The atmosphere crackled with raw energy as Kiana and Veldora stood in the center of the battlefield, their forms illuminated by lightning and void alike. The onlookers—Velzard, Velgrynd, Jyahnar, Bianca and Elysia—stood at a safe distance, observing the clash.
Kiana's eyes shimmered gold, her aura pulsing with incredible power. She shrugged off Veldora's taunt with a calm smirk. "Veldora, you may be stronger than before, but you're still not at my level."
Veldora grinned, his confidence unshaken.
" I was already stronger !" His hands crackled with black thunder flames as he brought his hand sword technique into play. His voice echoed with an underlying thrill of combat. "Now, witness my true might!"
Kiana raised an eyebrow, unimpressed. As Veldora charged, her body shimmered with a golden hue, and she effortlessly sidestepped his attack, her movements almost too fast for the naked eye. Veldora's fist, charged with lightning, cut through the air and met with Kiana's barrier, but to his shock the space around him suddenly tore, his hand injured by the spatial tear which Kiana used.
"I didn't think you'd get hurt so soon," Kiana said with a casual shrug, her tone teasing but her eyes sharp with focus.
Veldora's pride stung, but he refused to back down. A white glow gathered around his hand, and with a stern cry, a narrow ray of thunder shot toward Kiana like a concentrated beam of light. Kiana raised her hand calmly, summoning her Void Barrier, deflecting the attack with ease.
"Nice try," she remarked before vanishing from sight, only to reappear behind Veldora with lightning speed. Two rapid punches followed by a swift kick sent Veldora flying through the air.
Velgrynd watched from the side, eyes wide with excitement. "They're really going at it, aren't they? I'd hate to be in Veldora's shoes right now."
Bianca nodded. "He's lucky Kiana is still holding back. If she wanted, she could finish him off quickly." she said trying to boast about her sister.
Meanwhile, Jyahnar also joined. "Let's see how much of a beating Veldora can take."
The resulting clash was deafening. Space itself fissured around them, cracks forming in reality as their strength collided, causing the ground to tremble and the sky to darken.
Veldora, his eyes alight with the thrill of battle, grinned. " let me show you why I'm the strongest!" He unleashed his Dividing Claw and imbued it with Black Thunder Flames.
With a flick of his wrist and a manipulation of space-time, he split Kiana's barrier as though it were paper.
Kiana smirked as her hands began to glow with a radiant yellow light, summoning her Spiritron Blade to counter his attack. However, Veldora's raw power overpowered her blade, and with a crackle of energy, Kiana was sent flying back.
As she tumbled through the air, her body glowed with golden energy, healing her wounds almost instantly. She wasn't ready to give up just yet.
But the fight was far from over. Veldora didn't waste a second used Probability Manipulation skill to shift the events in his favor. He instantly changed himself into lightning and come in front of Kiana with a flash.
Baaang !
His uppercut connected, sending Kiana spiraling upward into the sky.
"I told you, Kiana," he roared, "I'm on another level now!"
"Not bad!" Kiana called as she wipe blood from her face. "You are strong, I'll give you that," she admitted, But her expression shifted to one of determination. "But you haven't seen anything yet."
Kiana's aura erupted in a swirling mass of purple-black energy, and with a mere thought, she conjured a Void Lance and hurled it at Veldora.
The lance was massive, brimming with intense energy. Veldora transformed himself into lightning, surging toward her like a blue comet. The two forces collided in midair, blue and yellow lightning intertwining, shattering the very space around them with immense force.
Kevin, still in the midst of his own transformation, remained unfazed by the battle. His body glowed with the various colors of energy as he absorbed the dragon factors of Velzard, Velgrynd, and Veldora.
The power he was gaining was immense—Cthugha, Lord of Divine Fire, was now in his authority of fire, giving him insights into the laws of acceleration and flame.
Cthulhu, Lord of Divine Ice filled his authority of ice, granting control over deceleration and frost.
And now, Nyarlathotep, Lord of Chaos had integrated into his authority of lightning.
The surge of power increased Kevin's EP by another 70 million, but he stayed focused, knowing Kiana and Veldora were locked in an unpredictable battle. He would step in only if necessary.
