Crackle.

Wain crashed into a massive boulder as he vomited a mouthful of blood with a painful look. It was a simple attack, but Wain felt as if he had been pierced through.

He fell as he leaned his hand on the ground while trickles of blood dripped from the corners of his mouth.

Step. Step. Step.

The dragon approached him slowly in a careless manner. Every step he took was light, but it caused a shockwave that threw small stones aside.

"You have a pretty good weapon and a pretty strong body... Eh, I'm really sorry, but I have no other option. Your power could disrupt the current world, there's little chance of that, but I can't take that risk, so you'll have to die." The dragon uttered with a deadly serious look before extending his arm.

Crackle.

A white lightning bolt flew from the tip of his finger that instantly reached Wain.

'Wain!!!' Gladius exclaimed as Wain's hand suddenly rose.

The lightning struck the tip of the blade, traveled lengthwise, and flew sideways into the hill behind. A small lightning bolt came in contact with the rock and produced a massive explosion that obliterated part of it.

Whoooooosh.

The shockwave made the tree crowns bend almost to the ground and caused a massive cloud of smoke that completely covered the Wain, hiding it from evil eyes.

"Damn... It was stronger than I expected." The man muttered with a calm look, "Boy, your weapon is truly something incredible, but no matter how hard you try, you won't survive. You don't stand a chance against the Dragon."historical

'Fuck... Looks like he's right.' Wain inwardly muttered while rising to his feet, 'Gladius, can we win?

'No.' Gladius said in a serious voice, 'Even if you were at the peak of your powers, there's nothing we could do to him. Your only option is to run away and wait for Kadridas to help you. Only another Dragon can stop the Dragon.'

"Well, I knew that was your answer, but hope always dies last..." Wain uttered before running out of the fog.

He only had a few seconds before the dust settled, so he ran as fast as he could.

Whooooooooosh.

Suddenly a dark silhouette appeared beside him as a palm covered in white lightning touched his chest.

At the same time, powerful shocks of electricity ran through Wain's body that caused blood to flow from his eyes, ears, and nose.

"Do you think the dust can hide you from the Dragon's gaze?" The man asked with an emotionless look, "You shouldn't have come here, though it's for the best that you made such a deadly mistake. If I deal with you now, I can rest assured that there will be no new threat to the world."

Click.

The man snapped his fingers as a wave of energy passed through his palm that, with tremendous power, knocked Wain away. In a few seconds, he flew hundreds of meters, breaking trees with his body while a stream of blood poured from his mouth.

Bam. Bam. Bam.

Many tree trunks fell on Wain, crushing him with their weight. The dragon stopped as he stared at it, waiting, but after ten seconds nothing happened.

"Hmm, is that it? Although, I had to use a tenth of my power for the last attack... Even for most Fifth Chronicle monsters that would be deadly." The man uttered while rubbing his chin in a thoughtful manner.

Crackle.

Suddenly a bloody hand burst from beneath the trees as dark streaks appeared, then the trees were chopped into small pieces and a black flash flew outward.

Wain had practically no strength left, but he kept running forward while dark streams of blood flowed off him, onto the ground.

'Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Where the fuck is Kadridas? He warned me about monsters, but not about some crazy Dragon showing up and trying to kill me!' Wain inwardly exclaimed as he turned back around.

A man with a slight smile on his face was watching him as though a hunter was after his prey. He was absolutely certain that there was nothing Wain could do to him.

Step.

The dragon spread his wings and took a step forward, then his silhouette blurred as he appeared before Wain.

"This is the end." The man said in an ice-cold voice, "I promise to bury you in a good place, for your death has been sacrificed to preserve the world."

Crackle. Crackle. Crackle.

His hand was covered in lightning bolts that were several times earlier as he attacked. The deadly aura emanating from the Dragon made Wain's heart begin to beat faster as his pupils narrowed violently.

Suddenly the world as though froze. The man's hand became much slower, like the falling leaves from the trees, they hardly moved at all.

'What is happening? Am I going to die? Is this really going to happen?" Wain muttered inwardly while in disbelief, 'What should I do? Fight? How? It's a dragon... I have no chance against it... Kadridas must help me, right...?

Tremble. Tremble. Tremble.

Suddenly Wain's aura intensified as darkness with eerie jaws covered his sword.

p 'NO! Even if I die I must not give up! I'll only lose when I decide it myself!' Wain exclaimed inwardly as he swung his sword with a deadly look.

The man's hand hit the sword blades again, but this time Gladius could only absorb some of the damage, as the energy was too much, so the impact went through Wain's body and threw him high up.

"Jaws... Darkness... An indestructible sword...? No way... It's impossible..." The man muttered with a dazed look as he was distracted for a moment.

'I should definitely kill this guy as soon as possible!' The man inwardly exclaimed before flapping his wings.

He appeared in front of Wain with a huge lightning spear in his hand. This time the Dragon used most of his power as Wain was now his number one threat.

Wain's gaze dimmed as he was on the brink of death so he could not react to this deadly attack.

Crackle.

Suddenly the space behind him shattered into tiny shards as a small hand emerged from the crack and touched his shoulder.