Haunted and Hunted

Pride actually blinked and his jaw opened a little at the sight that he now beheld. "By the Darkness..." he whispered, as not just any black dragon emerged from that magic circle... it was Dargan, the King of Dark Dragons. Legend and rumour held that he was possibly the only single being in existence whos sole power alone was possibly equal to Acnalogia.

Za'cha's spirit looked on at the dragon, an excited glee in his eyes as he shot to his feet. "Oh bloody hell! THAT was what she had hidden up there?! Unholy mother of sin! I mean holy shit! No wonder you'd be scared of that! Wow! That pointy eared bastard doesn't stand a damned cha- what was that he just threw?" asked the human as he pointed to the speck that the dragon had thrown. Pride looked over and sighed as he walked over towards it. "Seems it was the girl that Leo took earlier." he mused, as they got to a distance they could see the girl, but not close enough to be seen by the girl in pain.

The human peered at the girl for a moment. "Hey, give me a readout would ya Pride? Want to check something... Had to be a reason why Nakiya shoved her in there besides a cheap shot." he offered, the Spirit shrugging and looking into the magical spectrum with their Sense. Za'cha's eyes widened before he frowned. "That's... problematic... Damn it, she's a fecking Slayer... but she's gonna bleed to death at this bloody rate... Can't test myself against that... Then again, little girl..." he grumbled, sitting on the desert floor as he looked at the girl, his morals at an impasse.

Pride said nothing and returned his gaze to the fight, or what remained of it. "The fools charging. This should be over quick."

The dark dragon let out a powerful roar that made the sand itself tremble in it's wake. Zargon didn't seem phased at all by Cirven's approach, in fact, he took a step towards the man, letting the lightning blade black against the dragon's black scales. He reached forward with his right claws hand, aiming to swat the small human away from him with strength that would normally destroy a mountain. Whether his hit collided or not, the dragon would then rear it's head and roar once more with incredible force. He unleashed a void breath in Cirven's direction, however, the dragon wasn't aiming for the boy, instead, he was aiming for the nearby panicked town behind him.

The beam collided with several of the buildings, leaving very little in town before crashing into the towns center, causing a large explosion with a force strong enough to wipe out everything that had once stood there, including all of the citizens. The shock wave of this explosion was no mere breeze either, in fact, everyone within radius could easily be knocked off their feet if not careful.

"I'D LOVE TO SEE YOU TRY BOY! HAHAHA! ZARGAN! SHOW HIM THE POWER OF THE DARK SPIRITS AND IT'S KING!"
She howled, having an immense amount of fun with the dragon. She was glad to see Zargan was obeying her commands, but assumed this was mostly because the dragon was having fun defeating a dragon slayer and wiping out everything near him.

Aayla's cried were only interrupted as she choked slightly on the blood she had swallowed. She whined again as she slowly pushed herself off of the sand, bringing a sandy hand to her mouth as she attempted to whistle, however no sound came, instead, she had to hit the sand fast as the shockwave from the dragon's blast nearly blew her away again. She only remembered crying this much once before in her life, and she had never wanted to feel this again... however, last time the pain was mostly emotional... this was very very physical.

Once the shockwave passed, Zinnath flew down from the clouds at high speed, flying away from the dragon with great speed until she flew down next to Aayla. She curled her body around the dragon slayer who just continued to cy and weakly attempt to grip at her. Zinnath used her head to try and shove Aayla onto her back but the girl had no stength to do so and so, the Serpent uncoiled herself and picked Aayla up into her mouth, careful not to poison Aayla as she beat her wings again, readying herself to fly towards Cirven and pick him up too.

The dragon's roar didn't deter his charge at all and if anything it made him want to move faster to it. Before he could reach the dragon his electric current slammed into its leg that it willing moved into the attack. The dragon's claw ripped through the air faster than he thought it would and slammed into him sending him flying into the sand. He collided with a small dune which sent him spinning and causing him to lose his grip on his swords. He then hit the ground again and rolled as he skid in the sand, somehow able to clutch onto one of the blades.

He coughed up blood from his landing and could barely move. He attempted to move but was sent flying again by a blast of dark energy that flew over him. He slammed onto the sand again this time hitting his head. He faced the town that was now in shambles from the dragon's attack.

"No.." His voice barely could be heard as he looked at the town being destroyed. "Not again.." He clutched at his chest as he felt a sharp pain suddenly and realized the dragon's claws had cut into him. The wounds mixed with the sand around him and caused the pain to be much worse.

He felt helpless to save anyone. His sister, the town or the people in it. A wave of guilt came over him as he tried to pull himself through the sand to get to the town. "I got to.. help.. them.."

