[H2][color=fff200]"BANG!"[/color][/H2] Rajaka cocked his forearm back and smashed the joint of his elbow into the tightest position he could manage with his bulbous muscles impeding him. A flash of blinding yellow light flew through the air, faster than either Jeff or Bruce, or even Zelriane could manage to avoid. Fortunately it didn't seem to cause any harm. The expanding half-orb of energy that erupted afterwards? That would've been a different story. It flew out, reaching far past one edge of the arena, and closing in on the opposite, where Zelriane positioned himself in a quick dash behind Jeff. He prepared to block off his escape route, but just as quickly as the massive ball of energy began to expand, a shroud of dark energy began to encompass it, until it was black all the way through. Zelriane lowered his leg and sighed as the energy quickly shrunk back down to where Rajaka was standing, until it disappeared, leaving not Rajaka, but Shaidra, crouched in his spot, with a large crater beneath her. She examined the floor, like a small child weeping over pieces of their shattered art project. Then her head darted towards Bruce, who was far above her, curiously. [color=black]"Bird?"[/color] She cooed. [color=007236]"No,"[/color] Zelriane shouted, his voice sturdy and controlled, [color=007236]"That is no bird."[/color] [center][hr] [h1]~ End Of Chapter 169 ~[/h1][/center] - - - - - - - - - - - [center][h1]~ Chapter 170 ~[/h1] [sub][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM8IzC5wZIs]Darkness Resumes Without Pause[/url][/sub][/center]