Philip thought that Sheena's new skill is a degraded version of Mathilda's ability because Mathilda can transform her body in an advanced machinery and arsenal that no humans could ever attain or replicate
But that wasn't the case at all, regarding Mathilda, she can transform her body freely, but to Sheena, she can transform and upgrade external bodies, machinery, and technology, unlike Mathilda
This is the difference between the two of them. Mathilda can transform and upgrade her own body, Sheena can transform and upgrade external bodies
'Now that I think about it... What would happen if Sheena touched Mathilda? Will Mathilda become a destroyer and the Deus Ex Machina?'
Philip then shivered by the thought of it
'I don't even want to think about it... For now'
Even if both Mathilda and Sheena has the same concept of their abilities, Philip needs to seek Sheena's origin to see where her ability came from
That's another one of their differences, Mathilda has a higher being's soul, called a Peacemaker, inhabiting her body. If Sheena has the same origin, then a problem will occur
This may also be the reason why Sheena's fate in the Fate Timeline is doomed
Nonetheless, Philip halted his train of thoughts and resumed watching the fight. E-1 was happily watching the fight and her eyes were sparkling. Although, no one knows what she actually sees because it's definitely different from the others
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"You're going to defeat me with that giant mechanical arm?"
Tenshi asked in a ridiculous tone as she stopped the rain of holy stakes and let Sheena take a breather
Sheena pulled her right arm backwards and extended her left arm forwards toward Tenshi. The giant mechanical arm followed Sheena's right arm movement and swung backwards, aiming a punch towards Tenshi. The dome is still present around Tenshi and the metal parts just hover around her as if to protect her
"This arm is enough to deal a significant amount of damage to you!"
"Just damage? Not defeat me?"
"No. I know that even this is not enough to beat you. I might as well try!"
"I like your perseverance! Now, come!"
"Aaaaah!"
Sheena screamed as she swung her arm and the giant mechanical arm flew towards Tenshi. Several hatches opened beside the arm and jet boosters were activated, increasing the acceleration of the punch. Casing also opened in front of the fist and guns started to fire at Tenshi with different power of the bullets and rate of fire
Tenshi retaliated by raising her right arm and the bullets met an invisible barrier that stopped their momentum. When the bullets hit the barrier, several ripples flowed across Tenshi's vision
At this moment, the giant mechanical arm arrived at Tenshi's position and punched the barrier. A large shockwave was generated as smoke and dust scattered around the stage
Sheena was already out of breath because it took most of her strength to throw the mechanical arm into a punch. She stood back up straight but still maintaining the hold of the giant arm
A few seconds later, the smoke and dust slowly dissipated when the light from the pillars glowed brightly
"You know, you're correct about the concept of domain. Since you're inside your domain, I can't touch you, that should also apply to me"
The smoke completely disappeared and the giant arm was stationary in place. The pillars from her Solitude were glowing brightly and the yellow chains are wrapped around the mechanical arm. Ripples are also constantly being generated from where the barrier and the arm is in contact
"The only way to break through another one's domain is to overwhelm them with a bigger force and power"
Tenshi said with a smile and her blue eyes glowed brightly
"Retribution"
Tenshi declared the Fourth Heavenly Prayer witha calm tone and a fourth layer of ring of light manifested on her right wrist. The Disc of Revelation flew above her right hand and touched the front of the giant mechanical fist
A huge blast of wind struck the training room and the giant mechanical arm was pushed backwards. It then turned around and aimed towards Sheena. The arm accelerated five times faster than before. The bullets also followed and shot towards Sheena
Sheena's eyes widened after she felt that she lost her control on the arm. The music on the headphones quickly adapted to her thoughts and it switched into a tragic and hopeless music
This made Sheena's blood pump and she abruptly extended her hands and swung them together in front of her
All of the upgraded and modified mechanical parts flew in front of her and layered each other, creating a thick, durable, and reinforced shield
Just a moment later, the fist and the shield made contact and a loud clunk filled the entire training room. The shield crumpled around the fist but the fist significantly slowed down. The arm started to break and the bullets landed a few inches away from Sheena
The arm slowly reached Sheena as she tried to stop it with her strength alone. But, the speed is still fast that she would likely be pushed backwards into a wall when it makes contact with her
It was then that the upgraded magnet flew in front of her and reversed its polarity, pushing all magnetic materials away from Sheena
This caused the arm to be shattered and broken appart from the opposite forces. The magnet also shattered and lost its magnetic properties after propelling each other towards the opposite wall of the training room due to the sudden appearance of similar polarities
Sheena fell backwards on the ground due to the pressure and exhaustion, only to see Tenshi a few meters in front of her with her right hand aiming towards her. A fifth layer of ring of light manifested around her wrist and all of the remaining rings of light began to spin rapidly. Both of their worlds slowed down, indicating that there is only one winner between them
"I win"
Tenshi said with a smile on her face
"Execution"
Sheena's eyes widened in shocked as Tenshi declsred the Sixth Heavenly Prayer and the Disc of Execution slowly flew towards Sheena
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Chris and Mark was surprised and worried by Tenshi's action. They don't know if Tenshi is actually trying to kill Sheena with Execution because that prayer should only be used against stronger enemies that they couldn't defeat. It's a last ditch effort and a trump card
Tenshi really wants to show the gap between her and Sheena
Although, Philip thought otherwise
"Sheena won"
The other squadron members and Chris turned their heads simultaneously at Philip, questioning his eyes and judgement. They then saw Justine nodding in agreement from Philip's conclusion
They were confused and but they didn't dare ask why. They turned their heads back on the stage, only for their eyes to widen in shock
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Sheena's eyes widened from Tenshi using Execution on her, but she wasn't worried in the slightest
Before the Execution befall on her, she quickly swung her arm towards her back and grabbed a handle. The music then abruptly changed into a song of triumph, victory, and cool dubstep
As Sheena slowly pulled the object behind her, it was Tenshi's turned for her eyes to widen in trouble and shock. She cancelled her Execution and declared the Seventh Heavenly Prayer
She crossed her arms in front of her head and a large ring of light manifested across her arms. The Disc of the Seventh Heavenly Prayer flew at the center of her crossed arms and emitted a bright light
"Salvation!!!"
