I regressed and became the Sword Ice King

Raph turned around, his gaze jumping between the burning Dragon and the Elven Prince.

His brows furrowed as he whipped his gaze towards Darrell.

"The fuck is that?!"

He asked, his tone laced with curiosity and shock.

Darrell laughed out loud, his grimoire slowly closing as it floated to his grasp.

At that moment, the golden pillar of light dispersed and so did the golden lady.

He glanced at Raph with a smile.

"The Elven Grimoire holds helpful spells, does it not?"

Raph glanced at the grimoire and then Darrell.

'Was it always this powerful in my Past life?'

He wondered, his thoughts reeling in.

He wasn't exactly one who wished to make friends with members of the Great Families in his past life, so his information on the Elven Prince was limited.

What he did know was his destructive nature abilities were one in a million, even within the Elf clan, and he became quite the ruler in the future.

'There is much to learn even now.'

He turned away towards the Dragon, a sigh escaping his lips as they watched it crash into the pool of lava, its cries echoing in the distance.

The others remained distant from the three, their thoughts accompanying them while they watched in silence.

At that moment, Rizzo looked up at the sky, his gaze landing on the timer and score sheet.

TIME REMAINING; 00:07: 37

TEAM GOLD; 2,810

TEAM SILVER; 2,545

TEAM BRONZE; 2,550

His lips curled down.

"The match is almost over and they've nearly caught up."

He said.

The others turned towards him, intrigued by his statement as they glanced at the score sheets as well.

"Too bad those royal beasts didn't count."

Dina interjected.

"The Royal Beasts? How about a Legendary one?!" Rizzo commented with a chuckle.

It had seemed like the Dragon had finally been put down, or at least that was what they had assumed.

Cricken had his doubts but Javier and the others were certain of its death.

Of course, Raph, Darrell and Sophie would beg to differ.

Their attentions were fixed to the pool of lava, their expressions tense, expectant of the worst-case scenario.

This startled their teammates, as they walked towards the trio.

"Isn't the Dragon dead?" Rizzo asked, grabbing Raph's attention.

He shrugged in response as he said.

"Dragons aren't exactly one to die to flames even when it's stronger and hotter than there's."

"Well, I wouldn't say that. Those flames that were redirected back to the Dragon were infused with Gaia's blessings. That makes it at least twice as powerful?"

Darrell interjected, his gaze fixed on the pool.

Sophie glanced at him and then at Raph, a smirk forming on her lips.

"Then why are you still checking?"

"Jus–Just because, you know."

He clicked his tongue in protest and looked away, turning around from the spot it had dropped into.

The others chuckled, though their worries weren't placated in any way.

Raph tilted his head slightly, his arms folded. His gaze hardened for a moment, a sense of dread slowly creeping on his skin.

His gaze suddenly flickered, a malevolent hue exuding from its calm elegance as it peered into the pool of flames.

'Oh…I can do this now?' He wondered when his expression turned dreadful.

He suddenly turned towards Darrell.

"Fly."

He instructed, rushing towards Rizzo and Dina and grabbing them by their waists.

They yelped in surprise as he rushed towards the end of the Flame Man's corpse.

"What are you guys waiting for?! Move it and fly!"

The others didn't waste a single movement as Darrell grabbed Javier and Cricken, jumping into the air while Sophie easily lunged with them in unison.

At that second, just a fraction of a second later, something slammed into the Flame Man's corpse.

The corpse tipped over like a log of wood, its body bursting into pieces of rocks as the Dragon's head protruded out of the pool of lava.

Its maw was widened, its gaze crimson and burnt scars etched on the scales on its face.

A wretched guttural roar reverberated in the air as it screamed out in rage, its wings flapped in a single motion as it emerged like a bolt of lightning.

Its roar coursed through the skies, a thunderclap exploding from the force as a cracked and trembling voice shook the void.

"HOW DARE YOU, HUMANS!"

Raph widened his eyes in shock, a cold shiver running down his spine as he hovered in the air. Aura exuded out from his body, aiding his land on a stump of a Volcano, the others following suit.

His gaze whipped towards Sophie and Darrell by his sides.

"Did I hear that right?!" he asked.

"YES, YOU DID, YOU BUFFON! YOU CALL ME HERE AND MAKE JEST OF MY BEING! DO YOU WRETCHED THINGS NOT KNOW WHO YOU ARE MESSING WITH!"

