Sky Striker Ace, but Symphogear

As if it had not expected such an attack, and as if the two consecutive fierce assaults had temporarily left it staggered, the entire Zeke Armor was shaken by the barrage of blows.

[Not enough yet, just a little more—I have to break through!]

Punch after punch flew out, yet Hibiki Tachibana felt no optimism in her heart.

She could feel it. Against this newly strengthened mech, fists alone could at most inflict crack-like damage.

She needed more power. She needed even greater power.

And so, power appeared.

Bursting forth from her heart, yellow energy crystals began spreading like a spiderweb.

With that, the barrage of blows rose to another level, and the sturdy defensive wall that had regenerated around the core began to crack.

Crack, crack—Boom—

Then, with the final straw that broke the camel's back, Hibiki Tachibana's barrage shattered the sturdy turtle shell once more, exposing the fragile body of the girl inside.

What a cause for celebration... Hibiki Tachibana wanted to think that, but she realized reality would not unfold as she wished.

"Sorry, Raye-chan. In the end, I still couldn't..."

Hibiki Tachibana spoke in a weak voice utterly at odds with the immense power she now possessed.

At that moment, within the hole she had blasted open, she was using her body to hold the opening apart and prevent it from repairing itself. It was the only thing she could do now.

Great power came with a price. Further fusing with the Relic had granted her a burst of strength that surpassed everything for an instant, but it had also pushed her body to its limit.

Yellow crystal nodules had already spread across her entire body. Under the influence of the Relic Fragment, her whole body had turned into orange-yellow Relic crystals.

"Raye-chan, if you ever