The pope's sword was ready and he began to slash downwards toward Himkeo. Everything happened in an instant as the power of 2 tier 10 titans were about to clash with each other.
The pope expected to directly hit Himeko but to his surprise felt her presence disappear from in front of him and appear behind him. Himeko had taken advantage of the ability to teleport with fire and was able to instantly move around the room as long as there was a spark of flame.
The pope was able to quickly turn and strike where Himeko was but the same thing occurred. Himeko kept teleporting around the pope making sure there was always fire in the room to teleport to. Unfortunately, Himeko was unable to get close because the pope's reaction speed was too fast leaving them in a stalemate.