38 The Atlas Flame and Flare Corona (Chapter 37-38)
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"Hoho! Come, princess!"
Daniel said as he prepared himself.
Instantaneously Azar appeared next to Daniel and swiped at him with one of her daggers, fire pouring into it making them more deadly.
Although Azar was quick, Daniel was even faster as he dodged to the side almost as if he teleported. The swipe of the dagger caused a fiery slash to be shot out and hit the wall creating a large burnt rift, however a brown aura immediately covered it, repairing the wall. After the attack failed Azar followed up the attack with another slash with her other dagger. However Daniel easily dodged it again.
"Is this all you have Azar? I was expecting more."
Daniel said shaking his head disappointedly.
"Ha! I was merely warming up!"
She said as her hair started to flare up. Suddenly magic circles with runes started to form around her.
"Flame Magic : Blazing Blades!!"
Suddenly fiery swords started being fired from the magic circles.
*BOOM!*
*BOOM!
*BOOOOMM!!*
The fiery swords kept hitting the area in which Daniel is in. A cloud of dust and smoke picked up from all the inferno like destruction.
Finally the rain of blazing swords stopped.
<Azar : Did I get him?>
Azar stared at the cloud of dust and smoke.
"Hahahaha!! Waaoo I must say princess. That was pretty cool."
The dust and smoke cleared showing the unharmed Daniel standing with hands in his pockets and a smirk. Large craters with scorched marks were scattered everywhere around him, however, where Daniel stood the floor was perfectly fine.
"Now then. Are you gonna show me more?"
Daniel said still grinning.
"I-Impossible!"
One of the Ifrits said looking incredibly shocked. As did the rest of the Ifrits.
Aidan, the young Ifrit from before looked at Daniel with a complicated look in his eyes.
"As expected of someone who's an S-Class Wizard."
Azar said looking warily at Daniel.
"C'mooon~ I'm pretty sure you must have more strength hidden. If you aren't going to show me….. THEN I GUESS I WILL JUST FORCE YOU TO!!"
Daniel then lowered himself to the ground and pushed his feet.
*BOOM!!*
The floor cracked and a huge crater appeared under him as he suddenly launched himself towards the female Ifrit.
"Sh*t!"
Azar cursed as her soles once again burst with flames, however the flames were twice as stronger than before. She suddenly felt a suffocating pressure on her body and the cold grip of death. She instantly threw herself to the side.
*BOOOOM!!*
The spot in which Azar was a second ago was completely obliterated. Daniel's arm sunk all the way into the hard marble floor creating a large crater with his arm in the center.
'Hmmm….she is expelling fire from her soles allowing her to do short bursts of speed. The young Ifrit from before did the same thing, however her bursts are stronger. Perhaps that's a magic spell too? She said Flame Magic instead of Fire Magic. Wonder what the difference is.'
Daniel stared at Azar with interest.
Azar quickly dashed backwards creating some distance from Daniel. She stared at Daniel with a hint of fear.
"Flame Magic : Blazing Inferno!!"
She said pointing her fingers towards Daniel.
Suddenly a big magic circle appeared underneath Daniel.
"Oh~! Niice that was some quick thinking princess!"
Daniel said as he was suddenly swallowed into a fiery tornado.
"Dragon Slayer Art - Void Dragon : Infinite Space."
Suddenly dark purple sphere with glittery stars on its surface started to expand out of the middle of the fiery tornado, the tornado suddenly started to fluctuate until it finally died out. All that was left was the sphere.
"Hahaha I have to admit I am impressed."
A voice suddenly sounded from inside the sphere. Then all of a sudden, the sphere vanished. Daniel stood inside a smooth crater that seemed as if it had been there since the beginning.
"I have to ask but why is that you call your magic Flame Magic instead of Fire Magic?"
Daniel said curiously as he walked out of the crater that was beginning to get repaired by the strange brown aura.
"That is because our Magic allows us to be able to manipulate ALL types of fires. Unlike Fire Magic that can only control certain or only one type of fire."
"Ahh Interesting. Okay then! I guess we can stop here! Thanks for satisfying my curiosity."
Daniel said winking at Azar and grinning.
"N-n-no problem."
Azar stammered blushing a bit.
'Wait. No, ah that must've come out wrong.'
Daniel suddenly thought.
