Angel's Ascension: Strife (Book Ten)

Chapter 18: Links Broken

"This green aura of yours seems special but I don't know much about it." Lucina dusted her pants and struck the streets. "Why don't you show me what it can really do? If I get bored then we can end this." Her aura resembled a demon with horns and a tail. A black skull emerged from inside with hellfire igniting over it. She held a hand toward the streets with dark energy mixing with the hellfire.

Lucy landed on the opposite side. "Right, you never got the see harmonic energy in full swing. I suppose we can go at it if I can channel it properly." With a punch, a massive beam of energy flew at Lucina. It crashed with the hellfire and an explosion followed. The buildings fell over and rubble filled the streets.

Lucina held dark hellfire in her hand. Heat washed over the vicinity and created mirages between them. Shadows from the hellfire emerged on the sidelines with creatures crawling out of them. She quickly slammed the ground in front of her and a wave of dark hellfire melted through the streets.

"I just have to stay focused and channel my energy for this." Lucy closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Green energy swirled over her until it covered her arm. She punched through the hellfire as it reached her and shredded through the roads. Her wings flapped open and she leaped into the air.

"Ah, so it can cancel out my hellfire and darkness. What about this then?" Lucina dispersed the hellfire and disappeared. She soon teleported behind Lucy and holy fire blasted from her fingers.

Lucy swiftly ducked and punched another energy beam at her. "Try any attack you want but it'll just be negated like that. You'll have to hit me with something else." She landed a kick on Lucina's chest and sent her back.

Lucina stumbled before she scoffed. "Okay, so if these attacks don't work. I know just the trick to counter that form then." She ran a finger across the air and a stream of dense energy struck Lucy. The energy soon carried her into a wall and sent her through it. Blood splattered on the ruined sidewalks as Lucy stared into the sky.

Lucy! You have to get up or she will kill you. This girl can't win or all your friends will be in danger. Lumenoia yelled.

"Can't you see I'm trying already?" Lucy pulled herself up. "I've taken quite the beating from her at this point. My body hasn't recovered yet but maybe I can." She held both arms out as the green energy healed her. Her chest expanded while she exhaled.

"Oh, so that's where the blast sent you." Lucina stood over her with a grin. "If you wanted to heal up then just say so!" She struck Lucy in the stomach and swung a leg into her neck. Her hand grew relaxed before she grabbed Lucy by the neck. With a tight squeeze, Lucina slammed her into the ground.

Lucy coughed out loud and winced. "I-I wasn't planning on healing but I have no choice. This fight of ours has been a real drag." Her wings twitched as she rubbed her bruised neck.

Lucina shook her head. "You would've been dead earlier but your mother butted in. Now that her special place is gone, you have no second chances." She spat on the floor and snickered. "Get up before I kill you. Your friends have the advantage of being spread out but if they're smart, they should leave for good." Her leg slowly raised back to Lucy's head.

She's such an evil little bitch. Domixious growled. All this fighting and Lucy hasn't even taken a break. We need to do something!

Hmph, what do you propose we do? We can't jump out of her body and take Lucina on. Lumenoia replied. She would just absorb us and make Lucy suffer more.

Lucy caught Lucina's leg and clenched her teeth. "Would you two shut up? I was trying to think of something!" Her eyes widened and a wave of harmonic energy blew through the building. She swiped at the air and energy chains wrapped over Lucina's body. "This must be that newer form mixing with my harmonic energy..."