Dominion of The Beast Masters

Chapter 265: Law of the Strongest



The battles raged across the forest, each clash echoing with the sound of raw power and fury.

Amid the chaos, one battlefield burned brighter than the rest. Catarina and Colin stood united against Devak and Iris, the tension between the four fighters palpable.

Catarina moved with the grace of a predator, fighting alongside Mystimara.

Devak, towering with his draconic beastification, countered with wide, powerful swings, each one capable of shattering trees.

Yet, Catarina was too fast. She ducked, spun, and even passed through his attacks like a mirage, her feline agility turning his brute strength into a disadvantage.

"Too slow, big guy," she taunted, her voice dripping with mockery as her tail flicked behind her.

Mystimara's tendrils snaked forward, coiling around Devak's arm and halting his next attack. Catarina seized the opening, delivering a flurry of blows that forced him onto the defensive.

Devak roared in frustration, his claws slashing through the air as he tried to shake off Mystimara.

Catarina only grinned, snapping her fingers as the shadowy beast unleashed a barrage of energy spheres.

Each explosion rocked the ground, forcing Devak to shield himself.

Nearby, Colin faced Iris. Her field spell had transformed the battlefield into a blazing inferno, flames consuming everything in their path.

"Cute trick," Iris sneered, summoning a flock of flying beasts imbued with elemental power. Ice, wind, and lightning surged toward Colin, but the healing flames swirling around her nullified the attacks mid-air, reducing them to harmless sparks and ash.

Colin's gaze remained steady as she directed a stream of healing fire toward Catarina, rejuvenating her while doing the opposite on Devak and Iris, the pressuring them.

Infuriated, Iris's grin twisted into a snarl.

"Good girls don't annoy adults," she snapped, her body igniting in a fiery aura as she activated a beastification.

Flames rippled off her body, merging with her flying beasts to create a barrage of relentless assaults.

But against Colin, it was like pouring water in a lake. Iris only managed to solve the fire problem on her.

Seeing how pointless her attempt was, Iris decided to change her strategy and redirected her beasts toward Catarina.

Colin's eyes widened in alarm.

She moved to intervene, but Devak was faster. With a thunderous roar, he leapt at Colin, his claws slamming into her stomach with devastating force.

On the big screen, the public gasped and screamed in horror at this sight. Cassie almost fainted but Roger's grip on her arm brought her back to life.

Colin's body crumpled as the impact sent her flying. Before she could recover, a torrent of fire breath engulfed her, the flames consuming her and leaving her sprawled on the ground.

"Colin!" Catarina screamed, her voice breaking as she watched her teammate fall.

Her heart raced, but she couldn't check on Colin's condition as she was about to face Iris and Devak alone.

The battlefield fell into an eerie silence, broken only by the crackling of flames. Then, a powerful blast erupted, annihilating Iris's birds mid-flight.

The sheer intensity of the flames drew every gaze, the brilliance of the fire outshining all else. Iris's confident smirk vanished, replaced by genuine unease. Devak froze, his battle instincts warning him of imminent danger.

His eyes darted toward the center of the inferno, searching for Colin.

From within the flames, a figure emerged. Colin struggled to her feet, her body transformed. Fire danced across her skin, glowing red marks etched into her flesh. Wings of flame unfurled from her back, their radiant heat distorting the air around her. Each step she took was painful, but as the fire spread on her, her pain diminished.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

"This... is... nothing," Colin rasped, her voice low.

Devak's eyes widened in shock. "Beastification... with a unique beast? At this age?" he

muttered.

He clenched his fists, his draconic claws flexing as he advanced toward her.

"Alright, big girl," he growled. "Let's see if it's still nothing."

He lunged, delivering a powerful knee to Colin's midsection. The impact should have sent her sprawling, but instead, Devak froze mid-motion.

Pain struck his body, sharp and electric, as if his nerves were on fire.

"What the..." he groaned, clutching his chest. His body convulsed as shocks coursed through him.

From a safe distance, Catarina smirked, her fingers glowing with Mystimara's power.

"Taste your own medicine!" she exclaimed.

Colin raised her hands, fire gathering rapidly between her palms. The flames swirled and grew, their heat radiating across the battlefield.

"Take... this!" Colin shouted, releasing a colossal fire blast.

The inferno roared forward, consuming everything in its path, swallowing everything in its

path.

Iris turned to flee, her wings propelling her backward in desperation.

But before she could escape, Catarina snapped her fingers again, switching their positions

with practiced precision.

Iris's eyes widened in terror as the firestorm bore down on her.

"No..." Iris whispered, powerless to stop the flames.

The roaring inferno engulfed her, a blood-curdling scream tearing from her throat as the blast consumed the battlefield.

The explosion was blinding, its shockwave tearing through the forest and sending debris flying in all directions.

When the dust finally settled, Colin and Catarina stood amidst the scorched earth.

The air shimmered with residual heat, the remnants of Colin's firestorm leaving the battlefield scorched and barren.

Devak and Iris lay sprawled on the ground, trembling and visibly battered, but still very

conscious.

Catarina's ears perked up, and for the first time, her confidence faltered.

Panic set in as her gaze darted between the two fallen enemies. Her fingers glowed faintly,

and before she realized it, she began snapping them uncontrollably.

She switched the searing pain between Iris and Devak in rapid succession.

"Oh no no no, stay down! Stay down!" Catarina muttered frantically, her tail swishing

erratically.

Devak let out guttural screams, his body convulsing as electric shocks wracked his frame. Iris clutched at her sides, her cries mingling with his as the pain flowed between them like water

being poured from one glass to another.

Catarina's snapping became more erratic, and the torture continued for a full minute, their screams and pleas echoing through the scorched battlefield.

Colin and Mystimara observed the scene, too troubled to make any noise.

