The room trembled as the two dragon forms collided, their scales clattering like armor as they fought. The air was filled with the scent of ozone and the acrid smell of burning metal. The power of their clash was so intense that it was difficult to tell where one ended and the other began.
Kai's heart was a mix of rage and despair. He could not believe that his father would be so lost to the darkness of the Shadow Syndicate. But he knew he had to keep fighting, not just for Astrid, but for the hope that Ragner could still be saved.
With every blow and breath of fire, he pleaded with the man he once knew. "Dad, please, come back to us," he begged, his voice strained with the effort of controlling the power within him. "You don't have to be this monster."
