I Received System to Become Dragonborn

Chapter 569: Absorbing Their Souls

The battle intensified once again as Erend and Eccar launched themselves at the Great Calamity again.

The sky above the Elf Palace was a battlefield of raging elements — fire, lightning, and earth Magic clashing violently with dark energy, each collision sending tremors through the air and the protective dome.

The Great Calamity, now fully transformed and it fought with a newfound ferocity. Its crimson scales gleamed in the light of the crackling energy and the burning white eyes seemed to pierce through both Erend and Eccar as if they were nothing more than prey. Every movement become more powerful and more deadly.

Erend attacked again, hurling a torrent of flame that surged toward the creature, while Eccar sent jagged pillars of stone rocketing toward it. But the Great Calamity was faster.

With a roar that shook the skies, it raised its claws and slashed through the air with lightning speed, unleashing a crescent-shaped blood slash that tore through the battlefield.

The attack came so quickly that neither Erend nor Eccar could react in time.

The crescent blood slash struck them both with terrifying force. Erend felt a searing pain shoot through his left shoulder as the attack pierced his once-impenetrable scales. His eyes widened in shock as he staggered back, blood trickling down his arm.

It wasn't just the pain that stunned him — it was the realization that his scales, which had withstood so much, had been broken.

Eccar let out a grunt of pain as the blood slash struck his left hand, carving through his defenses and leaving a deep wound. He clutched his injured hand, staring at the blood seeping through his fingers, disbelief written across his face.

For a moment, both Dragonborn locked eyes, the same unspoken thought flashing between them. This had never happened before. Their scales... had been penetrated. The invulnerability they had always relied on was shattered.

The Great Calamity let out a twisted laugh, the sound cold and mocking, as it saw the shock in their expressions.

Wasting no time, it flew at them again with terrifying speed, its blood-red wings slicing through the air as it closed the distance in an instant.

CRACK!

The creature's fists came crashing down on Erend's chest, the impact sending shockwaves through his body. He felt his scales begin to crack under the pressure, the familiar strength of his armor breaking apart with each brutal hit.

Erend roared in rage and trying to retaliate, but the Great Calamity was already upon him. Its claws suddenly plunged deep into his stomach, piercing through his scales and flesh as though they were nothing.

Erend's eyes widened in pain and shock as the Great Calamity wrenched its claws free, leaving a gaping wound in his stomach. He stumbled, his strength failing him, before collapsing beside Eccar on the ground.

For the first time, both Erend and Eccar felt utterly helpless. Their bodies were broken, their Magic nearly depleted.

The Great Calamity landed heavily on the ground with a wide, wicked grin. It said nothing as it stepped toward them, its talons clicking ominously on the ground.

Then, the Great Calamity stretched out its hands. From its palms thick blood-red tentacles unfurled, writhing like serpents as they shot toward the fallen Dragonborn. The tentacles coiled around their broken bodies, tightening and Erend and Eccar could feel their strength being sapped away.

The Great Calamity's grin widened as it leaned in closer.

"I will absorb your soul," it hissed, "and use it to destroy the world you wanted to protect."

The words were a death sentence. Eccar screamed in agony as the red tentacles dug into his flesh, but the true horror came when he felt something far worse than physical pain—he felt his soul being pulled from his body.

His vision blurred as his very essence was dragged toward the Great Calamity.

Erend also could feel the same terrifying pull, but when the Great Calamity focused its dark, twisted Magic on him, something happened.

The Great Calamity's white eyes widened in shock.

It had expected to devour Erend's soul just as easily as Eccar's, but instead, it recoiled as if it had touched something it couldn't comprehend. There was a resistance deep within Erend that defied his corruption.

The creature's wide grin faltered, replaced with a look of confusion and then fear.

"What... what is this?" the Great Calamity muttered, its voice trembling with disbelief.

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