Again, its voice cracked and hollow, causing their spines to rattle, their bones to shake and their bodies to quiver.

Raph felt a pang in his heart, a deep emotion that spurred into something more. Something dreadful, something startling. It was fear.

'Wha–What the fuck?!'

He cried out in his head as his gaze traced the movement of the Dragon, its presence hovering over their heads with prime aura exuding from its very being.

'Shit! Shit!! Shit!!!'

He groaned bitterly, his hands gripping his blade, his body threatening to move yet stayed unmovable.

'Move damn it!' He cried out in the head as the Dragon slowly widened its maw, a ball of flames surging out within its throat.

"Raph! We have to get out of here!!"

Darrell cried out, the atmosphere suddenly rising in temperature at a rapid pace.

The rock they stood on began to melt in place, and the lava began to rise.

The crimson flames turned the skies red, Sulphur and brimstone emitting out from the ball of flames.

"ALL WHO DARED ATTACK THE DRAGON KING! DIE BY MY FLAMES!!".

Raph groaned, a sudden pang of pain exploding from his lips as he bit into it, his thoughts spinning in overdrive as his body acted before his brain processed it.

"EVERYTHING IS ICE!!"

He screamed out, aura exploding out of his body as his aura stars shook with such magnitude that his body vibrated from the force.

His mana surged out from the circles, erupting from his heart and surrounding his body like a second skin.

Power surged through his body, blue energy exuding out from the depths of his eyes as he swung his blade in the air.

"ABSOLUTE ZERO!"

The blast of flames shot out in an impulse, the crimson bright blinding them in a pool of red light.

Burning hot rays emitted from the flames before they had even escaped their maw.

It rushed towards Team Gold, burning all in sight, crisping sounds echoing in the air. The burning rage of a Mythic Dragon descending on their heads.

It was too late to run, too late to hide, as the team of seven gave way to their fear, death knocking on their doors.

Then—SILENCE.

The world turned black to Raph, though, not because of what you would imagine.

For a moment, his thoughts had halted but after a few minutes, it began to spur into his mind.

'Hah? What happened? Did we, did we die instantly?'

He wondered, his unease growing as he slowly opened his eyes.

What he saw though, wasn't what he expected.

They were still in the Territorial Space, together on the stump of the Volcano.

Its diameter was half the first Volcano they had fought on. Just large enough to carry their weight easily. The contents, though, were dried up.

A part of it had melted from the brunt of the flames but it seemed like those flames never got to land.

With a raised brow, he turned towards Darrell, who seemed just as surprised as he was.

That was when he quickly did a head count, and a sudden shimmer surrounded their body during the process.

A sigh escaped his lips in realization, and so did the others as their confusion was eased out by the sudden shimmer of light.

'They came just in time.' Raph thought, images of the scene that unfolded just a few minutes ago playing in his head.

Unlike before, the Dragon was gone, transported to another territorial Space or back to where it was taken from.

The image of the Dragon emerging from the pool of lava, and its frantic effort to get back at them began to thug at his chest.

The sensation surged in him like a tide, causing his body to freeze up, unable to act, unable to think.

The fleeting motion of life passed through his pupils. It was dreadful.

He shivered a bit, his fists gripping tightly against his sword as he dropped it down.

Soon, their bodies warped out of the Territorial Space, moving through the beams of light as the timer, set, blinked constantly.

The same beam of light struck into the skies, deeper within the Space.

There, Team Silver finished their Hunt, pulling their weapons away from fallen creatures.

Beasts that ranged between the Lesser Class and the Greater Class.

Ruth Balsey glanced up, her brows furrowing when one of her teammates walked up to her.

"The Headmaster must be involved."

She frowned.

"Too bad. That Dragon looked like it was going to do us a favour."

"It also affected our Hunt, Ruth. Let's not forget that we owe Team Gold our lives."

Humo Eli stated, adjusting his shades as his pink flowing hair hovered in the air with the beam of light.

He folded his hands, placing his pair of iron kamas by his sides.

"Your futile attempt to hold a grudge against them is the dumbest thing keeping this Class from progressing."

Ruth clicked her tongue, as she was about to snap at the boy when the light blinked, taking his figure away from the Space.

She cursed as the light did the same for the others.

"He's such a prude." She muttered just as she disappeared.

This occurred throughout the Territorial Space, halting the event from ever completing and sending the group back to the Academy.