Tegryn chuckled. "Not a pretty sight, is it?" he taunted as he conjured up a dark fireball in his hand and tossed it up and down in the air in a nonchalant fashion. "And don't think for a minute I'll be going easy on you lot neither - anyone who gets in my way deserves everything they get, and these boys have just found that out the hard way!"
But despite all his bragging and swagger, Musa was neither impressed not intimidated. "We know that's not the real you talking," she said with a steely determination, "And we didn't come here to fight you neither, we just want you back the way you were."
"Heh. And how are you going to do that? Erase my memory?"
"No... we finished your potion, the one you started with Ms Griselda."
"Ah, I see. So all I have to do is stand around, drink a potion that wasn't even completed and let you cast an untested spell on me! Do you really think I'm that stupid?"
"Well, thats what we're gonna do, and if we have to do things the hard way to get the real you back then that's what we're prepared to do, even if it means beating you to within an inch of your life."
"Really?" said Tegryn raising his eyebrows. "Well if that's the way you want it, let's see how you handle THIS!" With that, he hurled the fireball into the group standing before him. The fairies flung themselves out of the way just in time, as it exploded with a huge dark purple flame, sending chunks of stone flying and shockwaves reverberating through the chamber.
Seeing all that debris gave Tegryn an evil idea. Using his telekinetic powers, he picked the rubble up then rather cruelly started to pelt the fairies with it. The girls huddled behind Mimi and Nini, whose Harmonic Shield spell was more than enough to handle a few stones.
"Come on girls, we can't just keep hiding from him all day - it's now or never," cried Bloom as she unleashed a volley of fireballs at Tegryn. He didn't flinch, but just stood there laughing as they exploded harmlessly against his personal shield spell. The others took their cue to attack simultaneously, but to no effect - even Discorda's best efforts went unrewarded.
"This is hopeless!" cried Layla, "How are we supposed to get through that shield?"
"Exactly," Tegryn shouted arrogantly as he heard this. "It IS hopeless! You can't beat me, so just give me what I want!"
His gloating was cut short by a rather strong blast impacting into his side, briefly staggering him. Looking over, he saw Stella brandishing her sceptre.
"Hmmm... that's an interesting looking toy you've got there - do you mind if I have a go?"
With that, he snatched it out of her grasp using his telekinesis powers. Stella yelped and winced in pain as the sceptre of Solaria was wrenched from her hands, jarring her shoulder.
"Very nice... let's see how well it works." he said, sending a couple of shots into his opponents. The fairies scattered, except for Tecna who stood firm behind her Firewall Shield. Bravely, she withstood two direct hits before she was knocked off her feet by a third.
Bloom had had enough - she stood up and confronted Tegryn. "I wish I didn't have to do use this against you," she said despondently, "But you've given me no choice."
Tegryn looked on as Bloom started to gather her awesome power in typically spectacular fashion.
"Ah, this must be Dragonfire that those witches kept wibbling on about... now THIS should be interesting."