Afuwafu hovered high in the air, her eyes fixed on the chaotic clash below. Snow and Lust were locked in a deadly exchange of blows, but it was clear to her that Snow was struggling. Lust, with her sly grin and experienced movements, had the upper hand. She manipulated her abilities with precision, her every action designed to frustrate and overwhelm Snow.
Without hesitation, Afuwafu shot downward, her impact sending a shockwave through the air. Lust, caught off guard, was launched into the water, the splash echoing across the frozen battlefield. Snow was seething, his face flushed with frustration.
"Why are you so angry?" Afuwafu asked, noticing the fury in Snow's eyes.
Before Snow could respond, Lust emerged from the water, her seductive smile unshaken by the attack. “Oh, she’s mad alright,” Lust said, her voice dripping with mockery. She flashed a wicked grin, her eyes sliding to Afuwafu. “She’s mad because her chest isn’t as big as mine.”
Without warning, Lust placed a hand on Afuwafu’s shoulder, but her smugness was quickly interrupted. Afuwafu moved with blinding speed, delivering a sharp kick to Lust's face and a powerful strike to her stomach. Lust staggered backward, visibly annoyed.
“You bratty little bitch!” Lust hissed through gritted teeth.
Afuwafu responded with an unflinching glare, her dagger flashing as she stabbed Lust in the legs, forcing a scream from her. Snow seized the moment, using her ability to manipulate the atoms around Lust. With a sharp motion, the space around Lust detonated, causing her to shriek in pain as the explosion tore at her defenses.
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“You’re not getting away with your tricks this time,” Snow growled, his tone colder than usual. Lust’s tactic of using a poisonous gas to suffocate them was swiftly countered. Snow summoned a gust of wind, blowing the deadly vapor away before it could do any damage.
Lust’s frustration was visible now. She tried to invoke her output awakening, her body starting to glow with intense, dark energy, but before she could fully tap into her power, a massive impact sent her hurtling backward. Gluttony had arrived, his massive form looming over the battlefield.
"What's the point, Mara?" Gluttony asked, calling her by her real name, his voice filled with disappointment. “Why keep fighting when even Afuwafu is getting stronger?”
Lust glared at him, her pride wounded, but she said nothing. Snow and Afuwafu stood ready, anticipating Lust’s next move.
"Calm down," a familiar voice interrupted. It was Sloth, appearing lazily behind them, his casual demeanor completely at odds with the intense situation. Snow and Afuwafu exchanged a glance but relaxed slightly at his words. Gluttony, on the other hand, was far less willing to let his guard down.
“You shouldn’t have come, Mara,” Gluttony added, his voice heavy with finality.
Lust only smiled, her silence an answer in itself. The tension in the air was thick, the silence heavy with the expectation of the next move. But before any of them could act, they heard it—a series of gunshots in the distance, cutting through the eerie calm.
The ground trembled, and two massive waves of energy pressure rippled through the atmosphere, reaching even this distant corner of the universe. Snow felt a chill run down his spine as he recognized the auras—Moxie and Wrath. The sheer intensity of their energy was unmistakable.
“They’re close...” Afuwafu whispered, her eyes narrowing.
“No,” Snow corrected, his voice quiet but firm. “They’re not even close to here. That aura... it’s traveling from who knows how far.”
Gluttony’s eyes widened. "Even from this distance... their power..."
The battlefield grew still for a moment, all eyes fixed in the direction of the distant conflict, wondering what kind of battle could unleash such devastating power from so far away.