Legacy - Christopher Pastrana (books to read in your 20s TXT) 📗

strikes, sweat began to run down Reinardt's forehead. Now outmatched and out maneuvered he was in trouble.
         "What is this peasant?! I was told that you were inhumanly strong? You haven't even begun to give me a fight!" Spinning his spear rapidly above him incredible winds began to rotate around him. Growing with intensity every few seconds the wind stretched to the ground and into the sky. "Fear the power of the wind!"
         The roar of the tornado was deafening. Now falling towards the ground Reinhardt watched as thousands of spears, swords, and countless other variations of weapons be swept up within the assault. If he was caught within the turbulent winds of the storm he would be cut to pieces in moments.
         Catching sight of large boulders being pulled into the storm as well a plan formed in his mind. The chances of it working would be minimal, but he had no choice. This would be his only chance to kill the Master before being swept away to his death.
         Hurling the blade of his Dragon's Tail as hard as he could it wedged itself into the nearby boulder. The force of the pulling wind pulled him and the boulder towards the master. Leaping to a nearby boulder gave him the leverage he needed to begin spinning the rock attached to his arm.
         After a few rotations it had the momentum he needed it to have. Timing his shot, he released the boulder. Allowing himself be dragged behind it, Reinhardt was flying towards the center of the storm, and Astraeus. The boulder crashed through a wall sharp weapons and moments later Reinhardt flew threw.
         Almost within striking distance he reached up and grabbed hold of his sword's hilt, not seeing any way out of using the mysterious weapon. Through the roaring of the winds around him he could feel the sword vibrating violently. If he had to give it a feeling he would have said it felt excited, knowing it was about to be used.
         Their eyes met as he retracted his Dragon's Tail. Realization crossed his face when he saw Reinhardt reach for the sword. Applying pressure to the hilt, it began to unlock from his back. The storm around him faltered and blood ran from the Master's mouth. From the corner of his vision another figure came into sight. Zephyreus was almost on him before he could react, following his first attack with a second, cutting Astraeus in two.
         A wall of wind crashed into Reinhardt and threw him away from the dying master. Thousands of weapons began to fall to the ground, having been released from the storm. Breaking the hard rock floor beneath his body as he hit the battlefield again, Reinhardt's breath was forced from his lungs.
         Silence fell over the area now that the tornado had faded. Zephyreus' boots landed softly beside Reinhardt. Looking up at the man he watched as gray eyes turned silver. Having killed Astraeus he had made himself the new Wind Master.
         "I should be thanking you Reinhardt. Managing to distract the old man couldn't have been easy, but I am grateful you managed it. Klaas knew you had potential and very possibly could kill a master. It was unlucky for Astraeus that I discovered his plan to betray us. We need to unify all of the nations, and his plans wold have ruined us."
The War of Greed had gone on long enough.
         In the distance a ball of fire the size of a house tore through the darkness. Looking over at the spot he shook his head. "I would have though Briver could have killed that one by now. She must be stronger than we thought. Not really a game changer though, it'll be done soon enough."
         In the distance a strange sound filled the night. Confusion crossed his face as he watched the dark sky for a sign of what had made the noise. Almost as in answer to the first ball of fire another rose through the sky, except this one was much further away, and from the same direction as the sound.
         A deep humming began vibrating Reinhardt's chest, and grew with every thump. Hearing the sound again he couldn't help but laugh at the irony of everything. Things had looked hopeless and everyone had turned on him, but this was a creature that didn't care about sides, or strategy. The only thing it wanted was food, and at that moment it had an entire city to feast on.
         Releasing another ball of fire into a nearby building, the red dragon roared. Zephyreus didn't stay to finish the weakened man off, he just began running towards the walls of Nivged. Forcing himself to his feat Reinhardt followed and managed to get through the city gates before they closed. Hell had been unleashed upon the city, and the screams of the Duzee people had begun filling the night with music. Reign of Fire

     The heat from the fires were outstanding. Buildings all around Reinhardt had already begun crumbling under the intense heat. Reaching out with his power he tried to take control of the dragon's fire but soon realized that, he couldn't turn this beasts attack back on itself. Knowing that he didn't have time to consider if there was a connection between the masters and dragons, he decided to leave it for a later moment.
