The ruins of New Ghis rapidly shrank beneath them. High in the sky, the Harpy darted nimbly from side to side, evading King Ghidorah's intersecting attacks from behind.
The Harpy suddenly stopped short and wheeled around to face the pursuing dragon. It spread its arms, its wings of thin metal plates vibrating at high frequency with an ear-piercing screech. A moment later, countless Wind Blades shot from its wings toward King Ghidorah and Viserys on her back.
But King Ghidorah's Golden Ray could annihilate energy constructs. A single blast destroyed most of them, though a few slipped through and scored white streaks across her scales without penetrating them at all.
Viserys was not so lucky. One wind blade struck a gap in his armor and wounded him.
King Ghidorah seized the opening. In the instant the Harpy paused, her left and right heads immediately retaliated, freezing it with a blast of ice before breathing fire that melted part of its body. Another golden ray followed, erasing one of its legs outright.
Just as it tried to descend and skim along the ground, Blackflame swooped down from above and engulfed it in dragonfire. This time, part of its wings melted, slowing it down.
Without its advantage in speed, how could it fight King Ghidorah? Its attacks had never been able to penetrate her defenses to begin with.
"To think that after so many years without taking action, I would fall to a mortal. I think we can negotiate. Let this body of mine leave, and I will teach you how to become a 'god.'" The Harpy landed on a plain. It knew that, in its current condition, this body had no chance of escaping.
"Ha! No need. If you can do it, then so can I." Besides, almost all these old