Just as Alex stared at the monstrous being before him, a cold shiver crept up his spine.
'What in the seven hells is that thing…?' he thought, his grip tightening on his sword.
Before he could move, a familiar voice echoed in his head, calm and mechanical.
[ Host, it looks like it's Alden's Spirit Bond. ]
Alex blinked, momentarily taken aback.
'A spirit bond, huh? So that's what it is. Gotta say—it looks so fucking cool.'
He smirked under his mask. 'I want something like this one too.'
Veytharion, the half draconic half snake monstrosity, loomed over the arena, its massive body blotting out the artificial sky of the coliseum. For a few tense seconds, it simply stared at Alex, its twelve molten eyes locking onto him with predatory focus.
Then, without warning, it opened its colossal jaws.
Black chaotic flames began to form inside, swirling like a miniature sun about to implode.
Alex's eyes narrowed.
