An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

“Galactia!” Aurora advanced with her blade held firmly in both hands as she slashed horizontally.

Blinding flashes of blade light erupted and swept toward Crystal like a violent storm. The air whistled with the sheer power of her strikes, and the intensity was terrifying.

In contrast to her previous rapid and aggressive assaults, Aurora now revealed her ultimate technique-the Phoenix Dance.

A legendary female grandmaster created this superior blade technique a century ago. It melded powerful offense and defense with a touch of feminine elegance. It was beautiful and deadly.

“Vibro Slash!” Crystal stood firm and composed as the blade light surged toward her. She shook the longsword in her hand violently and thrust it out suddenly.

An expert observer would notice that her sword was vibrating intensely in a small, controlled manner. Though it appeared unremarkable, it concealed a profound mastery of swordsmanship.

With a series of metallic clashes, Crystal’s vibrating sword shattered Aurora’s blade light and struck her weapon directly.

Aurora’s assault momentarily faltered as her dual blades were pushed back. Undeterred, she swiftly retracted her blades and spun like a spinning top. She used her momentum to deliver a faster, stronger blow toward Crystal.

“Darkocto!” At that moment, Aurora’s blades turned black with faint water- like patterns rippling along their edges.

sharply and dragged Aurora’s blades in a sweeping

decisively dropped her blades and retreated. She dodged the attack and swiftly retracted her dual blades by pulling the steel wires attached to

blades flashed through the air like a machine gun. It sent a barrage of blade

streaks of light filled the sky. They bounced unpredictably and attacked from all angles,

began to draw circles with her longsword. Her

Crystal’s sword shadows, and the spark ignited with each collision. Despite the intense offense and defense,

her dual blades, she continued to spin

of blade lights surged toward Crystal with each rotation like a flood. Yet, she stayed calm and focused on defense. She waved

harmlessly without causing any major damage.

relentless attacks were powerful but draining. If their

“Ennea Chorus!”

leaped into the air and unleashed the ultimate move of her Phoenix Dance technique, Ennea Chorus. She crossed her dual blades

as her blades began to vibrate intensely. A brilliant red light burst

quickly transformed. It took the shape of a phoenix with astonishing power and a clear and vivid

Aurora shouted as she swung her