As it turns out, the true strength of Forgar was actually not enough to really challenge Elric. With a mere command and with an application of the Ancestral Dragon"s aura, his body voluntarily followed Elric"s command as if his body was under its own control in the first place."I-Impossible!"
With struggling feet and limping body, Forgar stood back with indignant eyes.
Despite all of the upgrades and the new elemental affinity he has acquired, it seems wasn"t still enough. He was so excited to unleash his full power and finally a.s.sert his dominance over all the Dragons in the world when he comes back.
But before he could unleash his newfound power to the world, another Dragon came to take all the spotlight together with the hundreds of thousands of Dragon lives. He thought it was to work on his side since now that all he needs to do is take care of Elric alone. Beat him and show him who is the real Dragon at the top in this world.
But to think he would actually be beaten by mere words. Raging fury boiled in his heart.
ROOOOOOAR!~
Unable to hold his rage anymore, Forgar exploded into another flash of powerful lighting, unleas.h.i.+ng his full potential, wrecking down everything in his surroundings including houses and the earth with simple lighting bolts that were emanating from his body.
Like a lightning G.o.d, Forgar"s body was flas.h.i.+ng brightly with powerful energy that could easily dominate all the other Dragons by the sheer weight of his presence.
"I am not gonna lose that easy! I am not the old and weak Forgar of the Southern Dragon region. I am now Forgar the Lightning Dragon who is the first and only Lighting and Wind Elemental Dragon in the world! I am mighty! I am fast! A mere word is not enough to break me you fool!"
KRAAKAKAKAKAK~
The next moment, Forgar"s figure turned into nothing but pure lighting. Like a crackling sword of a lighting bolt, he charged towards Elric with destruction spreading from his tail.
KRAKAKAKAKAZWOOOOOOOM~
But away from his expectation of Elric dodging or escaping, the latter reacted by simply closing his eyes. Serene and unmoving, Elric"s mere presence is now like a deep blue ocean. No matter how much Forgar tried to dive, the latter just keeps getting deeper and deeper. His real presence was like a bottomless well - he can"t seem to reach the end!
ROOOA
"Soul shock!"
O-OCKGH~
CRAAAASHHH~
Forgar missed Elric by a few inches as he suddenly lost control of his body. In the middle of his charge, Elric unveiled his orange-glowing third eye.
A sudden outburst of soul energy a.s.saulted Forgar through his soul, rendering him unable to control his body and energy together with a numbing sensation of dominance.
Like a fighter jet suddenly losing its wings and fuel in the middle of turbulence, Forgar missed Elric and even suffered quite a few more kilometers of hard skidding, leaving behind a deep gorge on the ground while his Lighting Dragon body is riddled with broken bones, deep wounds, and a broken spirit.
He never expected Elric to switch on using soul attacks in the middle of their battle. After all, who would have thought that he has access to soul attacks? He was so confident in his ability to defend against any physical from Elric using the sheer destructiveness of his overflowing lighting aura.
Barely standing up in the deep crater, Forgar could only stare at the sky in utter disbelief. Just when did such a being that has access to the soul attacks? Is he even the same Dragon he was aiming in the first place? Could it be a different Dragon?
He remembered clearly back on the Lighting Elemental realm, after his intense training and elemental affinity upgrades, he was overflowing with confidence. But one member of the so-called Outsiders came to warn him not to engage with Elric because, according to him, he would stand no chance at all.
"I was so p.i.s.sed. How could they underestimate my power!?"
But now that reality has got on to him, those words from the mysterious figure were indeed true. No matter how fast he can get, a soul attack was something he could never avoid. Unless he has access to soul spells, he would never stand a chance at all!
Forgar, with his body trying its best to recover, never felt so powerless in his life before.
"I think it is time you answer my question." Elric"s voice suddenly came from behind. His hands clean and his composure remained unperturbed. Eyes showed no sign of fear, instead, deep in the light of his eyes revealed a condescending taste.
Seeing this stare, Forgar felt like vomiting in hate. For a Dragon to be looked down upon by a human who just happens to acquire the Ancestral Dragon"s essence and a couple of lucky encounters, his pride is swooping in agony and jealousy!
