From the highest towers of the royal castle to the humblest cottages, people abandoned their tasks, and hurried to the streets, drawn by a mixture of curiosity and dread. The sky above the kingdom glowed with an otherworldly light, a beacon that none could ignore.
Guards stood rigid, their usual stoic expressions replaced by wide-eyed astonishment. They gripped their spears tighter, their knuckles white, as the dragon's distant roar echoed through the air. Children clung to their parents, eyes round with both fear and wonder, as they pointed towards the shimmering horizon.
Across Eldoria, the reaction was the same: a profound silence, followed by a collective intake of breath. A dragon, a creature of myths even for a world like Elaris. Most people would go their entire lifetime never setting their eyes on a dragon.
Even if the dragon that soared above them now was not a genuine dragon, it still commanded the same aura a regular dragon would have.
Lord Thane struggled to pick up his jaw as he looked to the heavens, "What in the Goddess name is that?" He said, unable to tear his eyes off the crystal beauty
The High-luminary's body language showed that she was concerned, "Will you just watch as a child fight your battles for you?" She said to King Alaric
King Alaric sank back into his seat, "If you happen to notice, the battleground of those two is up there," he began, signaling to the sky with his finger, "There is no soldier or mage that is able to join that fight, the ones capable of entering such a battle are not in the Kingdom.
The Griffin riders are on a reconnaissance mission and the Archmages are all out of the kingdom, studying and gathering knowledge in preparation for our upcoming battles with the demon kings and I do not need to tell you about our situation with the Sages " He said
The High-luminary frowned beneath her veil, "You're telling me that there's no way we can assist him?" She said
"Basically," King Alaric said as he leaned his head back, looking at the battle above, patiently waiting for the outcome.
Margo held the High-luminary's hand, "He will be fine, I don't know why I have this feeling, but I am confident he will be fine.
And if he doesn't turn out fine, then we'll just have to find the new child of light since he hasn't gotten his blessings yet," She said, in hopes of comforting the High-luminary
As it got closer to the arena, the king, the queen, Anias, Margo, Lord Thane, The High-luminary and every other person in the King's canopy gulped audibly. The guards that were meant to protect the royalties, found themselves weak in the knees as they trembled.
Margo stood in front of the High-luminary, "We have to leave, your eminence! It seemed the child of light has failed,"
"Haa...but—"
"Now, your eminence!' Margo screamed as the dragon drew nearer, but the High-luminary remained unmoving
"What's that?" She said, pointing to a figure standing in the path of flight of the dragon
"Elias Ashdown?!" Lord Thane exclaimed
Elias hovered before the incoming dragon with his arms outstretched, his gaze fierce and determined. He looked like a man with a plan.
"If you want to die that much, then die!" Carius screamed, "Don't stop, run him over," Carius commanded his dragon
Still, Elias's expression didn't change, not in the slightest,
"Hurricane Fury," He whispered
A massive spiraling column of wind erupted from beneath the dragon, causing it to stagger. This time Elias gave it his all and the size of the column was greater than the last time he cast the spell.
"We're not done," Elias said, "Blazing Hell," he cast, and a blazing Torrent of flames flowed into the wind column.
As the two spells collided, the raging wind acted as a giant fan to increase the size of the flames and it only took a second before the entire wind column became a giant flame Hurricane that engulfed the crystal dragon as well as its owner.