LIGHT NOVEL Chapter 60: Chapter 60
10/7 3:31 (Autumn, Day, Midrar)
"You know, you are quite unfair, Amber. You are lucky you are cute or I would have stabbed you." Luna commented calmly once the overwhelming light and sound ceased, her Auric Beast's Wings and Tails, previously having formed a cocoon to protect her and Sabel, opened up to reveal the two of them, the black-haired one being held securely in the other's arms.
"Don't be ridiculous." The Phoenix corrected, a teasing smile on her face. "You are going to stab me all the same. The previous attack changed nothing about it but the fact that you find me more impressive than before."
The previous explosion was caused by the Wind-Attribute amplifying the Fire-Attribute while her Curse- and Holy-Attributes destructively annihilated each other to vastly increase the Potency of the resulting blow.
This attack's only advantage was its Range while its attack power was actually quite disappointing for its effort, it was still more than enough to completely eliminate Luna's [Thunder Fall] and force Luna to shield both herself and Sabel from the blaze.
The Lunarian's and Phoenix's gaze met for an instant before the fight restarted in full.
The swordwoman landed on her feet, her Aura concentrating around her blade and in so doing reflecting and containing her Light within her sword's edge before she swung towards Luna, the white-haired one stepping back outside of the sword's reach only for the Light to go forward, her variation of a [Flying Slash], Art that was immediately destroyed by Luna's own [Reaping Moon] launched by one of her Auric Tail, forcing Sabel to dodge sideways in an hurry.
Before Luna could take advantage of her distraction however, she was stopped by needing to close her Wings around her as a concentrated, spinning purple beam with a golden core started to slowly drill within the Aura Wings, at least for a little bit.
As the Wing resisted this process, the Holy- and Curse-Attributes making up the attack soon enough were forced to interact with each other and as was only natural between the two Attributes in particular, both of them were directly converted into force, covering the red-eyed one in an explosion that sent even the black-haired one flying back.
Sabel spun in mid-air, twisting her body enough to dodge the Lance made out of Auric Feathers launched by within the explosion, before sending forth another [Light Slash] that was this time pierced by an Auric Tail that was stopped from trying to impale her by being forced to join the others in blocking Amber's attack.
The blonde's sword and her arms were enveloped by the three Tails, stopping the thrust dead on before she was pulled forward, a punch burying itself in her stomach before slamming her in the floor, the air around Luna's fist starting to hum dangerously before a wave of force rippled from there, slamming Amber to the ground even harder than before.
The blonde swung up with her Unique Arma and causing the white-haired one to retreat or risk the Unique Skill "Piercer" being activated on any possible attack, the reason she was also being carefull of Mafel's and Sabel's attack as the Unique Skill could also be activated on them.
Flames ammassed in Amber's right hand before she released a concentrated wave of flames that forced the Lunarian to jump sideways before this last one created a blade of Black Blood and Vital Mana in her right hand to block Sabel's own Light-clad one.
Luna stepped forward, forcing her Human Mate back while pointing her left hand back to block another one of Mafel's Spells, the purple and gold bullet shattering over an hastily created wall made out of compressed air, Black Blood and Vital Mana, taking advantage of the secondary effect of her Oath about Artifacts she gained thanks to her temporarily increased Rank in "Oath Making", she could substitute the Quality of the air with the Quality of her own Black Blood.
Amber fell from above, her high-speed kick being blocked by one of Luna's Tails before jumping away with an explosion to dodge the answering swing of one of her Wings, her Feathers being launched at high speed to follow her movements and distract her.
A vast Magical Circle was created above the red-eyed one, her gaze while looking at nothing was still concentrated on every single one of her temporary opponents, as shown by her Tails rampaging in the area around her to block the Curse-Attribute Bullets sent by Mafel with the intent of destroying said Magic Circle before it could be activated.
Air was quickly condensed within Luna's mouth released before she released it in a roar, exploding forth in a wave of destruction that blocked the concentrated Cursed Flames released by Amber, the fight between the two attack continuing on for a significant amount of time before Luna was forced to break the deadlock, twisting her blade to deflect Sabel, pulling her forward before kicking her away outside of the range of the flames and jumping away herself.
Energy concentrated around Luna's fist before she punched forward, a wave of force rippling forth from her and forcing Sabel back various steps, the Vampiric Being stopping in mid-air, held afloat by her Auric Wings before the Magic Circle above them fully activated.
Light erupted from it before falling down in the shape of rays of force that bombarded the entire training room, giving Luna enough time to finish adapting to her increase in power.
From Amber's body an immense wave of flames erupted, fighting back against the continuous waves, soon joined by a wave of Miasma released by Mafel.
Sabel took advantage of the distraction caused by the clashing attacks to sneak behind Luna, golden Light accumulating around her blade before she thrusted through her Mate's back in a surprise attack, enhanced by Amber's "Piercer".
Her sword pierced Luna's heart, her red eyes opening wide in surprise that all three of her Mates could easily have recognize as false in other circustance before, unable to hold back her expression twisted in a grin, her body dissolving in a mass of Black Blood that surrounded the Human's body, trapping her, before she was thrown back to the ground at high speed.
High-density Energy accumulated around Luna's hands before she unleashed various beams of force towards all three of her Mates, significantly increasing the pressure her attacks posed on them, and buying herself enough time for her next step.
Her Wings straighten out fully before separating from her body and joining together, forming what looked like a Bow that Luna held on to firmly, her Auric Beast shattering into motes of Aura that then condensed in a large mass larger even then her own 182 cm tall frame.
Black lightning caused by Blitz's "Electrify", based upon her Vital Mana Control instead of her nonexistent Lightning-Attribute Affinity as was natural for this Skill, emanated violently from the mass before Warden's "Barrier" surrounded it and condensing both the mass and electricity in a vaguely arrow-like Shape.
The Arrow, if so it could be called considering the differences in size between it and its maker, leaned on the makeshift Bow before launching down, the air screaming as an high-speed Arrow more similar to a ballista's bolt then otherwise fell down, its target not any of her Mates but towards the floor, in an empty area away from all of them.
The Bolt fell, the air screaming as it spun on itself to help keep its shape, as her three Mates joined in together, their Attributes and Auras massing together before exploding forth.
Attribute-less black lightning exploded forth from the point of impact, filling the entirety of the arena, at least before a wave of Fire, Air, Light, Holy and Curse Attribute infused Aura fought back against it, pushing it back and winning the confrontation shortly before it itself exhausted.
Luna nodded, satisfied of their spar, her Auric Beast forming around her body again before she gently lowered herself to the ground, landing firmly. "Well, this is enough for right now." She nodded to herself before finally turning off her "Core Implosion".
And as a conseguence of it, she immediately after dropped unconscious, her Aura holding on around her for a little bit longer, missing the Status update because of the stress caused by the immediate increase in Rank.
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10/7 12:25 (Autumn, Sunset, Ocean)
Sider looked to the slowly rising in the distance, breathing in deeply as she tried to figure out where exactly she was right now as she in theory she should still be at least three weeks, as she was being safe, away from land yet she was able to easily see land.
"Where am I?" She lamented, in part towards nothing at all and in the other towards the Divine Beast Leviathan, the one responsible for moving her away from her previous trajectory, and doing it willingly as it not only moved her but while refilling her boat's Well, it also modified her boat's command to account for the new position.
The black-haired one shook her head quickly, leaving behind her previous hesitation and deciding to wait until she would reach her new destination and trying to figure out what the Divine Beast wanted with transporting her here, but without too much apprehention.
After all, the three Highest Divine Beasts were made long ago by all the Gods working together to safeguard all the People of Gaea.