A New Dawn 150 Breaking out of her schackles

After getting a bit closer, she noticed the lack of proper arms, turning the dragons into wyverns. Based on the definition from the Demonic Empire, that had hundreds of variations of the dragonic family. The wings that should be on their backs were directly on their upper limbs, making them half arms and half wings. However, that did not prevent them from using magic nor a deadly blue breath that was causing ravages to the massive birds.

However, Leilade was fairly certain that for the wyverns, the entire sky had been darkened by the sea of black feathers. Waiting some additional minutes, she could see the deeply injured vultures slowly retreating as the wyverns were landing on the ground, their bodies intact but their faces bloodied. Everything had a weakness, besides a Saksa, and the usually durable scales were far thinner near the eyes and the maw. She could even see one of their ears completely torn apart.

Starring at the sea of black corpses or barely breathing survivors on the pure white snow, she began to wonder if the dwarves also meant to kill the birds. Recalling the term flying monster, that could be applied on both creatures. Only the eagerness of that dwarf to deny any relation with a dragon made her lean toward getting rid of the wyverns. Even if she could see that it was a huge mistake.

Right now, she had already seen thousands of those birds near the frontiers of Pankow and Kardel had confirmed that they also existed in the desert of Synnada. Meaning that they had only a few predators. Like the wyverns right here. The two races were probably fighting for food or territory and even if the wyverns caused many problems to the dwarves they were only a few of them. If the vultures kept growing, it could disrupt totally the ecosystem.

Not that she cared, besides making a mental note to erase those flying monsters from this world as soon as she could. Otherwise, they would mess up with the human she intended to control. Landing on the ground, she walked toward her targets, not forgetting to absorb the bodies laying on the snow. Of course, by doing that, she alerted immediately the winners of the previous fight, stopping them from entering their lair.

The biggest of the three stood up in front, getting ready for a fight. "Typical male mentality." At such a close distance, if she couldn't even distinguish that, she could remove her sight entirely. One male for two females, with probably a few babies inside the cave. That was a common sight for those races, even if in some cases, large groups of up to 20 heads could be encountered. But that was due to a very dangerous environment, forcing that proud race to live with each other.

"Foolish specter. Leave this place now, before my mercy is extinguished." Spitting a small spark of blue fire, the wyvern did not look relaxed at all. Even if he was arrogantly warning her, she could see the two females behind him also getting in position. "Not that bad." They had at least the intelligence of recognizing when they were facing a superior being. Only when she could encounter smart creatures would she be able to stop restraining herself.

CRACK

The three wyverns were so tense that the very ice under their feet began to crack. The originally small black human with white eyes had not answered the alpha of the group but instead had began to grow both in size and in height. Spreading on almost five meters all around the little body, numerous shadows could be seen moving, slowly, but they couldn't help but feel that they were watching the living beings. Even if it was just mere darkness, not something that should be alive at all.

"What are y... What do you want?" Feeling that it was not really proper to ask that evil thing what she really was, the male now only hoped that they could escape with their lives. The entire flow of mana around them was completely perturbed by the arrival of that strange thing, something even the dragons in Clear Peak couldn't provoke by themselves. Meaning that the specter was at least on par with them.

"MANA!!!" The grave distorted voice did not match her appearance of a small little human girl. But that was just not everything. Stupefied for a few seconds, the three monsters realized they had heard it directly in their minds and she hadn't pronounced anything. Bowing instantly his head, both the two females and the male did not dare any longer to even resist.

Even if they were only wyverns, and therefore weaker than most dragons, it did not mean they weren't considered as an apex predator in that region. Right now, they had repressed hundreds and hundreds of those black vultures without sustaining anything more than a few injuries. Monsters that could easily eat a human in one go. Their very body was extremely resistant to most magic and their own expertise in that domain meant their minds should never be attacked.

"Yes, Supreme One. Right away." Signaling to his two wives to prepare everything, he couldn't let that thing escape his sight. Even if he knew he would lose the fight, he would not go down without giving all he had. However, as the minutes passed and the two other wyverns did not return, he could sense a change in the sea of darkness. Even if her face was exactly the same, her hair was turning slightly black.

"Here is everything." Almost sighing in relief after hearing their arrival, the leader of the small group felt a pain in his chest. The loot they had earned in the last decades by sometimes stealing the dwarves under them was fully displayed. Even the large mana gem that was bigger than the head of that specter had not been left out. The very moment where all that stuff was dropped to the ground, the wyverns could see tentacles grabbing it swiftly, leaving a blank space behind.

