In the dilapidated stairwell, the function of the once-flickering lights had been completely replaced.
A tide of destruction made up of immense flames and flashes melted straight through the walls and corridors of this otherworldly space, relentlessly eating its way down from above.
Had this not been a space created by Kama's authority, those flames should have erupted like a volcano, pouring into the sky.
But there was nothing about this that Kama could be happy about.
With the space so limited, the surging flames would only make her situation more difficult when they flowed back.
In just a few seconds, the goddess of love's confident appearance had given way to eyes filled with shock and fury and a gloomy expression.
Where had Saber gone?
The rapidly changing situation had caught even Kama, who had prepared contingencies, off guard. For a Heroic Spirit, the distance between here and the barrier where she had concealed Saber was only a few steps.
Yet there was still no response from her. Had the immense amounts of magical energy continuing to flow outward through their Contract not proved that Saber was still alive, Kama would have thought today's encounter had turned into a reversal of hunter and prey.
But if that were the case, Saber should not have been alone now. The difference in rank between a Divine Spirit and a Heroic Spirit could not be erased even by a Servant's body. Whoever had laid such a trap could not possibly let this crucial chance to kick her while she was down slip by, unless he did not care about winning at all and was merely acting on a whim.
Seen that way, Saber should only have been temporarily trapped and still working to break through the obstacles.
So rather than worrying about the