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Chapter 10 - Chapter 10 – Lights, Camera, Cataclysm

The monster's rebar arm tore downward, the air splitting with the force. Ethan pivoted with inhuman reflex, crouching just low enough that the swing smashed into the concrete where he had been standing a breath earlier. The shockwave rippled out, water and debris spraying—but the camera never shook.

"Still rolling," Ethan muttered, his voice maddeningly calm.

Seraphina's eyes narrowed, her spell matrix now complete. Circles of violet runes stacked behind her, spinning like gears of fate. "Ethan, keep that thing's attention!"

"Yeah, sure," he said, stepping sideways along the flooding edge as the camera flash reflected in the monster's glaring eye. "Easy job. Totally fine."

> [Stream Chat]

🟢 GoblinSlayer96: "BRO STOP BAITING IT WTF"

🟢 Hexxie: "nah fam he's BUILT DIFFERENT 💀"

🟢 DarkCoffee: "camera > survival"

🟢 Moonfang: "seraphina better drop the anime ultimate rn"

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The monster lunged again, jaws unhinging, dripping water and shattered stone. Ethan sidestepped at the last second, tilting the camera upward as the teeth slammed shut just inches away. The screen shook, dust falling from the ceiling—but the frame stayed locked on the action.

"Smile for the audience," Ethan quipped.

Seraphina's voice rose like a hymn. The spell circles fused into one blazing sigil. Her staff struck the ground, sending ripples of violet light racing outward.

The beast reeled, howling in rage as magical chains of pure light wrapped around its skeletal limbs, binding it mid-lunge. The whole building vibrated as the creature thrashed, struggling to break free.

> [Stream Chat]

🟢 SimpyMage: "CHAINED?? oh it's over boys"

🟢 BrickEater: "nah if movies taught me anything it's NEVER over"

🟢 Moonfang: "LET HER COOK 🔥🔥🔥"

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Seraphina's eyes blazed, her voice cutting like thunder.

"Wretched amalgam of steel and bone—return to the silence you defiled!"

She raised both arms, magic bursting upward in a spiral of light. The chains tightened, glowing hotter and hotter until the rebar and bone hissed like metal in a forge.

Ethan didn't flinch, even as the monster let out an ear-splitting scream, green fire bursting from its throat. He zoomed in, catching the split-second terror frozen in the creature's glowing eyes before Seraphina unleashed her finale.

"Astra Ignis: Obliteration!"

The spell detonated like a violet sun. The entire tower groaned as the blast consumed the amalgam, light pouring through every crack in the structure. For one heart-stopping moment, it felt like the building itself was being erased.

Ethan kept filming. Not once did the frame waver.

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When the light cleared, the monster was gone. Nothing but smoking rubble and steaming water remained.

Seraphina staggered, sweat dripping down her temple, but her prideful smirk still burned bright. "That… should hold it."

Ethan lowered the camera slightly, though his hand never shook. "Hell of a finale," he said. "Chat's gonna clip the crap out of that one."

The comment box exploded with energy.

> [Stream Chat]

🟢 Hexxie: "MOTHER OF ALL NUKES 😭🔥"

🟢 DarkCoffee: "bruh i need a cigarette after that"

🟢 GoblinSlayer96: "seraphina wife material CONFIRMED"

🟢 Moonfang: "cameraman didn't even blink HOW???"

🟢 SimpyMage: "who tf films like that during the APOCALYPSE"

Ethan finally chuckled. "Guess I do."

The screen lingered on him a moment longer—his silhouette against the smoldering ruins, camera still glowing faintly as if feeding off the chaos.

The stream cut to black.

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