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CHAPTER 4

RAGE

Yui watched helplessly as the masked Salamander thrust his sword towards Asuna who lay on the ground, with her eyes closed, having accepted defeat.

Yui could not stand this sight, even though she was just an AI, she felt something close to what humans, would call anger. She attacked the Salamander and hit the only part which was not covered. She went and poked into his eye, distracting him in the process, and the sword missed Asuna by a few inches as it hit the ground besides her.

Asuna opened her eyes in bewilderment to see Yui holding on to the mask, just about blocking the masked Salamander's vision. Asuna felt grateful and thanked her daughter for saving her as tears fell from Asuna's eyes. Tears of happiness. And those of pride.

But soon these would turn into one of pain.

The Salamander caught Yui in his hand. He cruelly crushed her in his huge hands and threw her out of sight.

Even though Yui, was an AI, and that she wouldn't be hurt, still Asuna just could not stand the sight of her daughter suffering at the hands of a brute. Anger over ruled logic and Asuna's was exploding on the inside.

Just when the Salamander was about to get his sword, Asuna kicked him right in his face and continued with another kick into his ribs.

The masked Salamander was caught off guard and had never expected something like this. His spell was supposed to paralyse Asuna for hours, but there she was, standing in front of him. He could only watch in total horror.

The rage inside Asuna was still exploding as she unsheathed her rapier and struck the masked Salamander with a 11-hit, Original Sword Skill, Mother Rosario. Asuna was irate and each blow of her sword were filled with rage and hatred. Asuna had completely lost her mind and attacked relentlessly and ruthlessly. The seventh hit broke the salamander's sword in two as he tried to defend her attack with it.

With the eleventh strike, the Masked Salamander's HP dropped almost to zero.

One Final Hit. Asuna said in her mind.

Asuna went in for the kill, but before she could strike another sword came flying at her. Asuna jumped sideways and quickly dodged the attack, but before she could react, the Spriggan attacked from behind. As he reached for his sword, Asuna could see that, he too, had the Laughing Coffin symbol.

Two of them? Don't tell me that...

Before Asuna could process what she had just seen the Spriggan attacked. Asuna used her rapier to defend the attack, but the force of the attack pushed Asuna back and she flinched for an instant.

At that instant, the masked Salamander, who was writhing in pain on the ground, sent another homing spell straight at Asuna. Asuna barely managed to dodge it, but the Spriggan's sword hit her and she fell to the ground. Her HP, which was already very low, almost hit zero.

She could see the Spriggan run towards her with his sword, but her vision became blurry and just when he was about to put the sword through her, Asuna's rapier slipped out of her hand and Asuna blacked out.

A/N : The OSS mentioned here, Mother Rosario is an OSS which she gets from her friend in the 8th volume. (Oops, spoiler alert!)

I just wanted to highlight how furious Asuna was when she saw her daughter, Yui, being tortured. Did I do it right? Do let me know what you felt.

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