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He was toying with her...
Anything else used to describe what this fight was would be flattering, but the sad and cold truth is simply just that Ren was toying with Aria. He did not take her seriously at all.
Because why would he? She can't defeat him?
She lost the contest of strength. That was foolish of her; she'd admit that much. But when that didn't work, she tried speed instead. Yet even that didn't work.
In terms of defense? Ren proved his invincibility—be it physical or elemental, he took it all without wincing. He was a looming, immovable wall.
At this point, what else does Aria have that she could use to defeat him?
Aria spent the time she was kneeling in pain to think about that. As her body trembled in pain and she struggled to stand up from receiving a single punch to her stomach, her thoughts churned violently in desperate attempts to figure out how to defeat Ren.
And so far, she came up with nothing.
