The dragon roared and its giant tail swung around.
WHIP!!!
The tail slammed into Noah.
Noah flew across the snowy ground and crashed into a thick group of trees. The trees snapped apart and collapsed on top of him.
Emma gasped. "Noah!"
Branches and snow covered Noah's body. His vision blurred. He blinked, trying to focus.
His head pounded.
"…Ugh… that hurt…" Noah muttered.
When his eyes finally focused again.
A giant fireball was flying straight at his face.
"Seriously?" Noah muttered.
BLIP⚡️.
He vanished.
The fireball blew up the trees with a huge explosion.
Noah reappeared above the dragon, falling down with a grin.
"My turn."
Noah raised his fist and slammed it into the dragon's back.
THUMP!
The dragon roared in pain and swung its wings backward.
WHAP!
The wings hit Noah and crashed him into the ground.
Before he could stand.
The dragon stepped on him.
BOOM!
The entire ground cracked from the force.
The dragon lifted its foot and stomped again.
BOOM!
Then again.
BOOM BOOM BOOM!
The dragon stomped one more time
BOOM
Noah dodged the last stomp.
Blip⚡️.
He slid backward across the icy ground, breathing hard but smiling.
"Damn… that almost flattened me."
He stood up straight and grinned.
"Impressive. Now it's my turn."
He pushed off the ground and blasted forward. The dragon fired another huge fireball. Noah dodged mid-air, landing to the side before sprinting again.
The dragon's head snapped toward him and fired a second blast.
"Observation Haki…"
Noah eyes sharpened as he see ten seconds into the future.
He smirked.
The fireball he saw in the vision came. Noah dodged it effortlessly.
Amy blinked.
"He's… not even trying."
"He's reading everything." Emma replied.
The dragon roared in anger.
Noah clap his hands together 👏.
"Let's see how you like this."
Abnormal Vector Manipulation — Deep Forest Birth🌳.
The ground shook.
Cracks opened everywhere.
Huge trees burst out of the ice, their roots twisting wildly. Vines shot out and wrapped around the dragon's legs, wings, and neck.
The dragon struggled, roaring as the trees held it down.
Noah tapped his finger in the air.
"Time to finish this."
He pointed at the sky.
Abnormal Vector Manipulation — Ragnarok.
The clouds above them split open.
Six massive lightning arrows fell from the sky one by one.
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
A massive explosion tore through the area. The ground shook violently. Snow blasted away. Trees flew through the air. The shockwave ripped the ground apart.
Emma and Amy raised their arms.
Armament Haki -Guard.
A thin black coat covered their arms as they shielded themselves from the blast.
When the explosion ended, smoke and dust covered everything.
The dragon's body hit the ground with a heavy thud.
BUF.
Everything went silent.
Emma lowered her arms.
"Did he… kill it?"
Amy stepped forward slowly.
"Noah? Noah!"
Noah walked out of the smoke, coughing. "Yeesh… that was a little too much."
Emma ran up to him. "Are you okay?!"
Amy punched his arm. "Don't scare us like that!"
Noah held up both hands. "Ow—alright, alright, my bad."
They turned to the dragon but the dragon was no longer there.
A dust cloud rose from the spot where it had fallen.
When the dust finally cleared. A boy was laying on the ground. He had messy black and white hair.
There he was laying on the ground naked and unconscious.
Emma and Amy looked at each other confused.
Noah blinked.
Everyone stared at the boy in silence.
"What… the…" Noah said.
Amy pointed. "Is that… the dragon?"
Emma covered her face. "Why is he naked?!"
Noah looked around. "Uhhh… because he WAS a dragon?"
Amy turned red. "W-Why are you saying it like it's normal?!"
Before they could move closer to the boy.
A female voice called out.
"Don't take another step."
Noah turned around.
Emma and Amy gasped.
They were surrounded by dragons, dozens of them.
And at the front stood a tall woman with long silver hair and golden eyes.
Her skin was pale.
Her arms covered in scales.
She wore armor made from dragon hide.
She pointed a spear at Noah.
"You will not touch our prince."
"Prince…? The boy?" Emma whispered.
Amy grabbed Noah's sleeve. "We're surrounded…"
Noah sighed.
"I really can't have one normal day, can I?"
The silver-haired woman stepped forward.
"You attacked the Dragon Prince of Stoneocean. For that crime…you will die here."
Amy tensed.
Emma reached for her weapon.
Noah raised one hand.
"Hold on. I didn't know he was your prince."
"You should have run away," the woman snapped. "Instead, you challenged him."
"He tried to roast us," Noah replied.
"That is how dragons greet strangers."
"What kind of greeting is that?!" Amy asked.
The woman narrowed her eyes. "You hurt the prince. That alone is unforgivable."
The dragons moved closer.
Snow cracked under their weight.
Hot breath filled the air.
Emma leaned closer to Noah. "Do we fight?because I don't think that i can beat a hundred dragons…"
Noah sighed again.
"I guess we talk first."
Noah raised his hands calmly.
"Look, your prince attacked us. I defended myself. That's it. If you want him, take him and go."
The woman paused for a moment.
Then she pointed her spear at him again.
"Liar. You used forbidden lightning. Only one human on this island can do that."
Noah blinked.
"Huh?"
Emma frowned.
"What is she talking about?"
Amy looked at Noah. "Did you do something?"
The woman's voice shook slightly.
"You… you have the same power as the Marine Admiral…Stone Cold Raime."
"What…?" Noah said.
The woman stepped closer.
"You are a Marine, aren't you?"
Noah's jaw dropped.
"No! I'm not—"
"LIES!" The woman shouted.
The dragons roared around them. Snow blew across the ground. The air trembled from the sound.
The woman raised her spear.
"Capture them. If they resist…kill the girls.
I want the boy alive."
Emma and Amy's hearts dropped.
Noah stepped in front of Emma and Amy.
"That's enough."
"I'm tired. I'm cold. I'm hungry. I don't know where my ship is." Noah said.
Haki flickered around his body.
"And I definitely don't like when someone threatens my crew."
Emma stared at him. "Noah…"
Amy grabbed his coat. "Please don't start another war…"
The dragons roared and charged forward.
Noah moved one foot back, ready to fight.
Until a weak voice spoke behind them.
"Stop…"
Everyone turned.
The black-haired boy, the dragon prince was awake. He tried to stand.
The silver-haired woman rushed to him. "Your Highness! Please don't move."
"I said… stop…"
He pointed at Noah.
"That man… didn't try to kill me."
The woman froze.
"I attacked him. He held back. He could have killed me with that lightning… but he didn't." The Prince said.
Noah shrugged. "I just wanted to make the dragon my pet."
The woman looked torn. "But Your Highness"
"We take them," the prince said softly.
"Back to the Dragon Village, they are not enemies."
The dragons stopped roaring.
Emma sighed in relief.
Amy collapsed to her knees.
Noah scratched his head. "Well… that works too."
The silver-haired woman glared at Noah.
"I will obey the prince… but if you hurt him again…"
Noah raised his eyebrows. "Yeah, yeah. I get it."
The prince took a shaky step forward.
"…Thank you… for not killing me."
Noah smiled.
"No problem. Just don't try to barbeque me next time."
The prince weakly smiled back.