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?"

and in that instant,

lightning, reaching out with a

could react, Aina pulled

to stay in the air shattered under her pure strength, and he

quite understanding what just happened. How

her body radiating with murderous intent, Orion felt

tired that she couldn't display more strength; it was rather that her weakness was a

the next person won't make the same

didn't seem

what you've done today, you've already signed your

cold shiver ran up Orion's spine, however he

then think about issuing

disappeared. Whether she even heard his

...

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

a familiar rage pooling up inside her, a furious rage that came from her Berserk God Lineage

time was the Joan Zone. It was something that she had gotten under control

buttons. The fact she didn't get a chance to kill Orion

she felt something pulling inside

multiple things that Aina could do to recover without using Blood Force. Well, at

was Leonel's comprehension of Vital Star Force, for one. It would

If she looked like she was having

herself to toe the line, and not allow her

had her own battles with the tug Forces put on her.