The Crack of Thunder II

The Wyvern looked at Lucian, giving him a menacing glare, growling viciously as it slammed its wings on the ground, releasing wave of lightning. 

Lucian jumped over the wave and swung his arm, firing a wave of his own, this one made of flames. The flames hit the beast hard but due to its tough scales, it was able to resist the heat. Lucian then used combustion to propel himself towards it and engulfed his left leg with flames, going for a kick to the wyvern's horn. 

"Let's see if I can break it!" He thought to himself

The kick connected against the jagged horns but as the flames combusted, a serious jolt of lightning hit Lucian, pushing him back. 

"Shit..." Lucian said as he flipped in the air

Then, without warning the the Wyvern swung its head and collided against him, sending him crashing to the tree line to the left. 

Lucian crashed against some trees, toppling them down as dust and dirt flew everywhere. He felt pain all over his body, taking some serious damage from the blow. 

The wyvern then flapped its wings and took into the air, letting out a roar. It flew up into the sky, above Lucian as electricity crackled around it more wildly. The sky above it began to shift slightly, the clouds gathering and emitting golden electricity as well. 

"Damn...." Lucian pushed a broken tree trunk off him, "This thing is tough, huh?" 

He stood up and saw that the wyvern was flapping its wings high above him, lightning beginning to channel in its horns as it pointed its head down. 

"Oh." Lucian said, "It's going for a big attack." 

The Wyvern let out a roar, firing off a concentrated beam of lightning right at Lucian. Lucian could not fully dodge in time due to the speed of the attack. He had jumped away but the golden lightning hit him and was blown away as the attack detonated a massive explosion that shook the ground. 

"Aghh!!" Lucian said as his clothes were torn apart by the explosion

His entire body was flung back onto the road, covered in smoke. The explosion subsided and only smoke and flames spread slowly among the trees. 

The Wyvern then dove down with tremendous speed, crashing against Lucian with its claws, the impact shattering the road and the ground itself as lightning erupted from the cracks. 

Lucian felt like his entire body broke, the pain was unbearable as he could only hear ringing in his ears, the faint roaring of the wyvern slowly drowning it out. 

"F-Fuck...." Lucian said as he coughed up blood

Back with the others, Brodin came into the road with a surprised look, "We should help him!" He called to Lunaris

Lunaris was in the air, her arms crossed, "Wait, he's not out yet." She said, "Let him handle this."

Brodin scowled, "What? He's getting destroyed! That's a Royal Wyvern!" He shouted

"Lucian is the Dragon Calamity, he should not be taken out by a mere wyvern." She responded

As she said this, Lucian focused his vision, his entire body underneath the foot of the Wyvern that merely let out a roar. Electricity crackled all around them as it roared, the horrifying sound giving everyone chills in their spines, except for Lunaris and Brodin. 

Lucian then looked right up, he was right under the Wyvern's belly. 

"Shit....this thing is way stronger than I thought. I think it's probably stronger than the Onis or the damn Gargoyle....but something is off...." Lucian thought to himself, "This feeling I'm getting from it....a small invisible wave, pulsating off its body.....I can tell...it's in pain.....it's not using its full power....?!" 

"Fucking beast...." He muttered as he freed his hands and summoned his silver flames, "You're not at your full power and you're manhandling me? Crazy....." 

He then clapped his hands together and immediately spread the flames outwards, stretching them out as they released an intense heat that the Royal Wyvern felt. Lucian, still on his back underneath the pressure of the foot, waved his hands in a circle, making what looked like a shield out of flames. 

"Pulling things outta my ass....." He thought to himself, "My flames are not only explosive or scorching, they're malleable....to my whim...here's this....get off me!" 

"Silver Shield Bash"

Lucian then pushed the massive shield made out of flames up against the Wyvern's belly, the force being enough to push the beast off its feet and release Lucian. 

The moment he was free, he immediately got up and jumped away, rolling to safety as the Wyvern got hit with an explosion that detonated from the flame shield. 

