An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

The red flare left a long, bright trail as it shot skyward. However, the translucent ceiling of the Octennial Array lit up for a while, and the red flare stopped halfway.

The red flare exploded loudly. The fiery explosion was absorbed by the translucent ceiling and left no trails.

The Dragon Guard members could only see a flashing red light before it completely disappeared. Other than the explosion, everything else remained the same.

“We can’t even send a distress signal! It looks like we’re completely trapped in this spell,” The red-robed elder said with a frown. He couldn’t find the spell’s breaking point even with his eye technique in this situation.

That was enough to prove that this spell was more bizarre and advanced than the Disorientation Spell, especially when both spells were used together. They complemented and enhanced each other’s efficiency.

“Oh no! An ambush from the enemy!” Just as the red-robed elder was thinking of ways to break the spell, he heard a shrill scream.

Black shadows started appearing in all directions. These shadows took the form of a human, but they weren’t real. It was as if they were made from the thick fog. They moved in a strange manner, and their movements were elusive.

as these shadows got closer to them, their hands transformed into sharp blades, and they started attacking the Dragon

their attack, the Dragon

die trying for now. To their relief, these shadows were not very skilled, as they

through rigorous training, and they worked together seamlessly. They were able to defeat the

only two of their team

thought they would be better than this! Who knew

were many shadows, but they were

isn’t as scary as we thought

the Dragon Guard members were joyous and celebratory. It was as if they had won a

they could take a breather, more shadows attacked them again from every

There’s more? Kill

Guard members had no time to think as they rushed forward with their blades to continue the battle. After