"No, I win"
Sheena declared as she pulled out a shooting device, aimed it at Tenshi, and cocked the pump of the shooting device
The device is the Harp shotgun that Tenshi threw away earlier because Sheena restricted her from using it. She took advantage of it and hid it behind one of the metal parts
The Harp shotgun is already modified and upgraded after reverse engineering the model that Sheena upgraded prior to that. The Harp also consists of the strongest alloys and metals with the help of Mark. He even slipped a few fictional metal parts on the shotgun. The Harp was then enchanted by Chris' ability for three days and three nights. Finally, it was baptized by Tenshi's heavenly power that is borrowed from the heavens
Because of this, the Harp wasn't supposed to be magnetized. Instead, it was carried by a metal part towards her back. Sheena made sure that Tenshi wouldn't be able to see the shotgun, nor the observers from the control room. Although, Satou and Rue saw it in front of their eyes and concluded way earlier that Sheena would win
The Harp shotgun can be considered as a National Treasure, Ancient Weapon, Legendary Gun, or a Tool of Destruction because of how powerful it is
The Harp also have another feature and it involves on who can use it. Tenshi can make it so that she can only use it and no one would be able to. But since she's in a squadron and there are times where others would need the shotgun in times of need. So, she made it so that anyone from the squadron can use it unrestricted
Because of this, Sheena wielded the Harp and aimed it at Tenshi. Since the shotgun is only reverse engineered when the older model is upgrade, Sheena was able to upgrade the shotgun even more
The shotgun became more intricate, shiny, detailed, and full of power
Sheena finally slowly pressed the trigger in their slow world and the shotgun was fired at Tenshi
*Ting*
"..."
"..."
"..."
Everyone was stunned. A bright flash of light momentarily filled the training room as they could only hear the sound of a needle being dropped. The waves of sound are absent and no one could hear anything
It was then that the glass panels of the control room warped drastically and shattered into billions of pieces
Mark shouted something to everyone when he abruptly stood up but no one could hear or understand what he said, except for Philip
Chris slightly turned his head away and lifted his right arm to cover his head. Celine jumped towards Elaine to protect her from the blast and the glass shards. Even though, she's disappointed at Elaine, she would still protect her from harm, while Mark slightly hid behind Chris' big stature to protect himself from the shards
Veronica ducked behind the control panels, along with the personnel that are manning it. Rue just casually stood in front of Satou to protect him from the shockwave
Justine stood up and extended her hands towards the incoming glass shards. It was the same for Philip as he tilted his body to the right while his right hand is aiming towards the shards. E-1 tucked herself tightly on the chair and mostly covered herself with the coat
One second later, the entire wall of the training room in the north side cracked and crumbled from the pressure. The light slowly dimmed down and revealed Sheena being blown away from the force of the Harp shotgun blast. The shotgun also came flying up into the air
Tenshi was then seen flying towards the crumbling wall, injured and bleeding from the blast of the Harp shotgun as the once invisible barrier became invisible and cracks filled the entire surface. Tenshi still has her arms crossed with the Disc of Salvation shaking violently before disappearing
The slow world began turning back to normal and the aftermath of the blast picked up
After the glass shards flew towards Philip and the others, the delayed shockwave came, which accelerated the glass shards even more
Justine was able to stop the velocity of the glass shards and predicted the delayed arrival of the shockwave, this protecting herself and Celine with Elaine since they are the closest to her
Chris' quickly enveloped himself with yellow light and the glass shards didn't have any effects of him. Same for Mark because he completely hid behind Chris, which he gladly protected him
E-1 was somehow unharmed and her coat is without damage
However, Philip was injured and a few glass shards cut, lacerated, and stabbed hid body. He was about to use Sword Concept to cut the shards into fine dust but he hesitated because he doesn't want anyone to be suspicious of how he deflected the shards
Instead, he let himself be hurt and let the mysterious white lines fix his body. Even though it's still painful and his emotions are being stirred, he ignored the glass shards that entered his body. He knows that the Pureblood and the Pure Mana inside his body would reject the harmful foreign materials and spew it out
After the shockwave, came the deafening sound of all the sounds combined that was delayed due to the power of the shotgun. The sound was loud enough that it can rupture the eardrums
Strong gusts of winds came next because even for a split second, a vacuum filled the entire training room when air and sound was pushed against everything, which lead to the glass panels warping at the wall crumbling
Tenshi's body landed on the crumbling wall and the debris buried her alive