The Heavy Silver hammer Ray had thrown earlier flew back into his grasp, pulled by Silverfalls Vine. With a hammer in each hand, he stepped forward.
"I'll harass it from the side," Raziel Phoenix said, already fading into the shadows. "You handle it head-on."
The Horned Dragon roared again, fury overwhelming its hesitation, and charged.
Ray shot a strand of Silverfalls Vine onto a branch, yanked himself upward, flipped cleanly over the beast, and landed squarely on its head.
His left arm came down.
The Horned Dragon reacted instantly, twisting its neck and thrusting its horn upward.
Golden light exploded.
Ray released his Golden Dragon Claw, dodging the horn and gripping the dragon's skull instead.
For a split second—
The Horned Dragon slowed.
Bloodline suppression.
That instant was enough.
Pu!
Golden claws pierced through scale and bone like paper.
The Horned Dragon collapsed without even managing a cry.
