The two remaining transcendent demons moved the moment Dravon fell, their bodies blurring as they appeared on either side of Aurora. They didn't attack, just hovered there, muscles tensed, expressions cold and cautious.
Aurora didn't even spare them a glance. She simply floated where she was, hands behind her back, humming lightly as if surrounded by friendly neighbors rather than two hostile demons.
A few thick, tense seconds passed.
Then the crater below glowed red.
BOOM.
Dravon erupted from the pit in a pillar of fire, landing on the shattered ground with a heavy thud. His entire body steamed, scorched skin peeling off in flakes, only for fresh flesh to form underneath as the flames around him intensified.
He rolled his shoulders once. Bones cracked.
Then he smiled.
A wide, excited smile.
