Arise the Dragonslayer [The Flash warrior series #1]

Chapter five: Awakened

I was really not a big fan of running away from a three-headed devil that came out of nowhere. Trying to survive as long as possible. Then I wondered, Jeez, what time is it? What the . . . what am I thinking? I have no time to ask myself that. I'm in the middle of a life-and-death situation here. If only there's something I could do to keep myself away from the dragon. It flew in a different direction, one of the heads shook the dizziness away so they could concentrate.

 

I ran downhill of the mountainside forest, ducking my head as the dragon kept blasting its powerful blazing beams, causing unwanted glaciers. I'm not gonna make it. There was something that zapped my mind when I thought of a stupid idea from the books I've read. I strapped my bow on my back, unsheathed my sword, and faced the reptilian monster.

 

Are you kidding?! This is hopeless! A part of me shouted. But I simply ignored it because it was too late to run, and I am tired of running. My sword gleamed under the covered sun. The snowfall occurred from the dimmed atmosphere. The breeze turned rougher, making a cold snowstorm. The trees from my surrounding stopped from rattling. It landed and stopped itself from having uneasy vertigo. The three-headed dragon and I glared at each other as if waiting for the other to make the first move.

 

My heart started to beat slowly. The throbbing of my head lessened. The tighter I held the hilt of my sword the warmer my hand became. The blade was nearly frozen as the snow was piling up on the edge, however, there was some feeling that the ice of the blade would soon melt. I bent my left knee to be ready, still glaring at the dragon. The three-headed didn't blast me, instead, it used its giant claw to strike. I jumped to the side as far as possible. It was as big as a baby whale and that almost killed me. I did the same thing again and again. Despite the speed of the dragon, I was faster than them. I could even jump farther than I had expected. I haven't felt this fast before! I kept on dodging its attacks, going under, jumping back, and blocking with my sword.

 

Amazing, how did I even get this kind of speed? I didn't even work out. I only ate a bunch of chocolates and went to the bathroom a million times. As the three-headed dragon's claws smashed into the ground, I stepped on it and ran toward the right head to slash its cheek. For a brief moment, the blade of my sword ignited into a bright orange. My feet dashing across its armored arm like lightning. And I did! For the first time, I jumped and rolled onto the ground just to see their faces, the right head growled. I didn't know why I did that, but it worked. I glanced back at my sword that cooled down as its light of fire began to dim. What in the world . . . ?

 

This time, it whipped with its tail. I was hit and I crashed to the snowy rock wall. My body suddenly didn't hurt. I got up and ran faster than before. What is happening to me? But I didn't mind that at all now I had the adrenaline rushing through my veins.

 

As the dragon whipped its tail again at lightning speed, I jumped and stabbed the scaly texture at the side of it. I held on really tight while the dragon whipped its tail so many times. I noticed that my blade ignited again as I watched it really penetrated the tail's sidewall. It roared so loud, the ground rumbled, even causing an avalanche.

 

We're still fighting while sliding off because of the strong fall of the avalanche. The dragon blasted and shot the mountains with a big kaboom! I sprinted on its tail and slashed the neck of the left, but it seemed that its scales were too hard. I jumped back and stabbed the chest while sliding downward. To my surprise, the monster shone in bright red before unleashing its flaming force that pushed me so hard, I flew away. I was dragged along by the avalanche. Even worse, the avalanche dragged us toward the icy lake. I dove in so fast, we went deep. The lake was really cold at first, but the temperature seemed to change after a short while. However, I saw the dragon flew up into the sky, it finally got away.

 

But I have met my fate. My actions, my ideas, and my choices led me into this icy lake- to my death as I sank and drained of energy. Where my death will be unknown. The three-headed dragon started it anyway, but it didn't matter now. I was sinking into the bottom, waiting for my oxygen to reach its limit.

 

***

 

I thought I was dead. Am I really dead? I thought that I was in the spirit realm because I felt so light and free as if I can move on land again. Although my eyes were still closed. As I abruptly opened them, I didn't even care about the water going through them.

 

I felt strange, very strange. I had never felt this before, I grew stronger and better. My eyes shone bright red as if the light from my eyes were bright as the inferno. No, not like this! I can not let this happen to me after all the dragon had done! I clenched my fist and held my sword tightly (It was a good thing that I have a good grip). I felt a complete rush in my mind and my nerves. I'm in a complete rage!

 

The icy water started to boil and all I could see was the shade of bright red. I was glowing with flames. My body shook as bubbles popped above, reaching the surface. The surface! I almost forgot about reaching it. But I was so angry that instead of swimming, I flew like a firework all the way up. I busted away so fast, I caused a huge wave, pushing the icebergs away.

 

I had no idea if I've been possessed or am I was the one who was in control of myself. I floated in the middle of the sky. I spotted the three-headed dragon flying over the winter forest. I glared and flew down. I was waiting for something, like waiting for the right moment to do something tricky. As they sensed my presence, the humongous dragon widened their mouths. I went at it at full speed and slashed the neck of the middle. I had never, EVER, been so alive before. I had been awakened.

 

I could see a straight slice in the neck, so I had to do it again. I stopped at great speed then landed on the ground, but I bent my knees to absorb the force. The ground was crushed as if a meteor made a huge impact. Weirdly, I held a force inside me, rocks and other pieces from the earth began to float. I jumped so high that for a moment I broke a sound barrier. I held my sword with both hands and I spun around to do a circle-deadly-cutter (I named it myself). I was like a burning spear. The dragon flew back and charged, but I was so fast, I slashed the right head's eye. The three-headed blew powerful flames all over just to roast me, but again, I'm much faster.

 

Am I really doing this? I asked myself. Or am I dreaming?

 

I was in full burst. Red sparks glowed as if I was the light source from the sky. I dashed in different directions, cutting its hard scales to kill it. But the three-headed was strong, too. I couldn't forget that. It whipped its tail and slapped me away very hard. But I managed to control the force in midair and flew back at it. The dragon held its breath as if it was about to unleash its strongest flaming blast yet. I prepared myself to go at lightning speed as if I'm like a red shooting star falling toward the dragon. Really, I was diving covered in flames. Even my sword couldn't resist the heat.

 

The dragon unleashed its flaming beams. I could barely see anything. As for myself, I just went through the flame. Everything exploded, only in the skies, not the land. Clouds scattered like ghosts. The falling snow was no longer seen.

 

***

 

I remembered how I fell. How I heard the dragon growling in pain and falling as well. I felt smoke coming out of me. I felt dizzy and couldn't even tell where I am anymore. Exhausted, I closed my eyes and thought of nothing. Not even my family, my daily routine, me eating chocolate and going to the bathroom, not even my fate. I just closed my eyes, feeling hurt and burned. I didn't even care about falling. The only thing I remembered about this part is the moment I saw the icy cold lake again.