The Snow Lion's sharp claws tore straight through the Ice Shields Windsor had hastily formed.
Crack-
As a series of cracking sounds rang out from the Ice Shields, Windsor realized that the shields she had formed in haste offered little protection. The ice was forming far more slowly than it was being destroyed!
As the last Ice Shield shattered, Windsor had no choice but to raise both hands in front of her to defend herself.
Bam!
With a single blow, the Snow Lion swatted Windsor down into Snow Mountain.
Meow-
The Snow Lion had been about to dive straight down and deal the human woman a fatal blow when a piercing meow reached its ears. Then it seemed to lose consciousness and fell into Snow Mountain with another thud.
Little Kitty Rihanna had already unleashed a Soul Attack upon seeing Windsor in danger. Rather than attend to the Snow Lion that had also fallen into Snow Mountain, Rihanna flew toward the spot where Windsor had been knocked down.
After finding Windsor, Little Kitty Rihanna asked, "How are you?"
"Cough, cough. I'm fine!"
Windsor sat up. She had eaten a Fruit of Life too, so her body was quite tough. After all, the Ice Shields had already weakened the Snow Lion's attack.
Besides, she had already put on the gauntlets Lucas had given her, forged from black obsidian and blood-patterned stone. With the gauntlets protecting her forearms, the Snow Lion's claw strike had not injured her too badly. Still, the attack had knocked her down, and even through the protection on her arms, it had left them aching faintly.
"What happened to that lion?"
"I don't know. I unleashed that Soul Attack in a hurry. Even if it isn't dead, I doubt it's feeling very good. When I came down to