Adventures Beyond The Void [Season 1]

Chapter 27: Finish What We Started

3RD POV

The wind whispered through the trees, brushing Selin's hair aside. The knife of her staff was already extended, her hand slid lower, just beneath the center. A sharp, mechanical sound was heard when she twisted both ends in opposite directions. The base unlatched with a snap, and then...

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The blade fell out, dragged by a thin, black chain. Nicholas's eyes widened. He remembered how she'd used that same chain to save him when he fell from that window. The blade spun, humming through the air as she twirled her the chain in one hand, while holding the staff with the other.

   Selin: - Magical dark art: Shadow steps; Dance of the butterfly.

Black and red magic engulfed her weapon. Then, she dashed forward, the ground beneath her cracking in the process. The chain-blade swept beneath a charging Tree-trooper, slicing through its roots. The creature buckled, and as it dropped. Selin yanked the chain, dragging herself into the air. Mid-spin, she coiled the blade around her arm, controlling it like a silk ribbon, then hurled it forward.

Wherever it passed, black scorch marks and sizzling roots were left behind. The dark magic left no room for healing. She rotated her wrist just slightly, and the chain arced to the right, then snapped sharply left. She tugged once and the blade looped overhead before diving into another Tree-trooper's side, exploding out the other end.

She didn't even blink when she anchored her staff behind her, using its weight to guide the chain's momentum. It was a deadly dance, and Selin was its conductor. Another one lunged. She slid beneath it, dragging the blade behind her in a smooth horizontal arc.

The creature was cleaved in two, collapsing behind her just as she rose and spun, hurling the chain skyward. The tip latched onto a thick branch, and in one motion, Selin swung herself upward, flipping over a cluster of creatures. Mid-air, she twisted the chain, and the blade followed, slicing down in a spiral. The moment her boots touched the ground. She drove her staff into the soil, using it as an anchor while she whipped the chain around herself, forming a lethal storm radius. Everyone was staring at her in pure shock and admiration.

She's using the momentum to fly through the air!! She's incredible!! Sirius inwardly exclaimed, his eyes gleaming with unconcealed awe.

That's gotta be the most epic anime moment of my life... Hunter thought.

Mrs. Selin is amazing. She truly is... a good person. Nicholas couldn't stop the tears from from falling. 

SHE'S HERE!! THE CAPTAIN IS HERE!! SHE'S NOT DEAD!!! THANK SONUS!!! Lyra couldn't stop the waterworks, stars and sparkles of happiness flying around her.

She's... a fucking monster. But why didn't she...? Kael's eyes widened in realization. I see... she didn't unleash this attack earlier because she never intended to kill us. Damn you! He seethed in rage.

Coffee... I need coffee... and my bestie... Kenju kept repeating inside his head.