"Good, then the terms have been set. If you lose, you might die, and you certainly lose your right to be by my sisters' side. If you land a hit, I will welcome you into the family…"
Don't be mistaken. Even with all those restrictions on Opal, the fight was nowhere near easy to win. I couldn't deploy my elemental heart or any techniques in the first place, so all it did was balance the fight a little bit.
And yet, the redhead was beyond the realm of grandmaster with her martial arts. Even Merry and Nyssa who could defeat any human grandmaster with skill alone were outmatched, combined. We might as well tie one of her hands behind her back, and I still wouldn't be confident of my victory until I got more training.
"Don't fail me now, I have come to appreciate you a little tonight. I hope that your advance to the fourth substage isn't all you are banking on. A small part of me hopes you manage to hit me once so everyone can be satisfied…"
