"I'm not gonna let you!"
The stoic looking Valeira slashed the air and sent out black projectiles towards the Seraphim!
However, due to the distance and the acceleration of the Seraphim, the slashes were easily dodge as She moved quickly towards the town.
When the Seraphim first arrived at Elrod, Valeira wondered the reason why..
Scratching the surface, it could be said that the Seraphim was there to spread the word of the Sun God and empower Him further!
But, these long weeks that Valeira was left alone, she concluded the fact that it was something deeper..
It felt that there was an underlying scheme behind the scenes.
Due to her wisdom, Valeira had some guesses but one stood out the most amongst them.
She guessed that the Seraphim was really there to spread the gospel or that she was there to actually help the people.
But they were not like that at all!
Valeira served Death, and the Sun God along with His Seraphims have long been searching for Death, aiming to finally conquer the one thing that threatened their existence!
So her initial guess was that the Seraphim knew the location of Death in Elrod. But upon traversing the Tree of Life and Death, her suspicions were devoured.
The Seraphim did not know that Death was located at Elrod!
'Then what could possibly be the reason..?'
It was simple really. It was but a mere personal goal that the Seraphim hoped to achieve.
Valeira felt stupid for not realizing it sooner!
Her eyes widened as she became desperate to stop the Seraphim from reaching the town.
"She's going to ascend!"
Valeira's instincts were screaming for her to stop the Seraphim!
It was off, but she knew that once She decimated that remote town and caused even more terror and fear, then the Seraphim would grow exponentially and finish Her ascension ritual.
"Make it in time! Come on!"
Her legs ran faster than before, covering significant distances in mere seconds.
Then.. the fields of grass that were decimated by the Faceless had ended and a thick forest blocked Valeira's way.
She traversed through inside, dodging the mighty trees of the forest and maneuvering with great speeds.
The leaves covered the sky and the Seraphim could no longer be found!
She used her black blade to cut any trees that got in the way of her speed, effectively increasing her steps with every strike!
Valeira danced like the wind and her steps were not halted by the leaves or broken trunks of cut trees.
She slashed the leaves atop of her and cut the rift between her and the sky!
The sky split open due to her black blade, it was as if the space above was killed.
Valeira saw the Seraphim, immediately she sent out similar-scale projectile slashes towards Her.
The slashes were silent but deadly, killing the trees, leaves, and even the sky!
Valeira was out-speeding the Seraphim due to her interference with Her flying.
Soon, she was directly at the bottom of the Seraphim but Valeira did not stop there!
She continued attacking non-stop!
The Seraphim could not dodge that many slashes so She gradually slowed down her pace in order to focus!
Valeira did not stop running, aiming to reach the remote town first!
"I need to get there first!"
Birds flew out of the forest due to the commotion but suddenly, they fell to the ground and mutated into a humanoid shaped being.
They had no face and were wearing nothing, showing only the raw skin and even the genitals!
Her white-haired bounced around with every step she took. Somehow, they kept their regal beauty amidst the tasking battle.
The existence of the new Faceless were nothing but bugs that are waiting to be crushed!
But even those bugs served a purpose as they distracted Valeira from slashing the sky and hitting the Seraphim even more..
She leapt and spun, hitting the Faceless with swift slashes, but that moment was enough for the Seraphim to recuperate and head to the remote town!
"No, you won't!"
Valeira charged energy to her legs and quickly jumped up with great heights, reaching the Seraphim in a mere second!
Then! She killed the space between them, effectively sucking the Seraphim in front of her!
But the Seraphim was quick-minded and dodged Valeira's defining strike. Swaying Her body to the side in order to avoid the lethal blow by a hair's length.
She flew downwards in an effort to lose Valeira, but.. a slender hand grabbed Her wings quickly!
Valeira gripped it tightly and threw her black longsword to her other hand.
Then, catching it quickly while in mid-air, she performed a downward slash to cut the Seraphim in half!
Suddenly, a feeling of dread emerged inside Valeira, stopping her from ending the Seraphim.
She was paralyzed! Her body went stoic like stone and she slowly lost her grip to the Seraphim's wings!
'Damnation!'
Valeira was falling to the ground at a hasty speed!
She was still paralyzed due to the feeling of dread and Valeira also lost her grip on the black blade!
The Seraphim used this opportunity to pierce her abdomen!
There was already a gaping wound on it yet no blood came out due to it being cauterized by Valeira's Hallowed body.
The Seraphim was getting near her, and Valeira had no option but to use her Attunement Skill!
Suddenly! The Seraphim got paralyzed like her and it seemed to have fallen into a deep slumber.
But it woke up in a second, moving its wings once more!
A second was all Valeira needed to eat away her emotions using her Path of Crowned Dreamless.
Her eyes immediately turned cold and she grasped the black longsword quickly.
Valeira twisted her body mid-air while she aimed to strike down the Seraphim!
Of course, the Seraphim dodged but Valeira expected this already..
Instead, she hoped that She would dodge her measly strike!
Valeira then used the unique aspect of the longsword to kill the space between them!
The Seraphim got pulled in front of Valeira in a fracture of a second.
"I've got you!"
Valeira was on top of the Seraphim and she performed a great downward slash that resembled a crescent moon!
