(Profound Sky Continent: Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range)
(3rd Person Pov)
High above the sky flew a large Dragon it's black scales camouflaged itself among the storm that followed wherever this dragon flew, storms followed.
Thunder crackled and boomed in the background as the Dragon King Of Apocalypse continued his hunt for any more dragons. Profound Beasts, Cultivators of all ranks, ordinary people and animals could only hide in fear for wherever this dragon went CALAMITY followed.
The Roar of the Dragon King traveled across the whole world as the ominous voice of this mighty beast spoke.
"(ROAR!)I SMELL DRAGONS!"
Acnologia flapped his wings once and the world turned stagnant from the sheer speed with which the Dragon flew. And in just a few minutes he covered hundreds of thousands of kilometres before he reached his destination smashing into the ground he let out a primal roar as two flood dragons revealed themselves.
Unlike the Scarlet Dragon, these two had a more serpentine body, they had no wings, their bodies were silver and one wouldn't have been surprised had they been mistaken as large serpents instead of dragons. Their eyes lacked the intelligence of the Scarlet Dragon, only instinct could be seen. A desire to protect their territory. Acnologia witnessing this scoffed as he flicked his tail using his mastery over space he decapitated the two dragons in an instant.
(SHING) (THUD) (GUSH)
Crimson liquid gushed out the decapitated bodies of the two flood Dragons. They were unworthy of dying to his Dragon Slayer Magic for they wouldn't have satisfied his thirst for combat. At the very least not only was the Scarlet Dragon strong, but it had proper intelligence which made hunting him all the more satisfying for the Dragon King. But now, his gaze focused
"NOW THEN…. I STILL SMELL A DRAGON. A VERY FAINT ONE. IS IT ALREADY DEAD?"
Acnologia began to approach the cave he paused briefly before the two decapitated corpses of the flood dragons before he lowered his head grabbing the two corpses in his jaw, he threw them into the air and as they fell, he bit into the corpses that let out a sickening crunch as blood trickled down Acnologia's jaw.
The taste of dragon blood was euphoric to Acnologia's body, gulping down the iron blood the filled the inside of his jaw Acnologia continued his march towards the cave where he sensed another dragon only to pause as his gaze went to the sky. There were several people rapidly approaching his position, and Acnologia could tell they weren't weak in anyway.
"HOH? HOW KIND OF THEM TO BRING ME SUCH A WARM WELCOME. I CAN TELL THERE IS ABOUT SIXTY OF THEM APPROACHING, ANX EVERY LAST LNE OF THEM ARE ASTRONOMICALLY STRONGER TO EVEN THE EBTIRE SEVEN FAIRIES COMBINED."
The Dragons blood stained jaw opened up in excitement, crimson liquid dripping down as Acnologia roared
"I CAN SENSE ALL OF YOU! VERY WELL THEN! I SHALL INDULGE MYSELF IN THIS DANCE TO THE DEATH! DO TRY TO KEEP ME ENTERTAINED! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
The Black Dragons laughter echoed across the entire mountain as he leapt into the sky, before gracefully landing on the tallest pillar he could find.
"ROAR!"
Acnologia's roar echoed with power and authority, signaling those who wished to perish by his hands to prove themselves and appear before the King Of All Dragons. Thunder boomed with endless might, clouds once held the beauty of sunlight hidden behind the dark clouds as the world wept with endless rain as though it begged for mercy from this Dragon who only sought to bring about the Apocalypse.
For what is he if not one who embodies Destruction. A being who's presence signified the end of peace, prosperity and joy and with it he brings about darkness as bleak and sorrowful as the colour of his scales. One who's look scream of majesty. {THE END} Apocalypse incarnate. That is the being known as Acnologia. Let future poems speak of this clash. The day the world stood face to face with the inevitable.
"The Dragon King Of Apocalypse."
"Acnologia."
—(Break!)—
(BOOM!) (CRACKLE!)