The Wyvern let out a roar as it looked at Lucian, seemingly unharmed by the attack. It then took to the sky once again, releasing pressure as it flapped its wings, stumbling Lucian who was catching his breath. 

It flew up into the air and pointed its horns at Lucian once again, going for another railgun shot. Lucian was more prepared this time, clapping his hands and going for a bow gesture, his flames forming into an arrow-like projectile as he pointed it up, charging up ether into the flames and emitting an intense heat. 

Lunaris saw this with a slight smile "Oh?" She said, "Interesting...." 

Lucian scowled, "Come on!!" 

The Wyvern channeled enough of its lightning and fired off the concentrated blast of golden lightning. 

Lucian fired off his flame projectile at the same time. 

"Silver Arrow!" 

Everyone watched as the railgun shot and the massive projectile of flames clashed in the middle of the air, detonating in a massive explosion of white light combined with silver flames and golden lightning. The explosion shook the air and ground, nearly blowing Lucian away as he was hit with some of the stray lightning and flames. 

He covered his eyes, "Shit....!" He said as he heard the Wyvern's roar

The explosion staggered the Wyvern as it was still in the air, it looked down at the massive cloud of smoke in the air, crackling with golden electricity. While Lucian avoided another direct hit from the attack and displayed similar firepower, he was annoyed that the attack didn't do much to the beast. 

"I have to keep going!! I can't relent in my attacks!" He stomped his foot on the ground, releasing silver flames, "Add more heat! Add more explosive properties to my flames! I can do this! Is it in the air? I'll shoot it down! Is it on the ground? I'll punch it out!! I'm not losing this!" 

He extended his arms, the flames around him swirling in several points and rising up to form drills of flames. 

"I'll bring you down, you fucker!!" Lucian growled

The Wyvern let out a roar as it began to charge more lightning into its horns. 

"Not going to work on me!" Lucian shouted as he waved his arms upwards

The drill-like projectiles fired off into the sky and toward the Wyvern with tremendous speed. The Golden Beast immediately dispelled its lightning and spun around, releasing a wave of lightning all around that clashed against the flame projectiles, causing several explosions. 

This took Lucian by surprise, "What?" 

Then, with frightening speed, the Wyvern dove right back down. But before hitting Lucian with its talons, it spun and flipped forward, slamming its tail right at Lucian who dodged at the last second. 

Due to him barely avoiding it out of pure instinct, one of the blade-like protrusions hit Lucian in the leg, cutting him up. 

"Ahh!" He shouted as the tail slam caused a shockwave that stumbled him to the ground, "Fuck!" 

The Wyvern then straightened itself on the ground and swung its left wing at Lucian, hitting him with the edge yet again, sending him flying. 

Lucian, however, straightened himself in midair and landed hard on his feet, stumbling slightly as he looked at the beast. The Wyvern slowly walked towards Lucian, giving it a vicious glare, emitting more electricity with every step it took. 

"This is tough..." He thought to himself as he wiped the blood off his lips, "Maybe I should....Well, no choice now, right? My Calamity is restored, has been for a while." 

He then assumed a stance, releasing immense pressure as he was surrounded by black ether, swirling violently around him. 

The Wyvern immediately stopped in its tracks, widening its eyes, almost as if recognized the power. 

Lunaris frowned from where she was, "He's activating it?" She said aloud, "This might be a problem." 

Lucian's skin then burned off, replaced by silver scales as his eyes turned into those of a dragon, dark blue. His Black Ether disappeared, replaced by silver embers that floated all around him. 

"I can only keep this form for a little while....." Lucian said to himself, "Any longer than that, I will burn out.....I think...." 

The Wyvern reared its head back, letting out a roar as trails of lighting were released. 

One of the trails reached Lucian but he merely smacked it out of the way, the lighting striking and detonating in a spot next to him. As soon as he did this, Lucian began to release silver flames from parts of his body, emitting intense heats. 

"Dragon Aspect" 

"That's what I'll call this." Lucian said, "My Calamity is active.....and everything inside me is telling me to rip you apart and fuse you within me....." 

"I guess I'll do that."