Chapter 413: Nayra

Chapter 413: Nayra

Growth

Nayra used [Ethereal Burst] to move out of the way of the wave of Oblivion coming at her. Her body flickered through the dimensional barrier, evading the attack. That action pushed her even further away from her opponent. Ryun stood on top of a slim disk that was a hole in space that flickered in her vision, high in the sky above her.

He didnt move while they fought, instead he took shots at her from a distance. It wasnt a bad tactic, as she well knew. She was stronger and faster than he was, unless he moved all his stats to strength and dexterity at least. But then again, she could do something similar too. Though he rarely did that against her, it left him too vulnerable to her attacks. So he just played on his strengths, attacking from a distance, keeping her away as he tried to trap her for a big blow.

The times she got close to him, he didnt even bother to block anything, he just let his body regenerate the damage while he pummeled her with a big technique right to her face. It was annoying.

Neither of them was at their best, of course. There was no death around them to feed her power, nor were there any people or monsters to feed his. The territory was abandoned, or at least it was by now, they had used it as a training ground for years. At least that meant that they were equally matched in that manner at least.VIsit n0(v)eLb(i)n.com for the best novel reading experience

They had been at this for a while now, and finally she lost her patience. She pulled back Erishi Resav and activated God-killing Spear as she stabbed forward with strength boosted by her own {Mantle}. Her spear extended range, blasting through the air and straight at Ryun. Against mundane weapons, he would probably just wash the attack in Oblivion and destroy it, her attack was different. An Awakened Object that was bonded to someone was nigh near indestructible for as long as the bond between the object and wielder held.

Her golden spear extended at the speed far beyond either of them to dodge, not that Ryun even tried. Resav pierced through his chest and she cut out then across with [Deaths Slash] cutting him in half. His body flickered as Essence of Oblivion spilled out of the wound, and she acted before his regeneration made him whole.

She retracted Resav and with Deathfire Blink she crossed the distance, leaving her spear behind, her body shrouded in the pale green flames of her [Deathfire Immolation]. The moment she arrived, a blast of green fire explode around her, washing over Ryun and burning his clothes and skin in an instant. The world around him wavered as if she was looking at a heat mirage. Deathfire battled Oblivion in the sky. Oblivion would win, she knew it, so she didnt give it time to.

There was no use trying to use her [Deathfire Mirage] or {Mesmerizing Mirage} on Ryun, he saw right through such illusions. Instead, she took a page out of his book. She manifested her Aura in direct confrontation with his own, then released {Mist of the Scorching End}. Her Qi battled through his, pushing, scorching his skin that regenerated instantly. It bought her time to prepare, she summoned Resav back to her hand, now more manageable size, and she stabbed. Her spear cut through the wall of Oblivion he put in front of himself. It robbed her spear of momentum, but it couldnt quite stop her weapon from advancing, the source of the momentum was her hand pushing it forward, and her technique and aura had created enough room around her so that the Oblivion couldnt touch her.

If she had a normal spear in her hand, it would undoubtedly have shattered as it hit a wall that stopped its forward momentum while it was still being pushed from behind, basically forcing it to contract between two unyielding forces. An Awakened Object was different, it could withstand and push through. Her attack was slowed, but not enough.

Ryun walked up to her then raised a hand and before she could react tapped her on the forehead with two fingers.

Nayra blinked, then glared down at him.

Your father was a horticulturist for most of his life. He was strong, but he wasnt a fighter. And the enemy he fought was one of, if not the oldest being in the Infinite Realm. I promised you that we will find him, and we will. But we need to be ready for that confrontation. We arent now.

Nayra closed her eyes, but didnt speak.

I am not a Classer like you, Ryun continued. I cant teach you how to use your power better. I can only advise on the things that I know and feel. There are depths to power in this world that are shared amongst all focuses, you know it. You need to deepen your understanding of them. What is your power about?

Nayra opened her eyes and looked down at her hands. She was in the eight tier of her Class, just a step away from the last and final Class. She even had one available, though she didnt feel like it fit. She had switched Class trees, from her Valkyrie related Chooser of the Slain to Herald of Death. What she was looking for was a Class that married the two trees. She knew that those Classes existed, her family had records of them, but her build didnt follow the exact steps, she didnt know how to get it.

Still, her power did revolve around Death, the transition from one life to another, one realm to the next. She had ferried many souls, some had given her perks, others had no perks that she could use so she just escorted them to the afterlife. Others had no perks that she didnt already have. Still, her power had grown with every contract with the soul she had made, mostly she asked for passive perks as her family had advised. There came a point where having too many active perks became a cumbersome weight.

But she had slowed down her trips to the Ethereal in the last few years since the war. There just wasnt much death since then. Nor had she visited the warrior afterlife yet. It had always seemed like there was something more pressing to do.

Ryun was ultimately right, Nayra knew it. There wasnt much that she could learn to push her power forward here. Ryun could only provide advice and the ability to fight with someone without worrying about killing them even with a fraction of her power.

Perhaps she could learn more in the afterlife.

I think that I know what I need to do, Nayra said finally.

Ryun just smiled, there wasnt much to say. She would get stronger, and once they found her fathers killer, she would be there and ready.