Child of Destiny

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Quest Update: Due to Grand Marshal Draco being able to suppress the corruption of his curse and contain it within his body, he was able to retain most of his memories and human emotions.

But after suppressing it for a long time, the power of the curse started to become more berserk and powerful, making it hard for the grand marshal to fully control it.

Knowing that he would not be able to escape his fate, he decided to create a plan, alongside the Vampire Primogenitor, that would help the prophesied heroes at withstanding the dark future ahead.

But for the plan to succeed, the two of them needed to give up their lives in the process.

Grand Marshal Draco was planning to use the power of the curse within him to absorb all of the curses cast on the Frozen Kingdom and contain them within his body.

Given his current state, he would not be able to withstand the power of the curses which would lead him to be consumed by them in the end, turning him into a mindless Demon that would know nothing but slaughter.

But in exchange for his sacrifice, the burden that the Guardian Dragon and the Vampire Primogenitor were carrying would decrease greatly, leaving them with enough power to deal with the problem that would arise after Grand Marshal Draco turned into a Cursed Demon.

Quest Condition: Grand Marshal Draco had already absorbed almost all of the curses within the Frozen Kingdom, making the curse within him evolve into the Power of Calamity.

-Solo Player Condition (Player Siegfried): Before the Power of Calamity could fully consume the grand marshal, he wanted to pass his knowledge about Dragon Style Fighting to you through battle.

Participate in the battle and be the vanguard during the first pace of the raid.

Special Note: Enduring the attacks from Grand Marshal Draco would improve your understanding of Dragon Aura.

Time until the Power of Calamity could fully consume Grand Marshal Draco's mind: 00:59:59↓

-Team Battle Condition: Fight Grand Marshal Draco and stay alive until he was eliminated.

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Arthur looked at the string of system notifications and understood his role in this battle. "Of course, that guy is right again."

Earlier, during his discussion with Shin, he was informed that his role in the upcoming battle was going to be a critical one.

Shin had deduced that Arthur would be the one who would be dealing with Grand Marshal Draco the most in the battle. This active role was affected by the quest since he was the main initiator of it.

Aside from the contingency plan that they had prepared when Immortal and the others made their appearance, Shin discussed everything with the group and asked them to take on the supporting role in the battle and let Arthur deal with the rest.

For them to achieve the perfect score in this Empire Quest, they needed to clear all of the conditions that needed to be cleared. It was more ideal if they performed better, if possible.

"An hour, right? A piece of cake!" muttered Arthur with full confidence.

After that, he called out the names of his two Elemental Dragons and initiate a dual Elemental Fusion with them. "Vulcan, Oceana!"

Following his words, two of the specks of lights revolving around his body broke free from their respective cycle and positioned themselves behind him.

Not long after, the two turned into an illusionary figure of their humanoid forms before initiating the Elemental Spirit Possession. And with the dual fusion, the form that Arthur had was slightly different from what he usually had.

His current armor changed into one that resembled the scales of a dragon. But instead of having the red and blue scales of the Infernal and Ocean Dragons, the color of the armor was purple.

Then his round shield turned into a liquid before fusing with his left arm and morphing into sharp scales and claws. Meanwhile, the spear on his other hand grew a little longer while its tip turned into a blade that seemed to be a hybrid of a trident and a triangular dagger.

At the same time, his cape transformed into a huge pair of bat-like wings as a reptilian tail with sharp pins above grew from his tailbone.

'Elemental Dragon Fusion (Dual): (Infernal and Ocean Dragons) Hellfire Leviathan'

After the transformation, Arthur extended his left hand and held the spear with his right hand, making throwing posturing.

He then inhaled deeply, filling his lungs with air before throwing the spear with all his might, releasing all of the air that he just collected.

'True Nine Dragon Arts: Dragon Slaying – Piercing Dragon'

Swoosh!

Right after the spear was released from Arthur's hand, it left a blazing trail in the air which connected the points where it started and ended.

Grand Marshal Draco might be in an awkward position to defend himself due to his previous actions. But before the tip of the blazing spear reached his body, he quickly retracted his arm and position his greatsword in front of it, using the broad surface of the sword to block.

Bang!

