Chapter 24: Battle on ground
-Dancing fire region - location: unknown-
Apex ships blotted out the sun, their hulls stretching wide across the sky, red thrusters cutting through the haze like hot blades. Metal groaned above as rows of warships aligned, cannons locking in, every barrel pointed down.
Ash stared at the wall of steel.
"Now what? It's not like we can take on an entire fleet."
His eyes darted to Max, hoping for a plan. But there was none.
Kael cracked his neck. Flames curled up his arms, pulsing through the cracks in his skin.
"Nah. We can."
Before Max could open his mouth, Kael launched.
He was gone in a blink—just fire and smoke in his wake.
The lead warship tilted too slow. Kael tore through its bottom hull, dragging fire behind him like a blade. Metal bent. Steel screamed. Then the ship imploded, crumpling into itself before slamming into the vessel beside it.
One impact turned into two. Then three. Fire climbed the sky in broken waves as explosions tore through the fleet. Shattered parts rained down, crashing into the sand and lighting the wasteland with burning wreckage.