Do angels of death exist? If yes, they would be intensely spectating the fight that was inevitably to occur.
The silence in the room was indeed loud as Norm stood watching Lilith with intense rage in her eyes, while Lilith did the same but instead of anger, was only an intense resolve. Both of their eyes twitched a bit expecting the others to make a move first.
Phew! Similar to what they heard in Klein's house, the sound of a flare being shot resounded in the area. Meaning that, one of the groups had already dealt with their share of enemies. If Lilith had to take a wild guess, it would have probably been group A, since she personally dealt with most of the yetis. However, group B was suppose to shoot their flare if no enemies were present on the south side. The fact they had not meant that the pincer attack was anticipated by the yetis or more precisely Norm.
Despite the true meaning behind the flare, Lilith and Norm utilized the sound as a match starter. Both Lilith and Norm ran in, eventually meeting at the middle where their fist clashed.
Pushed slightly back, Norm rushed in again initiating hand to hand combat with a roundhouse kick. Lilith also followed the rhythm by evading the kick before adding a punch of her own, which successfully ploughed through Norm's cheek.
"Not bad," Norm sarcastically praised as she materialized an ice disc into each hand.
Whipping her arms out , she threw the discs which curved mid air almost colliding with Lilith but she summersaulted away from harm.
'I need to gain the advantage,' Lilith thought but instantly noticed Norm preparing a jab with ice encasing her fist.
Activating her magic as well, she engulfed her arm in wind magic as her fist once again clashed against Norm's creating a heavy sound accompanied with a slight shockwave.
"I am just here to protect my friend," Lilith cried out, wanting to reason.
"After you killed my family? Just like you, I have something to protect!".
The ice structure began to violently vibrate as the two continued delivering heavy strikes. Due to the use of martial arts over magic, the fight was rather stale with no potential victor until Norm changed the theme.
Right before Lilith's fist made contact, Norm erected an ice wall between them.
"Sneaky bitch," Lilith hissed.
Gradually, cracks began to form on the wall getting bigger with every passing second. Crack! Before Lilith could evade, Norm's fist broke through her own ice wall, punching her in the gut.
Cough!
"I hate it when little shits think they are big stuff! This world is not full of hearts and rainbows!" Norm lectured while approaching Lilith who was still dizzy from the attack.
Lilith after recovering from the attack, immediately used wind magic around legs allowing for swift movements. Raising her leg, she lashed out her leg like a whip.
'Predictable,' Norm thought as she raised her arm. Just before the attack connected, Lilith retracted her leg, now going in for a leg sweep.
'A feint,' Norm thought as she feel to the ground.
Not wasting the opportunity, Lilith materialized a bow and shit instantly. Norm attempted to move out of the way but was sadly shot in the shoulder, causing her to slightly screech in pain. While in agony, she tapped the ground, forming ice spikes with the aim of causing Lilith's retreat.
[Deviant element: Zero point]
Activating her deviant element, the whole castle's temperature reduced as a second layer of ice began to cover the throne room. Lilith could now even see her breath.
"Here we go again!" Lilith sighed in frustration. She still could not find a way to counterattack Norm's deviant element without Kevin. Unfortunately for her, Kevin was not here and her skin was getting colder by the second. If she was to endure any longer, she could possibly attain frostbite.
'Shit, at this point even moving might prove difficult!' Lilith cursed.
"See how futile it is. Just like the last time, you still inevitably lose,".
Bam! Suddenly, an object broke through the thorn room from the south side. A large hole was created as a bye product of the impact.
"I guess I finally made it!"
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Back in Klein's house, he was enjoying his peace due to Kevin and Lilith's absence while preparing to leave. Just as Klein was packing his stuff, ready to leave the dimension, a mysterious hooded man approached him.
"Are you ready to leave?"
"Not quite, just need to get a few things," Klein replied.
"Just like the Tasha, you really gave out the Asura? Do you really believe he is going to be of use to our cause?" The hooded man asked.
"I do. Although, he currently has no deviant element, magical imprint and no fighting technique, he will one day be one of our valuable trump cards,".
"Surely you jest, as the last survivor of the Genois race, you are currently one of the strongest people to walk the universe." The hooded man said in a tone of admiration.
"Hmm, maybe now... but in a year or two who knows. Stronger people can arise by the minute, plus Kevin whom I trained for only six days was able to develop such a frightening technique," Klein said as he pointed to a forest which was now half burnt.