"Incredible power, young warrior! It's a shame you were not born a Giant. You would've been the best Guardian of the Eternal Flame."
Tor said as he walked towards Daniel.
"It is not called the Eternal Flame, Tor."
Daniel said.
"And neither is it the Spirit of Agni."
He said shaking his head.
"Eh? Then what is it?"
Azar said confused.
"How about we go ask him?"
Daniel smirked as he started heading towards the doors.
"Him?"
Tor said just as puzzled.
The group of Giants and Ifrits started to follow Daniel to the entrance.
"Young warrior let me op-
Daniel then pushed both of the Doors open.
"Ugh…"
Tor's words were stuck in his throat.
"Hm? You were saying something Tor?"
Daniel said turning to the Giant.
"Hahaha nothing young warrior."
The Giant just laughed it off nervously.
"Tor you can just call me Daniel, you know."
Daniel said as he continued to walk.
"Yes youn- I mean Daniel."
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When they arrived at the Altar both the Giants and the Ifrits looked at the giant burning fire with a zealous look in their eyes.
'Hahahaha wait till I tell them it's just an old dragon. Mmm well to be honest that doesn't make it less cool.'
As they neared the the top they were stopped by two Giants.
"It is alright, I allow them to near the Eternal Flame."
Tor said to the two Giants.
The two Giants hesitated looking at the Ifrits and Daniel, however seeing their captain with them gave them insurance.
The group continued upwards. When they reached the final step Daniel walked up to the flame.
"Daniel what is it you wanted to show us?"
Tor said.
Suddenly Daniel walked up the giant burning flame.
"Oiiii wake up!"
Daniel shouted to the flame.
The Giants and Ifrits started to look at Daniel with confusion.
Nothing happened.
"Huh. Guess Ima have to use force then…."
Daniel said looking at the unresponsive flame.
"Wait what?!"
Both the Ifrits and the Giants said at the same time.
"Void Dragon Roooar"
Daniel made sure to lower the power of the roar so that he wouldn't hurt the dragon too much so the beam came out a bit thin.
*FIZZZ*
The beam of dark matter with sparkly dots hit the flame causing it to dim a little.
"Daniel what did you do!?"
Tor yelled angrily.
"Oh nothing… just trying to awaken the dragon."
Daniel said smirking.
As if answering to Daniel the flame suddenly flared the heat becoming incredibly intense.
"WHO HAS AWAKENED ME?"
A deep voice said coming from the flame. The fire suddenly to take shape of a skeleton like face.
"It is our God Agni!!"
Suddenly all the Ifrits started get on their knees and kowtow towards the giant flaming dragon skull.
Meanwhile the Giants just stared at it with mouths agape.
"You guys simply won't listen…"
Daniel just scoffed helplessly.
"Hey hothead! Tell who you are and your name!"
Daniel said staring at the giant flaming skull.
"MY...NAME?"
The voice of the flaming skull said with nostalgia.
"MY NAME...IS ATLAS FLAME!!"
The flaming skull roared as its flames flared with intensity.
"I AM THE DRAGON, ATLAS FLAME!!"
Suddenly all the the Ifrits that were kowtowing stopped. They raised their heads and looked at the flaming, Dragon.
"H-h-hey….y-you can all stand up now….."
Daniel said trying hard not to laugh.
*Cough cough*
"Yes. Our mistake."
Azar said standing up. All the Ifrits started to stand up as well their hairs now glowing a faint pink.
'HAHAHAHA EVEN THEIR HAIR IS TURNING PINK!!'
*Snort*
*Cough cough*
"E-excuse me for a sec…"
Daniel said turning around so they wouldn't see him trying to not laugh.
"Okay! So now that this has cleared up!"
Daniel said turning around, his face returned back to normal.
"I wish to speak with your father Azar."
Daniel said turning to stare at Azar with seriousness.
"I will need to get his permission to allow you into our hidden village."
Azar said as her embarrassment subsided.
"Mmm very well."
Daniel said turning to stare at the giant flaming dragon skull.
"So then Atlas Flame. What is it your plan now that I've awakened you?"
Daniel said as he walked up to it.
"I plan on staying here and continue as the guardian of this village."
The giant fiery dragon skull said.
"I see, and why is that?"
Daniel said with curiously.
"Because I created this village. My village's misfortune is my pain...my village's sorrows are my tears. I am the Fire Dragon, Atlas Flame. The guardian Dragon of this village!"
