Burned down to 1,500 Life Points!
Steadily whittling down Life Points with accumulated Effect Damage was the rhythm Aki Izayoi excelled at most. By now, her opponent's Life Points had fallen below half, and she felt her spirits rise, as though she could vaguely glimpse the outline of the goddess of victory.
Just a little more. One more push, and she could avenge Diwein.
The thought of Diwein flashed through her mind, making the girl's nose sting again. Endless pain and grievance seemed to well up in her heart, but they quickly turned into fury.
"We've always been hated and rejected. This was clearly the only place we had left to belong, the only place we had at all."
"Why should even this little bit be taken away from us!?"
Aki shouted angrily.
"Maybe that's how it is for you," Kira said calmly. "But you can remember this for now: Diwein wasn't a good person. Maybe someday you'll even thank me—"
"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!"
Aki roared, and the Signer Mark on the back of her hand shone ever more brightly. Transparent waves of power erupted from her body, and invisible blasts of air left whip-like cracks across the floor, walls, and ceiling.
Right now, Aki only felt that this person was utterly hateful. Diwein had been such a good man, yet killing him hadn't been enough—he was still slandering him even after his death.
"Even angrier now," Kira muttered.
Looks like the provocation worked pretty well. But everything he'd said was true.
"I'll kill you!"
Aki cried out as surging psychic power burst forth even more wildly. The hairband atop her head seemed to be blown apart by her rage and fell to the floor with a clatter. Her long rose-colored hair scattered uncontrollably in every direction