Axel started limping forward, towards the dragon, his limp turning slowly turning faster, turning to a run, one hand hanging limply to the side, the other with the Gishiki.
He roared, the dragon roaring in response, a beam forming in its mouth as it approached, a few meters between them.
Boom, the beam flashed out of its mouth.
But Axel gritted his teeth, the light reflecting in his eyes and then he hit his leg on a rock, tripping, his body falling, the beam passing just above his head, he could feel the heat on his skin.
Axel smacked face first into the ground, dang it, he cursed and quickly rolled forward, emerging behind the dragon.
He rolled into recovery, one knee on the ground, he turned sharply, getting ready for the follow up from the tail but it didn't come.
He looked up and gulped hard, the tail was frozen mid air, raised ready to slam into him but it was paused, not just it, the dragon itself was frozen in time.
