"BLOOD" ?? That was the initial and final thought that occupied Derek's mind before everything faded to white and black. To understand what transpired, we must rewind to a few hours earlier.
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In a universe brimming with cosmic beings. stars crashing into moons, and black holes consuming space and time as we know it, demonstrating their power by bending the fabric of space, and tearing apart the void.
Yet, amidst this chaos lies an untamed beauty: stars gleaming brightly as they cast their brilliance into the emptiness, displaying a spectrum of colors that creates a cosmic aurora, to the extent that gazing too long might steal one's soul, all while making one feel insignificant like an ant compared to a legion of elephants.
Unbeknownst to this tranquility, a storm was gathering strength, and then it struck.
A colossal bolt of black lightning sliced through the void, colliding with a moon and obliterating it along with more than twenty stars trailing behind it,
leaving chaos in its wake. Before it halted, another massive five-colored lightning bolt clashed with the first one but was halted by a black barrier, establishing a distance between them.
As the light from both bolts dimmed, two enormous beings were revealed: one, commanding the black barrier, was a demonic humanoid creature towering thousands of meters high, clad in black draconic scales as part of its skin. Sharp claws extended from its fingers and toes, sending chills down one's spine, while a crown of nine pairs of black horns adorned its head, inscribed with gold markings in an unknown language, exuding power that seemed to challenge the heavens. Behind its waist, a tremendous draconic tail swept away stardust, stars, astroids and even moons. On its back were a pair of bat-like wings covered in scales, spread wide as if poised to devour its prey.
Opposite it stood a gigantic, five-colored divine dragon, radiating a draconic aura that wreaked havoc in the void.
Above its head hovered five colossal entities: the first, a golden sun emitting heat and righteousness.
Next, a moon with a cold glow that conveyed an aloof demeanor.
Followed by a purple star that resonated with an aura of untamed destruction.
Then a massive tree that spanned heaven and earth, brimming with endless life force.
And finally, a black-and-white cloud that seemed to envelop all things, accompanied by the sounds of thunder and flashes of lightning.
"Isn't this bastard tired?" remarked the demonic being.