"Hihihi." Startled by the infantile laughter, the three monsters directed their sights toward the small soul. By now, her hair had completely turned black, as her skin was getting paler and paler. "My many thanks for helping me seize control. Even if it only for a brief moment." Seeing the little girl bow to them, their only reaction was to slowly step back. For whatever reason, if her previous appearance was threatening, now they could also smell a tinge of madness in her facial expression.

"Now, let's see how much mana your bodies can give me." The moment the last trace of white disappeared from her eyes, the tentacles that were calmly lurking in the darkness began to shake violently. A glint of defiance flashed in the eye of the male, as he lowered his head for a second. Murmuring to the female on his left, it was almost inaudible. "Freya take them away." The one named Freya only glanced at the two that were starting to wave their wings, before rushing inside the cave.

"Your only mistake was to use me against the Archmage. You have no idea how much he learned from Candaith. Now, sleep well Leilade, and let me enjoy my freedom." Once again, she seemed to not talk to them, even if they could easily understand the issue. There were at least two souls inside this thing, and while the former seemed to not seek their deaths, this one was clearly something else. Not waiting for her to finish whatever she was doing, both wyverns still here began to use their breaths on Leilade.

The blue flame surrounded the shadows, but at the same time, obscured their sights. After a few seconds, they closed their mouths, only to see nothing around them. Looking at each other, they were perturbed. They had a hard time believing that with that amount of power, they could kill that thing. As he watched the one near him, the male could begin to see her gasping for air. Before he could get close, he saw her pleading eyes turning into nothingness.

"Do not interrupt the discussion between two people like that, it is improper." The young girly voice resonated in his mind once more, only to see her appearing out of the body of his partner. The large wyvern that accompanied him for many nights had been reduced to shadows, in a matter of seconds. Feeling wrath in his heart, he did not wait before burning that evil soul to ashes. Only to be blocked by something standing between the two.

That did not reduce his efforts, whatsoever. Fueling the emotions in his heart, the flames that he produced began to turn white, encircling completely the darkness floating in the air. From the corner of his eyes, he could see Freya leaving with a few small wyverns on her back. However, he also had a glimpse of the face of that monstrous thing, that was also starring at the fleeing wyvern. "DON'T YOU DARE!"
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Reducing the distance between the two, he could see that whatever was blocking the terrible flames that left his mouth was beginning to be pushed back. Taking joy in managing to fight back, the original dozens of meters between the two was soon split in one meter of shadows and one meter of white fire. Right after reaching this point, he suddenly stopped only to open even wider his mouth. Inside it, a small ball of energy then began to produce lightning, throwing deadly lightning spears toward Leilade.

Barely lifting her hand, she easily sent them flying to the sky, only to be under another barrage of fire. Her jovial smile was, however, beginning to slowly turn into something far crueler. Inside her black eyes, not a single light could be seen, even nearby such huge flames. "I was very, very hungry before." Controlling the tentacles, she made them dig under the ground. "Now, I am very, very angry."

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Sensing the flames finally stopping, she glanced at the wyvern that was still in disbelief. The head of the monster began to look downward, only to see a shadow leaving the ground and piercing his chest. "COUGH COUGH" Having a hard time breathing, his arms gave up and he fell on his side. Even now, he could sense his very life being extinguished. His enemy was now a few centimeters away from his sharp teeth, but he knew he could no longer move his neck to eat her. Using his last force, he began to create a fire one more time. The red cone that left him completely surrounded Leilade.

The light in his eyes had already be gone by the time the white soul was visible. She hadn't even had to use her mana to protect against it, as the fire was even weaker than the fireball created by that small child, Istuienn. Consuming the corpse near her, she felt that she had accomplished what the dwarves asked. But before she could begin to descend from that summit, she felt unease in her soul.

Knowing very well what it was, she extended her hands to watch them begin to turn grey. "Even without that snob, you still have some tricks left in your hat. Let me see how they are against all the mana I gained." Closing her eyes, she began to murmur something, before looking at her hands once more. They now couldn't be described in any other way than black.

"NO! NO! NO!" "The Viscount has helped us more than once, remember that before calling him like that. Even if you had all the mana of the world, you would still remain what you are. A fragment of a soul." Feeling in charge once more, Leilade could still not calm her worries. That mad child had managed to keep things hidden from her, something that shouldn't happen.

Recalling the joy she felt as she slaughtered those two wyverns, she shuddered. The emotions of her other half were far too strong, obscuring her judgment, even if she had to admit it could be useful. Only that she had no control over when she would lose to her doppelganger, only hoping it would not happen at a bad time.

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