Chapter 147: Show me what you can do. (1/2)

Vastra's eyes flashed with a dangerous light and the giant she was mounting started to convulsing strangely, his veins bulged and his muscles contracted. After a few seconds, the giant had become even bigger and his eyes had lost focus. He was completely under Vastra's mind control now.

Aphrodite scowled and thought that it was most likely the same for the assassin who kept sneaking up on her every time.

”(Should I use it?)” She wondered if she should use her Manifestation. She knew that if things continued like this, Vastra would most likely get out of the fight victorious.

But her type was an Instant-Cast and the biggest downside with that kind of Manifestation was that it didn't leave any room for a mistake. Of course, if the Manifestation injures the opponent, even if it doesn't kill him, it's worth it. But if the magic is by chance evaded, the caster will find himself in a tight spot where his Manifestation was wasted.

That was what Aphrodite was worrying about at the moment. Before she could make her decision about the matter, the giant charged and ruthlessly directed his fist at her. She sensed that the strength in that punch was a lot higher than before. It had been forcefully augmented by Vastra.

Aphrodite reacted quickly and her body literally became a gust of wind. When the giant's fist reached the ground, a crater was immediately caved in and the earth was dug out all around. The stone underground also bent and emerged to the surface before breaking into pieces.

Aphrodite reappeared above the giant and then conjured a sphere of compressed air between her hands. She quickly threw it away and it broke almost instantly.

”[Helix].”

The wind inside the sphere didn't burst but manifested itself as a vortex. It remained as so for a few seconds before it suddenly changed into a huge tornado that pierced the place where the giant and Vastra were.

When the tornado shrouded their figures, Vastra left the tornado alone and flapped her wings. She dashed toward Aphrodite and chanted quietly, ”[Bloody Thorn].”

A light flashed and two red rope-like rays of light appeared in her hands. The two ropes became thorns that circled around Aphrodite and closed in as if they were alive.

They were unsurprisingly ripped apart by the powerful wind pressure but Vastra merely waved her hand and a thorn whip formed in her hand.

Aphrodite produced a sword out of wind magic and used it to entwine the whip that was swung at her. She then moved her free hand and a very cold air brewed as she pointed her palm at Vastra.

”[Freeze],” she calmly chanted and a large wave of wind targeted Vastra. The wind was so cold that the humidity instantly turned into snowflakes.

Vastra deployed her wings to urgently halt her advance thanks to the air resistance. She nosedived and left the freezing air's zone of effect. After that, the giant that had been attacked by the tornado earlier returned and put himself in front of Aphrodite. He immediately started freezing but he ignored it as if nothing was happening.

Aphrodite increased the output of her cold wave and it easily could affect even targets that were miles away.

But even as his torso was almost entirely covered by a thick layer of ice, the giant was still making his way toward Aphrodite. At the same time, Vastra pulled on her whip which was still attached to Aphrodite's sword.

The goddess of love clicked her tongue and decided to let go of the whip. She instead raised her hand toward the sky and let her mana flow out. The black clouds of Baphomet started spinning like a whirlpool and from the center of it, a tornado slowly started forming as the rain started falling.

This time, the magnitude of this tornado was on a completely different level and if you looked at the sky, you could easily see that it would be at least around fifty miles large and incredibly devastating. Vastra squinted her eyes and clasped her hands.

The rocks and boulder around started hovering. Vastra waved her hands and attacked Aphrodite with a barrage of stone.

Aphrodite raised an eyebrow and created a shield around her. She could easily resist Vastra's attack but the giant soon started hitting her shield with great momentum. Just the sheer strength behind those attacks was enough to produce a shockwave capable of traveling miles no matter what it would land on. Even the wind pressure created by those punches were enough of a threat.

Aphrodite was being pushed back by the giant and her shield threatened to break at any moment. The threat rapidly came true as a kick shattered her shield and sent her flying away.

She crashed on the ground and formed another crater. She coughed and grunted painfully. Vastra took the opportunity and controlled the earth. Everything around Aphrodite moved in order to clog the crater and bury her alive.

She stood up but suddenly felt a sharp pain in her back. Her eyes trembled and she slowly turned her head around. The assassin that didn't appear until now finally managed to reach her with his blade. The dagger was barely missing the heart thanks to her luck. Simply because she had stood up too quickly, the aim of the assassin had been a bit off.

A stream of blood fell down Aphrodite's mouth and she released all of her magic power in one go.

”Scram!” The assassin was pushed back for miles and right about when Vastra's magic was going to engulf her, a mark on Aphrodite's chest shined through her clothes. Her sigil spun and she shouted, ”[Resurrection]!”

Her aura exploded along with the surroundings that were trying to bury her. As her body glowed with blue light, she looked at the sky and saw that her tornado was about to be ready.

She then turned toward Vastra with her eyes that had now a light blue contrast. Vastra gasped and tried to retreat but it was too late.