Epic of Ice Dragon: Reborn As An Ice Dragon With A System

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The formation that Drake and everyone else had created was powerful, capable of keeping Yuki safe from the darkness that these strange specters created. However, it seemed that as long as they remained in the skies, this darkness would constantly try to eat away at her mind or even her soul. Drake didn't know exactly what was happening to her, but he knew that this strange portal to that pitch black dimension was the one at fault.

"Hahahaha! Your time has come, you damned barbarian! All of you shall die tonight, and I will offer your heads to my Great Emperor, Oda Nobunaga-sama!"

And of course, the one he had to take down to get things back to normal was right above him, a human woman, a sorceress that seemed to be related to Oda Nobunaga, someone he had not seen before, but whose laughter was already making him sick of her bullshit. Her powers were also all about relying on these dark specters and the curses they carried, fusing them together into Cursed Spectral Constructs, forming a pair of gigantic black fists and beginning to attempt to smash through Drake's barrier.

"Who the hell is that bitch? Where did she even come from?" Miranda asked angrily. "We were having such a cozy time down there and they had to come to annoy the hell out of us!"

"If she mentioned Oda Nobunaga then it's pretty clear who she is!" Benladann said. "Some kind of servant of him, a sorceress or whatever."

"Does anybody remembers her from back then in Aquarius? Did someone see someone like her before?" Ruby asked. "I could swear…"

"Wait, I remember!" Drake's eyes widened. "Yeah, I remember… that's the bitch that escaped using that strange portal, she barely managed to get off my grasp and was saved by a guy on red armor."

"Wait, that's her?! But if she was so afraid of you why did she even return?" Miranda asked.

"Whatever the case is, it doesn't matter right now, she seems confident in her power," Andromeda said. "We must put a stop to her before the barrier shatters and she ends up killing the people down there."

"You're right…!" Benladann nodded, holding her Axe and dividing it into two. "We'll break through her Specters, get to her, and beat her!"

Benladann and everyone else got ready for battle, but Drake stopped them from charging forward recklessly, although the Yokai were pretty weak compared to them, there was something strange about this woman and her powers, he believed it wasn't the same as fighting the Yokai that were normal people cursed into monsters.

"These are true specters and curses, they might be able to possess your bodies fi you charge recklessly," he said. "Use your Divine Auras to cover your bodies as much as possible and take this…!"

Drake unleashed his powers, activating several Skills and Abilities together one after another, which he began to stack on his allies and family and then combine.

"{Divine Dragon's Anti-Magic Elemental Scale Armor}!"

First, he used one of his newest Divine Abilities, this Divine Ability wasn't just personal for his own body, he had evolved to the point such Abilities could even be shared and conjured as Spells on friends and family.

Iridescent scales of rainbow and metallic color appeared above everyone, assembling into heavy armor that protected them from powerful Magic.

"{Abyssal Void Star Armor}!"

Second, he conjured his Abyssal Void Star Armor onto his allies, another Ability he could only use on himself so far, which was now extended towards everyone else he choose, materializing void itself into black armor on top of the scales.

"{Holy Abyssal Dungeon Armor}!"

And third, he summoned the Armor within his Ascendancy Law, unleashing its power onto himself and then his allies and family members, golden and black armor of immense power emerged around their bodies, encompassed by dimensional energy.

"Amazing! Three different armors stacked together?!" Benladann was amazed. "Dear, with this we can do anything!"

"I am not done yet," Drake smiled, as everyone's eyes widened, he activated his Skill.

"{Chaotic Spirit Soul Alchemy}: {Synthesis}!"

FLUOOOSH!

His power manifested fully as he synthetized all three armors together, infusing them with the Soul Power of his own Soul itself, they rapidly transformed, absorbing the Divine Auras of his friends and family as he had instructed them to release them beforehand, and fusing with it.

"All of you, perhaps you cannot become a Venerable like I can, but I will elevate you even further beyond!"

With his mighty roar, the humans beneath saw as the Dragon King showcased his true power, his ability over Creation being immense, as the new armor wrapping everyone's bodies was incredible, personalized to their own Divinities and Elements, their own Abilities and even their own Classes.

"{Ascended Divine Venerable Armor}!"

Their armors finished forming, everyone gasped in disbelief, these armors did not just offer protection, they offered power, amplifying everyone's Divinities to even higher levels of power than ever before, although it wasn't a permanent thing, as the armor was so strong it would disintegrate within thirty minutes or so.

However, Drake knew that it was more than enough to power everyone up, while protecting them from the deadly Spectral Yokais that were constantly coming from that Dark Dimension.

"This is incredible… so much power?! This is even higher than anything I thought before!" Benladann said.

"H-How?!" Miranda couldn't believe it. "You elevated us to your level?!"

"Not quite, it's not possible to do that," Drake laughed. "However, I've done the most I could to get you close to me… it could be said you've temporarily reached Rank 11! Or perhaps, even 12 for those that were pretty strong already."

Drake looked at his wives, children, and at Ruby, the latter was the strongest among them that wasn't one of his family members, her immense power and her pseudo–Ascendancy Law elevating her close to the level of Drake… although not quite, as he had stated.

Her armor resembled a dress made of black and red metallic scales, with several bat-like wings around her, her own bat wings, claws, and ears were also decorated by this armor, and although she didn't wield a weapon, she was given a long black and red trident.

As for the rest? Everyone had obtained their own personalized armor, and even an upgrade to their weapons or a brand-new temporary weapon altogether… their power had been elevated to the level of Venerables.

For thirty minutes!

This was a power similar to what Logi could do by combining his powers with Agni, the ability to elevate one of their Divine Abilities and Divinities into Venerable Level, although with none of its drawbacks and without being too specific.

In fact, if both abilities could be combined, it could give birth to armies of Venerable-level soldiers, although only for a bit of time before they would go back to normal…

Nonetheless, this was what Drake's family and friends needed, now that he was sure they would be safe he smiled confidently.

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