Bibi opened her eyes wide. Bibha watched them silently, her arms still crossed. Naim stared blankly at the girl, motionless. Na wanted to stand up, but the pressure the woman was causing forced him to remain seated.

- Naim. Kill them.

The man closed his eyes for a few moments before sighing.

- Sure.

The earth shook around them and Bibi gritted her teeth. What was she talking about? After defeating such a Longer... she wanted to get rid of them?

- WHY?! screamed Bibi.

She coughed and Na touched her to see if she was okay. Pieces of rock flew into the sky and Naim continued to watch them. If Bibha was asking him to do this, then there must be a reason. Bibi had no strength left: she could neither run away nor protect Na. She had not planned such a thing...! She had completed the test, so why did Bibha want to kill them? Bibi wanted to get up, but her legs would not listen to her. She gritted her teeth violently and clenched her fists.

- We must...!

But her thoughts were quickly stopped.

When Naim's head was stuck in the ground.

Bibha opened her eyes wide. She had not seen it coming. She barely had time to turn her face when she was hit in the stomach with violence. She coughed and took a fist to the face and rolled to the ground. The rocks fell, Naim now unconscious. Na and Bibi were speechless, eyes wide open and motionless.

- I can't believe I have to intervene... What's your problem?

A female voice rang out and this person turned to the two weak people.

- Did you beat that Longer guy? Ahahah, you crazy bitch!

She laughed and crouched down.

This woman had eyes on fire.

Her black hair reached her pelvis and was styled in spikes, but differently than Bibi's. She had a destroyed helmet on her face and hid one of her two eyes. She had armor all over her body and her boots, like her gloves, had metal spikes. A short cloak around her shoulders, another attached to her belt. Her smile was amused and she did not hesitate to show her white teeth. She touched Bibi's chin and nodded.

- You may look weak, but even I shivered when I saw your fight…

As she spoke, an object flew towards her skull at full speed. The woman turned around and crunched the piece of stone that was thrown at her. She chewed it up and spit it on the ground before standing up. She faced the woman with the long blond hair.

- …

- You are not unconscious like your boyfriend?! she said with a smile.

- …

Bibha passed her hand over her lips and raised her left arm. A weapon appeared and fell into her palm. The woman in the armor turned her gaze to Bibi and Na.

- You won your fight, so you deserve to rest. I'll protect you, I promise.

Bibi wanted to ask her who she was, but the fatigue was too much. Any moment now, she would fall asleep. Na stayed by her side, frozen with fear.

- Anywayyyy….

She turned to Bibha and slapped her gloves together.

- Why do you want to kill them, Councilwoman?

- How do you know who I am?

- I only know your role in the Grand Sanctuary, nothing more.

- Who are you? What do you want?

The woman in the armor sighed and shook her head.

- It doesn't matter who I am... I don't want anything special, I just hate you and you want to kill those two guys unjustly.

- How can you know such a thing?

Bibha's weapon was made of sheep's horns, a shining star holding them together. A long bar for holding it was in her left hand. Her pose showed that she was ready to fight. The woman in the armor clenched her fist several times and stared into the eyes of her opponent.

- Because I know you. How many people have tried to get into your shitty cult and when they pass your tests, you either kick them out or kill them?

The ground beneath the woman cracked violently, but she had not yet moved: her emotions alone filled the atmosphere with such force that the earth could not bear it. She squinted her eyes.

- For once I'm here, I'll stop you in your bullshit.

Bibha did not wait any longer and charged at the woman. Her speed surprised her opponent, but Bibha's attack was blocked with ease. With her left forearm in front of her chest, the woman smiled, staring intently at her. She tried to strike her with her free arm, but Bibha waved her weapon to knock her off balance. She didn't give her time to get into position and attacked the black-haired woman again. The black-haired woman jumped back and landed near the two she was protecting. Bibha's weapon shattered the ground under her weight, but that's exactly what she was trying to do: vines sprang up from the ground and ran towards her opponent. The woman in the armor grabbed Bibi and Na while running. She avoided being caught and jumped over one of the vines. She braked on the ground and put down the two she had carried. She didn't have time to do anything as Bibha was already at her side.

- She’s fast.

The woman blocked the weapon with her two armor-covered arms and planted her feet in the ground so as not to recoil from the blow. Vines came out of the collision between the weapon and the woman's defense and aimed at her head. However, she pushed Bibha violently with her foot and forced her to back away. She charged at her without delay and swung her fist in the air. Bibha defended herself with her weapon, but the force was so strong that she had to kneel down while defending herself. The woman tried to stun her with her right foot, but her power saved her: the vines caught her when she wasn't expecting. Bibha took advantage of this to make her lose her balance and got up and attacked, not allowing herself a single second of respite. She attacked her head, as her legs were still clutched by her vines, and put all her strength into her attack. The woman had no time to protect herself with her arms and the blow knocked her to the ground. The force was such that Bibha could not imagine her surviving... Her head was probably destroyed and her death was inevitable…

However, the woman got up in an instant.

Using her hands to throw herself into the air and land on her two legs, she faced Bibha again, as if nothing had happened. The blonde-haired woman didn't have time to react when she hit her head with her own. Bibha closed her eyes in pain and stepped back, but the woman gave her no time to prepare for the next blow. She clenched her right fist with all her might. She stared intently at her opponent. She showed her white teeth.

And hit her in the stomach with superhuman strength.

She didn't care if she killed her or not: she hated the Grand Sanctuary. She hated the people who lived there like this woman. If her attack was too powerful for her, then she would take, again, a human life.