Za'cha looked on as the dragon wiped out the town with a single breath and rolled his eyes before groaning. "Oooooverkill." he said, earning a sigh from Pride. "It is a fair demonstration of her mastery over the entity..." he said, a quick scoff coming from the human spirit. "Please. I'll believe that she's the one in command when she actually gives a damn command." said Za'cha, a point that Pride could not argue with. Instead he stroked his hosts chin, both of them observing the winged serpent that came to the two mortal's aid and carried them off.

Pride looked down at Nakiya, and began to walk towards her through the desert's sands. "Nakiya." he called out, as he approached the red-headed wizard, Za'cha watching Zargan for any signs of hostility towards them. The host body soon stopped at the base of the dragon in front of Nakiya, looking at her then at the dragon. "Come down." Pride called, and awaited her arrival. "What I am about to do girl, I do not do lightly. I do this very rarely."

Pride looks at the young Dark Celestial Wizard for a moment longer. Slowly he raises his hosts arms, and tries to envelop her in a gentle hug, his head close to her ear. He whispers but a few words. "I am proud of you." He goes to release her and then resumes his usual stance as he watches Nakiya for her reaction.

She was indeed laughing, laughing so hard that her side actually began to hurt! Oh how glorious this was! to watch these two legal guild mages struggle and fail in front of her and her power! Her eyes seemed to glow with a sense of pride and excitement as she watched the Serpent pick up her victims and fly off with it. Zargan moved to follow, but Nakiya spoke quickly to stop him.

"Leave them be. Let them suffer from this defeat... let them return home and spread word of us and of your power. Zargan, the king of black dragons returns to the land of the living! without them, no one will know to fear us."
She told the dragon who growled at her menacingly, his head moving up as he turned his head to look at the Celestial Spirit mage on his back.

'Know this summoner. If it weren't for my need of you I would kill you now, do not pretend to control me!'
The dragon bellowed, however only Nakiya had been able to hear his words. Nakyia's laugher quickly died down as she nodded to the great dragon who bend a wing towards the ground, allowing Nakiya to slide off safely before disappearing once more to the Celestial World. 

Nakiya let out a long breath as she let herself fall to one knee. All of a sudden she began to pant, having used a lot of her Celestial Spirit energy to summon Leo, Vulpix and finally Zargan. She wondered if she would have enough energy to make it back to the guild...

Just then, Za'cha walked up to her, his eyes darting from the disappearing dragon to her as he looked at her and spoke. He didn't make sense, in fact, why was he here? Her eyes narrowed on the man's form, wanting nothing more than for him to give her his key and end this... Then, he came up and hugged her. She looked at him with a raised eyebrow, hearing his words and smirking.

"Does that mean you'll go back to the spirit world and join me then, Pride?"
She stated, however too exhausted to put any real emotion behind her words.

He was suddenly picked up by something and hoisted into its mouth. He recognized the creature as Zinnath and sighed in relief to see his sister was with her. "I thought that blast.." He was cut off by the pain that swarmed over his body. He was then thrown onto the back of the serpent and used what strength he had left to hold onto her.

As they flew away he looked towards the destroyed town sadly. "I'm sorry.." The words repeated in his head as if he was trying to forgive himself.

Pride eyed her for a moment before shaking his head. "Not yet child." he said slowly as he took in her current physical state. "You made me utter those words with your ability to summon Zargan and survive... and that was after sustained summon of the cat and the fox." he said, listing off the Spirits she had used today. "However... look at you now." said the Spirit, gesturing to her body. "You are not yet ready to call on me. Besides, the deal was you had to collect the other five first. No dark dragon kings going to help you cheat on the bargain." he said with a slight chuckle.

He gave a slight tilt of his hosts head as if considering something. "Perhaps... when you can summon Wrath and Leo at the same time... But do not attempt such until you are truly ready. I do not feel like waiting around for a new Dark Celestial Wizard just because you got impatient and got yourself killed attempting a task you are not yet ready for." said the Spirit before the red-eye faded, signalling he was done with being in control.

Za'cha shook his head as he resumed control of his body. "Grhmm... you're a right pain in my arse you know that Pride?" he asked rhetorically before he sighed and looked at Nakiya. "Alright Princess, lets get you back to the Tower of Doom and Gloom and to your bed to rest. And no, before you ask, I am not getting you an in-flight snack for the trip back." he said with a smirk before being enveloped by a gray cloud, blue lightning sparking around and through it. "Darkwarp Raiment." he spoke, the wings of the armour bursting and dispersing the cloud as he stood there in the winged armour.

He went to try and pick up Nakiya bridal style, simply because it was the easiest way to carry her with his wings. "Try not to choke me this time Princess eh?" he suggested before taking to the skies and heading in the direction back towards the guild hall.