Wyvernstorm

*"The legendary precursor of Drekar-class Flying Longships, Wyvernstorm was constructed by wizard-blacksmiths and witch-blacksmiths of Thapoli with knowledge shared by either dvergar of Svartalfheim, disciples of Grecian Blacksmith Deity Hephaestus, or both, as the desperate attempt to protect the magical kingdom from Jötnar forces in addition of assisting Beatrix Cavendish and Nordic Winter Goddess Skadi in liberating Great Lindworm from Loki's control during Ragnarök. Energy harpoons projected from its distinct, near-impregnable beehive barrier of magic energy in both configurations were already destructive but, streams of fiery blasts and gusts of winds generated by maws and wings of Wyvernstorm's draconic configuration respectively proved catastrophic. Despite flaws and other concerns surrounding it as pointed by both Nine Olde Witches and council of Thapoli, Wyvernstorm ultimately served its purpose very well throughout its short operational history. To honor its legacy, both heads of Wyvernstorm's draconic configuration were refitted into iconic roof decorations of Valhalla Academy's main building."*
― Description of Wyvernstorm.

**Wyvernstorm** is the first Flying Longship set to appear in *Little Witch Academia: Witches of Midgard*.

## Description & Characteristics

Much like Drekar-class Flying Longships after it, Wyvernstorm was created through combining aspects of magic and mechanics, something which made possible through the knowledge shared by either dvergar of Svartalfheim, disciples of Grecian Blacksmith Deity Hephaestus, or both. It was originally built as the desperate attempt to protect Thapoli from Jötnar army led by Loki who had seemingly tamed Great Lindworm back during Ragnarök. Being partly designed as a weapon of mass destruction, Nine Olde Witches and council of Thapoli initially opposed its construction until they were relented by the gravity of the situation at hand. Though Wyvernstorm served its purpose very well from helping Beatrix Cavendish and Nordic Winter Goddess Skadi freeing Great Lindworm from Loki's control to joining reinforcements in ending the great war between Gods of Asgard and Jötnar army, it didn't go without a hitch as the masterpiece of witch-blacksmiths and wizard-blacksmiths of Thapoli at the time unexpectedly ran out of power simply from assuming its draconic configuration, prompting Woodward and Nine Olde Witches to provide the war machine magical support in order to continue fighting. Eventually, by the conclusion of Ragnarök, Wyvernstorm fell apart from damages sustained throughout its short operational history. To honor its legacy, surviving dragon heads of Wyvernstorm's draconic configuration were subsequently refitted as iconic roof decorations of the main building of the newly established Valhalla Academy.

Wyvernstorm could be best described as 'super prototype' of Drekar-class Flying Longships for surpassing the latter in many ways owing to its purpose as Thapoli's ultimate weapon against Jötnar back during Ragnarök. Despite being four times the size of its successors, Wyvernstorm was stated to be deceptively fast and agile thanks to both its proportionally large wings and flight oars. In addition of durable hull that could withstand even Great Lindworm's fire breath and sharp talons, Wyvernstorm possessed a great deal of brute force; a single swipe of its tail proved strong enough to stagger even Great Lindworm, and a single flap of its wings could produce destructive gust of wind with more than enough force to instantly decimate buildings and throw vehicles, debris, and people straight to the air. Wyvernstorm's trump card however, was the ability to project highly concentrated, fiery heat ray from mouths of its draconic configuration with sufficient firepower to "pierce straight through Himalayas" at full power.

In both configurations, Wyvernstorm could generate near-impregnable barrier made of tessellating hexagons of condensed magic energy for defense. The same barrier could also project armor-piercing harpoons made of the same energy as a form of long-range attack.

As confirmed in studies conducted by Helena the Great Inventor on its surviving schematics during the dawn of Golden Age of Magic, Wyvernstorm had so many functions and points to improve, some of which attributed to how it quickly ran out of power simply from assuming its draconic configuration. It took some doing in their part but, Helena and her disciples managed to get around such issues while working on Drekar-class Flying Longships, successors of Wyvernstorm which possess a fraction of its predecessor's might and size yet more efficient. Overall, Wyvernstorm cemented its status as one of greatest achievements of the magical kingdom of Thapoli.

## Creation & Conception

*Main article: Flying Longship#Creation & Conception*
## Notes and Trivia

* Wyvernstorm running out of power as soon as it completed its transformation into a draconic robot eeriely mirroring that of Stanship during 2017 Wild Hunt event. Both vessels even destroyed in the aftermath of their respective battle as well, though Constanze eventually rebuilt Stanship with improved systems and new parts given by Newt.

## Articles and References

1. ↑ https://www.deviantart.com/bsoulstone/art/Wyvernstorm-LWA-WoM-964696590