Some sharp white spikes began emerging from his skin like roots crawling out from the ground.
Zaya went for another fierce strike with her claws, he dodged, she missed him by an hair's breat.
He stood a few meters away from her position,Zaya was astonished as the wounds on the vikings body began to close up.
He then stretched his hands forward, more white spikes coming out of his hands as fingers as he caught the hammer that rushed towards him.
"A fox!", "how i have waited centuries to destroy one of you unyielding scums,"now after I have your head my position on the rank of the ten vikings will rise and the power of one of the unique emerald crystals will be given to me as a...Wait hold on a second, Zaya interrupted,are you not the viper viking?
Not at all the viking responded,I am...Zaya then interrupted again, "so what's the reason for me fighting you exactly?"
You're weak and useless anyway,
can you tell me where the viper viking is?
tell him to come out of whichever viking ship his hiding.
Enough! the Viking commanded, infuriated as he writhe in anger,
he made a battle roar which made the air around him tremble, as he charged towards Zaya like an angry bull rage set in his eyes his hammer blazing in fire.
He attacked frantically waving the hammer like it was a sword, Zaya dodged the hits from the hammer.
But the strikes increased the Viking swerved frantically with all of his might fortunately for him he landed a git on Zaya's chest landing a bruise on the skin of the purple furred fox.
The force from the hit sent Zaya flying hitting a huge banner of what remained from the city's debris.
Zaya yelled in pain as she rose up back on her feet aiming to attack the dragon's, unknown to Zaya the Viking had leapt towards where she stood he twisted in the air hitting the blazing hammer on Zaya's head.
Zaya hit the ground as she could no longer feel the side that was hit on her face again she could barely move again as the fire had began to burn her fur.
The Viking lifted the flaming from the ground holding her neck tightly with his hand as he spoke do you think of me as weak now you unknowledgeable fox.
He hit the weak Zaya back on the ground and began punching her ferociously,Zaya growled hard as she used both of her hands to shield the fierce hit.
What is this the Viking said there's no hope for you weakling,tell me, how have you survived this long,the Viking mocked as he grabbed on of Zaya's hands twisting it to the other side breaking her elbow.
Zaya screamed in pain as she could no longer hold her innate half breed fox form she turned back to human.
At this point the three girls riding on the jaguar have spotted Zaya far away they rushed towards their location but were suddenly attack by more fire beasts, has more viking ships arrived and began delivering them in thousands.
They could only watch in horror as the phantom paw hwas being killed.
The Viking held the weak Zaya's neck as she knelt on the ground absolutely weak,he then spoke, this is where you die fox.
He held his hammer tightly as he aimed to break her head with it.
Zaya could only see with her right eye, she closed it awaiting her death.
The Viking lunged the strike with his hammer aiming for Zaya's head,his strike was suddenly intercepted by a red beastly hand.
The Viking startled, looked towards the creature who owned the hand,it was one of the fire creatures and with its scaly appearance,it was specifically from the ancient serpent clan.
How dare you defy the viking clan the viking gnarled,The red serpent responded we've defied it ages ago.
Poisonous venom was shot to the Viking from the back,the Viking turned around agigtatingly only to see that more of the snakes beast had began to gather.
Zaya smiled as she realized what was going on,the snakes from the volcanic mountainsides have come to save her queen.
The red beasts began attacking the Viking in a number of hundreds shooting the poisonous venoms at him relentlessly the Viking parried the liquids and dodged continuously healing from the wounds at break neck speed.
Zaya then stood up trying to balance her stamina as she screamed fall back,the snakes leapt back wards like Zaya had instructed them from their minds.
Zaya transformed to her fox from as she glared at the Viking she knew this move she was about to take was probably going to kill her,
but she had observed something about the viking,
he wasn't like every other dragon as he didn't have the gift of transforming into the full dragon form.
He was an half breeds just like herself, his innate dragon skill was to heal from the fatal wounds he's given within seconds of impact.
