Dimensional Descent

Simona's pupils constricted. The instant Aina moved, it was as though the weight of an expert bore down from all sides. Her powerful thighs grew a size, her toned torso flexed, her slender arms pulsed with a power their slight frame had no business having… Every movement was efficient to an extreme and refined to the final detail.

She was a work of art.

Simona's expression calmed, her arms leaving their relaxed position and her hands raising. The long, painted nails that graced them curled like claws, shimmering with delicately designed gems.

Her arm swept at the air even as Aina's ax swung downward.

BANG!

Claw and blade met. On one side, a dark violet gown danced wildly in the wind and on the other, a long cascading river of jet black hair flowed as though a single cohesive whole.

Sparks flew between them, neither woman taking even a single step backward.

Simona's arm trembled, her gaze narrowing further. In that instant, what looked like a stalemate collapsed.

BANG!

threatening to fly from her body out from below as though a strong air current had assaulted

erupted past her, forcing Simona to quickly retreat lest she

craters in the ground, the little puppy that had been dancing around her ankles quickly dodging out of the way to avoid

as Leonel's lip twitched. Well, he had given Simona a warning. It wasn't his fault that she hadn't listened. But, then again,

only just enough strength to negate Simona's own counter in that instant. Then, when Simona was feeling confident that their strengths were about equal after a single probe, Aina erupted with more strength in a

was clear. Simona had come into the exchange with intent to probe. Aina had entered the exchange with intent to humiliate. And, the only way you

turned a shade colder, her final stomp stopping what was left her momentum just before reaching the edge of

strength was clearly Aina's strong suit but it wasn't even something Simona would list in her top three best qualities. However, it was clear that Aina was

chosen to do this. Instead, she had thrown down an obvious gauntlet. She didn't just plan to

light in Simona's gaze grew, a fog of dark violet

young miss was enraged. Despite the fact her expression didn't seem to have changed in the slightest, the

if I were you." Aina said lightly. "Unless you're seeking to be humiliated

scale-like patterns that made it seem as though it had been carved out of the hide of a dragon. Her left palm flipped over to reveal a

whip and a stinger-like sword. Together they formed a lethal combination of

strong Level Two Blade-like Forces manifested. With a single step, Simona's gown tore a gash from its hem to her hip, revealing a gorgeous sight of

leg to take a second step,

lashed out through the air, only to be deflected by

only