Chapter 212 War Against Ag'na (3)

In an instant, his magical energy tripled, and a wild, vengeful aura enveloped him, morphing around his form. Fixing his gaze upon his target, he spoke the final words of his kingdom's most prized technique, ".... Almighty Descent!"

With a burst of energy, he launched himself forward, hurtling towards his behemoth with incredible speed and ferocity.

Witnessing the two go at it, Prince Murdock without hesitation, also called out to his own spirit.

"Scatter, you bastard beast of unearthly soil!

Stare upon your soul with horror,

Roaring servant of the unearthly plane.

Claw out your heart and seek out my vengeance".

A moment of eerie silence took over the surroundings, as if the universe was holding its breath in anticipation. Even the ferocious winds and the carnage of lightning and thunder that fell out of the sky were muted, as his ears tuned them out, until the earth beneath him began to rumble. The vibrations rang out on the barren terrain, until finally, the earth beside Prince Murdock began to crack, with several spiderwebs stretching around him, until it split open.

"AAAWWWWOOOOOOOO!!"

A bestial cry echoed out from the pit, as a claw large enough to crush dozens of mortal humans to death emerged, followed by another, as if an otherworldly beast was attempting to forcefully claw its way out of the very foundation of the world. It was both a sensation and a spectacle to behold.

With one final push, a towering 131 ft tall wolf with teeth so large that it struggled to close its jaws, emerged from within the ground and landed beside Prince Murdock.

"AAAWWWWOOOOOOOO!!" The creature bellowed.

Its voice scattered against the starless sky, signifying its fierce loyalty to its master and its unwavering desire to seek vengeance against whoever or whatever dared to bear the wrath of Prince Murdock's anger.

"Calm down, I am not yet finished!" Prince Beck said as he gently ruffled the hairs of his juggernaut beast, spreading out his magical energy once more and commencing the recitation of another incantation.

"Her right hand is the hammer that strikes down the sunset,

Her left hand is the sword that shapes the crescent moon,

My lady,

I need your strength".

"Ding-dong!" A clerical bell rang out through the sky, precisely as the incantation came to a close, as if in response to the prince's call for divine assistance.

It started with one bell -

Then two--

Then three --

Four - -

Five - -

Six --

Until --

"DING-DONG!" "DING-DONG!" "DING-DONG!"

Suddenly, a brilliant bluish light parted the clouds above and shot down from the heavens. The fierce winds, previously whipping in every direction, gave way and dissipated as a towering, humanoid giant began to take shape beside Prince Beck.

As the light particles began to scatter, a 190 ft tall, silver-armoured woman emerged, her armour adorned with various runes and pictograms. Her attire was laced with a soft, unknown fabric that flowed out like a gown on her back, and her hair billowed out from her helmet. Though her face was hidden behind an aura of warrior alacrity, she exuded an unmistakable air of strength and power, ready for war.

Prince Murdock gazed intently at his two royal spirits and a grin crept across his face. "Now that you are both here.." He uttered, stretching out his right hand as he confidently strode forward. "Do you see that behemoth reptilian beast over there?" As he spoke, the earth beneath him began to tear away, piece by piece, each fragment hurtling towards his outstretched hand. Piece by piece, the fragments began to transform, as if in an invisible furnace, morphing and taking on the shape of a staff with a running curved blade on its shaft - a scythe.

"Ensure that its beastly soul never, ever reincarnates again" Prince Murdock commanded, as he clutched his newly formed weapon tightly.

"BOOM!!" "BOOM!!"

His knight sprang forward towards the beast with a speed that should not have been possible, given her towering height and massive weight. With a fierce roar sounding beside him, Prince Murdock cast a sidelong glance before leaping up and landing on the head of his unearthly beast, whose head was bowed low to the ground as it charged forward.

Understandably, Ag'na's main body found himself in a dire situation as every ascendant on the battlefield charged towards him, leaving him cornered and vulnerable to the various enemies attacking from all directions. It was as though nature itself was conspiring to bring him down.

