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The Final Battle: Turning the Tide
The heroes, all restored to fighting strength, assisted the dragons however they could. Not many stragglers were left, just a couple hundred or so.
Hiccup fought alongside his group from Berk with Hachiman up front and Rapunzel covering the rear.
Bunny and North found themselves back-to-back, holding off the surrounding enemy. The reindeer circled above them, ramming through the clusters every now and then.
"Hah ha!" The bearded warrior in red rather enjoyed the thrill of combat. "Much like battle of Yorkshire, no?"
The Easter Bunny did not share his friend's thrill-seeking tastes. "We talkin' about the same Yorkshire here, mate?" He concentrated on not getting burned.
"Bah! Just switch goblins with these demons and yes!"
"Forgetting the important detail that they're made of FIRE!" He just barely weaved out of the way of a blazing swipe.
North lunged in to help out his comrade. "Getting too hot for you?"
"Please, it's me here." Bunny took out several molten stragglers with one strong throw of his boomerang. "Nerves of steel, master of Tai Chi, and the ancient art of…" He jumped several feet into the air to avoid more attackers. "Hop-a-kido!" He dived right in between a gang, kicking and whacking away the devils in a mad, spinning frenzy.
Tooth soared above, dropping a straggler to break it to bits against the hard surface. She hovered down, giggling. "You are so lucky Jack wasn't around to hear you say that."
Sandman flew by to silently laughing away at Bunny's awful pun.
The Easter Guardian scoffed, "Ah, go on, have a hoot. I'd like to hear yuh tell a joke for once, Sandy." He went back to fighting alongside his teammates.
As the Guardians finished up, so did their reptilian allies.
The dragons wiped out the last of the fire demons. They trampled around the smoky, ashy corpses of their fallen enemies.
All regrouped.
Hachiman sheathed his twined blade and walked amongst his fellow warriors. "Battle's won, but we have yet to finish the war."
Rapunzel kindly told the riders of Berk. "Thank you guys for showing up when you did."
"Oh please," Valka waved her hand for the princess not to bother. "It's why we came."
E. Aster hopped in, his ears twitching, "Mates, yuh hear that?"
Sandman and Toothiana looked around and shrugged. "Hear what?"
"It's getting louder."
The dragons and reindeer suddenly became restless. Their animal instincts were kicking in with Bunny's. The other's on the other hand, were all left in confusion.
North stepped in. "Nyet, I also hear nothing." He brushed down on his white beard. "But I'm getting tingly sensation in beard…something's coming."
Hachiman concentrated, feeling the vibrations in the earth. His eyes widened, "Susano."
Right then and there, a rushing wind blasted pass them. The youngest of the allies were knocked back, while the rest held their stance against the mighty breeze. After that, a rising tide, mixed with even greater winds, rose from beyond the cliff-side. It towered high, taller than anything Mother Nature could have ever created. It was as though the entire ocean stood before them, ready to destroy them under its weight.
"Take cover!" Hachiman yelled as he ran towards the fallen youngsters. The Guardians followed close behind.
They could not outrun this supernatural disaster. The waters came down with full force. In the split moment before impact, the God—who was one with the Earth—did what little he could. He swung down his fist, creating a dome out of the rocky ground. The element wrapped over them. Unfortunately, it was not large enough to cover them all. Only the Guardians, humans, Cloudjumper, and himself were protected under the layer of strengthened stone as the crushing waters smacked down. The giant hawk, reindeer, remaining knights, and the rest of the dragons were violently washed away by the enormous tidal waves of the hurricane.
The surface of the dome began to crack under the immense pressure. Hachiman groaned loudly through gritted teeth as he struggled to keep the shield up.
Bunnymund quickly tapped his big foot twice onto the ground. The rock softened, swirled widely inward, and then sunk to create a deep hole that would get them out. "Everybody, into the hole!"
In a rush and with nowhere else to go, they all jumped down the rabbit hole. Bunny hopped in after everyone else, closing up the exit back to solid rock. A flower blossomed over the spot, only to be smashed under the tide that broke through the dome.
The allies slide down the underground tunnel at an exhilarating speed. Screams echoed throughout as the young ones could not even enjoy the fun ride after the terrifying surprise attack they all just narrowly escaped. Then they saw the opening at the end of the curving tunnel. Before it closed itself, everyone popped out of the large rabbit hole several feet into the air. Bunnymund, Valka, and Hachiman were the only ones to land on their feet. Sandman, Tooth, and Cloudjumper hovered airborne, while everybody else flopped onto the rough surface in an uncomfortable dog-pile.
