Digimon Devil's Advocate

Ryuugi

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ôHoly!ö Takato exclaimed at the sight.

The blade of energy cut through the building Andromon had crashed through as easily as it had gone through the air before it.

In its wake, the Building was cleanly split diagonally and was in the process of falling. Not only that, but the blade continued through the building without even slowing down.

Takato frowned after a moment.

Had Andromon been that strong down in the sewers? Takato didnÆt think so; an attack like that would have killed Guilmon. Well, it had been a cut scene, butà

ôYou bastardàwere you holding back?ö

Well, maybe he was just fighting off the control of the Evil ring, but it didnÆt really matter one way or another; the result was the same.

ôàHmph. So what? It doesnÆt change anything.ö

It didnÆt.

Becauseà

Andromon may have been holding back a little bit in the sewersà

Butà

So had they.

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AndromonÆs feet connected with the side of the building just as it began to fall, he moved so fast. He rode the tilting building down, feeling a hint of satisfaction as it shook when it connected with something.

A fraction of a second later, he was forced to slide back a step as a massive red arm broke through the building, grasping claws reaching for the Cyborg Digimon.

He narrowed his eyes and grabbed the offending limb with both hands. Planting his feet and twisting his hips, the Perfect Digimon turned away, pulling the arm over his shoulder. He grit his teeth and, with a mighty heave, tore his opponent straight through the Building, smashing his back into the side of the building at the same time the Building hit the ground.

The force of the impacts proved too much form it and it immediately collapsed beneath the two Digimon.

Even as the building broke apart beneath his feet, AndromonÆs focus was still on his opponent.

His first thought was as simple as it was frightening.

I have no idea who this is.

Andromon wasnÆt arrogant enough to think he knew every Digimon in the Digital World, even with his data banks. That was nigh-impossible, because new Digimon species appeared with some frequency.

Even so, it was always a bit unnerving to meet a Digimon you didnÆt recognize from the first time.

And when that first time consisted of said Digimon trying to kill you, it was flat-out dangerous.

As such, he immediately gathered as much information as he could.

Large, Andromon noted. Very large, and likely very strong as well; considering its musculature, it was probably strong, even for its size. Reptilian, as well, reminding Andromon briefly of the Greymon species.

But that was where the similarities ended.

It had no helmet, as the Greymon line often did, though he had a head of white hair that reminded him distantly of MetalGreymon. His skin was red and his build was slimmer than GreymonÆs. His body was wrapped in black band-like tattoos, some of which glowed with Digital Code.

But the feature that most firmly distinguished him from Greymon in AndromonÆs eyes, were the creatureÆs own. Large, yellow, catlike eyes that glimmered with something dark.

It was at that moment that Andromon noticed the beast had no Evil Ring.

As if in response to that realization, the beast gave him a smile with far too many teeth.

For a moment, time seemed to halt as Andromon and the creature faced each other, airborne in the middle of a collapsing building.

Then the unknown Digimon opened its mouth and Andromon could see the red glow at the back of its throat.

It didnÆt really surprise Andromon, since heÆd been on the receiving end of this attack already, but knowing the exact source of the flames was useful. He added it to the mental list he was making about things to watch out for.

Known weaponry: Claws, teeth, and the ability to exhale fire. Possible weaponry: those bladelike protrusions on its arms and its tail.

Even so, Andromon wasnÆt worried. He would grant that this Digimon was large and probably strong, but that didnÆt matter. The Digital World wasnÆt so simple a place as to equate size and power; the biggest, strongest looking Digimon werenÆt necessarily actually the strongest.

Point of fact, they generally werenÆt the strongest.

That wasnÆt to say this Digimon wasnÆt powerful, but if he was, it was because of his own power, not because of his size or shape.

Andromon wouldnÆt be intimidated by size alone.

So when it looked like he would be on the receiving end of an attack that had already sent him crashing through walls and streets, Andromon didnÆt flinch.

He moved forward.

Pulling on the arm he still held, he pulled himself closer to his opponent, and then past him, flinging himself downwards and covering the remaining distance to the ground before his opponent could unleash his attack.

