Dominion of The Beast Masters

Chapter 126: The Queen of Ice and the King of Beasts: Frost Empress vs. Apex Predator(2)



Nivalys, the sabertooth ice calamity, let out a feral growl, its icy breath frosting the air in front of it.

The creature's presence made the temperature drop sharply, ice spreading further across the battlefield. Sia stood behind her beast, her eyes calm yet intense as she observed Eratz.

Eratz took a moment, his eyes scanning Nivalys, taking in its stats and understanding the power it brought to Sia's arsenal.

[Name: Nivalys, The Polar Tempest

Affinity: Ice

Rank: Calamity

Abilities:

Glacial Roar: Unleashes a chilling roar that spreads ice across the battlefield/ Frostbite Claws: Sharpens its claws with icy energy, allowing it to slice through defenses while inflicting severe frost damage/Blizzard Veil: Envelops itself in a blizzard-like aura, enhancing its speed and agility while creating a frost shield around its body.]

He knew that from here on, Sia held the upper hand. Her field spell and her beast granted her the control, and his game of slowly building up his power was now a gamble.

Sia's voice broke the cold silence, steady and resolute.

"You've fought well," She paused, her gaze sharp. "But now it's time to end this."

Strangely, Eratz nodded, not by sarcasm or teasing.

He knew that the field spell would wear him down over time if he kept using his physical power alone.

Even if he tried another beastification, her ice would continue to spread, relentless.

Sia's advantage was clear, but it was also a call for checking his own arsenal.

Sia remained still, watching him, prepared but cautious.

Despite her advantage, she didn't dare underestimate the monster in front of her, and soon she realized why.

Eratz took a slow breath and clenched his fist in front of his face, his gaze steady.

A powerful aura began to burn from his hand, slowly enveloping his body completely, then erupting outward in a dome of energy.

The surge was phenomenal, a wave of power rolling through the arena like an explosive gust. From Sia's perspective, it looked like an unstoppable force, an energy dome crashing towards her, each layer of the dome swirling with a living, vibrant energy.

She quickly summoned her ice shield, the frozen barrier rising around her as the dome passed through her.

It didn't harm her physically, yet she felt an unsettling shift in the air, as though something within the energy was hitting her defenses.

She watched in surprise as the ice around her began to disintegrate in places, the energy having disrupted her field.

The crowd was stunned, breaths held in astonishment.

Mercury leaned forward, her eyes wide and bright. Victoria's lips parted in awe, while Zara watched in silence, her face a mix of shock and disbelief.

Kaida and Ryder were frozen, mouths slightly open, their disbelief mirroring the audience's.

It was an historical moment for many people who once asked what was the full power of the Apex Predator.

On that day, Eratz used a field spell for the first time in public.

On the ground, Eratz carefully observed his surroundings. The ice still lingered in certain spots, showing that Sia's field spell hadn't been entirely erased.

But now, he had weakened her grip on the arena, giving himself space to breathe.

He locked eyes with her, the young woman appearing momentarily taken aback, a rare break in her calm demeanor.

He nodded at her.

"I agree with you, now it's time to end this."

Raising his hand high, Eratz summoned an enormous bolt of lightning from above.

It struck the arena floor behind him with a thunderous crack, spreading into wings of electricity before a piercing screech tore through the air.

From within the light emerged Raijinara, its wings arcing with lightning and wind.

The crowd gasped, voices rising in a wave of stupefied excitement.

This was the Eratz they had longed to see fully unleashed, this was it, finally he was doing something new.

Zara nearly stood up, her mouth open as she watched. It was the first time Eratz had truly gone all out, and even those who had wished for this moment were stunned into silence.

Sia gritted her teeth, her calm exterior cracking for just a moment. She refused to be intimidated.

She could feel that her own field spell, while weakened, still had some hold. She wouldn't let him take complete control.

The two fighters locked eyes, each aware of the monumental clash that was about to begin.

And then, they launched into a furious battle.

A blinding exchange of beams, energy arcs, and ice blasts filled the arena. The air crackled with Eratz's lightning, while sia unleashed waves of frost, her hands moving in graceful but deadly precision.

The beams of energy clashed in mid-air, each blow sending ripples through the stadium.

