Alice Tale in Phantasmagoria Vol 2 Chapter 50

White Dragon

A white dragon.

Compared to an ice dragon, I don't see much of a difference.

Armour-like muscles covered its entire being, scales of steel protected its body.

As far as distinctive traits, it reminds a fresh snow white coloring that flows elegantly.

It looked at me that the dragon which recovered itself from damage of the magic hung a neck and confirmed it.

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.

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.

The ground that we had stood sank by its power.

She shot a look towards me.

"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.

Different from before, there was brighter shine.

"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.

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. **

A yellow-tinted force field protects the dragon.

Surely ―― Alice deduced.
Klancesca's protruded sword crashed with the field.

"No matter when, this thing!!"

―― One more step, and she would break through.

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

toward Klancesca to crush her.

I urged my aching body, forcing magic to fastly jump under the chest, then dodged back carrying Klancesca who couldn't finish the retreat.

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!

Separated from us by a little, still even now frantic enemies were pinned by our ally 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. 

It's just, every time I use these, the magic entering should not be entering like ammunition that shouldn't be 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 assailed.

"――Ku...!"

This magic is Til's.

For the sake of forcing back the breath, magic consumption continued in fragmented quantities.

The left hand is enchanted with the effect though, thunder might smash it.

The opponent's breath, and the field that I hit directly.

Because of that, we must first――

"Endureeeeeeeeee!!"

Mustering all of my energy, I poured magic into the ice barrier.

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 passed the level for rapid firing attacks"

Defend?

There are no more Icicle Gardens

In this exhausted state?

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.

The magic sword, even now, shines 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 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.

I won't lose ――!

"Tear the darkness ―― Cast Complete!!"

I released another charge inside the caster glove.

Left hand enchanted with magic, loaded with magic.

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 shining breath like a flash, which collided against a silver lightning.

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.

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.

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.

Enveloped by light vibrantly shining, like a pink projectile, she stabbed the defenseless white dragon at its throat.

"――――――"

Klan, with her sword pulled out, quickly and cautiously observed.

As if an illusion, that was improbable to have existed, it vanished.

――We won?

We each had wounds all over our body.

I stuck through with the impossible, so the body of my fragile-hearted self was full of complaints.

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――

**Co-Lady Soul (originally) or Cuore di Sol [italian for "heart of Sun"]
 

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