The Battle of Death Mountain: Alpha

[Thor]

“I might need you to throw me up at it, I think I can get a clear shot, but not yet, I’ll need a distraction.”

Thor laughed as Volvagia struck at the cave walls above them. The dragon was massive, and was more like a serpent than the standard dragon that could be found in Muspel. It would be good practice for Nidhogg, the world eater. Thor would not fall to this child of Surtr. He looked up as the ceiling shook with the monstrous strike of their airborne enemy and watched as the creature spun and coiled through the air. Large chunks of rock began to crack and fall. Thor brought his Hammer up, smashing the boulder into rubble.

“I can do more than throw you!” Thor bellowed over the crashing of rocks around them. Thor knocked a boulder out of his path with a powerful swing, sending it crashing into an adjacent cave wall. as he dashed toward Gildarts. Thor began to swing his mighty Hammer in a circle, letting the momentum grow.

“Hold tight my friend!” Thor took his comrade by the arm and released his Hammer’s swing launching them both toward the dragon, Hammer first. Volvagia saw the red-caped warrior flying toward his mighty form, another prime dangling behind him.

“You face the power of Thor now!” Fire spewed forth from the beast’s gargantuan maw. Thor felt a burning, hotter than any he had felt before. He knew he couldn’t change course quickly enough. He tossed his passenger up and forward, aiming for above the flame and over the dragon’s head. The flames enveloped the Asgardian. He fell to ground, his smoldering cape flapping around him in tatters as crashed into the platform below. Using his Hammer as a crutch he slowly lifted himself from the ground.

“I imagined that going differently…” He stood, armor and cape still smoking with the power of the blaze. Thor spun his Hammer once more, letting go to launch it at Volvagia. Then he looked up to see a boulder falling directly toward him. “That is not good.” Thor put his arms above him and prepared himself for impact.