Dueling with Snakes

If a phoenix's fire is extinguished, it can't burn.

Leila Wells couldn't fight against the Phoenix any longer: Bryan Foster had to die. No more would perish by his hands. She returns to the Rulers of the Realms Fighting Tag Tournament with Dragunov by her side to kill him. The competition doesn't matter, they just want his blood.

Panordom tests them-and their dark sides-physically, mentally, and emotionally, with Foster present on the sidelines and when the former fling strains Leila and Dragunov's love. Discovering Xander's intention by using her to unleash an unworldly evil shifts their focus on solely getting vengeance. For everything to end, Leila confronts her most difficult decision ever.