The Almighty Dragon Rider Returns

Thud, thud, thud.

The sound of heavy running boots sounded through the big forest.

A pair of brown leather boots jumped over a big tree root, hit the wet leaves on the ground, and kept running with out stopping.

Right behind her, a pair of shiny black boots was chasing her fast.

Nymeria kept running, and dodging the big trees easily.

Whoosh!

A sharp arrow made of ice rushed past her head and smashed into a tree close by.

Nymeria did not even look back, instead, threw her body to the side, and rolled over the wet leaves on the ground just as two more ice arrows shot past her again.

They hit and landed into the ground right where she was standing a second before..

Nymeria quickly bounced back up, as her brown boots landed no the ground and she ran out of the trees and into an open area.

She stopped and bent over a little as she put her hands on her knees to catch her breath.

Just then, a low, deep dragon growl sounded from behind her.

Nymeria quickly looked back.

The purple dragon stepped out from the trees. It was flying low to the ground towards her.

Right beside it, the pink-haired girl in the black boots ran out into the open with a nasty smile on her face.

The purple dragon lowered its head, let out another deep growl as the dragon and the pink-haired girl ran straight at Nymeria together.

Nymeria waited for one second... two seconds...

Then.

She jumped to the side, as she rolled fast across the grass..

The purple dragon could not stop in time. The big head crashed right into the pink-haired girl, and knocking her down hard.

"Ugh!" The pink-haired girl groaned in pain as she hit the ground, and rolling on the leaves.

Nymeria stood up quickly and started running toward the trees on the other side.

Rooaar!

Another dragon sound came from right in front of her.

Nymeria looked up. The brown dragon was flying low through the trees. It was coming straight at her.

Without stopping, Nymeria started rolling her hands together, while moving her lips fast as she whispered a spell under her breath.

No one could hear a single word she was saying. The air around her fingers started to shake.

She then snapped both hands forward, pointed them straight at the brown dragon and the rider.

And instantly, a heavy, invisible force shot out from her hands and hit the dragon and the rider.

"Argh!"

The rider fell right off the dragon’s back. He tumbled and landed into the bushes, while the dragon lost balance, screeched, and flapped its wings to stay in the air.

Nymeria did not wait to look. She kept running into the forest.

"You are outnumbered, Nymeria and running won’t help you!"

A loud voice sounded from the trees, followed by the sound of fast running steps.

Nymeria tilted her head to the left.

Through the small spaces between the trees, she could see Phineas running beside her. The line of trees was between them, but they could see each other clearly.

Phineas rolled his hand into a ball as he ran, and fire started sparkling on his fingers.

He stretched his arm out and directed the blast of fire into a big bush in front of him. The fire burned the bush to ashes.

Phineas followed the burned bush and jumped into the air. He dived straight at Nymeria.

BOOM!

Nymeria was knocked to the ground.

He pinned her down with his body as both of them hit the ground.

Phineas raised his fist as he aimed straight for her face.

Before the punch could hit her, Nymeria moved her head fast to the side, dodging the blow easily.

Her hands moved verg quickly as she flipped her fingers upward.

Phineas started chuckling. "Nice try..."

Before he could finish talking, he stopped breathing. He quickly put both hands to his neck, his eyes wide in fear as he choked.

Thud.

He fell sideways onto Nymeria. He was still holding his throat.

Nymeria pushed his heavy body off her and stood up fast. But she did not run away. She started muttering another spell under her breath. She moved her neck and her hands together at the same time.

The forest around her started to move. The trees shifted, and the directions turned around. Everything was now facing the complete opposite direction.

Nymeria let out a long breath, bending down a little to catch her breath again.

At least this will buy me some time to find the command flag, she thought.

She stood up straight, holding her hand out like she was holding a ball and a soft purple sphere formed in her hand, glowing as it started to spin. it was a location spell.

Outside, in the spectator area, the students from Wyrmwood were watching closely with out making any sound.

On the left side of the bench, a cadet leaned forward. "Oi... we might still have a shot!"

Every single eye in the Wyrmwood area was fixed on the display board. They were watching the match like their lives depended on it.

Back inside the forest, Phineas spat on the ground as he finally stopped walking.

"What the fu*k?!" he yelled, sitting up and looking at the different directions.

He spat again, looking around at the trees. "Why does it feel like we are walking in circles?"

The rest of his team was completely calm. The pink-haired girl just leaned against a tree as she throw a chew gum into her mouth and started chewing it slowly.

Phineas pointed to the left direction.

"You! Follow that way."

The pink-haired girl shrugged her shoulders and walked away where he pointed.

Phineas then looked at the purple dragon rider. "Go that way!"

The rider quickly climbed on his dragon, took off, and flew away.

Phineas told the brown rider to go another way, and then Phineas went another way.

Ten minutes passed.

The pink-haired girl and Phineas both walked out of the bushes and ended up standing in the exact same spot again.

Phineas looked up at the sky. The two dragon riders were flying up there, and was completely lost.

