My fire versus their fire. Let's see who burns brighter.
The battle became a contest of elemental mastery. Their D+ grade flames met his F+ fire in spectacular collision, creating steam clouds that obscured the battlefield entirely.
Yet Gold-rank power proved decisive.
His rank overwhelmed their talent-rank superiority, his flames consuming theirs through sheer overwhelming intensity.
But as they battled, Ethan began adapting and learning how to use his fire talent more effectively. He was learning from the superior techniques he encountered.
The salamanders' advanced flame manipulation techniques integrated into his own capabilities as the battle progressed.
Where before his fire had been some what crude, now it carried more control.
The first salamander died as wind blades carved through its superheated form, but not before its death throes taught Ethan some valuable control lessons.
The second fell to his flames.