"AAAAAHHH!!! YOU SON OF A BITCH!"
Dredge's agonized scream echoed across the sky as the relentless dragon fire scorched his face, burning deep into the layers of flesh and circuitry beneath.
The searing pain clouded his thoughts, but he managed to regain his senses, gripping his sword tightly before swinging it toward Erend with all his might. A crescent-shaped energy blast erupted from the blade, racing toward the Dragonborn.
Erend saw the attack coming but had no intention of dodging. Instead, he swung both hands forward and caught the energy crescent, wrestling against its force for a few moments without stopping his fire breath. Then, with a powerful motion, he hurled it downward.
The energy blast crashed into the battlefield below, scattering ogres and daemons in every direction.
