Unmade Chapter 30: Chapter 30: battle of giants

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The realm stretched endlessly beneath a pale, sickly sky, a wasteland of black stone and a vast sea of thick crimson blood. At its center, two warriors stood locked in their final stand. Their bodies were torn and battered, armor split open, skin carved by countless blows. Each held a blade trembling in their grip, pointed at the other, bound together by exhaustion, hatred, and fate. Yet far beyond them, on the opposite edge of the blood-soaked sea, another war raged, one far more monstrous in scale. Three colossal beasts stood against a horde that blotted out the horizon: a crimson centipede, a white tiger of towering muscle, and a metallic dragon whose gleaming frame scraped the heavens. All three radiated power, the weight of ancient guardianship heavy in the air. Even wounded and surrounded, they fought with frightening restraint, holding back strength that could shatter mountains. The white tiger was the first to be overwhelmed. A swarm of twisted creatures clung to its fur, biting and tearing as it thrashed violently. It sank its fangs into a massive horse-shaped beast, snapping its spine with a single crunch. Before the corpse even fell, three more monsters leapt at its throat. The tiger lifted its head, eyes burning bright. With a single sweeping claw, it split two in half; the third it snatched in its jaws, shaking until the bones collapsed. Though not the strongest nor the fastest of the three guardians, the white tiger was the most agile, its movements a deadly dance across the crimson waves, cutting down monsters faster than they could comprehend. When the last of the attackers fell still, the tiger closed its eyes. The corpses dissolved into soft white light, drifting like fireflies into its maw. The tiger absorbed them, its aura flaring as its strength ballooned further. Beyond it, the crimson centipede writhed in battle with a towering mammoth-shaped beast, dead, yet somehow still alive. The creature bore six tusks, ten legs, and a rotting hide that leaked tar-like blood. The centipede’s bladed body coils wrapped tightly around it, metal scraping bone. New monsters rushed in. The centipede didn’t give them the chance to strike. It drove its thick, serrated mandibles into the mammoth’s neck, and its iron scales snapped open, releasing a storm of crimson fire. The flames erupted outward in a dome, consuming the mammoth and annihilating every creature bold enough to charge through the inferno. The fire danced across the surface of the blood-sea, burning like an offering to some forgotten god. When the flames finally faded, the centipede clicked its mandibles in warning. The message was clear, but meaningless. More monsters were already coming. One lunged at the centipede, only to be blindsided. The white tiger leapt in from the side, sinking its teeth into the creature’s neck and twisting sharply until its head rotated fully around. The monster dropped lifelessly to the sea. Seeing this, the surrounding beasts hesitated. A tremor ran through the horde. But fear was a luxury for chaotic beings; these monsters had only destruction in their minds. They surged forward once more. The tiger glanced at the centipede, head tilted slightly, lips curling into a cocky grin that revealed rows of gleaming fangs. The centipede bowed its head in thanks, unable to speak but clearly expressing gratitude. Its scales sealed shut, preparing for another round. Both guardians braced themselves as the horde thundered toward them, But before the creatures reached them, a blinding blue beam carved down from the sky. It incinerated one monster instantly and hurled dozens more across the sea with explosive force. The guardians froze, eyes widening as they turned their gazes upward. There, floating high in the pale clouds, was their elder sibling. A massive humanoid dragon, forged entirely of living metal. Its shining armor was etched with glowing navy lines, pulsing like veins beneath steel skin. It was a perfect machine, one born with emoti