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The mad princess relentlessly charged towards him. Her gauntlets overwhelmed with her mana. The divine essence flickered within her fists like two raging suns.

[Sealing Square] !

She slammed face first into the red circle. Her two miniature stars slammed into the force-field. The red symbols across the circle began to violently shake. Princess Victoria herself had a wild smile that showed her gloriously sharp teeth as she panted in adrenaline. Her own shoulder pads were battered from her own attacks. The armour seemingly unable to withstand the amount of mana she was forcing into them.

Out of curiosity, she started to pelt the ring with punches. Her hands started to bleed from all the feedback. It didn't last long before the ring shattered like glass. By this time Asai had dived back into [Hide] and casted [Death Call] the princess found herself unable to move. Paralyzed whilst intuitively knowing Asai's position homing in on her. 

She slammed her mana throughout her body, like one would to purge out poison. Freeing herself, she snapped her vision over to see him in mid-vault [ANNIHILATE]

This time Victoria threw a punch not at the skill, but at Asai's stomach. The two traded blows, blasting one and another apart. 

Once the dust settled, Asai was down on his knees gasping for oxygen, winded. He could feel a few cracked bones digging at him from inside. Whilst Victoria was leaning against the wall. The entirety of her left arm became unreactive to her commands. Blood trickled down and dripped off her finger tips through the gauntlets. She was staring towards him smiling.

"She hasn't had enough yet!? We're literally both dying here!" Asai staggered back onto his feet. Seeing this, Victoria forced herself away from the wall before charging at him ready to trade more blows.

"FINE, COME AT ME!" Asai also launched himself forward. No [hide] no stealth. He summoned his two karambits and filled them to the brim with divinity before vaulting. 

After having seen him vault so many times to cast that skill of his. Victoria immediately converged her mana towards her one usable arm. Ready to either block or punch him. However, whilst Asai did vault. He didn't cast [ANNIHILATION] he launched his two karambits one after the other towards Victoria's face.

Princess Victoria being the brute that she is, and having analysed her tendencies to challenge things head on. Asai decided to bet on this feint. Since the distance was still out of melee range, Victoria went to block the two karambits instead of attacking. However she still continued to propel her body forwards. The timing was perfect as the karambit hit her gauntlet. However, instead of the sensation of impact the karambit flew through her arm and the moment it entered through her eyes and into her head. She couldn't help but flinch, closing both her eyes shut.

This was the moment Asai had timed. He had already summoned another pair of daggers from [Inventory] before he vaulted again.

[ANNIHILATION] 

The attack slammed into her still raised guard, but because she wasn't prepared for it this time round, it finally broke through her mis-aligned guard and slammed her torso down into the ground.

The chest plate she wore cracked and shattered into two. 

Princess Victoria Del Lagos passed out from the concussion. Like a boxers brain would after having been jolted hard enough, to protect itself. Her golden radiance flickered out of her body, and out of existence.

Seeing the woman unresponsive. Asai collapsed onto his knees himself. His fractured ribs must've punctured something deep within his torso. He started to cough blood as his vision faded from him.

"Fucking battle junkie..."

...

Asai later woke up to find himself in a soft bed. 

He quickly did a self check up, analysing his limbs, his ability to breath, checking for any pain or soreness. After moments of finding nothing and relaxing. He then moved on to checking his surroundings. As he looked about, he noticed it to be a ridiculously girly room. Lots of different shades of pink furniture. Teddies and plushies laid all around the place. And then the disconnect occurred there. The walls were plastered with a great assortment of swords. All different sizes, lengths, widths and pommel designs.

"Like what you see?" It was Victoria. Back in her summer dress get up. She appeared to be perfectly fine, fresh from a shower as if she just finished a good work out. "I didn't decorate the room. My father, he believes I should be more like a girl. That I should be tender and sweet. But as you can see, I like swords, duels, battles and strength." She was quick to slip the summer dress off before climbing into the bed.

It was only then that Asai realised that he was completely naked.

"I had the royal healer tend to us both, so don't worry. Nothing is broken, everything is functional. Oh, and your two little knives are still down there. No one could pick them up. Magical little things you have there Asai~"

Before she could take charge and eat him. Asai decided for once, he would dominate instead.