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The cloaked figure hissed, their voice cutting through the chaos. "You think your tricks can stop me?"
They gestured sharply, and a massive creature emerged a hulking behemoth with obsidian skin and glowing veins of molten red.
Nazu's jaw tightened. "That's not something we can take lightly."
Dabi smirked, adrenaline coursing through him. "Good. I was getting bored."
The behemoth charged, shaking the ground with each step. Dabi launched a spear of ice, aiming for its glowing chest.
The projectile shattered harmlessly against its hide.
"It's shielded!" Dabi shouted.
"Then we hit it where it's vulnerable," Nazu replied, darting forward. She danced around the beast's legs, her scimitars leaving deep gashes that slowed its movements.
Dabi's mind raced. If it's shielded against magic, I need to break its guard.
