For both of the dragons this was a fight to the death, a fight where a single mistake could spell the end: Acnologia had been tanking everything Akeya threw at him but he hadn't done so without injury. Mythical beast of destruction or not, Akeya was still a dragon of sufficient strength that he couldn't just ignore her offence forever. One wing was gone, he was covered in minor lacerations, he left a trail of blood in his wake which fell down to the ground and left caustic brands. If he didn't take care of the assailant quickly he might actually find his demise here.
Akeya meanwhile couldn't afford to let up even for a moment. Acnologia was strong: strong enough that if she let him get even a single solid hit in it could turn around the entire fight in an instant. She wanted to end the fight before he had that opportunity: even as she flew away from him, streaking across the sky like a comet, she was gathering energy for an attack of sufficient size to inflict fatal damage. It didn't even necessarily have to kill the beast: if he was weakened enough she could take him down with another attack afterwards.
The problem was that Acnologia was incredibly persistent. Akeya could cast spells even while on the move, but it wasn't as easy as when you could just take your time. The apocalypse dragon was fast, so she had to actually put effort into staying ahead of him. She tried to delay him with several bolts of dark, drawing black lines in the air as they shot towards Acnologia. However the king of dragons performed a barrel roll and avoided all of them, the dark spheres shooting off into the distance before dispersing. Acnologia was on guard: she had to hit him with something he couldn't evade, which was trickier. A breath attack? No, that would take time to charge, and he could just respond with one of his own...
At that point Acnologia did something Akeya hadn't expected in the slightest: slamming his wings together the air around him distorted, and then he disappeared into thin air.
The twilight dragoness's eyes widened as she could sense Acnologia's presence disappearing even if she wasn't looking directly at him. None of the records had stated that he could teleport-!
Appearing directly above her Acnologia roared triumphantly as his arrival was announced with a burst of death magic. Akeya roared out as she could feel the vile magic eating into her scales and flesh. Thinking quickly she released a burst of magic of her own, light and dark exploding from her body. Disappearing just like Acnologia had done Akeya reappeared high up in the sky, her breathing now a lot heavier as she could feel her own blood drip down her back. Her reflexes had saved her from the worst of it, but she could tell that her flesh was now exposed on her back. It shouldn't hinder her combat capabilities too much... as long as she didn't take another hit like that.
Of course now Akeya was just pissed. So far she'd been doing this for pragmatic reasons, but right now she just also really wanted Acnologia to be dead from a personal perspective. Roaring down at the king of destruction below Akeya released a wave of light and a wave of dark. The first wave washed over Acnologia and made his body shine, then the second wave hit him and began to tear away at him. The wave of light served to infuse Akeya's target with the element of light, and the wave of dark served to annihilate the light... along with the target which had been infused with the element.
Acnologia's body twisted and jerked as not only his scales and flesh but also his organs were ravaged. However his strength was still great, and with a mighty roar he managed to release enough magic power to dispel the effect and save himself. His markings began to glow brightly once more, and a blue haze surrounded his body as he shot up to meet Akeya.
Akeya meanwhile narrowed her eyes to slits as she released several more waves. Acnologia did his best to avoid them, but now that the twilight dragoness wasn't being conservative any more he was hit several times. The annihiliation effect worsened the wounds already inflicted on him, and the internal damage made his movements less elegant as his muscles spasmed and blood escaped his mouth. Nevertheless he didn't relent, reaching Akeya and swiping at her with his claws.
Akeya beat her wings to avoid the claws, then opened her maw and bathed her enemy with another breath of twilight. With every attack Acnologia looked worse, but even with all his injuries his ferocity didn't diminish. Diving straight through the breath attack he tackled Akeya, lashing out with his fangs and grabbing hold of one of Akeya's arms. The assassin hissed as she shifted her arm into shadow before Acnologia's fangs crushed it. Focusing on the magical limb he had used to replace his lost wing Akeya released a burst of purifying dark, dispelling the magic and causing Acnologia to be incapable of flight once more. Grabbing the mythical monster she went for a dive, sending the both of them spiralling towards the ground at such speed that they would appear mere blurs to anyone who happened to be observing the fight. Acnologia lashed out with claws and fangs, but Akeya blocked the worst of his onslaught with prismatic barriers, ignoring the pain from where his attacks found their mark, if only glancingly.
Just before they hit the ground Akeya disappeared once more in a burst of light and dark, reappearing back up in the air while Acnologia slammed into the ground with such force as to form a crater. The earth shook and the air trembled from the impact, Akeya quickly beating her wings to regain her balance in the air. Keeping a safe distance she observed carefully, gathering her energy...
Had she finally put the beast down?
A spike of magic power, far greater than anything else so far, dispersed the dust clouds. Acnologia was standing in the middle of the crater, his entire body glowing with deadly magics. Even his eyes glowed, and Akeya recognized what the king of dragons had done: he'd finally lost all patience and activated Dragon Force.
Dragon Force wasn't quite the same for a dragon as for a dragon slayer. For a dragon slayer it was a method to raise their power to the level of a real dragon. For a dragon it allowed them to burn through their energy reserves in a short period of time: a burst of power which would be followed by immense lethargy.
Clearly Acnologia wanted to finish this, right here, right now.
And Akeya was all too happy to oblige.
Tapping into her own reserves a coldness swept over the land as Akeya's body also began to glow. Around her light and dark twisted and danced, her scales shimmering and shining.
