“How did you found this place?!” Falikh exclaimed with widened eyes. He felt a surge of awe towards Reysha who came rushing in the Sanctum of the Divines.

Reysha, who is still wearing the black knight armor while her face is exposed and her hair is tied in a ponytail, smirks and slowly walks towards them while pulling out a sword from her dimensional storage.

“Hmph, this woman has been leaving traces of her magic along the way. It’s quite unpleasant but good work.” Reysha said as she glances over Aspara.

“I’m honestly glad that you were able to pick up my magic.” Aspara begrudgingly said with a wry smile plastered on her face.

“So, this woman here is the one pulling the strings right?” Reysha said as she walks past Falikh and strides closer to Genesis.

“This is interesting…someone who can actually think besides me and my son.” Genesis said so as she also made some light steps.

After a few seconds, Reysha and Genesis come face to face as they lock gazes. Genesis is as tall as Reysha, both are petite and small in sizes but their presences are overwhelming. One is wearing a pitch black armor that can even represent the very chaos itself and one is wearing a pure white vestment that could be mistaken as a descending saint.

“The trick that you used, that guidance, is a really practical trick to strike fear on people.” Reysha said with a glare that could kill.

“Human has always been foolish. Without the guidance of the Divines, they would surely bring destruction upon themselves. I am only showing them a path and in exchange, a little gratitude.” Genesis said with a unfading smirk.

“It has struck me since you used that damn power earlier. One would need a huge catalyst to activate it. Pillars are your first choices from what I see in this place. If one collapses, the whole system of the magic also loses its effectiveness. If I can only destroy one catalyst in the Capital, I wonder what will happen to your guidance.” Reysha said with a threatening voice.

“How foolish, I have no care to spare for something petty. The people of this city have already learned how to revere the Divines. Even without the Guidance, I am sure they are willing to give their faith.” Genesis with a wry smile, assures.

“You…you really need some beating.” Reysha uttered with a grim expression.

“I will give you permission to try. Let’s see if you can do well, faithless heathen.” Genesis provokes Reysha with a mocking smug.

Falikh and Aspara watch the exchange of intense words. Cold sweat started pouring from their foreheads, especially Aspara who knows well how strong Reysha is but has subconsciously compared Genesis’ strength to her.

“Is that so? I thank you for the permission.” Reysha said with a slight smile and then…

BAM!

Falikh and Aspara crouch down as a loud sound resound the sanctuary. A strong gust of wind pushes them back from their places. What actually happened is that Reysha swung her sword with her full power that created such force.

However, Aspara notices that Reyhsa’s attack didn’t even hit Genesis. She squints her eyes to find out what actually happened. She immediately learned what actually happened.

“What’s with that Barrier!?” Aspara exclaimed as she kept her eyes locked on Genesis’ barrier.

“What do you mean Miss Aspara?” Falikh inquired.

“Most barriers are commonly grayish in color. Some may be a little clearer than that but that’s it. But…that barrier is…blue! There’s no significant elemental modification and on top of that, it caught that attack without even breaking!” Aspara explained with widened eyes as she stares at the barrier with passion.

“Basically, it is just a strong barrier with high impact threshold…” Falikh summarizes Asapra’s explanation.

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Reysha who initiated the first attack only stares without any emotion as Genesis who puts another smug. The sword in her broke into a fragment and only the handle is intact. Since it has become useless, Reysha casually throws the broken sword away.

“What’s wrong? Was that it?” Genesis mocks.

“What’s with that smug? It was nothing special. I just simply swung my sword but well, as you can see, the sword is too fragile for me when I get a little serious.” Reysha competes with words against Genesis.

“Oh? Then…keep it coming.” Genesis simply said.

From Genesis words, Reysha leaps back in haste and drew two broadswords from her dimensional storage and wields one each on her hands. Her magical power bursts as she explosively strengthens her body enhancement.

After that, she kicks that ground and rushes towards Genesis. She started blitzing at her with what anyone would call monstrous. She was just not simply swinging randomly. All of her attacks are ferocious but calculated.

Reysha’s deep yellow eyes and jet black hair gives off an impression of vicious panther ravaging its prey with its powerful fangs. All are also attributed to the Einhart’s original swordplay, Guerilla Havoc, a wild but devastating art of the sword that uses pure strength to carry out brute attacks while moving with great speed.