He was probably on the fifth rank of the tenth most powerful in the dragon clan.
Zaya opened her mouth wide as she made the powerful growl of her ancestors, the Viking hit the ground along with his hammer.
The current of the growl was focused on the ground were the Viking stood most of the pain had accrued to him.
The Viking roared in pain,the sound from his mouth was more of a whisper compared to that of Zaya thundering growl.
The Viking could feel his body tearing apart he held it together with all of his might,he could not die this way he thought killed by a noob fox.
Zaya was weak from the pain the Viking as caused her she fell to the ground beside were the dragon had laid writhing in pain.
Her eyes closing as she began falling unconscious.
"Arise! Queen of the snake clan!"
Zaya's eyes snapped open as primordial energy recked through her veins.
They were in some lone parts of the fallen city,standing at her front were the council of elders she had chosen back when she was at the mountain caves,she smiled as she saw she felt whole again.
The wisest of the fire creatures then walked towards her and said my queen behold the ancient staff,The priestess who stood among the council handed the staff over to her Zaya was astonished as she saw the great staff she was gifted had somehow returned She then spoke where are the emeralds that her attached to it.
I assume you must imagine this is the old staff but no it isn't,I sensed the staff had broken when we were in the mountains,with the authority from the council I immediately forged a new one and we've been traveling since them through underground caves till we got here.
Zaya smiled as she said thank you high priestess collecting the staff from her Zaya could feel the more energy flow through her body like a stream her broken elbow became restructured.
She closed her eyes and tried to listen attentively for the voice that always spoke to her from the staff but it wasn't there,Zaya sighed deeply,what's baffled you your highness,one of the half breed snakes in the council spoke it's nothing Zaya responded.
Where are the half breed snakes who saved me from the Viking,Zaya asked.
They've returned back to the army the priestess responded,what army Zaya asked,
The priestess then pointed towards a wide hole that had been covered by hundreds of tree logs which had a little opening.
Open it and let them out Zaya commanded.
The midst of the battle as become a slayhter ground for the veterans thanks to the appearance of Chinami and Carla the remaining hundreds of veterans were taken back to the meridian island by Pauline through the portal.
Remaining on the battle field wasthe jaguar and the three girls who rushed through the unending swarm of beasts,
while peak primordial Ashara had already destroyed two of the Viking ships by taken down the jet boosters.
She was no we're to excited as dozens where still rushing down from the red night's sky,she leaped to another with all of her strength balancing her self on it as she aimed to destroy more.
While the champion of the tournament of thousands,the great warrior Korin fought with three dragon's at once as he tried his best to keep them at bay,it was the only choice he had since the dragon's refused to fly close towards the ground.
He was drowned in red liquid as he had injured the dragons terribly the same could be said for him too.
Chinami and Carla began debating as they each fought some fire creatures along with some other military personnel their swords striking them fiercely at crazed speed as they've been over crowded.
We should call for Pauline, she's the only way to win this war, Carla spoke .
Chinami then answered as she parried some stray beam,
We don't know the limit of her strength or what is giving her so much power,
besides what is the whole point of this,
if we leave the civilians unprotected?
There was a loud beastly noise but this time not the shrieks and roars of the blazing red beasts but hisses.
Entering the viking war was the snake clan,their skin red as they were cursed by the vikings a long time ago,Zaya could be seen at the war front as she led the army of thousands of thousands of snake soldiers.
She wore a dazzling purple armour a golden staff in her hands as she collided into the midst of the fire creatures slaying the beasts with utter hatred,at this point the fate of the war as been decided.
Seeing this the Viking ships changed their target route to the snake soldiers and began firing at will.
Rage burned in Zaya's heart as she saw her soldiers were being attacked she transformed to her fox form.
Tearing her purple armour apart with the power the golden staff had given her she launched towards the closest Viking and in one powerful strike.
