Sixteen-year old boy Rage Ard is preparing to join his village's Trials this year. He has been waiting all his life for the opportunity to do so. But during the Trials, Rage and the other contestants are attacked by a mighty Elder Dragon. Stranded i...
Rage braced himself against the wind that threatened to blow him off his feet and off the mountain. Thunder roared and lightning flashed. He looked up at the dark orangish sky overhead and his face set in determination. He looked back at his fellow hunters. The airship had left a couple minutes ago and the group had just been making a few last minute preparations before heading over to the main area of the Infernal Springs. Amatsu swam gracefully through the air in the distance.
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"You guys ready?" Rage yelled over the howl of the storm.
"Do Rathalos fly?" Lyla answered.
"Alright. Let's get this thing started!"
Rage and the others walked up to a small blue bug that hovered in some tall grass. It looked up at the four hunters curiously.
"How do we use this thing?" Jarger asked.
"Just grab on to it! The bug will do the rest!" Nessa explained. She stepped forward and grabbed the bug. It flew off towards the Elder Dragon, bringing Nessa with it.
Lyla followed her lead, with Rage and Jarger right behind her. Once they all touched down they came face to face with the Looming Calamity. It roared at them, making them cover their ears. Gusts of wind and water circled the dragon's body, almost like a shield. Rage pulled out his dual blades and went to work. He slammed them against the Dragon's tail, sending him into the air and allowing him to spin down the creature's back. Jarger sliced his great sword at the Storm Dragon's head, but it moved out of the way. It then swung its tail at Jarger, knocking him onto his back.
"Be a little more careful next time! Maybe don't stand where the monster can hit you." Lyla called.
"Shut up!"
"Right sorry. You really want to get revenge because you spilt your drink."
"Do you want me to bash your head in!?"
"Guys, we're supposed to be fighting the Amatsu, not each other." Rage said, thrusting his dual blades into the dragon's fin.
"He's right." Nessa replied, letting an arrow fly.
"Whatever."
Jarger took his sword and started charging it over his back. Once it was red he slammed it down on the dragon's left fin, breaking off some of it's scales. The Amatsu roared in pain and fell down. Jarger burst out laughing. Lyla rolled her eyes and fired a wyvern shot into the Elder Dragon. The beast floated back up and backwards, putting some distance between the hunters and it. It charged up a ball of wind and water in its mouth before it fired it at Lyla, knocking her onto her butt. The Amatsu immediately followed up the water/wind ball attack with a charge. Lyla rolled out of the way, only to be hit by a second charge.
"Ugh!" She groaned, standing back up.
Nessa pulled out a bag of lifepowder and sprayed it, healing everyone.