"SWISSSSHH!" "CRUNNCCH!"

A sword sliced through his skin, exhibiting amazing agility and peeling off a chunk of his flesh.

"SWWWOOOOSSHSHH!" "RIIIPPP!" "BAAAMMM!"

A colossal arrow tore through the skies and struck his hind leg. The arrow's brutal force ripped apart his scales, flesh and bones until its tip impaled into the ground, effectively caging him to it.

Ag'na managed to pull his leg out of the arrow, but the gaping hole it had left behind was a painful reminder of the attack. However, before he could even attempt to move again, he heard the telltale sound of another arrow being launched.

"SWWOOOSSSH!"

Another --

"SWWOOOSSSH!"

The arrows pierced his body with incredible force, sending him tumbling sideways from the impact and the searing pain coursing through his beastly hide.

"CRRRAACCCKLE!!" BOOOM!!!"

The sky roared in anger as the deafening might of lightning and thunder struck with a definitive goal to immobilize him where he stood.

"AWOOOOOOOO!!"

As Ag'na struggled to catch his breath, he felt a searing pain as a beast he had never seen before latched onto his neck with abnormally large jaws. It tore at his flesh with deadly ferocity, as though he had killed its mother when it was still a cub.

"SECOND STANCE: DRAGONAIN BREATHE!!"

His stomach rippled with such force that even his beastly jaws were left agape in shock, as a searing pain engulfed him, accompanied by the acrid smell of burnt flesh.

"ROOOOAAAAAARR!" He let out a mighty roar in defiance, unwilling to go down without a fight, despite the overwhelming odds against him

But just as he was about to stand up --

Just as his legs found the strength to chase down these unknown enemies --

He sensed a dangerously dense circulation of magical energy, causing him to look up and catch sight of his proclaimed inheritor, the common rat, hurtling towards him with a massive slab of ice shaped like a mountain in tow.

As his pupils shrank in terror, Agna's mind raced with the realization that the colossal slab of ice hurtling towards him could easily crush his unprotected skull, or fall upon his imprisoned, tired and uninjured body.

With a desperate attempt to get up, Agna struggled to rise from his prone position, but the relentless onslaught of his other opponents continued, dealing devastating blows that left him reeling in pain.

There was no way out, so Agna could only watch in horror --

"BAAAAMMMM!!!!" "KAABBOOOMM!!!"

...............

Bloody hell!

As I watched the scene on the screen, I couldn't help but let my lips fall open, as the scale of everyone's 'balls busters' was just too big. I wasn't jealous though... Okay, maybe just a little. But, I mean, I understand that sometimes stronger beasts tend to be a little bigger, as Toothless and Ag'na had proven, but... but... even Bones was too small that he was nowhere to be found.

Ag'na's sudden movement caught my eye, and I couldn't help but zoom in on the scene unfolding in the sky.

Hah! That's my beast!

I almost wanted to yell in pride as Bones fell from the sky, carrying a comet-sized ice mountain to crush Ag'na's head. Although I was a little worried about his performance against the behemoth larger-than-life summons, it seems that my worries were for nought, as Bones was able to keep up with them no matter their size.

Regardless, the only problem I was now focussed on was that their attacks were causing the terrain to crack, but I was able to hold it together with my absurd mana reserves.

"What are you doing?" I asked Ag'na, as he closed his eyes and made himself comfortable in the air.

"Going to sleep, of course" He responded, opening one of his transparent eyes. "Since the battle is already going to end in my defeat, there's no need for me to see how it ends" He closed his eye again and remained silent."

"However, I snorted, exaggerating it enough that his face would twitch the moment he heard it. After bragging about how hard it would still be to take him down even after the fallen royals joined, it was obvious that he was avoiding the embarrassment by not viewing his own defeat.

"Pride!" I sighed and muttered loudly enough for him to hear me.

Suddenly, Ag'na snorted and turned around to ignore me. "As if you don't have it too" He responded.

I opened my mouth to respond, but my attention was drawn back to the screen as I watched my terrain slowly fall apart into a thousand pieces.