A surge of primordial energy shot out of the golden staff destroying the Viking ship and sending it close to the growled,
Zaya growled hard*For Zoey's sake* she growled powerfully at two other viking ships that were at her top leaping from the debris of the one she had just destroyed with the staff.
The two Viking ships exploded, seeing the change in the fate of the battle there was a spark of hope in the hearts of the other phantom girls and military officials as they began attacking fiercely abandoning their defensive measures and stance.
The same could be said of the phantom girls as they joined the half breed snakes momentum and began killing this beasts,Ashara staying side by side with Zaya as they destroyed the Viking ships sending them to the ground at an alarming rate.
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Korin's last stand
Seeing the change of scenerio Korin was delighted he had never thought they could even have won the battle with the vikings as it was obvious that they had brought all of their forces world wide together, only to attack the northern and southern continents of the united states.
Korin was pleased in the purple fox,Zaya,he was suprised on how she had turned the snake clan against the vikings and maybe even prepared them for this war all along.
He sighed as he dodged another blast of fire from one of the three dragons,to him she did great but from what Korin had read in the books back in his father's kingdom,an average fox in the ancient times could have done a hundred thousand times better than that.
After the Viking ships firing beams towards Korin had now focused on Zaya and Ashara,
Korin could now change his defensive approach and begin attacking the dragons.
Korin twisted in the air as he began thinking on how to strike the three dragons mid air with the Edeth's technique, it was dangerous but he had to try.
One of the dragons shot a ball of fire towards his position,he dodged twisting in the air as he recollected himself landing on another dragon's wings.
He slid to the side tumbling on the dragon's spine, unexpectedly for Korin one of the sharp horns on the dragon's spine grew larger protruding his golden armour.
Korin gritted his teeth in pain as he cut the horn of the dragon leaping off it's body.
Blood spewed from Korin's mouth as he began falling towards the ground at a rockets speed,seeing this the dragon's blazed him with fire Korin shielded his head with his hands and sword.
His whole body was burnt by the raging fire.
Korin crashed on the ground,
luckily for him the ground wasn't too hard.
Korin opened his eyes as he writhe in pain he held is sword tightly using his other hand to support the protruding wound in his chest.
He then asked himself is this this going to be the legacy of the great warrior Korin?
Korin stared at his golden armour it glowed brightly as the fire from the dragon made the gold pure.
While his dazzling sword was covered in flames.
He smiled,he could not back down now there was a searing pain in his back and chest death knocking on the door.
He then muttered to himself,"Am sorry father, I could not avenge you, but I promise this ruthless servants of the viking clan will fall tonight."
Korin rose up dusting the ash that had covered his legs off,he looked up to the sky.
He saw the dragons were already close,they landed on the ground surrounding him.
Korin smiled as he summoned the ancient technique one last time.
He closed his eyes and swerved his sword left and right in slow motion as he began rotating rhythmically.
The great dragons opened their mouths, a bright light could be seen sparkling from their throat as they were about tobopen a fire on Korin.
Korin's movement speed increased as he kept moving rhythmically.
The dragons unleashed a barrage of fire, Korin could no longer be seen as dust from the movement speed had covered the area where he stood.
After a few seconds of opening a salvo of fire towards Korin the dragon's were certain he was dead as they began flapping their wings leaving the firery grounds.
Suddenly the fire they layed on Korin began pivoting round in a circle.
The turning fire's turbulence increased evolving into a blazing turnado.
Then a powerful fire vertical strike came from the firery turnado,sliting one of the dragons into two,there was a loud wailing roar from the dragon as it separated.
This got the attention of all the warriors in the war, the two other dragon's tried to escape,another powerful strike came from the raging tornado slicing another of the dragon into two ugly parts.
The last remaining dragon which had the skill of streth flapped it's wings hard towards the tornado,the fire was immediately extinguished.
Revealing the site of Korin his blue eyes glowing a wild look on his face as he went for a counter strike his sword moving at an unseen speed.
The dragon exploded, sending blood raining down on the ground towards Korin smiled as he fell on his kneels,
It is DONE.