Chapter thirteen: darkening despair

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Velkhana and Nergigante were the first to charge at the monstrous rock golem known as Shara ishvalda. The three elder dragons engaged in combat, inflicting wounds. However, Velkhana and Nergigante's attacks did little damage to Shara ishvalda's rock shell. Nergigante and Velkhana soon found themselves struggling to stand. "Any ideas?" Nergigante growled. "Give me a moment, I'm trying to think!" Velkhana growled. "Well think fast, because Shara ishvalda isn't going by to wait for us to get up!" Nergigante said, turning to see Shara ishvalda suddenly pin him down by using its foot. Velkhana tried to evade Shara ishvalda's clutches, trying to fly upwards.  This attempt proved to be fruitless, as Shara ishvalda used its hand-like wings to grab Velkhana, and throw her into the rock wall. Shara growled as it plunged one of its wings into the ground, trying to crush Velkhana with a rock. However, Shara ishvalda suddenly felt a stabbing pain on the back of his neck. Nergigante looked at the back of Shara ishvalda's neck to see a surprise. The hunter had appeared out of nowhere and had stabbed straight through Shara ishvalda's rock shell, causing cracks to appear. "No, STOP!" Shara ishvalda roared. Shara ishvalda's pleas fell on deaf ears, as the hunter used his great sword as a wedge, prying apart the rock shell. After a moment of struggling, a large snap was heard. Shara ishvalda suddenly covered itself with its wings. It's rock shell crumbled away to reveal a horrific sight. Shara ishvalda's actual skin was more akin to muscle. It had a yellowish-blue mixture, and it looked twisted and mangled as it throbbed. Shara ishvalda's head looked more akin to a bird if some sorts. A sickening squelching sound was heard as the flesh around Shara ishvalda's face peeled away to reveal its big, golden, bulging eyes. "You....will....PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!" Sharan ishvalda screamed. The roar Shara ishvalda emitted was unbearably loud, and caused the very earth to tremble, and most of origin isle to collapse. Nergigante took this chance to roll out from under Shara ishvalda's foot, righting himself. He attempted to attack Shara ishvalda, only to be swatted away, where he hit his head on a rock, knocking him unconscious. Velkhana watched as her temporary ally smashed against the rock. Velkhana looked back to Shara ishvalda, a look of pure anger plastered on her face. She flipped backwards and swung the end of her tail blade ad Shara ishvalda, opening a deep gash. The enraged Shara ishvalda suddenly grabbed Velkhana with its wing, and pinned her down on her back, squeezing its wing tighter to stop her from escaping. Velkhana let out a small yelp of pain from the amount of pressure being placed on her semi-healed stomach wound. Shara ishvalda noticed her pained look, and a deranged grin spread across its face. "Do you know how good it feels to make your enemies suffer? I do. Watching you squirm in my grasp is the one thing I have wanted to watch ever since I broke free of my rock prison. I want to watch you suffer. I want to watch you bleed. I want to watch. You. Die." Shara ishvalda snarled. Shara ishvalda then embedded some of its wingtips into the bleeding stomach wound of Velkhana, and forced them to vibrate. Shara ishvalda also squeezed its wing tighter, causing Velkhana's ribs to crack. The pain Velkhana felt at that moment was the most agonizing thing she had felt in her life. She cried out in agony as she felt her skeletal structure slowly splinter, causing tears to flow from her eyes. Her ice armor shattered from the amount of pressure being place on her entire body. As Shara ishvalda squeezed its wing even tighter, Velkhana's lungs forced out a scream of agony. Shara ishvalda broke down into maniacal laughter, it's eyes bulging as it grinned at Velkhana, who was beginning to feel light-headed. Velkhana's eyes welled up with tears of agony, as she looked to the sky, and prayed to the sapphire star that her suffering would end.

A worried Valomyr had heard the scream of Shara ishvalda, and became worried about what was happening on the isle. Valomyr then took flight, with Namielle intercepting him. "Where are you going? We can't go to origin isle, we'll be killed!" Namielle shouted. "No, something's wrong with Velkhana, and I'm going to help her. I'm not leaving her in this hour." Valomyr shouted, flying past namielle. Namielle followed pursuit, trying to get him to stop. "ARE YOU MAD?" namielle roared at Valomyr. "No, I'm not mad, I'm going to assist Velkhana. I already told her I was afraid of loosing her, who would I be if I didn't keep my promise!" Valomyr shouted. Namielle paused at those words. Namielle knew how both Valomyr and Velkhana cared for each other, but hearing those words come from Valomyr's mouth made her realize why he wanted to go to origin isle so desperately. "Alright, but I'm coming with you." Namielle said. "Fair enough." Valomyr said. The two elder dragons then resumed their trip to origin isle, knowing that their assistance was needed.

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