Standing face to face against this monster was the current master of the Absolute Monarch Sanctuary and the strongest man alive Huangji Wuyu the Saint Emperor.
"I take it you are the Dragon causing all this chaos?"
Huangji Wuyu looked down upon the Dragon from above the skies, arms behind his back. Acnologia locked eyes with Huangji Huyu as he spoke.
"YOU ARE STRONG. BUT NOT ENOUGH."
The Dragon's voice held nothing but contempt and arrogance only acknowledging Huangji Wuyu causing the other 60 disciples to wear ugly expressions on their faces. Huangji Wuyu said nothing for a few seconds before he replied.
"Then let us dance oh great beast of Darkness."
In an instant Huangji vanished from the sky appearing directly in front of Acnologia as he threw a punch that Acnologia met with his own draconian fist.
(BOOM!)
A massive shockwave exploded from the clash of fists but Acnologia ultimately won the exchange sending Huangji crashing into the ground below.
The other sixty disciples wasn't worried about him, after all, it's going to take more than a single punch from a Dragon to take out the leader of their clan. So they all charged at the Dragon condensing pure profound energy to attack the Dragon from all sides. After all, being the peak of Monarch or not, fighting sixty other monarchs isnt something anyone could just brush off even for the likes of a Dragon. And it's size made it a massive target full of openings to attack. But their stoic confidence fractured slightly as they noticed that their attacks aren't having any impact on the dragon.
"Damn it. Is this bastard of a lizard that durable even being attacked from all sides by sixty monarchs aren't enough to harm it? I knew Dragons were strong but I never expected this."
One disciple spoke and the others couldn't help but agree.
"Don't stop! Just because the Dragom isn't harmed now doesn't mean it's invincible! There's only so much punishment even it's scales can take!"
"YEAH! ATTACK!"
The sixty Sovereign Realm disciples attacked Acnologia from all sides. Be it his jaw still dripping with fresh blood, his abdomen, his back, his hind legs, anything to get it's attention on others. They were by no means weak or slow, still capable of easily dodging any attacks the dragon did be it swinging it's fists or whipping it's tail or trying to bite them they dodged effortlessly. Then.
"OOF!"
Huangji Wuyu had struck Acnologia's abdomen while his focus was on the other disciples. And yet all it did was stagger the Dragon.
"Oh how envious, Profound beasts truly do have it more easier than us mortals. Even though we both are of equal ranking in terms of cultivation, even my attacks can do nothing more than stagger you."
Huangji Wuyu sent a second strike that made Acnologia slide backwards before the leader of the Absolute Monarch Sanctuary spoke.
"Tell me…. Acnologia is it? Would you stop your mindless destruction so we can have a peaceful discussion? As a fellow Sovereign Profound Realm expert I know you aren't some mindless beast with limited comprehension. Why not join the Absolute Monarch Sanctuary? Anything you ask of us we won't hesitate to give you. Even if you want my position as the leader of our clan I wouldn't mind it."
Acnologia snorted disdainfully.
"I HAVE NO INTEREST IN JOINING ANYONE ORGANISATION. I'M A FREE MAN, I DO WHAT I WANT TO DO. AND WHAT I WANT MOST AT THIS MOMENT IS A GOOD DANCE WHERE I CAN LET LOOSE A LITTLE."
Acnologia appeared directly in front of Huangji Wuyu his fist already inches from the teenage face of this old man causing his pupils to dilate as he raised his arms to block the attack.
(BOOM!) (BOOM!) (BOOM!) (BOOM!) (SHATTER!)
Huangji Wuyu was sent crashing through several mountains before the last mountain he crashed into shattered and fell upon him. However he shot up straight into the sky his expression grim and serious. He had underestimated this dragon. He was bleeding from his head but otherwise he was still intact despite being hurled through several mountains after strengthening his body with Profound Energy.
"Spatial Manipulation!? YOU HAVE MASTERY OVER THE LAWS OF SPACE!?"
