07-15-2015, 02:12 PM
Zack stepped off his bike, glancing upwards with narrowed eyes. There was no response from the people above, which typically wasn't a good sign. Still, he had to wonder why.
"Is that music? Can they even..." Zack started to ask aloud, only for a cloud of ash to abruptly sweep through the area and almost instantly block all of his vision. "Oh, that's great."
Knowing he needed to figure out the extent of this hindrance as quickly as possible, Zack quickly glanced around. Miranda and the mayor were both hidden by the sudden cloud, and so were their enemies. As he cursed the abrupt inconvenience, he looked up to see a ball of fire growing larger, visible even through this haze. It was headed straight for him, and it was time to act.
Zack crouched for just a second, and then with a powerful jump easily leaped upwards through the haze, bursting out of the cloud as he closed in on the flying dragon. It was apparent that the neither the dragon nor it's trainer had expected him to be able to ascend to their height with a single jump.
As Zack closed in, he swung the Buster Sword at the dragon, which was already starting to retreat backwards as he approached. Still, he got a good slash in on it's chest, causing a noticeable blood spray. The roar of the dragon and the cursing of it's tamer seemed to be equally loud, in response. As Zack continued to ascend, briefly, he was at head level with this beast by the time it was ready for a counter attack. With no other alternative at such a close range, the dragon threw a powerful headbutt forward. Zack, luckily, already had his sword above his head from the slash, so he was barely able to get in in front of himself in time. While the massive blade took most of the impact, the force alone completely altered Zack's trajectory. He was thrown back downwards from the impact, sliding across the ground a few feet until he bumped into the front of Mayor Orange's car.
"Dammit..." Zack grunted as he stumbled awkwardly, reaching back and placing his left hand on the hood to regain his balance.
He looked up to see the ash cloud clearing up, and he could see why. The dragon was approaching fast, it's powerful wings were parting the ash as it quickly approached. Zack pushed off from the car as the dragon collided with it. He rolled to the side and quickly stood up, spinning and raising the Buster Sword. He was tired of this damn thing, and he was going to clip it's wings right here and now.
Only...there was nothing there. No dragon, no mayor, not even the car. Before Zack could even look up, the mangled heap of metal that had clearly once been the mayor's vehicle hit the ground nearby. Zack looked up and could only see the dragon flying away.
"Next time. Count it," Zack muttered, letting a small smirk form on his lips.
He then turned to see Miranda and this other guy having something of a face-off, so he didn't lower his sword. Instead, he simply shifted his stance a bit and announced his own presence.
"Just when I was thinking everyone in this place was so damn friendly!"
"Is that music? Can they even..." Zack started to ask aloud, only for a cloud of ash to abruptly sweep through the area and almost instantly block all of his vision. "Oh, that's great."
Knowing he needed to figure out the extent of this hindrance as quickly as possible, Zack quickly glanced around. Miranda and the mayor were both hidden by the sudden cloud, and so were their enemies. As he cursed the abrupt inconvenience, he looked up to see a ball of fire growing larger, visible even through this haze. It was headed straight for him, and it was time to act.
Zack crouched for just a second, and then with a powerful jump easily leaped upwards through the haze, bursting out of the cloud as he closed in on the flying dragon. It was apparent that the neither the dragon nor it's trainer had expected him to be able to ascend to their height with a single jump.
As Zack closed in, he swung the Buster Sword at the dragon, which was already starting to retreat backwards as he approached. Still, he got a good slash in on it's chest, causing a noticeable blood spray. The roar of the dragon and the cursing of it's tamer seemed to be equally loud, in response. As Zack continued to ascend, briefly, he was at head level with this beast by the time it was ready for a counter attack. With no other alternative at such a close range, the dragon threw a powerful headbutt forward. Zack, luckily, already had his sword above his head from the slash, so he was barely able to get in in front of himself in time. While the massive blade took most of the impact, the force alone completely altered Zack's trajectory. He was thrown back downwards from the impact, sliding across the ground a few feet until he bumped into the front of Mayor Orange's car.
"Dammit..." Zack grunted as he stumbled awkwardly, reaching back and placing his left hand on the hood to regain his balance.
He looked up to see the ash cloud clearing up, and he could see why. The dragon was approaching fast, it's powerful wings were parting the ash as it quickly approached. Zack pushed off from the car as the dragon collided with it. He rolled to the side and quickly stood up, spinning and raising the Buster Sword. He was tired of this damn thing, and he was going to clip it's wings right here and now.
Only...there was nothing there. No dragon, no mayor, not even the car. Before Zack could even look up, the mangled heap of metal that had clearly once been the mayor's vehicle hit the ground nearby. Zack looked up and could only see the dragon flying away.
"Next time. Count it," Zack muttered, letting a small smirk form on his lips.
He then turned to see Miranda and this other guy having something of a face-off, so he didn't lower his sword. Instead, he simply shifted his stance a bit and announced his own presence.
"Just when I was thinking everyone in this place was so damn friendly!"