Dragon Master: The SSS-Ranked School Belle Asked Me To Contract Her

Chapter 93 Sub-Aspect

"Let me show you the Warrior's Way!"

With a soft chuckle, Athena dashed forward, fists clenched, eyes shining with excitement. Elara raised her arms instinctively, expecting an onslaught. However, the way Athena moved was truly beyond anything she had ever faced.

Athena's first blow struck Elara's guard with such force that her body shook. It felt like being slammed by a warhammer made of living steel.

Despite her pain, Elara refused to lose. She gritted her teeth and retaliated with a swift jab, but Athena effortlessly deflected it with one arm.

In a smooth motion, Athena advanced, her fist snapping forward like a bullet. Elara tried to dodge, but she was half a second too late.

A crack echoed across the Coliseum as the blow connected with her ribs. Gasping, Elara stumbled, struggling to regain her breath under Athena's relentless assault.

With each passing second, Athena's attacks only got fiercer. Her technique was flawless, her movements almost graceful. Strikes landed on Elara's arms, shoulders, and torso in rapid succession, leaving wounds that formed the moment contact was made.

Elara pushed back, summoning her last bit of strength for a last counter. She aimed a high kick at Athena's temple, hoping to stun her for a crucial second.

However, Athena caught her ankle midair, pivoted with uncanny precision, and hurled Elara onto the hard floor with a resounding thud.

A groan escaped Elara's lips as she landed on her bloodied back, vision swirling. She spat out blood and forced herself to roll away, avoiding a stomp that would have shattered her ribs.

Athena's foot cracked the stone beneath them, sending dust flying. Elara drew a breath, refusing to surrender yet.

The puppeteer was relentless, closing the distance in a heartbeat. She grabbed Elara by the arm and twisted, forcing a pained cry from her lips. Why did it hurt so much? She was used to worse pain, yet the woman before her made Elara feel the worst pain.

"I won't lose this easily!"

Elara attempted another counter, slamming her elbow into Athena's side, but it felt like hitting a solid metal wall. The silver-armored warrior didn't flinch at all.

Athena ended the struggle with a brutal knee to Elara's stomach. The impact lifted her off the ground before dropping her to the bloodstained floor. Her vision blurred, and her body screamed in agony. Black and blue bruises covered her skin along with crimson red blood, yet her spirit burned, wanting to fight even more.

Unfortunately, the puppeteer had focused her attacks on Elara's vital body parts. The young warrior wasn't perfect and had many weaknesses, and Athena had seen them all.

As Elara struggled to get up again, she remembered how Athena was able to attack her weaknesses, despite her covering every time. This was the first time someone had beaten her so one-sidedly.

"Ah! So this is the Martial arts of someone of the Dark Era. Truly marvelous!" a silly grin appeared on her face, as her sanity began to slip, overtaken by sheer hunger.

"You will need another ten years to put a scratch on me, girl," Athena scoffed. "I expected more but I guess I was wrong. A millennium has affected my brain."

She turned around and said, "I will give you another…."

Before she could finish her sentence, Athena was forced to cross her forearms as she turned around, only to meet two leather boots right on them. The impact shook her armour, pushing her back for a few feet.

In the next moment, the attacker leaped into the air using her forearms as a base. Athena raised an eyebrow, as she looked at Elara in surprise.

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She shook her hand, as the armour on her forehead dropped onto the ground. She thought, "How did she heal so quickly? It shouldn't be possible for next month or two."

Her gaze turned solemn, as she deflected an incoming punch and kicked Elara's belly. However, this time Elara endured the kick and followed with a second punch.

"How did she get stronger so quickly? What happened?" Athena dodged the punch barely as it grazed her helmet. Then, she caught Elara's arm and bent it at an uneven angle.

"Haha!"

However, Elara just laughed crazily and kicked Athena's torso with her full-powered kick. The impact was powerful and put a dent in the armour, as she was flung back.

Nonetheless, Athena just did a backflip and landed gracefully on the ground and leapt off again to keep some distance between the two.

Under her astonished eyes, incandescent flames burst out of Elara's arms and they healed completely in a matter of seconds. But that also made Elara laugh even louder, almost maniacally.

Athena frowned, as she finally understood what was happening, as she cursed, "This damned Aspect. No wonder she survived a year under that bastard's torture. I can't leave her like this outside."

As she walked slowly towards Elara, Athena gazed into Elara's eyes, and what she saw truly shook her, "She is barely holding onto her humanity through her insanity. Crazy girl!"

Elara's Aspect was bizarre and Athena could guess what was happening with it. Elara had unlocked a Sub-Aspect of her Aspect, which involved healing through her Purifying Flames to heal herself.

But it came with a cost. Her Sub-Aspect was opposite of her Aspect, so the conditions on overuse were also opposite. In her Aspect, overuse would lead to amplification of emotions while in her Sub-Aspect, she would lose her emotions, meaning her humanity as a whole.

What Elara was doing now was simply suicidal. If Athena didn't stop her soon, then she wouldn't remain Elara anymore.

Athena sighed and flicked her fingers, as a massive Iron Fist formed above Elara's head. It descended, not giving any chance to Elara to run.

The whole Coliseum shook as the Iron Fist buried Elara in the ground. When she sensed that Elara had lost consciousness, Athena dispersed the Iron Fist.

Just then, the whole Coliseum shook once more and this time the damage was much more. The whole north side of the Coliseum collapsed, as a white-haired woman appeared on the scene.

Not a bit surprised, Athena just gave Liliana a smile and said, "Hey! Long time no see. Pun intended."