Chapter 1026: Two Heads
Chapter 1026: Two Heads
Chapter 1026: Two Heads
Kory jumped at Arad as fast as she could, swinging her frozen sword at his neck. Gamond knew that at Kory's current strength, Arad could eat her whole in a single bite, she wouldn't even be able to block a single finger flick from him.
She wanted to scream and ask him to spare her but before she could speak up she noticed that his aura had mellowed down and that any murderous intent he was giving off had faded.
^He doesn't intend to harm her...he even dropped his magic to her level.^ Gamond smiled, she knew that her daughter was probably going to have a painful defeat, but she at least won't be killed or tortured for no reason.
Arad lifted his forearm and blocked Kory's attack with a large smile on his face. "So you're Gamond's daughter. Is this all you've got? If this is it then I'm quite disappointed." He pushed her attack away, "Show me all that you've got."
With a single swing of his leg, he kicked her back with a blast. She could feel her bones rattle, this dragon hit like a titan, all of his punches and kicks were far too heavy, and if she didn't have to protect Isdis she would've already run away.
The great wyrm maids watched with wide-open eyes, even if Arad restrained himself a lot, that only applies to Kory. If any of them dared intervene he'd probably smack her out of the world.
At this moment, all of Kory's senses were sharpened to their limit, only focusing on Arad. Her spell worked, she had managed to teleport Isdis away, all of his power was fake, and this display of might was nothing but an illusion.
^As long as I don't look at it directly, it can't harm me.^ Freezing air started rushing around her as she took a deep breath, her eyes only glaring at Arad. With a single leap, she closed the distance, swinging at Arad's arm with all that she had.
^You won't touch Isdis...even if I die here today, I'll take you to hell with me!^ All of her muscles tensed and her magic rushed out, a wave of blood lust filled the throne room.
The slash sliced Arad's arm off with ease. The dragon maids smiled, thrilled to see that Gamond's daughter was a monster just like her mother, the talent for fighting seemed to be in their blood.
^I dropped all of my magical defenses to get to her level. She seems to be able to hit at an ancient to a wyrm level despite her age.^ Arad's arm regenerated into a straight punch heading toward Kory's face.
"Aren't you an adult drakaina? You're hitting as hard as an ancient, no probably even a wyrm. I've never seen a talent like you before." Seeing the large smile on Arad's face, when Gamond looked at him, she could only sigh. ^You're the one to speak?^
Kory blocked the punch with her ice sword, hearing her blade crack. For a moment she thought that she fully absorbed the hit, but the impact sent her flying to the wall behind Isbert the moment she relaxed for a fraction of a second. She landed on her feet with a pissed-off face. If she doesn't focus harder and keep her head in the game, he'll club her to death with his fists. She instantly jumped back at Arad with another swing, going even faster.
Arad dodged her swing and threw a punch straight at her face, which she blocked at the last second, ending up flung back at another wall. But before she could jump again this time Arad had closed the distance to her, standing right at her face.
He wasn't just stronger than her, he was far faster to a point that felt almost unfair. But Kory had no time to think of that, she had someone to protect behind her.
By this time Kory had already realized that blocking his attack wasn't an option. She is light enough to be thrown away by his sheer strength, which was ridiculous to the point she almost can't believe it, but nowhere near the oppressive feeling they all got from Arad's aura at the start. ^I'm right, he's far weaker than the power he displayed. I must cut him down, slash him right here and now...^
With this, Kory became even more certain that killing Arad wasn't out of her hands. If she could just move perfectly, if she could just focus, dodge all of his attacks at the right timing, and wait for opportunities to strike, she'd win.
If Kory was a gamer, she'd be the level 1 going to fight a level 100 boss with nothing to her name besides trying to learn the boss's moves and perfectly dodging and parrying his attacks. One hit is a game over, but that one percent chance is enough for her.