The young dragon riders grunted as they shoved and told each other to "Move!" and "Get off!" Hiccup rolled off first, kindly helping Rapunzel to her feet. Astrid pushed passed who she considered were her idiot friends and screamed out, "Stormfly!"
She dropped to her knees. They all moved in around her. The allies stood on the edge of a merger of plateaus farther up the volcano, overlooking the devastating flood below. The aftermath of the apocalyptic hurricane slowly began to settle back onto the sea. There was no sign of their companions.
Valka set a hand on her shoulder. "Easy now, she'll be alright. They all will."
"But-" Something loud and close cut off the blonde Viking.
Lighting shot out just beside the merged plateaus.
Hiccup wrapped his arms around Astrid, lifting her up. "We still got something else to worry about."
Hachiman stepped up, front and center, and everyone drew out their weapons with him. The team heroically stood strong to face to violent Storm God rising before them. His eyes remained in their piercingly pale-white hue with electricity sparking out.
"Fighting us all? By yourself? Even for you, Susano, this is beyond foolish."
He did not answer the samurai. Looking down at them all from the darkened skies, Susano did not seem to be listening anymore. It was as though his rage had finally consumed him. Lightning from the black clouds struck across behind the deity and he lunged at the heroes with a thunderous roar, slashing down his mighty sword.
Over at the rocky arena beside the lava-fall, the two powerful beams of opposing energies kept colliding with one another. Evenly matched and neither one planning to give in anytime soon, Elsa decided to try one of her different approaches. She stomped her boot.
The power struggle between them was so intense that Kitsune did not even notice the crack in the earth moving its way up to her. Crystallized spikes suddenly erupted out, encasing her foot. Elsa had sent her ice traveling just beneath the ground, undetected. Kitsune stumbled in place, quickly realizing that it caused her to cease her dark magic. The swirling blue beam was coming right for her. The witch just barely managed to pop up a glowing pentagram of a protective seal that blocked Elsa's great power.
After blasting away the ice that locked down her foot, Kitsune saw the Snow Queen running towards her. She stopped her dead in her tracks with a dark blast, forcing the platinum-blonde to create herself a frosty barrier to take cover behind.
Elsa peeked out to see a nine-tailed fox pounce at her. She rolled out of the way, feeling the canine's claws scratch against her shoulder's armor piece. On a knee she shot away the large fox.
It leaped around the arena as the Queen tried to shoot it down again. The witch shapeshifted into a woman to fire back, and Elsa decided not to go for the kill. Blocking off a few attacks, she then found a clear shot and unleashed.
The blizzard of an attack nailed Kitsune right in the chest. It was a powerful hit. The grunt she let out proved as much. But it purposely did not reach her heart.
The witch fell to her knees. Smoke that would usually come off of dry ice, steamed off from the point of impact. She felt her stinging chest and looked up at Elsa coming over.
"Why?" Confused as to why ice was not consuming her. "Why did you not freeze my heart?"
"You're already colder than anything I could ever create. And I doubt you even have one." She snapped coldly.
The witch gave a faint chuckle, "Heh, you'd be right. I gave that up lifetimes ago."
"Sold your soul for the power to corrupt others?"
"I did not sell my-" she groaned as she got back on her feet. "That's not how I came to be," She tilted her head, smiling at the young woman. "And do I detect a hint of bitterness, my Queen?"
Elsa simply threw her hand up. Kitsune's smile vanished as clear blades of ice erected out, restraining her up to her neck, "Oh no you don't."
The witch struggled but could hardly move within the tight and freezing enclosure.
"You're not messing with my mind this time." The Queen leaned in. "I'm in control now."
"You sure you still don't have some darkness left in you?" She gave her wicked smile, trying to act not at all intimidated.
"None by your manipulative hands," Elsa walked a few steps away.
The cunning witch tried to buy herself some time while she figured a way out. "I don't see why you're so upset with me." She secretly put all her effort into her fingers. "I never lied to you."
The Queen whipped back at the witch. "No, you twisted the truth! Turned me into something I wasn't!" She shifted the crystallized ice closer to look Kitsune right in the eye. "But that was not all of it, not the full truth."
Kitsune stared into her calm yet fierce blue eyes. She really was in control.
