Heavenly Dragon Clash.

When Tiamat and Crom Cruach arrived, she had said to not fight Maulketh, but here she was challenging him now. She felt like a fool doing so, but her pride could not allow her to take a step back. She was a Heavenly Dragon and she would not be bossed around by anyone.

She took a deep breath and for the moment they had begun to study Maulketh. She took in his entire form which was 5 times her size.

'For one, he is titanic. His legs are like buildings, and his body is surrounded by what looks like armor, but those are condensed scales. Mana flows through them and he most likely has another layer under the armor.

While the laws of reality don't exactly apply to us, his mass should make him slower. Not to mention that his very presence is trying to force me to submit to his will. Must be the Principles of Supremacy and Domination. Dragon Emperor of Tyrrany, come, show me your power.'

She could feel Ddraig's and Albion's aura in Maulketh so she knew for certain that he was their host. Far from her, Crom Cruach was not doing anything like that. He did not care to analyze his foe.

He was not dumb, but analyzing his foes was not his greatest strength. He would not do something he was not specialized to do. Though, before the fight began Maulketh created a massive Bounded Field the size of a continent which would allow the dragons and gods present to look at the battle they would have. When the three of them appeared in the empty Bounded Field Maulketh spoke to his two challengers.

"I don't mind if the two of you work together. I have far too many advantages so you fighting me as one seems more fair to me."

Hearing that made Tiamat growl.

'He is looking down on us. LITERALLY!'

It would have been the smart thing to do, but she refused.

"No need. I will show you that size is not everything."

Maulketh snorted causing flames to leave his nostrils.

"Fine. And you?"

Crom Cruach was itching to fight already.

"No need."

Not losing the initiative, the Evil Dragon struck first. Like a comet of Black and Gold Crom Cruach struck Maulketh's face expecting to see his first piece the scales. But he did not even hit Maulketh's face, he hit a shimmering barrier of Draconic Aura.

Maulketh in that same instant pulled his right arm back and struck the dragon out from the sky. Crom Cruach was sent flying into the distance, but considering how strong dragons were, he would be fine.

Maulketh looked over to Tiamat who had been flying in place observing. Her eyes were glowing a dark blue as she was reading the Karma and Chaos energy around him. As Dragons were not bound by Fate, so when looking into their futures, you needed to read around them.

Chaos was caused by everything, your breath, the wind, the trees, and the bigger you were the more Chaos you caused. Yet one thing she noticed was how Chaos acted around Maulketh.

It seemed to be forced to aid him, when he flapped his wings it flowed with him, not against him. When he took a breath Chaos seemed to nurture him. So what she could learn from Maulketh was less than any other being, but she noticed something.

From Maulketh's chest his two beating Dragon Hearts.

'TWO!'

Not giving her a chance to keep reading either, Maulketh roared and flew toward her. This time he was not holding back his power as the G forces caused by his flight were released. Flames exploded from his body, but they were not pure fire.

They were corrosive and poisonous, but Tiamat did not care. She drew in the power of the Chaos Element, a very finicky one to use. While it was an element, it was equal to a principle in her mind.

She rushed out as Chaos-fueled blue flames coated her from head to toe. Maulketh and Tiamat rushed at each other as two balls of fire clashed head-first against the other. But shocking Maulketh himself, her fire actually fighting back against his.

A snarl came up to his face as he expected this fight to be a cakewalk.'

[This is why I never fought her despite being stronger. Her Chaos Flames back then were weaker, but they were comparable to my own flames. I decided to avoid her from then on, but it seems she has been busy since then.]

{I bet you were in love with her.}

[No, back in the day I preferred to get with females of other races. Call it a Red Dragon kink. Especially humans. They got my lust going.}

Ignoring what was said, Maulketh flapped his wings and put his full world-breaking might into that blow. His flaming fist smashed through her flames and appeared in front of her body about to turn her into a had been.

However, Tiamat bit the air and instantly Maulketh lost all the strength in his blow. His limb stopped mid-air inches away from her body. Tiamat did not let that chance slide. She sucked in the atmosphere around them and blasted his entire body in dark blue flames.

She backed away after she did that as Maulketh was not hurt by the flames. Maulketh's lack of strength did not last long at all, just a few nanoseconds as his strength came back instantly after.

His punch which was put on pause was carried out causing all the force that would have hit Tiamat to hit nothing at all. Even though she flew off she still felt the force causing her to barely stay air born.

"Neat trick dragons. Ddraig, Albion. What was that?"

[Karma, she snapped the string of Karma of your strength for that punch. Your actions have consequences which are Karma and Chaos. That is why she is called the Chaos Karma Dragon, she can use both Chaos and Karma to fight. It's Why her Title is the Chaos Karma Dragon. A deadly foe, for some, but not you."

Tiamat called back when she heard Ddraig speak.

"So the 'heir' of Ddraig is a fancy way of saying your host? Where did you find this kid Ddraig? He seems young."

[One hundred years ago, Maulketh was only a wyrmling back then. My host back then was a weakling so he was killed and I took him under my wing. Eventually, he found Albion and he did the same taking the both of us. You can say Maulketh here is the best dragon ever.]

