Draimon: Fracture: Erasend- Book 1: Deascension

Chapter 6: Crash Course

When I awakened in the field of green vine ground surrounded by trees, Baragon was lying in front of me with his eyes closed, "how did you sleep?" he asked, opening his eyes.

"Well," I replied, "I feel better now," I said during a big stretch.

"That is good," Baragon said, raising his lumbering (I'm sorry) body on his massive arms, "now, are you ready to begin your training."

"Yes," I said as I raised my body upright.

"Excellent," Baragon replied, "we will need to train hard if you want to kill an Empowered."

"What is an Empowered?" I asked.

"They far stronger than regulars, and before the battle begins, one fights a Lord, and that decides which side goes first depending on the victor."

"How can I destroy it if it has fought the strongest of us? I asked.

"Do not fear, for you still have a chance," he said, "even as you are now, you are many times stronger than your mother at your age. I could sense from its signature that it was from a time when the Lords were weaker."

"Does that not make it stronger?" I asked.

"No," he replied, "they stay at the same power level from the moment they appear. Now there are some advanced techniques that I want to show you."

"Show me," I responded with intrigue.

"just the answer I was looking for," said Baragon in a cheerful manner. First, I will show you charged attacks. The move where we send elemental energy to one of our limbs, it will then become far stronger and faster. However, it does require you to spend some elemental energy as you will release it when the attack connects, so the more energy you use, the stronger the move will be but at the cost of using more life-force." I was sitting and paying close attention; I may have know the information, but I did not want to interrupt Baragon.

"Now, allow me to show you a demonstration." Baragon said as he raised a large bark spike from the ground, "since I am a Berserker, my species have strong charged attacks as we mainly fight up close; here I will show you a non-charged punch."

I watched as he raised his mighty arm, thick with muscle and covered in bark plates, a harsh contrast to his little legs that were only good for providing support for his massive hulking mass of a body. "Be sure to move your body with the attack for more power," he said; then, with great force, I saw him sway his body and then drop his fist upon the bark. I could feel the impact even though I was a reasonable distance away from the attack. The dust cleared, and I saw that he had only broken off a small piece from the top. Either the bark was really tough, or he wasn't giving it his all; I went with the former from what I knew of him.

"And here is one with elemental energy," as Baragon raised his mighty fist high. I could see that spiralling around it was a brown glow, and he slammed it down upon the bark with so much force it made his first blow look like he was barely even trying. The strike sent shards of broken bark and powerful gusts of air to emanate from the area. So much so that I instinctively used my wings as a make-shift shield to protect my body. When I lowered them, I saw what little remained of the construct, which was nothing more than a pile of bark shards scatter around the area. Baragon looked very, and I mean very thrilled and pleased with his work, with a big smile on his face like a new-born hatchling. He shuffled towards me, saying, "By Eldragoon, I will never get over just how good that feels."

"So different species are better at doing different things?" I asked.

"Indeed," Baragon said, "as she said your species, the Primordagons are considered the strongest as you are the children of the first-born, and when the other species evolved from your kind, your species stayed the same. So you are the oldest and therefore are considered to be the strongest. If you do not mind, I will state some of the reasons why." As he cleared his throat, " you can fly for a start," picking up one of my feet with his, the arms more than enough to support his frame. Baragon continued, "your kind have strong melee attacks have strong mancing, you have a powerful tail. You also have one of the strongest breath weapons," he finished as he put down my foot, satisfied with his analysis of my body.