The city lay in ruins around them, the ground cracked from the sheer intensity of their battle. Fires flickered in the distance, illuminating the battered forms of the two combatants locked in a final, brutal clash.
Elric, his body drenched in sweat and blood, stood panting, his partially fused form trembling from exhaustion. His water trident shimmered in his grip, its sharp edges reflecting the flickering flames.
Across from him, Abaddonis, the monstrous skeletal demon, let out a guttural snarl. Despite his battered form, his King's Presence still pulsed violently, his golden sword crackling with condensed power.
The skeletal behemoth lunged forward, his sword raised high, aiming to cleave Elric in half.
But Elric was faster.
With a surge of strength, he sidestepped the strike, his trident spinning in his hands before he drove it forward—
SHINK!
