Lily had completely forgotten about her in the middle of the fight! Rin didn’t have any way to avoid the fire!!

Lily quickly ran out from cover and slid in front of Rin Woo before the fire washed over them both. Lily groaned as her back burned from the intense heat. She didn’t have time to set up an ice wall, so she just made ice form on top of her skin to make sure there was no permanent injury, but the ice was thin so it didn’t protect her that much.

Once the flames stopped, Lily stood up again to charge for Ariel, only for her to see Ariel in a ready position behind her! Ariel stood like a boxer preparing for the final punch! Her hand was pulled back at a perfect angle and her feet were already aligned with her body! All she had to do was SWING!!

Slam!!!!!

Lily’s head snapped back and Rin’s eyes widened when she saw that Lily was even still standing! That punch would have torn a normal person’s head straight off!! Another punch drove Lily into the wall beside Rin and another one made a large crack appear over the wall as Lily’s head slammed into it again!

Slam ! Slam ! Slam ! Slam ! Slam !

Ariel had a sadistic smile on her face as she rained down on Lily with flaming fists! Lily couldn’t even fight back because there was no opportunity for her to do so! It was no surprise when the stress on Lily’s body became too much and then white smoke began to waft out of her body!

Rin began to shuffle back from the smoke. This was bad! If she just went unconscious now then Lily would just die! But what could she even do? She couldn’t even get out of the restraints that Lily put her in! Rin wanted to help Lily, but there was no way for her to help.

Lily didn’t deserve to die. Not for just lovin’ someone. Rin was very shocked when Lily still saved her even when she had the opportunity to only save herself. Lily had no intention of killing her. She just wanted more time with Han.

The smoke was already filling up the entire room and she would soon pass out. Rin Woo grit her teeth in anger.

Sorry, Lily. I hope you can fight this woman on your own!

The smoke washed over Rin!!

“L-Lily... What about Lily?”

Rin Woo grunted this out between the pain and Ariel shook her head. She didn’t think it would be wise to just leave Lily to do whatever she wanted. Lily was kidnapping innocent people – or at least that was the impression that Ariel got once she saw Rin tied up. Ariel planned to take Lily back with her to the mansion at City A and give her to the head of the mansion to handle.

“What happens to her is none of your business. You should be more worried for -”

“Lily now!!”

What?

A sheet of ice suddenly covered the entire floor of the room under Ariel and Ariel’s feet were stuck under the ice. Rin shot off her feet and drew her hands back. She might be new to her strength, but even a newborn baby can hit a stationary target!!!

Slam!!!

Pain. For the second time since she got her powers, a human caused Ariel pain. Why? It was completely foreign to her. Like a new language, she couldn’t understand! How? How was she fighting for Lily even after Lily kidnapped her? Ariel thought for sure that Rin would be trying to run away already. Was it not human nature to save yourself? Was it not something that every higher animal possessed?

The need for survival.

Then why would Rin Woo still be fighting when she knew that it was just a pointless fight!?

Slam! Slam!

In the time it took Ariel to gather herself back, Rin managed to land two more punches on her before she had to jump back as fire suddenly encased Ariel’s hands. Rin shook her hands and tried to get feeling back into them. This woman wasn’t just strong, it was like her bones were made of metal! How was Lily able to even fight her at all?

A hand landed on Rin’s shoulder and Rin turned around to see Lily standing up slowly. She smiled. It seems like Lily wasn’t going to pass out that easily.

“I can freeze her feet and make sure she doesn’t move around freely. If you can hit her enough times, I’m sure we can win”

Rin narrowed her eyes and nodded.