The frozen hurricane flew toward the dragon. Each shard was sharp and lethal, and there were thousands of them, converging from every angle simultaneously.
The dragon raised one hand.
Golden light erupted from its palm like a wave and expanded outward in a hemisphere, meeting the ice storm head-on. The collision happened fast as the Ice shards struck the barrier and sublimated instantly, transitioning from solid to vapor without passing through liquid.
Steam exploded outward in choking clouds that obscured everything.
"Seven out of ten!" the dragon called through the vapor. "Excellent execution, but you need to commit more essence to the individual projectiles! Quantity over quality only works if your opponent is stupid!"
Through the steam, it moved and closed the distance in three powerful wing beats, emerging from the cloud directly in front of Yuki, taloned hand reaching for her throat just as it had grabbed the demon.
