Zelda - Winged Ones - Fire and Ice

The fire demon threw all its weight forward in a wide leap and managed to snare him, pinning the blond quite helplessly to the ground under its heavy paw, the surface of its toes stoney like cooling lava.
“Damn it!” Link swore, unable to believe that he once again had been snared by this fiend, the horror of their battle at the Temple of Wind flashing before his eyes.

Link, only just barely able to angle his blade, rammed it into the beast's paw but the creature hardly even flinched. Even as Link withdrew the blade and tried once more the Fire Demon did not respond, unwilling to let its captive go despite the pain and despite blood which now flowed from the wounds.
As the hero struggled hope began to waiver as the fiery beast's face bore ever closer to his own, teeth bared, ready to bite off his head. Link's heart raced, fear gripped him for a moment but then quickly faded as courage sought to take its place.
Link no longer dread the consequence of death.
'...One way or another just let this all end...'
Just as fate sought to claim The Child of Destiny he was suddenly freed as the demon released it’s grip and began to scream.

Yubreit on his unique wings had lifted his bulk from the ground and latched himself to the demon's face, the dragon’s entire body only as long as the demon’s head. The chill that radiated from the ice dragon’s flesh fought with the flames as the demon reared back screaming. Yubreit attempted to dig his claws into both the demon’s eyes at once but could not reach, he instead tried to bite the flaming creature blind but was only able to render one useless before the demon reached up with both hands and ripped the dragon free from its face, sending the ice creature hurtling into the earth.

Yubreit skidded to a halt and without hesitation pulled his bleeding body from the ash laden tile. Link ran to the creature and straddled the saddle. The two took off towards their foe.

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From the alternate ending to my fanfiction Winged Ones


The only other time I have drawn this Fire Demon was for the cover, time to get a better look at him.

Aside from his paws, which are the coolest part of his body (resembling cooled lava) this beast is covered in flame, beneath that a layer of magma like substance atop a skin of rock, beneath that flesh and blood.
Somewhat canine in appearance he is like an evil opposite of the giant wolf-like creatures he eradicated, ceasing the endless winter that came with their inherent magic, endangering the winged race known as the Tenshioni, a race from which the Fierce Deity Mask originated from.

A better look at the dragon
His saddle by the way comfortably holds two riders, so use that for scale in the picture above.
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line work is pencil on paper, colored in Corel Painter X, and yes I used the flame tool, softening and blending the flames manually.