Dragon Haven Book 1

Chapter 12

Foxwood's POV

"This the Autumn Stratosphere! An area of Yggdrasil where it's always autumn and these leaves fall but the tree never loses a leaf. Really pretty right?" Bayley asked as I stood in awe of the falling leaves. "Well anyways I'm Maiden Bailey, I practice Nyan-Jutsu with my trusty rifle Liebe, now then who are you?" She asked.

"I'm Foxwood the Nature Dragon Slayer, but before we fight shouldn't we wait for Vanila and Khalia?" I asked concerned that they had not shown up yet.

"Nah that's boring let's just get into it! Rifle Slash Bursts!" Bayley shouted and ran at me slashing at me. I dodged the barrage of slashes which came three at a time.

Chapter 12: Falling Leaves! Battle of Nature!

"Natural Balance! Metal! Nature Dragon Metal Blades!" I shouted quickly my arms turning to metal and I blocked her attacks. "Okay so this is a blade fight? Let's do this." I said and pushed her back.

"Nyan Blast!" She shouted pointing the rifle at me firing a blast of magic which burned the leaves as it flew towards me.

"Nature Dragon Echo Sword!" I shouted and slashed the blast of magic back at her.

"Butterfly Wing beat!" She shouted and slashed the bolt in half and ran towards me she swung the blade and sent me flying into a tree. "Nyan Blast!" she shouted and fired another magic bolt at me.

"Natural Balance! Wood! Nature Dragon Wooden Wall!" I shouted and the tree formed a shell around me.

"Hmm you're clever... Try this, Burst: Scratch Strike!" She exclaimed and slashed open the wooden shell.

"Nature Dragon Wooden Strike!" I shouted and punched her away. "You're quick... I'll have to step it up if I want to beat you." I said and cracked my knuckles.

"I'll admit, I've never seen a wizard who could change what magic they're using." Bayley said spinning her rifle and aiming it at me. "Blade Launch!" She shouted and ran at me.

"Wait what?" I said as she swung the blade at me and sent me flying. "N-Natural Balance! Stone!" I shouted catching a branch. "Nature Dragon Hammer!" I shouted raising my arm causing the hammer to appear over my head. I swung the hammer and smashed the ground where Bayley was.

"That was close... Almost got me... I guess I have to use this, Enchant: Earth Spirit's Power!" Bayley exclaimed and a pink aura surrounded her Rifle's blade. "Nyan Blast!" She shouted aiming the rifle at me and firing another bolt of magic.

"Nature Dragon Stone Wall!" I shouted and the wall of stone blocked the magic. "Nature Dragon Hammer!" I shouted again smashing the wall and sending the debris flying towards her.

"Burst! Scratch Strike!" She shouted and slashed the debris which fell to the ground.

There was a pause in the fight, Bayley didn't move and instead looked off into the orange and red hues of the trees. I glanced to where she was looking and among the leaves were a set of stairs. "What's up those stairs?" I asked and she kept her gaze affixed to the stairs. "Bayley?" I asked and she took off running up to the stairs. "Hey wait!" I shouted and ran after her. As I climb the stairs it grew colder, once I reached the top of the stairs we were in a new area. IT changed from a beautiful autumn forest, to a frozen one.

"Welcome to the Frostbitten Woods." Bayley said and placed the rifle upon her back. "I suppose a change in scenery warrants a change in power." She said and began to glow. Once the light faded the rifle had grown and hanging from the tip of the blade was a tag that was shaped like the moon, blue butterfly's floated around her as the ribbons tied around the rifles barrel flowed in the wind, her ears grew bigger and her tail grew longer.. "I am now Nyan Slash Bayley. You'll see Liebe has a new bite it didn't have before. Now then, Slash Barrage!" She shouted and charged me again delivering four slashes with the blade. Once she stopped slashing the pain of the blade hadn't faded.

"W-what is this...?" I asked clutching my arm.

"See these butterflies? They give off a poisonous dust which coats my blade and as I attack you suffer from poison." She stated and span the rifle around. "Butterfly Nyan Blast!" She shouted and fired off a bolt of magic the butterflies flew around.

