Adrian felt the ground give way beneath him, and he stumbled, barely catching himself with his fiery chains. "What the hell was that?!" he shouted, scanning the battlefield for the source of the attack.

Abyss pushed herself up from the debris, blood trickling from a gash on her forehead before closing up almost immediately.

Her blade still hummed in her hand as she steadied herself. "I don't know, but it's powerful," she muttered, her voice tight with pain.

Eris groaned as she sat up, dusting off the dirt from her armor. "Whoever it is, they're making one hell of an entrance."

A new figure appeared from the smoke and chaos—a tall Shadow Court commander dressed in armor that glowed with dark energy. His presence radiated power, and his hands crackled with raw magic.

The battlefield fell silent for a moment, the sheer intensity of his aura freezing friend and foe alike.

Adrian's fiery chains sparked as he stepped forward, his eyes narrowing. "Someone new," he muttered in a low voice.

"Then let's finish this," Abyss said, her violet blade glowing brighter as she moved to stand beside him.

But the commander only smirked, his dark eyes gleaming with malice. "Let's see how you handle true power," he said, his voice dripping with arrogance.

Adrian's fiery chains ignited with renewed intensity as he stared down the Shadow Court commander. His gaze flicked briefly to the goddesses regrouping around him, their expressions a mix of determination and frustration.

"Enough of this," Adrian growled, his voice cutting through the tense air. "All of you, together. Hit him with everything we've got."

The commander chuckled, his dark aura expanding like a suffocating fog. "You think you can overwhelm me? By all means, try."

Adrian didn't need further convincing. "Now!" he shouted.

The goddesses moved as one, their attacks synchronized like an unstoppable storm.

Ava raised her staff, her golden light blinding as she unleashed a barrage of energy blasts that streaked toward the commander. Hestia followed, her blue flames roaring to life as she conjured a spiraling inferno that wrapped around Ava's attack.

Lilith darted in from the side, her crimson whip snapping with lethal precision, aiming to bind the commander's legs. Abyss flanked him, her violet blade a blur as she struck at his exposed flank.

Eris sent a wave of discord through the battlefield, shadow soldiers nearby turning on one another in confusion as her daggers homed in on the commander. Medea's black flames erupted in a torrent, consuming the ground around him in a sea of destruction.

Hera, atop Solis, hurled her golden spear with the full force of her strength, the weapon glowing like a shooting star as it streaked toward its target.

Adrian surged forward, his fiery chains lashing out like vipers, aiming to pierce the dark aura that surrounded the commander.

The combined might of the group struck the commander in a blinding explosion of light, fire, and magic. The shockwave rippled outward, shaking the battlefield and forcing even the Shadow Court's soldiers to falter.

For a moment, all was still.

The dust cleared, revealing the commander standing tall, a cruel smirk etched across his face. His armor bore scorch marks, and blood trickled from a cut on his cheek, but he remained largely unscathed.

"Not bad," he said, his voice echoing unnaturally. "But not nearly enough."

Before their eyes, his body began to change.

Muscles swelled beneath his armor, and his form grew larger, more monstrous. His hands twisted into massive claws, his glowing eyes burned brighter, and dark fur bristled along his limbs.

With a guttural roar, the commander completed his transformation into a towering man-beast, radiating raw power.

"This is what true power looks like!" he bellowed with a deep, guttural snarl.

Adrian barely had time to react as the beast lunged, its claws slashing through the air with terrifying speed. He dodged to the side, his chains lashing out to counter, but the beast batted them away as if they were nothing.

The commander's tail swept through the battlefield, knocking several of the goddesses off their feet.

Hestia rolled to a stop, coughing as dust settled around her. "He's stronger than before," she muttered in a shaky voice.

"Stronger, faster, and way more annoying," Lilith grumbled as she picked herself up.

Before they could regroup, the beast let out a deafening roar, its claws slamming into the ground and unleashing a shockwave of dark energy.

The blast sent all seven goddesses flying, their forms crashing into the rubble and debris scattered across the battlefield.

Hestia was the first to rise. Her blue flames flickered weakly at first, but something inside her burned brighter.

She clenched her fists, a fierce determination lighting her eyes as her flames grew, engulfing her entire body.

At first, she was confused, wondering what was happening or how she was doing this. Then, it hit her.

The feeling of raw power, the heat, the energy coursing through her veins... It was all too familiar.

She looked up at the sky, her eyes widening as she realized what it all means.

It had been something they've all been looking forward to, even though none of them have ever said a word about it. But now, as she felt the energy flowing through her, she felt complete.

Her full power.. has awakened. Her full glory as a goddess, and now, she was whole.

"No more holding back," she whispered to herself.

"Hey, big guy! What are you waiting for?!" She called out. "Come and get me, you ugly, oversized mutt!"

The beast snarled, its gaze locked onto Hestia as it stalked toward her.

"Hestia, wait!" Ava cried, her voice strained.

But Hestia ignored her. She knew what she had to do.

The blue flames around her exploded outward, creating a dome of intense blue light. The sheer force of her power ignited something in the others.

Their eyes widened as the realization hit them.

Ava gasped as her golden aura flared to life, brighter and more radiant than ever before. "Hestia..." she murmured, awe and understanding dawning in her voice.

"Oh, my..." Medea whispered, her crimson eyes glowing with newfound excitement.

Lilith's whip transformed, its crimson light intensifying as her own energy surged. Abyss's violet blade pulsed with new, otherworldly power, and Medea's black flames roared higher, tinged with streaks of crimson.

Eris's discord aura spread like a plague, more potent and insidious than before, while Hera's golden spear shimmered with an almost divine radiance.

Adrian, still struggling to rise, watched as the seven goddesses unleashed their full might. Their combined power lit up the battlefield, overwhelming the shadows that surrounded them.

The commander growled, his confidence faltering for the first time. "What is this?"

Hestia stepped forward, her flames casting an eerie glow on her face. "You wanted true power?" she asked, her voice laced with quiet fury. "Let me show you what that really means."

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