Burnout
Nothing was restrained anymore in that moment; the unseen chains holding the Dread's power crumbled away as a darkness so heavy unleashed from it, cracking the wind as the skin on the torn vessel began peeling away.
The Dread stood there, unrecognizable as 'human', even in the body it inhabited as all of its skin peeled away to reveal the tainted muscle beneath, blackened like rotten meat.
"I invite you to kill me, Dragonheart. I welcome such violence. Fill the world with that rage and so long as you continue fighting, I'll never die," the Dread spoke in maledictions.
Bloodlust was met with equal bloodlust; killing intent soared and became palpable in the air between the two combatants.
In an instant, Emilio bursted towards the entity with flaming speed, subverting the initial head-on approach he took to take his opponent's back, however–before he could reach the Dread's back, the entity countered with circular rims of darkness that expanded around it.