Contradictions and Conflict

Pfft!

Under the immense pressure, the Ancient Gold Dragon felt a metallic taste rise in his throat. Blood burst from his mouth, and the bones throughout his body were nearly crushed. He exhausted all his strength to barely raise his head, his voice hoarse.

"Your Majesty misunderstands. As an ally, I was merely worried about you and wanted to confirm the extent of your injuries."

"Confirm my injuries?"

Keosius bared his bloodstained fangs and sneered. "You needed Invisibility to confirm my injuries? You needed to bless yourself with divine magic? Do you take me for an idiot like a White Dragon?"

Dionysius stared directly into the Red Dragon Emperor's eyes, blood froth spilling from his mouth as he gave a miserable laugh. "Your Majesty Keosius, forgive my bluntness, but you cannot control that evil divinity. You already possess such immense power, so why must you continue greedily seeking the might of gods?

"Once Tiamat's divinity affects your mind, this power may very well harm you and even cause enormous destruction to the Material Plane. Please believe me. The great Lord of the North Wind is more suited than you to safeguard this broken horn. If you let me bring it back to the divine kingdom..."

Keosius stepped forward and heavily planted a foot on the Ancient Gold Dragon's shoulder. Laughing in extreme anger, he said, "Trying to ambush an ally and seize his spoils—that is what you call being allies? I truly overestimated the bottom line of you Metallic Dragons!"

Crack!

"Roar!" With a crisp snap, the Ancient Gold Dragon let out a cry of agony. His shoulder blade suddenly shattered, his shoulder crushed into a bloody pulp beneath the foot. Warm dragon blood sprayed from between his scales.

"Show mercy!"

"Your Majesty Keosius, please spare Dionysius's life! His crimes