The enormous dragon faced the glowing silhouette submerged in a sea of light. The humanoid figure, though dwarfed by the dragon's immense size, radiated an aura that outshone him. Four angels surrounding the god drilled the dragon with their piercing, bright eyes.
After a few moments of silence, the god spoke in a self-righteous tone, "Dragon, you have fallen too deep into evil to be spared. However, in my great mercy, I might spare your life if you become my slave."
Vesuvius felt his blood boil like never before, his body shaking with shame and fury. A dragon becoming a slave? Any proper dragon would rather die in agony than consider such an indignity.
As he glanced at the angel of justice, Raquel, who took her place beside the god, he calmed slightly, knowing that the god would soon be the one losing.
"Never! Never!" Time momentarily paused as an immense surge of divine energy instantly gathered in Vesuvius' mouth.
Thousands of stars and black holes materialized, their immense gravitational forces warping space and further dilating time. The more time dilated, the more stars and black holes could form simultaneously, each adding to the formidable power amassing within him.
Space itself twisted and compressed under the overwhelming force, allowing Vesuvius to fit more energy within his maw. The density of the gathered power increased exponentially, growing ever more potent with each passing second.
'More!' Vesuvius roared inwardly, channeling all his fury.
The space in his mouth twisted into a chaotic vortex, drawing in countless spells, curses, stars, and black holes.
The spell constantly grew stronger, the speed of the gathering force accelerating as more and more energy converged within the dragon's mouth.
Just a moment later, time resumed under a sudden pulse of light containing seas of divine power, which seemingly evaporated all the dragon's influence over his time outside his body.
The god sneered, "Playing with time, dragon? Just stalling for a bit more time to prolong your sinful life. Arrogant as all of you, lizards."
He saw the reality around him shatter and warp; even Vesuvius was taken aback, a rare flicker of fear.
Vesuvius could feel his body break, but on instinct, he channeled his celestial energy, and it stabilized.
The dragon's breath changed, becoming a weird flickering amalgamation of colors, blurs, and geometrical shapes—chaos.
It blasted its way through the god's light. Only stopping a few steps in front of the god, blocked by a barrier appearing at the last moment.
"Enough of this farce! Punish the sinners!" The god of light billowed, his voice charged with a hint of panic, confusion, and fear. Four eighteen-winged angels moved in perfect sync, their divine forms cutting through the fractured reality.
As they passed by the god, rushing to attack, the angel of justice, Raquel, moved with swift determination. Her hand darted out, snatching the glowing object from the god's grasp.
In that critical moment, Vesuvius felt the teleportation trigger reach its threshold. The warp in space completed, and all four beings—Vesuvius, Raquel, and the two other angels—appeared above a brightly burning star.
Silence fell as Vesuvius closed his mouth, his entire being still vibrating from the overuse of his terrifying singularity breath. His mind burned with the knowledge that they had just robbed a god.
'A fool, playing God for so long, you have become complacent, calling others arrogant, while you were the most arrogant one,' Vesuvius thought, his eyes blazing with disdain.
However, amidst the victory, Vesuvius didn't forget the most important thing.
He turned his golden eyes to the fallen angel, his gaze filled with seriousness and urgency. "Lucifer, do you have the loot?"
A sly smile formed on Lucifer's face. He waved his hand, and countless glittering objects poured out, a cascade of treasures that seemed endless. They kept pouring and pouring, seemingly without any break.
"I took all I found. I took it all!" Lucifer's voice was tinged with triumph. "Our deal is done. Now let's wait and see what happens once the angels notice their god is a fraud."