Alice Tale in Phantasmagoria Vol 2 Chapter 50

White Dragon

I threw a party invite to Klancesca, who silently accepted.
A white dragon.
I don't have that much knowledge of this world, but is it that special?
Compared to an ice dragon, I don't see much of a difference.
After being confronted, I see it has four strong legs with wings sprung on its back.
Armour-like muscles covered its entire being, scales of steel protected its body.
Speaking of differences, the horn on its head seemed to be divided by two.
As far as distinctive traits, it reminds a fresh snow white coloring that flows elegantly.
The dragon that recovered from my magic attack lowered its neck as if it was to acknowledge me.
It looked at me that the dragon which recovered itself from damage of the magic hung a neck and confirmed it.
It narrowed its eyes, staring at the direction of us, like it was human, much like a human......
Shall we give it a shot?

"-- Ilya" 

Klan next to me expressed an eh? with her face that looked toward her neighbor.
Of course, Ilya wasn't in there. 

-- The white dragon before me with just a sudden glare, started moving.

I see ...... Sirius.

"Ni, you. Could you possibly retreat ne?"
"Alice?"

Klancesca turned a pair of puzzled eyes to me, who was talking to a dragon suddenly.
With a small smile, I send a signal to wait.
Klancesca, for now, expressed agreement.

"Fighting against you here, it would undoubtedly make Ilya unhappy I believe."

The white dragon bellowed a howling voice from its atrocious throat.
It seemed to be troubled --

"--ts!"

I jumped back at once.
To be troubled in one instant then in another attack from its forefoot.
The ground that we had stood sank by its power.
Klancesca also had jumped aside and dodged it.
She shot a look towards me.
Sorry, sorry, it was dangerous, ne!
"So after all, it going to be that way."
"I think this has gone beyond past the level of what can be discussed with words alone-wa, Alice"

Together side-by-side the standing Klancesca criticized loudly.
She readied her slender blade.
Different from before, there was brighter s.h.i.+ne.

"Magic sword Cuore di Sol. My'n heart gets effected by it. It is a burdening weapon-desuwa. But even so, now we must!" 

After responding to my staring, Klancesca went to the front.
The white dragon lifted its front leg for counterattacking.

"――Lightning!!"

Cover fire.
As I thought with the force field, the full damage could not be given.
However, it accomplished its duty in locking the body for several seconds.
In that opening, Klancesca took the plunge.

"Answer my'n heart, Mahou Sword!!"

Magic sword Cuore di Sol. **
As spoken, Klancesca stuck out the thin blade. 
A yellow-tinted force field protects the dragon.
This really is a bother, ordinarily the strikes would bring it down.
Surely ―― Alice deduced.
Klancesca's protruded sword crashed with the field.

"No matter when, this thing!!"

―― One more step, and she would break through.
Is that her heart s.h.i.+ning with it?
The Magic Sword as if being wished responded by growing brighter.
This fight, those seeing it would be filled by morale.

"Go! Klan!!" 
"Watch this pierce!!"

At last Klan shattered the barrier with a sounding of it, the field was pulverized.
With such vigour, Klancesca with her sword punctured the belly of the white dragon!

"Gwuoooo!!"

The atrociously howling white dragon, swung its body
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toward Klancesca to crush her.
Not on my watch!
I urged my aching body, forcing magic to fastly jump under the chest, then dodged back carrying Klancesca who couldn't finish the retreat.
A hair's breadth.
With a body size of huge size, it alone becomes a weapon.
From its fury, it brought destruction to its surroundings.

"You've become reliable-wa, Alice"
"There sure are a lot of people who don't plan for the future ne..."

While joking and flying sky high, we regained distance.
After landing, I confirmed the dragon ―― and my spinal muscles froze.

"'ay!? In this melee battle would it dare shoot!?"
"――Breath!!"

With a powerful movement, the white dragon planted four limbs on earth.
The horn on its head shone as it was becoming electrified.

"Friend or foe, none of it matters to you does it! Despicable-wa!"

Yeah, to dodge it would not be a good thing!
I shot a fleeting glance behind us.
Separated from us by a little, still even now frantic enemies were pinned by our ally knights.
Of course, ahead was Ostia's ma.s.sive group of knights.
In addition, just now, this white dragon destroyed formation in a moment, striking and jumbling friend and enemies was how it was.
Thinking about the power of the ice dragon's breath, this ――!

"We can't withstand this! Get behind me, Klan!!"
"――っ! I will trust you-wa!!"

I put on the Caster Gloves. 
A match is about to begin, Klan understood it seemed.
It's just, every time I use these, the magic entering should not be entering like ammunition that shouldn't be loaded.
Left and right gloves one by one had magic 'sh.e.l.ls' loaded.
But, now there's no choice not to use it!

"Cast Release! Icicle・Garden!!"

A barrier of ice spread.
Just as we prepared for, the flash of breath by the white dragon a.s.sailed.

"――Ku...!"

