《Mother Dryad & Father Dragon》Chapter 19 Continuation
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“I told you to get up, son!” My father yells.
“Ok.” I say standing up and charging back into the fight, armed with a Powered Fist.
My father deflects my attack by striking me from the side. I swiftly use my arms to deflect the attack, but I am ruthlessly flung to the ground. I get back into a fighting stance by pushing myself up with my severely damaged arms.
“That’s right son you have to get up! Don’t let a tiny bruise like that beat you down. My father used to make me fight with broken bones!” As he yells this he disappears from where he is. A loud bang sounds out and I could see my father laying face forward onto the ground.
“You try to break my son's bones and I swear to god I will twist your arms and legs out of their sockets!” My mother yells.
"I was kidding!!" My father claims, but I have the impression he has something to hide. When a massive burst of water was sent back at my mother, knocking her down, it was instantly verified.
“DId you just attack me?!” My mother says in shock.
“You attack me every single month! What are you saying, a royal guard can’t take the heat.” My father sneers letting light flame escape from his mouth. At those words, my father single-handedly ended his life.
The grass around him soon latches on to him and snares him. I'm curious as to how he isn't breaking free. Perhaps nature under the direction of a dryad is enriched in some manner. Leaves are snatched up and twirled about my father before ultimately falling down at a fantastic speed.
Surprisingly, my father escaped unscathed. He even manages to break free from the grip of the grasses. He punches out at my mother, shaking off the loose dirt from his shoulders. The wind literally breaks around the punch. That punch was so powerful that it threw me around even though I wasn't even close. My mother, on the other hand, easily blocks it with a grass wall. It was then confirmed that when plants are under my mother's control, they must be enhanced. That attack could not have been stopped without assistance.
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My mother then lifted her hand, and these green sparks of light appeared. They encircle her as if she were the sun and they were planets. When she brought those things out, I could see my father put on a serious face. And quite rightly so, I might add.
Each one was armed with tons of firepower, shooting out beams of green light at my father. "How dare you use such vexing things on me?" My father yells as he continues to dodge the light balls.
"Because seeing you flee from them always makes me happy!" She mocks. When my father hears her laugh at his situation, he gets a sneer on his face.
"Well, I know what you despise as well..." My mother dashes towards the house as he says this.
"Don't even think about it!!" She screams, but it's too late. A massive ball of water appears out of nowhere above her and collapses on top of her. The water evaporates, leaving my now drenched mother face down in a puddle of mud.
My mother picks herself up from the ground and looks back at my father, who is still laughing at this point. A spike appears from the ground and stabs at my father's no man's land with no warning or explanation.
Hearing my father's screams, I quickly walk away, remembering never to get on my mother's bad side.
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