[Difficulty: Near Impossible]
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Everyone in the throne room knew that Arad was holding back almost all of his power. Isbert who still sat on her throne smiled, ^Kory is quite dense, an idiot at times but she is in no way weak. In addition to being able to hit far above her age, she can also hyper-focus on doing one thing the best.Ʌ
Kory can't think several steps ahead or plan for multiple scenarios like the other dragons, she can't even attempt to hide her power to trick her opponent, she isn't smart enough for that, but what she got is her father's vicious straightforward mentality.
Isbert could remember their fight like it was yesterday. He was far weaker than Gamond, a mere great wyrm, nothing compared to her. They met him on one of their trips, he sensed Gamond's horrifying presence from a kilometer away and charged at her at full power, he didn't even notice Isbert and the other great wyrm drakainas that were walking behind Gamond.
Kory got her father's focus coupled with her mother's powerful genetics and Arad was now having fun fighting those two traits. An adult white drakaina who can hit as hard as an ancient one, and with a focus that propels her aggression to that of a wyrm. Arad was certain that if she fought a great wyrm she'd at least take off an arm or a leg before being taken down.
She reminds him of himself, reminds him of that day after Rita's incident when he woke up surrounded by hundreds of great wyrms and started fighting them out of fear. But unlike him at that time, it isn't fear that pushing her forward, it's the will to protect Isdis.
hurt...
CRACK! As Arad's head re-attacked to his body, Kory charged at him in a mad rage, swinging at his chest with both swords. He dodged the swinging and punched her again in the stomach, and this time his hit was even harder.
Gamond's face burned red with rage, "He's still going?!" She was about to explode and lung
at Arad, her daughter had long reached her limits and surpassed them, what was he trying to achieve by torturing her like this?
At that moment, Kory swung her swords, trying to stab his heart and cleave his head off at the same time, but instead, Arad threw both of his fists forward, hitting her with a punch to the head and another to the stomach, rocking both of her brains at the same time with even more
force.
With a splash of blood, Kory flew to the wall, destroyed it, and was flung all the way outside the castle and the city. Gamond lunged at Arad swinging her claw at him but before she could hit him he teleported after Kory with a void step.
Outside, Arad kicked Kory in the chest and sent her flying to the frozen wastelands outside the city, where she hit the ground hard enough to create a massive crater and kick a massive cloud
of snow.
Arad had seen it inside the throne room, Kory's second brain was waking up after feeling the
warmth of her red draconic blood. Whatever that thing was, having it unleashed inside the city was far too dangerous for him to risk everyone getting harmed. Gamond flew toward Arad, ready to rip him apart, but the moment she got close to him, she could feel it, a strange draconic power exploding from where Kory was.
An ear-piercing roar shook the city as a massive white dragon head emerged from the snow,
followed by a red dragon head. All of the snow around Kory melted and froze again into solid ice as she flapped her wings.
Gamond stared in terror as Arad grinned. "A two-headed drakaina...wasn't Tiamat the only one supposed to have more than one head?" He looked at Gamond, "Is there something
wrong with your womb? You gave birth to her after surpassing the twilight, right?" "You dare ask me that?!" She grabbed him by the neck, "Did you know about this?!"
"I've seen that she had a second brain inside her stomach and I was trying to wake that thing up." Arad looked at Kory who was now charging two breaths, a fire and a cold one. "Since humans grow wings and tails when pushing their draconic blood to the limit I expected
her to grow an extra pair of wings or a tail...but I didn't think it'd be a whole second head." Arad shifted into his draconic form, "I'll have to stop her now. Wait here for a second."
As the two breaths reached him he sucked them into his stomach with ease as he descended right on Kory's back, pinning both of her heads to the ground. "Good girl, now it's time to
sleep."
[Blood Magic]
By cutting circulation to both her brains for a few seconds he knocked her out.
Gamond stared at Arad sitting on Kory, "So...what does this all mean?"
"I don't know, but she should know what powers lay dormant inside her." Arad looked at
Kory, "She'll wake up soon. She won't be knocked out for long."
Gamond sighed, "Fine... But if you're going to do then take her behind the mountains, not
here before the whole city."
Arad giggled, "Who do you think I am?" He lifted Kory on his shoulder, "I'm not doing anything, or do you want my wives to kill me?"
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