BEYOND THE BLAZE

Eyes were wide open, the sky covered in darkness while astonishment rained on the followers. They watched the Draemori fighting with Akirion. The two were swiftly disappearing and appearing since the watchers didn't have a straight, clear view to observe the fight. They only watched from a distance, their eyes barely witnessing the fight that was happening in a dimly lit place with less vision since the dark was taking its duty.

The moon was on duty, decreasing the darkness, but it was flashing the black clouds that didn't allow any light to pass by. The whole land was wishing for moonlight, but it wasn't reaching since it was sleeping on duty.

The two fighters didn't need the moonlight, since there were some lights in the shops that were nearby, so they saw each other; then the sun or moon was useless.

The fight prevailed between the Drai and Akirion. Akirion continued fighting with his magic while the monster used its punches.

The two fiercely fought until Akirion had some bruises on his face. His face was a bit dirty since he was punched two times to the ground and apartments nearby. And in return, he cut the monster a lot and blasted it a lot with magic powers like fireballs, but it remained unscratched.

"You said that I should make you talk, isn't that right?" Akirion asked, his eyes glued to the Drai, while firmly narrowed and looking tired. His heart pounded like a war drum while he panted, trying to catch his breath.

As for the Drai, it was sweating; its eyes glared at Akirion, trying to find a strategy to beat him down. It shook its head as a reply to Akirion's question while the full concentration was on searching for a technique, on how he was going to execute the next attack.

"Tsk, this kid is crazily strong," it muttered, its voice barely above a whisper.

"Ohh, thank you for your admiration, but I'll be honest with you, you are far beyond getting defeated by me. You are like on top of a baobab tree, and I wonder if I could chop it down since I can't make it if I try to climb." Akirion said, his eyes hinting at a trap as they looked suspicious while they were narrowed.

"Ohh yes, I'm strong, and I can be stronger than the browns or greens, even some oranges. I can be equal with the yellows since they've got a bigger rank than us!" Surprisingly, it started talking about its origin before it knew it.

'Nailed it. Now I'll show you what you were saying was fake, damn monster. Now it's time for my investigation and research.' He silently said, his eyes glaring at the monster. He then asked the Drai, "So you mean that you can face the greens without any fear?"

"Oh yes, without any second thought. I won't think of stepping in the yards of the yellow Blacks and more as we go up!" it said while it counted on its fingers.

"Ohh, there are more! And that means they are crazily strong since your heart drops every time you see them." Akirion fired many questions.

"Ohh yes, they are stronger than you think, man; they are the best. Especially the Black; they are like they are too strong, and that saves them right since they are the number 2 in our clan," it said while sighing as it looked at Akirion.

"So what leads up, you know, to number 1?"

"Ohh that, they are the reds, strange, scary, and different from us. They are super strong, and to reach that place, you will need a lot of level-ups. As for me, I'm supposed to finish you and then level up!" It sneered, its eyes glued on Akirion, and it swiftly charged towards him.

The monster swiftly charged towards Akirion; it initiated another punch attack. Akirion was able to dodge while we found a way to make it continue the conversation while swinging its punches.

Akirion paved a way for the conversation to go smoothly by asking, "So, do you think you will succeed in finishing me?"

"Of course, you are a piece of cake. It's just that I'm not serious. I don't go two rounds with humans!" It replied while criticism mixed up in its words.

"That's good to hear, and I'll have to run away!"

"Good choice, human; there's no other option other than running away!" The Drai said, its lips widely stretched as it prepared a hero stance.

'What does he think he's doing?' Akirion silently muttered, then continued the conversation with the monster. "Yes, sure, so can you tell me your rank in order for me to see how I'll prepare for my head start!"

"Hell yeah, I can tell you that."

It initiated a big attack at Akirion. He gasped and widened his eyes after he saw a different punch approaching. He barely dodged it, and he rolled over on the floor.

"Hahaha, you see that? I'm a winner. I told you my rank, right?"

Akirion was lying down on his back, unable to take out a word from his mouth. He only waved his index finger that was pointed up, hinting at a denial message.

"What? Don't you have a mouth, human? Let me punch it; maybe it'll be back hahaha." It firmly sneered, its teeth flashing outside.

The Drai swiftly approached Akirion, who was still on his back, feeling the pain that throbbed up his veins. The whole body was in pain as if the blood transported the pain.

The only choice was to initiate a strong attack and use it against the monster.

The monster realized the attack when it was approaching Akirion; its feet thudded on the ground, creating a rumbling noise as it approached Akirion.

"Hahaha, what's that? Your stupid ball again? Hahaha, I'm not afraid of that. Haaaaa." It criticized Akirion's attack, thinking that it was a fireball, since it saw him molding his firepower!

It jumped into the dark atmosphere; its looming orange aura followed it, getting the air to smell worse. It went down to Akirion, and suddenly, its eyes suddenly widened before it reached Akirion. Its saliva struggled to get through its throat, and a bit of a gasp escaped its mouth.

Akirion was attacking with a fire arrow, an arrow that burns everything on its way. The source of light was now available since the fire arrow shone like a sun.

The fire arrow was shot at the descending monster. It tried everything it could to get away from the arrow's road, and it barely dodged it. It was blasted to the walls far away, approximately 35 meters, and it blasted into a wall of an apartment during its last impact.

The followers had their eyes wide open. Fear pierced through their bodies as they saw the sun in the middle of the night. The fire arrow blasted the Drai, and then it went up a bit and shone up in the sky, creating a noon in the middle of the night.

They exclaimed, astonishment filled out their bodies, and fear tore up their body's peace as they started to vibrate. They mostly fear the light and, again, fear for their classmates.

"This is bad, Akirion is fighting a monster! And this smell, it's not only coming from the trashcan, but the monster has its own weird smell!" Liberty said his body was shaking, but he maintained his stance since he was on his feet.

The others gasped, their eyes widened while their mouths also widened, but with a weird shape, since they wanted to cry.

Erlin didn't want to cry; she was crying. Tears flowed down her cheeks. Her words were only calling out for Elina. Her tears made a shallow, unremarkable pond on the ground.

Meanwhile:

Akirion was having back pain while lying on the blood-stained ground. The whole ground was hurt, filled with road crimsons. The place had blood stains, Akirion's and the Drai's.

Akirion was coughing blood, his mouth red, but he found his vibe and stood up. The back pain didn't end; only a piece of relief forced him to stand up since he felt relieved after taking a few breaths.

The Drai was in the wall, in an apartment to be precise. It left a mark of it in the wall, so it can be put there to replace bricks.

Akirion laughed as he saw it coming out of the wall, punching its way out, destroying people's apartments.

"How was your flying session? Haha!" Akirion asked while he stretched his back; crackling sounds echoed from his back.

"Ohh yes, now I'm ready." He glared at the monster, his eyes narrowed while he grinned like a Cheshire cat. His lips were filled with dirt and lines from the fight, but to him it was nothing; he was ready for a war.

Suddenly, he moved towards the Drai, while the wind formed around him, swirling as if it was forming a tornado.

«««⟨ TO BE CONTINUED!⟩»»»

_______—Spoiler alert—_______

Elina came running with a sword; the monster was sent to the clouds.

Hahahaha