Within the lightless pseudo dinsion, illuminated only by the intermittent flashes of lightning bolts, Ana, Ulysses, and Humphrey found themselves montarily lost in their thoughts as they studied what they considered remnants of the lost kingdom of Atlantis.
Letting out a sigh, Alex intoned. "Alright, that’s enough; we aren’t here for sightseeing; there is fate to be fulfilled, so we can get out of here."
"But, it’s history," Ana revealed an unwilling expression.
"Except this was what your divination inford you about, I would much rather we focus on the task..." Alex trailed off as he sensed a gaze in their direction.
Ana and Humphrey sensed it as well, leaving Ulysses as the last one to detect it.
Monts passed before several lightning bolts struck a spot in the air at the sa ti, causing a mighty illumination that montarily blinded the party.
When their vision returned, they were t with the brilliance of a great serpent floating in the sky without the aid of wings.
Blue draconic scales lined its back and its head, though resembling that of a dragon, also shared similarities with an Umibozo.
Its body crackled with lightning and its eyes flashed as it opened them, revealing a pair of reptilian eyes filled with lightning.
The majestic creature regarded the group for a mont before shifting its attention to Ana who t its gaze with a smile on her lips.
"Alex, it’s real. It’s a dragon and it’s not an egg, but a fully grown dragon!" She remarked in excitent.
Alex furrowed his brows. "It doesn’t resemble your dragon form though."
According to myth, two dragon species persisted before the War of Desolation. There were the Aeternitas, otherwise known as the Ti Dragons, which looked like Ana, and the Imnsus, otherwise known as the Space Dragons, who were said to have a more serpentine form.
"So that’s an Imnsus?" Alex asked as the serpent seed to be contemplating sothing while scrutinizing them.
It should be, but it appears to be a half-caste based on what I can tell.
"Does it matter?" Ana asked, clearly still excited. "Half-caste or not, I have soone I can call my kin!"
"Let’s calm down now, Ana; we don’t know if it is friend or foe," Alex warned, though Ana was quick to rebuff him.
"He is a friend. Just wait here, I’ll go talk to him." She remarked before proceeding to take off from the ground, transforming into her dragon form before approaching the serpent.
Alex frowned at Ana’s lack of caution but he couldn’t exactly bla her.
A thousand years of loneliness would do that to a person.
"Be prepared," Alex remarked as he stood in place, poised to snap should the serpent make any funny moves.
anwhile, Ana quickly arrived at the sa level as the ’dragon’ and said. "Hey, can you understand ?"
The dragon gave no response, instead tilting its head to the left and then to the right, still considering sothing.
Facepalming, Ana chided herself. "What am I doing?... If it’s been trapped here, naturally, there’s no way it would understand Razan. But then how do we communicate?"
Pursing her lips, she quickly figured out a solution.
There was still dragontongue which involved directly imprinting her Will on the aether and conveying it to the recipient.
It wasn’t an ideal way to communicate for a prolonged period but a short conversation wouldn’t hurt.
Hello, can you understand ?
The serpent stopped moving for a mont before responding.
Indeed. Tell , are you a true dragon?
Excited that she’d cracked down on the language barrier, Ana was quick to respond.
Yes, are you?
Unfortunately not. I am but a serpent lucky enough to devour the remains of a dragon, enabling to gain sentience and achieve great power.
Oh... well, it doesn’t matter. As long as I say, you are a dragon, then you are one. So would you like to leave this place with my friends?... I promise we won’t hurt you.
The blue serpent glanced down at the castle for a mont before replying.
The ritual is not yet completed.
What ritual?
One that would allow the mistress to challenge the Enclave.
Mistress?... Do you have a master?
The serpent shook its head.
We rely share similar interests which is to see the Enclave fall.
But why?
They are unworthy to rule the sea. Unfortunately, we are not strong enough to contend with them. At least not yet. But now, with the ritual and you, we might be able to gain the necessary power.
Ana furrowed her brows or at least she tried to.
I don’t understand. How do I fit into your agenda?
I evolved from devouring the carcass of a dragon. I do wonder what would happen if I devoured the body of a living dragon.
Ana imdiately felt a sense of alarm, causing her to try to evade, but despite her efforts... The attack still struck ho.
"Ana!" Alex exclaid as he watched the serpent’s tail impale Ana through the chest in a manner that completely defied the laws of physics.
As the serpent opened its maw, intent on biting off Ana’s head, Alex snapped while Humphrey transmuted the space, attempting to take her away only to find that his control of space was wrested from him.
It is adept at space manipulation!
Alex also found himself back where he had teleported from, leaving him montarily stunned.
anwhile, Ana, though shocked by the initial assault, didn’t hesitate to hit back as she paused ti for the serpent before transforming back into her human form and putting so distance between her and the serpent.
Her chest was bloody, and blood trailed down the side of her lips, but other than that, she seed fine.
"Ana!" Alex called out to her.
"I’m fine. Ulysses shifted my heart away before it was pierced through." Ana said with Alex glancing at Ulysses, the latter of which seed to be completely exhausted.
"10 minutes," Ulysses muttered as he struggled to catch his breath. "That’s how much longer I can keep up with the changes to your lungs."
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