The air exploded with pressure even before the first strike. The forest, already scarred by ruin, groaned as if about to shatter completely. Ancient roots twisted in the soil, the highest branches shattered like glass, and the earth shook as if a colossal creature had awakened from the depths.
Sapphire advanced first.
The flames enveloping her were too intense to distinguish from her body, transforming her into a red comet. Each step she took split the ground, leaving behind a fiery trail that would not be extinguished.
Naberius greeted her with a maddened smile, the flaming sword spinning in his hand with impossible speed. The first impact was so brutal that the world seemed to lose its color for an instant.
BOOOOOOM!
