We Won

WHOOSH!

The fox vanished once more, leaving a stunned Chloe kneeling on the cracked earth. It reappeared several meters away, hovering in the air, its golden eyes narrowed.

**Fascinating.** It muttered, a hint of intrigued surprise in its voice.

"Fascinating?!" Katherine gritted her teeth, her blue eyes blazing with fury. "You will soon learn what true fascination is!"

With a guttural yell, she unleashed her life force, channeling every ounce of her being into her sword. "Let's obliterate this monster!!" she hissed, her determination unwavering.

"Yes!"

Leyla raised a slender finger, tapping it lightly against her temple. In the space above her head, a spectral image of her beast, the cobra, shimmered into existence. A palpable surge of power emanated from Leyla, escalating rapidly before the astonished eyes of the girls and the observers from the training ground.

BOOOM!