{Right!}

Maulketh liked that as saying he had been a former human would ruin his image among dragons. Though while they talked Crom Cruach dived down from the sky striking the middle of Maulketh's back with both his arms.

Crom Cruach expected injuries to appear yet all he managed to do was to crack the armor. Maulketh grinned as he had allowed him.

"Return."

Instantly all the force that had hit his back was gathered which hit Crom Cruach in the center of his chest. The Evil Dragon was launched flying by his own strength. Seeing that made Tiamat almost lose her balance.

In her eyes, she saw Chaos, and Karma instantly moved to aid Maulketh.

'Just one word and it seemed reality worked moved to his will.'

Maulketh began to laugh as in reality the three of them were just playing around. Though already Crom Cruach had learned that fighting Maulketh was not going to be easy. The Evil Dragon balanced himself in the sky looking at his chest.

His scales and his ribs were entirely shattered in that area. He grit his teeth as his mana surged in the area to repair the damage.

"What was that? One word and all the power of my attack hit me."

Maulketh's cracked armor regenerated which made him chuckle.

"It is not lying to not tell you so I will keep that to myself."

Tiamat huffed as that would have been good to know. Meanwhile Crom Cruach did not care.

It does not matter to me. Now, that we have greeted each other shall we finally actually fight rather than just exchange glancing blows?"

Maulketh felt it was time to stop holding back.

"Fine then. Show me what you can do."

'Boost, Boost, Boost, Boost, Boost, Boost.'

In moments his power was 64 times what it once was. His aura shook burned up the very atmosphere around him and turned the bounded Field into a hell scape. The heat even leaked out of the Bounded Field. Tiamat instantly recognized why his power had risen so much.

'So Ddraig even taught him that. I bet he even has Divide, damn it.'

Maulketh roared as he charged toward Tiamat once more. He boosted his time 100 times causing him to move faster than the speed of Light. Tiamat had not seen that before so she was caught unaware as Maulketh appeared above her.

He raised both his arms above his head and in a terrifying Axe blow smashed her out of the sky. Not planning on giving Tiamat any respite he teleported to the ground where he heatbutted her body sending her flying back into the sky.

Both blows rocked Tiamat's entire mind as her body was ravanged by the force in his blows. She grit her teeth mid air and using the Chaos and Karma caused by her damage she revered her own damage.

She rightoued herself mid air as Maulketh once more appeared move her. She flew under his second blow and struck him in the center of his chest with her whole body. Using her power of Chaos the power behind her attack tried to pass through his armor and scales, but his Principle refused to allow his armor to be Surpassed. Maulketh moved his arms up and once more sent her flying to the ground.

Tiamat teleported herself through a quick paced Dragon Gate to appear higher in the sky. Already she had seen just how tough up close Maulketh was. From his size it was easy to see he specialized in Physical Combat.

"I take back what I said Maulketh, you are not just size."

Maulketh turned over to Crom Cruach who had been standing back for that whole time.

"So, your turn?"

Crom Cruach opened his eyes as his scales began to glow golden lines. A very weak pulse of Divinity began to flow through his body which actually caused Maulketh suprice.

"How? I thought I was the first to gain Divinity?"

Large golden circles of Dragon mana, aura and Divinity began to spin full force around Crom Cruach.

"My former master, Balor before his death, killed the pagan god Crom Cruach and gave me his Divine Spark. Though, only recently have I been able to use his power. Now, SHOW ME YOUR POWER!"

With a roar infused with his pride and Divinity, he flew out toward Maulketh. The circles spun around him like weapons as he planned to go all out in this fight. As for Tiamat she too intended to win and defeat both Maulketh and Crom Cruach.

Maulketh's three blessings began to glow, the blessing of Ares on his chest burned, the Infinity symbol on his back, and the Void in his soul. The perfect Trinity and his own Divinity fueled Principle burst out of his body.

Tiamat drew the power of Chaos Karma into her body causing her body to glow with power. Her aura clashed against the other two Dragons and she even began to grow larger. She grew a full 25 meters in size and black-blue flames appeared on her body.

Chaos-fueled flames burned the Karma strings which caused more Chaos in an endless cycle. And all that fueled her might as she dived down toward Maulketh and Crom Cruach. As for Maulketh, his flames powered by the Principle of Tyrrany and Divinity burst from his body so dark they almost looked black.

He lept into the sky and clashed against Crom Cruach and Tiamat in their strongest states. A triple explosion of power filled the Bounded Field causing the gods and dragons to not be able to see well.

All except for Ares whose burning eyes were locked on his friend. He knew Maulketh would win, but he knew that fights among dragons were always the bloodiest. And here were three Heavenly Dragons locked in for a true brawl for the ages.

And he planned to watch it all.

(Crom Cruach was the name of a Pagan Irish god. The DxD Crom Cruach was once controlled by the Celtic god 'Balor' who was killed by Lugh The Sun God and the father of Cú Chulainn. Balor was then sealed into the Forbidden 'Balor' View in Gasper by the Sephiroth Graal.

Also, work left me dead tired all this time.)