Surrounded by Vanguards

A red dragon swopped in, its maw opening to unleash a torrent of fire was the next unfortunate target. Arthur bent the flames with gravity, creating a swirling vortex that sucked the fire into a blazing loop.

Then, he lunged below the Vortex and targeted the dragon's exposed underbelly. Slashing downward, Celestia ripped through its few scales, each cut lined with destruction law energy.

Blood sprayed in thick arcs, painting the sky red as Arthur's blade tore open its torso. The dragon's entrails spilt, dangling grotesquely as it thrashed, barely able to stay airborne.

Arthur's hand shot forward, gripping its tail with a crushing grasp enhanced by gravity. His arm bulged up and he pulled with all his strength, ripping the tail free.

In one fluid motion, Arthur swung the severed tail, now a weapon in itself, toward a third dragon—another Ash dragon that had been strafing the spirits.