Dimensional Descent

Aina suffered the first strike, blocking with a swing of her ax. But the strength was so great that it blew her hands up, almost knocking the weapon out of her hands entirely.

The second came even faster, slashing against an opening in her stomach.

Battle Ax Force bloomed and spiraled, forming a protective barrier. But that just sapped at more of Aina's stores, both her Force and her mind and focus.

Even then, it didn't work well.

The barrier shattered, slashing against her abs and leaving her military garb tattered and almost torn through entirely.

Her body flew out and she landed heavily on the ground, barely managing to resist falling to a knee as the third strike came.

"You can always give up, lady," a laughter echoed with an eerie coldness, "so long as you're willing to take the risk, that is."

If Aina lost a match, she would have to win the others in dominant fashion to have a chance. If she dragged out the battles like this, she would just have points deducted instead. By then, even if she managed to eke out nine total victories, there was no way the Stele would judge her as being worthy of the Finals.

Nothing outside of this arena would be taken into account. As far as Orion and everyone else was concerned...

This was over.

The third strike landed, and blood pooled at the edge of Aina's lip. Even with the arena entirely cracked, she could feel her heels reaching the very edge of it.

Suddenly, somehow standing in the air, Orion appeared before her.

"Haha, you didn't think I would just let you fall out, right?"

lashed out, and in that instant, Aina's aura

in lightning, reaching out with a hand and grabbing the whip out of the

react, Aina pulled

using to stay in the air shattered under her pure strength, and he was driven into the ground with such force that he

in surprise, not quite understanding what just happened. How had her strength suddenly

her body radiating with

it was rather that her weakness was a form of rejuvenation.

the next person won't make the same mistake

seem to hear

what you've done today, you've

clear. A cold shiver ran up

then think about issuing

even heard his words or

...

mountain of corpses. It felt like she was staring at a field

a furious rage that came

fact, the last time was the Joan Zone. It was something that she had gotten under control quite easily due to

her buttons. The fact she didn't get a chance to kill Orion was really pissing

and she felt something pulling inside of

recover without using Blood Force. Well, at the very least, they

for one.

she looked like she was having an easy

line, and not allow her

lot like Leonel, she had her own battles with the tug Forces put on her. Right