Abyssal Awakening

"Veli~ Why do you get all the gutsy ones? I want some on my side too~" Enris complained while resting her arm on Velouria\'s shoulder.

"The two you\'ve chosen as your Apostles are plenty gutsy are they not? They have the moniker of War and Famine after all." Velouria raised an eyebrow while Enris simply shrugged.

"Yeah, but they\'re not like Allura or the gal Alice. They don\'t push each other to new heights. Do you have a secret to picking followers or something? Can you share?" Enris grinned.

Truly, she wanted to know if Velouria had a secret in picking followers. If she had people like Alice and Allura around, she wouldn\'t need to go out of her way to find excitement and chaos like she does now.

War and Famine entertained her which is why she granted them her blessing. But at the same time, they\'ve become lacklustre for her. Neither of them granted her surprises nor did they surpass her expectations.

Alice and Allura on the other hand… were simply delectable.

"The grass is always greener on the other side. War and Famine fit you just fine, don\'t greed over Lua and Alice." Velouria sighed as she gave Enris a side glare.

Realising that she was tip-toeing on the edge of annoying Velouria, Enris raised her hands in surrender.

"What a shame. But alright. But don\'t you think we should deal with that Reaper over there? With your aides making a move, on the chance that they beat these Abyss Lords, that Reaper won\'t leave them alone." She asked while crossing her arms.

"If it comes to that, then I\'ll step in. Otherwise, I have full faith that Lua can take care of this." Velouria replied while watching Allura jump up and catch the Abyss Lord of Destruction.

Creating a spear of black and red energy, Shura twisted her body and slashed towards Allura but she was prepared.

Her hands, coated with the surging white flame that represented the peak of her power smashed into the blade head as the power of the Executioner and Destruction clashed.

A storm of lighting and flames erupted as unfortunate beasts that were caught in their clash were reduced to nothing but dust in a mere instant.

Grabbing the spear shaft with her bare hands, Allura grinned as she pulled her left arm back and activated her sixth Sigil.

Ignoring the travel time, she slammed her fist into Shura\'s chest!

*CRACK!!!

Her obsidian body cracked open once more as the Abyss Lord of Destruction narrowed her eyes at the woman in front of her.

In this short exchange, she understood one thing. Her opponent is strong!

A bloodthirsty aura exploded from Shura\'s body as Allura instinctively took a step back, giving Shura the space she needed at this moment.

Twisting her body, the entire world seemed to revolve around the Abyss Lord as her wounds began to heal. In contrast, her surroundings began to dry up and flake away, as though their vitality was transferred to her.

Realising that she couldn\'t let this continue, Allura activated Nova Core as a single spark of pure destruction was created in front of Shura.

But to Allura\'s surprise, her attack didn\'t detonate.

In the moment her attack manifested, Shura reached out and crushed her attack to nothingness.

"So this is the Abyss Lord of Destruction." Allura forced a smile as she realised the monster that she was up against.

A being whose power focused on nullifying and destroying everything thrown at her.

In one aspect, it was not unlike Alice who nullified attacks using her flames. Only this one was far more potent and threatening.

Rolling her shoulders back to relax her muscles, Allura took a deep breath in before breathing out.

Seven Days of Slaughter – Third Day.

A burst of speed that even surpassed her initial surprise strike against the Lord. Yet a barrier of red and black energy manifested around Shura, absorbing the impact before converging it into a single orb of energy.

Widening her eyes, Allura bent her body back, narrowly dodging a beam of raw unbridled force of destruction that tore through the realm, shattering the boundaries of reality and forcing a pathway into the Void.

\'How the f*ck am I supposed to kill this b*tch???\' Allura thought to herself. She had an ability to nullify attacks, a barrier to absorb attacks before sending them back and other abilities she didn\'t know about.

Her surprise attack was a good start but she had healed it all up in an instant!

But Shura wasn\'t done.

Reaching beside her, she plunged her fist into the Void and began to pull out a weapon. The blade was slowly being constructed by the same destructive energy that was present around her body.

Upon the full manifestation of the sword, the surrounding world was blocked off. A cage, forcing Allura into a one on one confrontation with this beast of destruction as her aura continued to climb.