The black tip of the blade was almost upon the Seraphim of Feelings when Valeira's Soul suddenly trembled.
She did not stop though, and struck the Seraphim - although weak, it still damaged Her chest!
Black fluid flowed out of the wound and spread towards the Seraphim's body.
But the Sun was quicker than Death itself!
It healed the wound quickly, as if they were fighting amongst each other!
The mighty strike dealt by Valeira sent the Seraphim crashing down on the trees below!
Thus, she was left alone while mid-air!
Valeira wasted no time, and killed the space between her and the ground.
She appeared right in front of the Seraphim, and cut Her sideways. The Seraphim deflected Valeira's arms with Her sharp and intimidating claws.
With that, the Seraphim leaped back and attacked mentally!
Joy, sorrow, disgust, fear, dread, and anger suddenly emerged within Valeira's mental self.
"Krrkh-"
She kneeled down in pain, her body trembling in excitement and fear. Tears flowed out of her eyes and she puked out a tremendous amount of vomit. Valeira's pupils widened and then got smaller, she saw red all around her and there was a deep feeling of rage that dwelled inside.
She laughed hysterically.
Valeira stood up and tightened her grip on the black longsword!
Cleaning the vomit on her mouth and wiping the tears of her eyes, she jumped forward and suddenly appeared in front of the Seraphim.
She killed the area behind them and pulled in a couple of trees to bash down on the Seraphim.
Then, she killed the ground below, opening a gaping fissure in the earth!
Both of them fell into the deep hole below.
The Seraphim tried to fly away but Valeira killed the space between them and held onto Her wings.
"I won't let you go anymore!" She screamed, echoing throughout the fissure.
Valeira puked on the Seraphim's back, feeling a great sense of disgust once she touched the thing.
In all honesty, Valeira was disgusted by the presence of the Seraphim. The mental attacks that exaggerated her emotions made this sense of disgust to turn into something unsightly.
She ran out of vomit and began to puke out blood of red and white.
Valeira calmed herself down and prevented this action from happening further.
But that moment where she was left open, the Seraphim took the chance to bite her foot with it's Lion Head.
"Argh!"
Valeira squealed in pain, her feelings were really boosted right now so any senses of hers were multiplied tenfold!
She gritted her teeth, and held on the Seraphim's wings with both hands, holding the black longsword on her right but not being able to wield it.
With each passing second, the absence of light became even more prevalent.
They had fallen for a couple of seconds but the rate at which they fell was significantly fast!
So, in mere seconds, the two fell at least a hundred meter now!
"This will be our krngh- grave!"
She spat out blood and continued to hold on the Seraphim's wings!
The black fluid on the Seraphim's chest began to spread out all over Her body. With the sunlight gone, she could no longer regenerate!
The surroundings turned darker and darker with each second that passed.
Until finally, the both of them could see no more..
Valeira gripped the Seraphim's wings tightly and then..
She ripped it out with her pure Hallowed strength!
With the existence of Death... Dormancy, flowing within her, she could effectively damage Seraphim's Soul! And that Soul was represented by the 4 wings on the Seraphim's back.
"One!"
The Seraphim reacted with pain, screaming inside because it had no mouth to scream out on.
Valeira moved to the second wing, she grabbed its roots and pulled it out with might!
"Two!"
Her legs were entangled on the Seraphim's large body, anchoring herself while the two of them fell.
The Seraphim used Her claws to attack Valeira's legs!
She screamed in pain.
"ArrghH!"
But it was only pain, it was not Death yet!
Valeira grabbed the third wing and ripped it apart, its feathers fell down slowly and was left behind as the two of them descended quickly.
"Three!"
At this point, Valeira's entire left leg was cut off and her right leg was the only one that's wrapped on the Seraphim's body.
She did know if she could stay on Her back any longer!
But she did!
Valeira only needed a couple of seconds!
She grabbed the roots of the fourth wing, feeling the fur of the Seraphim's back.
The countless feathers were soft to touch but they gave off an ominous feeling that made one want to kill themselves with just a simple touch.
Then, using all her strength, she pulled.
She used up all her strength and at the same time, the Seraphim reached for her right leg in order to cut it off!
It was a battle of time!
Either Valeira was going to pull out the wing first or her legs would have to be torn off!
"Rrrahhh!"
The two battled in the darkness of the ravine, devoid of light, cold, and dreary..
No one went first.
Both of them fell to the bottom and were met by an incredible impact.
Dust clouds were formed, encasing the two with even more improper visibility.
Valeira breathed deeply, she no longer felt her left leg and stood up using only one.
She reached for the black longsword and balanced herself with only one leg.
Then, she stood vigilant, awaiting for the Seraphim's next move.
The dust cloud dissipated and a looming figure was revealed in front of her.
She could barely see but it was enough information for Valeira..
"Either one of us dies.. or both of us dies."
Her voice echoed amidst the darkness.
And in that very fissure, a gigantic Seraphim with one wing, three heads, and fur covering all over its body, faced off against a white-haired Queen.
One held a black longsword and the other possessed the sharpest claws that can tear through the Soul.
Yet none of them struck! At least not physically..
Both of them stood still.
Rather.. They slumbered silently and was trapped in a dream.