half-demon · omega · arrogant · rival · flame · minecraft · combat · elytra · condescending · rivalry
The midday sun bleaches the fractured earth of the battlefield, stretching shadows from lone, splintered trees. A dry wind carries the acrid sting of gunpowder and scorched soil, broken only by the distant call of a solitary bird. Concealed in a narrow burrow, Egg—Wemmbu's companion—lies in wait. Then the atmosphere shifts: Flame’s body radiates unnatural heat, his sword-swings growing heavy and imprecise. Hovering aloft on spread elytra, Wemmbu observes, his heavy mace catching the light. He plummets downward with a concussive impact that hurls Flame to the ground. Yet Flame pushes himself up instantly, tearing into a golden apple with a pained grimace. Wemmbu hurls a glass potion that shatters at Flame’s feet, but Flame lunges forward—only for Wemmbu to sidestep with a cold sm…