AndromonÆs feet slammed into the ground at the same a tremendous blast of fire rent the night sky. The force of connecting with the ground drove Andromon into a crouch, which he immediately made use of by jumping, returning the way he came.

His metal foot slammed into the beastÆs stomach, knocking him even higher into the air and literally knocking the breath out of himùalong with a tremendous gout of fire.

Andromon didnÆt stop there, though; if an opponent was in a bad position, following up was natural.

His hand immediately began spinning.

Above him, the KaiserÆs monster was spinning end over end, completely off guard.

Perfect.

ôSpiral Sword!ö

The blade of energy exploded out of the ruins of the building and streaked towards his target.

Flipping through the air, end over end, the monster should have had no chance of countering or avoiding.

It did so anyway.

ôFire Blaster!ö It said, coughing out a blast of flame when the blast was close. Even Andromon felt the force of the resulting explosion as the attacks cancelled each other out. The monster itself, airborne as it was, was simply tossed away, out of AndromonÆs sight.

The Cyborg
quickly followed, jumping out of the wreckage and into the streets.

At first glance, his target was nowhere to be seen.

Then he lifted his eyes.

The red Reptile æstoodÆ on the side of a building, standing on all fours. His claws had sunk deeply into the metal and heÆd gripped handfuls of it as if he were kneading dough.

Their eyes met before the larger of the pair snarled.

ôDragon Spine!ö

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RJL333

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Glad to see an update.
His first thought was as simple as it frightening.
was between these two words.
 

Ryuugi

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Growmon ignored the feeling of his hairs removing themselves. It didnÆt really hurt; it just felt unusual, just like the sensation of the new hair rapidly growing in their place.

The hairs glowed white and hardened, floating in midair for a long moment before an effort of will threw them forth.

The lethal hairs streaked through the air towards their target. Andromon quickly moved backwards, showing his experience.

The unwritten rule of the Digital World was that appearances could be deceiving.

In GrowmonÆs eyes, his Tamer and Creator embodied this rule.

But it applied to Digimon Attacks just as it applied to everything else; just because something happened to look weak had absolutely nothing to do with whether it was strong or not.

The hairs drilled themselves into the ground after missing their target. A moment later, they were goneùnot because they had faded away, but because they had cut so deeply into the surface that their entire length was hidden.

Growmon wasnÆt particularly bothered by the fact that theyÆd missed; he hadnÆt really expected them to land.

TheyÆd served their intended purpose wonderfully.

While Andromon was briefly distracted by the attack, Growmon was already following up.

He felt the power gather in his throat. He knew, logically, that it was extremely hotùit was fire, after allùbut he felt none of its heat.

Even so, it was uncomfortable. The power gathered in his throat grew and grew until he felt like his entire neck would blow apart.

Of course, he knew that would never happen. His throat wouldnÆt be affected in the slightest. It was just his mind interpreting the data of the sensation into something he understood.

It meant that he was æfully charged.Æ

He unleashed the built up power with a roar, splitting the sky with fire once more.

ôExhaust Flame!ö

Andromon saw it coming, but that didnÆt mean he could simply dodge. Growmon had timed his attack well and the Cyborg was in mid-step and off balance.

Even so, a Perfect would not be so easily defeated.

ôGatling Missile!ö

His chest plate opened and released a pair of his signature missilesù

Which curved in midair and hit the ground a few meters away.

The resulting explosion was immense and its concussive force threw Andromon through the air.

More specifically, it threw him right out of the line of attack.

Growmon narrowed his eyes.

That moveùquickly deciding on which attack to take and which to avoid, judging the best place to cause an explosion that would throw him out of the line of fire but not hurt him badly, responding so quickly to the mere sight of GrowmonÆs attackùit wasnÆt something heÆd made up on the fly.

That was the countermeasure Andromon had decided on for his Exhaust Flame.

That told Growmon several things; that having felt the attack once before, Andromon had no desire to do so again. Moreover, having felt it once before, Andromon had decided he would rather risk a nearby explosion than feel it again.

