She didn't fire an arrow, but instead swung the bow like a blade, slashing out arcs of lightning blade light that tore through the air!
"Fontaine Champion Duelist, Clorinde—will accompany you!"
Clorinde's eyes were as cold as ten-thousand-year-old ice, but the fire in her heart was as fierce as lava.
She no longer stuck to the elegance of swordsmanship; every strike was simple, efficient, and lethal, pushing the violent and piercing nature of the lightning element to its limit.
Purple electric arcs jumped and extended from the tip of her sword, sometimes sweeping like a whip, sometimes like a thrusting venomous dragon, clashing frantically with Kujou Sara's lightning blade light.
"Clang! Clang! Clang! Sizzle—!!"
The sounds of clashing metal and tearing energy were as dense as a rainstorm.
The two figures flickered and crossed at high speeds within the lightning.
Every collision exploded into a large cloud of blinding electric sparks, illuminating the surroundings in a deathly white.
Their speed grew faster, their power stronger, and the dissipated lightning elements even began to trigger a response from the lightning in the sky outside.
Outside the dome of the Tenshukaku, the lightning dragons in the dark clouds roared even more furiously, with bolts of lightning striking around the building, as if cheering for this "Battle of the Thunder Gods" at the pinnacle of mortality.
This had already far exceeded the scope of ordinary Vision holders.
The fuel of conviction had briefly pushed their power to the level of a God's familiar!
On the other side, Raiden Ei stood up again.
Crack...
Raiden Ei had long ago discarded her physical body; the material making up this "Eternal Body," while not feeling pain, would still suffer damage after enduring a counter-shock force far beyond its load.
On her doll-like face, a fine crack spread silently from her temple to her jaw, looking shocking against her fair skin.
There was no flesh or blood at the crack, only a deeper darkness that seemed like a starry background, with an occasional flicker of purple lightning.
She leaned on the slightly bent musou isshin; the lightning on the blade had mostly dimmed, and the hand holding the sword was trembling violently.
"Musou... Danzetsu!"
Squeezing out her last bit of strength, her figure once again turned into a resolute bolt of lightning.
This time, the blade pointed directly at King's chest, discarding all variations, leaving only the purest and sharpest "thrust"!
Bang!!
Raiden Ei was once again sent flying.
This time she smashed through five walls and rolled several times in the ruins before stopping.
musou isshin fell from her hand with a "clatter," landing not far away, the lightning on the blade as weak as a candle in the wind.
Raiden Ei lay on the ground, the cracks on her doll-like shell increasing, covering her entire body densely.
She tried to prop herself up with her arms, but as soon as she applied force, they made an overwhelmed "creak," and sparks flew from the joints.
Crack.
Another new crack appeared on her elbow.
But her purple eyes still stared fixedly at King not far away, containing no fear, only a burnt-out stubbornness.
King stood in place, not even a corner of his clothes ruffled.
He looked at his pinky finger that he had just used to parry; there wasn't even a scratch on the fingernail.
"Do you still want to fight?"
Raiden Ei did not answer.
She used her one hand that could still move to crawl, bit by bit, dragging her broken body toward musou isshin.
Her body rubbed against the rubble and wood chips, making a harsh scraping sound; with every inch she moved, the cracks on her shell widened.
Finally, her fingers touched the cold hilt.
She gripped it tight.
Then, she used the blade to prop herself up, swaying, and once again, she stood up.
Though she stood like a candle in the wind, though the hand holding the sword shook so much it might slip at any moment.
"This body... is eternity..."
Her voice carried static because of the damage to her shell, sounding intermittent.
King looked at this country girl who was covered in wounds, barely able to stand, yet still stubbornly pointing her tachi at him, and suddenly felt... a bit speechless.
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