A deadly explosion of poisonous infernal, purple-colored flames engulfed Hector and his army of Valkyries, leaving behind a huge crater. The entire surroundings melting by the flames!
However…
"What?!" Blaze was shocked as she realized only around half of the Valkyries were destroyed, while the rest had merged into the armor of Hector, temporarily enhancing his holy light powers, and allowing him to summon a [Sanctified Ground] which negated poison and lowered the damage of her flames!
Indeed, the young guard that once guarded the Orange Village had changed tremendously, now becoming a full-fledged divine warrior. Having trained and mastered his light element and affinity with the spear with Drake and his friends, he had achieved a level of power that allowed him to reach this far.
"Lord Drake ordered me to take care of them, and I won't let you take them away!"
Hector flew into the skies like a flash of light, piercing through hundreds of flame projectiles fired by Blaze as he cut down the flame cradle with his light spear into countless of pieces! Such Light Spear still being the very same one that formed part of Drake's Skill, now having been reforged with Surtr's Scales to achieve the ability to cut through divine fire.
SLASH! SLASH! SLASH! SLASH!
"Father-in-law, Larzak!" Hector cried, as he quickly kicked Blaze away from taking away Agni and Leona again, while two huge armored and scaled lizardmen stepped in, grabbing the two young Fire Giants away from danger.
BAAAAMM…!
"UNGH…?! My shields were broken?!" Blaze opened her eyes while gasping for air, quickly standing back up from the ground, only to see a huge spear of light descending towards her!
"[Heavenly Spear Rain]!"
The spear suddenly shifted, dividing into thousands of spears made of light at once! Blaze surely thought such a thing could only be an illusion, as she gathered her flames in front of her and unleashed another destructive spell.
"[Jormungandr's Infernal Tail]!" She roared, a necklace around her neck shining brightly with a purple jewel as the huge manifestation of a titanic snake tail made of purple flames surged, rising into the skies, and clashing against the rain of golden spears.
CRAAAAASSSH!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
However, it began to quickly dwindle and weaken severely, as Blaze realized the spears were indeed not an illusion, and each one carried the might of a Rank 9 Holy Light Spell!
The Witch of Purgatory swiftly started to encompass her entire body on her purple flames, creating an armor of poisonous fire and resisting the spears while unleashing several smaller versions of Jormungandr's Infernal Breath, trying to blast Hector while he was flying.
BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOOM!
"Come down, you bastard!" Blaze roared, as she quickly flew high into the skies to greet him, a huge Jormungandr's Infernal Fangs greeting him!
CRAAAAAASSSH!
The gigantic snake jaws made of poisonous flames covered Hector's entire body as he resisted the tremendous damage while charging his spear with as much power as possible, and then unleashing a piercing strike through it!
"[Heavenly Pierce]!"
FLAAAAAAAAASH!
The piercing light was incredibly bright, completely dissipating Blaze's spell again. The Witch growing desperate as the light reached her chest!
"Uurgh…! Dammit! Why is he so strong for a mere human?! A mere lackey?!" Blaze cried, as she quickly turned into pure flame sand disappeared, trying to ignore Hector, and trying to get Agni and Leona again, or at least the red orb fragment.
"Move, you lizards!" She roared. "[Jormungandr's Infernal Purgatory]!" She roared, as a huge magic circle emerged below the floor, a tremendous tower made of pure purple flames surged, engulfing them all!
FLUOOOOOOOOSSSH!
"Hahahaha! Burn! Burn you bastards!" She laughed, only to be greeted by two powerful strikes into her stomach and neck! "Aaargh!"
Giving a loud shriek, Blaze quickly noticed that the two lizards, although burning and poisoned by the flames, still reached her to strike her down, Kraxka swiftly unleashed several dragon jaws made of ice while Larzak used his bare fists, channeling darkness, and light at the same time to strike her pressure points!
BAAAAAMMM…!
"Guuuaarrghh…!"
Giving a ridiculous scream, Blaze fell into the skies and landed on the floor, vomiting a mouthful of blood as she noticed several of her wounds bleeding terrible, and half her torso frozen! To make things worse, she couldn't move her limbs, as if they were paralyzed.
"T-This… W-What sort… of monsters serve the Dragon King?!" She cried.
The Purgatory Witch that had brought chaos and destruction to a quarter of the continent long ago had never thought a mere human and two winged lizardmen could deal so much damage against her! She was seen as one of the top four strongest beings in her continent!
Was she just a frog in a well this entire time? The might of beings beyond the continent shook her heart and made her prideful character waver with self-doubt… Her confidence beginning to swiftly shatter apart into pieces.
"N-No… This can't be…! I am the Witch of Purgatory! I will bring… purgatory to all of you!!!" Blaze cried, finding herself surrounded by Larzak, Kraxka, and Hector at the same time as an eruption of flames surged from her entire body!
TRUUUUUUUUMMMM…!
Her body suddenly transforming completely into pure purple flames, as her necklace's purple jewel fused with her soul and divine aura, her body of purple flames shapeshifting into a gigantic, over one hundred meters big snake.
[The [Witch of Purgatory: Blaze] has activated the power of [Jormungandr's Soul Fragment Necklace]!]
[Her Soul has merged with the crystalized soul fragment of the Ancient World Devouring Snake, boosting her strength, and transforming her into a [Purgatory Flames Jormungandr Demonic Snake]!]
[All her Stats have temporarily increased by +300%. Direct contact with her body will poison, burn, and drain mana constantly. Her Soul is slowly being consumed through the transformation.]
Channeling the power of the relic she held since she was a young witch, rejected by her village and constantly chased away by others, she transformed into the beast that had taken countless of innocent lives before, the feared Snake of Flames.
"SHAAAAAAAHHH!!!"