First And Tenth Suns

Several bright flashes later, the giant sand animal crumbled into different pieces, making Vastra even more furious. The woman saw red, and Tomoe could not give a rat's arse about it.

"She was my only friend! How could you... How do you wield such a power that can kill an animal such as the Sphinx?!" screamed Vastra, as her voice became shaky.

"You've mentioned, Vastra, that I am a Fire Fox. And you've fought against me before, so you should know that I wield the power of the Sun in my palms. Furthermore, your Familiar isn't stable enough to survive any of my attacks since the summoning was imperfect."

"Its Elemental Core was too easy to spot. Plus, did you seriously think you could ever stand a chance against me when I've got the battle experience? You no nuts when it comes to true combat, always being the support or relying on cheap tricks."

"Even if you stripped me of my Magecraft, I'd still kick you back to the desert plains with a single move. So don't think you'd ever beat me when it comes to offensive attacks, Queen of Sand," threatened Tomoe, facing his blade towards Vastra.

"Enough of this mess... I'm here to kill you, not to play with your pet. You've decided to push my limits and anger me the worst way possible. So I won't show you any mercy, Vastra Arakaali. Get ready to enter your tomb!" shouted Tomoe, closing the distance to Vastra's position.

"The only one who would be entering their grave would be you! Endless Dunes: King Tut's Tomb!" yelled Vastra, placing her hand out.

A swarm of Sand Elemental Energy appeared on her open palm and morphed into a giant casket of King Tut. Tomoe had to clash with the sand mirage before touching Vastra, making him even more irritated. Finally, the large coffin opened, launching a bunch of Poison darts toward Tomoe.

Tomoe backed away while deflecting every dart, giving space for Vastra to deliver another attack. But Tomoe knew that the girl was about to unleash another Spell, so he quickly blocked the last dart to rush forwards and made a vertical slash in front of Vastra.

"First Sun: Waltz!" shouted Tomoe, as his blade burst into flames when he did that vertical move.

The Queen Of Sands cursed as she was forced out of her throne to avoid Tomoe's incoming attack. Vastra backflipped away and, in midair, released an attack on Tomoe while he was preparing for a straight thrust at her head.

"Endless Dunes: Mirror Of Nitocris!" cried Vastra as an orb of Sand Elemental Energy appeared in front of Tomoe.

The orb changed into a giant mirror, but before anything could come out of it, Tomoe horizontally slashed the item, shattering it and continuing his attack on Vastra. However, she was dumb enough to use her arm to block the attack allowing Tomoe to cut off her left arm and nick her shoulder.

But for some strange reason, Tomoe didn't go through the attack and leaped back before Vastra could do another counterattack. A fraction of a second passed before Tomoe took a deep breath and launched himself upwards into the air and past Vastra while doing a half-backflip.

"Tenth Sun: Flaming Whirl!" shouted Tomoe with his blade erupting in blue flames.

While upside-down, Tomoe held his blade above his head and tried a forwards vertical cut towards Vastra's spine. However, the Queen Of Sand ducked at the last moment, and the sword slashed the back of her head open instead. Vastra screams rang out in the area.

Tomoe knew that he had messed up, big time, as Vastra began cursing while crying. The Kitsune backed off as he saw Vastra's Elemental Energy explode into dangerous heights, forcing the entire lair to shake. Then, the statues started to crumble as Vastra began tearing out her hair.

"WHY?! WHY?! Why did you do such a thing?! Oh no... Please... Lord Brookes... Please have mercy on me... I'm so sorry... It hurts... I'm sorry I failed, so please don't give me back to them... I don't want, I don't want it!" shouted Vastra, as she started coughing out blood.

Of course, this action freaked the Kitsune out, but he had no time to react as Vastra lost control of everything. Tomoe was starting to panic as the Queen Of Sand collapsed onto the ground, face flat on the floor. Normally, Tomoe would cheer and dance about in victory.

However, that wasn't going to happen as Vastra's limp body started to shake violently. Tomoe inched closer, trying to find an opening to shatter Vastra's Elemental Core. But the wound at the back of her head opened up as her body began to change drastically.

Six thin, long, black legs erupted from Vastra's side, scaring Tomoe.