The battle around the Celestial Forge raged on. Scarlett, Emma, and Chris were a wall of determined fury, holding back the waves of Solar Elementals while Ryan worked, lost in his task of creation.
He was no longer just shaping metal; he was conducting a symphony. The liquid starlight on the anvil pulsed in time with his heartbeat, and the threads of condensed light wove themselves into the mixture, following the silent commands of his will.
The God Key was beginning to take shape, a beautiful, intricate object that seemed to hum with a life of its own.
The Solar Elementals seemed to sense that they were losing. The remaining fiery creatures began to flow together, merging into a single, massive entity.
It rose to its full height, a towering giant of raw solar power, a Solar Titan. It was at least three times the size of the others, with a roaring vortex of fire for a face and two huge, hammer-like fists.
