Part 6. Strength versus endurence

Somewhere out in the forest of Pheonixia.

"AHHH!!!" Sev swings his sword towards Drake. But as fast as the wind, Drake avoided the blade that pass near his troat. "I see. So is this why you came here? is it? just to see the difference in power between us?" Drake asked with a serious look on his face.

"Hahaha, what other reasons do i have coming to your land?" said Sav.

"Leave this land while you still can."

Sev then started swinging his sword again towards Drake. " If that is what u want, then let it be." Drake then use his left hand to grap the sword and his right hand to punch Sev on the chest.

"So you still havent lose your strength to fight." said Sev. Suddenly, there was a stop in the movement of the wind. " What are you tryinh to do Drake? Do you think by putting a barrier around me will keep me away from you?"

"Dont think wrong of me, i did not put a barrier around you but a barrier us. This is to prevent you from running away from me." Drake then took out his metal gloves and put the on.

"Now, its my turn to return the favor." Drake then dash towards Sev and punched him in the gut and on the left chest. And so they both kept fighting. Drake gave Sev a punch to the face and Sev gave Drake a cut on the hand.

They kept on fighting non stop for almost an hour. Sev then started getting angry," Ahh.. damn you! why everytime a cut you, you still fight back!! AHH!!" Sev then started using his powers to fight, his sword went then blazing with fire as his eye turned red.

He swings' his blazing sword towards Drake while burning every thing it touches. He kept on swinging his sword and burning the trees around them. The trees and the grass burned with red flames and created black smoke to fill the air.

Drake," THATS ENOUGHT!!" suddently. all the flames got frozen and the black smoke vanished in an instant. " This is a fight between you and me, dont put the lives of this forest in harm!"

Sev," Its just trees, why are you getting to worried about it?"

" Fine, fine.. then i shall not use my flames. Instead, i shall show you my special weapon. Hahahaha."

Drake," Huh?"

Sev then went towards his horse and took his shield." here is where the real battle begins!"

Sev then dashed towards Drake and cut him on the chest. " What the hell?" [ what on earth was that? his' speed, strength, are different from before. where is this power coming from?"

Sev then to the back of Drake and bashed his head with the shield."ahhh!" shouted Drake with pain. Drake then started breathing heavily. [ What is going on? he is not even breaking a sweat!] He then dashed towards Sev to punch him, " too slow" said Sev and blocked the punch with the shield. Suddently spikes came out from the shield and pierced Drake's hand," ahhh!!" he shouted in pain.

( Its the shield that he holds on his right hand.) Said a voice inside of Drake's head." Who are you?" Drake asked.

Sev then started looking around and then asked" who are you talking to?"

(Have you forgotten me? I am you, The dragon that is within you.Now Listen, you need to release your power.) said the voice.

( But if i do then it wouldnt be fair)Drake said in his mind.

Sev Suddently attacked Drake, wounding his leg.( Look, cant you feel the difference in him? That shield is an ancient artifact of Ezra, The Lord of the Sun. That shield only can be weld by the Ezra's blood lines. And Sev, is the last of her kind. That shield grants the welder great strength and speed, but the most powerful thing about this shield is that grants the welder the greatest endurence known to man. If you dont release, he might even kill you.)

( How can i trust your word when you cant even tell me your name?) Drake asked

( I am the Dragon of the Zodiac, The White Dragon of knowledge. I am of no name for i was not given one. I was born for one purpose only and it is to guide the black dragon till he is wise enough to be on his own. That Black Dragon is you.)

( If thats so, then i shall call you Felix.And i hope to learn more about my true identity from you after this fight) said drake.

(Very well. Felix it shall be then) said the voice.

Sev," Why are you not fighting back? Do you really want to die?"

Drake," I was just thinking, which is more powerful? My strength or your Endurence?"

Sev," what?"[ damn how he know about the gift endurence?]

Drake,"Well then, I guess I too shall show you something Special that no one had really seen except Azgard. Get ready to feel what pain really is like." Drake then pushed his sleeve up his hand and took out the two cuffs around his wrist. On his right hand where the cuff were was black marking with the symbol of dragon. Eriukia he said and the marking went off.

Suddenly, the barrier around then disappear and the winds started blowing roughly. The clouds started gathering above them. Drake's eye started glowing in blue.

" Damn it! Drake is getting serious now. This is bad, call everyone to return back to the castle. I'll go there and try to stop the fight." Azgard Shouted as he saw the clouds gathering.

Suddenly Drake dashed in such speed that not even Sev could see. He then punched Sev on the back and on the head. " gah!! Ahhh! hahaha! so that is all you have? it felt like an ant bite. Such pity.. HAHahaha!" Sev laughed.

(He is stronger that i tought, i better hit him till he gets worn out.) said Drake in his mind

( No! With the amount of power you are using, he will never get tired! release all you power! And one more thing, do you remember the sword that your father once used?) asked the voice.

