She cast a new spell that twisted the ground beneath me into something unnatural.
"Swallow him for me!"
As her words echoed, the earth turned into the gaping maw of a monstrous beast trying to consume me whole.
But I didn't even blink.
My eyes were locked solely on her.
SWOOSH!!!
A gust of wind erupted.
In less than a second, I slashed through the summoned beast—turning it into chunks with one clean motion.
My attacks left behind nothing but streaks of dark aura, so fast they blurred into shadows.
The very next moment, Beatrice's head flew into the air, a thin black aura line marking where my blade had cleaved through.
But the body dissolved—again—into a puff of smoke.
She reappeared in the distance.
"Not bad at all, Frey Starlight."
BOOM!
I didn't waste time with words. I dashed at her again, blades ready.
"Tear him apart for me!"
she cried once more, warping reality again.