The easygoing look on his face all but disappeared replaced by one of extreme seriousness. He had to get everyone out of here or no one would leave alive.
"That's it, I'm done taking things easy and trying to negotiate, your opponent will be me!"
Overwhelmingly pure profound energy burst out from his body causing Acnologia's gaze to fall onto him.
(BOOM!)
"HUH?"
Acnologia suddenly saw himself going higher into the clouds as the ground grew farther away from him as he sensed the presence of Huangji Wuyu behind him the man clasp his fists together and smashed it down onto Acnologia's head sending him crashing straight down into the ground kicking up a massive explosion of dirt and dust as Acnologia's body cratered the ground as the other disciples ran away.
"HEHE…. HEHEHEHE…. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!"
The Dragon King was amused. How long had it been since someone had managed to send him flying through pure physical strength? He laughed full of joy like a child full of excitement after acquiring a new toy that wouldn't break so easily. He effortlessly got up with barely even a scratch on his scales as he exclaimed for the whole world to hear
"HUANGJI WUYU! I WILL ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROFOUND ENERGY OF YOURS! OF ALL THOSE WHO HAVE FOUGHT ME IN THE PAST, THERE'S NO ONE WHO SURPASSES YOU IN PURE UNARMED COMBAT! I ACNOLOGIA HEREBY DECLARE YOU THE STRONGEST!"
Huangji Wuyu landed to the ground. He dug his fingers into the earth beneath him as he bent his knees, a pure white glow of profound energy manifested around him condensing into an avatar of a dragon. And the sixty other disciples who had scattered earlier shared their own pure profound energy into Huangji Wuyu. Boosting his power even more.
"CHARGE!"
(BOOM!) (SHATTER!) (VAPORISE!)
The ground beneath Huangji Wuyu shattered and turned into molten slag as he charged towards Acnologia at speeds no one could ever hope to replicate.
'HE'S FAST! BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO FOLLOW. I COULD DODGE IT…. BUT WHERE'S THE FUN IN THAT!?'
The Dragon King stood up arms wide open welcoming the attack head on.
"COME!"
Huangji yelled at the top of his lungs.
"POWER OF THE SACRED HEART! PERISH LIZARD!"
At the very moment his foot was about to make contact with Acnologia's abdomen, he condensed every last drop of pure profound energy into his foot and at the speeds he traveled even space began to warp the surroundings around the two. At that moment, Huangji had tapped broken into the first rank of the Divine Origin Realm. And the moment Huangji's foot made contact with Acnologia's abdomen, the energy released was enough to instantly disperse all the storm clouds that had appeared due to Acnologia's presence.
A bright light enshrined the world, as the sounds of bones and organs being crushed echoed through the ears of the sixty experts of the Absolute Monarch Sanctuary.
{CRACK!} {BLERGH!} {BOOM!!!!}
The Dragon King lay buried deep in a mountain, a massive bruise on his abdomen purple and sickening as blood flew out like a river of blood from the massive beasts jaw. Yet one could say that in comparison to Acnologia Huangji was in a far worse state. His entire right side had been vaporised from the extreme heat of his attack, yet death had failed to claim him as he laid on the verge of death his organs falling out yet his heart remained beating. The sixty disciples who had joined the master to fight against the beast until they were forced to retreat upon the discovery of it's mastery of space either looked away, or threw up from the gory sight before them.
"How sickening"
One disciple said. But yet their moment of respite turned to terror as faint laughter echoed from where the beast remained buried. Goosebumps traveled all over their bodies as that ominous voice burst out in agonising laughter.
"Hehehehe…. Heheheheheha…. HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!"
{STOMP!}
Footsteps echoed as they witnessed in despair as Acnologia approached them.
"YOU FUCKING BASTARD I ALMOST DIED! HAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAAHHAHAHA! WHAT GLORY! WHAT EXCITEMENT! MY BLOOD BOILS WITH FURY YOU CANNOT COMPREHEND, YET RESPECT OF SUCH MAGNITUDE IT CONTRADICTS MY FURY! AND YOU EVEN LIVED! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! YOU TRULY ARE WORTHY OF BEING CROWNED THE STRONGEST MORTAL ON THIS PLANET!"
