Soul of a Dragon

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A noise, loud as the immediate crack of thunder raked from the heavens as the two titans clashed, grasping for anything that could debase the other. Yeouiju's impenetrable scaled hide kept him from getting dangerously injured, and the demon could heal himself as fast as the wounds were created. Their strengths were too close for the comfort of anyone below, despite the dragon's initial haughty words.

Winds hurled madly to earth by the beating of great wings began to continuously kick up dirt and debris, creating a dust storm below the raging two. The onlookers were completely obscured, as was the overhead battle from them. The group huddled together below, unnerved by the thunderous sounds that they could not see.

The two superpowers again collided head on, slashing claws and rending teeth flying hither and about, pushing them apart in the air to allow for ranged attacks. Yeouiju let loose a fury of flame, centered and controlled far more than it had been before. Razak nimbly avoided it, flying higher into the darkening sky. The blood red hues of before were being covered in clouded darkness, drawn in by the call of the demon.

Yeouiju soared after easily, lifted as a feather on the winds that were beginning to build. The demon was summoning a storm to his aid, yet it did not affect Yeouiju's flight in the least. Those great leathery pinions pumped air, gaining upwards speed.

The demon suddenly stopped his upward flight, reaching out both pairs of arms, feathered wings spread wide. Yeouiju was seconds away from slamming into the demon in attack, when an unnaturally brilliant flash of lightning arched downwards, striking the demon's outstretched limbs like lightning rods. The demon in turn, directed the powerful blast downwards to the black dragon, and struck him head on.

Yeouiju let loose a roar, yet continued upwards, and those few seconds which had not allowed him to dodge also kept Razak from doing the same, and the dragon blasted fire upwards, catching the demon in the returned blast, as well as slashing razor claws at the temporarily blinded demon.

Yeouiju then soared off to the side, angling downwards as if his brains had become addled by the blast, and he needed half a second to recover.

Razak also took a slight reprieve, healing himself in a flash of crimson light, then angling piercing yellow eyes down towards the retreating dragon. He then turned in mid air, angling downwards and tucking in his wings for a fierce and silent dive towards the dragon's momentarily unprotected flanks.

Down on the ground, all eyes were once more drawn to the monumental battle being waged overhead. It was amazing to see so much power being exhibited. Both titans had taken a hard hit, and it looked like Razak, with his unnatural healing abilities, was the first to recover fully, once more on the attack.

Yeouiju wasn't moving fast enough. The black dragon continued to glide downwards, as if he sought to land, a move which would leave him at a disadvantage to his winged enemy. If Yeouiju settled, for whatever reason, it was doubted that Razak would allow him back into the air.

Jimin was moving before he had even thought his actions through clearly. His mouth moved in silent spell work as he prepared one of the Words of Power, one of the most devastating spells he knew.

He released it upwards, directly in the path of the demon.

There was no sound, no flashing dazzle of lighted explosions, but part of the demon simply ceased to be. One could see the shock on the demon's face as he began to lose control, one of his wings severed completely from the overwhelming spell. Dark fluid gushed from the place where half of the demon's body had been only seconds before.

That shock was mirrored on Jimin's own face.

Since when had his magick become that strong?

Not yet known to him, Jimin's power had increased almost exponentially since the first day he had come in contact with Jungkook's collar. With the power constantly being drained, the mage's magick had grown in order to feed that constant depletion, much like the body's immunity systems will kick into overdrive to beat a disease and often times become stronger afterwards.