Chapter 30

Agnir was so hot right now. I mean she was cute, but literally. I had to step back a bit and grab some ice to cool down. The ice in the chamber that was around her was already melted.

Theatrice roared and blew a beam of ice at agnir. Agnir didn't even flinch. She raised her hand to meet the beam of ice. The ice didn't even get close to her. It turned into steam the moment it touched agnir's flames.

Agnir tilted her head and smiled, "so this is the power of a fairy and a dragonkind? Impressive... For a novice. I suspect your sister only got to slay 2 or 3 dragons before you ate her? A shame, truly... You see I've slain over 100 dragons." She started to shoot fire from her own palm. The two beams began to play tug of war.

I hid behind Tristan's frozen statue. I stared in awe at the amount of magic exploding together.

Agnir spoke again, "how long can you hold that breath? It must take a lot of energy."

Theatrice's form started shaking. Then in an instant she closed her mouth and covered her body with her silver wings. The fire from agnir shot forward and clashed against Theatrice's wings. The silver scales got hot.

Theatrice spoke in a raspy voice, "this is 100 dragons? Maybe you are just weak!?" She spread her wings and a blast of cold spread out over the room. Agnir put her hand down, but her flames barely wavered from the shockwave. Theatrice clasped her claws together and a small blue ball of ice started growing in her palms. "Dodge this, agnir!" The ball grew to half the size of theatrice, nearly 5x bigger than agnir and I.

Agnir stood there. Her dress flapped from the wind pressure the magic was creating. Her flames were still strong. She held out her two hands, "I mean that's pretty easy." Without charging at all, agnir sent a ball of fire the same size at Theatrice.

Theatrice was startled by the sudden ball of flame and she released her own. The two balls of magic began fighting for dominance. If I was standing out in the open I likely would have been pushed to the edges of the room. The two balls melded together and dissipated.

Theatrice growled, "this isn't over!" Icicles started raining down as she put her hand high.

Agnir started moving finally. She dodged each icicle like it was a slow bubble. She stepped closer each time she dodged.

Theatrice shouted, "hahaha you fool. You stepped right into my-"

Agnir punched the floor sending flames out in a circle carving out runes.

Thestrice stopped her magic, "...trap..." She just stared at agnir in silence...

Agnir stood up, "you done yet?" She held out a fire ball in her hand. "Then accept your fate!"

I ran out from my hiding spot, "wait agnir! Don't kill her!"

Agnir stopped just before releasing her fury, "but Torin... She was going to kill you..." She looked at me, "you really want to let this backstabbing traitor live?"

Theatrice was now cowering in fear and awe. She looked at me, then her form started to change. She shrunk back down to the size of a human. Claire now stood sobbing in the place that theatrice stood. "Oh torin! This is all a misunderstanding. I-i didn't want to kill you or agnir. I was being controlled! Yes, an evil dragon forced me to do this! Please spare me!" She knelt down, tears filled her face as she pleaded forgiveness.

She was clearly lying... "Agnir, take her stone so she can't transform."

Agnir walked up to claire, "you sure I can't just eat her?" She looked hungry.

"no agnir, she may have betrayed us, but it was also how she was raised. It's all she knows... I'm sure the dungeons have ways to keep magic users behind bars." I looked down at Claire, who I once trusted, with sorrow.

Agnir walked up to claire, "I have a better idea. I can seal her powers." Agnir smiled at me sweetly, "a merciful option don't you think?"

I nodded. "That sounds like a good idea..." I was half worried that it was some terrible torture tactic that agnir wanted to use.

Agnir held one finger out. At the tip there was a sharp blue flame. She ripped open Claire's shirt slightly then started burning a rune into her sternum.

Claire cried out in pain. When it was finished she collapsed and whimpered. "What have you done to me?" She gasped for air.

Agnir blew out the fire on her finger like a magic trick, "your magic, your powers, everything you thought was strength has been released from your control."

The room started to melt and the ice turned into water puddles on the ground. Claire looked around at the room, then fear entered her eyes. "No, no wait you have to get me out of here, my father-"

Crack

Ferdinand's ice sculpture started cracking apart.