"No, Jack was not there for me. But he tried. He will always try. And when he doesn't make it—and you forgot this one important detail…" She extended and sharpened the tips of the icy blades up to her opponent's chin and cheeks. "I'm more than capable of handling myself." She stated softly but very clearly into her face.
"Are you?" She uttered not believing her, for she recalled the night back at Arendelle—the night Elsa was helpless against her dark sorcery.
The Snow Queen pulled away, still keeping her confident demeanor. "I slip up sometimes-" she then remembered all her mistakes with Anna, both when they were children and the time of her coronation. "Many times…"
She stopped and looked away. A loving smile formed across her lips. "But that's what loved ones are for. When you've lost your way, they chase after you." She thought of her beloved sister, Anna. "They travel through harsh winters just to bring you home." Then she thought of her beloved Jack. "They keep fighting for you, even if it's against your very own darkest self, so they can show you the light."
Elsa now looked back onto the malevolent witch whose thin, chapped lips were quivering, and whose face was growing even paler.
"Which is far beyond anything you will ever know, witch."
Kitsune scoffed. Elsa sensed she hit something—a nerve perhaps?
"What family do you have? Or did you outlive them all for the sake of your youthful immortality?" She pressed on.
"Don't be so smug, my Queen. That fate is yours to succumb to."
"True…both Jack and I fear the day that will inevitably come. But we won't let it stop us. To its fullest, we will live out our precious time together as one."
Kitsune was a bit amazed and quite annoyed all at once. Nothing she threw could phase this young woman anymore. Her bright and shining love was far stronger than her deepest and darkest fears. Elsa was as confident as ever. She knew her place in the world and amongst her family and newest friends. She was also well aware of the dreadful challenges that awaited her, some more certain than others. There was nothing the witch could say to get under her skin this time.
"Which is more than can be said for you." She raised an eyebrow at Kitsune. "Who do you have? Who will be there for you? Susano?"
The trapped witch glowered. Elsa found pleasure in her subtlest of reactions. Oh how the roles have reversed since the first time they met.
"He does not care about you in the slightest. Not one bit. You're just a crafty tool for him to use. And look around you, your job is done. He will not come to save you."
Elsa learned how to speak down like this by the, one and only, sly opponent confined before her.
"You honestly believe I did all this out of love?" she snarled.
"Why else would you faithfully follow him all across the globe?"
"I had my reasons." she said grimly.
Elsa did not fall for her poorly worn mask of a lie. A smirk formed up the side of her face. "Looks like you're not the only one who can see passed a girl's denial."
The freezing witch angrily tried to break free, but he tips of the blades only dug into her cold, whitened skin.
"Hate to break whatever it is you have for a heart, but he loves another. He has always loved another." She started playing around with a tiny snowflake, orbiting it around between her fingers. "With you, guess he mentioned only half the truth. You two have that much in common. But unleashing the Fire God to storm the heavens and take revenge was only part of his plan. His end goal for breaking through the white gates was always to see his wife again."
Kitsune was speechless.
"Oh he never told you?" She said condescendingly. "He actually told Jack the first time they fought. Then Jack told the Guardians the whole story when he brought me to North's. And when I woke up, they told me. We all knew more about his true intentions than you ever did. You, his most loyal servant."
Dead silent, the witch's eyes drifted down.
Elsa jammed in the last dagger. "How does it feel to have your 'eyes opened'? Only to see that all you ever were to Susano was a stupid dog."
At the sound of a sharp scream, Kitsune broke out of the ice. It all shattered away, revealing her ragingly hexed hands as she lunged at the Queen.
Elsa was not afraid. Her snowy power swirled in her palms. She advanced, head-on!
The two women collided. Face-to-face, their hands were clamped onto each other's, tightly. Up close and personal, their clashing energies of red and blue began to spark out of control.
Somewhere under the sea, the silver-haired young man was still lifelessly floating in its deepest, darkest depths. Then at last…his eyes opened wide, as if summoned by the sense of danger towards his loved ones. The Guardian awakened to go protect his family.
Jack Frost shot up out of the ocean. High amongst the clouds, he soared across the sky to reach the great Volcano.
At the active island, the merged plateaus were struck so hard from battle that they crumbled. In the free-falling decent, the fight carried on.
