I Received System to Become Dragonborn

Chapter 565: The Apex

The Great Calamity stepped forward, its movements slow and deliberate. With each step, pieces of its dark flesh sloughed off, splattering onto the crimson-stained ground where they sizzled and dissolved into smoke. The scales covering its body rippled, and wings twitched as if adjusting to the form it had taken, but the eerie glow in its eyes never wavered.

Erend and Eccar watched, their eyes locked on the creature. Neither moved, still grappling with the shock of what they were seeing.

The presence, the scales, the wings, it all felt so familiar. And yet, every instinct told them that this was impossible. Erend’s heart raced, confusion and disbelief warring in his mind.

"How the fuck can this be?" he thought, his jaw clenched as he tried to make sense of the sight before him. "There’s no way this is another Dragonborn. It has to be a trick, some kind of illusion to throw us off."

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Eccar’s eyes darted between Erend and the creature, his expression mirroring the same disbelief.

"Erend… what is this?" he muttered, his voice barely above a whisper.

Erend shook his head, not taking his eyes off the figure.

"I’m sure that thing just trying to confuse us. It knows we’re Dragonborn, and it’s using that against us. This thing is a monster. It’s not one of us."

The Great Calamity paused, standing just a few feet away. Its flesh continued to drip, revealing more of the scaled form underneath. The edges of its mouth curled into a smirk, as if it could sense their uncertainty.

"You doubt what you see, Dragonborn?" it hissed, its voice echoing with a twisted amusement.

Erend’s eyes narrowed.

"I know what you’re doing," he said. "You’re trying to make us hesitate. But it won’t work. You’re just a monster hiding behind a familiar form."

But even as he spoke, doubt lingered in his mind. The feeling he sensed from the creature wasn’t just similar, it was identical. There was no mistaking the presence of a Dragonborn, and this one felt as real as his own.

Eccar’s wings shifted as he prepared to defend himself, his eyes locked onto the Great Calamity’s movements.

"If you’re really a Dragonborn, prove it," he challenged, his tone firm despite the confusion in his gaze.

The Great Calamity’s smirk widened. "Oh, I don’t need to prove anything to you," it said, its voice dripping with mockery. "But you’ll soon see that we are more alike than you think."

Erend gritted his teeth, his fists tightening and fire start flickered along his arms.

"I don’t care what you say. You’re our enemy I we’ll destroy you."

Eccar nodded, summoning his own flames, though the uncertainty still lingered in his eyes. They both braced themselves, ready for the next move. The Great Calamity continued its slow, ominous approach.

Its steps echoed as it drew closer and its eyes locked onto Erend and Eccar. Its presence was overwhelming now, a twisted blend of familiar power and deep malevolence.

Erend’s fire flickered with intensity while Eccar’s earth claws gleamed, both readying themselves for the final clash. But just as tension for the final battle mounted, the creature’s voice pierced the air.

"You ever wondered why you can get visions when you touch my power?" the Great Calamity asked, its tone felt like it is very angry.

The question hit Erend and Eccar like a jolt. They froze, their Magic around them dimming as their minds raced. They had never thought much about it, assuming that their ability to see those visions was simply because they were Dragonborn, wielders of a power unlike any other. But the way the Great Calamity framed it now made them doubt their assumptions.

The creature’s distrubing expression turned even darkened as it continued as it stepping closer, its flesh still melting away.

"If it were only one of you, I would have already killed you and consumed this world. There should be just one Dragonborn awake at this age. So how are there two of you?!" the Great Calamity said.

Its voice grew louder, more furious with each word. Erend and Eccar exchanged a glance, their eyes wide with shock and confusion.

The anger in the Great Calamity’s tone wasn’t just the rage of a monster; it felt personal, like a grudge born from betrayal. The two Dragonborn were at a loss for words, trying to process what they were hearing. They didn’t fully understand but it was becoming clearer by the second that this entity was, without a doubt, one of their own.

The Great Calamity’s face twisted into a sneer.

"What you two are doing right now is pointless. I was once like you, acting as a protector. But now I realize there’s much more to these worlds. They don’t exist to be protected; they exist to satiate our hunger." The creature’s voice dripped with venom. "Do you know that we, Dragonborn, are the strongest beings in this world? We can do whatever we want!"

Erend’s brow furrowed as he listened, the confusion giving way to a cold, simmering anger. He didn’t understand the full scope of the Great Calamity’s words but he knew enough.

Whatever this creature had become, its ideals clashed with everything he believed. The thought of using their power to destroy rather than protect sickened him.

"Stop talking," Erend snapped, his eyes narrowing. "We are not like you."

The Great Calamity let out a low, mocking laugh. "You think you’re different? You think you can stand against your own nature?" Its eyes flashed, and it took another step forward. "We are the apex of existence. This world belongs to us."

Erend’s grip tightened, his flames igniting once more as he glared at the creature. "You’re wrong bastard."

Eccar’s eyes flickered with resolve as he joined Erend, the two Dragonborn standing side by side.

The Great Calamity, sensing his doom is closing in, don’t see any choice or hope right now. It had done everything he could to sustain its life but Erend and Eccar ruined it. So he only have one thing to do right now.

He dashed at them using the force of his wings.

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