Chapter 498
Crimson and deep-blue light poured from the two earrings, wrapping the two women in glowing spheres.
2B's Eternal Flame burned an undying crimson. Mai Shiranui's Hellfire burned deep blue, consuming souls.
The two flames intertwined, merged, and reacted inside the spheres, forming a color never before seen in the universe: pale blue.
It was neither the blue of the sky nor the blue of the sea. It was the near-white, pale blue of flame at its highest temperature.
Then the spheres shattered, and a slender, breathtakingly beautiful woman stepped out.
She was the fusion of 2B and Mai Shiranui. The two had chosen a formidable name for themselves: Dual Flame Mai!
Dual Flame Mai was taller than 2B and more willowy than Mai Shiranui.
Her hair was pale blue and fell to her waist, with crimson light flowing through its strands.
Her eyes were a deep red, a fusion of 2B's red irises and Mai Shiranui's black ones.
Together, they formed a burning, ember-like crimson.
Her face held 2B's cool severity and Mai Shiranui's allure. The two expressions alternated across it, making it impossible to look away.
She wore a pale-blue battle dress whose design fell somewhere between 2B's black dress and Mai Shiranui's red qipao.
Its hem reached her knees, with slits rising to her thighs. A silver-white belt circled her waist, bearing two weapons.
One was 2B's Miao Saber, its blade burning with crimson Eternal Flame.
The other was Mai Shiranui's Iron Fans, their edges burning with deep-blue Hellfire.
The two weapons answered each other at her waist. Gold and deep-blue light flashed in turn, like two heartbeats pulsing in time.
She held no weapon in her hands, but she herself was a weapon.
Pale-blue light flowed beneath her skin, and every breath she took drew