The dragon landed on the wall of his castle, several hundred meters away from where Lucy punched him. His face hurt a bit, and she might've dislocated one of his teeth, but it wasn't anything that his healing can't deal with.
He pushed himself off the wall and lunged back at her with a large smile. He flew through the darkness of the cavern, engulfed by a red flash of fire, his fist sparked crimson, and it rushed to greet Lucy's nose.
Lucy was about to attack a second time, but she decided that dodging his attack was for the best. The second thing she hates most is pain, so she'd rather this fool never touch her.
She slapped his fist away and spun around his arm, throwing a spinning kick at his face.
The dragon blinked as he used jets of flames to push himself back and dodge her counterattack, swifting, getting some distance away. While he used jets of fire to hover in place, Lucy could stand directly on the air without much of a problem.
