GATE: Journey in the New World Vol I

Arc 2: Draconian Blues

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Arc 2: A City, A Diplomacy A Dragon

Draconian Blues

She had always imagined that by the time she reached adolescence, she would already be deaf.

That is the fact that she had already exceeded the expected age she predicted and is currently still enduring it no matter what healing ability she was blessed with long ago when she became an Apostle.

To her, it was not a perk but an annoying blessing.

Aside from that, she had lost track of how many years she had spent devoting the majority of her time to this monotonous task. She thought it was cool when she first heard about it; she imagined herself receiving long-overdue praises for her forgotten hard work as a lowly priestess, or even performing miracles for many who wished to follow her God and the church she belonged to.

However, that was not the case..

In the midst of a sunset, a small conflict took place in the highlands of the region.

Giselle's eyes widened as she realized the giant red dragon had noticed her presence while she was carefully sneaking up on her.

"Oh, crap," she muttered as she gritted her teeth and braced herself for another wild chase.

The powerful creature growled as it moved away from its previous position and launched herself towards the Draconian Apostle, who made a quick dash and managed to escape the dragon's humongous mouth, which was about to devour her.

The Flame Dragon, still in a beastly and wild state, pursued the young woman and followed her new trails. Its raged eyes remained fixed on the newcomer, suspecting that it had something to do with the disappearance.

Giselle flew as fast as she could in the hopes of directing the beast to a much safer location where destruction could be limited, while also sparing any small settlements in the mountains, and she knew exactly where the area was.

Every time she carried out a new version of her plan, it came at a cost, which was simply vast swaths of forest being burned or crushed by the beast. Navigating the numerous hills and mountain ranges was also difficult because it prevented her from having a smooth journey.

At this point, the Flame Dragon had begun to release and breathe massive waves of fire in an attempt to prevent the young lady from fleeing completely.

Everything was going downhill again.

"Oh, when will this end!?" She annoyingly exclaimed to herself, wanting to finally get this situation over with.

Fortunately, the journey was brief, and she could finally see what appeared to be a valley-like area from a distance. She smiled in relief as she spotted the massive uninhabited cave near the top of a certain mountain.

At the same time, a huge shockwave from the dragon itself had quickly reached her as she gripped her scythe, ready to perform the spell, destroying her momentum. By that point, the beast had gained a significant advantage and was approaching her at point-blank range.

However, the draconian woman anticipated it, launching herself downwards into a large sinkhole overgrown with trees and greenery, and the beast followed as expected.

Once she found herself descending, she drew out a small gray stone encrypted with a magical symbol, attached to her belt, and began to wait for the specific right time.

Giselle finally made her move as the dragon growled and gathered more power to unleash another reign of fire. She first uttered a small incantation to activate a specific power within it and threw the small stone ahead of her, followed by raising her scythe and slashing the air, creating a shockwave that directly hit the stone itself.