Aestrea vanished from where he stood and appeared directly in front of her.
He stepped in and slammed the flat of Midnight straight into her trident.
BAAAAAAAAM!
The impact shattered the water weapon completely, the trident exploding into mist and waves that scattered across the arena.
Vanya's eyes widened.
Before she could even reform it, Aestrea drove his shoulder forward.
Thud!
It struck her chest.
"KURGH!"
The force launched her backward like a cannonball, water exploding behind her as she skipped across the blood sea. She barely managed to stabilize herself by forcing a massive wave up beneath her feet.
She landed hard, knees bending deeply as cracks spread across the sea's surface under her.
"Tch!" She spat out blood, wiping her mouth with the back of her hand.
"You're not holding back anymore."
Aestrea walked forward, his sword held loosely at his side.
"...I just added a little more power."
Vanya snarled and raised both hands.
FWOOOOOOOOM!
