The S-rank aberrant's eyes burned brighter and molten ether spilled from its joints in molten streams.
"GRAARGHHH!" With a guttural roar, it stamped the ground, and the crater's floor rippled like a liquid.
Black spires erupted upward, lancing toward Clarisse.
Her sword spun once in her hand and petals spiraled outward in all directions.
She dashed forward, weaving between the spears as the petals cut through any spears that closed in too fast.
The monster's claws came down and she vanished into petals.
A rush of crimson light appeared behind the S-rank's head and it sliced deep into the neck joint as black blood sprayed into the air.
The creature howled and spun, its arm sweeping in a backhand that could have flattened an average A-rank awakener.
Clarisse didn't dodge this time.
She planted her feet, poured ether into her blade, and met the strike head-on.
CLANKKKKK!
