In what could only be described as a train wreck of epic proportions, the various entities within this particular group found themselves simultaneously acting against both the dragon and each other. Saber and Archer would find that their blades were easily able to dig into the dragon's glittering scales, but at the terrible velocity it was descending caused the force to skitter off in uncertain jags instead of the cleaner strokes they were hoping for, especially with how dense the skin, musculature, and bones were. Not to mention the aura of biological pathogens that ate away at lifeforce itself that was blazing away in sufficient enough qualities to eat away at even the sturdy Servants could feel the damage from engaging in such close contact. Enchanted steel continued to carve away at hyper dense draconic materials in a maddening game of self-imposed chicken, letting new streams of dark blood to billow out from the great beast.
It was at that point that another tall man in crimson decided to hop aboard the Heavenly Revolving Dragon, smashing into Saber and then dragged down by the G force generated by the beast while plastered against its much greater mass. A great demon was then thrown into the already chaotic fray, a great burdensome thing that dwarfed even the dragon, though the summoning was long enough for the thing to not be able to generate that much thrust in getting off the ground. As a result, the titan was pushed back towards the ground due to the Shagara Magaru's three ton bulk traveling at terminal velocity in a power dive of cataclysmic proportions. It was the resistance of the demon that dispersed a great deal of power from washing out in a overpowering flood and thus merely produced a minor earthquake in the area as the great bulks caused a giant crater after the explosive impact was tanked by the fellspawn behemoth.
Now thoroughly weakened by just about everything thrown at it, the Heavenly Punishing Mountain Dragon God was in a pitiful state as its lifeblood gushed out by the gallons while its broken and twisted limbs were wrapped up in the summoned demon's embrace (though it looked as though it wasn't in great shape either as the thing was also bent at an awkward angle and pierced in multiple spots by the dragon's claws and spikes), jutting at awkward angles and in some case showing bone. Its eyes now glazed over, the Elder Dragon let out an ear splitting death keel before slowly letting its head slack and thud down into the ruined earth with finality. Ranma watched all this with a grimace on her face, as the whole episode reminded her greatly of her own infighting from Nerima. At the very least, no mountains were destroyed this time, though the local terrain did look to be in pretty bad shape.
Before the girl could say anything else though, words flashed in front of her eyes once more.
[First Trial- Cleared.] Then the world was engulfed in a pillar of expanding white light that blinded the pigtailed girl before what felt like turbulence batted her this way and that like she was flotsam in a churning ocean, unable to see and hear anything and feeling uncomfortable from the whole experience. Then gravity took over once more and the girl instinctively landed softly on the ground after repositioning herself in a crouch, blinking the last of the spots from her eyes before focusing once more on her surroundings. It was the City once more; the eclectic mishmash of buildings, architecture, and terrain under the alien sky. "Huh... Weird." Checking her body, the girl found it to be a surprise of the good kind when her clothes were repaired and her body unmarked by the grievous wounds that was previously on her, looking like she had put on freshly laundered clothing after taking a nice bath. Even her mental fatigue had all but vanished, leaving her wide awake and full of energy. As the other Challengers were displaced alongside her, they too would notice any and all negative afflictions to be gone and their physical and mental state of being to be at optimum levels.
Then, taking a glance around her more immediate surroundings, the martial artist realized she was in what was a treasury fused with an armory with a window that showed off the City and a heavily armored door leading presumably outside. The vast room she was in seemed to be made from a strange silvery blue metal and contained electronic lights that showcased the various items it held. The majority of the objects located in the sparsely decorated and rather utilitarian looking vault could only be described as weapons, half of the items sporting a
dark and sinister motif and other half begot a
gleaming and gilded appearance in stark contrast, rather like the form of the dragons slain. The majority were also of rather ridiculous size in and of themselves with the exceptions of the Shield and Sword as well as the Dual Blades, and some of the weapons looked rather exotic such as the giant hunting horn or the lance that came with its own gun barrels.
Besides those rather intimidating weapons lying on their racks were miscellaneous objects: what looked like mine charges, bombs, and barrels fused of various size and colors, as well as dozens of vials of differently colored liquids, dozens of giant arrows that looked more like spears with feathers, hundreds of oversized gun shells at least three inches long, butterfly nets, fishing poles, pick axes, harpoons, a portable meat spit, torches, various metallic ores, and giant monster bones. As soon as Ranma moved forward to grab a polearm off the rack and experimentally spun it to test out its balance, new words popped up in her vision.
[For completing your assigned task and fulfilling the primary objective of subduing the Legendary Dragon as well as several secondary objectives of overcoming other wyverns, you Challengers have been awarded your Spoils of War, rewards which coincide with the theme of the completed Trial. All Trials will grant such rewards if the objectives are followed. Alternatively, breaking the affirmed rules result in a reduction of Spoils as well as more immediate punishment during the Trials themselves. Remember to keep this in mind while participating. All Spoils are stored in the War Room and can be utilized by any Challenger for future Trials or for personal use during their tenure in the City between such events. Only the Challengers have access to this room. All items used, lost, or broken will not reappear in the War Room so be careful with your consumption. The door leads back to the City and access to the War Room is always available before and after a Trial. Thank you, have a nice day.] With that, the exposition faded away with a cheery blip, leaving a rather confused martial artist behind holding ridiculously sturdy and sharp weapon in her arms. "Wow, that was... something..." The pigtailed girl said in an unsure tone, though she was pleased the pointy looking polearm in her hands were of superior craftsmanship. WHIR WHIR HUM FWOOSH went the weapon as the girl played with it as though she was a cheerleader using a baton, in increasingly complicated kata that no normal person could do as quickly or as smoothly with the surprisingly heavy blade on a stick.
