Spectacular World

The Lord of Land and Life

Wish's head hit the forest floor and rolled forward. Of course, it wasn't that easy. Her headless body kicked out, and Paragon grunted as the leg smashed into her side and threw her back.

The flowers rippled and bubbled, seeping across the ground as the body stood up and grabbed its head, placing it back on. "Did you really think that would work?"

"No." Paragon shook her head. "I figured you'd shrug it off. It woke you up, though."

"So, what!"

"So, you're not dreaming anymore. This is the real you. Once it's dead, you're gone for good." Paragon stood back up and pointed her sword forward. "It's kind of fitting you were a dragon earlier. Looks like I'm the knight that's going to slay you!"

Wish let out a snort, and her face twitched into a sneer. "You're more like the damsel in distress." Her shoulder opened up, and slowly, the handle of a sword pulled its way out of her body. Wish gripped it and pulled out a blade made out of bone. It snapped off of her body, and the villain pointed it at Paragon. "En garde."

Wish moved her legs fast, boosting herself forward and stretching. She swung the bone sword out, and it met Paragon's sword head-on. Paragon was just a normal human for the most part. Especially in a realm she didn't have any control of. On top of that, it was clear she had never fought before. Her swings were too large and sloppy, completely whiffing every time she struck out at Wish. She'd have to seriously ask Battery or Metal Ronin for tips on how to properly use a sword if she made it out of this situation alive.

Wish easily blocked and weaved out of the way of the strikes, a smirk on her lips. She ran her bone sword up and made a small cut across Paragon's face. "What's wrong? Do you have nothing to say?" The false Lord taunted.

"Is it too much to ask for a normal fight where we just silently glare at each other and try to kill one another?"

"Of course it is!" Wish's torso expanded and her upper body stretched out. It spun around at a fast speed, causing her sword to rip through the air. Paragon jumped back and raised her sword up, narrowly blocking the spinning blade that was now coming at her. Her arms shook and ached, each hit bouncing her sword up and forcing her to quickly bring it back down. As Wish spun, her other hand folded up, and from the elbow, another bone blade stabbed out. The blunt edge of it slammed directly into Paragon's skull and nearly broke her neck.

Paragon was sent flying back and crashed head-first into a tree. She slumped down and groaned as blood trickled down her face. She couldn't heal herself or mess with her body the way Wish could. The girl really was just a better version of herself. That didn't mean she was willing to give up, though.

Paragon rolled out of the way just in time as Wish's arm expanded and stretched out, slapping at the spot where the healer had been. The tree exploded and crashed down as the giant limb easily smashed through it. Paragon cut out with her sword and severed the arm, breaking it off.

"Did someone forget I can heal?" Wish snickered.

"Nope. But I think you forgot that I'm also able to mess with life." Paragon slammed her palm down onto the giant severed limb. It twitched, and her nose began to bleed badly as she forced her power into it. The entire arm seemed to suddenly come to life, the fingers stabbing into the ground and dragging itself forward. Then, it turned around and crawled after Wish.

"Seriously?" Wish dodged out of the way of her rogue arm, which attempted to swipe at her. "This is your big plan?" Her limb finished regrowing, and she raised it up, causing it to become even bigger than the one that was attacking her. She smashed it down and crushed the arm. "Easy peasy-"

Wish froze when she saw Paragon duck down. The arm she struck suddenly bloated and exploded, unleashing hundreds of fragmented bone spikes. Wish grunted as they stabbed all along her body and shoved her back a bit. Her skin twitched and shimmered across her body, and the bone shards slowly dropped out of her, and her wounds began to heal.