The Quest - Book 1 Ch. 25
By Eliad Sholomovich

BATTLEFIELD NEAR IRONFIST CITIDAL

Ryu and the crew were wide eyed. Then they all gasped in fear and awe. Before them stood a huge 60 feet monster. It had thick brown skin. large horns. It had two hands and legs. Each had long black talons. It was bulky and huge and had a 30 feet long tail. its mouth had large sharp teeth. And its back was covered with long spikes. smoke fumed out of its nose and droll dripped down its mouth.

The elven sorceress shouted "Run its the Tarrasque" and the elven armies retreated. The humans and dwarves followed. Almost all the army fled the beast. Ryu and his friends backed away. The beast growled and stepped forward.

The ground shook and cracked. It had frightening yellow eyes. Gallons of greenish-blue droll fell from its mouth. Ryu and his group slowly approached Derek and his group. The two groups were the only ones left to confront the beast.

"What is that thing?" Mariko asked in fear. Derek gulped "The Tarrasque, A magical mistake in the summoning of a demon into a human. Except the human urned out to be a were-dragon and this is the result."

The dragons circled around the Tarrasque. They tried to blow fire at it. The fire didn't harm it. It grabbed one of them out of the air with its hand. It caught it and put it in its mouth. Screams of pain were heard as the monster chewed the living dragon.It then shot a stream of fire. The dragons scattered and fled as well.

Ryu and the group backed away further. The tarrasque noticed them. It opened its mouth and shot a huge stream of fire. The group managed to scatter and avoid turning to toast. But the ground was melted and burned.

Then a blue flash beamed and blinded them all.

BEFORE THE BATTLE IN THE ARENA IN DELCRATOR

Shadowbane was standing before him stood Raziel. Raziel raised his arms and smashed them together. a wave of fire approached Shadowbane. Shadowbane raised his hand and his eyes glew in blue. the air around him swirled and froze and a beam of ice froze the fire wave.

Shadowbane lept above it. Raziel swung his wraith reaver. Shadowbane blocked with his reaver. Raziel swung quickly. Shadowbane parried and kicked Raziel's face.

He shot a beam of lightning and Raziel was hit. He turned to dust. Shadowbane shook his head. "That was too easy. Where is the catch."

Shadowbane them ducked. The wraith reaver whistled above him. He turned around and saw the dust was gone and Raziel was alive.

Raziel kicked him and swung again. Shadowbane blocked the kick and swing. He headbutted Raziel and hit his head with the Reaver's hilt.

Raziel backed away. He shot a telekentic blast at Shadowbane. Shadowbane sent it back by swinging the soul reaver.

Raziel fell to the ground. He slowly rose and looked in awe at Shadowbane's next move.

Shadowbane spun around with his sword. As he spun faster the air around him swirled. a powerful pull was created as he created a tornado with a extremly powerful pull.

Raziel tried to grab onto the wall with his claws.Then he grabbed the ground and it was scrapped slowly. The vortex's pull was too strong and Raziel was pulled inside. He was slashed multiple times. Each slash accompanied with a green flash and loud whistle.

Then He was flung off by a powerful force. Raziel was lying beside Draco both wounded. Raziel was slashed all over his body bleeding his power weak.

Shadowbane approached him. "Ha..Ha...Ha And to think Kain considered you a challenge once, Your even more pathetic then that Dragon." Shadowbane shook his head and turned to leave.

Then he heard a footsteps. He saw he was surrounded. He looked around him and saw dozens of Vampires all with weapons. He was tired and wounded and not in the mood for destroying anyone. Besides he needed to check on the mortals.

He spread his wings and flew towards the arena roof. Raziel asked for a bow. He took out an arrow that glew in a greenish-red color.

He armed the bow and released. The bow hit Shadowbane's open back. The arrow sunk into his open wound. Shadowbane let out a scream of pain. He reached back and took out the arrow.Its blade twisted out and more blood flew from his wounds.

His back was now bleeding very badly. He weakened and was loosing altitude. He crashed onto a rooftop. He fell into a resident building. The inhabbitants fled in fear as he crashed threw their roof. He lay weak on their floor. His crimson blood staining the floor.

He was weak maybe dying so he summoned his power. A faint blue glow covered him and as he closed his eyes. His wound closed and strength returned. He sighed and pointed at thin air. "I wonder how the mortals are" he opened a portal and stepped threw it.

When he stepped threw and Saw the Tarrasque he let out a demonic growl. The Tarrasque turned to face him.