Growmon took a bit of pride in that fact, but it faded quickly. Because not only had Andromon decided that; heÆd been able to make it work. HeÆd judged the pros and cons and decided on his course of actionùto dodge via an explosion. HeÆd then calculated the exact positioning needed for the explosion to avoid personal harm while allowing for a quick dodge. HeÆd proceeded to prove the success of said tactic in a stressful situation, in response to a surprise attack.

And heÆd done all of this in the midst of battle.

Growmon considered that.

Perhaps he should have felt afraid.

But he didnÆt.

He was his CreatorÆs weapon and Takato wanted Andromon dead. So Growmon wouldnÆt back down, even if it meant he would die.

It did, however, mean that his most powerful attack would be largely useless in this battle, at least under normal circumstances.

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Flamewolf

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it just felt unusually
it just felt unusual

theyÆre entire length
their entire length
 

Ryuugi

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Andromon twisted in midair with the precision only a Digimon could have, turning his flight into a skillful landing.

Even having minimized the impact of the blast as much as possible, the explosion had hurtùa sign of his power as a Perfect level Digimon.

It was even more telling that he preferred such pain to feeling his opponents attack again.

Andromon frowned thoughtfully. He couldnÆt be sure, as he didnÆt recognize his opponent, butà

He was definitely Perfect level in power.

So the Kaiser had the power of another Perfect on his side.

àThat was very bad.

The Chosen had managed to survive him, in that Hikari had brought him to his senses. However, even before that, heÆd been resisting the KaiserÆs control.

Even so, theyÆd been left with no choice but to run or die.

Well, perhaps that wasnÆt completely true.

Prior to his deployment, all of the Chosen had exhausted themselves battling the Guardromon. Most of them had managed to flee and come back a few hours later, a bit restedùthough there was only so much that one could recover in the space of a few hours. Hikari, Takato, and their partners, on the other hand, had been forced to continue to run.

So, Andromon would be fair. The Chosen had been weaker than him when they were all exhausted.

Perhaps if they were all well rested, they could fight him even at his full poweràthough that was only a maybe, as it was unsupported by any actual evidence, as the new Chosen, to his knowledge, had never fought an actual Perfect.

It was just as possible that they were weaker, even then.

Which made this opponent so dangerous.

If the Kaiser truly had a servant with the power of a Perfect, the Chosen were in very real danger. Andromon couldnÆt say who would win that fight, which basically meant that his friendÆs survival relied completely on chance and luck.

Even if it was possible theyÆd be victorious, Andromon didnÆt want to bet the lives of a group of children in what was basically a coin toss.

Not even the lives of children that had proven themselves.

Hell, especially not those children. More than warriors or the saviors of this world, they were his friends.

He absolutely could not allow this opponent to survive.

So he would fight with intent to kill and if pursuing that goal were to cost him his own life, then he was more than willing to sacrifice it.

He met his opponentÆs eyes despite the distance that separated them.

ôGatling Missile.ö He intoned.

He fired the missiles from his chest and the larger Digimon reacted immediately, releasing his hold on the side of the building and dropping to the streets below.

Andromon almost laughed.

As if dodging would be enough to save him.

The missiles immediately curved in midair, readjusting their course to head towards their moved target.

The massive beast sucked in a quick breath before spitting out three consecutive blasts of flame. Two connected with the missiles with pinpoint accuracy, impressing Andromon despite himself.

He didnÆt have much time to linger on the feeling, however, because the third ball was aimed at him.

His hand began to rotate again and when the ball had drawn close enough, he stuck his right hand into it and dispelled it, sweeping his arm to the side as he did so.

ôSpiral Sword.ö

The blade covered the distance between then in a second.

But even that was more than enough time to allow his opponent to react.

The blades on his arms extended and glowed brightly as they were covered in plasma. He quickly brought his arms up to slice through AndromonÆs attack.

When he brought his arms back down, the torrential gout of fire that was his strongest attack gathered in the DragonÆs throat.

Andromon was ready to react the moment he saw it, but what the beast did next surprised him.

He released the attack as he swept his head from one side to the other.

And with that one motion, every building near Andromon came crashing down.