         Wiping sweat away from his forehead and looking was nearly enough effort to cause him to faint, the heat was unbearable. He had nearly been knocked over by the dragon's wings as it swooped down to try and hit Reinhardt with another ball of fire. Quickly releasing the restraint on his dragons tail he spun and lashed out with the whip like weapon. The tip of the blade did nothing to the creatures hard scales. It just glanced away from the creature.
         Already knowing he was in trouble Reinhardt was searching for another option, anything he could use as a weapon, or buy himself some time. Running through the melting streets of the city took far more energy than he thought he had left. Having expended nearly all of his energy in the battle against the four winds Reinhardt was seriously surprised he could manage standing, let alone running.
         Fighting the urge to stop he kept his legs moving. Buildings toppled nearby as more flames fought to reach the skies above. Catching sight of the monstrous creature soothing flames at random buildings he wondered if it was hunting other people or if it just wanted to fly around burning things. The thought would have made him laugh if he wasn't sprinting through the streets. Turning his head to look back over one of his shoulders he could see it circling back around towards him.
         The long street he was on didn't seem to end. Through the fire Reinhardt couldn't see the end and the massive dragon was closing on him quickly. Seeing an alleyway approaching on his right he changed directions and made it safety into the closed off street just in time to miss being fried by a large blast of heat. Searching for another way out he caught sight a doorway at the other end of the small road.
         A deafening roar shot a sharp pain through his ears. Not wasting any time he ran for the door. Bricks sailed past him as a massive head crashed into the tiny opening of the alleyway. Looking back Reinhardt was shocked to see the dragon clawing the buildings around him apart. It looked either very angry or very hungry and he refused to find out.
Knowing what was coming next he wasted no time getting out of the enclosed space. Every brick behind him nearly melted as fire erupted for it's mouth. Unaffected by the now liquid rock pouring onto it's skin, the beast slashed its way between the building after Reinhardt. Taking back everything nice he had ever said about these creatures, he cursed to himself and ran without slowing down, up the stairs inside the doorway he had found.
         Even with all of the fire and claws there was no way it could get itself into the building. Panting hard from the exertion he swore at the dragon over and over again. There was no way it could understand him but it made him feel better.
Reaching the top of the building Reinhardt threw open a door and found himself standing on a rooftop. It wasn't the largest building in the city originally but at this point it was pretty much the only Duzee building left standing. Searching the skies around him he couldn't find the current bane of his existence and that startled him.
         “There is no way a creature that size can just hide...” No longer feeling that swearing could do any good for him he sprinted towards the edge of the roof and hurled himself off just in time to avoid the body of the dragon exploding from the building behind him. Even though the fall only took a few seconds it felt like a lifetime. Trying to force himself into a roll, he only managed to smack the ground and hit his head and the now soft stone.
         “Seriously?! What is this things problem!” Fighting the pain in his body Reinhardt stood. Now completely visible the massive red dragon circled back towards where he was standing and landed. Like a nightmare, the dragons breath was visible as it breathed hot steam. Fiery eyes watched him closely and hungrily, but he still wasn't sure if the hunger was of the eating kind. Every elementalist he had met could tell something about Reinhardt was different than other people, maybe that was what was driving this creature.
         Surrounded by fire and destroyed buildings there was nowhere Reinhardt could run. Watching its body expand quickly he knew another blast of fire was coming for him. Not waiting for it to attack he unlatched his dragons tail and sent it whirling towards the red dragon. This time he didn't waist the attack on its body. Just before fire erupted from the creatures mouth the dragon's tip pierced the beasts eye, partially blinding it.
         Screaming in pain, the creature lurched onto its back legs. Throwing its body around violently it nearly crushed him. Realizing that blinding the creature probably wasn't the best idea, he closed the distance with the monster and found an opportunity to climb onto its tail. Following the large plating on its back he found him way to the back of its neck.
Yelling in frustration he realized that there wasn't a