It is only a swordplay that only the Einhart Family can maximize in potency because of their natural disposition as distinctive warriors with strong and sturdy body regardless of gender and body physiques.

However, despite her attacks, Genesis was just looking at her with half-closed eyes as she kept the barrier intact effortlessly.

“How barbaric and futile. I did put some expectations so it is my fault that I am disappointed.” Genesis said as she shakes her head lightly. “I guess I will make my move now.” Genesis said.

“Claiomh Solais!” Genesis shouted as the staff in her hand glowed with bright radiance. From its tip, a sword of transparent glowed with divine light. The staff’s body becomes the handle of the holy sword and the blade spans as long as the staff.

Reysha who witnessed such divine power immediately ceased her blitz and put her guard up.

Genesis then swings the Sword of Light Claiomh Solais horizontally that even leaves a flash from its wake. Reysha immediately concluded that the sword would cut anything.

Reysha immediately disposes of the broadswords as the Claiomh Solais hacks it into two. Reysha then bends her knees. She leans backward and further lowers the angle of her lean as the sword cpme. A strand of her hair was caught by the Sword of Light and it made her frown instantly in the middle of her evasion.

As the sword passes, Reysha who was in a matrix posture immediately pulled back away from Genesis.

“Damn it. I should be getting a reimbursement for those weapons that you destroyed.” She simply said with a playful but serious tone.

“Well, it’s a shame that you don’t have anything like this, a Godly Artifact. Claiomh Solais is a sword granted to me by the Divines to hack evil. You are quite lucky to dodge the initial attack but the next one would surely kill you.” Genesis said as she readies the sword of light again.

“I don’t think so!” Reysha shouted as she rushes again towards Genesis. In response, Genesis swings Claiomh Solais vertically this time in Reysha’s direction.

“World Lapse!” Reysha then activated her law distorting ability. At that moment, everything slows down and freezes.

Rushing to Genesis who is reverting her movement seconds by seconds, Reysha clenches her fist and swings her knuckle to Genesis.

But…to no avail, even in Reysha’s world, her fist is only met with Genesis’ barrier.

“Wha--?! Even inside my world lapse where she doesn’t have any awareness?!” Reysha said inwardly. She curses and as she pulls her fist but her limit of using World Lapse is nearing. One more second before it deactivates.

“Damn!” Reysha curses again as World Lapse wore off and ended with Genesis swings the sword of light towards her.

Reysha immediately deems that jumping away would be useless now as she is in front of Genesis. She could twist her body but she is unsure if she will be safe with that. “One way I can get out of this is…!” she thought.

Reysha clenches her fist again. She gathered a lot of her magical energy in it and in her haste she swings her fist.

Not towards Genesis but to Claiomh Solais body. She punches the sword horizontally and upon impact…

BAM!

The sword’s trajectory was greatly changed as Genesis’ aims become off, however, since Claiomh Solais is a compressed divine power, she didn’t get away unscathed.

The pitch black gauntlet that she is wearing was completely destroyed leaving her whole arm exposed. From such force, the armor that she was wearing was destroyed in her arm…was destroyed.

Genesis' eyes are flabbergasted as her Claiomh Solais was repelled. Her mouth gapes as she looks at Reysha with awe completely filling her countenance.

“Amazing…you repelled…Claiomh Solais…you actually…repelled it!? Just who are you?” Genesis asked with an excited gaze.

“Does it matter? It’s none of your business.” Reysha simply said as she stands there with a pained countenance as she endures the backlash of World Lapse.

“Earth Pillar!” A wall of earth suddenly rose between Genesis and Reysha. It was Aspara who cast the magic.

“Miss Reysha, let’s go! There’s no point in this battle anymore!” Falikh shouted as he grabs Reysha’s hand.

“Wha--!? I’m not done yet!” Reysha protested.

“Knock it off Miss Reysha. I can’t afford to lose you here now.” Falikh only said.

Aspara, Falikh, and Reysha who was forcefully dragged runs away from the place. Genesis made no visible signs of pursuing. She only just stands there with a smile slowly creeping in her lips as if she found something interesting.