The heat of the Fire Shard was not merely temperature; it was an aggression. The air shimmered with a malice that sought to cook the flesh from bone. Valeria didn't care. She was the Titan.
She charged up the slopes of the magma mountain, her boots crushing the cooling slag. Seraphina moved in her shadow, a flicker of motion darting between the rocks.
"Incoming!" Seraphina hissed.
From the lava rivers, shapes emerged. [Magma Stalkers]. [Fire Elementals]. Glitched versions of the Red Dragons. They were a horde of burning code.
"Let them come!" Valeria roared.
"[Titan's Aura]!"
Golden light exploded from her body. It pushed back the heat, creating a bubble of breathable air. The fire monsters screeched, blinded by the radiance.
Valeria didn't stop. She swung her claymore.
"SMASH!"
The blade, reinforced with the [Golden Carapace] she had integrated into her gear, cleaved through a magma golem. The monster shattered into sparks.
"Left flank!" Valeria shouted.
