04-25-2016, 04:37 PM
With Volvagia temporarily gone, the pause in battle was welcome, but there was no time for rest. The monster would be back at any second, and Nealaphh's chosen were already moving in preparation.
“Spread out! Grab a direction and watch the lava!” Zack’s voiced the plan everyone already had.
Okor’s eyes shifted to the Asgardian, the only man among them capable of true flight. The Dean of Security spoke briefly. It was difficult to tell if it was a request or an order, but it didn’t really matter. “Overwatch.”
Thor agreed to this use of his abilities with nothing more than a firm nod before lifting into the air. While the Asgardian took to the dark sky to better survey the battlefield, the other four watched for any sign of disturbance from the ground level.
The quiet was ominous, and almost wrong. They could hear Gamma team’s battle in the distance, a reminder that they were not alone.
Zack kept watch on his pool, letting out a grunt of impatience. “He’s got to come out of one of these.”
Tom was the first one to process that statement, and move to correct the young super soldier. “Not necessari- “
The ground rumbled as Volvagia tore its way upwards, exiting from a new fissure that poured more lava into the already lethal battlefield. Stone flew in all directions from the violent upward explosion, and Gildarts rolled across the ground at the end of a dive, having narrowly dodged being caught in the beast’s sneak attack. The dragon had scarcely taken flight once more before Okor’s shots resumed and Tom’s spells followed. Thor was already in descent, and Gildarts charged forward once again.
Zack held up the Buster Sword and stood his ground as a stray stone impacted it. The rubble broke and fell around him harmlessly, but he was already disregarding it. Just as soon as he destroyed the rock he gave a heavy underhanded swing of the sword, allowing him enough momentum to heave it over his back and return it to its typical resting place. He shot a glance over to the headmaster of Hogwarts.
Tom’s brand of magic seemed to be working, so Zack decided to give his own a run. Quickly reaching the conclusion that fighting fire with fire wasn’t an applicable strategy this time, he took his Ice Materia in his right hand and the Bolt Materia in his left. He began to pace sideways, being careful to avoid the lava flow. As he did so, he kept a steady barrage of his own magic pouring out of the two stones. The bolt spell was able to fire much quicker, while the icicle that the colder Materia released hit a little harder.
There seemed to be a perpetual whirl of frost in front of one stone while a thunderstorm surrounded the hand that held the other. Icicle after icicle slammed into the hide of the flying dragon, shattering on impact each time. The bolts of electricity zapped the beast, but it paid less attention to those. Volvagia let out a furious roar and turned its attention to Zack, having decided it had enough of that particular assault.
Zack gave a twisted smirk, and pocketed the stones. He reached to his belt and grabbed the Chain Chomp that slept on it, waking his personal monster with a sharp snap. The chain that held it fully extended, and the orbed monster began to let out a sound that could be best described as a bark. The grin was still plastered on his face as Zack held his hand up and began to rapidly spin the Chain Chomp above his head.
“Come on, ugly!” Zack loudly challenged the all-powerful Prime. Volvagia was pleased to oblige.
Zack already began to push backwards as soon as the dragon flinched, and it was a good thing he did. Leaping backwards with a burst of energy, he watched as the dragon soared right past him. He seized the opportunity to strike, and brought the Chain Chomp downwards with an overhead swing, smashing the living weapon into the dragon’s hide. Though he aimed for the head, Volvagia traveled with remarkable speed, so he settled happily for a strike against the creature’s body.
Upon landing, Zack glanced in the direction Volvagia had traveled. He saw Thor ending a swing with his hammer, and presumed that his ally had also landed a satisfactory hit on the monster. The Ex-SOLDIER and Asgardian prince exchanged brief looks, finding some bit of brotherhood in this insane battle.
“Here it comes!” Gildarts shouted as he ran towards the two, and the dragon descended again.
Its maw was wide open as Volvagia approached Gildarts. The Strongest Prime took that moment to prove his title, and hopped upwards. With an open palm, he slammed his hand downwards and into the skull of the dragon as it went underneath him. Volvagia was knocked only slightly downwards, dragging its body through the ash covered stone. This slowed the beast down just enough, and Zack swung the Chain Chomp at Volvagia, again, this time connecting with the dragon’s neck.
Upon contact, however, the Chain Chomp opened its own jaws, and clamped into the thick hide of the dragon. Zack had less than a second to process what was about to happen as he watched the slack in his chain rapidly disappear. The next thing he knew, he was ripped right off his feet as he went on another ride on the back of a dragon.
Volvagia abruptly turned upwards, sailing into the air once more, leaving behind only the echo of Zack’s shouted expletive. The ex-SOLDIER swung freely as they traveled, but quickly used all of his strength to fight the momentum and bring his other hand up, clutching the chain in both. He then braced his feet against Volvagia’s hide, assuming a squatting position. It was about time to make all of those workouts pay off.
Just as he braced himself, the dragon took an abrupt downward turn, and made a nose dive for one of its pools of lava. Zack could feel the g-forces beckoning him to pass out as they descended, inviting him into the magma with his unwilling steed. He fought the urge, and pulled the chain with all the strength his arms could muster, and straightened his legs as best he could.
In an instant, he ripped the Chain Chomp free of Volvagia’s scales, and was thrown backwards. With an unexpected backflip that resulted from his posture, Zack slammed into the ground quite harshly, losing his grip on the circular monster he had weaponized. Small bits of Volvagia’s hide landed alongside him, while the dragon itself disppeared into the lava.
Zack shook his head to get his orientation back as Gildarts helped him to his feet. He looked around, only to see that the Chain Chomp had run off. He’d worry about it later. For now, he drew the Buster Sword once more as Volvagia’s head began to emerge from the molten pond.