In the seconds he had before he was buried beneath the falling rubble, Andromon quickly searched for escape routes and found only one.

And at that moment, he realized his opponentÆs plan.

The only path to æsafetyÆ took him straight towards his enemy.

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Flamewolf

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The only path to æsafetyÆ took straight towards his enemy.
The only path to æsafetyÆ took him straight towards his enemy.
 

Coelacanth

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I'm really enjoying this battle as its presented from the point of view of Andromon. It really shows the higher level reasoning ability of a perfect level bio-android digimon like him.
 
I find it funny how andromon has become a living example of GIGO (garbage in, garbage out), using the information he has he has come to a logical (and completly wrong) conclusion about takatos identity.

also, great story, please keep it up.
 

Jansviper

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ranmatoushin said:
I find it funny how andromon has become a living example of GIGO (garbage in, garbage out), using the information he has he has come to a logical (and completly wrong) conclusion about takatos identity.

also, great story, please keep it up.
Why do I get the feeling that that is exactly what's going to beat him?

Spot check scores Takato, Andromon either moves to defend an enemy or has a fatal moment of hesitation trying to process his purpose in this little drama. The existence of an outside context problem might just stall his processors long enough for Growmon to put him down.

Missed the last snippet, glad to see you're still kicking ass over here Ryuugi.
 

Ryuugi

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Growmon knew Andromon had noticed what heÆd done. He wasnÆt surprised or disappointed, either; that had been the idea. And he hadnÆt actually tried to hide his intentions, either; only AndromonÆs side of the street had been damaged by his Exhaust Flameùhis own side was completely untouched.

He had never intended to trick Andromon into doing somethingùhe was going to force the Perfect to obey his will.

And indeed, the Cyborg began to run towards him.

Growmon opened his mouth and drew in a deep, deep breath.

Andromon had figured out a way to dodge his Exhaust Flame, regardless of his own positionùheÆd knock himself to the side with an explosion and avoid the blast completely.

But what if dodging to the side meant being buried alive beneath a mountain of rubble?

If you couldnÆt move backwards and you couldnÆt to the side, then the only directions left were forward, up, and down.

And Andromon couldnÆt dig, much less fly.

Of course, the dangers of moving forward were obvious, but if he let himself be trapped beneath the rubble, Growmon was more than willing to kick him while he was down.

He was a Demon Dragon. He didnÆt have to fight fair.

With a roar, he unleashed a river of fire.

He was ready for Andromon to try to dodge. He figured heÆd probably try jumping over him, since dodging around him was unlikely to work; he was big, but in this wide street he could always just turn with Ardromon as he tried to move past him and that required him to get fairly close to the blades on his arms. Rolling under him seemed fairly cartoony, and with his tail it wouldnÆt work anyway.

Andromon would probably rely on the fact that there was only so far back that he could throw his head. Andromon would be right.

But he would also be surprised. He didnÆt need to see behind him; he could fire his Dragon Spine without looking, if he needed to. It wouldnÆt beat Andromon, but it would distract him long enough for him to turn around, and when he did so, he fully intended to cut the Cyborg to pieces with an assault of Plasma Blades.

But Andromon surprised him.

Instead of trying to dodge, he faced Growmon head on, running straight for the mouth of the beast.

For a moment, Growmon was surprised, not understanding the action. Did Andromon think he could go through him without being hurt?

No, he wasnÆt that stupid. Growmon had more than proven his own strength.

And yet, the Perfect Digimon was still charging him.

For a fraction of a second, Growmon entertained the thought of his opponent having gone insane and just as quickly threw the thought away. HeÆd proven himself, but so had Andromon. He was dangerously intelligent.

But then why?

And suddenly, he understood.

Andromon knew he couldnÆt get to safety. Just as Growmon respected him, in his own way, Andromon also respected his opponent. He knew that there wasnÆt any easy way around this attack and so didnÆt even bother trying to dodge past him.

Instead, heÆd decided on something else.

If he could not dodge the attack, then he would meet it with all of his strength.

GrowmonÆs feral yellow eyes gleamed brightly with excitement.

