Dyralfa finally paused, her movents slowing from pure, primal instinct. Her gaze sharpened, calculating.
"Mother’s Absolute Light armor... it’s nearly impervious. Any normal strike I throw will do nothing... I’m wasting my strength. Hmm... I need to infuse true damage into every attack."
She bellowed, voice shaking the chamber:
"DΣMӨПIᄃ BᄂӨӨD ΛЯƬ: AGONY SCALES!"
Her muscles bulged, the braided steel-like fibers beneath her skin glowing a furious, deep red. She poured her own vitality into the surge, trading life force for a massive spike in true damage. Her claws, now wreathed in shadowy energy, raked across Maddy’s radiant armor, cutting glowing gashes into the solidified light.
Maddy chuckled, eyes gleaming with Divine Sight.
"Oh! Finally learning, huh? Took you long enough."
Her laugh was warm but sharp.
"Show that Ogre pride! But rember—if you wield the Drake’s body, you must awaken its Alpha Instinct!"
Maddy murmured under her breath, eyes fixed on her daughter’s furious display.
"This... this is exactly what I hoped for. The chief ogre always said true power requires talent, that his own kin were useless—unable to channel Satan’s strength, unable to master the Demonic Blood Art. He thought only he could wield it. And yet... look at her. She moves with it like it’s nothing, like it’s just another simple skill."
A small, proud smile touched her lips.
"How incredible... those he called failures are now... unstoppable."
Then, in an instant, she vanished from Dyralfa’s sight, her movents a blur of speed beyond comprehension. She reappeared beneath her daughter’s guard, fist glowing with condensed light—a Divine Spear ready for a short-range strike.
POW!
The punch landed squarely on Dyralfa’s solar plexus. The Chira Daughter gasped, her Seismic Anchor digging her claws deep into the floor to prevent being blown away. She looked down at Maddy, her slit pupils vibrating with excitent.
"AMAZING, MOTHER! You’re fast... but you made not to be knocked around! I’m HEAVY AS HELL!"
She dropped her weight, activating Brace Stance. She wasn’t just standing there, she was becoming part of the floor. Her Crystalline Growth triggered, and hundreds of mineral spikes erupted from her hide, morphing seamlessly into draconic scales and the armored plating of other reptiles.
"FORTRESS FORM!"
In an instant, Dyralfa transford into a living fortress of thorns, every inch of her body a perfect fusion of offense and defense, a lethal blend of Bulwark Beetle armor and reptilian resilience.
"You wanted to see if I’d be reckless? I’m not just swinging, Mother. I am a moving fortress, I don’t break, I make others break!"
Maddy’s eyes widened at the sheer presence of her daughter’s fortress form. Her Divine Armant flared, expanding into a full suit of radiant plate armor, as she sensed the surge of new power within Dyralfa.
"Impressive, Daughter!"
mories of the past Dyralfa, the one who had tried to crush her, flashing through her mind. She whispered to herself,
"She’s clearly moved beyond the ’pulp-hand’ mistakes of her past life..."
She addressed Dyralfa directly.
"You’re using your environnt. You’re using your traits. You’ve stopped being just a girl relying solely on brute attacks. Now... let’s see how you handle a Mother who actually fights back."
Her hands glowed as she focused her mind, visualizing her intent with crystal clarity. A small, confident smile curved her lips.
"If you’ve added true damage to your strikes..."
She raised her hand, focusing her divine radiance into a colossal form.
"Then I’ll counter your armor with... Absolute Light Manipulation: Divine Armant—Greatsword!"
A massive Divine Greatsword materialized, gleaming with more potent anti magic energy. It was thicker, larger, and more refined than any of her previous weapons—crafted specifically to pierce Dyralfa’s Magic Nullification and armored traits.
"ROUND TWO, DAUGHTER! SHOW THE MIGHT OF SIX MILLION!"
The air in the Vanguard Sanctum scread as the Divine Greatsword and the Living Fortress collided.
Maddy swing the massive blade of light in a wide, punishing arc.
"TAKE THIS!"
Dyralfa didn’t flinch. She leaned into the strike, her Heavy Carapace reinforced with drake scales exactly where the blow landed. The Greatsword bit deep, carving a jagged trench into her shoulder plating, sending obsidian shards flying like shrapnel.
Maddy shouted,
"How do you like that!?"
"Good, but just a scratch... Mother. Give more!"
Dyralfa replied, eyes gleaming with feral excitent. She lunged, her Dire Drake Alpha Physique propelling a headbutt with the force of a falling cot.
Maddy didn’t dodge—she wanted to feel the full weight of six million Might. Her shimring shield rose, feet planted firmly.
The impact hit like a teor. The shield groaned; spiderweb cracks raced across the solidified light as it absorbed the kinetic blow. Her arm rattled, armor dented, breath squeezed from her lungs.
A wild, ecstatic grin spread across Maddy’s face.
"Incredible... that force! I’ve never felt anything like this from any monster. This... this is why I love fighting my children—they’re the only ones who can make enjoy combat this much... Hahaha!"
Dyralfa continued her relentless assault, still not stopping any seconds, not even took a breath, her claws raking, jaws snapping with Corrosive Venom—Maddy’s shield began to glow with an blinding, unstable intensity. It had reached its limit.
"FLASH BURST!"
Maddy detonated the stored energy. A supernova of kinetic force exploded outward, designed to send even a mountain flying. The shockwave was so violent it montarily blinded Sephiran and sent a ripple through the entire cave system.
Sephiran yelled, shielding his eyes.
"She’s gone!"
But as the dust cleared, Arach’s six eyes widened in disbelief.
"No... look! She’s still there!"
Dyralfa hadn’t been knocked back. Her Apex Drake Instinct kept her combat awareness razor-sharp, every reaction tid perfectly. She activated Braise Stance, fusing her feet to the very bedrock of the gym with her Seismic Anchor.
Her armor was shattered—smoking, jagged shards clinging to her body but her spirit remained unbroken. Before Maddy could reset her stance, Dyralfa surged forward through the haze.
"My turn!"
Her Elastic Jaws snapped shut inches from Maddy’s throat, and her massive tail ca whistling in a vertical drop. Maddy reacted with instinctual precision, her Greatsword flashing in a silver streak.
SLASH!
The tail was severed clean off. It hit the floor with a loud noise, twitching violently.
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