The Moonlight Swordsman

Chapter 372 Draken vs Aizel and Soren (Part 2)

"Ayooo... now is that a kind of magic artifact or is it based on his power?" Aizel thought after looking at Draken in the crystal armor.

[Master, I think that his power]

"Let's test him then," Aizel said.

He was getting ready to go on the offensive when Soren appeared out of nowhere behind Draken.

He hurled a dense, gravity-infused stone toward Draken. 

Draken, however, stopped it with ease with his right hand and the added power of red crystals.

The surrounding atmosphere grew denser with burgeoning gravity, as both warriors dug into the ground, birthing craters one by one in a slow and relentless descent.

Soren suddenly threw an uppercut kick that caught Draken square in the chin.

His kick carried the potent weight of gravity pressure, delivering a resounding impact that sent shockwaves through Draken's crystalized dragon-like visage.

Aizel quickly joined in, throwing a hard punch that connected with Draken's back. The crystalline growth on its back, however, made it as impregnable as a mountain.

Draken pivoted and countered with a rapid punch, his red crystal-covered arm transforming into a crimson gauntlet.

Sekki transformed into a shield, and Aizel expertly blocked the incoming strike. Draken's attack was so powerful that it sent Aizel reeling backward, his feet slipping on the rough ground.

In an instant, Sekki changed into two whirling chains. Aizel hurriedly threw them at Draken, but they zipped pass him without making contact, embedding themselves into a small hill behind.

Aizel focused his energy and yanked an enormous boulder in the direction of Draken's back.

Simultaneously, he closed the gap between them with electrifying speed. 

With a lightning-charged double kick, he kicked Draken's midsection and then slammed the boulder into Draken's back, causing it to shatter against the crystal-like armor.

"Damn, these crystals are really hard," Aizel thought.

In the air, Sekki morphed into a tangle of chains that skillfully encircled Draken's body. Meanwhile, Aizel on the ground kept his hold on the chains tight, trapping the dragon-like figure within their entangling grasp.

"Now Idiotttttt," Aizel raised his voice. 

Soren soared through the air, the atmosphere around his right arm growing increasingly dense as he closed in.

With a surge of power, he unleashed a gravity-infused punch aimed squarely at the back of Draken's form.

The crystalline armor suffered damage from the impact and began to break apart slowly. Soren kept up the pressure, resolved to break through the dragon's sturdy body, and Draken let out a scream of agony.

*RAWWRRRRRR*

With a resounding blow to the abdomen, he sent Soren hurtling through the air.

Soren soared, obliterating hills and boulders in his path. The force was devastating. 

Draken promptly closed the gap, hot on Soren's trail.

He grabbed Soren's leg and slammed him to the ground, repeatedly slamming him to the ground. 

But Aizel stepped in quickly to defend Soren and delivered a powerful kick to Draken. The chains promptly snaked around Draken's limbs, attempting to restrain him once more. 

However, Draken's left hand suddenly transformed into a blade of deadly green crystal. 

The blade sliced through the chains and lunged toward Aizel's neck.

However, Aizel showed incredible dexterity by dodging and quickly escaping from the oncoming onslaught.

Draken, wielding both his red and green crystal blades, swung wildly at Aizel, who deftly avoided and deflected his assaults with his own.

Meanwhile, Sekki quickly changed back into a sword and flew towards Aizel, who grabbed it and braced for the upcoming onslaught.

In the unrelenting combat, Aizel continued to parry the crystal swords, his thoughts racing to create a method to defeat Draken. 

Unexpectedly, Draken unleashed a rapid barrage of green crystal spikes, resembling bullets, targeting Aizel.

It became increasingly apparent that engaging Draken directly was becoming a formidable challenge.

Draken shifted his right foot and forcefully struck the ground. 

lightsnοvεl Like a tsunami, the red crystal spikes erupted from their source and raced unrelentingly toward Aizel, who was still trying to avoid the onslaught of green crystal bullets.

*Tsk* This is pissing me off," 

Aizel's hands burst into flames, and he hurled fireballs at the oncoming crystal tsunami. The intense heat compressed the crystal wave, triggering a powerful explosion that shattered it instantly.

Even though Aizel avoided the initial blow, the force knocked him flying. The green crystal spikes, like projectiles, closed in on him once more. 

