Infinitum Crystals - The Snow Phoenix [2]

Chapter 1.21 - ????? - Vatherion & Taloncryst

As Vatherion bravely stood in front of Taloncryst, the elder dragon looks around the cavern after hearing out the man's introduction. The dragon slowly laughs and ignored him. It turned around and went to grab a pile of gemstone and ate it generously.

"I'm still right here..." Vatherion was annoyed by the dragon.

The elder dragon continues to ignore him.

"Excuse me! I am here to capture you!"

Taloncryst continues to eat its lunch, leaving behind the puny human that was standing before him.

"If that's how it goes then..." Vatherion unsheathes his great sword and said, "I'll just have to take you down by force."

Vatherion sprints toward the dragon and swung his great sword to the dragon but to his surprise, the dragon didn't budge at all. The dragon continues to eat the gemstones. Vatherion continues to bash his great sword multiple times but the only result that came out of this was the sound of clanking metals that was coming out of his great sword.

"Why aren't you fighting back?!" Vatherion continues his assault.

But the dragon completely ignored him. Vatherion's patient had grown too much for him to handle. He decided that it was best to use one of his magical abilities and see whether the dragon would react or not. The Dragon Lord candidate used some earth elemental magic from clay spires to earthquake. Nothing budges the dragon. The only reaction he got was the dragon snickering at him. It was probably mocking his mortal ability.

By the time the sun has gotten down, Vatherion had gave up and returned back to the nearest city and stayed at one of the city's inn. He was devastated at the outcome that he had not expected at all.

"Unbelievable!" Vatherion expresses his anger as he gulps down a mug of beer.

Then quite suddenly, an ominous laugh was heard across the rented room. It was the voice of a mage who had faced the frontline for years.

"What are you doing here? Came here to mock me or something?"

This other person laughed a bit and said, "I knew this would happen. You're facing an elder dragon. Of course it won't be that simple."

"What are you implying, battle mage?" Vatherion finishes his beer.

The person known as a battle mage sits down on a chair and said, "I've heard that you're trying to control a dragon...an elder dragon that is...you should have talk to me if you ever wanted to know something about controlling."

"I couldn't find you and I'm running out of time."

"You do know that I'm the best at corrupting a person's mind. It's all thanks to the teachings that I got."

Vatherion smirked and said, "So what? It's not like you can control a dragon. You at least need to have a Dragon Amulet like this." He showed the Dragon Amulet to the battle mage.

"So that is The Dragon Amulet...I've read about it. I know what it is. But to an elder dragon, that is not enough."

"What do you mean?" Vatherion hopes for an answer as his eyes begins to widen.

"You have always been the proud Dragon Slayer, Vatherion. It seems you haven't come across with the roots of evil or the nature of chaos. The extinction of the dragon kind was the only thing that is in your mind."

"What are you implying?" the candidate stood up and approached the battle mage.

The battle mage remained his composure and said, "All you need is a little...Chaoruption...and a certain legendary blade."