Book 3.5: Chapter 19
The sound of their swords clashing, Vyvyan’s magic chants and the empress’s roars were intertwined on the battlefield. The neck of the empress’s battle steed got stabbed by the elves’ war flag. The two women engaged in melee combat. The sound of their swords clashing filled the air like explosions. Their eyes were filled with rage. The two women with beautiful faces scrunched their faces up to show their rage, making them look like demons from hell. Elizabeth’s sword strikes were extremely swift, appearing as mere flashes to others. Normal soldiers were cut to pieces after just catching a glimpse of her blade. However, Vyvyan and the empress had already fought many bouts to the death.
During their close quarters fight, Vyvyan didn’t have the chance to focus on casting her spells, so she could only rely on her sword skills to fight against Elizabeth. Elizabeth relied on her time ability to strike as swiftly as she could. Vyvyan’s innate gift was her ability to read minds, and therefore her ability to read ahead a few moves. While both of them appeared equal, Vyvyan knew that she wouldn’t last much longer. Elizabeth who spent most of her years drenched in blood on the battlefield had much superior stamina to herself. Elizabeth wasn’t rushed either. She attacked with everything she had, causing Vyvyan to tire out so much she couldn’t raise her sword for a moment.
When their swords clashed, Vyvyan shouted at Elizabeth: “What is the point of you starting this war?! He won’t acknowledge you as his mother! He has always been by my side. Have you held him once in all these years? You don’t even know how much he weighs.”
Elizabeth glared back with her ice-cold black eyes. She pushed against Vyvyan’s sword to separate from her. She then charged at Vyvyan again and shouted: “You just took advantage of the circumstances and just happened to be by my son’s side. Give me some time, and my son will definitely remember who his real mom is! I gave birth to him! He’s my son!”
“Oh, is that so?! Well, I gave birth to him too. I will never forget the pain and bliss of it!”
“I’m just worried you forgot what the reality is! You’re just a substitute. You’re just a tool whose purpose was to give birth to my son! You think I’m clueless?! You just have to think about it for a bit and it all pieces together. You’re the only one lying to yourself!”
“Shut up!!!”
Vyvyan shouted and then went on the counterattack. She swung her sword like she was insane, slashing at Elizabeth who was defending as she retreated and shouted: “I gave birth to my son. I love him and he loves me. I’m his real mother! I’m his only mother!”
“You’re furious?!”