Chapter 114 : Seraphina vs Maya ,Celestia vs horskey
Before Freya defeated the Earth Spider.
Maya and Seraphina stood facing each other.
Neither of them moved.
Both of them were waiting.
Waiting for the other to make the first move.
The tension between them was so heavy that even breathing felt difficult.
The air itself seemed to freeze.
Seraphina tightened her grip on her sword.
Her eyes were sharp, focused only on Maya.
She could not understand it.
Why was Maya just standing there?
Why was she not preparing to attack?
Why did she look so calm?
Finally, Seraphina could not bear it anymore.
She attacked first.
Slash!
Her blade cut through the air as she rushed forward.
Her speed was incredible.
Her sword moved again.
Slash!
And again.
Slash!
Each attack was aimed directly at Maya.
Fast.
Precise.
Deadly.
But Maya did not move.
She simply stood there.
Her expression is calm.
Her eyes relaxed.
An invisible force surrounded her entire body like a transparent barrier.
A shield that is created to protect her for any attck.
Clang!
Seraphina's sword struck the barrier.
The sound of metal colliding echoed across the battlefield.
But the blade never reached Maya.
It bounced back.
Seraphina's eyes narrowed.
She attacked again.
Clang!
And again.
Clang!
And again.
Clang!
Every strike was blocked.
Every attack failed.
Maya had not even drawn her sword.
Seraphina gritted her teeth.
Her frustration grew with every failed strike.
"Fight me properly!" she shouted.
Maya tilted her head slightly.
A faint smile appeared on her face.
"So this is how you plan to defeat me?"
Her voice sounded almost amused .
"You cannot even touch me."
Her tone then changed.Sharp and Mocking.
"And you think you can defeat me? How hilarious."
"Shut up!"
Seraphina roared.
Mana exploded around her body.
A powerful aura surged outward from her body.
The ground beneath her feet cracked.
Her sword glowed with mana.
She attacked again.
Clang!
The blade hit the invisible barrier.
Nothing happened.
She attacked again.
Clang!
Still nothing.
Seraphina's breathing grew heavier.
Her eyes widened.
"Y-You... how are you doing this?"
Maya did not answer immediately.
Instead, she looked somewhere else.
Her gaze moved toward Ank.
He was lying unconscious nearby.
For a brief moment, her eyes softened.
Then she turned back toward Seraphina.
Her confident smile returned.
"I give you one minute."
Her voice was calm.
"If you could force me to move even a single step..."
"I would tell you."
Seraphina clenched her teeth.
She hated this.
Hated Maya's calm attitude.
Hated the way Maya looked down on her.
But she had no other option.
"Fine!"
She attacked again.
Slash!
Clang!
Slash!
Clang!
Seraphina began switching sword styles rapidly.
One moment her attacks were fast and precise.
The next moment they were wide and powerful.
Each strike carried more mana than the last.
Her movements became faster.
More desperate.
Her breathing became rough.
Her hands began to bleed.
The repeated impacts with the invisible barrier tore the skin on her palms.
Blood dripped from her fingers.
But she did not stop.
She could not stop.
Yet Maya remained exactly where she stood.
Not a single step.
Not even a flinch.
One minute passed.
Maya sighed.
"Your one minute is over."
Before Seraphina could react.
Boom!
Maya disappeared.
Her movement was so fast that Seraphina's eyes could not even follow it.
In the next instant.
Maya's fist slammed into Seraphina's stomach.
The impact exploded like thunder.
Seraphina's body flew through the air.
She crashed on the ground creating another crater.
But small in size what Ank created.
Dust rose around her.
She struggled to breathe.
Slowly, she lifted her head but failed.
Now Maya looked at Ank after finishing Seraphina.
Ank was still unconscious.
Without thinking, she moved closer.
She gently lifted his head and placed it on her lap.
While smiling .
And waiting for her main rival.
Freya.
Now she would definitely teach her a lesson she would never forget.
Meanwhile,
On another side of the crater.
Celestia was fighting Horskey.
And the fight was not going well.
Every move Celestia made.
Horskey copied it.
Perfectly.
If she swung her sword, he swung his.
If she stepped left, he stepped left.
Even the strength behind their attacks was identical.
Clang!
Their swords collided again.
Celestia frowned.
Tsk.
This was annoying.
She had already attacked him dozens of times.
Yet nothing worked.
No matter what technique she used.
Horskey copied it.
And there were no openings.
"How long can he keep up with my stamina?" she muttered.
Her mind quickly analyzed the situation.
She had to test something.
Suddenly, Celestia turned and began running.
Horskey followed.
Exactly like her.
Perfect distance.
Perfect speed.
Celestia smiled slightly.
Now.
She suddenly stopped and threw her sword.
The weapon was covered in mana.
The speed was so fast that it tore through the air.
Whoosh!
Horskey immediately copied the move.
He also threw his sword.
Exactly the same.
Big mistake.
Celestia's eyes sharpened.
"You are done."
She moved.
Gracefully.
She caught the sword Horskey had thrown.
Her movements were smooth.
Effortless.
She was not a true swordsman.
The sword was never her real weapon.
She had only used this because her weapon was destroyed during the battle.
Horskey could only copy.
He could not think.
Slash!
In a single movement.
Celestia cut both of his arms.
With her real weapon.
She used two daggers that she was hiding.
She also threw her swords and daggers behind the swords.
And she succeeded.
Blood exploded into the air.
Horskey collapsed to the ground.
Celestia walked toward him slowly.
Her expression was cold.
"Now your time is over."
She raised her sword.
"Goodbye."
"Maybe we will meet again."
"If you reincarnate."
She picked a sword from the ground.
Swords that were scattered across the battlefield.
Remnants of war.
She picked one up.
In one swing.
She planned to cut his head off.
But suddenly.
Her head hurt.
Pain shot through her mind.
A memory appeared.
"Now promise me."
A voice that she cannot forget.
"Promise you will not tell our big sister about this."
A little girl stood in front of Ank.
She looked no older than ten and younger version of Celestia.
Her eyes sparkled mischievously.
Ank sighed.
"Can you promise?"
The little girl smiled.
She stepped back.
"Oh, what are you talking about?"
"I already forgot everything."
Ank relaxed.
But the girl continued speaking.
"I did not tell big sister that you broke your promise and fought monsters."
Ank froze.
"And I did not tell her how you destroyed the entire forest."
His eyes widened.
"Because the monsters destroyed the gift you prepared for big sister."
Ank's face turned pale.
"Oh!"
The girl suddenly covered her mouth.
"My mistake."
She looked at him innocently.
"I also did not tell her how you were going to destroy this planet."
Ank stared at her in horror.
"Oh wait."
She giggled.
"My mistake again."
"Not the planet."
"
The entire solar system."
"For one small mistake."
And then she ran away.
Leaving Ank frozen.
Ank was one of the most powerf
ul beings
in the universe.
He commanded the strongest army.
He could destroy planets.
He could conquer galaxies.
But now.
A ten year old girl was blackmailing him.
Forcing him to do whatever she wanted.
Ank sighed deeply.
How did my life become like this?
Shi...
Can anyone save me?
The memory ended.
Celestia grabbed her head.
Pain pulsed through her mind.
But she did not move.
And she could feel it.
Something important.
Something she had forgotten.
Was slowly returning.