The battlefield still roared with chaos.
Kaelira hovered high above the desert, golden light erupting from her back in radiant waves. The sheer force of her presence—Tier 25, unrestrained—made the very sands tremble beneath her.
She was seconds from unleashing her full power when—
The aura of the Dragonscar Citadel leader suddenly began to recede.
"What…?"
Kaelira's eyes narrowed. Something was off.
Then—
BOOM!
A blinding beam of light burst from the leader's abdomen, tearing through his scales and spraying molten energy across the sand.
From the gaping wound, a figure shot out, trailing golden fire.
Ethan.
He hovered in midair, calm and composed, as if he hadn't just torn his way out of a dragon's gut.
Kaelira froze for a heartbeat—then her expression shattered into open shock.
"Your Tier… you reached 25?!"
She could hardly believe what she was sensing.
