The Spire.

[DragonMasterX]

As Terramoore was shoved back, he fell on his back but his defiant, angered grunt was all anybody needed to know he was blind to his own rage, "Shut up! Just shut up!" he screamed, "You don't have to worry about what just happened! We lost our powers! Our very forms! You... digusting dragon lookalike, you're the only one that magic didn't affect. Tell me how to return to normal!" he said, standing up and balling his hands into fists, apparently ready to charge at Ereth if whether he told him anything or not.

Lino coughed a bit of blood, having received his own share of a beating by the stronger adult, he felt his fists hurt, "So... this is what means to be useless for real, huh..." he dragged his body across the floor, slowly approaching his unconscious sister who he hugged tightly, "I'm sorry, Lina... I, please don't die... please... not before I do..." he said, keeping the girl warm in an embrace, not caring about the shaking place or the leveled fight across the place. Lino didn't care about adult matters now, he just wanted to be with his sister again.

Mar knelt down as his legs gave up in his weakened state, but did his best to hold his sister in his arms as he looked at Shadow with an encouraging smile, "Just make sure not to die. We're gonna make it through one way or the other. We've gotta."

Ryoji stretched his arms, his scales brimming with energy as he smiled, enjoying his overflowing power. F'Nerah's comments made his brief moment of happiness spoiled however, "A dubious task in the long run if you look at what's happening in our world. They are ruining it. They kill and enslave us, as well. How is that a way of repaying our primordial kindness to those vexatious monkeys?" he extended an arm as if he was gently making a point, "Our ancestors were wise and merciful, unnecessarily so. I don't have anyone else to blame but the parasites you have sworn to protect, and that's precisely why I shall atone for all our mistakes!" he then swatted at the air as if he was slapping someone with his backhand, "I don't plan on giving the apes any mercy!"

Ryoji then finally came across the sight of Mar craddling Dorothy. The omnipotent dragon frowned, regardless of what reality begged for, it was clear: A human was holding her. He suddenly disappeared from F'Nerah's sight.

Mar's eyes widened as a looming shadow cast over him and Dorothy, Ryoji was standing before him, "You..." he growled, and instead of fear, his eyes eyes now showed fiery determination and anger, "What have you done to my sister?!"

"She's not your sister anymore," Ryoji clarified, opening a claw which made Dorothy lift off ground and then suddenly be brought to Ryoji by an invisible force, obviously stronger than human Mar.

"Ggk!" Mar fell forwards as he tried to clutch Dorothy to help her from being taken but failed thanks to the lack in physical strength, "What do you mean?!" he said as he used his hands for support and looked up to Ryoji again, his young boy's face dirty from the fall.

Ryoji smiled to Dorothy and ignored Mar, "Wake up, my love" he audibly whispered to her ears, Mar's eyes widening as he witnessed Ryoji kiss Dorothy's lips.

The dragoness' motionless eyes began moving again as she stood straight, beside Ryoji and hugged him by the waist, her soiled kimono being automatically cleaned by Ryoji's power as they gave their backs to Mar and began floating away, "We must depart now, my queen. We will find the place where I shall announce this world's rebirth."

"Grrrr..." Mar growled loudly, suddenly sparking fire around his feet and hands as he leapt towards Ryoji, his hands glowing white all of a sudden as he attempted to deliver a punch to the back of the golden dragon's neck, "Stop controlling her! Let my sister go!" he demanded.

For the first time in the whole battle, Ryoji staggered forwards slightly, his body having suffered hardly any significant damage or pain, but his barrier had been somehow breached, he turned around to face Mar, who still a human had been able to do that to him. Anger filled every vein in his body as he growled to the former dragon, "I was thinking of letting you live, only because you and I will be eventually family. But it doesn't matter now, die!" he roared, opening his palm and blasting Mar at point blank with a tremendous surge of energy.

"Uwaaaaah!" cried the white-haired human as his frail form was sent flying onto one of the undamaged pillars, his clothes somehow surviving the thermal explosion unlike the rest of his body which now looked badly burnt. He squirmed in place even as smoke floated off his singed form, he was weak, frail, and he was going to go, soon. "D-damn... Why now...? Why here...?" he cursed Ryoji, he cursed Terramoore, he cursed himself. He couldn't talk, but he needed medical attention, or his human body would not survive.