The Black Dragon approached the body of Huangji Wuyu the sixty disciples wanted to move, but they couldn't. They were frozen in fear as Acnologia approached them stopping briefly as he coughed up large volumes of blood.
{BLERGH} {COUGH} {COUGH}
Acnologia ignored his injuries. He was badly damaged, all his ribs had been turned to dust, and most of his organs were damaged but not fatally as his dragon scales had protected him. He stood before the semi conscious corpse that was Huangji Wuyu. His Draconian Physiology was already attempting to heal whatever it could at the moment as Acnologia raised his draconian claw.
"LIVE YOU FUCKING BASTARD! A MAN LIKE YOURSELF DYING AFTER GRANTING ME THE GREATEST EXCITEMENT OF MY LIFE IS NOT WORTHY OF DEATH!"
The world pulsed as Acnologia used his power over time to restore Huangji's body, as his soul had yet to leave his body since the man was not yet completely dead. The sixty disciples of the Absolute Monarch Sactuary could only watch in silence as their masters wounds restored themselves. And seeing just what this dragon had done do they realise how weak they were.
Acnologia had never taken any of them seriously. He had mastery over the laws of space and time? It was enough to make more than a few disciples fall into the shadow of the Nihility. As Huangji''s body was restored to it's former self before he nearly vaporised himself even the master of the Absolute Monarch Sanctuary couldn't help but feel a tang of bitterness.
All their efforts condensed into a single attack, yet all it did was just badly injure the Dragon. He wasn't deemed a great enough threat for him to protect himself using the laws of time and space. When he was fully restored, so to had his cultivation returned to being the tenth step of the Sovereign Profound Realm.
"GO BACK. YOU HAVE GIVEN ME A SATISFYING FIGHT, AND FOR THAT, ALL OF YOU MAY LEAVE ALIVE."
Huangji Wuyu said nothing as he let out a tired sigh and got up.
"Everyone. Retreat back to our sanctuary."
The other sixty monarch level disciples said nothing as Huangji Wuyu silently flew away, with the others following him in silence as well. Once they were gone, Acnologia slowly reverted back to his human form, where he pressed his hand on the massive purple bruise lay etched across his entire upper body.
"(Sigh) Fuck, I really over did it. Thank God I didn't die, that really fucking hurts. But I swear if that wasn't exhilarating. Still, I don't think I have any more ribs…. It's fine, I'll heal them up later."
Acnologia took shaky steps to the cave the two flood Dragons were protecting earlier, as he sensed the presence of a very strong Dragon there.
—(Break!)—
Acnologia almost arrived to the cave as he spoke to himself laughing excitedly.
"How dangerous~ I wanted to just show off a bit yet this bodies instincts really got me becoming a little too arrogant. I even took such an attack head on. Honestly, there's so much I've yet to discover.
I'm not even sure how I wasn't bawling my eyes out after having my ribs turned to dust, maybe it's because of pride? Or is my body unique? Oh well, I'll leave that to the future me to deal with. Now that I've calmed down a little, I think I'll try to be more chill for this next encounter."
As soon as Acnologia entered the cave, there, he spotted a unique looking barrier that felt more like a portal to somewhere. Acnologia could sense a separate space from beyond the barrier, so he took a seat on the ground and relaxed. His body had healed much of his wounds, even his damaged organs had recovered. All that's left is to restore his ribs and all should be fine.
"I wonder, maybe this cave is hiding some sort of treasure? Probably related to some ancient Dragon. Hahahaha. Alright, let's do this."
Acnologia finally used the power of time to fully heal himself before he stood up, dusted himself and walked into the barrier preparing to face everything that comes his way.
—(End)—
(Next Chapter: Dragon God Legacy)
(An: Next chapter gonna be the season finale for the first volume.)