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…"

body was slightly sluggish as

of his head. By the time he looked up, Sael was already before him

to block with a knee. His chuckling grated on her ears.

eyes

petals that surrounded her wrists suddenly separated, forming a hovering crown of

Aphestus' pupils constricted.

until his palms touched the ground. The muscles of his torso flexed

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

air vibrated wildly as they clashed. But this time, Aphestus

lifting him

that moment, it 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

momentum and foundation she needed, Sael's arms flexed, her back pulsing with strength as she

"Hehe, how interesting."

still able to react perfectly. His palms flipped over, causing two daggers

foot long, shimmering beneath

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

blade-like petals crossed, her fists'

rotated by another petal, causing another flower tattoo to bloom on

small instant of time, Aphestus' body slowed by another measure. He mistimed his block, Sael's fists shooting by his

reacted as quickly as he could, flexing the muscle dense tapestry that was his torso

Sael's vines weren't stationary. Her gaze seemed to be able to

vines countered his weight,

PUCHI!