Nameless King

Whoooooosh.

The massive sphere approached Wain, but suddenly the huge jaw closed in and swallowed it whole. The orb exploded instantly, but only a small fraction of the force blew the stone debris aside.

Wain waved his hand as he created a platform of darkness above him. He turned around and pushed off with his feet to reach the bottom like a rocket.

"Well, well, treasure always has to be guarded by some scary monster, doesn't it?" Wain grinned as he stared at his enemy.

It was a massive skeleton composed of the bones of various creatures, the backbone being the head and spine of a Dragon, from which powerful energy emanated.

"Damn... This one is pretty big... It's as large as that statue." Wain uttered as he raised his head to get a good look at the monster.

Thick darkness dripped down the bones like tar, and the closer it got to his head, the thicker the coating. This puzzled Wain, so he tilted his head as his eyes opened wide.

'Gladius... You bloody bastard...' Wain muttered to himself.

'Ghm! I couldn't have known that, could I? After all, I pointed in the right direction, so the rest is your job.' Gladius said in an awkward voice.

"Yeah... But why the fuck is your shard in its head!" Wain exclaimed while pointing at the monster.

"Last time I fought one of your shards, I lost over a hundred times! The shard was the size of a fingernail then, but this one is as big as a palm!" Wain said in an excited manner.

'So? You've gotten so much stronger! You can do it!" Gladius uttered as though trying to encourage Wain.

Roooooooooooaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrr!!!

Suddenly the monster roared furiously that made the ground shake. Stalactites fell from the top of the cave as thick cracks appeared on the walls.

"Well, it wouldn't be good for anyone to know what's going on here." Wain muttered as a gray mantle with a tight eye patch appeared on it.

'The right thing to do.' Blind Sorcerer said with a slight smile on his face, 'Looks like a dragon died here a long time ago, maybe during a battle and no one ever decided to deal with it.'

"Huh, sometimes it amazes me how strange Dragons can be. Is it so hard to make a grave for your kin, or at least get rid of such dangerous bones?" Wain muttered as he waved his hand.

Several magical circles appeared on the borders of the cave that formed a solid barrier, it let no sound, no vibration, nothing out. This cave was now a battlefield for just the two of them.

"Fine, let's see who's stronger, your shard with the dragon's backbone or me." Wain said before canceling the third form and running forward.

The monster instantly reacted as thick darkness that turned into long claws headed towards its bony paws.

Whoooooosh.

As Wain got close enough, the monster attacked with its sharp claws, collapsing them on him. Wain attacked back as he swung his sword with his Beyond energy.

Tremble.

Wain blocked the attack, but the pressure from the monster's paws was incredible as Wain's hands trembled. It seemed to him as if he was holding an entire mountain above him that was slowly pushing his feet into the ground.

"Fuck! Why is it so heavy!" Wain exclaimed with a frowned look, "Well, you don't have long."

Dark energy, from Wain's sword, headed for the bones as the creepy jaws opened wide and simultaneously closed around the monster's paws.

Wain grinned, but a second later his eyes went wide.

Crack. Crack. Crack.

His jaws tried to bite into the monster's bones, but it seemed impossible. The jaws' sharp teeth couldn't even leave a scratch on the bones.

"What...? How is that possible? It should have been enough to devour even space!" Wain uttered while in disbelief as his concentration waned for a moment.

Tremble.

The monster pressed Wain to the ground as a clot burst from Wain's mouth and his face distorted in pain, then the monster drove its claws right into Wain's stomach, but he managed to dodge at the last moment by rolling over the ground.

Roooooooaaaaarrrrr!

The monster roared as it swung its paw from bottom to top, cutting through the ground with its claws while heading for Wain.

Wain's pupils narrowed as he thrust his sword into the ground, so claws and blade met, but the impact was powerful enough to knock Wain to the other side of the cave.

"What a bastard!" Wain exclaimed, bouncing off the wall and regaining his balance.

Tremble. Tremble. Tremble.

The monster slowly approached Wain as each of its steps shook the cave. The monster had one goal, to retrieve Wain's weapon and recover most of the sword that the Nameless King himself had once wielded. Every creature intuitively sensed that this power would elevate it to a new level.

"Jaws couldn't hurt it... Does that mean my Beyond can't even handle the bones of a long-dead Dragon? How fucking strong are they?!" Wain exclaimed while trying to think of something.

'Huh, if the sword isn't sharp enough to cut through the armor, then what should be done in that case?' Code of Light and Darkness asked with a smirk on his face, 'You can find a new sword, but isn't it better to just sharpen the old one, right?'

As Wain heard these words his eyes widened and a sly smile formed on his face.

"You are damn right." Wain said as he thrust his sword out in front of him.

Waves of dark energy departed from Wain, enough to create several hundred jaws, but all that energy was directed at one point. The eyes on Wain's crown opened wide as above him, out of the energy, appeared a monstrous creature.

It was a massive piranha that looked more like a monstrous shark with a ferocious stare. The shark moved its tail slightly, from which dark threads of energy emanated.

"Fine... That should be enough." Wain said with an exhausted look before swinging his sword as though flagging to launch an attack.

At the same time, the shark, like a dark flash headed toward the monster, leaving behind it a dark streak, however it was not energy, but a trail of space absorbed by the shark.