Chapter 26

At the same time with the previous chapter...

Frea and Fiorentin arrived right in front of the chamber where Sohee is being held, but two enemies appeared in front of them.

"Hey, hey. Where are you looking, blind girl? I'm your opponent. Let Alexandria have her own match with Cenia. Oh yeah, come to think of it, you can't see. How could you look at something? Hehehe!" Moonlight Flower mocked Frea when she saw the soul linker paid too much attention to the former princess, who wasn't preparing any stance of fighting. "Shut your mouth!" Frea angrily replied. At that time, many thoughts swinging on the lord knight's mind, "A human again? At this time? What would I do? If I don't fight her here...Sohee won't be saved, but if I kill her...".

Cenia, who has prepared her sword, slowly sheathed it back seeing Fiorentin. The other 3 notice this, but only Fiorentin dared to ask. "What...are you doing?" Fiorentin hesitantly asked the swords woman.

"Well, I will not fight you at the moment. You don't seem you want to fight or even kill. I'll wait." A smooth reply from Egnigem Cenia.

"What are you saying? I'll fight! I'll fight you!"

"Well, not with the hesitation on your eyes, Alexandria."

"Wha..hesitation? What are you talking about?"

"It was as clear as crystal, Alexandria. Your eyes were saying things like, I don't want to fight this girl. You don't want to fight, so I won't fight you, too."

Not only Fiorentin, but also Frea and Moonlight Flower surprised of Cenia's doing.

"Cenia!! This is no time for your noble doing!! If she doesn't want to fight, just kill her already!!" Moonlight Flower shouted to the swords woman.

"No, I refuse to fight someone who's unarmed. Her hesitation was just be the same with being unarmed. I won't fight her, but I'll take the soul linker anytime if she wishes to fight."

"Tsk! First, you refused to kill the monks, so I had to kill them all by myself! You didn't even really kill that champion, didn't you? And now, you refuse to fight a bratty girl like her? Are you out of your mind?!"

"You can say anything you wish, Moonlight. But as a true swords woman, I won't fight her, not right now. Not until she finds her courage to draw her sword."

Moonlight Flower gave a grumpy face, she was so mad to got such an answer. Even Fiorentin was surprised to found out how noble her opponent was. She couldn't give any reply to Cenia. "Well, looks like your friend doesn't want to fight for now. Let's cut the chit-chat and come for me, shorty!" Frea teased the yellow monster. Moonlight Flower angrily turned her attention on Frea. "Right, come to think of it. I'll kill you first before I kill Alexandria. You're such a nuisance. You're blind but you act like you're strong." Moonlight Flower muttered as she prepared her small scythe. Frea giggled seeing the short monster.

"What's so funny? Did you 'see' something funny?" Again the short monster mocked Frea.

"No, it's just...you constantly mocked me for being blind. But you didn't even realize, I'm totally stronger than you. We're at a different league. You're not on my league. You're weakling but you talked big. That's why I laughed."

"You...how dare you say that?!"

"Wanna prove?"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"Well, give me your best shots! 3 attacks!! I won't attack you back. Let's see if you can kill me within three attacks!"

This statement shocked the other three standing in the ritual ground at that time. "Frea, you can't be serious, aren't you?" Fiorentin widened her eyes.

"Oh, I'm super serious, princess. If you want to fight, you must be serious. No hesitation!" Fiorentin wander on her mind again, as she remembered Elraven once told her that he wouldn't shoot if he were to hesitate. Moonlight flower, angered by her opponent, accepted the challenge. "OK, 3 attacks!! Let's see if you can survive!"

Frea smiled and whispered, "Kaupe", as Moonlight Flower dashed towards her. "Mammonite!" The monster shouted as she swung her weapon to the smiling soul linker, who got hit. "Got you!" Moonlight shouted. But she suddenly realized, the attack just passed through Frea's body, as if she's a ghost. "Wow!" Fiorentin muttered in amaze seeing the soul linker.

"What? How did she?!" Moonlight asked herself as she dashed backwards. "It must be some kind of technique from the soul linker" Cenia thought with her calm expression. "So, 2 left!" Frea warned the short monster with smile.

"OK, try this! Fire Bolt!" Moonlight chanted as the rain of fire hit the soul linker, again to no effect. This time, the other three but Frea really widened their eyes. "What? A little attack like that won't kill me! This is your last shot, shorty! Frea giggled again. Moonlight flower engulfed in anger, attack her with the Hammer Fall. "Die, eyeless!!".

But Frea dodged the attack easily, and in a mere blink of an eye she was already standing behind Moonlight Flower. Moonlight was so surprised, she couldn't even react."You failed to kill me in 3 attacks, now it's my turn. Estun" Frea whispered as an invisible force hit Moonlight, sent her flying to the ground.

"Aaakh!!" She screamed as she drop. She quickly turned her back to see her opponent, and she saw Frea chanting her mighty spell. "Mild Wind, Water" Frea slowly chanted as a glowing light surrounded her. The light quickly turned blue and formed two spiraled light boomerang. "What is that?" Moonlight Flower thought to herself.

Frea gave an eerie smile as she said, "You were given your chance to finish me off. But, you blew it off. Now, you will pay dearly for it!! Esma!!". The two boomerang moved in a light speed and before even Moonlight herself realized, the Esma already hit her.

CRAANK!!

The hit sounded as the still surprised Moonlight Flower vanished into a glowing lights. She disappeared, dead. She didn't even manage to scream for her own death. Frea smiled as her opponent vanished, much to the surprise of Fiorentin and Cenia. "So, Princess. Have you made up your mind? If you looked at me back there, you should know while you weren't hesitating you'll fight great!!" Frea asked the amazed Fiorentin.

"Huh? Oh, I.."

"I don't like to say this, but if you don't want to fight that Cenia girl. I'll fight her. I don't know whatever reason you have on not fighting, but that priest named Sohee, she will die because of the sacrificial ritual at this rate. I can sense a great soul presence right inside that huge chamber."

Fiorentin suddenly remembered what Elraven told her again, it's not about who is she fighting but who

is she protecting. A bit of courageousness touched her heart, as she quickly drew her Claymore. And advanced to a stance. As they locked eyes, Cenia politely asked the lord knight.

"Alexandria, can I ask you something first?"

"Go ahead."

"Suddenly you seem so sure you want to fight unlike some minutes ago, did your soul linker friend's fight ensured you?"

"Well, yes. And some other things, too."

"What things?"

"An experience and some magic words from...a friend of mine" Fiorentin answered with smile on her face. Cenia smiled to herselfas drew her Schweizerschabel and readied to a stance. Frea smiled seeing the former princess. "By the way? Who is this friend of mine? Why suddenly I remembered Elraven...ah, just my thought!" The soul linker ensured herself as she prepared to watch a big brawl in the deepest level of Payon Dungeon.

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I told you the battle would be short on this chap, but it was because in reality moonlight was too weak whereas a soul linker is too strong. Hope you enjoy this chap, though.

Thank you for reading, please review if you don't mind. See you next chapter!! ^^