The giant burning skull said as its flames flared, its fire reaching twice its size.
Suddenly the Giants behind Daniel started to cheer.
"From now on The Eternal Flame shall now be called The Atlas Flame! The Dragon Guardian of our Village!"
Tor declared loudly.
The Giants cheered even louder. Some placed their arms over each other and shouted in joy.
Daniel just stared at the happy Giants with a smile.
'Well sh*t, wasn't that the line that he was suppose to say in the Arc in which the village was frozen by Gray's father.'
"Tor, I apologize on behalf of the Ifrits for the misunderstandings that have caused your people to be hurt."
Azar said bowing towards the Giants as did the rest of the Ifrits.
"Hahaha it is alright young Ifrit! Tonight is a time for celebration! Join us!"
Tor said grinning from ear to ear. (AN : Oh god. I don't know why but that image in my mind seems terrifying.)
"I wish we could stay and celebrate with your people however I have to go back and report to my father. I might also have to talk with Flare."
Azar said the last sentence with a hint of sadness and anger.
"Don't blame her. It isn't her fault. Sadly, she joined the wrong crowd to mingle with. Most likely it was a Dark Guild named Raven Tail that told her to give you that false information."
Daniel said looking at Azar.
"A Dark Guild?! Sigh… I should've looked for my sister's child earlier, however I was afraid that if I came and got her my father would find her and destroy what remains of my sister."
Azar said with grief.
"I'm terribly sorry for what happened to your sister. This may be rude of me to ask, but how exactly did you know if Flare was your sister's daughter?"
Daniel said puzzled.
"We have our own method. Also, her red hair and Magic is the similar to her father's."
Azar said.
"Strange, from what I know she got her magic powers from Atlas?"
Daniel said puzzled.
"No. She did not acquire her Magic from the Atlas Flame. She managed to awaken her Magic from The Atlas Flame because of her Ifrit bloodline inside her most likely reacting to a powerful source of Fire Elements and awakening any latent Magic she may have."
Azar said looking back at the Atlas Flame.
"I see."
Daniel said also turning his head to look at the Atlas Flame.
'Hmmm, I see, so because she looks more human this must mean her blood must have been more human than Ifrit, so she had more latent Magic from her dad's side than her mother's.'
Suddenly...
"My village!! I will once more fall into a deep slumber!! However, I shall awaken whenever anything that threatens my village appears!! Farewell…"
The giant flaming dragon skull disappeared all that remained was the the giant fire that continued to flare.
'Pffff that is what he thinks.'
Daniel just smirked remembering what happened in the canon.
"Well then my group has to get going. Daniel Conbolt, we will give you an answer from my father as soon as we can."
Azar said as she took out a red bone that had tiny holes. She then blew into one of the small holes, however no noise came out.
'Eh?'
Daniel looked at Azar confused by her actions.
*SQUAAAWK!!*
Suddenly from the distance a group of giant red vultures appeared. As the vultures got closer Daniel got a clear look at the size of the Vultures. Their wingspans seemed as long as the height of the Giants, their beaks incredibly pointy and narrow, their bald heads a fleshy pink and their feathers were bloody red.
Suddenly the Ifrits all got down in a position as if they were about to jump. When the Vultures got nearly overhead, the group of Ifrits they all jumped. When all the Ifrits jumped the air around them exploded in fire as they all suddenly rocketed towards the Vultures. All of them landed safely onto a vulture.
'Wooah. That was a badass exit!'
Daniel said looking in awe at the vultures that were flying away into the distance.
"Oh shiet! I just realized, how the f**k will they contact me if their Leader allows me into their village?!"
Daniel said grabbing his hair.
'F**k it! Guess I'll just wait in one of the giant houses they have here until they come back.'
Daniel then walked towards Tor who was still celebrating with his fellow giants.
"Tor I am going to need a place to stay."
Daniel said angrily.
"Hahaha sure!!"
Tor happily said.
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(AN : Okay so in this 2 chapters mash up I spent 7 hours rewriting and reviewing making sure I didn't leave any plot holes in the story and background surrounding Flare Corona. So if some of you lil sh**s still HAVE A PLOT HOLE TO FUKIN PICK AT, IT BETTER BE A BIG ONE!! AS BIG AS THE EDITOR'S EGO!!!)
