Fire vs. Ice—Nyxlith & Chione

The flames exploded around him, expanding in a brilliant wave that could have consumed everything in its path—but it didn't. Instead, they swirled around him, like the very essence of nature itself. Beautiful, graceful, and completely destructive. He stood at the center of it all, invincible, unshaken.

"Let's see how far this power goes," Parker muttered to himself, a grin tugging at his lips. The flames raged but did not burn him—no, they were his now.

He raised a hand, watching the flames coil around his fingers like they belonged there.

Ere's eyes widened.

"Well, shit," she muttered.

Parker exhaled. Controlled. Unshaken. "Let's go."

Ere nodded, stepping forward to summon the portal—

But then—

A crack split through the air.

The temperature plummeted.