Adrian's eyes flashed sharply, a determined gleam shining as he activated his signature skill. The water beneath his feet churned violently; in an instant, jets of liquid energy burst upward like geysers, propelling him off the deck with explosive force.
BOOOM!
The Storm Reapers watched in stunned silence as their captain transford into a streak of cerulean light, hurtling toward Akira, who was still high up in the air.
"Run, Valkyrie—if you can!" Adrian called, his voice echoing across the roaring wind.
Up in the sky, Akira's bright violet eyes widened in shock. The sudden display left her no ti to think—she just pushed her wings harder, flying as fast as she could through the sky.
With every flap of her wings, she soared through a turbulent sky, her silver hair streaming behind her. The legendary sword beside her glowed with intermittent bursts of lightning as she twisted and turned to evade the torrent of water projectiles Adrian hurled after her.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Akira glided from side to side, cutting down the attacks.
"It's just a 50-level gap—I can do this!" she thought, gritting her teeth. "Just a little more!"
Below, the remaining nine-man squad of the Storm Reapers began to head back to the ship, following closely behind the two figures that were streaking across the sky as if it were their playground.
"Shouldn't we try helping the captain? She might just get away if we don't intervene," soone spoke.
"And how are we ant to do that?! We can't fly like them! I say we just observe for now," another blurted. Because of the incredible speed at which they were moving and the loud sounds from above, the mbers of the Storm Reapers found it very difficult to hear each other properly.
The only way they could communicate was by shouting at the top of their voices, which showed the intensity of the raging fight.
Adrian's feet, now encased in surging water rockets, pushed him forward with relentless power. Every explosive burst of water fired from his soles sent ripples across the sea below and propelled him even further.
"The Valkyries are known for being brave. This is the first ti I've encountered one as cowardly as you!" Adrian shouted.
Akira saw through his ploy and didn't respond. She focused every ounce of strength on her wings.
In truth, Adrian wasn't trying to ss with her ntal state—he was simply expressing his honest opinion based on what he had learned about the Valkyries.
Below, on the deck of the Crimson Leviathan, a soldier shouted,
"Look at him go! The sea obeys his every command!"
Their voices carried a mix of reverence and excitent. Even those who had seen many battles found themselves montarily silent, captivated by the stunning spectacle unfolding before their eyes.
It wasn't every day you saw an Awakened fly through the sky. Even for advanced humans like them, skills that allowed flight were rare.
Ignoring the noise around her, Akira's mind raced.
"I must find a way out of his grasp…" she thought as she banked sharply to the west.
The wind slamd against her, but she pressed on, every muscle burning with exertion. The distance between them was shrinking—Adrian's water rocket propulsion was closing in with terrifying speed. He fired a series of water attacks with monstrous precision; each one was aid directly at her vulnerable flank.
"Is it really worth risking your life for this human, Valkyrie?!" Adrian's voice bood behind her. "If you turn back now, we can still have a peaceful dialogue!"
Akira, like before, ignored him, her entire attention focused on the mountains and wilderness in the distance, which seed so close yet so far at the sa ti.
"I must reach there!"
Akira's violet eyes flicked to her surroundings as she sped through the mist created by Adrian's overheated attacks, which evaporated into steam whenever she parried them with her radiant sword.
The reason she was hellbent on reaching land was simple—this sea was Adrian's domain. If she could just get out of it, she had a chance.
The distant silhouette of a rugged coastline erged ahead, and she angled her flight toward it. But Adrian, with a swift, fluid motion, kicked off the air again, sending a surge of water roaring from his feet like a speeding rocket.
"Not so fast!" he shouted as he launched himself after her. The water beneath him twisted into a vortex of power that spurred him onward. In the blink of an eye, he was closing in, and his next attack materialized as a series of razor-sharp water lances—each one aid with deadly intent.
Akira swerved sharply, dodging the first lance by re centiters. She gritted her teeth as a second projectile grazed her wing, sending a spray of water and sparks into the air.
"Dammit!" she hissed, her mind focused solely on survival.
Adrian unleashed another volley—this ti, his water attacks morphed into a spiraling barrage, each projectile a shimring shard of liquid that sliced through the air like a scythe.
Akira swung her sword, blocking the water blasts as best as she could. The spears of water kept coming, forcing her to twist and turn in the air, her wings flapping hard to keep her up. It was exhausting, but she didn't stop. Continue reading at My Virtual Library Empire
Every ti she dodged or blocked, she rembered the ti she spent with Nox in Valhalla—the pleasant mories they shared—and she pushed forward.
Adrian fired more water attacks.
Akira kept dodging, but her arms were getting heavy, and her wings ached from the constant strain. How much longer could she keep this up? She gritted her teeth, forcing herself to focus.
Adrian was relentless. Every ti Akira dodged, he ca back with sothing faster, sharper. A new attack—a set of water whips laced with electricity—snapped at the air around her.
Akira's mind raced. She needed to throw him off sohow. If she could just get him into a tighter space, she might stand a chance.
At that mont, she drew closer to the dense forest in the distance. If she could just reach it…
Adrian noticed her plan, and the water swirled beneath him as he picked up speed, leaving a shimring trail in his wake.
The chase intensified. Akira's wings burned as she pushed forward, the rain pelting her like needles. The sky seed to close in, dark and angry. Adrian, still unfazed, raised a hand, and a massive column of water shot up from below, spiraling toward her like a missile.
"Co on, co on!" she gasped, banking hard to the side.
The water rocket exploded behind her in a blinding flash of blue and white, lighting up the stormy sky. For a mont, both of them locked eyes—one determined to escape, the other refusing to let go.
At that exact mont, further away from the shores where the fight was raging on, two won were walking through a dense forest. When they saw the barrage of water and radiant attacks in the air, they ca to an abrupt stop.
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