Susano flew around the plummeting boulders, striking down any heroes he came across. Bunny hopped off of one falling rock onto another, and chucked his exploding eggs at the wrathful god. Through the colorful smoke, the deity shot out and shoved the Pooka through solid stone. He smashed into Tooth and down they went.
Sandman helped North maneuver through the air of falling debris with a gold rope around his waist. Swords out, they both attacked their angry foe. Susano's blade cut through Sandy's—which was of magical sand. North held his own while his friend swung him away from the incoming rocks. But ultimately, even this great duel-wielding swordsman was no match for the Storm God.
To their salvation, Valka rode in fast with the Viking couple on Cloudjumper. Breaking through the descending chunks, the large dragon tackled the god straight to the ground.
Sandman then turned to catch all the other young riders of Berk. They landed on a marshmallow of golden sand. The glittery Guardian safely took them and North away from the ever crumbling disaster.
Nearing the surface, Rapunzel had nothing to lasso her hair around. Everything solid was falling. But Hachiman was not too far. He bent a slab of stone to catapult him toward the princess. Plunging passed her, he wrapped an arm around her waist. He made sure his back would be the first thing to hit the ground. Looking back, he stretched out his other hand. The hard surface below them softened to that of dirt. They flopped onto the cushion, sinking in on impact. He then formed a sturdy covering to deflect the incoming boulders. They were alive and well.
Several feet out, Susano blasted the heavy reptile off of him with lighting. Hiccup and Astrid went with the creature, while Valka rolled off and lunged at the god with her shield up and staff spinning behind her. In a few quick strikes, he disarmed her and kicked her down. Before delivering the final blow, Sandman tied him down with a series of whips. He swung Susano away and slammed him onto two different sides of the rocky ground repeatedly.
Then a force within the glowing cocoon began to pull back. Susano ripped out of his restraints and struck Sandy down with lightning. Luckily, the Guardian blocked the attack with a shield of his magical sand just in time.
"Stay away from him!" Toothiana yelled as she dashed in, kicking Susano right into North's direction.
They collided into a clash of swords. Nicholas's twin weapons were of no ordinary steel. He crafted them himself. But Susano's Kusanagi was much older and stronger. North could already feel his blades weakening under every blow.
"Don't worry, old guy!" Snotlout shouted out as he and his friends charged at the Storm God. "We'll take him!"
"Yeah!" Ruffnut threw her fist in the air.
"Prepare to meet my face, storm dude!" Tuffnut warned.
Their courageous war cries grew as they continued their charge. Susano took a brief glance at them. With a mere backhand, the youngsters of Berk were violently carried away by a strong wind blast. They screamed in terrified surprise across the dry field.
Susano went back to his one-on-one with North.
Then a dagger flung across his face, nearly skinning him. He looked over. Rapunzel and Hachiman raced in. The Gods met each other head-on.
"End this now, Susano!"
Susano simply roared. Another gust of wind knocked them all back.
"Oi, mate!"
As he looked to confront the voice, an egg exploded onto his face. Bunny somersaulted in, kicking him several feet back. Toothiana flew in next, whizzing by the back of Susano's feet, causing him to hit the ground.
Clearing his eyes, he saw the x-winged dragon return, about to crush him. The Storm God rocketed out of the way, and smacked Cloudjumper with the full force of a tornado that shot out of his palm. This time, Hiccup and Astrid jumped off in time.
From several feet away, Rapunzel wrapped her hair around Susano's wrist, pulling his hand down to cease the cyclone. As he whipped around towards the blonde, her long braid CRACKED across his face. A painful scream escaped him. It had cut like a whip.
He went after her, only to be brought down by the combined efforts of Hiccup, Astrid, Tooth, and Bunny. Susano tossed them off and roared to the darkened skies.
Valka, North, and Hachiman ran in, but the raging storm was too much. Puddles, leftover from the flood, began to swirl about. His winds thinned them out, slicing at the allies like razor sharp blades.
"Ahh!" Valka felt one slash her arm. "Look out!"
They all dodged out of the way. But more water was being collected. The violent god swung his sword. Hachiman brought up a wall of stone for North and Valka to duck behind. Sandman protected everyone else behind his magic sand. But it was all of little effect, for Susano's powerful elements cut through their defenses in a matter of seconds.
Patterns of questioning and exclamatory symbols began to frantically pop up over Sandy's head as the rushing winds boomed in everyone's ears.
"How do we stop this bloody lunatic!?" Bunnymund translated for him.
