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!

ground beneath her feet shattered, her dress threatening to fly from her body out from below as though a strong air

been equal to Simona's suddenly erupted past her, forcing Simona to

backward, her delicate and seemingly dainty feet left deep craters in the ground, the little puppy that had been dancing

twitched. Well, he had given Simona a warning. It wasn't his fault that she hadn't listened. But, then again, by the time he had given

on purpose. Her control over her body was so finely tuned that she had put out 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 position that wasn't conducive to gathering momentum in

with intent to probe. Aina had entered the exchange with intent to humiliate. And, the only way you could

what was left her momentum

put off by this result. Physical strength was clearly Aina's strong suit but it wasn't even something Simona would list in her top

have forced her back immediately, but she hadn't chosen to do this. Instead, she had thrown down an obvious gauntlet. She didn't just plan to win this

a fog of dark violet

subordinates changed, their hearts skipping a beat. They could tell that their young miss was enraged. Despite the fact her expression didn't

I were you." Aina said lightly. "Unless you're seeking

reveal a snaking black with dense 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

A tail-like whip and a stinger-like sword. Together they formed a

they appeared, two 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 supple calf and thigh. A garter pressed against her pale flesh, lined with slender

leg to take

air, only to be deflected by

only to have its