Chapter 15: Dragons Exposed

A small spark of static discharge and it quickly vanished from his hand, it's been his only sign of improvement ever since trying to control his lightning powers. ' I still can't use it effectively 'ever since that time in the gladiator arena, Naruto tried to use his lightning on his will but the lightning seemed to be too erratic and does not follow his command.

The forest surrounding Stormwind is a great place for all his secret training, he focused on his open palm trying to discharge another electricity. It took five minutes of constant focus and contracting his arm just to output a small spark, he sighed " how do I do this? " he asked himself tiredly. He wiped a sweat on his forehead, he took a deep breath before resuming on his training.

He's gonna have to be stronger and fast if he hope for his plans to work.

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" Varian " the huge man turned to see the worried face of Valeera, she opened the door to his room and she walks in a hurried pace towards him.

" what is it Valeera? "

" Katrana Prestor…. she's gathering Stormwind's forces " her words alarmed the huge man, he quickly stood up " gather the whole group, we're storming the keep "

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For the hundredth time of the day, Naruto tried to expel electricity from his palm, he gritted his teeth, contracting his muscles so much in such a long period of time is too painful. A small spark of lightning appeared, he focused on it grunting all the while forcing his powers to come out " Uuuugggghhhh! " the light from the electricity glowed brighter before altogether dying off. He could only watch his palm in failure, he exhaled exaggeratedly " another fail "

He remembered Daelin Proudmoore's last battle, Jaina's father. The man could summon deadly torrents of water even in the driest of area ' heck even from cements he could! ' he wiped a sweat on his forehead. He doesn't know how the man had managed that with Tidebringer, but he would be damned if he did not try.

Taking out his given weapon, mist instantly surrounded the sword as his power instantly surged through it. He stared at the sword " I wonder " he channeled more power to the sword as he did a swiping motion. Blade of water came out from the sword rushing towards a bunch of trees only to splash to it harmlessly. He sighed shaking his head " I guess it won't work. "

Sheathing his sword he summoned a rasenshuriken to his hand, a small one " well I guess you're the only thing I can fully use for now. "

A snapped twig alerted him of someone near his position " you sure have nice grasp of the elements " he twitched dissipating his jutsu, he turned around. His current male night elf companion approaching him " Broll "

" Naruto, Elune Adore I decided to go this part of the forest to be one with nature. Imagine my surprise when I see you " the huge elf greeted.

Naruto smiled clueless to his first words " good to see you too, how may I help you? " he asked. " I don't know about the elements you are saying but I have a hunch the power we are using differ vastly "

The elf nodded " I had come up with the same conclusion, watching you fight those nagas awed me, you used so much of the elements but I felt no spirits, elementals or any of the kind you connect with. Even your magic felt a little bit…. different " he concluded.

" you could say that, the powers I used did not originally come from Azeroth. I don't even use mana you see " the inquisitive look of the night elf did not escape him ' it's better that none of you learn chakra '

" I see " he brushed his beard with a hand " that is surprising, I have never seen someone so capable of freely using the elements. You even beat mages of Jaina's caliber "

Broll frowned when he heard Naruto chuckle " don't let her hear that or you won't hear the end of it " and then he nodded " but yes, with the power I use I have far more control of elements aligned to me than any mages " then he continued with distaste " but I couldn't say the same with elements I'm not aligned with, it would leave me spent from using too much energy "

" how so? " Broll asked curiously

He rubbed his head thinking of a way to explain the elf, his father's memories is not actually the best there is when it comes to theories " look at it this way, if I use any earth or fire base magic I will have to spend double maybe triple of my energy than necessary " he pulled out his sword " even water is beyond me if not for this sword "

" I see " the elf nodded in understanding " well that is enlightening, but I don't see the need for you to use earth or lightning seeing as you could summon a huge storm or bring down a bolt of lightning to annihilate a school of fishes " he chuckled.

Naruto smiled at the good natured joke of the elf " you could say that "

" Naruto, Broll " they turned to see the blond human mage approaching them " we've been looking for you " she continued.

" Jaina " the white haired man raised an eyebrow " what is it? "

" we execute the plan tonight "

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Nara gritted her teeth showing her annoyance to the two " I thought you two said you will leave me be? " she asked harshly giving a pointed look to Rizz.

The goblin grinned mischievously shaking his head " Na ah, I said I will leave you be. I did not say anything about Rexxar here " he pointed a thumb to the mok'nathal " I'm only following him not you, and since he is still following you. I'm still following you in a sense " his grin widened when he saw her eyes sharpened.

" fucking smart ass goblin " she mumbled turning around.

" she's leaving by boat, we should get to her before she does " Rexxar commented, they hiding from the sight of the female night elf that Malygos talked to.

" we? " she asked pointedly the half orc. Rexxar's eyes remained on the night elf ignoring the uncomfortable stare Nara is giving her. She shrugged after a minute. She pulled a sword as she silently crept towards the elf but Rexxar pulled her back the moment she went out of their cover. She glared at him but he only pointed upwards. Dragon scouts are flying about. " we'll keep the sentries busy, you knock out the woman and then we will leave is that okay with you? " Rizz planned questioning her.

