Strena Adventures With Cerpheres Part Five

 The Dragon’s Revenge 


After taking a look break they were back on the road. They walked out of the breaking of the trees where the market was a few days ago, only to find that it was an open space. Only the exposed cobbled ground. So they walked on as Strena looked up at the beach and saw a shadow of a dragon in the sky.

“What is it?”

“This is the longest time I have been without Uncle Master Zaryb and I still feel the cuff.”

He nodded.

“Well! Get used to it! But don’t get boring, will you? Or I might have to kill you!” He sang as he draped himself over her. She let out a sigh, cringing slightly.

“Do I have a break?”

“No!” He laughed.

She let out a sigh as he pulled her in as he pulled out a star and pressed it to her neck. Suddenly she remembered the morning when that guy came to take revenge on her and he killed him and what he said after. He looked at her in her eyes and let the hand drop.

“I see you remember why. That’s good. That’s good. So please, remember that if you do try to take a break from cultivating your greatness. I will do something rather naughty! And you don’t want me to be naughty.”

She nodded.

“But what if I don’t want that?”

“Then I’ll kill you right here and now. There will be no reason not to. After all, if I kill you then that will enrage Chashy, Zarry and Bashy. Which would lead to such a great fight.” He let go as his eyes rolled up. “And that- that would be such a turn on!”

“Strena!” Boomed a voice.

She jumped as she looked back as the dragon came closer and closer.

“Cerpheres!”

He let out a sigh.

“Strena!”

She stepped back and swung down and kicked his shin. He chucked as he hit the ground.

“My! You’re-”

Then the blast of fire flared above them shut him up. He looked up and laughed as he saw the fire above him.

“Dragon!”

“Strena!”

“Did you kill a dragon?”

“Once or twice!”

“When?”

“Strena! You killed my father!” He roared.

“Doesn’t matter!” She hissed as she drew her swords.

She ran on and on. She saw the fire coming at her and she used her magic to stop it then ran in. She saw another one. She did it again and again and again, getting closer and closer to the dragon. She had to ignore the heat coming from the soles of her feet as she did. Yet, when she came to the dragon, it was gone!

She looked up, scanning the skies. She kept it up despite not seeing him until she saw the amber light. She looked to the left and flung out a wall of ice at him. She ran on to see that she was too late and saw the amber light coming from the right. Quickly she stopped it. She ran at the dragon’s location again, only to see that it was gone again.

Yet this caused her to stop. She saw the amber light behind her. She spun and stopped that one. She then readied herself to see the next blast. She stopped it. She saw the next and stopped it. She saw the one after that and stopped it again. She continued to do this as she kept her eye open for the dragon. Once she did she pushed the fire back at him. She saw him fly to the left as he threw up a wave of fire, she sent it back k at him. She saw the next one and did it again and again and again. They did this dance both getting faster and faster and faster. Yet, despite this, both dancers were not letting up.

Soon he swooped down and went to burn her but, when he was close enough she swooped up to slice the throat. He pulled back and went to swoop at her again. She went for the throat again. He kept swooping to and fro at different angles, yet she kept going to the throat. Then he flew back and flew to a rocky beach. She chased after him. Yet the moment that she reached it he threw a large rock at her. She sliced through it. He threw another and another at her as he did and she slashed one after the other. They soon entered another dance and he started throwing the rock faster and multiple at a time, yet she was able to keep up nevertheless.

That was when he smiled and sent a blast of fire, but it seemed to miss her. As she saw the fire and lava beside her, she realized he did not miss. She had to run on and on as he sent blast after blast at her. She blocked one after the other again and again and again. Then he blasted to the side and soon she fell to the left then she saw the fire coming directly at her! She blocked it as she fell and landed.

She patted her singed shoulder as she saw the lava move towards her. As she had to run to the sea, she saw a blast trained on her and followed her until she reached the water. She dived in and then looked up as the dragon landed on the shoreline. 

Then she dived at the throat again, only to be scooped up in the air. The mouth opened wide and fire was bladed at her. She stopped the fire as she fell. The next moment she was flicked up in the air again and she saw another blast. She stopped it, fell and was back in the air. Soon the dragon was juggling with her again and again and again as she blocked blast after blast. The dance continued and got faster and faster and faster. Yet she knew that she had to be patient as she had to wait until and could put an end to this.

Quickly she pushed her body on and he missed her as she dived her blade and dug deep into his wrist. She could feel his steamy breath next to her. She looked to the left. She quickly dove to the wing to dodge out of the way of the fire and dragged the blade down as she dived back and dragged down again. She did this again and again and again until she was hanging off the outer claw. Then she flung her body back and then dove on and slashed the flesh between the cuts making a hole in the wings.

“Strena!” He roared.

Then he sent a greater blast of fire at her. She used her magic to block it as the sand melted all around her. She had to push on and on as she felt the sand beneath her getting hotter and hotter. Soon she had to thrust herself into the air before it melted away.

She stabbed into the closest piece of the dragon that she could. She saw that it was the other wing. She dragged the blade down, repeating the dance from before and landed underneath the dragon as she slashed across the stomach but he dived back. 

She ran on and on and she saw blast after blast, repeating the dance on the shore line, getting closer and closer and closer and drove Orion into the ankle. The dragon cried out as she felt talons scratch her back. She pushed past the pain as she spun and slashed wrist. Soon blood poured out of the stump she dived to the back legs and she dragged Darkector into the heel and dragged him on as she dived out of the way of the fire. 

She patted the fire on the leg as she cried out as the dragon lost balance and landed as she tried to get up. Only to be back on the ground from the tremors. He tried to get up along with her only for the dragon to be back on the ground. They tried to do this again and again and again only for the same result to happen. So she had to crawl on and on with her blades clanging and the dragon trying to get up to be heard. Then he rolled over and she had to dive back as her body was bathed in his blood. 

Yet he kept rollover and she had to dive back and they did this dance again and again and again going forward each and every time until she reached the throat. She slashed the throat and soon the blood flowed onto her. She hacked at the neck again and again and again until it came off. Tiredly she staggered the head on and on as she saw Cerpheres ahead of her and she collapsed.

“Good! Good! Girl!” He declared as he scooped her up. “I knew that you were great! But not this great! Wow! Just- wow! Now I must get more of that out of you!”

He laughed and laughed and kissed her head and pulled her on tightly.

“Now sleep, get your rest, you have certainly earned it. Yet we need to heal and clean you. You know, you’re blessed to have bathed in the dragon’s blood. It is said that it brings more physical strength and intelligence. Although, that is just a legend!”

After she woke up, she and her clothes were cleaned. Then she turned the dragon head into the nearest Slayer’s Guild. Then they gathered up all the scales and money and walked back but both had to get a quick nap before they returned to camp.


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