He would meet the challenge head on.

HeÆd already acknowledged Andromon and this did nothing but reaffirm his respect.

Andromon was a worthy opponent.

Worthy to fight and worthy to die.

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Flamewolf

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trick Andromon in doing something
trick Andromon into doing something

cartoony and with his tail it would work anyway.
cartoony, and with his tail it wouldn't work anyway.

Worth to fight
Worthy to fight
 

Ryuugi

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Avoiding damage was impossible.

Andromon realized that the second GrowmonÆs attack tore through the buildings around him.

HeÆd fallen into a trap and escaping uninjured wasnÆt going to be an option.

ThatÆs why it was a trap.

But if the only option was to get injured, then it was obvious what he had to do.

He had to make sure that his opponent got hurt worse than he did.

So he ignored all the æescape routesÆ which took him too close to the Dragon to be anything but another trap. Instead, he threw himself into the throw with calm resolve.

He saw his enemyÆs eyes widen.

He saw them narrow again in understanding.

And most importantly of all, he saw the fire building between its jaws.

He knew what was about to happen would hurt.

He knew that it might even kill him.

Butà

He didnÆt care.

His hand began to spin furiously as he funneled as much of his power as he could into it. He pushed his mechanical parts to their utmost limits as he drew nearer to his target.

He wanted to get a close as he possibly could before he attacked, knowing that this clash could decide the battle.

At this range, he couldnÆt possibly missùnot completely, at least. Even an attempt to dodge would just mean the attack would hit somewhere else.

WhatÆs more, at point blank range, his attack would be at its most powerful.

He thought the beast knew that as well, because he allowed him to draw closer and closer still.

He was five steps away when the clash began.

He drew back his blade, ready to bring it down and end things. The monster unleashed his own power with a roar that, at this range, Andromon felt as much as heard. The wave of fire swallowed up the distance between them in an instant.

Andromon could have brought down his arm and contested the attack with his own.

But doing that would have done nothing but proven whose attack had the greater power and Andromon had nothing to guarantee that the winner would be him.

So he didnÆt.

He didnÆt even try to dodge. At this distance, heÆd never make it and trying would have done nothing but ruin his plan, anyway.

Instead, he brought up his other arm and took the attack on a Chrome Digizoid covered forearm.

In the moments after the impact, Andromon felt no heat. He felt nothing that even implied that he was blocking fire.

All he felt was a force that he felt could have shaken mountains.

That force that had thrown him through buildings like he weighed nothingàit hurt so much more at this range.

It could have blasted him away again, in any other situation.

But this was why heÆd purposefully gotten so close.

HeÆd put himself in a position where the blast couldnÆt take him straight on. HeÆd be washed away by the attack like a leaf in a river.

But with him this close, the much larger Digimon had to aim at him at an angle. The force was still the same, but he was being pushed against the ground rather than mere air.

It hurt a lot moreùlike he was being flattened.

But Chrome Digizoid was made of stronger stuff than that.

Slowly, Andromon straightened against the torrent of flame.

It was then that he began to feel the heat. Chrome Digizoid was incredibly strongàbut it was still a metal. It was a very good conductor of heat. It could even melt, it if got hot enough.

Andromon hoped it wouldnÆt get that hot. He had no experience with melting while still alive and heÆd be perfectly happy to keep it that way.

He took a step forward, fighting against the tide. He was closeùmaybe four steps away, but against this much force, every inch seemed like a mile.

He took another step as the heat made his armor glow red.

With his third step, the organic parts of his body began to ignite, setting his nerves on literal fire.

When he took his fourth step, he carefully turned his body to shield his still spinning arm. Even if the rest of his body boiled and burned, he had to at least keep that part safe, or it all would be for nothing.

He took the final step and was in position.

But he still couldnÆt attack. Not as long as the torrent of flames lasted. The sheer force would counteract most of the attack and he had to make this count.

So he had to either stop the attack or wait it out.

He chose the one that didnÆt involve staying on fire for who knows how long.

He lifted the arm he was using to shield himself.