Two dragons faced each other. Both had Dragon Force active. One was the dragon of the apocalypse, a veritable god of destruction. The other was a heretic, a dragon who combined light and dark, a ruthless killer.
This fight would reach its conclusion very soon.
WC: 1,228
TWC: 12,803/12,500 (Completed)
Akeya meanwhile couldn't afford to let up even for a moment. Acnologia was strong: strong enough that if she let him get even a single solid hit in it could turn around the entire fight in an instant. She wanted to end the fight before he had that opportunity: even as she flew away from him, streaking across the sky like a comet, she was gathering energy for an attack of sufficient size to inflict fatal damage. It didn't even necessarily have to kill the beast: if he was weakened enough she could take him down with another attack afterwards.
The problem was that Acnologia was incredibly persistent. Akeya could cast spells even while on the move, but it wasn't as easy as when you could just take your time. The apocalypse dragon was fast, so she had to actually put effort into staying ahead of him. She tried to delay him with several bolts of dark, drawing black lines in the air as they shot towards Acnologia. However the king of dragons performed a barrel roll and avoided all of them, the dark spheres shooting off into the distance before dispersing. Acnologia was on guard: she had to hit him with something he couldn't evade, which was trickier. A breath attack? No, that would take time to charge, and he could just respond with one of his own...
At that point Acnologia did something Akeya hadn't expected in the slightest: slamming his wings together the air around him distorted, and then he disappeared into thin air.
The twilight dragoness's eyes widened as she could sense Acnologia's presence disappearing even if she wasn't looking directly at him. None of the records had stated that he could teleport-!
Appearing directly above her Acnologia roared triumphantly as his arrival was announced with a burst of death magic. Akeya roared out as she could feel the vile magic eating into her scales and flesh. Thinking quickly she released a burst of magic of her own, light and dark exploding from her body. Disappearing just like Acnologia had done Akeya reappeared high up in the sky, her breathing now a lot heavier as she could feel her own blood drip down her back. Her reflexes had saved her from the worst of it, but she could tell that her flesh was now exposed on her back. It shouldn't hinder her combat capabilities too much... as long as she didn't take another hit like that.
Of course now Akeya was just pissed. So far she'd been doing this for pragmatic reasons, but right now she just also really wanted Acnologia to be dead from a personal perspective. Roaring down at the king of destruction below Akeya released a wave of light and a wave of dark. The first wave washed over Acnologia and made his body shine, then the second wave hit him and began to tear away at him. The wave of light served to infuse Akeya's target with the element of light, and the wave of dark served to annihilate the light... along with the target which had been infused with the element.
Acnologia's body twisted and jerked as not only his scales and flesh but also his organs were ravaged. However his strength was still great, and with a mighty roar he managed to release enough magic power to dispel the effect and save himself. His markings began to glow brightly once more, and a blue haze surrounded his body as he shot up to meet Akeya.
Akeya meanwhile narrowed her eyes to slits as she released several more waves. Acnologia did his best to avoid them, but now that the twilight dragoness wasn't being conservative any more he was hit several times. The annihiliation effect worsened the wounds already inflicted on him, and the internal damage made his movements less elegant as his muscles spasmed and blood escaped his mouth. Nevertheless he didn't relent, reaching Akeya and swiping at her with his claws.
Akeya beat her wings to avoid the claws, then opened her maw and bathed her enemy with another breath of twilight. With every attack Acnologia looked worse, but even with all his injuries his ferocity didn't diminish. Diving straight through the breath attack he tackled Akeya, lashing out with his fangs and grabbing hold of one of Akeya's arms. The assassin hissed as she shifted her arm into shadow before Acnologia's fangs crushed it. Focusing on the magical limb he had used to replace his lost wing Akeya released a burst of purifying dark, dispelling the magic and causing Acnologia to be incapable of flight once more. Grabbing the mythical monster she went for a dive, sending the both of them spiralling towards the ground at such speed that they would appear mere blurs to anyone who happened to be observing the fight. Acnologia lashed out with claws and fangs, but Akeya blocked the worst of his onslaught with prismatic barriers, ignoring the pain from where his attacks found their mark, if only glancingly.
Just before they hit the ground Akeya disappeared once more in a burst of light and dark, reappearing back up in the air while Acnologia slammed into the ground with such force as to form a crater. The earth shook and the air trembled from the impact, Akeya quickly beating her wings to regain her balance in the air. Keeping a safe distance she observed carefully, gathering her energy...
Had she finally put the beast down?
A spike of magic power, far greater than anything else so far, dispersed the dust clouds. Acnologia was standing in the middle of the crater, his entire body glowing with deadly magics. Even his eyes glowed, and Akeya recognized what the king of dragons had done: he'd finally lost all patience and activated Dragon Force.
Dragon Force wasn't quite the same for a dragon as for a dragon slayer. For a dragon slayer it was a method to raise their power to the level of a real dragon. For a dragon it allowed them to burn through their energy reserves in a short period of time: a burst of power which would be followed by immense lethargy.
Clearly Acnologia wanted to finish this, right here, right now.
And Akeya was all too happy to oblige.
Tapping into her own reserves a coldness swept over the land as Akeya's body also began to glow. Around her light and dark twisted and danced, her scales shimmering and shining.
Two dragons faced each other. Both had Dragon Force active. One was the dragon of the apocalypse, a veritable god of destruction. The other was a heretic, a dragon who combined light and dark, a ruthless killer.
This fight would reach its conclusion very soon.
WC: 1,228
TWC: 12,803/12,500 (Completed)