Dimensional Descent

Sael latched on to Aphestus' leg, her eyes glowing with a dangerous light.

This battle was indeed an insult to her. She, the preeminent youth of Valiant Hall was looked down upon to the point of fighting a mere Vice Leader of a Peak. This kind of humiliation wasn't small. And, the sinister plot behind it was even worse.

She needed to win. She had to win.

Sael's gaze grew bloodshot, her fury finally reaching a peak.

She roared, blossoming blue tattoos of blooming flowers growing along her fair skin. Her wrists grew out with delicate blue lily petals and her hair lengthened, growing out into long, whipping vines.

In what felt like an instant, the stage of the battle had been covered in these think bluish-green vines, each blooming with large swaths of flowers.

Sael's delicate exposed belly, her frail shoulders, even her lovely cheeks became covered in these tattoos. Yet, instead of ruining her appearance, it seemed to give her an exotic air. It was the kind of feeling one might have when gazing upon something alien. The feeling was only made more potent by the change in Sael's eyes.

Her brown eyes became a bright blue, her irises morphing into the form of a six petaled flower.

Anyone who knew Sael knew that she was going all out.

Sael's gaze glowed, her flower petaled irises spinning one petal over.

In that instant, a tattoo bloomed on Aphestus' chest before he could put his leg away.

Chuckling, Aphestus finally pulled back, hopping through the network of vines and dodging their snapping whips as he touched the tattoo on his chest.

"Hoho… How curious…"

that his body was slightly sluggish

suddenly ducked down, dodging a vine aimed for the back of his head. By the time he looked up, Sael was already before him again, her movements not affected by

Aphestus to block with a knee. His chuckling grated on her ears. There was nothing she wanted more than to rip that smile off of his

Your eyes seem

The petals that surrounded her wrists suddenly separated, forming a hovering crown of sharp blades around

Aphestus' pupils constricted.

ground. The muscles of his torso flexed and

meeting delicate skin, though, he found a blockade of vines in his way. Unable

this time, Aphestus couldn't pull

around his ankle, lifting him up

was as though Sael was walking on air. The same petals that formed around her wrists formed around her ankles, anchoring her legs as they

Sael's arms flexed, her back pulsing with strength

"Hehe, how interesting."

upside-down, Aphestus seemed as though he was still able to react perfectly. His palms flipped over, causing two daggers to

foot long, shimmering beneath the

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

and Sael's blade-like petals crossed, her fists' endless

that moment, Sael's irises rotated by another petal, causing another flower tattoo to

body slowed by another measure. He mistimed his block, Sael's fists shooting by his guard and ripping toward his

muscle dense tapestry that was

seemed to be able to counter everything, her sight seeing through Aphestus' intentions

the instant Aphestus wanted to swing, Sael's vines countered his weight,

PUCHI!