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star and whip in tandem. When the spikes crashed against
Azhah’s shield, the antimatter ball imploded and offset the
Archangel enough for Brax to lasso half his wings. Nonetheless,
Excellent Order didn’t miss a step — he cut through that
binding tether with his blazing blade. Defence turned to offence
when Azhah pushed back using the balance buckler. Brax
managed to save himself from a sword strike only by
invoking Heptaparah-Parzhynokh. Even then fanning flames
did scathe him. Now Azhah Vahyzthah openly teased Brax:
“It is of no use to rely on your paltry law, for its effects
are limited within Daath. Surrender or else suffer a summary
sentence!”

“I wouldst never capitulate to that smug tyranny of Ketheroz!
Prepare yourself Archangel. I have saved the best for last. Behold,
the beast called Levyuhthanh comes.”

Surely enough, something massive appeared to rend through
the veil of the void:

A dragon of unfathomable proportions, whose body was
made from all the elements of the material plane. Brax flapped
his wings and flew onto the head of this colossus. Swinging
his hex chain made the morning star reignite. Thus he charged
toward the Amezhah Zpentah once more as Levyuhthanh
spewed entropy upon its beastly breath.

It was only a matter of time before Azhah’s perfect barrier
was worn away beneath that exhalation’s sheer magnitude.
Unperturbed when his shield rapidly disintegrated, he under-
took evasive manoeuvres, though dodging was not his main aim.
Instead, as he zigzagged from point A to Z (and everywhere
in between) he left behind a fiery trail singed by his weapon.

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