Finally, Devak and Iris's bodies fell limp, unconscious from the relentless agony.

Catarina froze, her hands trembling as the silence engulfed her.

Her eyes narrowed, then, she poked their nose with her tail, confirming that the two were

really unconscious.

Then, she stepped back and glanced at Colin who remained confused.

"Ha! We did it!" Catarina jumped.

The distant scoreboard flickered, updating with new numbers:

[Golden Cosmos: 34

Infinite Twilight: 18

Azure Blades: 1

Blazing Horizons: 0

]

The arena erupted in deafening cheers, the sound echoing through the massive coliseum.

Fans of the Cosmos leaped from their seats, waving banners and chanting in celebration.

The coordinated efforts of the Golden Cosmos were reshaping the tides of battle, pushing them further into the lead.

Leonidas stood frozen, his face pale as he stared at the scoreboard.

His hands clenched the railing tightly, knuckles trembling from the force. The realization of Infinite Twilight's slipping grasp on victory hit him like a thunderbolt. His rage boiled over as

he slammed his fists onto the rail, his voice booming over the chatter.

"Rex! Stop playing around and go get them!" Leonidas bellowed.

He knew his words wouldn't reach Rex, but the weight of his anger was undeniable.

Meanwhile, Victoria uncrossed her arms, her sharp gaze softening into a proud smile as she

leaned back in her chair.

"They've done it," she said with quiet satisfaction.

Beside her, Zara was less reserved, leaping to her feet and throwing her arms up in

celebration.

"They're crushing it!" Zara exclaimed, practically bouncing with excitement. "I can't believe

it... What the fuck is this team... they're unstoppable!"

Victoria chuckled softly, nodding.

"Yes, I can't believe the prowess they made in so little time... this is exactly what we've been

building toward. They will truly conquer the world," She raised a hand toward Zara.

"Care for a drink later?" Victoria teased, her tone unusually light. Zara laughed, clapping

Victoria on the shoulder.

"Bring Tamara too, if we win, it's on me," Zara replied, grinning.

The screen panned across the battlefield, showing the other Cosmos members engaged in

their own clashes.

On one side of the battlefield, Kaida clashed fiercely with Finn.

The forest surrounding them was ablaze with destruction, lightning arced through the sky, colliding with roaring fire blasts as their field spells waged war against one another.

The fiery intensity of Kaida's draconic beastification mirrored the crackling energy of Finn's

lightning.

Each strike, whether a devastating punch or a wide-area blast, reshaped the terrain, leaving charred and scorched earth in their wake.

Despite the ferocity of the battle, Finn maintained his easygoing demeanor, his voice carrying

over the cacophony of their duel.

"You're incredible, you know that?" he said, his tone genuinely admiring as he dodged a

swipe of Kaida's clawed hand. "Why aren't you as popular as the others? Are you unpopular

too? It's... kind of terrifying."

Kaida growled, her crimson eyes narrowing.

"Will you just shut up?!"

Finn smirked, lightning sparking from his fingertips as he launched another wide-area attack.

"Don't be modest... I'm just spitting facts. You're built different, Red Devil. It's like these

stories of predator fighting a superpredator. If this keeps up, I might not last."

The admission, though casual, grated on Kaida's nerves. Her fiery energy surged, the flames around her burning brighter and hotter as her attacks became even more aggressive.

Each swing of her claws sent fire cascading across the battlefield, the sheer force of her strikes

causing Finn to backpedal.

"The only super you'll get is a super ass whooping!" Kaida roared, her voice echoing through

the forest.

Her flames consumed everything in their path, making the battlefield unrecognizable. Finn, though on the defensive, remained composed.

"It's the law of the strongest," he continued, his tone more somber. "Miss Kalli was right... I

don't have the tools to beat you. Not against a unique beast like yours. But I'm not here to win. I'm here to last."

Kaida's eyes burned with frustration as she lunged forward, her claws aiming directly at

Finn's chest.

In another part of the forest, Arin darted through the trees, her movements calculated as her puppet-like beasts swarmed Raya.

The puppets, though formidable in their own right, were obliterated in an instant by Raya's

icy strikes. Her katana gleamed as it cut through the summoned creatures, each swing too fast to be seen. Above them, Raya's ice dragon loomed, its massive form gliding silently through the sky.

The dragon's presence was suffocating. Arin glanced up at it, her lips curling into a faint

smile.

"It's really unfair," she murmured to herself, her voice tinged with bitter amusement. "This... isn't even a fight, is it?"

Raya never blinked, as if her body stopped taking care of this function to focus on her other

senses.

Despite the overwhelming disadvantage, Arin didn't falter. She continued to move, using the terrain to her advantage as she launched her puppets in a desperate attempt to slow her down.

The results were the same. Each attack was nullified with effortless precision, and as soon as raya would reach her, she would suffer the same fate.

Raya didn't even need to rely on her dragon; her own skills were more than enough to handle

Arin's relentless assault.

"I'm not here to win anyway, it's impossible to beat these guys," Arin whispered under her

breath, her gaze flicking toward the distant horizon. "I just need to endure... Until you've finished..."

Both Finn and Arin fought with unwavering resolve, their strategies grounded not in victory but in endurance.

As beast masters, they understood a common concept, the law of the strongest.

Finn couldn't face Kaida in melee, do he focused on long range attacks to keep her in distance

and gain some time.

Arin, on the other hand, faced an opponent who outclassed her in every conceivable way.

Raya's mastery of her abilities, combined with the sheer power of her calamity beast, left Arin with no other choice than running away forever.

Both of them understood their roles in the grander scheme of the battle.

They weren't there to dominate or conquer.

They were there to endure, to buy time for their powerhouses to arrive and shift the balance

of power.

Their only hope was the result of the two last battles.