The fierce gaze of the Knight of the Bloody Rose and Marcus' impeccable abilities instilled fear in the King as he realized that death was near.

'Huh... I knew it would happen someday... Damn, now I'll have to forget about my dream for a long time, however, I can't let them stop me! The King inwardly exclaimed as the ring on his finger shone brightly.

A dark fist-sized stone appeared in his hand from that emanated energy currents like shadows.

"Bastard!" Marcus exclaimed as his eyes widened.

He turned into a shadow that passed through the Guards and headed towards the King, however it was already too late.

Crack.

A crack appeared in the stone, and a stream of ink erupted that quickly transformed into a huge creature.

"Fuck! What the hell is this!?" Lucian exclaimed with a dazed look.

A massive dragon with broad wings and angry purple eyes appeared in the center of the throne room. It continued to grow, so the throne room became too small in time for the Dragon.

Crackle. Crackle. Crackle.

The castle's roof could not withstand the pressure, and when the Dragon spread its wings, the building was blown apart in many pieces, just like the shadow barrier that Marcus had set up earlier.

"You sick freak!" Marcus exclaimed with a furious voice as he stared at the King, "You're just a man! Even I am incapable of controlling such a powerful shadow creature! That Dragon will destroy the whole city!"

Roooooooaaaaaaaaarrrrrrr!!!

The Dragon roared furiously as a white beam of energy erupted from its jaw that hit a mountain several kilometers away from the city.

Booooom.

The powerful explosion that was like a huge sphere of white flame completely destroyed the mountain as the impact of the shockwave spread thousands of meters around, even reaching the castle. Windows in the houses shattered, and things fell out of the closets as the violent earthquake hit.

"We need to stop the Dragon! As fast as we can!" Marcus exclaimed, "The Shadow Stone created it, so without a controller, it is nothing more than a mad monster! If the next attack hits the city, it will all cease to make sense!" Marcus shouted as he threw all the glass spheres that he had toward the Dragon.

The ink turned into a multitude of beasts that attacked the Dragon. Wolves, lizards, and wyverns dug their sharp fangs and claws into the Dragon's tough scales, but they couldn't even scratch him.

Roooooaaaarrrrr!

This caught the Dragon's attention, so he flapped his wings furiously. A powerful stream of wind was like sharp blades that sliced all the shadow beasts apart and nailed the group to the floor.

Since the King was the only normal human, he could not withstand such power, and the wind sliced him open, so all that was left of him were bloodstains.

Whooooooooosh.

The Dragon opened its jaw wide as an energy sphere appeared in front of it that gradually grew larger. In it was hidden an enormous power that could easily destroy the entire castle in a single attack.

"Fuck! Why is it so strong?! What should we do?!" Marcus exclaimed in a shocked voice with a hopeless look.historical

Knight of the Bloody Rose was troubled as he knew that he wouldn't be able to block such a powerful attack. However, he remembered something, so Knight of the Bloody Rose turned to Cecilia and said, "Use the coin! Right now!"

Cecilia nodded as her ring glowed. She had never seen her brother frightened before, so she acted as fast as she could.

A coin appeared in front of her and exploded. At the same moment, the Dragon attacked as the orb turned into a death ray. The white energy instantly reached them.

"Hm? Am I dead already?" Marcus muttered to himself as the devastating explosion did not follow.

"Huh, no." An unfamiliar voice rang out, "Though you were pretty damn close to it. Why does everyone only call me at the very last moment? Why make me wait so long to be in such a hurry later?"

In the center, in front of the Dragon, stood the Dark Silhouette with his arm held high. Above him was the jaw seal that absorbed all the ray's energy.

"Damn. It's a real shadow replica of the Dragon... What's going on here anyway...?" Dark Silhouette muttered with a puzzled look.

"I'm glad you came." The Knight of the Bloody Rose said as he rose to his feet and his sword covered in blood, "Can we handle it?"

"Yeah. It shouldn't be a problem." Dark Silhouette nodded.

"Well, well, this is going to be my favorite moment ever!" Light Racer exclaimed with a smile on his face.

"What? You know what happens next?" Wain wondered, "How is that possible?"

"Huh, just watch."

Roooooooaaaaaaarrrrr!

The Dragon was angry that his attack failed, so a large amount of energy burst out of him that split into many projectiles.

"Shit! We have to stop it! Otherwise, these projectiles will destroy the whole city!" Marcus exclaimed as he created a shadow barrier that blocked one projectile, but it was only a fraction of all the attacks.

"He's right! Do something!" The Knight of the Bloody Rose exclaimed as he addressed the Dark Silhouette.

"Well, I can take it easy today." The Dark Silhouette shrugged in a careless manner.

Most of the shells flew outside the city, but some flew directly into houses as well as into the main square of the city, where there were hundreds of people.

Whoooooosh.

A crack appeared in the sky from which a golden ray flew out and headed toward the citizens, then the world slowed down for everyone. By the time someone blinked, the golden ray had managed to run through hundreds of houses, so when the shell hit the square, it was already empty as all the citizens from the danger zones were now on the walls with shocked looks.

"What the fuck..." Wain muttered in a dazed voice as he looked at the Light Racer, "That's you, right?"

"Yeah... Aren't I cool? Who else but I could do that?!" Light Racer uttered with a proud look.

Wain didn't answer, he just shook his head and sighed.

"Great. Now it's time to tame that huge lizard." The Dark Silhouette smiled.