"I don't care who comes now; this ends now, Amayara!" Diana had kept her aura under control until now, with ZENITH rank; her ability could have alerted the other Powerhouses residing here, but now, it was enough.
RUMBLE! RUMBLE!
Instantly, the land started to shake; within moments, it turned into an earthquake centered beneath her, dense mana surrounding her body causing the upcoming sword strikes to dissolve before even hitting her.
Her hair and eyes started to glow blue, illuminating with a visible heat haze forming around her the moment she lifted her leg.
She vanished.
More specifically, she launched at an invisible speed towards Amayara, who also vanished at the same speed.
In that moment, only one woman surrounded by ice crystals was visible amidst the sounds of rubble falling, with no sign of the other two.
TING!
SWOOSH!
BOOOOOM!
A ringing sound accompanied by another reverberated inside the cave before the entire natural structure vanished into tiny dust particles.
The entire cave, along with the mountain above and miles of surrounding area, turned to dust.
"Haah.... You?!" Diana's slender cane blade was suspended in the air, halted by an unknown force resonating with her energy, emanating from an unfamiliar woman standing before her.
"Y-yui Silvester?!" Amayara's eyes trembled as she saw her own sword refusing to obey her, trembling and stopping short of reaching the woman standing between them.
Glimmering silver hair, similar to the woman surrounded by ice crystals, fluttered in the breeze caused by the devastation, with Gaia's rays accentuating her entire face, highlighted by deep amethyst eyes.
"How did you enter here?" Yui turned her gaze toward Diana, whose eyes widened before relaxing as she glanced at her cane's blade, which was resonating and trembling.
'Sword Maiden'—only one thought entered her mind as she looked at the woman who had caused a continental war in a previous life.
Someone because of whom none of the Abernathy family or any other background family supporting them were able to enter Heindal to provide support in the previous life's battle.
The sole reason for keeping everyone on edge by bringing the whole Sword Valley to engage with Ardoros and making things harder for her.
'...What if I killed her here?' Suddenly, a possibility arose in Diana's mind. Right now, she was surrounded by three powerhouses.
It could cost more than she could afford, but if somehow she could kill this woman.
SLICE
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'No, it can't be.' Diana's widened eyes reflected the artifact disintegrating just a meter away from Yui, accompanied with a sharp pain akin to her heart being split in half.
It was the Sword Domain.
One of the abilities possessed by Sword Maiden, granting her control over anything within a meter, down to the atomic level, suffused with pure sword intent.
'She has already reached that level.' Diana gritted her teeth as her figure began to fade.
It was clear that any further steps here would mean her death.
After all, she needed to meet her beloved instead of wasting away her life here. "Fufufu, next time, I will need all of your blessings for my hubby."
BANG!
"YOU BITCH!" Alia arrived at the spot before shooting big ice crystals, but Diana had already left.
"Amayara, Mother wanted to meet you regarding your sister's ability," Yui said, ignoring that last provocation, turning towards the black-haired woman whose sword was dematerializing, nodding at Yui's words.
"Alia, tell Olivia to prepare the ship faster," Amayra said, turning to leave after leaving a message for Alia while taking a glance at Yui, wanting to say something but pursing her lips.
SWISH
"...I am leaving too," Alia informed Yui, who stood in the middle of a barren field caused by devastation,.
Alia turned towards the direction of the Capital city where she needed to inform Olivia of everything in case it could motivate her to make a ship faster.
"Why do you love him?" Yui inquired, looking at Alia's departing back.
"I love him because he makes me feel understood and cared for," Alia replied.
"Then why did you betray him?" Yui inquired again, referring to the words Diana said a moment ago, with her not having much idea about this.
"Mind your own business," Alia straightforwardly retaliated, her eyes still red from anger a moment ago, fixed on Yui.
"...I see." With that reply, Yui's figure blurred before vanishing.
SWISH