Her eyes widened at the pressure exuding from the Lord of the West before the shock wore off. He was trying to forcibly push her reiki back into her!
Of all the arrogant, egotistical...She pushed back. Her reiki flaring and matching his own as she swarmed his youki, attempting to smother it as he had done with hers.
He simply released more, pouring it out until hers was once again dwarfed by the magnitude of him.
She grit her teeth, and met him with a magnitude of herself.
Seven times they did this, and seven times she matched him. Reiki against youki. Miko against youkai. Female against male. Her against him.
She was panting for breath as she released what she had left into the air. The pressure from the clashing auras had their hair flying wildly all around them.
His eyes had long turned red, though the center remained gold. His markings were jagged, and though he made no noise, she could see the uneven rising of his chest as they held their positions with their battling auras.
It was magnificent.