.

"Shakeesh. I see you're doing well..." she greets, hand resting on the katana she'd had made for her. "Is the hunt over already?" she glances at the panicking members of the group, "Hm, seems not..."

"You've only come back to die, Saeko. That beast is unkillable!" Shakeesh regretfully informs her.

Saeko shakes her head, "Then I will kill the unkillable!" she grins, "I can feel my blood pumping already!"

"The same as always, Saeko..." he turns towards he companion, "And who are you?"

"Raiden Shinji, Sword-Singer-" he starts but is interrupted by a shout from nearby.

"INCOMING!"

*CRAASH!*

Everyone turns to look at what'd just happened, spotting a boulder half-buried in the floor with two men or maybe more under it.

"AHHH MY LEGS!"

"MY KNEE!..." the man looks to his side at the untouched quiver, "At least the arrows were saved!"

"YOU'RE DELIRIOUS MAN! THAT FUCKING THING JUST DROPPED A BOULDER ON US!"

"IT CAN DO THAT!?"

*CRAAAAAAASH!*

"APPARENTLY!"

Shakeesh ducks next to the ruined tower for cover, followed by Saeko and Raiden, "This is not fair... What can we do if the thing'll keep dropping stones on us from above the clouds!"

"Obviously, we need to bring it to our level... If we cannot harm its hide, then we must harm it's pride." Raiden hums as he stands, only to be beaten to the punch by someone else.

"COME OUT AND FIGHT YOU GIANT SCALED WORM! I DIDN'T REALISE YOU AND YOUR KIN WERE SO GUTLESS TO BE UNWILLING TO FIGHT MERE MORTALS!" Surtr roars from atop a boulder the dragon had dropped, his voice far louder than it usually should have been... His legs were trembling slightly, but he forced himself to stand upright and proudly, unwilling to give a single inch to the beast.

"HI DRUN HIN DAAN!"(You bring your doom!) the dragon furiously roars as it reveals itself, descending from the clouds with a shout on its tongue.

"YOL TOOR SHUL!"

*THUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMM!!!*

Fire sprays out like a napalm flamethrower, bathing a massive swathe of land in it as the beast glides past.

Surtr was barely able to duck into cover in time, but that wasn't the case for many others, who began screaming in agony as the flames stuck to their skin and flesh, melting and or scorching them crispy black.

"FIRE! FIRE! FIRE!" Irileth screams as she herself shoots her bow, ignoring the cries of her soldiers to bring down the beast that'd hurt them in the first place.


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Chương 496: Ansei

*Plinkplinkplinkplink!*

The arrows all prove useless, lacking the strength to pierce the beast's hide from such a distance, along with its travelling speed making the arrows unable to catch a purchase.

"IT'S COMING BACK AROUND!" Farkas shouts, readying his shield in preparation.

"Surtr! Get down! It's coming for you!" Jackle exclaims, firing a couple arrows at the beast as it glides.

"YOL TOOR SHUL!"

Surtr isn't able to get into cover in time, he raises his hands in a vain attempt to protect his face from the fire, but he and everyone else knew it was for nought... That is, until Saeko came to his rescue.

"Suekue!" she intones as she utilises said technique, her feet blurring at a sprinting pace, despite the fact she'd been standing still. She slides in front of Surtr and draws her blade, swiping a vertical line in front of her, "GAHEIL!" she exclaims, her attack literally parting the hellish flames and leaving the two unharmed, if a bit toasty.

"Gods...!?" Surtr mutters at the sight, both amazed and horrified at how close he and his saviour had come to death.

"Stop standing there and move!" Saeko growls, while Gaheil was a useful technique, it took a lot out of her, especially so against something as powerful as a dragon's breath.

"T-thank you-" Surtr breathlessly starts, wondering where this magnificent woman had come from, only to be interrupted by Irileth's shout.

"KEEP FIRING!"

Saeko ignores Surtr and runs towards a boulder, noting that she had the dragon's full attention. Her blood was boiling, her heart furiously beating, her spirit thrumming with excitement. This was what she'd been searching for. "COME AT ME YOU DUMB BEAST! Hahahahaha! IF YOU DARE!" she almost hysterically shouts, a manic smile on her face.

