Every collision unleashed a torrent of elements, warped space, and shattered concepts. Yet none of that meant anything to them. The only ones who could hurt them were each other.
Their bodies slammed together, then shot apart like meteors, plunging in opposite directions and crashing straight into the bottom of a deep crater. The crater had been carved out by the aftershocks of their repeated collisions, and the terrain had been reshaped with ease.
Tamamo-no-Mae slowly rose to her feet. She was covered in blood, yet her spirits were high. Her crimson-stained eyes gleamed with the light of an asura. On the other side, Aya had failed to get back up in time.
Tamamo-no-Mae didn't let the opportunity slip by. She flashed directly in front of Aya and seized her by the shoulder.
"Originally, Tiamat was the Beast with the strongest physical abilities." She gripped Aya's shoulder with one hand, then punched her in the stomach.
"Ah!"
Aya staggered backward, then dropped to one knee.
"But your awakening is far too incomplete. You want to keep your sanity, so you can't accept your true power."
Tamamo-no-Mae walked up to her, grabbed her by her long hair, and lifted her off the ground.
"That was impressive, but unfortunately, you've already lost." Tamamo-no-Mae spoke coldly. Then the scenery around them changed, and they teleported straight into the sky.
More than ten thousand meters above the ground, with even the stratosphere below them, a brilliant full moon shone behind them.
"Pretty, isn't it? I chose this stage especially for you."
Where they had been fighting was still daytime. Tamamo-no-Mae had brought Aya to a place thousands of miles away, all for the sake of this full moon.
"Under the moonlight, my power grows stronger. But even in broad daylight, you're no match for