(Yes, he said i am the only one who saw it that is still alive.)

(That is true, a part of the that sword was cast into your body when you were born. Your father did that so that you could use part of the power of that sword if ever that sword was lost. Just try to remember how exactly did that sword look like, try to feel the sword with your hand and focus your power onto your hand. If you succed, the sword will appear in your hand.)

Suddenly, Azgard Dashed towards them and tried to stop the fight.

" Move!! This is our fight!" Sev Shouted

" No! Stop this fight now!!" Azgard shouted back

"Get away or i will kill you."

" Mind your words fool. Remember well that the likes of you will can never even touch me in battles."

" Damn you!" Sev shouted

" Azgard, stay out of this please. I will finish this fight soon. Dont worry, i'm not going to kill him. I will just make sure to take him out in just one blow." Drake said his breathing returned to normal.

" Hey YOU!! Dont talk so high about yourself! As if you can talk me out with just one blow!" Shouted Sev with all his voice.
" Just now i only released 10% of my full power, now i shall use 60% of it. Get ready for this."

Suddenly The whole right hand of Drake was covered with black marking," This is the seal that supresses 60% of my power. And now you will be the first to see my power to this extand."

" HA! Then i shall use my full power to distroy you!" Sev's sword then started blazing in fire again, but this time, it was burning like wild fire, the armour the he worn even changed shape, at the back of his armour, a pair of wing with flames appeared. Even the shield he weld was burning with flames. The ground around him became dry and the trees turned to dust.

[Damn it, at this rate he will burn the forest soon. I have no ting to waste] Shi Kah Ria Bahl el Eriukia Drake said and the seal turned to dust. Suddenly, the ground became as cold as ice. Snow started falling all over the lands of Pheonixia. the power in Drake was bursting out of Drake in such force the ground around him started to crack and break. The sky turned dark and Drake's eye turned to the shape of a dragon.

[whe-what is this power? this power is so dense that i cant even breathe. Why cant i move? Why is my heart beating so fast when i look onto his eyes?] Azgard said in his mind.

Sev's eyes became red like the fire around his sword. His wings was burning even brighter and the clouds around him became red and motioned in a circular path about Sev. The heat around him then became so dense that it started forming illusions.

The Sky was split into two,one side was moving fast and vigorously while the other was moving slowny but firmly. " Prepare youself a grave while you still can." said Sev as he rush up towards Drake for the first strike. " Come on! Come out already!" Drake shouted impatiently and got wonded by bu Sev.

(why is it not working?) Drake asked while trying to evade Sev's blade.

(You need to concentrate. it takes time.)

(how can i concentrate with him swinging his blade towards me all the time? i dun have time to be patient!!)

"Stop runnig u coward!" Shouted Sev as he blew out an inferno out of his mouth. Both of them were dashing in a flash that even Azgard finds it hard to see. The wings around Sev was burning the forest and the swinging of his sword made things worse.

Suddently flame around Sev's sword vanished and the sword turned gold in colour. "Since cutting you does not really work that well, I shall do this" and he dashed towards Drake and swing his sword towards the ground and caused an explosion from within the sword.

( Drake, calm your mind. remember the times that you were at your most happy moments, and at the same time remember the sword your father weld. remember, you need to calm your mind.) said Felix.

And so Drake did just as the dragon told him to. Then he put his hands togather and stood in a sword fughting stance. Suddenly he felt something in his hand, but he saw nothing in his hand.

( I see, the sword is not prefect but i think you can still use it to fight.)

Then as Sev dashed tpward Drake, Drake counter-attacked him back with the sword. Sev then looked down and saw his plate mail fall apart. "What was that? "

" something to help me ent this fight" reply Drake as he dashed towards Sev, but Sev used his wings and flew to the sky.

" I dont know how you did that but I am going to ent this now."

Sev then flew higher and higher till he reached the clouds. His body started to burn with fire, " I shall strike you like a meteor striking earth. And end your like right here, right now. Endom'liek !!" He shouted as his body was then fully covered with fire and he starts flying towards Drake with great speed, forming a giant fire pillar that is falling down like fire from heaven.

But Drake just kept quite and closed his eye. suddenly, it felt like time just stoped. He could hear the trees crying, the wind screaming, and the earth's fear. All these sound filled his heart and the spirits of the forest like white light dancing its way into Drake's heart.

And when he opened his eyes, the ground below him broke due to the intense power that was flowing out of his body, the air around him started swirling and formed a whirlwind. He then shouted like the sound of a dragon's roar and the ground below him became frozen.

Drake jumped up toward Sev and Shouted," Gerard!!" Suddenly his hands saw shining a light so bright that it blinded everyone in the kingdom even those whom were in the castle. And as They both cross swords, a big explosion of light came out and covered one-third of the kingdom. The clouds in the sky was blown away by the explosion.