With a final leap, he surged above the apex beast, black flaming lotus circling his fists. He descended, slamming both palms onto the apex's back, sending a blinding flash of fire, shadow, and lightning into its body. The chamber shook violently as the impact exploded outward, ice shattering, debris flying in every direction.
The apex beast screamed, a long, piercing wail that shook the very foundation of the pyramid. Its massive body twitched, then collapsed onto the floor, cracks spreading across the frozen ground from its massive frame. Smoke and energy flickered across its scales, and finally, the creature's aura dimmed, leaving only a faint golden ember where its heart had been.
[Gained 25,000 Shadow Fragments!]