"She's..." Surtr trails off.

"Mad? Yeah, I know-" Raiden answers for him, only to be surprised by the Nord's response.

"Beautiful..."

*Clang!*

Raiden smacks Surtr in his helmet, "That is not a ship you want to sail on, trust me." he states, "Now, get a hold of yourself!"

Surtr gives a curt nod, though, disregarding the man's advice.

The dragon attacks again, attempting to burn Saeko alive, but she was too slippery to properly hit. Whenever it turned to her she'd already vanished from his view, as if she was intentionally working right at the border of its sight. "LAAS YAH NIIR!" it growls, eyes glowing red as the life force of every living creature around it becomes apparent.

THERE!

It makes a tight turn in the air and clips Saeko with the tip of its wing, launching her a dozen feet before she managed to recover her balance.

"Jall fen hi taan wahk dwiin!?"(How will you fare without steel!?) "ZUN HAAL VIIK!" the dragon roars, firing a rippling wave at Saeko which tears her weapon from her grasp despite all her efforts to keep a hold on it.

It twirls through the air, leaving her and making most of her training seem utterly pointless until now... What could a swordsman do without his blade!?

The dragon quickly approaches and her vision filled as it prepares to bite her in half, the vicious gleam in its eyes telling how much it was enjoying this.

"NO! RUN!" Surtr exclaims, running to help her, block the attack, do anything!

Raiden himself was shocked by the sudden change, he'd never seen Saeko lose her weapon, ever. It was the antithesis to everything he knew about her. The fact the dragon could force her to drop it had him stepping back in shock, so severe the threat was in his mind.

Saeko stands stock still for moment, looking to everyone that she'd accepted her fate... Only for her to glare at the beast shooting towards her. "I DON'T NEED A SWORD TO BE A SWORDSMAN! I AM THE BLADE!" she roars, raising her hands and slicing downwards as if she was still gripping her weapon.

Thoughts of dying completely left her mind as she made the attack, so focused was she that the absence of her weapon didn't even register. It felt like her spirit was about to explode, the excitement, fear, and other emotion overwhelming her until... Calm took her, with only the dragon in her sights.

Then, a single word appeared in her mind. One that she needed to shout, whether or not she died was irrelevant.

"SHEHAAAAIIIIII!!!!!"

*FLASH!*

Everyone watching was blinded, even Saeko herself as she made her cut.

*SLAAAAASH!*

*SHKKSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHH!!!!!*

*ROAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRR!*

*THUD!*

Saeko's vision soon cleared, the first thing she noticed was not the fact that she was alive, but the large glowing, see-through katana held in her grasp. It felt natural, as if it'd been with her at her birth, and would follow her in death.

Then, she spotted the large furrow in the ground directly in front of her, a large wound in the earth that was spattered with steaming blood... Dragon blood.

One of its huge wings was lying next to it, spilling blood from its freshly made cut.

*ROOOAAAAAAAARRRRRR!*

She looks to the side, finally seeing the one-armed dragon roaring as it breathed fire around it at random, too furious, too in pain to rationally think.

A grin makes its way to her face before her eyes flutter closed, fainting as the weapon in her grasp dissipates.

Surtr arrives just in time, having still sprinted in the direction despite his momentary blindness. "WHAT IN OBLIVION WAS THAT!?" he shouts in shock, only to accidentally catch the attention of the raging one-armed beast. "Oh, gods..." he mutters, looking between Saeko and his own weapon. He needed to draw it away from the unconscious woman he'd found himself smitten with.

Out of everyone's expectations, he runs directly towards the dragon, giving a warcry as he does so.

Raiden arrives and stares at the girl for a moment, "You've truly surpassed me, Ansei." he mutters before throwing her over his shoulder and running to safety.


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Yep, Saeko's an Ansei... For those of you not in the know, she's essentially unlocked her Zanpakutō, youknow, the thing from Bleach. It isn't an exact comparison but close enough.

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