ôGrasp Hang.ö

His left arm extended suddenly, plunging through the fire with tremendous speed, right into its source.

Into the mouth of the beast.

The attack ended with a sudden choking sound. The beast seemed stunned to have an arm of heated Chrome Digizoid shoved into his mouth.

Andromon saw his chance and took it, leaping forward with all his strength.

The beastÆs jaws closed down suddenly on the arm and began crushing it between them.

Andromon didnÆt pay it any mindùheÆd known from the beginning that heÆd probably lose his arm.

He brought his spinning hand up for the attack.

His opponentÆs yellow eyes widened in sudden realization andù

Andromon could have smiled.

Fear. He understood what was about to happen and he was scared.

Even so, the creature brought up his two massive arms in a futile defense as Andromon brought down his arm.

A moment later, two objects hit the ground and exploded into data.

The monster looked at the stumps of his arms in disbelieving shock.

And then he began to scream.

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sytang

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A moment later, to objects hit the ground and exploded into data.
"to" should be "two"

and ouch. I wonder if Takato would also feel the pain from losing the arms... at least Growmon can still use Dino kick.

@edit:

Wait, I just realized something... Growmon just lost both of his arms, but he's still going to win (else the story would end). And after he wins, he's going to load Andromon's data... and take a look at MegaloGrowmon's arms.
 
Just though of a terrifying idea. After the deva's start attacking Takato's world how about you have Lucemon "fess up to the Truth" and have Lucemont tell Takato that everything is real but Lucemon tricked him to make a tamer that is strong enough to take on the Sovereigns. Lucemon can point out how overpowered Guilmon is compared to other digimon of his level and say that the Sovereigns are the same way and even if Lucemon grabbed a hundred Tamers and gave them all Ultimates they would be just annoying flys to the Sovereigns and that Takato is the only one who can beat the Sovereigns and save not only the digital world but his own world as well. Lucemon can end it with saying something like this "Well Takato I won't force you to continue but remember you are the only hope for all the worlds and if no one stops the Sovereigns then your world will be the first to die."

And to get Takato to kill the Sovereigns all Lucemon will have to do is say something like this. "No matter what don't let off of the Sovereigns if you prove to be stronger than them. After they see that you can match them they will do anything in their power to trick you. Even if they promise to no longer attack the Human World all they will have to do is wait till you die of old age then resume their work."

With this you get a Takato who is willingly murdering people when Lucemon points out the kill a dozen save a few billion "Fact" to Takato.




Now for a Lilithmon idea. Tailmon is actually Lilithmon but on a full blown redemption trip by one of the higher powers and they are using the chosen of light for it to return Lilithmon to Ofanimon by having the dark data that corrupted Ofanimon go into Hikari and hope that when Hikari dies a natural death in the real world that the data goes with her. This could explain how Hikari got into the Dark Area and why they want her (Lilithmon's data). And when you show Matrix Evolution for Dukemon/Chaos Dukemon then when the Chosen try it only Hikari succeeds and forms Lilithmon then have her go lust Crazy (with a bit of Lucemon pulling the Strings) and cause it where the Chosen try to put her down but then Lucemon will have Takato pull a Big Damn Hero moment to save Hikari and with the promise to teach her how to control what she is to have her come to the dark side. Or you can let the Chosen keep Hikari and Lilithmon to help even out the playing field since I think that both Megidramon and Dukemon in your story can steamroll over the chosen even with Imperialdramon.


Last but not least just a funny though but if Takato and Chaos Dukemon beat Lucemon and absorb his data then Chaos Dukemon's Dragon mount will be the Dragon from Lucemon Satan Mode. Be even cooler if it is a black version of Dukemon CM riding the dragon.
 

happerry

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Typo check! suggested corrections are in bold.

the æescape routesÆ which took him too close the Dragon to be anything but another trap
the æescape routesÆ which took him too close to the Dragon to be anything but another trap

Even an attempt to dodge to just mean the attack
Even an attempt to dodge would just mean the attack would hit somewhere else.


And most importantly of all, he saw the fire building between his jaws. <- not a typo... but still kinda confusing. I suggest 'It's jaws.'


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