It would not be the first time, nor would it be the last.

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But Bibha was stronger than she had thought.

She didn't block the attack because she didn't have time, but she already knew it would happen. She was thrown farther and her weapon flew through the air before rolling to the ground in turn. The woman in armor looked down at her opponent's body, wondering if she was dead or unconscious.

- It's a good thing I was able to block the attack with my helmet part... she thought.

Without it, she would probably have been slaughtered by Bibha's strong attack. She was about to check on her opponent when she noticed that the weapon had disappeared. She squinted and took a step back.

- ... !

Bibha stood up with a sigh, one hand holding her stomach and the other holding her weapon.

- ... I don't know who you are…

The woman attacked her directly, not wanting to let her get up, but hundreds of vines came out of the ground in front of her, forcing her to step back to avoid them.

- But you are a threat.

Bibha grabbed her weapon with both hands and squeezed hard. The other woman had not heard her words and clenched her fists. She was in no danger, but Bibha's power was no longer the same... From further away, Na watched the fight, Bibi in his arms. He couldn't do anything from his position, but watching the fight made his eyes glaze over. Bibi had already been more than impressive, but they also showed strength... He didn't know how to express his thoughts. He didn't know if everyone was this powerful on Arcave, but from what he had seen, albeit partially, at the Kemono Federation... This was quite different.

The power that came out of those women was not on the same level.

The one in his arms, Bibi, had fainted from fatigue. She looked so peaceful while the battle raged... He wanted to run away with her, but his legs wouldn't respond. He could only watch the scene in front of him, hoping that the woman who was protecting them would win. Na was trembling. With fear. Of excitement. Of feelings they didn't understand themselves.

Bibha stuck her weapon into the ground and vines came out on all sides. She looked up at the woman with her angry eyes and prepared to fight with all her might. Against such an opponent, she had to give everything she had. If she wanted to have any chance in this fight, if she wanted to win against her, then all her strength was required. Naim was unconscious and she would not accept help from anyone else. Most of the Grand Sanctuary could not stand up to such a woman…

- If Donnow were here... No, I can defeat her alone.

Bibha raised her weapon and prepared to charge at the woman. If she gave it everything she had, then she could win. She could defeat her.

- ... You asked me who I am, right.

The woman spoke. Bibha squinted her eyes.

- ... Right. Will you answer me now?

The woman scratched her hair, her other hand on her hips.

- My identity is really unimportant, but I can see you've decided to give it your all…

The woman cracked her shoulder and stopped scratching her hair to raise her hand. Her look changed drastically and Bibha opened her eyes wide, her fear visible on her face.

- My existence is the origin of death.

A scythe appeared out of nowhere and fell into her hand, similar to what Bibha had done at the beginning of the fight. The woman gritted her teeth and felt her whole body tremble. Just as she had decided to give it her all…

The woman in front of her no longer showed any human features.

Her Aura was dark enough to vomit with disgust, her smiling face was unhealthy, and the power she exuded could scare away a God. Bibha clutched her weapon as hard as it hurt and screamed with courage as she charged at her. The woman twirled her scythe in her hand, not even moving from her position, and watched her opponent prepare to attack her. Hundreds of vines circled the armored woman and Bibha leaped into the air in front of her. She would give everything she had to defeat this opponent, because she was an enemy of the Great Sanctuary. If she hated them, then she had to be eliminated. Leaving her alive was too risky for their existence…

Bibha would not let anyone get in the way of their « paradise ».

But her opponent was from the underworld.

She grabbed her scythe with both hands and blocked Bibha's attack by spinning around, slicing through all the vines that had tried to catch her. The collision between the two weapons created a shock wave that destroyed the ground beneath them and Bibha closed one eye in pain. The woman whispered something, but Bibha could not hear her. She was thrown further into the air, dropping her weapon. Her whole body shook with fear, pain and weakness.

She was no match for her opponent.

The woman was forced on her right leg and the atmosphere became even worse. Bibha closed her eyes and gritted her teeth. She was going to get killed if she didn't accept help... She was going to die.

- E... Effuka…

The woman scratched the ground with her scythe and aimed at Bibha's body. She didn't need to slice her directly to kill her; her strength was such that the wind itself would take care of it.

However, if Bibi and Na could have been saved by a woman from nowhere…

Then Bibha would let herself be saved by calling their Mistress.

A person ran from the ramparts of the Great Sanctuary and arrived in front of the woman in a split second. From her throne, she had not heard any sound of the fight: it had been too insignificant. However, Bibha had called her…

She had asked for help.

She had cried for her name.

The woman was shocked to see her in front of her, and her colossal sword charged at her body. She had to use her scythe to protect herself and their weapons collided. The sound of the encounter was like a bomb exploding and the wind was knocked back yards from them. The ground beneath them disintegrated, cracking in all directions and at unimaginable distances. The collision of the two weapons created a brutal explosion that was visible to anyone. The clash of the two Auras was so aggressive that standing close to them was guaranteed brain death. Na and Bibi were thrown further away, as was Bibha's body. The force of their weapons meeting was furious, inhuman…

Comparing them to Goddesses was not without meaning.

Na's head hit the ground and he dropped Bibi. He did not move, unconscious from the shock. Bibha rolled further away, on the edge of consciousness. The two women backed away from each other before running into each other again, one with a scythe, the other with a colossal sword…

And their collision was so brutal again…

That this fight did not accept any winner.