The land trembled. Black storm clouds tore the heavens apart while the earth below froze under an eternal winter.
In the middle of the devastation, two True Dragons faced each other—Veldora, the Storm Dragon, and Velzard, the Frost Dragon.
Velzard (calm, cold):
"Brother… don't disappoint me."
Veldora (grinning wildly):
"Heh! You'll regret asking me for a spar!"
With a roar, Dragon Spirit Haki erupted from both. The shockwave alone leveled mountains, sending storms and blizzards raging outward.
Velzard raised her hand—Mana Bullet condensed into crystalline ice, launching at blinding speed. Veldora countered with Storm Blast, his black lightning tearing apart the projectile in midair.
The battlefield shattered instantly.
Velzard swept her arm—Frost Magic: Blizzard engulfed the entire battlefield in freezing winds.
Veldora raised Universal Barrier, layers of space splitting to protect him from the frost. The blizzard froze the world solid, yet the barrier held.
Velzard (eyes narrowing):
"Your defense has improved."
Veldora (grinning wider):
"And your ice still tastes bitter!"
He unleashed True Dragon Magic: Destruction Storm, tearing apart Velzard's frozen world. Spatial distortions ripped reality, but Velzard activated Eternal World from Gabriel, Lord of Patience, solidifying her frozen domain again.
The storm and eternity collided, neither yielding.
Velzard's eyes glowed—Temporal Manipulation froze the battlefield.
For a moment, even the lightning stopped. But then…
Veldora (roaring):
"Don't underestimate me!!"
His Spatial Domination cracked her time stop, storm magic roaring back to life. He lunged with Dragon Claw empowered by Dividing Ability, each strike cutting through frozen constructs like paper.
Velzard countered with Freezing Breath, a beam of absolute zero.
Veldora's Accel Tempest gathered around him, a storm shell dispersing the ice, though his arm was partially frozen solid.
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Milim (eyes sparkling):
"Uncle Veldora's amazing!! He broke Velzard's time stop!!"
Rudra (serious):
"He's… really grown."
Guy (smirking):
"Hmph. About damn time."
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Veldora's storm aura spiked—Law Manipulation rippled outward, bending natural order itself. Combined with Dimension Fault, he tore rifts in space, slicing through Velzard's Eternal World.
Velzard (alarmed):
"…You dare!?"
Veldora (laughing maniacally):
"Yes! If I fuse Dimension Fault with Uriel's Universal Barrier… nothing can withstand me!"
He forced the fusion. Space collapsed, divine law and dimensional chaos twisting together. For a heartbeat, Veldora's storm pierced Velzard's defenses—she felt genuine danger.
Rudra (shocked):
"…He almost had her…"
Guy (smirking wider):
"Storm head… reckless, but brilliant."
But the fusion backfired. The unstable combination consumed Veldora's own energy, tearing at his body.
Velzard raised her hand—Cessation Lost. The uncontrolled storm froze mid-detonation, sealed in eternal stillness.
She finished it with Absolute Stop, freezing even the dimension around Veldora. The storm shattered, and he crashed to the frozen ground, defeated.
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Veldora, panting, his body steaming from damage, looked up with a sheepish grin.
Velzard (furious but restrained):
"Idiot. If you hadn't forced that fusion, you had a 30—no, 50 percent chance to win."
Veldora (scratching his head):
"Ehehe… got a little carried away."
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Milim:
"Uncle Veldora was so cool though!!"
Guy (snapping his fingers):
"Tch. Ended too fast. I almost copied his Unlimited Skill with Lucifer."
Rudra (snickering):
"Tomato head, you just tried to steal Veldora's skill mid-fight?"
Guy (grinning):
"Of course. I nearly got Uriel down, but the idiot lost before I finished."
Rudra (sighing):
"…Insane."
He turned to Velgrynd with a mischievous grin.
Rudra (teasing):
"Dear, looks like you've become the weakest True Dragon now."
Velgrynd, instead of anger, smiled softly.
Velgrynd:
"Good. Let him surpass me. I just hope… he doesn't do anything stupid."
Veldora (pouting):
"Why does everyone say that!?"
Velgrynd (calm):
"Because it's true."
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Guy (chuckling):
"If he masters that reckless fusion, in 2,000–3,000 years, he'll rival me."
Rudra (serious):
"But if he loses control… the world will fall into ruin."
Velgrynd exhaled, crossing her arms.
Velgrynd:
"…Then I'll keep him in check. He's not a child anymore. Probably."
Guy/Rudra (in unison):
"…Probably!?"
Veldanava watched silently, with Lucia at his side.
Veldanava (soft smile):
"Yes… reckless, but he has grown."
Lucia (gently):
"He is no longer the weakest. He is becoming himself."
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