This magic is Til's.
But, magical power consumed as the unfolding continued. 
For the sake of forcing back the breath, magic consumption continued in fragmented quant.i.ties.
This strength ―― stronger than the ice dragon, huh!
The left hand is enchanted with the effect though, thunder might smash it.
It is equal.... to lightning?
The opponent's breath, and the field that I hit directly.
If that is the case, there is no chance of winning.
Because of that, we must first――

"Endureeeeeeeeee!!"

Mustering all of my energy, I poured magic into the ice barrier.
The brilliant blue magic, and the flas.h.i.+ng white, somehow it defended against it!
The flash of white breath disappeared, similarly the ice barrier melted.

"haa, haa!"

The same advanced magic that answered against Éclair.
Having used too much magic, I felt despondent.

"Alice――"

While I was gasping for breath, behind me Klancesca called out dumbfoundedly.
Anyway, I must look ahead once more――

"――Um?"

Already, the white dragon is entering preparations of a second explosive shot.

"Ah, it's pa.s.sed the level for rapid firing attacks"

Defend?
How?
There are no more Icicle Gardens
Then, the left hand's lightning?
In this exhausted state?
Would we win if I can shoot it?
If we win over this, and fatally wound it, would a third breath come?

"――Alice, you jump and escape."

Klancesca placed her hand on my back. Then stepped forward with her hand grasping the sword.
Smiling, with an out-of-place calm facial expression. 
The magic sword, even now, s.h.i.+nes brightly.
Even now, meaning, she has not given in.

"――"

Seeing Klancesca and her resolution, I get angry at myself.

"Please don't say such a stupid thing. You are going to watch me force back his breath attack."
"Alice..."

I put life into my body once more, Klancesca lined next to me.

"Just who do you think I am."
"――huhu, right. You are the successor of the strongest. Those around naming you Silver Lightning Spirit from your courage... also, my'n most important friend-wa." 

I laughed, and nodded to her words.
I will wager my own best guess.
I won't think about losing, not a tiny bit.

To pull back from here would be ――――!

"Ancestors of Blades of light descended from heaven, become my sword――"

I lifted my left hand.
Ahead, the white dragon fired an intense breath meant to kill.
I won't lose ――!

"Tear the darkness ―― Cast Complete!!"

I released another charge inside the caster glove.
The magic inside there, was my personal lightning.
Left hand enchanted with magic, loaded with magic.
The amount of magic gathered was at the highest firepower.
With this absurd thing, I will blow it away!
―― No, it's still not at the limit that can be held in my hand. There's is door seemingly.

This is ―― the esteemed Double ・ Cast!

"―――― Serial ・ Lightning!!"

Putting out both hands, magic was released ――

The white dragon released the s.h.i.+ning breath like a flash, which collided against a silver lightning.
After the dust settled from the collision, a far look all around one could see that it blew soldiers and everything away.
Respectively, the hand which carries a death sentence leaves no dust behind.

――The counterbalance lasted for several seconds.

My trump-card held back the strike.
With the breath forced back, lightning rushed onto the dragon.

――However, the next attack will be blocked by that field.

Again, we are at equal.
Standing is making me dizzy...!
The magic deficiency effected my stamina, like using Heal continuously.

――Even so!

If a person swallowed unreasonableness, the person must stand faced to its unreasonableness.
At least, that was what Klancesca believed.
I would swallow more even at mayhem, as if I would yield!

"Get through!!!"

Mustering all lightning until I know it's drained, the field finally, broke――

"Klan!!"
"――Missing this sort of chance, I would not be so foolish-wa!"

Today, Klan's sword was dressed at its number one brightest.
Her courage could be caught by sight.
Enveloped by light vibrantly s.h.i.+ning, like a pink projectile, she stabbed the defenseless white dragon at its throat.

"――――――"

This time there was no groan nor growl, its angry fit concluded ―――― the white dragon, had fallen from where it stood.
Klan, with her sword pulled out, quickly and cautiously observed.
And then ―― the body like felt of a fantastical illusion, the pale light which wrapped it began to dim.
As if an illusion, that was improbable to have existed, it vanished.

――We won?

We each had wounds all over our body.
Klancesca continued to have tattered traces of quarreling with a white dragon.
I stuck through with the impossible, so the body of my fragile-hearted self was full of complaints.
By chance, Klancesca met with my face that was looking.
Looking at us, at each other, it was a horrible thing, we both leaked a bitter smile. 

――Breathing out then, Klancesca held over her head the magic sword towards the sky.

"――I and the Silver Lightning Spirt have defeated the enemy White Dragon!! The ever brave Wilmington members! Victory is ahead!! Cheer yourselves! Thou must seize the future of our motherland!!"

Klancesca led the Wilmington troops, who shouted a battle cry that resounded the battlefield――

*Serial lightning - If we use a fitting MMO term, it would be Chain Lightning.
**Co-Lady Soul (originally) or Cuore di Sol [italian for "heart of Sun"]