Chapter 104 - The Ark Of Primordial Beasts (1/2)

”Well, some sacrifices have to be made for the greater good. Here goes nothing!”

She took another deep breath. And this time, before the Umbra could destroy the spell, she stabbed the lance into her arm. She howled with pain but quickly regained her composure. Her eyes were vehement. Even the Umbra was flabbergasted as he witnessed the scene.

”You'd go so far to avenge someone who you've just met?!” asked the Umbra, appalled at the Valkyrie.

”I'd go further to defeat the likes of you!” she yelled, as the lance merged with her arm.

”You're insane!” yelled the Umbra.

”Then you haven't met the rest of us...”

Her grin was like the smile of the devil. Her eyes flashed and shined brilliantly like a star. Her entire expression was one of a madman's.

Due to the merging, her hand was turned into the tip of a lance. Her entire arm was engulfed with flames with an emerald hue surrounding it. She then flipped upside down and thrust her 'lance' towards the traumatized Umbra.

”Impossible! You couldn't!”

The Umbra was beginning to fear for the Valkyrie's sanity. That was her main problem. When it comes to battle, she would do anything to win the fight. She gets blinded by the adrenaline of battle.

”Oh, yes I can!”

The Valkyrie smiled as she leaped through the air, slashing the Umbra with high speed. He was now having trouble to fend off Mavislin's spastic attacks. His Wakizashi was started to break due to the flurry of slashes made by the 'lance'.

The dark sky was filled with sparks as the two battled it out. Whenever her arm moved, a trail of fire would follow suit. The Umbra knew that it was on the losing end if it did not come up with something fast.

The Umbra stopped dead in its tracks as Mavislin launched another attack on it.

”Standing still ain't going to help!” yelled the energetic Valkyrie as she quickly launched herself towards the still Umbra.

The Umbra smiled as it held up the Marquess' Wakizashi. The Umbra then pointed right at the Valkyrie's direction.

”Open! Gate of the Primordial Beasts!”

”No way!”

Mavislin was shocked at the Umbra. How could it have known to open the gates?! The Marquess was never a Mage... And there was only one Mage that she had known that was capable of doing such a spell.

”You damned thing! You took her powers!” shouted the Valkyrie as the thing unleashed a shock wave of Elemental Energy.