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"Don't hold back!" Miraluz roared from above, his voice bouncing off the cavern walls.
His eyes glowed as she observed, searching for an opening.
The male snake lunged at Grey again, fangs dripping venom, wings flaring to strike from above.
Grey dodged with near-impossible agility, tail whipping around to hit the snake in the flank.
King Kong roared and charged, slamming the serpent against the cavern wall.
The creature writhed violently, knocking over stalagmites and rocks that sent a cascade of debris crashing around them.
Miraluz's mind worked like a chessboard.
He could see multiple outcomes, angles, and threats.
His claws glinted as she dove from above, circling the battlefield with lethal grace.
He struck strategically, smashing a wing, then targeting the tail.
The snake writhed, attempting to coil around Grey, but her reflexes were unmatched.
She adjusted in midair, slicing claws through the membrane and ripping at the joints with precision.
The battle became a blur of motion. Grey darted, struck, and feinted.
King Kong utilized brute force, pinning and battering with calculated swings.
Miraluz maintained altitude, descending only when an opening appeared.
Finally, he seized the chance: the male snake lunged, venom aimed for her side.
He twisted midair, claws raking along its side, shredding muscle and scales.
Using his momentum, he smashed downwards with his full weight, crushing the head, feeling the final convulsions before the beast went still.
Breathing heavily, Miraluz hovered, wings trembling slightly.
He looked at Grey, who was panting, scales scarred, but triumphant.
King Kong stood beside her, chest heaving, a scar across his massive torso.
Both were battered but victorious.
"Good," Miraluz said, her voice low but approving.
"You've both grown stronger. But this… was only the beginning. Inner world Titans are patient, and they never fight fair."
Grey nodded, cleaning her wings of blood.
"I can handle it," she said, voice low but confident.
"I can fight and think at the same time now."
King Kong grunted, shaking the blood from his fur.
"That was… something. But I want to know what's guiding me."
Miraluz nodded.
"Patience. First, we survive. Then we find your prize."
His eyes swept across the inner world, every shadow, every flicker of light, every shift in air currents noted.
This was more than a battlefield; it was a proving ground, a crucible for the strongest Titans.
As they moved deeper, the air thickened with radiation.
Molten rivers ran beneath jagged rock formations, sending up heat waves and shimmering reflections.
Ancient ruins occasionally broke through the terrain, hinting at civilizations that had long since vanished.
King Kong's instincts led them, each step cautious, each movement strategic.
Suddenly, Grey froze midair.
"Movement ahead. Something big."
Miraluz's eyes narrowed.
Two massive silhouettes rose from the shadows.
This time, creatures larger than the singing snakes, bristling with spikes and covered in thick, plated scales.
Their eyes glowed like embers.
These were the guardians of the inner world, Beta-plus Titans, each capable of flattening a forest with a single strike.
Miraluz exhaled, wings spreading wide.
"This is where we test everything. Grey, flank the left one. King Kong, take the right. I'll handle the center."
The battle erupted.
Rocks and molten shards flew, air cracked with the sound of claws meeting claws and fists meeting scales.
Grey darted through the gaps, a blur of rainbow light, striking weak points in the guardian's armor.
King Kong roared, using sheer strength to pin and crush.
Miraluz orchestrated every movement, striking with precision, diving from above, turning the tide at every critical moment.
Hours, or what felt like hours, passed in this brutal dance.
Fatigue set in, but Miraluz never faltered.
Every strike, every maneuver was deliberate.
Finally, through a combination of calculated attacks, teamwork, and overwhelming strategy, the guardians fell.
Their bodies collapsed with thunderous crashes, the cavern echoing the victory.
Miraluz hovered above the battlefield, wings glowing faintly in the radioactive light.
"We move forward. There's more ahead. This is only the first layer," she said, voice firm.