Chapter 59

He flew down and gripped my throat. He squeezed but he did not have the strength to choke. My hardened skin prevailed and muscles taunted resisting the suffocating crushing grasp. My hand unfurled into a claw-like grip, and I blasted a stream of magic into his stomach. 

We broke apart his long talons scraping against my skin. We each ignited our magical shrouds, Maradon of shadow and mine of lightning. 

Maradon hand flicked and a blue orb dropped and expanded. All around, shades of blue extended out in looping spiralling streams that flashed constantly. I glanced up, down and to the sides. I guessed we were both inside one of his orbs.

I frowned and looked to Maradon, "What have you done?"

A clawed hand gestured to the encompassing blue orb, "I have opened a gateway."

I bite my teeth hard enough I wondered if they would be crushed, "Why?"

"Maradon using the ways of brutality failed once, I shall not fail! I cannot fail!"