Chapter 328 - Tina Vs. Lemis (II) (1/2)
Alexandria, or rather, Lemis stood up from her throne and slowly approached Tina. Tina pulled out her rapier and fiercely glared at Lemis.
”Why are you glaring at me? I am still your sister. We grew up together and we bond like family before.”
”I would have been more attached to you if you didn't plot to kill me off and revealed your demon form in a confession from. But you made a mistake. You are not my sister, will never be my sister, and will be forever my enemy! Give back the body of my sister, you parasite.”
”If I do that, then you will only receive an empty husk of your sister. She already lost her original soul the moment I entered her body. Isn't that pretty sad, sis?”
”That is fine and much better compared to someone using her body as she pleases!”
”It looks like you are set to stone on reclaiming your sister. Unfortunately for you, I don't plan on doing that. I am not a dumbass.”
Tina sighed and assumed a battle stance. ”In that case, I will forcefully take her body back from you!”
In a single step, she disappeared and appeared next to Lemis and stabs behind her. But Lemis laughed as her body turned to smoke and disappeared.
”Did you really think I am that easy to defeat? You thought it would be similar to how that human killed my brother so easily? Did you really think of it like that?!”
Lemis then reappear before her and tried to stab her where Tina quickly blocks it with the rapier's thin blade.
”Khhh!” Tina struggled when Lemis slowly overpowers her and she can also feel that her rapier seems to feel like it was about to snap.
But she remembered what Bladeheart said to her before they went to battle.
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”Remember, Tina. This rapier might look and feel flabby to you and you might also think that it has a small chance of bending. Although it does feel like that, you don't need to worry about it as it is designed that way. Rapiers are tending to be a bit brittle compared to normal swords but that is due to how it is designed to be used for stabbing and not for slicing. However, I believe that you will soon find enemies that can bend and break your weapon in one go if you are not careful enough.
Now, remember that this is a rapier that should be brittle enough to break in a slight bend. But this new weapon is not going to do that. Sure it might bend but it will just bend, not break.”
”Will just bend? How is that possible? Isn't that long a rapier if that is the case?”
”I don't blame you on that. This new weapon has been redesigned and gained a new passive called [Malleability] and [Shape-Memory]. It can bend and it can be folded by force but it will remain stable and will return to its normal shape if you apply a little bit of mana into it. It was something I added to make sure things are much more stable compared to your old rapier. So if there are any enemy who tries to do something to that blade, surprise them with that!”
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Tina then saw her blade getting bent. For a rapier, a bent blade will not do anything and cannot do anything well.
”I already know you are well too reliant on your weapons since you don't have innate talent in magic. So if you don't have a weapon, perhaps you will also lose your hope in winning, isn't it?”
Tina sighed in relief. It seems the changes that Bladeheart did to her equipment were indeed the right choice.
Lemis bends her rapier too much that it is no longer possible to use it as a weapon in that state. The moment Lemis let go of the weapon, Tina immediately retreats to the side to look at her weapon.
”Now, would you look at that, pretty powerless and weak, isn't this just a shame for you to fight with a weapon like that?” Lemis grinned expecting to see the helpless look on Tina.
However, contrary to her expectation, Tina didn't wallow in despair and instead posed to her usual combat stance with the bent rapier on her hands. And just like earlier, she disappeared with her quick movements. Lemis thought she will be using the same tactic as earlier and decided to also do the same thing.