As time passed, Fadia sat in her cabin, her thoughts racing. When was he going to show up? Suddenly, a knock came at the door. She stood up and opened it, her face instantly cold as she saw Neo’s towering figure looming over her.

“Hello, Fadia. It’s been a while,” he said, his robotic voice dripping with malice.

Her expression didn’t waver. “Yes, it truly has. I was hoping you’d be burning in hell by now.”

“Thank you for the compliment,” Neo replied mockingly, stepping inside without invitation. “You look the same as the last time I died. Flux energy, is it? Slowing your aging?”

“…Yes,” she said simply.

“Amazing.” He took a seat at the table, gesturing for her to do the same.

They sat in silence for a moment before Fadia spoke. “How’s this going to play out, Neo?”

“That depends on you,” he said, leaning forward. “Tell me where Rex is, and you’ll live. Refuse, and I’ll blow your head off.”

Her wrist moved subtly, pressing a hidden button beneath the table. “Go to hell,” she said.

The cabin exploded in a massive blast, flames and debris erupting into the sky. Neo emerged from the wreckage, his robotic body damaged but still functional.

“Impressive,” he said, brushing off burning debris.

Before he could react further, Fadia lunged at him, her body phasing through his. “Flower Style: Thorns Explosion!” she shouted, her blades embedding into his body and detonating, shattering him into pieces.

She landed softly on the ground, staring at the remnants. “Too easy,” she muttered.

“Too easy?” a voice echoed.

Her eyes widened as dozens of Neos descended from the sky, their identical forms filling the air. “Do you really think you can kill me? I am everywhere,” he said, his voice amplified.

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Fadia’s expression hardened as she shook her chains, the knives reattaching to her cuffs. The robots attacked, but she dodged their strikes, her body phasing through punches and beams. She destroyed each one with precision, her blades moving like extensions of her will.

“Her phasing ability—it’s just like before,” Neo thought, watching as she dismantled his forces.

She leaped from one robot to another, slashing them apart. When the last one fell, she landed gracefully, her chains rattling. “Is that all you’ve got, Neo?”

Neo descended, his feet hitting the ground. “You’ve grown stronger, Fadia, but I’ve learned the trick to your phasing ability.”

Fadia ignored his words, charging at him again. Neo’s hand transformed into a plasma cannon, firing a shot directly through her phased body. But as the shot passed through, Neo’s fist followed, landing a devastating blow to her stomach.

Blood sprayed from her lips as Neo delivered a flurry of punches, sending her crashing into the ground. She coughed, struggling to stand.

“Now, die,” Neo said coldly, aiming another blast.

“Flora Palace!” Fadia shouted.

A dome of flowers erupted around them, transporting them to an ethereal field of endless blossoms. Neo looked around in wonder. “A palace, Fadia? Impressive.”

As he took a step, his body was electrocuted. He stumbled, glaring at her.

Fadia smirked, her chains rattling as she gripped her knives. “This is my domain. Every flower here is a trap. Step on one, and you pay the price.”

Neo hovered into the air, avoiding the flowers.

“Flowers, release!” she commanded. The blossoms rose into the air, swarming Neo like a cloud. He dodged and fired beams of energy, destroying some, but Fadia was relentless, her knives slashing through the air as she closed the distance.

Just as she was about to strike him down, the dome shattered. Fadia’s palace disappeared, leaving her vulnerable. Destiny stood nearby, his hand glowing from the attack.

With a snap of his fingers, a chain appeared around Fadia’s leg, slamming her into the ground. She screamed in pain as Neo approached, his fists hammering her relentlessly.

Neo grabbed her limp body by the arm, lifting her like a rag doll. Blood dripped from her wounds, her flux energy completely drained.

“Any last words?” Neo asked.

“…Go…to…hell,” she barely whispered.

Without hesitation, Neo fired a blast, disintegrating her head. He dropped her lifeless body, turning away.

“Shadow, find where Rex is headed,” Neo commanded.

Shadow emerged from the darkness. “Understood.”

“And Destiny, get back to whatever you were doing,” Neo added dismissively.

Destiny smirked, returning to his handheld device as if nothing had happened.

Neo glanced at Fadia’s body one last time before flying away, leaving the battlefield in silence.