"Hmp! Make me!" Not willing to talk, Forgar remained stiff, focusing his energy trying to recover his body as soon as possible. He had too much-broken bones from the backlash of his missed attack before. Even if he would try to fight, he would be nothing but a limping lizard in front of this crazy man. However, it should not take long for him to reconnect those splintered bones and recover his strength.
With this in mind, Forgar thought,
"Just you wait. Give me a few more minutes and I will go again and-wait-what the-"
Without minding the sparking electricity out of Forgar"s ma.s.sive Dragonhead, Elric, like a curious little child atop on a Dragon"s head, unhesitantly touched Forgar"s head.
And the next thing that Forgar realized is a series of his memories flas.h.i.+ng his vision.
"Wait- soul memory scan!?"
Panicked, Forgar started to shake his body, wanting to push Elric away. He just has too much information that needs to be kept away from anyone, once that Elric gets hold of that information, he is screwed!
Forgar"s Dragon body was like a paralyzed lizard, no matter how much he tried to shake Elric, he felt like his body is being bogged down by an unseen energy. While Elric is immersing himself in scanning his memories, Forgar"s body felt like being chained by an unbreakable chain. He couldn"t move at all!
"No~NO! SH*T!"
Elric"s eyes remained close, not minding the constant shaking of the ma.s.sive Dragon he was standing at. His hands glowing with bluish glow, his spiritual perception going deeper and deeper in the Dragon"s soul.
It was a bit blurry and bright but he could still see the memories flas.h.i.+ng like a waterfall flowing into him.
As usual, he saw how Forgar grew from a little Dragon until he reached the ranks of the King Dragons despite being an Elder. How he trained to the death and mercilessly killed his opponents.
Elric witnessed the countless Arkhans, Dragons, even Elementals, and Ancient humans that dared to cross against him. His speed was truly exceptional and no other Dragons were able to match him.
More and more, with each pa.s.sing seconds, Elric got to knew Forgar more than the latter knew himself. However, he is not here to establish a Dragon romance, he is here trying to find clues of where the two Eastern Dragons left to with his grandma"s body.
It took a while until finally, a certain scene caught Elric"s attention.
Inside their dark Dragon castle of the Southern Regions, in a wide room, a figure in a black robe appeared before Forgar. And for some reason, Elric could see quite a resemblance to this black-robed figure.
Although it was just rough guess, what Elric could see is a woman. And although her whole face and body were covered, judging from the voice and the glow in her eyes, Elric could not help but feel incredibly familiar from those certain eyes.
But like a hazed memory, Elric wasn"t able to connect it. As if a block, he was just unable to really point it out!
"Strange, I am pretty sure I have seen those eyes and heard those voices. I know I have met her." Elric frowned as he finally gave up trying to figure the woman"s true ident.i.ty. He doesn"t have much time, he decided to leave the deduction later.
"The Outsides again..." Elric mumbled as he learned more and more about their conversation. Unfortunately, the mysterious figure was very careful, not to let any more unnecessary words and kept the clues about her as minimal as possible.
Then, as usual, Elric saw how his past mad self broke Forgar"s arrogance with an unexpected near-death experience from one of his Dragon breath. Then he saw how the figure appeared again, this time successfully bringing Forgar to the Lighting Elemental Realm.
Under a certain condition to work for the Lightning Elemental Lord, he was given an opportunity to a.s.similate the Lightning Elemental Authority with the help of a certain Elemental Lord in the shape of a basketball-sized bluish wisp.
There Elric saw the cloudy land of the Lighting Elemental realm. They were towering castles floating atop the vast ma.s.sive black clouds were all the lighting Elemental beings live. Being that we"re nothing but faint colored wisps while the strongest one is bluish and constantly sparks in lighting energy.
The most mysterious planet of all Elemental realm is now clearly revealed in him through the eyes of Forgar.
Their secrets about to be revealed and their motives inching closer in Elric"s palm.
"Grandma, just you wait... I am coming."