Born Of Void And Spirit

Arc 0.2

Ascension

The Dragon lunged toward the duo with renewed vigor and ferocity,it's body sharpening like a sword's blade.

The voice of Kaiser Kadr snarled in indignation over the Rogue's insolence,but it was soon silenced as Soul quickly stated,

"I shall call you back momentarily!"

They pushed the "Hold" key on the Cellular Stone and dove the device into their pocket just as their enemy was about to smash into them.
Soul crossed their skinny arms across their chest to shield themself from the Rogue's assault.The Beast's sword-sharp skull collided with the lithe Hollow Seraph,knocking them into a nearby dune.Hecture took this opportunity to charge and release and even greater Fire Orb to launch at his enemy.The Dragon turned to the Semi-Spirit and came after him in a circular motion,avoiding the straightforward ball of flame that came at it.The Beast opened it's cruel maw wide before snapping it at Hecture's head.Unfortunately for the infuriated Beast,the soft,semi-transparent flesh of the Semi-Spirit dissolved into a gaseous state,leaving the Rogue to taste only empty fury.Soul emerged from the sand dune with no visible injury on their body,but the shelves of their sweatshirt was torn from the attack.Their face colder than ever,the Hollow Angel lifted one arm back while holding out the other,
their feet a shoulder length apart from one another.As they did so,a large,simple bow with circular white and black limbs materialized into existence in a quick,yet gradual fashion.Forged from Soul's Essence-their very being- this Bow is one of the many Essence Weapons the Hollow Angel can summon in the face of particularly powerful foes.Soul did not expect this Rogue to be as formidable as it was,but there is no doubt that they need to up the ante if they are to keep the Beast from terrorizing Desolatia.
The Hollow Seraph pulled the Bow's string back,crafting a Essence-forged arrow in the process.
Then,just as the Rogue was about to initiate another attempt at Hecture's life,Soul released the arrow and allowed it to travel straight through the skeletal Brute's midsection.The bitterblue eyes of the Dragon froze apon suffering from the shot,as if slain by the Hollow Seraph's hand.But instead of collapsing apon the silver sands of the Desolatian Desert,it roared in fury and gleamed a brilliant light that would have harmed Hecture had he not used the Art of Teleportation to evade it's baleful radiance.

It only flashed for a moment,but that was long enough to cause the formidable Rogue a great physical change.
It's size expanded immensely,increasing it's overall length to 20 feet;
it's skin,once a fine silver blue, has changed into a full deep cobalt;
and it's head,once broad and snout,now resembled the blade of a spear-curved and deadly.
The Dragon faced the duo with a wicked grimace of a smile,indicating that the transformation was quite painful.

"Quite impressive,Hollow,"
The Rogue snarled,it's eyes dripping with venomous,sadistic glee as Hecture reappeared at Soul's side.

"The battle has barely began,and all ready you force my body to use it's Ascended State.Savor that strike, as it will be the last either of you shall make apon me!"

Without further deliberation,the Beast lashed out and launch a Crescent-shaped Slash of Magical Energy at the duo with his sword-shaped tail.
Hecture leaped into the air and grasped Soul's shoulder before the Hollow Angel used their six wings to take to the skies.
Soul is unable to truly fly,but his wings allows him to leap great heights and glide in the air despite their tiny 3 foot length.
With their Essence Bow still in hand,Soul summoned another Arrow and pulled it back against the string.
Hecture followed by drawing out his palm and creating a blue,ice-cold ball of concentrated Sorcery,changing the aura that surrounds his hands from a brilliant flaring crimson to a article,bone-chilling turquoise.Scarcely after Soul let their Arrow hone in on their snarling adversary,Hecture followed by launching the beach-ball sized Ice Orb in the Ascended Dragon's direction.The upgraded Beast was struck head on with the dangerous attacks,forcing it to react with a roar of frustration and pain.Though covered in restrictive ice from Hecture's Ice Orb,it was still able to immediately deliever a series of rapid-fire Crescent Slashes with its tail that beset apon Soul and Hecture even as they landed on the ground.
The Hollow Seraph took a smaller(but still amazingly high) leap to the side, firing weaker,thinner Arrow shots to counter the Rogue's onslaught.
These Arrows and the Crescent Slashes clashed with one another,canceling themselves from existence in the process.The Ascended Dragon quickly soared toward the sky,though it's peak speed is reduced by the lingering frost of Hecture's Spell.Once the Ascended Dragon lowered it's head and flashed a temporary, radiant sapphire glare all over it's body,it swooped downward and used it's razor-sharp ribs to slash Soul across the face before they could dodge in time.This attack caused a gray mark to form across the Hollow Angel's face as both they and Hecture was send flying from the force of the wind caused by the Rogue's movement.

Grinning with savage delight, the Ascended Dragon turned it's body around and raced toward them to thrust its head through both Beings.It did not flash its gleam during this assault,which drastically reduced its top speed.This error allowed Hecture wrapped his chubby legs around Soul's armpit and used both hands to form a gigantic Orb of Darkness that was large enough to dwarf the Semi-Spirit in size.Instead of launching the Spell at his enemy like he has done previously,he allowed it to float in front of Soul and himself and burst as the Dragon run its head into its pitch black,gaseous surface.
The recoil caused the duo to once again be send sailing through the air,but due to being blinded and fairly damaged by Hecture's latest spell,the Rogue did not pursue them,allowing Hecture and Soul to safely land on the ground hundreds of feet away.

"He's a formidable foe,"
The Semi-Spirit stated,adjusting his ever-present Fez Hat as he leaned near Soul's face.
"I'm impressed with his durability.
His predecessors would have faltered apon feeling even one of your Essence Arrows."

Soul looked at their Essence Bow before looking into the soft marble eyes of their companion.

"Must we slay him?"
they asked indecisively.
"His eyes are full of evil.He could mean to kill more people than just us."

"We need to capture him,"
Hecture responded,the eye of the Fez Hat glowing a rich golden-red color.
"Once he is contained,we will be able to use Illumina's Eye to unveil the identity of his 'Master'.Then I will look into his Inner Spirit to determine whether he could be liberated or slain."

'I can help,'
stated a quiet,polite voice that seemed to enter inside the duo's very mind.
Soul and Hecture simultaneously looked toward the direction the voice originated from and found a fairly small,muscular blue young individual with a mouth-less face and a singular golden red slanted eye that sparkled subserviently.
"I could help you fight the Bad Guy."