Stop the fight

In silent agreement, they launched themselves at each other once more, the third phase of their battle promising to be even more explosive. 

In that fleeting second before their flames collided again, the onlookers realized that though each combatant had escalated their power to a staggering level, they remained evenly matched. The notion stirred awe and unease in the hearts of everyone watching. If this was only a spar, how cataclysmic could a real battle between them become?

Foxfire clashed with dragonfire in a brilliant conflagration, each fighter pouring their magic and might into every strike, every counter, every weaving step. 

And even now, neither side could truly claim dominion. It was as if the entire courtyard hung on a razor's edge, waiting for the next evolution of this unstoppable duel.

Sparks crackled across the courtyard, glowing embers drifting like fireflies in the gathering twilight.