The Dark Chimera stared at the smoke plume where Bahamut had been hit. He paused, wary of Bahamut's sudden attack.
Infori's breath was ragged, and he could only remain silent, facing the situation he was in.
In the shadows of the smoke plume, a faint light flickered. Infori looked up, the smoke that had been blocking his vision gradually disappearing.
"...?!"
A massive wing suddenly flapped backward, creating a gust of wind that swept away the remaining smoke until nothing remained. The red parts of its wings glowed, emitting a red energy that spread throughout its entire body. Every red part of its body slowly glowed, its red eyes glowing, and the rhombus shape in the center of its eyeballs was also filled with dark energy.
Bahamut gathered dark red energy in its mouth. Small particles in the dark sky gathered towards Bahamut's mouth, quickly forming a twisting energy that it then released towards the Dark Chimera.
Realizing this, Chimera flapped its wings and shot upwards to avoid a giant fireball heading its way. The giant fireball didn't reach its target, but instead headed towards a floating landmass comparable in size to the Dark Chimera.
BOOM!
The floating landmass shattered instantly as the fireball unleashed by Initium Bahamut struck it, leaving Infori stunned. His body went stiff for an instant, seeing a single attack from Bahamut destroy a landmass comparable in size to the Dark Chimera.
"...…"
Bahamut seemed displeased that his attack hadn't hit his enemy, and roared so loudly that the sound once again deafened those who heard it.
"RRRRAAAAAAAGHHH—!!"
His body then charged forward, shooting at incredible speed. Without a sound at all. Dark Chimera tried to move, but its lion-like neck was suddenly gripped tightly by Initium Bahamut's hand, which had arrived in front of it.
".....!"
The silent Infori wondered.
(He did the same thing again...?)
Yes. He did the same thing to Dark Chimera again, gripping its neck tightly. Initium Bahamut continued to grip Dark Chimera's dragon-head neck tightly, until he shot towards the towering magic wall barrier, carrying Dark Chimera.
It was the same scene as before, when Bahamut first fought Dark Chimera. But, it was indeed effective.
But what he didn't expect was that he aimed it at the towering wall behind Infori.
(Wait?! Seriously...?!)
Infori closed his eyes, trying to keep himself from being swept away by the wind he was sure to experience.
It was here that Initium Bahamut slammed the Dark Chimera's dragon head into the magic wall again, causing the magical energy within it to explode and spray in all directions.
BOOM!
Infori opened his eyes again and looked back up. He saw Bahamut pinning his enemy to the magic wall. His breathing suddenly became unstable, and he gasped for air.
"...?"
But it didn't stop there; Bahamut released his neck.
Bahamut tilted his body, yanking himself into the air. Wind pressure exploded in all directions as his giant body soared high, its shadow blotting out the sky above Dark Chimera.
Infori's gaze followed Bahamut's direction, wondering what his next move would be.
(Is he going to breathe fire again...?)
Bahamut's body floated in the air, the red parts of his wings glowing brightly. Every red part of his body slowly glowed, his glowing red eyes, the rhombus-shaped center of his eyes filled with a steadily gathering dark energy.
His horns were now also filled with embers, instantly emitting flames while forming a circle of flames before him.
From within Bahamut's mouth, tiny particles gathered again, writhing restlessly. However, it wasn't just half that he absorbed. Instead, all the particles in the dimension, the particles that had been flying in the dark sky, were now completely absorbed by Bahamut's Initium.
Infori froze, his body stiffening. His breath hitched involuntarily, and his eyes widened as he stared at Bahamut's figure in the sky. For the first time, he couldn't form a single word.
"..."
The particles from this dimensional sky were completely absorbed, revealing nothing but endless, unimaginable darkness.
This was one of Bahamut's most powerful attacks.
—Megaflare.
The roar of Initium could be heard faintly, but that wasn't what it intended to do. Instead, Bahamut unleashed a scorching energy with a dark red core, accompanied by a bolt of dark lightning, towards the Dark Chimera.
The Dark Chimera refused to let this happen, immediately unleashing a torrent of flames from its mouth at the scorching energy.
The two attacks collided.
BOOM
But—
The Dark Chimera's burst of flames wasn't enough to stop Bahamut's Megaflare, and Bahamut now dominated the battle between the two giants.
The Megaflare finally collided with the Dark Chimera's still-floating body, creating a massive explosion that shook the entire dimension they were in.
BOOM!
The explosion even cracked the very ceiling of this dimension, shattering into tiny particles that disappeared into thin air.
Infori couldn't hold it in anymore, his vision now going white.
"...!"