Eren and Leylin charged into the shadows, the wind screaming around their bodies, while the golden flame in Leylin's hand drew sparks in the darkness, illuminating the camp engulfed in black flames.
Nazar stood tall amidst the devastation, the black fire dragon coiled around his body, a dark red flash emitting from his eyes, while the black flame in his palm pulsed like a heart, its heavy thumping sound disturbing the air.
"Come, heirs of wind and fire... Show me the power of your union before I consume it."
Leylin raised her hand, the golden flame dancing within it.
"Give me back my fire now!"
Nazar laughed, raising the black flame upward, expanding into a thick black flame that spread across the sky, engulfing the starlight.
Eren ran forward, unfurling his wind wings, and raised his hand to strike Nazar with a powerful slashing storm. The black fire tore around him, but it quickly coiled back like snakes of shadow.
"Your winds are weak against the shadows of fire."
Nazar said coldly, before waving his hand, and the black fire dragon quickly took off, opening its mouth to devour Eren.
Eren leaped upward, the wind gathering beneath his feet and lifting him up. But the dragon's tail struck him hard, sending him crashing into a giant tree trunk before he fell to the ground, gasping.
"Eren!" Leylin cried.
She closed her eyes, the golden flames on her hand glowing brightly. She remembered her sister Liara's face, her screams as she burned in the temple, her fear of fire... and then how fire was now her only hope.
"This is my fire... it's not yours!"
Leylin screamed, unleashing intense golden flames toward Nazar. They pierced the shadows, scorching the limbs of the black fire dragon, who screamed in pain and retreated.
Eren opened his eyes as he stood up and raised his hand toward the sky.
"Leylin... Make your fire trust me!"
Lylin looked at him, tears streaming down her cheeks amid the flames. She reached out and released a small golden flame toward Eren, who reached out to grasp it.
The instant the flame touched Eren's hand, the winds gathered around it, forming a violet-gold vortex that rose into the sky, forming a long spear of wind and fire.
"This is our power!"
Eren shouted, grabbing the glowing spear and charging toward Nazar at the speed of the wind.
Nazar tried to fight back, mobilizing the Black Fire Dragon to attack Eren, but the spear pierced the dragon's mouth, causing it to splinter into shards of black fire.
Eren reached out to Nazar and stabbed the spear directly into the black flame in his hand. Nazar screamed, shaking the ground as black flames erupted in every direction.
Lylin retreated, shielding herself with her golden flames, while the wind swirled around Eren's body to protect him from the rebellious black flames.
A crack appeared in the black flame, and a small golden flame emerged from it. It slowly flew towards Lelin and entered her chest.
Lylin felt a deep warmth fill her body, tears streaming down her cheeks, as the golden flames glowed from within her like never before.
"This... my sister's fire... Liara's fire!"
Nizar gasped, blood dripping from the hand where the black flame had shattered, as he looked at Leylin with red eyes.
"I... I've recovered her... but the war isn't over yet."
He raised his other hand, opening the ground beneath his feet. He was swallowed by the shadows and disappeared into the smoke, leaving behind black flames that burned and slowly faded.
Eren stepped toward Leylin and placed his hand on her shoulder.
"You've recovered a part of her... and together we'll free the rest."
Leylin looked up at the sky, the golden flame illuminating her eyes. Her voice was calm and determined.
"I will free my sister's fire completely... and I will free all fire from the Shadows."
At that moment, a gentle breeze blew, and the golden flame ignited with the violet wind, marking the beginning of a new chapter in their journey... toward the true war against the Shadows.