Some sharp white spikes emerged from his skin like roots crawling out from the ground.
Zaya went for another fierce strike with her claws, he dodged, she missed him by a hair's breath.
He leapt towards a few meters away from her position, Zaya was astonished as the wounds on the vikings body began to close up.
He then stretched his hands forward, more white spikes coming out of his body as fingers as he caught the hammer that rushed towards him.
"A fox!
How i have waited centuries to destroy one of you unyielding scums,"now after I have your head my position on the rank of the ten vikings will rise and the power of one of the unique emerald crystals will be given to me as a...Wait, hold on a second, Zaya interrupted.
Are you not the viper viking?
Not at all the viking responded,I am...so what's the reason for me fighting you exactly?" Zaya replied.
You're weak and useless anyway, can you tell me where the viper viking is?
Enough! the Viking commanded, infuriated as he writhed in anger, he made a battle roar, the air around him trembling as he charged towards Zaya like an angry bull, rage set in his eyes, his hammer blazing in fire.
He attacked frantically waving the hammer like it was a sword, Zaya dodged the hits from the hammer.
But the strikes and speed increased, the Viking swerved frantically with all of his might. Fortunately for him he landed a hit on Zaya's chest landing a bruise on the skin of the purple furred fox.
The force from the hit sent Zaya flying, crashing on a huge banner of what remained from the city's debris. Zaya yelled in pain as she rose up back on her feet aiming to attack the dragon's, unknown to her the Viking had leapt towards where she stood, he twisted in the air hitting the blazing hammer on Zaya's head.
Zaya clashed with the ground, she could no longer feel the side that was hit.
She could barely move, the fire from the hammer had begun to burn her fur.
The Viking lifted the flaming fox from the ground, holding her neck tightly with his hand as he spoke. Do you think of me as weak now you unknowledgeable fox?
He dropped weak Zaya back on the ground and began punching her ferociously, Zaya screamed and used both of her hands to shield the fierce hit.
What is this? The Viking said there's no hope for you weakling. Tell me, how have you survived this long? The Viking mocked as he grabbed one of Zaya's hands, twisting it to the other side, and breaking her elbow.
Zaya screamed in pain as she could no longer hold the innate half breed fox form she turned back to human.
At this point the three girls riding on the jaguar had spotted Zaya far away, they were rushing towards their location but were suddenly attacked by more fire beasts.
Unexpectedly more viking ships arrived and began delivering more in thousands.
They could only watch in horror as the phantom paw was being killed.
The Viking held the weak Zaya's neck as she knelt on the ground absolutely weak, he then spoke, this is where you die purple one.
He held his hammer tightly aiming to break her head with it. Zaya could only see with her right eye,
She closed it, awaiting her death.
The Viking lunged the strike with his hammer aiming for Zaya's head, his strike was suddenly intercepted by a red, beastly hand.
The Viking, startled, looked towards the creature who owned the hand, it was one of the fire creatures with a scaly appearance.
Its look showed it was specifically from the ancient serpent clan.
How dare you defy the viking clan the viking gnarled, The red serpent responded, we've defied it ages ago.
Poisonous venom was shot at the Viking from the back, the Viking turned around shielding it quickly with his hammer, only to see that more of the scaly beasts had begun to gather.
Zaya realized what was going on, the snakes from the volcanic mountain had come to rescue their queen.
The red beasts began attacking the Viking in hundreds shooting the poisonous venoms at him relentlessly, the Viking parried the liquids and dodged continuously healing from the wounds at break neck speed.
Zaya then stood up trying to balance her stamina as she ordered loudly fall back, the snakes leapt backwards, like Zaya had instructed them from their minds.
Zaya transformed to her fox from glaring at the Viking she knew this move she was about to take was probably going to kill her, but she had observed something about the viking.
He wasn't like every other dragon as he didn't have the gift of transforming into the full dragon form.
He was an half breeds just like herself, his innate dragon skill was to heal from the fatal wounds he's given within seconds of impact.
He was probably on the fifth rank of the tenth most powerful in the dragon clan.
Zaya opened her mouth wide as she made the powerful growl of hwr ancestors. The current of the growl was focused on the ground where the Viking stood, most of the pain had accrued to him.
The Viking roared in pain, the sound from his mouth was more of a whisper compared to that of Zaya's thundering growl.
The Viking could feel his body tearing apart. He held it together with all of his might, he could not die this way he thought killed by a noob fox.
Zaya was weak from the pain the Viking had caused her; she fell to the ground beside where the dragon had laid writhing in pain.
Her eyes closed as she began falling unconscious.
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"Arise! Queen of the snake clan!"
Zaya's eyes snapped open as primordial energy recked through her veins.
They were in some lone parts of the fallen city, standing at her front were the council of elders she had chosen back when she was at the mountain caves. She felt whole again.
The wisest of the fire creatures then walked towards her and said "my queen behold the ancient staff."
The priestess who stood among the council handed the staff over to her Zaya, who was astonished as she saw the great staff she was gifted had somehow returned to her, she then asked where are the emeralds that her attached to it.
I assume you must imagine this is the old staff but no it isn't, I sensed the staff had broken when we were in the mountains, and do with the authority from the council, I immediately forged a new one and we've been traveling since then through underground caves till we got here.
Zaya smiled as she said thank you high priestess collecting the staff from her, Zaya could feel the more energy flow through her body like a stream her broken, elbow became restructured.
She closed her eyes and tried to listen attentively for the voice that always spoke to her from the staff but it wasn't there.
Zaya sighed deeply. What's baffles you, your highness,one of the half-breed snakes from the council spoke. It's nothing Zaya responded.
Where are the half breed snakes who saved me from the Viking, asked Zaya.
They've returned back to the army the priestess responded, what army Zaya asked,
The priestess then pointed towards a wide hole that had been covered by hundreds of tree logs which had a little opening.
Open it and let them out Zaya commanded.
The midst of the battle has become a slaughter ground for the veterans thanks to the appearance of Chinami and Carla the remaining injured hundreds of veterans were taken back to the meridian island by Pauline through the portal.
Now, remaining on the battle field was the jaguar and the three girls who rushed through the unending swarm of beasts.
While peak primordial Ashara had already destroyed two of the Viking ships by taking down the jet boosters.
She was not excited as dozens more were still rushing down from the red night's sky, she leaped to another with all of her strength balancing herself on each as she aimed to destroy more.
While the champion of the tournament of thousands,the great warrior Korin fought with three dragon's at once as he tried his best to keep them at bay,it was the only choice he had since the dragon's refused to fly close towards the ground.
He was drowned in blood as he had injured the dragons terribly the same could be said for him too.
Chinami and Carla began debating as they each fought some fire creatures along with some other military personnel their swords striking them fiercely at crazed speed as they've been over crowded.
We should call for Pauline, she's the only way to win this war, Carla spoke .
Chinami then answered as she parried an attack,
We don't know the limit of her strength or what is giving her so much power, besides what is the whole point of this,
if we leave the civilians unprotected?
There was a loud beastly noise, but this time not the shrieks and roars of the blazing red beasts but hisses. Entering the viking war was the snake fire creature clan,their skin red as they were cursed by the vikings a long time ago, Zaya could be seen at the war front as she led an army of thousands of thousands of snake soldiers.
She wore a dazzling purple armour a golden staff in her hands as she collided into the midst of the fire creatures slaying the beasts with utter hatred,at this point the fate of the war as been decided.