"By the fu*king flames," Phineas said through gritted teeth. "That cunt is playing us!"

He raised his hand and signaled for the two dragon riders to land. The dragons came down and landed.

"First thing first," Phineas said, glaring at the woods. "We need to break the spell Nymeria put on this forest."

Meanwhile, Nymeria has been walking through the woods for a long time without finding the command flag.

Suddenly, the purple sphere in her hand turned blue and started beeping fast.

Nymeria stopped walking.

She looked up, but the command flag was nowhere to be seen.

She looked around the empty area and let out a small sigh. She dropped her hand, and the purple tracking sphere vanished.

Nymeria closed her eyes for a moment.

When she opened her eyes again, the hiding spell around the area broke.

Hanging from a tree branch, the command flag was now clearly visible!

Back in the spectator area, all the students on the Wyrmwood bench stood up immediately!

Big smiles appeared on their faces as they started cheering.

"She found it! She actually found it!"

But before they could celebrate finish, the screen showed Nymeria getting pushed hard to the ground from behind.

"NO!"

A big, disappointed sigh sounded from the Wyrmwood stands. Many students put their hands on their heads with pure frustration on their faces.

Back in the fighting area, Nymeria hit the ground hard.

Phineas quickly sat on her and punched her twice on the face.

"Got you, you b!tch!" he yelled.

The pink-haired girl came out from the trees with a smirk. She and Phineas grabbed Nymeria by her arms and started dragging her away from the flag.

The brown dragon landed nearby, and the rider joined them to help drag her.

"Ngh... ah!" Nymeria groaned loudly, as she struggled with all her power to free herself.

Phineas raised his hand and punched her on the face again. "You fu*king think you are smart, huh?!"

Rooaar!

Another dragon sound echoed as the purple dragon flew down toward the flag.

Phineas turned his head and shouted to the purple rider, "Go ahead and burn the command flag!"

Nymeria’s eyes moved fast. She looked at the pink-haired girl and the brown rider holding her arms so she could not do any spells.

Then she looked at Phineas who was about to punch her again, and finally she look up at the purple dragon ready to release the fire.

Nymeria quickly closed her eyes tight.

Gasp!

Instantly, Phineas, the brown rider, and the pink-haired girl let go of her as they grabbed their own necks.

They were choking badly and struggling to breathe.

Nymeria turned her head fast to the purple dragon. The dragon opened its mouth and let out a big fire straight down at the Wyrmwood flag.

Nymeria flipped her hand fast.

The fire suddenly changed direction in mid-air! It completely missed the Wyrmwood flag and smashed straight into the Noble-High command flag instead!

The display board flashed bright and updated the scores:

W.A [ 5 ] vs N.H.A [ 6 ]

"YESSSSS!"

All the cadets in the Wyrmwood area started jumping and screaming loudly!

On the other side, the Noble-High students faces were filled with total disbelief.

A Wyrmwood boy stood on his chair and yelled at the top of his voice, "NOW THAT IS WHY SHE IS THE NUMBER ONE CADET IN VALDRIS!"

Down at the betting table, a loud PAC! sound sounded as Toby was punched right on the face.

Toby held his cheek and yelled, "What the fu*k, mate?!"

The boy who punched him pointed at him angrily. "I should not have listened to you! Now the year-fours are getting embarrassed out there!"

Just then, the crowd around them started jumping and screaming again.

The boy turned around and barked at a girl near him, "Why the fu*k are you screaming like that?!"

The girl shouted back happily, "Nymeria just took down their command flag! The score is 5 to 6!"

Toby’s mouth dropped open as he smiled wide. "I said it!" he said. "No motherfu*ker is getting past Nymeria!"

As soon as he finished talking, Toby drew his hand back and punched the boy right back on his face. The boy stumble back.

Toby pointed at him. "I did not fu*king force you or put a sword to your neck to bet on Wyrmwood Academy! Next time, punch yourself!"

Back in the fighting area, Nymeria took a very deep breath.

She turned her head to look at Phineas. He was still on the ground coughing and trying to catch his breath.

Nymeria stood up slowly as she dusted her body and walked casually toward Phineas.

The pink-haired girl and the brown boy started moving back slowly. They did not want to get mixed up in this at all.

Nymeria bent down to Phineas’s level.

She reached out her hand and gently patted his cheek.

"You know, Phineas..." she muttered with a smirk, "...you and your little friends were never a match for me."

Phineas’s face looked so angry and ugly right now that if looks could kill, Nymeria would be dead by now.

He gritted his teeth, but he could not say a single word back.

Nymeria made a soft hmmm sound and tapped his cheek gently again.

"Oops... did I hurt your little ego, honey?"

Phineas was boiling with anger inside, but he could not do anything.

Nymeria tapped his cheek one last time, stood up, and walked away quietly.

Over where the representatives were standing, Reynold was watching the small display screen on their side.

As he watched Nymeria walk away on the screen, a small smile suddenly appeared on his lips.

Reynold muttered under his breath, "Damn, lady... you really are exactly who you think you are.

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