Chapter 73: Kinetic Edge and the Warlord’s Summons
Seraphina noticed his gaze shifting upward and realized he was actively paying attention to the rival noblewoman while actively blocking her heaviest attack.
Her aura wildly exploded with a blinding chaotic storm of intense territorial jealousy and a fiercely aggressive possessive fury.
"If you have time to stare at the green vulture hiding on the balcony you are clearly not taking me seriously Leon," Seraphina hissed dangerously her violet eyes blazing with pure unadulterated competitive rage.
She violently kicked off his star iron blade flipping gracefully backward through the air before landing softly on the scorched marble.
The crimson aura surrounding her athletic body rapidly intensified expanding outward into a massive swirling vortex of searing magical energy that actively melted the surrounding stone paving.
The Silver Goddess was deeply offended and she fully intended to make her rugged warden bleed for his wandering eyes.
The ambient temperature inside the eastern training yard skyrocketed to an oppressive suffocating heat as Seraphina unleashed a highly dangerous fraction of her true Master tier potential.
The searing crimson aura aggressively whipped around her athletic physique creating a terrifying visual manifestation of her deeply bruised pride and her fiercely territorial jealousy.
She gripped her glowing steel broadsword with both hands and dropped into a low highly offensive stance preparing to demonstrate exactly why she was feared across the province.
Leon felt a massive surge of refreshing cool energy flood his expanded magical core as his Mana stat reached an impressive ninety five points.
He did not let the noble daughter’s intimidating display shatter his confident composure.
He firmly planted his leather boots into the cracked marble and utilized his Vanguard Foundation Breathing to rapidly draw vast amounts of kinetic mana directly into his limbs.
He needed to match her escalating power or risk being severely mutilated by her jealous rage. He mentally tapped into the Aura Manifestation Fragment he had acquired from the Syndicate Grandmaster.
Leon closed his eyes for a fraction of a second forcing his dense invisible kinetic aura to violently compress itself around the thick blunt edges of the massive star iron greatsword.
A high pitched humming sound echoed through the courtyard as the raw kinetic force rapidly solidified forming a jagged highly visible translucent shroud of vibrating energy that encased the dark metal.
He had essentially crafted an impossibly sharp kinetic edge onto a blunt crushing weapon creating an astronomical fusion of raw blunt force trauma and lethal slashing power.
Seraphina’s violet eyes widened in profound shock as she registered the visible manifestation of his aura.
Forming external magical constructs was a high tier technique usually strictly reserved for Grandmasters yet her rugged attendant was currently projecting a highly stable kinetic shroud around a weapon that weighed more than a draft horse.
"You are full of terrifying surprises Leon," Seraphina roared her voice carrying a heavy melodic thrill of pure battle lust.
She blurred forward leaving a scorched trail of melted marble in her wake. She swung her blazing crimson broadsword in a devastating upward diagonal arc aiming to shatter his guard and claim her definitive victory.
Leon activated his monstrous Agility and smoothly met her charge.
He swung his massive star iron greatsword downward heavily utilizing his newly upgraded Kinetic Shockwave to amplify the destructive momentum of his strike.
The two heavily saturated magical blades collided in the center of the arena.
The monumental explosion of conflicting magical energies violently ruptured the surrounding atmosphere.
A blinding flash of crimson and translucent kinetic light washed over the courtyard followed instantly by a deafening concussive blast that permanently shattered the protective reinforced barriers lining the walls.
Leon felt his boots violently dragged backward carving deep jagged trenches into the solid stone foundation but his massive one hundred and eighty points of Strength allowed him to hold his ground against the torrential wave of force.
Seraphina was forcefully pushed backward sliding several yards across the yard before digging her heels into the dirt to halt her momentum.
She stood panting heavily her dark leather combat suit singed and covered in a fine layer of pulverized marble dust.
Her violet eyes were wide and wildly dilated staring at the rugged handsome man who had just actively matched her ultimate strike with a terrifying brute force manifestation.
She aggressively lowered her sword and took a slow deliberate step toward him her Lie Detector aura radiating a blinding storm of intense overwhelming desire and profound undeniable respect.
Before Seraphina could close the distance and physically act upon the overwhelming magnetic gravity pulling her toward her rugged warden the heavy iron gates of the training yard were violently thrown open.
Commander Vance marched into the ruined arena his massive scarred face set in a grim highly serious expression.
The elite Vanguard commander ignored the catastrophic damage inflicted upon the courtyard and offered a crisp highly disciplined salute to the noble daughter.
"I apologize for the sudden interruption Lady Seraphina," Commander Vance rumbled in a deep resonant voice that carried a heavy tone of impending warfare. "But the Patriarch demands your immediate presence in the grand war room. Leon is ordered to accompany you."
Seraphina let out a highly frustrated sigh and forcefully dispelled her crimson aura clearly annoyed by the severe interruption of their highly charged encounter.
She sheathed her steel broadsword and offered Leon a dark lingering glance that promised a much more intimate continuation of their violent dance in the near future.
"What is the situation Commander?" Seraphina asked briskly while smoothing down her scorched combat leathers.
"Lord Vane is currently holding a closed diplomatic council with the Patriarch," Commander Vance explained grimly as he escorted them out of the training yard and toward the main keep.
"The Vane delegation is demanding highly lucrative territorial concessions in exchange for their continued medical and logistical support following the Syndicate siege. Furthermore our scouts have intercepted encoded missives indicating the Eclipse Syndicate is actively mobilizing a secondary invasion force to finish the job."
Leon effortlessly hoisted the heavy star iron greatsword onto his broad shoulder and walked silently beside the Silver Goddess absorbing the grim tactical briefing.
