Chapter 89

The narrator commands Bulder and Ignos, two stone and fire Creators, to devastate the arena and kill Arkyn and the crowd who demanded Kaan's death. Rygun, a massive dragon, breaches the ceiling from outside while the narrator uses magic to destroy the balconies, summon magma golems, and orchestrate a slaughter of the spectators.

The narrator, gripping silver tendrils and maintaining balance on the edge of a chasm they've opened with Bulder's help, issues commands in the Creator language to feed Ignos and torment Bulder. Kaan stands beside them as they orchestrate destruction. The narrator directs Bulder to open wider, allowing Ignos to feed on stone, extinguishing the arena's embers and plunging the crowd into darkness. When Arkyn appears on his balcony, frozen with indecision, the narrator promises to "really fuck him up." The ceiling cracks; a black talon pierces through—Rygun, the dragon, trying to reach Kaan from outside. The narrator recognizes him and realizes the runes keeping threats out may not keep them in. Panicked, Kaan issues commands the narrator doesn't fully understand, but when they touch his cheek, they synchronize their will with both Creators. Bulder and Ignos manifest as towering magma figures and assault Arkyn's balcony repeatedly, crumbling it into a "burst cyst." The narrator commands them to punch upward, cracking the ceiling like an eggshell and inviting the storm outside. Rygun forces through, crusted in ice, and the Creators coat him in magma. The narrator commands the magma golems to swipe at balconies, snatching screaming spectators like insects. Rygun claws up the melting walls, mauling remaining survivors without eating them, simply destroying. The narrator continues singing commands, burning from within, focused entirely on annihilating Arkyn and everyone in the pit, while Kaan grips them tighter, possibly yelling—but the narrator hears nothing except their own bloodlust.