Amidst the dust and the rubble falling from the sky a black pilare Ross to the sky. It rolled around itself in a spiral before settling several meters in the air watching the distraction it had caused. The lightning rods were completely useless. The shockwave was nothing like the magic Thunderclouds were known to use and it ended in such destruction. The hunters laid on the ground like dead ants, only a few could muster the power to move. Among them was Laura who leaned on her rapier for support.What's going on here… she thought, unable to stop her body from shaking. This isn't what I was told…She gazed up at the dragon, now back to its previous black color. As she did she remembered the information she had received from her father a few weeks ago. He was the one who had compiled information on Thunderclouds on her request and granted her permission to engage with it as well. Normally she wouldn't be allowed to go after such monstrosity, however looking at the circumstances her fa

same as the others Drake was stunned by the power of his attack.The black crescent was so sharp it cut right through the beast's skull splitting it in half. Its gigantic body suddenly went limp like a puppet whose strings were cut losing whatever power kept it afloat and falling to the ground. Drake soon followed after. Thankfully Riland was there to catch him. "YOU DID IT!" Loki shouted with teary eyes. "You son of a botch you did it!!!"The reality only hit once they were on the ground. Drake looked back at the giant dead serpent, his mind filled with one thought. This is it… looking downnat his hands, a smile slowly creeped onto his face. This is the feeling!He has been looking for it since the time he fought the Alpha; the thrill of fighting a powerful opponen. The Thundercloud was a calamity to say the least. Seeing how many had yet to move it was safe to say that very few had survived the hunt. If Drake hadn't evolved his Beast Soul the odds of him coming out on top were h

"And now to celebrate the man who slayed the dragon! Everyone! Raise your cups!" A man shouted at the top of his lungs, holding a large mug over his head. "CHEERS!!!"Drake watched with amusement as the tavern erupted with cheers and applause. He was the guest of honor, the man who had slain the Thundercloud after a long battle that almost took the lives of the entire raid team. Three days have passed since the battle. The dead have been buried and the the survivors were paid, all that's left was to celebrate coming out of the battle alive and well."Hey hey!" One of the Hunters approached Drake. "How did you do it!? Hiw did you kill the dragon?""Yeah! Tell us man!" Another followed."I wouldn't have believe it if I didn't see the corpse! How did you shave its head off like that!!?" Another joined in."Well I don't exactly know the specifics." Drake said, feeling a bit overwhelmed. "I combined some new magic I learned with Sharp Blade and it just worked.""Magic and skills!!?""At

"Land… finally…" The moment they arrived at the port, Laura collapsed to her knees. Her face was pale and weathered, her hair disheveled. It looked like she hadn't taken care of herself for days despite the flight having been just a few hours. "C'mon now, thay doesn't suit a rich young lady like you." Drake said, his voice oozing with sarcasm."Shut up!" Laura turned to him with a glare. "You don't know how it feels!""And I don't care." Drake said, his friendly expression having vanished. "Now make yourself useful.""Alright alright." Laura said, getting up and dusting her knees. "This doesn't look like a kingdom to me." Said Drake, observing the surroundings."This is the port city Ironside. Yes it has the same name as the island." Laura replied, her eyes rolling."There are quite a few mines around here, hence the name." Roland added."Then we should get going. We don't have much time." Drake began walking but stopped after a few steps. The other two weren't moving, they just s

Laura extended her hand and touched the golden sphere. A couple of seconds passed and nothing happened, but then it was slowly overtaken by an orange color starting from the bottom of the sphere until it reached the top covering it completely."Whoa…" As they watched a wave of hot air suddenly washed over everyone in the room. Drake's eyes went wide as he observed what happened. He could feel something from the device, though he couldn't really tell what it was.After a few more seconds the employee watching over the terminal turned to Laura and told her it was fine to take her hand off now. The girl backed away and the association chairman walked over to the terminal. A minute or so later he returned with Laura's tag and a piece of paper in his hand."Congratulations, lady Hellfire." The chairman said, his face practically beaming. "You've passed the first selection." Laura stayed composed for a moment, taking the paper into her hand and looking it over. Then, as if her mind had j