Eratz surged forward with incredible speed, his aura expanding as he channeled more energy, directing every attack with calculated force.

Sia countered with icy resilience, her field spell reinforcing her frost attacks. She moved with swift, controlled precision, summoning her icy beasts to assist her.

The creatures of frozen beauty fought back against Eratz's lightning, but his destructive power tore through them one by one.

Each time he struck, ice attempted to cling to his body, freezing over his skin, but with a surge of aura, he shattered the frost each time, refusing to let it slow him.

The battlefield became a storm of opposing forces, his energy clashing against her ice, lightning and energy strike tearing through the mist while beams of frost pushed back.

Eratz began to sense the boundaries of his field spell, slowly expanding it as he grew more accustomed to its reach.

He started to control the energy within it, redirecting Sia's attacks and amplifying his own

speed.

Even when she managed to freeze parts of his body, he would break free, his movements fast and seamless.

Sia's breathing grew labored, a hint of frustration in her usually calm eyes.

She was giving it everything, but her attacks no longer seemed to freeze him as they once had, and his assaults were becoming dangerously difficult to block.

She summoned more creatures, each one more resilient, yet Eratz's relentless thunder attacks kept destroying them with ease.

Around, the two calamity beasts clashed as well, Raijinara's thunderous attacks battling

Nivalys's frost.

The air thickened with clouds of mist as thunder and ice met. Raijinara had the upper hand, sending bolts of lightning toward the sabertooth ice beast below.

Nivalys roared defiantly, its ice coating the air with deadly crystals, but Raijinara's

thunderous cries echoed louder.

Sia's calm eyes took in the scene, quickly calculating. Seeing her beast dominated against a flying opponent, she redirected Nivalys, commanding it to take on Eratz directly.

The sabertooth charged toward him, ice claws glinting, while Eratz quickly adapted, directing

his energy to meet it.

He matched the beast's ferocity, every challenge spurring him to grow even stronger, his movements becoming more fluid, almost instinctual.

His eyes gleamed with excitation, and with a powerful leap, he soared above the arena,

lightning crackling around him. He raised a hand and directed a massive blast toward Sia.

She dodged with a swift roll, but the force of the wind swallowed her, pushing her back as she struggled to regain her stance.

Despite Eratz's overwhelming power, Sia didn't yield.

She summoned more ice around herself, fortifying her defenses, pushing her field spell to

take control once again.

A mist of frost enveloped her as her field spell regained its hold, and she returned each attack

with equal force, refusing to let him gain ground.

The battle became like a dance, each movement precise, each attack perfectly timed.

Energy clashed with ice, lighting up the arena in brilliant colors, the spectacle breathtaking.

The crowd sat in awe, mouths agape as the battlefield shifted with every strike. In the Genova section, former comrades of Eratz lowered their arms, faces blank with shock at the scene

before them.

Their eyes shone with admiration, while Lisa's expression began to change.

Slowly, as she watched Eratz move, memories came rushing back.

His graceful steps, his resolve, all reminded her of times they'd shared, the way he once led

her with the same calm strength.

She saw him emerge from ice, shards flying off his body as he shook them away with ease, and

she remembered the river they used to play in.

Crystal's words rang in her ears: "He never changed."

She held her chest, a tear slipping from her eye as she murmured softly.

"It's true... you never changed. You're more dazzling now, more powerful, but you're still the

same... I'm the one who lost myself."

Meanwhile, Sia and Eratz's battle raged on, each attack more intense than the last.

Sia's face finally showed signs of strain, her breaths uneven. She had taken more damage in this fight than ever before, her usual calm replaced with sheer resolve.

Her sabertooth beast was growing weaker against Raijinara's relentless lightning strikes,

each clash pushing it back, weakening its ice.

Raijinara's thunderous presence filled the arena, lightning arcing from its body as it clashed

with Nivalys.

Eratz and Sia barely took their eyes off each other, even as their beasts tore through the battlefield and their attacks reached them with destructive force.

Energy blasts and ice waves collided, shaking the ground beneath them as the tension reached

its peak. Then, in a final, devastating surge, Eratz pushed forward, his aura exploding around him, bright and fierce. Sia's expression tightened, a flash of resolve in her eyes.

