"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.
indeed a Martial
Martial Artists respected power.
a
truth that she
to truly earn the respect of her peers in the Kandrian Empire,
superiority of prophecy in combat. You shall
with a hint of
indeed an extravagant nickname that
"Hehe, then let's begin!"
the Flickering Elder narrowed their eyes as
"Why not?!"
destroy half the Kandrian Empire. If you want, you can fight her yourself in some other
spoilsports," the Hugging
the matriarch with a mischievous grin. "I'll see you on the
"Which battlefield?"
place and then
WHOOSH
She was gone.
sigh, shaking
wasn't curious as to how she compared to
was undoubtedly very potent and high-grade with
grandmother most likely had an edge against the Martial Sages of
few years ago. That was definitely a disadvantage compared to her
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