208 Sofeea Akiloye - Major Chapter - Avas Hope (1/2)
”G r r R O O a a A a A A A a R R r r g G G g h G H H!”
Hope adjusted his stance with eyes on Ava. Miranda and Aya went to either side, closing in on Ava with their Aegis blades drawn out ready to strike. Sensing danger about to befall her, those flames swiped in a wide arc.
”Not gonna happen!”
Hope jumped in and took the flames into his s.h.i.+eld, allowing Miranda and Aya to take advantage of the present opening in Ava's defense.
”Haaaargh!”
Curved blades swung at Ava from both sides, but just when I thought it connected, their weapons pa.s.sed through her as if she didn't exist, physically. They seemed to have antic.i.p.ated that and quickly followed up with another attack. The duo twisted their body in unison, regaining the momentum and force needed for a second swing.
This time, Miranda's Aegis blades glowed in pale blue before a wave of liquid gushed out and slammed against the bulk of Ava's outer sh.e.l.l. I expected it to pa.s.s through but somehow, it didn't.
Aya's blades slashed at Ava's crimson Aegis sh.e.l.l with terrifying speed and by the time I realized it, those two had opened a large crater in Ava's monstrous form.
”That's Mara's Aegis... right?” I muttered.
a.s.suming that was what it was, then it made sense why their attacks didn't pa.s.s through the second time. I didn't know when Ava stole that Aegis. One thing I could be certain of was that Ava's control over it was loose and spontaneous, somewhat randomized, even more so when she was in that state of mind where her emotions took over.
”G g g G R R R R R r r r O O o O a A A a g G H g g g!”
She was mad, indeed. Or perhaps not her herself but the manifestation of her emotions?
Insanity was a viable hypothesis for Ava's condition. To bring her down, we needed to gouge her straight out of that huge lump of Aegis crystals. It wouldn't be easy even with those three, but we could make it happen. I owed Ava a lot, and I won't back down just because things got tough.
”Sofeea!”
Hope yelled my name after he had absorbed more of Ava's flames— his glowing golden s.h.i.+eld indicated that the time had come.
”Hold her in place!”
My right arm glowed and a cl.u.s.ter of green Aegis crystals manifested itself around it. Certain that Ava wouldn't move and was locked in place by those three Users, I charged forward.
”Now!” I said.
Miranda and Aya grasped what Hope and I intended to do in a moment's notice, and leaped out of the way. After blocking a scythe coming at him, Hope aimed his s.h.i.+eld properly, before a blast of golden light screeched and punched against the semi-crushed crimson exterior.
”Haaaargh!”
The plasma, as powerful as it was right then, couldn't even punch through Ava's defense, but that was why I was there. With Hope distracting her, I threw a piece of my Aegis crystals towards Ava.
”Three, two...”
The fragment flew in mid-air as time slowed down, and just when it reached Ava's side, my body flickered and vanished instantly.
”One!”
I teleported a few feet away from where Hope's plasma was. .h.i.tting her, and after a few moments, it deadened and grew lesser in intensity. Grasping the opportunity, I lifted my crystal-covered right arm and punched at the crater.
”Urkkh.” Hope's plasma had disappeared, so I put more force into my punch, trying to break through the exterior alone. I didn't have Lily's strength, and if she was in my shoes, this problem wouldn't exist. Lily was that strong.
”Haaargh!”
”Yaaah!”
Miranda and Aya struck their Aegis weapons at the same spot— when a loud crack echoed throughout the area.
”Hope!”
”Hope, it's your turn!”
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”Ser Hope, save her!”
We pulled ourselves away from Ava when Hope jumped into view— brandis.h.i.+ng a golden longsword in thrusting motion. It dug into the crack, and then glowed so bright we had to cover our eyes.
”Avaaaa!”
The longsword released another wave of plasma right inside the crack, and even then it only managed to open a jagged hole a few meters wide. However, that was not Hope's limit. A genius like him had more plans in store.
”Aaaargh!”
In his other hand was the same s.h.i.+eld as before, but this time, it expanded and several tendrils shot out from its surface. It only took a few seconds to wrap up Ava's exterior sh.e.l.l. A second later, the golden tendrils glowed as it absorbed Ava's Aegis crystals.
”H O o o o O O A A p p p p P P p e E E e!”
Seconds—no— It felt like only a moment had pa.s.sed, and Ava's exterior armor vanished into Hope's Aegis crystals. The entire lump of crimson disappeared— replaced with spheres of light floating in its place.
Freefalling from the clouds of golden light was a young dark-haired girl in her red-sleeved Lutalo Uniform. Her snow-white skin was unblemished, and along with the calmness in her face, it accentuated her natural beauty.