Her ire was visible as her eyebrows kept twitching " FINE " she replied aggressively. She pulled her sword preferring an up close combat with the elf in order to knock her out. She quickly rushed to her but a dragon threateningly glared at Nara back stopping her on her tracks, the night elf noticing her and her not so good intention hastened her pace towards her boat. The blue dragon blew ice crystals towards her but before she moved a chakram of blades flew between her and the dragon blocking the attack and cutting through the ice crystals.

" saw blades' still not sharp " the goblin laugh now inside his robot ' weird goblin ' she shook her head thinking she is imagining things before looking again. Seeing the same, she just shook her head as the robot jump towards the dragon forcing it to move away. She turned her attention back towards the night elf ' she's running away! ' she pulled her bow and sent an arrow that stopped the other woman on her tracks.

" stop right there! " the night elf woman responded by arming her own bow and firing several arrows to Nara. Nara was forced roll forward from an arrow almost hitting her head, the night elf sent three arrows at the same time to her forcing her again to quickly move awkward angle. She was about to send another arrow when Nara finally reached her slapping the bow away and giving her a kick. The night elf tumbled down but she drew a blade in time to block a downward cut from Nara.

She tried to kick Nara away almost succeeding but the undead elf had already predicted this, she block the foot with a palm and move it aside dissipating the force behind it. She raised her sword trying to smash her sword to her downed enemy but the living elf used that time to roll aside kicking Nara's leg in the process.

" you're gonna have to do better than that! " the night elf taunted her once she stood up, Nara snarled in response. The night elf swipe her sword towards her but she parried it cleanly, she rotated and tried to swipe back but her sword was blocked too. The angle of their sword gave the night elf a chance to stab her but with Nara's instinct shouting to her she managed to jump back albeit taking a small scratch wound.

" tsk " the woman charged at her but she quickly armed her bow in response sending her three fast consecutive arrows albeit not as fast as Alleria, who she did not know yet. The woman slipped under her guard and tried to dissect her upwards, leaning in that exact time is the only thing that saved her. She extended herself until she bend and kicked the sword of the night elf away, she wasn't done yet however when she used the same leg to reach the night elf's neck and forcibly smash her to the ground.

The night elf saved herself by using her arms but she did not expect Nara to raise the same leg again and smash her face sending her completely to unconsciousness. Nara sighed " stupid bitch " she pressured her wound, her breathing is ragged. Rizz and Rexxar along with the bear is having a tough time with their fight ' oh well, chance to escape. They'll be safe I'm sure '. She turned around in time for a dragon assuming a mortal form to punch her face sending her to the same state as the night elf.

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King Varian is pissed, totally pissed. He learned that one of his councils, Katrana Prestor to be exact, amassed some of his warriors on the reason that there was an information leak of hostile people entering Stormwind. Her basis? None.

Since his return, something is cloudy in his mind and head aches are prevalent. Most of the discussions in a meeting is always lost to him and he doesn't even know the reason why. One more thing he observed is that he was always compelled to follow the decision of Katrana, and that led him to believe that he was magically under her command. Slowly and day by day he tried enforcing his own will. His growing bond with Anduin, his son, helped a lot. Eventually he felt himself escaping the hold of magic as he save his son from his doom due to horse accident.

He was seething and his eyes are seething as he entered the room where his soldier are gathered, trying to find the council woman. When he found her, he rigidly went to her " what is the meaning of this Katrana?! "

The raven haired woman look at him with affection for someone in his status " My king, threats to the kingdom have arrived. We have to- "

" you gathered my men without my knowledge! Are you disrespecting the chain of command here?! " he cut her words with his own sharp ones. He was looking at her dangerously, clouded memories are deeply seated in his mind but anger seemed to seep to him just by seeing the woman in front of her. " need I remind you that you are not in command of Stormwind Kat- "

A loud bang was heard as the doors of the Stormwind Keep were forcefully opened. Five cloaked individuals together with a huge orange fox with nine tails entered, King Varian sneered at them " How dare you barge into the keep of my kingdom "

One of them pulled his hood down showing his face to the people " your kingdom? " his voice is filled with sarcasm, the face that showed to them is that of another Varian " how dare you duplicate me and threaten the stability of my Kingdom " the newly arrival Varian pointed his sword to Katrana " I will put an end to you schemes here vile woman " he threatened, the rest of his companions pulling down their hood. Jaina's face dissuading any imminent attack from the warriors as every hand is now resting on a sword's handle.

Katrana remained impassive, she turned a worried glance to King Varian. " my King! You can't possibly believe this impostors! They will bring about your downfall "

Varian, or should I say Lo'gosh for the sake of the readers the one that battled in the arena, pulled his sword Shalla'tor quickly blitzing towards the mage council woman " shut your mouth Onyxia! " the now identified Onyxia took a step back managing to dodge a diagonal slash. Lo'gosh tried to punch him but she raise a hand casting a quick thin black mana barrier.

