Day Twelve #3

No matter what kind of difference there was in terms of species grade, the experience that Inis had possessed was what let her come out on top.

The back of the supporting leg was hit by Inis which caused Xeni to fall back while Inis held onto her upper thigh.

Once Xeni had started to regain her fighting spirit, her legs started to kick out but could not hit her right away due to Inis pushing her leg up over her chest. "W..wha.."

The range which she could swing and bend her leg could only go so far so she had been unable to reach Inis while her other leg could not get around to the other side of her body to kick Inis away.

Xeni raised her fist towards Inis and punched out in her disadvantageous position on the ground so she could not gain enough strength and accuracy to be able to have much of an effect on her.

Just as she had punched towards Inis, a smile appeared on the face of Inis which had shown her sharp teeth.

Inis released her leg before moving to sidestep the weak punch then grabbed the wrist of Xeni and twisted it a little.

"Ah.. ow..ow.."

Once enough force was applied to twisting the wrist joint, Inis had quickly moved to pull the arm through the raised leg that had yet to go back down from the chest of Xeni.

The hand and wrist had passed between the back thigh and the calf of her right leg from the outer side then her hand was brought up up around the inner side of her leg towards her knee area.

Inis had held onto the fingers of Xeni which had been bent back over her own leg and then pushed her foot down onto the chest of Xeni.

All that Xeni could do in her position was to flail one leg around in the hopes of it hitting Inis or to use her other arm to push her away but the force being applied to her chest and her restrained arm and leg which had been bent awkwardly were restricting her mobility. "Ah.."

"Aatata."

"Ow.."

"Alright.. I give up."

One hand was use to restrained an arm and leg, one leg had been planted firmly on the chest of Xeni, the other leg kept her body stable on the ground and the other hand was pointed towards the throat of Xeni as the nails touched the skin on her neck.

It was enough to make Xeni realise that she had been subdued by someone much smaller than her and that was a much lower grade of species than herself.

There was some shame that she had felt but she had quickly come to realise just how important it was to stick by the side of Inis.

No matter how much she had believed that she could survive in the world due to her own innate abilities, there was still her past experiences that had shown her that the world was not so simple and travelling alone was much too dangerous.

Once her body was released, she lay there for a little while as she stared up into the sky. 'Still too weak..'

She was a higher grade of species that had been captured by many goblins and had been put through a lot of hardships and mistreatment so it was natural for her to wish to overcome her own weakness.

The superiority that had been built up in her clan was no use in the real world and she needed to find a way to survive for much longer and to have those around her that she could count on or the past could repeat itself once again.

Having Inis as someone that could keep her safe and provide her what she needed was something comforting for her.

If Inis was able to find a simple way in subduing and defeating her unarmed even with the large difference in size and physical abilities then she would be even more trustworthy out in the world.

Inis had yet to use her own weapons or her teeth and nails against anyone else when she defeated each of them with ease just like herself so just imagining the potential that Inis had to cause harm in each battle was very eye opening for anyone that was able to realise it.

A single bite, scratch or slash of a weapon that was carefully aimed could have damaged one leg first before taking out the next one while she made her way up the body of Xeni.

Two legs would have been disabled early on then the right arm would have followed until the chest or neck was within range for a lethal blow.

Xeni would have been too distracted and disoriented by the pain that had been caused and the fall to be able to put up that much of a struggle in the later stages so it may have been even easier for Inis to find an opportunity to land a killing blow.

That was how scary Inis was in terms of combat and killing potential even if she was much smaller than other species.

It was not like every species above her would have a similar result but Inis had at least been able to prove her right to lead over Xeni and the other Gremlins.

Xeni and the others were not yet aware of the fact that Inis had broken through to the next realm but even if they were, it was not that large of an advantage that she had over each of them when different species grades and innate abilities were factored in too.

For a lot of higher grade species with greater innate abilities that were more suited to combat and survival, they would find it much easier to be able to fight against others that were actually more powerful than themselves so long as the gap in power was not too large.

Inis saw the complicated look that was on the face of Xeni as she was struggling with some things but on other parts she was looking more determined and sure of herself, Inis stretched out her hand and said. "Come."

Xeni saw the palm that was stretched out in front of her so she reached out to take it before being pulled up to a seated position before she had climbed up onto her feet. "Thanks.."

Inis looked up towards her and shrugged. "Keep going."

Her finger pointed towards the others that had been busy sparring with each other as if to say that Xeni should go and gain more experience while she could.