CHAPTER 7 - CONCERTO OF FROSTMELT WITH THE FORTUNE TELLERS

[sweet_nightmare]

 

 

 

Mithra: I’m talking about the twins. I can’t believe they didn’t kill a witch who tried to attack them. They’re supposed to be relentless, no?

Bradley: Nah you’re right. It’s not like them… They could have smashed Gerda to pieces on the spot after trappin’ her in ice.

I wondered how deep underground we had descended. After stepping on countless stairs, we finally reached the last step.

At the end of the stairs, a large door was waiting for us.

Figaro: Looks heavy. Should I use magic to open it?

Lennox: No, don’t bother.

Lennox pushed the door, and a more cold, icy air flowed in.

Inside, the place looked like a hall. Walls, the floor, and the vaulted ceilings, everything was pure white making it hard to distinguish the limits of the room.

In the center of this white space, a large pillar of ice stood tall.

Mitile: There’s a woman inside the ice……!

A beautiful woman was trapped inside the pillar. With hair and skin completely white, her beauty reminded me of a snow sculpture.

Closing her eyes, she looked as if she was in deep slumber.

Mithra, Owen & Bradley: ………

The northern wizards stared at the pillar warily.

Akira: That’s her, right… The horrible witch that trapped people in ice.

White: Indeed, this is Gerda. And still alive at that.

Snow: Still alive and not even changed a bit.

Owen: I think you would have a hard time changing in any way when trapped in ice.

Mithra: Why did you even put her in here in the first place? It would have been easier to kill her directly.

Snow & White: Well…

White: What was it again?

Snow: Hohoho. I remember. I remember it well even.

The exact reason we put Gerda in ice was…

But just then, an eerie growl sounded. And right after, we got hit by the realization of a warm breath of air caressing the nape of our necks.

Akira: !?

Mitile: What was that…just now…?

Owen: Above you.

Following Owen’s voice, I looked up. However, I had a hard time understanding exactly what I was looking at right away.

A large body seemed to blend in with the white wall. With sharp eyes like a reptile, I finally realized what was up here.

It was a dragon.

Akira: Eek…!

Glistening like it was an incarnation of snow itself, strong power emanated from its body. Both of its eyes were glaring coldly at us.

Lennox: A dragon in a place like this…?

Rutile: It’s so huge…!

Figaro: More than a rabbit’s nest, we found ourselves in a dragon’s one.

Snow: Ah, hum…

White: A presumed vacant residence…

The dragon roared again, more menacingly. The icy air shivered as if it was about to break apart.

Bradley: Are you fuckin’ kidding me? After bunnies we have to go dragon hunting, gimme a break!

Mithra: I knew it. I shouldn’t have come here.

Owen: If you’re only going to complain, go home. I’ll take its mana stone.

Bradley: Ah? Don’t go ahead of yourself. I was the one that found the castle in the first place, the stone is mine.

Mithra: Perfect then, let’s just turn that dragon to stone, and you just after.

Akira: It’s not really the time to quarrel right now…

Owen: « Cur Memini »

Bradley & Mithra: Oh.

At the exact time he recited his spell, countless chunks of ice, piercing as knives attacked the dragon.

However, it swung its tail wide and repelled the flying masses.

Some of the ice flew towards Owen, being the closest to it.

Owen: ………Tch.

Owen noticed and tried to dodge rapidly, but it was already too late when an ice blade pierced through his stomach.

Rutile: Owen!!

Owen: Damn it, the twins’ prophecy….!

Owen held his own stomach, his face contorted in a pained expression. The wound didn’t seem that serious, perhaps that he had cast another spell to stop the blood.

A prophecy that never fails. A terrible plague that foretells death.

Akira: (If I remember well, Mithra and Bradley also received a prophecy… Guess we’re still having a lot of troubles ahead.)

Oh no it’s moving its tail again…w-wait I’m going to be blown away……!

Lennox: Master Sage, behind me! « Forsettao Meiuvat »!

Rutile: « Ortonik Setomaouge »!

We’ve put a ward to protect you from the wind, Sage are you hurt?

Akira: I-I’m alright, somehow…! Thank you, you two.

Snow: Dragons with strong spirits can be quite fierce.

White: You should focus on protecting yourselves first.

It may not be very agile, but its large size means that it can attack over a wide range. Taking a serious hit would result in grave consequences.

The dragon let out a white breath and twisted around like a snake. It was as if it was trying to figure out what to do next.

White: Stay back!

Snow: Everyone, prepare yourselves!

The dragon lifted its tail again. But this time, it swung down towards us.

The wizards quickly straddled their brooms to escape the attack.

Mithra: …….

However, Mithra stayed in place. Like he was waiting for something, he yawned languidly.

The large tail fell over Mithra as would a massive stone, deadly fatal.

Akira: Mithra…!

A tremendous shockwave caused by the pressured air and earth tremor hit me.

Following the impact, the floor that had been smashed was cracked and most of the icicles that had been hanging from the ceiling fell and shattered.

Mithra: Is this all you got?

Mithra poked his head out from behind the gigantic tail as if nothing happened. Not even a scratch was visible on him or his clothes.

Looking closely, there’s a strange light surrounding him, as it protected him.

Lennox: He put up a barrier with his magic, it seems.

Rutile: Mithra, thank god you’re alright!

Mitile: Geez...! I thought he ended up crushed because he didn’t dodge…

Mithra: As if I would die from something like this.

The dragon promptly left the ground and jumped once again to the ceiling.

Mithra glanced at it.

Mithra: It seems to be a very old dragon. Don’t worry, I’ll put an end to this long life of its.

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