"Remember I'm the Nature Dragon... Roar!" I shouted and stopped the blast and sent her flying with the beam of magic. "Natural Cure: Detox!" I shouted clapping my hands and the poison faded.

"You can cure ailments? Interesting, very interesting. Let's see you stand up to this! Enchant: Earth God's Power! Butterfly Wing Beat!" She shouted and slashed at me with the blade as a light blue aura surrounded it

"Dragon slayer Secret Art: Nature Dragon.... Piercing Wing!" I shouted and my magic changed from stone to metal and my arm turned into a blade and I blocked the attack, she struck again like the last time and I blocked it. "Pierce!" I shouted and jabbed at her stomach and the aura surrounding her blade faded. "I can also remove Enchants." I stated and pulled the metallic blade away. "Detox!" I shouted clapping my hands. "Now then Natural Balance: Wood." I said changing from metal to wood.

"Ugh you're strong I'll give you that." Bayley said spinning the rifle cutting through the frozen air. She held the rifle by her side and stared me down, a fog rolled over the arena and my vision was cut off. "Purr...Fect. Butterfly Spores!" She purred and dots of yellow appeared in the fog, the spores floated around and came in contact with my skin, as they did I began to feel numb.

"W-what? You can paralyze too?" I asked concerned because I couldn't pick up her scent.

"Of course... What good would these pretty butterflies be if I could only poison people? Sleeping Spore Blast!" She exclaimed and a bolt of magic flew towards me.

"Cure: Stimulate!" I shouted and feeling returned to me body. "Frozen Wood!" I shouted and my fist became a log which I struck the bolt of magic with it and the magic bolt shattered. "Nature Dragon: Wing Attack!" I shouted and scattered the spores, along with the fog, with the rushing winds.

"Wow... No one's made it this far before... I don't know what to do." Bayley said and looked up to see the frozen leaves fall to the ground with the rushing winds. "I know.... Whirlwind!" She shouted and stabbed the ground with her rifle causing the winds to pick up and the falling leaves to spiral around us. "This will kick things up a bit.." She said pulling the rifle out of the ground. Leaf Spiral Shot!" She exclaimed and fired off a bolt of magic which was sent spinning around by the whirlwind, once it reached the apex of the winds it fell back down with great speed.

"Wait what?" I asked as the bolt flew towards me faster than I've ever seen before. "Frozen Wood!" I shouted and punched the blast of magic back into the winds.

"RAPID FIRE!"

"What are you doing? That'd be way to Chaotic!" I shouted as she fired a huge rapid fire burst of magic. "Fine then... If this is how it's going to be... Natural Balance: Magma. Dragon Slayer Forbidden Art: Magmatic THUNDER!" I shouted and roared and magma burst from the wooden ground and burned the leaves and magic that surrounded us.

Once the magma dissipated it left the trees, ground, and even us burnt. Bayley was lying in the center of the room covered in burns, back in her normal form, and had not moved. "T-this isn't for real... First Lico now me. I didn't even get to use my final form. Heh I guess even the small ones hold great power. Hey listen to me for a second." Bayley said and I walked over to her and knelt down by her. "You better hurry up to the top floor.. Cayena, Vanila, and your friends are there... Judging by the fact Vanila took them up there, she plans an aerial battle for her and the girl. If she can't fly you better find a way to make her be able to, and fast." She said before exhaling and falling unconscious.

"Flying..... Blazer!" I shouted and ran towards the woods and kept running until I reached the edge of the tree. "Let's hope he woke up..." I said and jumped off.

I fell down towards the ground faster and faster, praying that the Exceed would rescue me. I was almost to the ground and I closed my eyes in fear but I stopped falling,.

"Foxwood why are you falling through the sky?" Blazer asked holding my foot.

"No Time! Put me down here and get to the top of this tree and help Khalia!" I said and he put me down.

"But..." He stared but I shook my head.

"GO! AND FAST!" I shouted and he nodded and began to fly upwards. "Hurry. For all of our sake..."

Next Time: Aerial Battle. The True strength of Dragons!