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Chapter 17 - Chapter 17: The Wrath of the Calamity

As the fight between Helard and Trallod escalated, the air crackled with energy. Each brother unleashed their powers in a fierce exchange, fire clashing against stone in a symphony of destruction.

Trallod's eyes narrowed as he felt the weight of his brother's rage. "I think you have forgotten, brother," he shouted over the chaos, his voice resonating with a deep, rumbling authority. "I am the one they call The Calamity!"

With a sweeping motion of his hand, the ground responded to his command. The earth trembled violently beneath them, and massive cracks erupted in all directions. The landscape convulsed, shifting under the power of Trallod's rage, creating deep fissures that seemed to swallow everything in their path.

Helard's flames flickered for a moment as he realized the magnitude of Trallod's power. "What are you doing?" he yelled, anger turning to disbelief. He had underestimated his younger brother, and now the consequences were unfurling before his eyes.

The cracks widened, and Helard's army, caught off guard, began to panic. Soldiers stumbled as the ground beneath their feet gave way, some tumbling into the depths of the chasms. The roar of collapsing earth drowned out their cries, and flames flickered wildly as Helard struggled to maintain control over his troops.

"Trallod!" Helard shouted, desperation creeping into his voice. "Stop this madness! You're destroying your own realm!"

But Trallod was beyond reason. The fury of his emotions fueled his powers, and with every beat of his heart, the ground responded to his will. "This is what you wanted, brother! You wanted to challenge me? Then face the true power of the earth!"

With another powerful wave of his hand, Trallod summoned massive stone spikes to rise from the fissures, thrusting upward toward Helard and his remaining soldiers. The very ground became a weapon, and the battle had transformed into a spectacle of chaos and devastation.

Helard, feeling the tremors beneath him, unleashed a barrage of fireballs in an attempt to counter Trallod's earth-shattering attacks. But each fireball only served to heat the ground further, making the cracks widen even more. The heat and pressure combined to create steam, shrouding the battlefield in a thick mist.

"Do you think this will intimidate me?" Helard roared, determination shining through the heat. "I will not back down!"

Trallod stood firm, the earth swirling around him like a tempest. "You've lost sight of what truly matters, Helard! Power is not about destruction; it's about protecting those you love!"

The two brothers clashed, fire meeting stone in a dance of chaos. Helard, driven by his need to prove himself, hurled flames with reckless abandon, while Trallod, fueled by his desire to protect his realm, molded the earth into a shield, deflecting his brother's fiery assault.

As the battle raged on, the sky darkened, thick with smoke and ash. The ground quaked, and the very fabric of their realm trembled under the weight of their conflict. In the midst of it all, Trallod felt a shift within himself—a deep-seated anger that had been buried for too long began to surface. It was a fire of a different kind, one that urged him to fight not just for his realm, but to bring Helard back from the brink of destruction.

"Enough!" Trallod shouted, his voice echoing with a newfound strength. "This ends now, brother!"

With a determined stomp of his foot, the ground began to shift beneath Helard, threatening to consume him as it had with his army. Trallod knew he needed to put an end to this before his brother was lost forever in his pursuit of power. As the cracks closed in on Helard, Trallod summoned every ounce of strength he had left, hoping to awaken the brother he once knew—the brother who fought alongside him as a child, not against him.

"Remember who we are, Helard!" Trallod cried, hoping his words would reach the core of his brother's anger. "We're family!"

As the earth trembled beneath them, the outcome of their battle hung in the balance, both brothers standing at a precipice, fighting not just each other, but the darkness that threatened to consume them both.