"Left hook, right hook, a barrage of punches, moving at the speed of light, packing a truly terrifying amount of power. I casually block all of them. The spirit follows up with a roundhouse kick, which I manage to block with my right arm. However, I'm still sent flying. I try to conjure fire; a candle-sized flame appears and sizzles out. I follow up with my iron barrage of punches followed by an axe kick, transitioning into a spinning kick, but the spirit isn't even phased." "We continue to exchange blows, blocking every single attack. It's obvious that I'm being overwhelmed bit by bit. As we continue to exchange, I take opportunities to gain distance, trying to launch fireballs, but the simple candle flame just fizzles out. I'm unable to conjure more than a simple candle flame at the moment. I charge in for a tackle and slam her onto the ground, hammering her with left hooks and right hooks, each punch shaking the very darkness that makes up this entire soul realm. It sounds like a thunderstorm. She blasts me off with a fireball, sending me launching through the air. I use my wings to gracefully and elegantly land."
"The Twilight staff Spirit smiles at me. 'This is how you use magic in the soul realm,' she points out, her hand conjuring a barrage of fireballs raining down on me. I try to dodge as many as I can, but unfortunately, they seem to have aimbot; I cannot dodge these attacks. I'm hit with the barrage of fireballs, the sizzling heat burning my body. I'm covered in wounds, blood leaking out from several cuts. I think there might have also been some wind blades mixed in with the fireballs.
I collapse onto the ground, but I still refuse to give in; my iron will does not allow me to succumb. I get up, crystal herself unconsciously used willpower to fuel her unique magic resilience, healing all the damage done to her soul. The damage done to her soul looks way worse than it actually is; these are just surface-level injuries that would naturally heal in a few months. Soul injuries take a very long time to heal in comparison to regular wounds. Even a small cut could take several years for the soul to heal, and if the soul injury is too bad, it will never heal naturally.
See, crystal had being trying to use magic in the soul realm, she hadn't realized she is completely out of mana. However, she's using willpower as a substitute. It's highly inefficient,'. 'The protagonists, when they're completely out of energy. They manage to get those power-ups,'. 'They don't actually get energy from nowhere; that doesn't make sense. They typically use things like willpower or their emotions. In the case of Saiyans, anger,'. 'Most protagonists end up using their life force, but those fictional stories leave out the fact that when you expend your life force, the massive boost is not only fleeting and temporary, but you're likely going to kill yourself by doing so, shortening your own lifespan, if not killing yourself, and negatively impacting your health.'"