The air around Kiana thickened with intense, purple-black energy as she summoned a Spatial Storm, ripping the fabric of space itself.
Meanwhile, Veldora transformed into a bolt of blue lightning and shot towards her while dodging the spatial storm.
Kiana, her body now fully healed, transformed into a yellow lightning bolt to meet his attack head-on. The two forces of nature clashed mid-air, sending out waves of energy that caused space to fracture, light flickering as if reality itself was being torn apart.
Kiana, meanwhile, summoned more Void Lances and Cubes, trying to overwhelm Veldora, but he smashed through them with brute force, his physical strength far exceeding hers.
Watching from the sidelines, Velzard and Velgrynd exchanged glances. "Looks like Veldora's having way too much fun," Velzard muttered, her tone half-amused, half-annoyed.
Jyahnar chimed in, her voice calm but her eyes gleaming with interest. "It's fascinating to watch them. Veldora's strength has grown tremendously."
Elysia stood nearby, her hands on her hips, a smile on her face. "Who do you think will win?"
Before anyone could answer, Kiana began gathering a large amount of spiritrons, summoning runes in the air. Veldora, sensing the danger, made an unpredictable move—he combined his Lightning with Stardust, creating reddish lightning that tore through Kiana's spell, burning her in multiple places.
As Kiana fell towards the ground, she clenched her teeth, her eyes narrowing. "You've really pushed me this far..."
She summoned her Divine Key of Destruction with an EP exceeding 80 million. The weapon itself was of Genesis Class, a force of unimaginable devastation.
Flames erupted from the key, forming an intense tsunami of fire. Veldora's expression faltered for the first time. Even Velzard and Velgrynd, both watching closely, widened their eyes in panic.
"Veldora!" they shouted in unison, their voices filled with worry as they saw the tidal wave of destruction heading towards him.
Kevin, sensing the danger, acted instantly. He stepped between the two, freezing the flames with his sheer power, halting the battle before it could escalate any further.
"That's enough!" His voice was firm but not angry. "You two have done enough damage. Kiana, Veldora wins this round."
Kiana's eyes widened in surprise, her lips pouting. "But... I was going easy on him and he land hit on ne because my guard was down !" she protested, her pride clearly hurt.
Veldora, on the other hand, burst out laughing. "Kuahaha! Did you see that? I won!" His voice was triumphant, and he couldn't help but boast as he looked at Kiana. "Guard down or not, a win is a win!"
Kiana's face flushed with frustration, her cheeks turning red with anger. "You only won because I let my guard down!"
"Doesn't matter!" Veldora grinned wider, clearly enjoying himself. "Victory is still mine!"
But as Veldora continued to boast, Kiana's aura flared becuse of anger. Her body began to glow with a white and pink light, and black fur appeared on her shoulders, signaling the activation of her Herrscher Transformation.
A large white and orange wing appeared behind her, along with three Subspace Lances that hovered ominously in the air. Her EP skyrocketed from 83 million to 117 million.
Veldora's confidence wavered. His eyes widened in shock as he began sweating profusely. "W-wait, what's happening? What is that?"
Bianca smirked from the sidelines. "She's not going to let you off easy now, Veldora."
"Run!" Velgrynd chimed in with a laugh, clearly enjoying her brother's panic.
Kiana's hands rose into the air, and more than a thousand pink portals opened around her, each brimming with weapons imbued with Absolute Severance. Her eyes glowed with an intense golden light as she aimed every weapon directly at Veldora.
Veldora, realizing just how serious things had gotten, raised his hands in surrender. "Hold on! Hold on! I concede! I concede!"
Kiana's eyes gleamed with victory, but before she could fire, Kevin stepped in front of her. Seeing her husband, Kiana immediately calmed down.
Kiana blinked and looked at him with innocent, wide eyes. "I won, right?"
Kevin nodded, playing along, knowing it was the only way to calm her down. "Yes, Kiana, you won."
Instantly, Kiana's entire demeanor changed. The fierce aura vanished, and her eyes softened. She smiled brightly and cheered. "Yay! I won!" She jumped into Kevin's arms, her mood completely shifted.
Veldora collapsed on the ground, gasping for air. "She... She's insane," he muttered, still trembling from the near-death experience.