Chapter 29: The Beast Tide (4)
The battlefield was a world of constant devastation, reshaped with every clash of power. Domains and Beast Zones interwoven, creating a chaotic landscape where elements, forces, and reality themselves waged war.
Grandmaster Caelum stood firm, his Titan’s Bastion extending its unbreakable will across the battlefield. Stone and metal coalesced into towering fortifications, the ground beneath him solidifying into an unyielding fortress. The pressure of his domain crushed the weaker beasts that dared approach, their bodies snapping like twigs beneath the oppressive force.
Opposite him, the Empress-ranked centipede slithered through the battlefield, her Writhe of the Abyss consuming everything in its wake. The land twisted into bottomless pits, the shadows stretched and swallowed light, and her form flickered—never truly in one place, attacking from impossible angles.
Caelum swung his colossal Warhammer, sending shockwaves through his domain. The earth hardened further, resisting the abyss’ pull. The centipede lunged, her countless legs moving unnaturally, her fangs trying to drag him down into the abyss-like Zone. But, her attack was met each time with a crushing counterstrike, forcing her back into the shadows.
Then she changed her tactics. The abyssal pits widened, slowly consuming the once-unshakable ground of Titan’s Bastion. Caelum narrowed his eyes. he would take the battle to the sky, If the ground could not support him.
With a thunderous leap, he launched himself into the air, his hammer radiating golden energy. The centipede shrieked as he came crashing down with the force of a collapsing mountain, shattering the terrain beneath them both.
The abyss swallowed them whole.
But inside the darkness, Caelum’s golden light did not fade. The battle was far from over.
A storm of fire churned in the distance. Grandmaster Solara moved like a goddess of the sun, her Everburning Expanse turning the battlefield into a sea of molten fury. The air shimmered with unbearable heat, and even the toughest beasts turned to ash the moment they stepped too close.
Yet, the Emperor-ranked phoenix-serpent laughed.
With a piercing cry, it expanded more of its zone Scorching Rebirth. The flames of Solara’s domain twisted and pulled into the serpent’s body, fueling its regeneration. Every injury it sustained closed instantly, making it stronger with each ember.