"The sword!" Rapunzel shrieked.
"Gotta get it away from him!" Hiccup screamed on, covering his head from the harsh weather.
"But how!? We can't even get close!" Astrid shouted.
"We can't!" Toothiana smiled at the sky. "But I know who can!" She pointed up above.
"Jack!" Both Hiccup and Rapunzel exclaimed in joy.
The Winter Guardian came down as fast as the lighting all around him, tackling Susano into the ground. The winds stopped and waters splashed to the surface.
A frosty mist covered the area of collision. Everyone rushed in. When the cool shroud settled, they all gazed in awe at the sight of Jack standing with his staff in one hand and the Kusanagi blade in the other.
It shook in his grasp, testing the new wielder. Then it settled into his cold palm. Perhaps it was their power sets of sister elements—water and ice. Perhaps it was his spirit, or perhaps it was what he had in common with the previous owner. Whatever it was, the blade had accepted him. The pools of water that were spread across the land began to rise and swirl around Jack.
"No…" Susano bared witness. "You can't possibly-"
"Hiyaaagh!" Frost swung the ancient weapon, sending out a spinning geyser that smashed into Susano's body.
Sent yards away, the god groaned as he got up, but Jack flew in and blasted him down with his staff. He followed it up with a massive tidal wave brought forth by the sword that sent Susano even farther.
After his foe fell to another part of the great volcano, Jack headed back to his friends. Thunder sounded off. He had not much time. He flew over to Rapunzel, "Got the sword!" and tossed her the mighty relic.
She caught it and proceeded to work her magic. "Cover me!"
The blade shook violently in her hands, rejecting her. She knew she had to do this fast.
Susano came at full speed. He saw the blonde princess had wrapped her glowing hair around his blade. He shouted in furious anger.
"NO!"
Rapunzel's friends and allies intervened. They held him off long enough for the magical work to be done. With Jack Frost back and with Susano stripped of his blade, they stood a better chance against the raging Storm. But even then, it was an incredible task.
Susano formed his trident and bounced around between his enemies, taking them all on. He was as astonishing as he was terrifying; rage's mad vessel of furious wrath. But as he tried to shoot through an opening, another hero would appear to block his path. Finally he slammed his double-edged weapon down, blasting everyone away with powerful winds. There was his opening.
He rocketed towards the close-eyed princess. Time slowed as he reached out his hand to snatch the sword. He was oh so close. But at the very last moment, Hachiman punched his fist to the ground. A rock-hard pillar of earth shot out right beneath Susano, nailing him right in the midsection. He got taken into the air, away from Rapunzel. Then suddenly, right out of the sky, Sandman's giant hawk returned and clutched the Storm God in midair! It slammed him across the rough surface, taking him away. Trails of hectic dust followed in its wake. The golden bird kept him down with swipes of its claws and pecks of its beak.
Hachiman, Sandy, and North rushed over for backup. The rest made their way to Rapunzel. Her light was intense as was the wrapped blade vibrating in her hands. Its engraved writings and markings along its steel shined as bright as her.
Then her glow faded, and her big eyes opened to show their normal green hue. The ancient relic calmed as well. She had successfully channeled the Sun Goddess's energies onto blade. Everyone looked at it with relieved smiles. This was another small victory and major step towards the world's salvation.
She spun it around and handed it to Jack quickly for it was unaccepting of her. "Good to go!"
"Wow," holding it in his hand, its power was like nothing he had ever felt before. It was far greater than when Rapunzel fused the sun's energies onto his staff back at the Three Peaks.
"Remember how with Elsa, all it took was a touch?" She reminded him.
"Yeah…?"
"Well this is a much stronger combination than with your staff, as you can tell. So just getting close enough should do the trick."
"Got it,"
"It's all you, pal." Hiccup told him with a great deal of confidence.
Frost turned to the direction of battle. Susano fought off his attackers, and caught gaze with the Winter Guardian. Then he glanced down at the sword in his hand. His eyes widened in shock and horror. He sensed his sister's work. For an entity such as himself, it was impossible not to feel the great power emanating off of the blade—Hachiman felt it as well. It was power great enough to put a definitive end to him. He cursed under his breath in Japanese.
Susano took off, and Jack chased right after him. They disappeared into the dark clouds that covered the heights of the great volcano.
Within the lava-flowing arena, Elsa was knocked down to her knees. The heat was starting to get to her.