“Spread out! Grab a direction and watch the lava!” Zack’s voiced the plan everyone already had.
Okor’s eyes shifted to the Asgardian, the only man among them capable of true flight. The Dean of Security spoke briefly. It was difficult to tell if it was a request or an order, but it didn’t really matter. “Overwatch.”
Thor agreed to this use of his abilities with nothing more than a firm nod before lifting into the air. While the Asgardian took to the dark sky to better survey the battlefield, the other four watched for any sign of disturbance from the ground level.
The quiet was ominous, and almost wrong. They could hear Gamma team’s battle in the distance, a reminder that they were not alone.
Zack kept watch on his pool, letting out a grunt of impatience. “He’s got to come out of one of these.”
Tom was the first one to process that statement, and move to correct the young super soldier. “Not necessari- “
The ground rumbled as Volvagia tore its way upwards, exiting from a new fissure that poured more lava into the already lethal battlefield. Stone flew in all directions from the violent upward explosion, and Gildarts rolled across the ground at the end of a dive, having narrowly dodged being caught in the beast’s sneak attack. The dragon had scarcely taken flight once more before Okor’s shots resumed and Tom’s spells followed. Thor was already in descent, and Gildarts charged forward once again.
Zack held up the Buster Sword and stood his ground as a stray stone impacted it. The rubble broke and fell around him harmlessly, but he was already disregarding it. Just as soon as he destroyed the rock he gave a heavy underhanded swing of the sword, allowing him enough momentum to heave it over his back and return it to its typical resting place. He shot a glance over to the headmaster of Hogwarts.
Tom’s brand of magic seemed to be working, so Zack decided to give his own a run. Quickly reaching the conclusion that fighting fire with fire wasn’t an applicable strategy this time, he took his Ice Materia in his right hand and the Bolt Materia in his left. He began to pace sideways, being careful to avoid the lava flow. As he did so, he kept a steady barrage of his own magic pouring out of the two stones. The bolt spell was able to fire much quicker, while the icicle that the colder Materia released hit a little harder.
There seemed to be a perpetual whirl of frost in front of one stone while a thunderstorm surrounded the hand that held the other. Icicle after icicle slammed into the hide of the flying dragon, shattering on impact each time. The bolts of electricity zapped the beast, but it paid less attention to those. Volvagia let out a furious roar and turned its attention to Zack, having decided it had enough of that particular assault.
Zack gave a twisted smirk, and pocketed the stones. He reached to his belt and grabbed the Chain Chomp that slept on it, waking his personal monster with a sharp snap. The chain that held it fully extended, and the orbed monster began to let out a sound that could be best described as a bark. The grin was still plastered on his face as Zack held his hand up and began to rapidly spin the Chain Chomp above his head.
“Come on, ugly!” Zack loudly challenged the all-powerful Prime. Volvagia was pleased to oblige.
Zack already began to push backwards as soon as the dragon flinched, and it was a good thing he did. Leaping backwards with a burst of energy, he watched as the dragon soared right past him. He seized the opportunity to strike, and brought the Chain Chomp downwards with an overhead swing, smashing the living weapon into the dragon’s hide. Though he aimed for the head, Volvagia traveled with remarkable speed, so he settled happily for a strike against the creature’s body.
Upon landing, Zack glanced in the direction Volvagia had traveled. He saw Thor ending a swing with his hammer, and presumed that his ally had also landed a satisfactory hit on the monster. The Ex-SOLDIER and Asgardian prince exchanged brief looks, finding some bit of brotherhood in this insane battle.
“Here it comes!” Gildarts shouted as he ran towards the two, and the dragon descended again.
Its maw was wide open as Volvagia approached Gildarts. The Strongest Prime took that moment to prove his title, and hopped upwards. With an open palm, he slammed his hand downwards and into the skull of the dragon as it went underneath him. Volvagia was knocked only slightly downwards, dragging its body through the ash covered stone. This slowed the beast down just enough, and Zack swung the Chain Chomp at Volvagia, again, this time connecting with the dragon’s neck.
Upon contact, however, the Chain Chomp opened its own jaws, and clamped into the thick hide of the dragon. Zack had less than a second to process what was about to happen as he watched the slack in his chain rapidly disappear. The next thing he knew, he was ripped right off his feet as he went on another ride on the back of a dragon.
Volvagia abruptly turned upwards, sailing into the air once more, leaving behind only the echo of Zack’s shouted expletive. The ex-SOLDIER swung freely as they traveled, but quickly used all of his strength to fight the momentum and bring his other hand up, clutching the chain in both. He then braced his feet against Volvagia’s hide, assuming a squatting position. It was about time to make all of those workouts pay off.
Just as he braced himself, the dragon took an abrupt downward turn, and made a nose dive for one of its pools of lava. Zack could feel the g-forces beckoning him to pass out as they descended, inviting him into the magma with his unwilling steed. He fought the urge, and pulled the chain with all the strength his arms could muster, and straightened his legs as best he could.
In an instant, he ripped the Chain Chomp free of Volvagia’s scales, and was thrown backwards. With an unexpected backflip that resulted from his posture, Zack slammed into the ground quite harshly, losing his grip on the circular monster he had weaponized. Small bits of Volvagia’s hide landed alongside him, while the dragon itself disppeared into the lava.
Zack shook his head to get his orientation back as Gildarts helped him to his feet. He looked around, only to see that the Chain Chomp had run off. He’d worry about it later. For now, he drew the Buster Sword once more as Volvagia’s head began to emerge from the molten pond.
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