Chapter 170: B2: C70: Push Yourself 2
Hannah pushed her hands down on the rune cart’s roof and sat up. She breathed hard and deep, eyes squeezed shut, before she committed her aura in what must’ve felt like an impossible battle against an aura titan.
Zarian stood over her the whole time, barely easing the pressure until he felt Hannah giving it her all.
Only then did he pull back bit by bit, making her work to gain ground and find an equalizing point. After a long enough while, Zarian let Hannah overpower his invasive aura a little. She barely had much room to rest, and pushing Zarian out was slow going.
Still, Hannah used all of her mystical abilities to scramble, claw, and shove at Zarian’s aura to get him out. She was practically crying by the time Zarian was finally out of her.
He eased the pressure back some more, but kept pouring a constant stream down on Hannah. He forced her to use her limited aura control to secure herself in a bubble.
“I’ve never gone through something so horrible,” Hannah muttered. “I think a few blood vessels burst. I might have a hernia or two, even, just from the strain.”
“Vitality will heal that right up,” Zarian said. “Good job, though. I know that was tough, but I think you want it this way. Right?”
Hannah glared at him before gulping loudly. She slowly nodded. “Yes, please, I … I really want this. I want more power. I must … become a badass goddess.”
Zarian nodded and floated away. He barely caught the last thing Hannah muttered under her breath. “Whatever it takes, my insufferable king.”