The battle between the two Core Formation Lords shook the night sky.
Saarken Starfire stood tall in midair, his white and gray hair whipping wildly around his head.
His eyes burned like distant suns as waves of star-colored Spirit essence rolled out from his body. Even though he was injured, his presence was heavy and crushing. The gap between his late-stage Core Formation realm and Aksai's first level was clear from the start.
Aksai stood on the back of his draconic Bluewind Eagle, gripping a long 3rd Order Spirit sword in his hand. It was one of the artifacts the Frostbound Lord had handed to Aksai for dealing with Kalingoot. The blade glowed with pale blue light, cold mist drifting off its edge.
Ice-element Essence Equation runes ran along the sword's surface, faint but sharp. Although the sword was not fully suited to him, Aksai could still draw out most of its power thanks to his water-element affinity.
Saarken moved first.
