06-10-2015, 10:08 PM
Zack placed his right hand on the Buster Sword, not drawing it and standing noticeably less ready to fight than the rest of them.
"Don't worry, I beat it one time," Zack boasted. "With three of us, we have nothing to worry about unless..."
As Zack was speaking a dragon emerged from the cliff side, slamming down before them and letting out a powerful roar. Zack recognized it right away, it did, in fact, look just like the dragon from earlier. Immediately after it landed, two more emerged, flanking it on either side. As if that wasn't enough, another two repeated the pattern immediately after, for a grand total of five.
"...unless it's his friends!" Zack quickly surmised, now drawing the Buster Sword with great haste.
Luckily all three of them were ready, each wielding their respective weapons, because the dragons rushed forward at their prey with little hesitation. Never one to miss a good fight, Zack charged forwards from his group with his sword held tightly. As he approached the group he leaped forwards, swinging directly at the center dragon. The dragon, just like it's brother before it, caught Zack's sword in his teeth and then flipped Zack backwards. This time the Ex-SOLDIER landed with his feet firmly on the ground, and ripped the sword from the beast's mouth with little trouble. The dragon snarled, however, and opened it's mouth, where an orb of fire could be seen quickly gaining size.
"There it is...!" Zack laughed, having been secretly wondering if these were slightly stereotypical fire breathing dragons.
He quickly wished he had been slightly more productive with those couple of seconds, because the dragon then lurched forward and unleashed a wide stream of fire breath at him. Fortunately Zack was quick on his feet and dove to the side, rolling to his feet after evading the fire breath. A second dragon was waiting at Zack's landing point, and slashed at him with it's large claws as Zack was recovering. He gritted his teeth as he brought the Buster Sword up and barely blocked the slash in time. Deciding that it would be best to not allow the dragon a second of thought, Zack quickly pulled back his sword while back stepping, and then unleashed a slash at the dragon's chest. He felt it tear through flesh and even some bone as he mangled the dragon's left arm and cut into it's chest.
While the dragon was roaring and stumbling in pain, Zack turned around to see the first dragon approaching him rapidly. Once again Zack aimed for it's mouth, but this time in a stabbing motion instead of a slashing. The dragon attempted to bite down on the Buster Sword, but was unable to before it was thoroughly lodged into it's skull. Zack gave a small extra shove for good measure, making sure he'd killed this dragon. He then put his boot on the limp dragon's chest and shoved it, allowing his sword to easily slide right back out.
Turning once again, Zack held the Buster Sword up in only his right hand, as a blue aura began gathering around the blade. The second dragon was already moving in, albeit with a limp and at a slowed pace. As it closed in, though, Zack slammed the Buster Sword blade first into the ground and unleashed a blue energy wave. The wave traveled across the ground and slammed head on into the dragon, the impact of the attack stopping it in it's tracks, and nearly knocked it over. Still, it was stunned enough that Zack was able to quickly charge in unnoticed. The dazed dragon barely regained it's senses when it saw Zack jump upwards as swing the Buster Sword with a powerful horizontal slash that cleanly removed it's head from it's body.
Zack landed, smiling at the decisive win this time. Still, there were three dragons and he was determined to help the other two finish them off. As he made a few steps towards Luigi and this woman who's name he needed to get, he was suddenly distracted by the arrival of yet another dragon, but this one was different. It was mostly skeleton, with drops of lava and chunks of burnt scales dripping off of it. A few patches of scale remained intact, most notably covering only half of the dragon's face.
"My mistake, guys!" Zack's tone didn't quite match the seriousness of the situation. "That's the dragon I attacked earlier!"
"Don't worry, I beat it one time," Zack boasted. "With three of us, we have nothing to worry about unless..."
As Zack was speaking a dragon emerged from the cliff side, slamming down before them and letting out a powerful roar. Zack recognized it right away, it did, in fact, look just like the dragon from earlier. Immediately after it landed, two more emerged, flanking it on either side. As if that wasn't enough, another two repeated the pattern immediately after, for a grand total of five.
"...unless it's his friends!" Zack quickly surmised, now drawing the Buster Sword with great haste.
Luckily all three of them were ready, each wielding their respective weapons, because the dragons rushed forward at their prey with little hesitation. Never one to miss a good fight, Zack charged forwards from his group with his sword held tightly. As he approached the group he leaped forwards, swinging directly at the center dragon. The dragon, just like it's brother before it, caught Zack's sword in his teeth and then flipped Zack backwards. This time the Ex-SOLDIER landed with his feet firmly on the ground, and ripped the sword from the beast's mouth with little trouble. The dragon snarled, however, and opened it's mouth, where an orb of fire could be seen quickly gaining size.
"There it is...!" Zack laughed, having been secretly wondering if these were slightly stereotypical fire breathing dragons.
He quickly wished he had been slightly more productive with those couple of seconds, because the dragon then lurched forward and unleashed a wide stream of fire breath at him. Fortunately Zack was quick on his feet and dove to the side, rolling to his feet after evading the fire breath. A second dragon was waiting at Zack's landing point, and slashed at him with it's large claws as Zack was recovering. He gritted his teeth as he brought the Buster Sword up and barely blocked the slash in time. Deciding that it would be best to not allow the dragon a second of thought, Zack quickly pulled back his sword while back stepping, and then unleashed a slash at the dragon's chest. He felt it tear through flesh and even some bone as he mangled the dragon's left arm and cut into it's chest.
While the dragon was roaring and stumbling in pain, Zack turned around to see the first dragon approaching him rapidly. Once again Zack aimed for it's mouth, but this time in a stabbing motion instead of a slashing. The dragon attempted to bite down on the Buster Sword, but was unable to before it was thoroughly lodged into it's skull. Zack gave a small extra shove for good measure, making sure he'd killed this dragon. He then put his boot on the limp dragon's chest and shoved it, allowing his sword to easily slide right back out.
Turning once again, Zack held the Buster Sword up in only his right hand, as a blue aura began gathering around the blade. The second dragon was already moving in, albeit with a limp and at a slowed pace. As it closed in, though, Zack slammed the Buster Sword blade first into the ground and unleashed a blue energy wave. The wave traveled across the ground and slammed head on into the dragon, the impact of the attack stopping it in it's tracks, and nearly knocked it over. Still, it was stunned enough that Zack was able to quickly charge in unnoticed. The dazed dragon barely regained it's senses when it saw Zack jump upwards as swing the Buster Sword with a powerful horizontal slash that cleanly removed it's head from it's body.
Zack landed, smiling at the decisive win this time. Still, there were three dragons and he was determined to help the other two finish them off. As he made a few steps towards Luigi and this woman who's name he needed to get, he was suddenly distracted by the arrival of yet another dragon, but this one was different. It was mostly skeleton, with drops of lava and chunks of burnt scales dripping off of it. A few patches of scale remained intact, most notably covering only half of the dragon's face.
"My mistake, guys!" Zack's tone didn't quite match the seriousness of the situation. "That's the dragon I attacked earlier!"