She jumped away before looking around. Apprehension is now clearly visible on the people inside the room. She sighed, soft giggle came out of her slowly increasing in volume until it turned into full blown evil sounding cackle " such a shame, I have worked my way here for so many years " she made an amused look towards Lo'gosh " I have to hand it to you, you are only half of the whole Varian and yet you manage your way until here " she snorted " this is all Mor'gala's fault, that sea witch…. I should have killed her "

Lo'gosh raised an eyebrow " she is dead, killed by the bringer of storms " he pointed towards Naruto, awe filled the faces of the warriors, somehow they caught wind of his actions all the way from Kalimdor " and you will be next " Lo'gosh continued threatening her.

Onyxia laughed rolling her eyes " you are below me human " many soldier quickly turned into four legged wingless dragons ' dragonspawns ' the monster creations of the dragons quickly engaged them giving no time for both Varian to attack their leader. Onyxia turned into a dragon and forced her way out of the keep but not before giving a knowing look to Naruto, he nodded as his response. The interaction between the two was lost in the sea of battles.

Naruto parried deadly claws of a dragon spawn cutting the claws in the process. He stabbed the too open stomach of the centaur like lizard creature, all his travels in Kalimdor gave him an edge by learning the weaknesses of its creatures primarily centaurs who are the most barbaric species there. He blasted the monster with a rasengan freeing his sword in the process.

A water elemental appeared beside him catching a sword aimed to his neck, he gave a grateful nod to Jaina. He slammed his rasengan to the offending monster turning its insides into pulp, he created clones afterwards that tipped the number game to them.

The battle lasted no more than ten minutes, Onyxia sent none of his dragonkins, only the pawns. And Naruto's clones proved to be useful as a lot of allied lives were saved. " thank you for saving my life my lord " a young knight bowed to him.

" stand up, I am no Lord " the warrior hesitated but followed suit his command, seeing as he is being dismissed he moved away.

" You! " Lo'gosh confronted the current King Varian giving him a harsh look " you threatened the stability of the kingdom! You almost succeeded in destroying the alliance! No more! " he clashed his sword to the current ones of the King. He gave Varian a punch from his free hand sending him away. He rushed again clashing with swords. The warriors are hesitant, inclined to remain and see who will win.

" I did no such thing! " he defended himself from the stronger swipes of Lo'gosh, born from three years of fighting races larger than him.

" Lies! " sparks appear between their swords signalling the anger and amount of force Lo'gosh is putting forth. He is a legend among the orc gladiator arena and he is clearly showing how legendary he is now.

" you have to listen! " Lo'gosh roared smashing Shala'tor and this time destroying Varian's sword. Lo'gosh was about to end his doppelgangers life when a stern voice of a woman stop him.

" enough! " Jaina managed to stop him in his tracks. Lo'gosh glared at her but she returned the glare with equal strength " I am the one that sent you on this journey Lo'gosh, you will listen to me " the glare from the man became sharper if possible but she still did not back down.

Then at last he snorted and evaded his eyes from her " fine "

She turned her attention to the other Varian " do you know who I am? " she asked testing the man. Varian nodded positively " of course, young Jaina Proudmoore. The greatest human sorceress alive " she nodded back, he passed her simple test. " I believe Onyxia said something about you being half of the original Varian " she gave a pointed look to Lo'gosh.

" what exactly does that mean? "

" it means exactly as it is " she wandered her eyes between the two Varian " you two must be half of the true Varian Wrynn. It is quite possible effect of a botch spell "

" how can that be? You mean to say Onyxia has a spell that can create another life? " Valeera questioned, being blood elf she is inclined to be curious to any spells. Jaina shook her head negative " no, I believe it is of the same principle of Naruto's clones " she gave the man a look wanting him to explain.

Naruto raised an eyebrow " I didn't know you were studying my techniques "

" you were gone for three years, your spells have proven…. more useful than the more common illusion spells that do not have any self decisions " Jaina explained " although I still do not know how you do it as I cannot replicate it, I believe I know the mechanism behind your clone spell "

Naruto nodded in understanding " very well, my version of clone cuts my chakra in equally distributed halves to me and my clones, although I do not understand where Jaina wants to go with this "

" you don't fully understand your magic spell do you? " she questioned him sarcastically " for each clone you make, a fragment of your consciousness is given to it. Much like Varian, his consciousness is halved between you " she said towards the two current Varian.

" My King! " a man shouted interrupting her explanation " terrible news…. Anduin, he was abducted by dragons "

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An echoing groan signified that Rexxar awoke " where am I? " he questioned as he sat up looking around. Where he currently is, all he see are teeth. Huge sharp draconic teeth that act as bars of their current cell. Quite distance away is a sleeping dragon that is acting as their cell guard.

" we've been caught " he turned to his companion Rizz, beside her is the woman ' who was it again? Nara? Yeah ' who was currently looking at them with annoyed eyes.

" this is what I get for trusting your plan " she said sarcastically. Rizz rolled his eyes " I'm sure you would have escaped without our help, right? " he asked sarcastically.

" tsk "

" enough of that " she reluctantly complied, the goblin is currently right " we need to escape "

" and how do you plan that without our weapons? " the goblin grinned in response simply pointing to Rexxar.

" Huh? "