She summoned every last ounce of her power, a whirlwind of ice and snow enveloping her.

Her sabertooth beast let out a defiant roar, charging straight at Eratz while she unleashed one last, desperate assault.

Ice shards, razor-sharp and deadly, spiraled around her hands as she thrust them forward in a

frigid beam.

But Eratz's strength was overwhelming, his energy surging outward with relentless force.

With a powerful swing, he directed a thunderous blast directly at her. She dodged at the last

possible second, the force of the energy rippling past her, but the shockwave threw her back, the force swallowing her whole.

In that instant, everything slowed. The crowd held its breath as Sia's body was engulfed in the raw energy, her body flickering behind the blaze of light.

She seemed suspended within the blast, swallowed by Eratz's power.

Her icy shield shattered around her, pieces of it sparkling in the air like falling stars.

But even as the frost began to disintegrate around her, Sia gritted her teeth, her eyes burning with determination as she dug her heels into the ground, refusing to back down.

With a final surge of strength, she straightened, raising both hands, palms outstretched, gathering all of her remaining energy into a last, desperate attack.

Frost coated her arms, her aura radiating a formidable blue glow as she pushed forward. Eratz watched her, his eyes narrowing as he charged energy into his own fist.

He clenched it tightly, his aura flaring even brighter, and with an exhale of focus, he brought

his hand forward, meeting her attack head-on.

The two forces collided with an earth-shattering roar, beams of ice and energy intertwining

and crackling with raw power.

The impact was so intense that even the arena shield strained, visible cracks appearing along

its surface.

Energy whirled around them, their bodies silhouetted against the blinding clash as they poured everything into this final struggle.

They stood in the eye of a relentless blast, their hands raised, beams of pure power colliding

and merging into a furious whirlwind around them.

The force tore at their bodies, the frost of Sia's field spell battling against the unyielding heat

and lightning of Eratz's aura. Their faces were intense, their expressions unwavering as the power roared between them.

In a single, intense moment, Eratz shifted his stance, bringing both hands forward in unison.

With a determined roar, he unleashed a burst of energy even greater than before, his entire being pouring into the strike.

Sia's eyes widened as his power surged forward, overwhelming hers. She fought to hold her ground, her arms shaking under the strain.

The energy sphere between them grew brighter, pulsing with raw, chaotic energy. The arena

shook, the ground cracking beneath them as their combined power reached a tipping point. Then, with one final push, they both unleashed everything they had, and the sphere exploded.

A cataclysmic blast erupted, the impact so intense it shattered the protective shield around the arena, sending a wave of energy spiraling upward into the sky, blazing across the heavens in a dazzling column of light that seemed to pierce the clouds themselves.

The air was filled with the sound of crackling energy, the blast visible from miles away as it

painted the sky with hues of electric yellow and icy white.

The arena erupted in a wave of fear and awe. Victoria's gaze was intense, while Zara watched with awe, Cassie and Roger instinctively raised their arms, shielding their faces, their eyes wide with shock. Kaida and Ryder crouched low, their hands coming up reflexively as the

shockwave swept over them.

Mercury quickly wrapped herself around Colin and Milo, pulling them close as they cowered against her, both screaming.

Crystal covered her eyes, and Lisa shielded her face, turning to the side.

As the blinding light slowly faded, the sky returned to its natural shade, and a silence fell over

the arena.

All eyes turned to the center, where the two warriors stood, battered and bruised. Their clothes hung in tatters, their hair disheveled, their bodies marked by the battle.

Eratz and Sia faced each other, their hands outstretched and only inches apart, perfectly

immobile.

Their breaths came in calm gasps, and for the first time, their expressions softened, never leaving the other's gaze.

They stared at each other for a long moment, letting the silence linger, and then, a faint sigh

escaped Sia's lips.

"I knew it wouldn't be easy... but even I didn't imagine this," she murmured, her voice barely audible as her strength faded.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Her eyes closed, and her body gave out, sinking gracefully to the ground as her consciousness

slipped away.

Eratz remained standing, breathing heavily, his gaze fixed on her. For a heartbeat, there was a

profound silence. Then, the announcer's voice, trembling with excitement, echoed across the

arena.

"The... The winner... Eratz Pandora!"