But despite blocking the spear perfectly, he was still pushed back due to the powerful force accompanying it, making him drew a long trail on the ground.

And before he could even recover himself, a series of spells and skills were thrown at him. There were even a group of black chains that shot up from the ground and wrapped on his arms and legs, preventing him from doing any kind of retaliation.

But despite being restrained, he was still able to obliterate the magic spells, magic arrows, and magic bullets raining down from the sky with a powerful shout.

The strong wind current that was produced by his shout was cut down by Zero who appeared in front of him right after the previous attacks were obliterated.

He tried to overwhelm the grand marshal with his swift swordsmanship but he was the one that got pushed back by the latter despite being restrained by the black chains summoned by Faker.

It even reached the point where Zero almost got cleaved by their opponent if not for Owen who timely arrived in front of him and blocked the attack.

It was only at that moment that Leonard and Lawless arrived on each side behind Grand Marshal Draco, flanking him with powerful attacks that they used against Nel earlier.

Sensing the danger coming from behind, Grand Marshal Draco put more strength on his arms and legs, snapping the black chains wrapped around his limbs. And right after freeing himself, he quickly stabbed his sword into the ground, channeling a portion of his powers into it.

Boom!

Not long after, a huge image of a dragon appeared behind him before forming a spherical barrier that protected him the incoming attacks.

At that time, Arthur was already in the air to catch the spear that he threw earlier. He then flapped his wings to propel himself toward the grand marshal while slamming the blazing spear at the spherical barrier.

'True Nine Dragon Arts: Dragon Slaying – Descending Dragon'

During his descent, a dragon image of a similar size to the one behind Grand Marshal Draco appeared behind Arthur. It opened its mouth wide, seemingly trying to devour the other.

Roar!

With a powerful stomp on the ground, the grand marshal detonated the barrier surrounding him and caused a powerful explosion that sent Leonard, Lawless, and Arthur right after they come in contact with it.

Boom!

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

"Urgh!" even Owen who just blocked an attack for Zero earlier was swept away by that explosion, making him collide with the latter and pushing them back.

In the meantime, Cloe quickly raised her staff in the air, casting a healing spell for the frontline players and also summoned a barrier on each of them.

Black Hand, who was standing near her, was currently giving out a series of commands for the others. "Ember and Ravier, use your combine skills to prevent the grand marshal from catching up with the others."

"Charlotte, your wind element to clear the cloud of dust so that the two of them know where to focus their spells."

"Ara and Alucard, cover them with your attacks – use your powerful skills if possible. Chaotic Luck, wait for them to set the rhythm back to our favor before using your 'Solar Binding'."

"Tigris, Seven, stand by and get ready to join any time if the situation asks for it."

The others didn't reply verbally but used their actions instead. They executed the commands given to them without any hesitation right after they received them.

As for the ones who were fighting at the frontline, they didn't need his commands as they were already aware of their respective roles. And that was to assist the main character of this battle, they only need to give Arthur a hand until Grand Marshal Draco was done with the 'lesson'.

Though, enduring the beating for a whole hour was a little too much.

Bang!

Regardless, Arthur quickly sprung back into action right after he regain his footing. He launched himself toward the grand marshal once again and immediately engaged in an intense melee.

Each of their attacks created an explosion due to the collision of their powers, destroying their surroundings during the process.

Arthur was clearly at a disadvantage due to the difference between their stats. Fortunately, there was the team to cover his weakness and took over the aggro when necessary.

During the entire exchange, Grand Marshal Draco couldn't hide his smile as he was very satisfied with the performance of each member of the group, especially Arthur was fearlessly facing him head-on and repeatedly coming back on his feet each time he fell.

The fighting spirit within Arthur's eyes was only getting stronger and stronger whenever he was sent flying and went back on his feet.

He was also clearly going back stronger every time he fell. He might not be the same as Shin was gradually growing stronger during the battle, but he was noticeably learning his lessons whenever the grand marshal showed him a special technique that he needed to learn. Especially when those techniques were related to some sort of Dragon Fighting Style.

The battle progressed just like that without a problem, but when they get to the halfway mark of the designated timer, there was a massive turn of events that almost spell a total disaster for the group which almost cost them their lives.

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