"You need to find your place in the hierarchy of the Martial Union," the Hugging Hegemon calmed down a bit, yet a flame still flickered in her eyes. "To do that, you'll have to fight us, starting from the weakest to the strongest, to determine exactly where you're ranked."
RUMBLE
The air grew prickled.
"And why must I do this?" Matriarch Nephi narrowed her eyes.
A sharp smile appeared on the Hugging Hegemon's face.
"Because you're a Martial Artist, of course."
Her powerful eyes bored into the matriarch's. "What's the matter? Scared? Is the oh-so-mighty leader of the Silas Clan a little wuss who can't fight for herself? Her pride and honor? Or is your prophecy too weak for that?"
Matriarch Nephi's rage flared. "You dare disrespect me?! You dare insult my prophetic power?!"
"If you want respect…" The Hugging Hegemon grinned. "You're gonna have to earn it. So far all I see is a Martial Sage with a big ego who spent her life running away and hiding."
It was blatantly evident what the Hugging Hegemon was trying to do.
She was trying to bait the Silas Matriarch into a fight, essentially.
Unfortunately, even if Matriarch Nephi was aware of her intentions, her pride in her prophecy could not allow her to back down.
was indeed a
Martial Artists respected power.
was a
truth that she could not
respect of her peers in the Kandrian Empire, she would have to demonstrate her
the superiority of prophecy in combat. You shall learn why I am called the
raised an eyebrow with a hint of
an extravagant
"Hehe, then let's begin!"
of Fortitude and the Flickering Elder narrowed their eyes as they
"Why not?!"
can fight her yourself in some other
the
turned to the matriarch with a mischievous grin. "I'll see
"Which battlefield?"
find a place and then send you
WHOOSH
She was gone.
a sigh,
curious as
very potent and high-grade with versatile
against the Martial Sages of the
she had broken through to the Sage Realm just a few years ago. That was definitely a disadvantage compared to her peers, who had had more time to acclimatize to the power of the Sage
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