And in revenge for Allura\'s surprise attack, Shura struck out.

Her form, flickering into mist and appeared before Allura mid slash.

Allura wanted to counter with a punch yet the sword began to shimmer. Like a spectre, the blade phased through her fist as energy surged into its body, causing the speed to suddenly increase!

Feeling the blade begin to cut into her cheek, Allura gritted her teeth and twisted her body, countering with a kick against Shura\'s head, slamming her into the ground.

*BANG!!!

Watching the figure of the Abyss Lord disappear into the smoke and debris, Allura refined her senses as she wiped away the blood from her cheek.

\'Somethings interfering with my ability to stop her healing. Is it because she\'s draining vitality from her surroundings? That sword is weird too. It definitely \'stole\' some of my fire.\' Allura narrowed her eyes.

Within the dust, a flickering light began to manifest as Shura\'s body was now coated in a familiar flame. A flame that has been beside Allura since the start of her journey.

Behind her, three pairs of flaming wings unfurled as Shura glanced up at Allura with a taunting gaze.

"Cheeky little sh*t." Allura felt as though a vein was about to pop.

It felt similar to fighting Alice as she too would siphon her abilities and throw it back at her. Only this time the one doing it was a nine star Abyss Lord, the pinnacle of power outside of Gods and Apostles.

\'I should thank Alice when I get the chance.\' She mused to herself. If it wasn\'t for the spars with Alice, she might\'ve struggled more with an opponent who could steal her power to some extent.

But now? She had ways to deal with it.

As the flames around her continue to flicker violently, Allura gathered all of her fire into a single mote of power within her body and detonated it!

All of the fire around her disappeared as she fell silent. Yet the air continued to warp around her.

Feeling a sense of danger, Shura tried her best to turn around but Allura was faster! Grabbing Shura by the head with both of her hands, Allura slammed her knee into Shura\'s head, forcing her to stumble back before launching two jabs on her right rib.

A quick punch to the stomach before grabbing Shura\'s collar and pulling her into a shoulder slam.

*CRACK!!

Once more, the obsidian material began to crack but Allura wasn\'t going to make the mistake of letting her regenerate.

A convergence of flames gathered around her fist as she stomped down and released an instantaneous punch against Shura\'s chest, plunging her fist deep into the Abyss Lords body before detonating into an Armageddon of flames that rushed to consume the target.

"Tenacious b*stard…" Allura muttered, realising her attack failed to kill and wanted to pull back.

But a single slash tore through the flames. A slash of pure darkness that consumed everything in its path and struck against Allura\'s left arm.

Widening her eyes in pain and shock, she did not hesitate to create a flaming blade with her right hand and cut off her arm by the elbow before jumping back.

Watching what remained of her left arm explode into a mass of destructive energy, she didn\'t even want to imagine what that could\'ve done to her body if she didn\'t cut it off.

\'As expected, this isn\'t going to be an easy fight.\' Allura forced a smile.

Her left arm was gone and the healing is being hindered. She had four more steps to go before reaching the full power of her new technique and her target was getting scarier by the second.

But what\'s worst was that the flames that Shura stole from her had an adverse effect on her real flames. Her output had dropped slightly in the brief contact they had, meaning unlike Alice who was mimicking her powers, Shura was directly taking them from her!

Little by little, Allura was figuring out the abilities of Shura. And with each discovery, it only served to prove the powerful existence that is known as the Abyss Lord of Destruction.

Had Alice not given her inspiration, it would truly be an uphill battle of impossibilities.

\'I can\'t go and disappoint Kaden and Alice after the boastful talking I did earlier.\' Allura laughed to herself.

Wiping the smile from her face, she took a step forward as her aura exploded forth once more. Flames converged towards her missing limb and took its place.

As the two stepped towards one another, the battle resumed as a dance of fire and destruction stormed the battlefield.

Cries of retreat screamed out from their Allies while Kaden had a smile on his face upon seeing the aftermath of Allura\'s attacks.

But his attention couldn\'t be diverted for long as he had to focus on the target in front of him.

The Abyss Lord of Waters.

"Lua doesn\'t like it when I spend a lot of time with other women. Let\'s keep this short so she doesn\'t get jealous."