"You almost had me there," Kitsune walked up to the fallen Queen. "But as gifted as you naturally are…" Her hexes trailed along with her hands' movements, "I have honed my skills in the dark arts for centuries upon centuries. My own natural gift in the supernatural…you never stood a chance."
Elsa shook her head with a chuckle.
"You laugh?"
"I do…" She looked up at the witch standing before her, "Because from my perspective, your chances don't look too hot where you currently stand." She glanced down by Kitsune's feet.
The puzzled sorceress looked to the spot beside her footing. She was standing right by a thin stream of lava.
Elsa quickly flung her hand out. Spikes of ice erupted along the stream. It caught the witch's hand, and the hot liquid-rock splashed onto her kimono, seeping through to her skin. She screamed at the sizzling burns. The Snow Queen got up and flailed her other arm, sending out another row of crystallized spikes that encased her opponent's other hand.
Kitsune was locked in the space between the two walls of clear ice. The lava was still tearing into her flesh and without the use of her hands, there was nothing she could do. She could not even shapeshift herself out.
Elsa dashed in, forcefully clamping both her cold hands onto the witch's face. She recited the very same words Kitsune once spoke to her when she was at her worst. "All this pain…do you really want to keep feeling this way?"
She shrieked within the freezing embrace, internally begging for it to wrap around her and do away with the severe burns.
"No," she whimpered.
"Do you want it to stop?" Elsa raised a brow.
Kitsune groaned in agony, but did not want to give the young woman the satisfaction.
"Well…?"
She tried to look away, but Elsa held her face in tighter. She saw her piercing blue eyes narrow into a cold gaze.
"Say it." The Queen ordered.
Kitsune gave in. It was far too unbearable, even for a being like herself. "Yes!" she cried out painfully and angrily at the Snow Queen.
Elsa softened her grip as well as her expression, granting her enemy a kind of mercy. Her thin coat of frost began to spread out from her hands and onto the witch's entire body. The blissful cold eased away all the burning pain. Once it layered over every inch, the frost hardened into solid ice. Elsa then brought down the rows of spikes, leaving only the glistening statue. To conclude, she brought down the witch's arms as well without damaging to captive inside, leaving her in a handcuffed position.
Kitsune was now trapped within the ice, but still very much alive. Her eyes stared at Elsa, but then closed peacefully, accepting her defeat. Well played, my Queen…
The witch would not be going anywhere. But just to make sure, Elsa created a triangular cell around the frozen statue. She crystallized the intricate pyramid, and exhaled deeply after the battle she had just won. "Now don't you go anywhere." She tapped the hardened structure and walked away, heading towards the low opening.
Her steps froze over the surface as she walked over the areas of steaming, hot magma. Though tired, she still had enough strength to finish the fight. She just needed to regroup with her friends. The Snow Queen almost reached the lava-fall when suddenly…the earth shook!
Elsa was knocked over and looked around. There was no sign of anything, but the quakes kept coming in steady paces. They grew stronger and stronger, like something was coming. Then a deep, tremendous growl echoed throughout the arena. The monstrous sound phased through her very soul. Her trembling gaze darted up far above.
From behind the towering, mist-covered walls, a gigantic foot smashed through and stomped down beside her. Its pure force blew her many feet back and chunks of stone went with her. She let out a sharp cry as her back hit the wall all the way on the other side of the arena. The lava-fall was completely crushed beneath the footstep, and its boiling waves came right towards Elsa.
She screamed as she shielded herself behind a layered wall of ice. Hidden in the dark, the earth-quaking steps continued. She then felt them moving farther away. Elsa brought down her protective wall and saw the enormous beast continuing on its path. Luckily, it did not see her. Why would it? She was nothing compared to the size of that titan.
The Snow Queen got on her feet and collected herself. It took a moment. Just like that, her life could have ended. She could have been squashed like a puny, insignificant little bug, and the Fire God would not have even noticed.
After a series of deep breaths, she looked over to check Kitsune. The witch was not as lucky. Her crystallized prison was no more, crushed beneath the titan's heel. What an awful way to go. The Queen thought. Brought to a helpless end by the very thing you brought forth. Elsa felt a hint of sorrow, but no guilt. She would not mourn her. It was a quick demise.
She scanned the rest of the arena. The towering walls on the far end were completely demolished as well. This left her one giant exit. She followed the path of destruction, thinking that surely it would lead her to her friends.