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"Clang!"
"Clang!"
"Clang!" The sounds of clashing weapons echoed through Orario. And this sound had been reverberating through the city for quite some time–The duel between Ottar and Zald.
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Mika leveled his sword at Alfia. "Let's end our warm-up. Although your Swordsmanship is now on par with mine, you don't truly enjoy using a blade, do you?"
"Alfia, I have yet to experience your renowned Sonic Magic."
"Oh? Are you so eager to experience my Magic?" Alfia asked with a smile, a rare expression she reserved only for Mika.
After all, he was the Hera Familia's last hope, the hero most likely to fulfill their final wishes.
"Not particularly," Mika replied, looking towards the sky. "But listen. The entire city is filled with the sounds of Ottar and Zald's battle. Yet, we're remarkably quiet here. It feels like…they're stealing our limelight."
Alfia was momentarily silent, then burst into laughter. "Is that so?" she said, her laughter fading as her expression turned serious. "Then, as you wish."
"Gospel!"
"Valhalla's Call!" A piercing sonic wave erupted from Alfia, radiating outwards.
Mika, standing directly before her, was engulfed by the attack.
He raised his arms to defend, but the force of the Sonic Blast sent him stumbling backward.
Alfia frowned, observing him. "It seems you came prepared."
"Of course," Mika replied, regaining his footing.
"I wouldn't Fight you without being fully prepared. I know everything about you: your Sonic Magic, your magic negation, and your ultimate technique, Apocalypse."
"Your combination of magic is something even the Elves would envy." He adjusted his stance, his grip tightening on Arondight.
He hadn't been completely unharmed, as Alfia had assumed.
While he had incorporated sonic absorption capabilities into his Teigu during its creation, the lack of suitable materials had limited its effectiveness.
He had suffered internal injuries, several blood vessels rupturing within his body.
However, thanks to his Death Battle skill, these injuries didn't affect his combat abilities.
"It seems my preparations were adequate. I'm one step closer to defeating you." He wouldn't let her see his true condition; maintaining a confident facade was crucial.
Hearing his arrogant words, Alfia frowned. "It seems I underestimated you. I'll have to treat you as a serious threat. Against you…I'll have to use my full power."
As she spoke, a powerful aura emanated from her.
"What's happening? It's like something…vanished from her." Mika felt the pressure of her magic intensify. "Was your magic negation a passive ability?"
Alfia's satisfied expression confirmed his suspicions.
"As I suspected." Although she hadn't spoken, her expression revealed everything.
Her magic negation was a passive ability, constantly active, granting her immunity to magic.
However, as a trade-off, it likely also suppressed her own magic.
This meant the Sonic Attack that had injured him earlier, despite his defenses, had been at its weakest.
Now, she had released that suppression.
While she was now vulnerable to magic, her full power was unleashed.
"So this is Alfia's true strength…" Sensing the immense power emanating from her, Mika charged.
He couldn't afford to be careless now.
But Alfia's sonic magic was a quick-cast spell.
"Gospel!"
"Valhalla's Call!"
"Crack!" Before Mika could reach her, another sonic wave erupted, sending him flying backward.
Every cell in his body screamed in pain.
He crashed into a wall, the impact shattering the stone.
But that was just the beginning.
At its maximum power, Alfia's sonic magic had a different name: Valhalla's Call.
What had been a quick-cast spell now transformed into wide-area magic.
A powerful sonic wave radiated outward, obliterating the surrounding buildings.
The entire city trembled.
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"That's…Alfia!" Finn, who had been directing the defense against the dark faction, turned towards the source of the sound.
It was the area where Riveria and Gareth had encountered Alfia and Mika.
There was no mistaking that devastating power.
Even from this distance, he could hear the piercing sonic waves.
"Good luck, Mika." He knew Orario's fate now rested on two individuals:
Ottar, battling Zald,
And Mika, confronting Alfia.
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.....
A hand emerged from a pile of rubble, sending stones scattering as Mika pulled himself free.
Dust and debris, mixed with his blood, fell from his shattered armor.
Alfia's attack had broken his Supreme Teigu: God Emperor's Might.
Cracks and fissures spiderwebbed across its surface.
But the damage was slowly mending.
The armor possessed self-repair capabilities.
As long as its core remained intact, it would regenerate.
"Impressive armor. I didn't realize you had such talent for forging," Alfia commented, observing him from a distance.
"You could easily achieve the same level of skill if you were interested," Mika replied calmly, as if his injuries were inconsequential.
"Indeed. However, such…manual labor doesn't suit my tastes," she said with a dismissive wave.
"If not for your swordsmanship, I wouldn't even bother using a blade."
She quickly changed the subject. "To think you can still stand after such an attack."
"I can do more than just stand. I can walk." Mika stepped out of the rubble, then quickly consumed Healing Potion.
His internal injuries were severe.
While his Death Battle skill prevented them from affecting his combat abilities, without treatment, they could prove fatal.
Alfia watched him, a subtle smile playing on her lips. She made no move to attack.
Mika wasn't surprised.
He now understood the true extent of her power.
She was a force of nature, a walking cheat code. His earlier plans were useless.
But as one plan crumbled, another, even more daring, began to form.
He tossed the empty potion bottle aside and touched his armor.
"When I created this Teigu, I incorporated many…unconventional ideas."
"And now, those very ideas offer a glimmer of hope."
"Such is the irony of fate." A confident smile returned to his face. He pointed his sword at Alfia. "Alfia, you will die by my hand."
"Oh? Still so confident after witnessing my full power?" she asked, surprised.
"Of course."
"Very well." She smiled. "Then let's begin."
Mika charged.
Just as he reached her, wings sprouted from his back, and he soared into the sky.
"You can fly?" Alfia asked, her eyes widening slightly.
"There's a lot you don't know about me." Hovering in mid-air, Mika swung his sword, unleashing a barrage of Flame Swords that hurtled towards Alfia.
....
She swiftly dodged, her movements fluid and precise.
Although she could also use the Breath of Flame, she could sense that Mika's Flames Swords were far more powerful now.
She couldn't counter them directly.
"Tsk. You noticed, didn't you?" Mika muttered, seeing her evading his attacks.
The Flame Swords were now enhanced by his Nen ability, Fire of the Right.
While he didn't use Nen directly against her, It could still be channeled through his Magic.
However, he knew that Alfia's magic negation, could also neutralize his magic-infused Nen. He had tested it during their earlier exchange.
.....
Seeing Alfia dodge instead of countering, he ceased his ranged attacks.
Against opponents of their caliber, Flame Swords were rarely effective.
He descended swiftly, his sword aimed at her.
"Even if you can fly, you can't escape my wide-area magic," Alfia said with a smile.
"Gospel!"
"Valhalla's Call!" She unleashed another Sonic Attack.
Mika abruptly halted his descent, his wings beating rapidly as he ascended, trying to evade the attack.
However, even at a distance, the force of the Magic struck him, though it caused no significant damage.
A smirk touched his lips as he felt the impact. He changed direction once more, diving towards Alfia. His speed increased with his descent, gravity adding to his momentum.
"Can you dodge this?"
"You've already unleashed your strongest Sonic Magic twice in quick succession. Can you do it again?"
"Argh!" He roared as he plummeted towards her.
Alfia showed no sign of panic. She simply opened her mouth and began to chant.
"Gospel!"
"Valhalla's Call!" A third Sonic Attack, at maximum power, was unleashed.
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