The Origin Flames burst out of the Black Dragon's scales, neutralizing the mages' barrage of spells and Lith's Primordial Roar.
There was no point in winning if people stopped believing that he was a god and his Harbinger a hero. Winning wasn't enough anymore, he needed to inflict the Kingdom a crushing defeat to restore the loyalty of his followers.
Realizing that the battle was on the precipice of disaster, he took the kids' gloves off and resorted to his contingency plan.
While the Origin Flames shielded him from any kind of attack, Syrook activated one of his bloodline abilities, Nether Gate. A thick layer of darkness magic covered the city of Zeska, making every corpse inside its walls raise as a lesser undead.
The Black Dragon's power granted them part of his magical and combat skills, boosting their combat prowess close to that of sentient undead. Also, it allowed them to make use of the equipment that he had provided them with.
