Bernia disregarded laugh as she was frighteningly serious, her armors enchantments already activated as her Spear's runes glowed covering it's entire shaft upto its head.
Bernia took on an offensive stance as her breathing fell under her control her strength soared as dug he front foot forward ito the ground before....
VVWOOOSH
She dashed forward striking a dozen times in a single second, her speed was paying as the very air condensed into aerial blasts of a Two star mage
The Demon hurriedly dodged jumping to its side as it willed it's spine spear to come to its hand, he threw the 'weak' human a nasty glare as it growled and immediately dashed forward closing the already thinking distance the two met and clashed
CLANG
The cacophonies of blades echoed through the battlefield as steel and bone clashed neither yielding to the other
The Demon was strong it's every strike made Bernia's hands to tremble and slightly numb, but just that was not enough to deter her
How many times has she clashed with her master? How many times did she loose all sensation in her arms? Far too many for a little numbing to halt her advance
And that she did, her strike grew fiercer as she upped her speed, her movements be ame illustrious as she was seen and not sensed or sensed but not seen
She flickered in and out of existence like a friend nit meant to exist within the mortal plane, her eyes glowed brighter as a grin found its way to her face
[ Spear Dance]
She moved her legs danced to a captivating rhythm her waist shook to the side, her hands flowed like a trance as she pulled all the attention of the battlefield to herself
A deadly dance was performed one that drew blood and death from its beauty, one which a single second of distraction would be disastrous
The Demon tried to dodge but couldn't as it's shoulder was cleaved, it's thigh cut, it's abdomen debowelled, its heart pierced
It dripped to a knee and coughed a mouthful of blood before laughing in daze
It's wounds healed, its heart restored, it's thigh regenerated, it's shoulder as good as new.
The demon grinned as it now could no longer see a 'weak'human but a worthy Prey, one that would be the whetstone of it's spear that would propel it to a higher stage
" Human.....What is your Name?!" The Demon asked as it stood from it's knee and it's towering physique displayed, it was Twice the height of Bernia who was just two meters tall.
" I am Bernia Varia! The Lioness Of Gelfar! I am The Spear Of The Ember Warlord!" She declared as Embers of flaming spears willed themselves to life after her decree
The Demon nodded in acknowledgement as it twirled it's spear and hit it's but to the ground
" I am Ter'Tak The Tenebrous Executioner, The Fiend of the Dikhedia! I am the Thumb of the Monarch!" He bellowed as dark spear of baleful winds manifested above his crowned head
After their Introduction neither said anything else, they both took their stances and vanished
Only for the earth to crack, and a crater to form where they met, their spear clashed as each relied in their form and style to best the other.
Mana encased Bernia as glorious runes etched themselves on her skin, her eyes glowed brighter as her runes glimmered with red much like her hair.
A lion sprang to life and like a coat adorned her armor, fangs grew out her teeth as her physique became leaner and lithe, but her strength increased twofold.
BOOMMMMM!
The echoes of explosions rang through the battlefield as the demon was pushed back slightly....but that slight difference in strength was enough to anger it as
BOOMMMMM!
A veil of dark was descended upon the Demon as it's Armor coiled and tightened around it's body greedily taking in the darkness its wearer had released
[ Baleful Descent]
The demon performed an art as it cleaved it's spear, it's tip over saturated with the darkness as it all shit towards a singular target in a decisive slash
The darkness moved unfettered and undetected, it could not be perceived as space itself refused it's existence
And to such a strike many would fall as their bodies, senses and instincts could not perceive a danger that the world itself has not
But Bernia knew too well, attacks that did not rub one's senses were the worst to deal with and so she replied upon her aura the prideful lion Queen, one that refused to be subdued
[ Decree Of the Queen]
She bellowed as she fathered hee strength aura and mana shooting towards a single point a single space, the lion roared as it's will strengthened and empowered the thrust forming raging fiery blood red flame.
The Descent was shattered as the Queen's Decree reached the Demon who tanked it all.
It's armor was damaged as cracks formed revealing it's purple skin, and black blood .
Its hand trembled as his Aura soared
His spear lost in grandeur, the humans was stronger than his, this fact hurt it's pride as a warrior but also fueled it's will to challenge the human....but this was war, weakness was death and he could not die here not yet
His spear was weak that he acknowledged but his body, his mana, his reserves of anima was boundless before a human
So it painfully abandoned it's spear and stood tall snapping it's finger as arrays and arrays of spells manifested above it
[ Damnation]
It casted as corrosive balls of black flames shot from the arrays it manifested as an apocalyptic rain of fire balls descended.
[ Bastion Of The Pride]
A captivating voice shouted as a flaming red aura took form, from the waves of energy became a rock that became a wall that became a fortress
The army of Embers was shielded as it's warriors armor resonated with the Bastion made of Energy protecting them from the damnable anima of demons, but the other army which was not purely of demons fell and burned one after the other
" I can't keep this up for much longer, so let's finish it Ter'Tak!" Bernia called out " With my strongest...." "....against your strongest..." the demon continued
As his reserves worked overtime as the skies turned red as it's will manifested into the world, spear of darkness, flame and winds took form above it's head within it mana, aura and anima were forced into coexistence making them volatile and unstable.
From Vania Her Aura flared mixed in with her mana and the elements as a pride of lions marched Les by a Queen that stared at the sky with contempt and disregard ready to roar once instructed
[ Final Execution]
[ Pride Legion]
Both called out their arts as the the cacophonies of explosions echoed out blinding all of the spectators except for a man who stood in the skies
The booms persisted for around two minutes until the smoke finally cleared, the enemy army annihilated as the Ember army barely survived under the bastions defense.
The Demon was nowhere to be seen as only it's spear remained, the legion of lions remained their heads high as they locked down on the enemy that failed to survive it's simple roar.
" Happy now master?! I'll have you now that I won't be fighting for the next week, my Bloodline aura is hard to replenish, if I hadn't practiced and refined it....I would have been the one to fade away!" Bernia complained as she sat down, the Lion Queen gently nuzzled at her as she rubbed her chin.
" I know that, I just wanted you to know your limits and you passed the fifty-fifty chance is now hundred right?" Ivarthen laughed lightly as if sending his disciple to fight an Archdemon General was a joke
" Crazy bastard," Bernia cursed with smile