End Of The Endless

Malik didn't move an inch.

Like a statue, he stayed rooted in that stance.

The air shifted around him, now carrying the promise of death.

Both his hands were locked tight around his shamshir's hilt, holding it before him.

Its charred steel hissed and crackled with barely contained flames, the heat licking up his arms.

SKREEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAW!

Then, the Roc's shadow arrived, swallowing the land around him. 

Each wing flap rumbled the ground, playing with the fire he wielded.

SKREEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAW!

It screeched a second time as it descended, opening its beak wide.

An invitation to the afterlife.

Not so keen on that, Malik darted to the left and jumped.

Midair, he stabbed forward, his blade shooting out a concentrated blast.

Aimed right at its freakishly huge eye.