The battle begins at a blitzing pace; so fast, no mortal could possibly keep up. In an instant, the air between them is filled with massive amounts of destruction, the air superheated and glowing from the world-shaking magics exchanged between the two deities locked in combat.<br/><br/>Tiamat opens with a salvo of breath weapons, energy drain, shields, blasts, and death spells, attempting to injure Draiss and strip away his defenses as quickly as they appear, keeping her own defense secondary; she'd prefer to end this fast, and is, apparently, underestimating her opponent. At first, at least.