Unmatched Stubbornness
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Whereas Apollo chose to create distance from the ensuing explosion, Asteroth looked up with a hostile gaze as sweltering flames quickly coated his hammers. Within seconds, the sweltering flames grew into a raging inferno that rivaled the sensation of the sphere above.
"Unlike you, it doesn't cost all of my resources for me to unleash an attack of this caliber. I can replicate them as I please, and that is where you lose," Asteroth said with a snarl.
A moment later, Asteroth performed an explosive rush, charging directly at the space between the two attacks. Just before the attack could collide, Asteroth's Dominion vanished. For a moment, Apollo was baffled because he knew it wasn't his doing. After all, his strike wasn't strong enough to forcibly terminate Asteroth Dominion, which meant this was a willful move.