Hades squeezes his eyes shut just in time. A moment later, Bahamut's roar shudders through him and he immediately thrusts his staff forward. Dark, writhing energy gathers before the crystal focus. He fires rapidly at Bahamut's wings, trying to force the great dragon to give one of them an opening to rip out its second eye.

Azem's exhilaration at the fight - somewhat muted with their bond in its infancy - courses through him. His sword gleams with a bright, golden hue.

"There is no use hiding!" he growls, before flinging the sword forward. Such a small, simple thing he easily controls with his magicks. It pierces the wing covering Bahamut's remaining eye and begins to slash through the membrane.