Aizel, quick to react, began deflecting them once again. 

Draken however, managed to outrun Aizel's defenses and deliver a devastating strike to the latter's midsection.

Then, in a relentless bombardment, Draken poured down strikes from both hands.

With a final attempt to finish Aizel, Draken summoned his two crystal blades once more, aiming to thrust them through his opponent's body. 

Yet, just in the nick of time, Aizel managed to halt the blades by grabbing both of them.

"It's over for you, human," Draken growled, trying to thrust the blades.

"I was... just going.... easy on you," Aizel said, struggling to hold the blades and Draken power.

Aizel's hands radiated with power as he forcefully pushed Draken's blades back. In an instant, he conjured two water blades and thrust them into both of Draken's shoulders. 

These water blades, like precision jet cutters, pierced through the crystal armor and scales with astonishing ease.

*AHHHHHH*

Draken, however, rammed both palms through Aizel's ears with sufficient force that instantly stunned Aizel. And then he slammed him right into the ground. 

His mana sense jolted as he whirled around to confront three massive boulders hurtling his way. 

He slashed through them quickly, destroying them one by one.

Aizel, still shaking his head, got to his feet as Soren jumped into the fray. Together, they confronted Draken.

They engaged in close combat, with Draken skillfully deflecting their blows using his crystal blades. Now, he found himself on the defensive.

As Aizel saw Draken struggle, he charged himself with lightning and executed a swift leg sweep, throwing Draken off balance.

Soren, appearing rather agitated, seized the opportunity and unleashed a powerful attack from his arsenal.

"Oye oye idiot, I am here toooo...."

"GRAVITY DEVASTATION," Soren said, and he punched his right hand straight at Draken's face.

The weight of the force and gravity was so great that it tore the air apart. Aizel crashed violently into the ground, creating deep craters. 

At the same time, Draken's crystal armor cracked, sending him flying through the air and bashing furiously into rocks and hills.

Soren soared through the sky, closely tailing Draken. As he approached, he launched two more attacks imbued with gravity, smashing Draken hard into the earth's bowels.

The whole landscape was in the shambles of the aftermath of the attack. 

Aizel regained his footing and took flight, leaving a blazing trail in his wake as he joined the fray.

As Soren and Draken fought relentlessly, they reduced the terrain to rubble, and Sekki changed into a flurry of razor blades, racing through the air and closing in on them.

Aizel quickly switched places with one of the blades, effectively closing the distance between them in an instant.

Sekki, now a set of chains, sprang forth, grabbing Soren's left leg in mid-air. 

Aizel dragged Soren away before launching another chain at Draken's legs, entangling them and dragging him down the ground with great force.

Draken jumped to his feet, green blood oozing out of his scales and his crystal armor fractured and half destroyed.

Soren approached him from behind and got ready to throw another GRAVITY DEVASTATION blow. 

At the same time, Aizel came charging in from the right, his right hand covered by a gauntlet that crackled with electricity. 

Draken raised his arms, creating crystalline tsunami waves to repel the attacks as both men threw simultaneous fists.

The subsequent wave grew in magnitude, eventually overwhelming them. 

Soren found himself ensnared by boulders laden with crystals, while Aizel skillfully evaded them.

Draken then melded both the red and green crystals into a formidable, many jagged spears-like form and hurled it in Soren's direction, who was still immobilized.

"Shit"

Aizel sped toward the captive Soren and, using Sekki, methodically cut through the spears, protecting Soren the whole time.

At last, a massive crystal spear sped toward Aizel's direction. He enveloped Sekki in flames and deftly sliced through it

But, emerging from the fragmented spear, Draken thrust his red crystal blade, piercing Aizel's left shoulder.

Sekki moved on its own, smashing the crystal boulder that had been holding Soren captive and instantly freeing him. 

Seizing the moment, Soren surged at Draken, driving him backward.

Aizel's magical artifact armor suddenly came to life, focusing on the wound and quickly healing itself by sucking some of his blood.

"Damn it, I took a hit because of this asshole, I am ending this fucker right now," Aizel said in rage.

He quickly stood up and took a deep breath. 

*Vroooooom*

The magic artifact roared, its blade-like fans spinning at a dizzying speed, encasing him in black armor.

Aizel gazed into the distance where Soren and Draken clashed in a fierce battle.