Sword Conquest: The Fallen

Chapter 9: One More Time

 Their punches connected again with each other, over and over. Every strike felt more powerful than the last. Zhaylen was relishing in this battle, deep down having finally matched Hero in terms of raw power. He looked so excited that even Hero could tell why. 

Hero: Zhaylen...

He'd back away from him, confusing Samael and Zhaylen together.

Hero: Now I see what's going on. I'm pretty sure Zhaylen can fight back against that mind spell or whatever that you put on him, but it gave him so much power that he doesn't want to go back.

Samael: What an impeccable analysis you made there, Hero. That's right, I knew simply molding his mind wouldn't convince him to join us. So I had to show him what true power felt like if he had a taste of the power of chaos. Now here he is, stronger than he ever was, faster than he could ever be, and even deadlier than he's ever been. 

Hero: If that's the case...

Veins grew out of Hero's biceps, forehead and neck, as he ascended into his Dragon Rebirth form with a bright blue glow tracing around his body followed by quick, vanishing, short circuits of lightning appearing. 

Hero: I'm gonna let out a little more power this time.

Zhaylen responded to this by darkening his skin with metal that took the color of red, showing he was entering his Iron Hell Dragon state. Hero stomped down on the floor, springing himself over to Zhaylen while cocking back his right arm. Zhaylen opened his mouth, spewing out a stream of fire that Hero maneuvered around in mid-air with a barrel roll. As he hit the floor, he'd realize quickly that Zhaylen was still breathing out fire that was coming his way. He ran to avoid the flames, watching them burn away through the floor. 

Hero's Thoughts: Woah, it's like his fire burns anything away now. But...

He'd stop running and pull back his arm again.

Hero's Thoughts: He can't burn this!

Energy swirled from the wind into his arm as he would thrust it forward at Zhaylen, releasing hi Dragon Crash technique.

Hero: Got ya!

Instead of stopping the attack, Zhaylen kept breathing out fire at it, igniting the dragon to his control, moving it out of his directions with the wave of his hands.

Hero: He set it on fire?!

Samael: What marvelous power. I don't think even demon energy could've given him that.

With the dragon used for the Dragon Crash under control by Zhaylen, he sent it back down to Hero in hopes of burning him away. He'd point his hands toward it, creating an energy barrier that would block it off. The barrier began burning too, making Hero drop it and run to think.

Hero's Thoughts: What else can I do to get rid of that damn dragon?! Wait! 

He stopped running, pulling back his arm once again. 

Hero: DRAGON! FLASH!

He'd throw his hand in Zhaylen's direction, opening up his palm releasing a bright blue light to blind him for a few moments.