...
Though they were able to use their full power, the battle never became easier for the two Pilrs
As they prolong the fight, they eventually noticed that the opponent is not showing any signs of fatigue
The enemy might be powerful, but there should be a limit to how long they can hold in a battle...right?
Yet the reality couldn't be any more worse for them
"...This is bad"
"She's not even taking scratch from our attacks"
"Just how on earth is this Lurachnid this strong?!"
Lura stood in front of them standing high and mighty, seemingly taunting them to make a step forward
"Argggh! She's getting on my nerves!"
"Wait...maybe we are making some damage to her"
"What?"
"She's good at making neutral expressions, but I know for sure my Light Element is working on her"
"Wait, you're right! She's been avoiding using her dark element recently!"
"And I assume she can't also use the spell that she used on us before, otherwise, she would've used it by now"
They know she's starting to be in a disadvantage, but their thoughts are wavering due to her confidence
"Sounds like she's about to run out of mana then!"
"...?"
Lura tilts her head in confusion
"We should keep this pace then!"
Ignis said, as he started to enhance his spear again
"Crimson Spear: Amplify!"
His spear glow into a bright red, enwrapping itself into fmes. Soon after, the Spear changed form into something more deadly
"We only have one shot at this!"
"I know, I won't be making such mistakes"
Ignis rushes as fast as he can towards Lura, to which Lura stood still
"HAAAAAAH!"
He struck his spear once again, which Lura dodged this time
"I'm not done yet!"
*Whoosh* *Whoosh* *Whoosh* *Whoosh* *Whoosh* *Whoosh*
He kept swinging as Lura kept dodging
"What's the matter? Don't you want to absorb it like st time?"
"I know that's what you wanted me to do"
"Heh! I knew you're really smart"
"?!"
"But I was a decoy this whole time!"
It was then that Magna came up behind Lura with a surprise attack
"Light Empowerment: Fist of Earth!"
As his mix of Earth and Light Element came at Lura, Lura was able to catch his fists with her arm
"?!"
"You really thought I wasn't paying attention-"
Another one strikes behind Lura, this time, she blocked it with her other arm
"I told you, I-"
"Heh, you fell into my trap!"
"What-?!"
As the spear's enhancement begin to spread in Lura's body, Lura didn't feel anything at all
"Is this supposed to be a joke? I don't feel-"
"Who said it would?"
"?!"
"LIGHT EMPOWERMENT: FIST OF EARTH - AMPLIFY!"
Magna's fists passed through Lura's arm with ease, breaking her guard
While Ignis hold her in pce, everything was set in stone for Lura's fate
"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
*Boom!*
...
...
...Right after the explosion, smoke filled the area, making it unable to see the opponent...hence the two pilrs maintained a distance from Lura once again
"She's dead...right?"
"..."
...As the smoke cleared up, it showed no signs nor traces of the enemy left
"S-She's nowhere to be seen...HUWAAAAAAAAHHHHH!"
Ignis suddenly screamed at the top of his lungs from excitement
"We did it, We did it Magna! We defeated that witch!"
"About time as well...I'm about to reach my limit..."
He said, while supporting his right arm that got injured
"That took a lot of toll on you...sorry that I couldn't be more of use"
"Are you really saying that now? Without your Amplify, She would've been alive by now"
"Right...If I was the only one that faced her, I'm probably dead by now"
Ignis said, as his body reminded him of his own injuries
"Ack!"
"Looks like you have it rough than me, your enhancement does take a toll on your body the longer you use it"
"I could say the same thing to you!"
They looked at each other and ughed a bit, as they high fived
"What do you think the situation is on the other Pilrs?"
"We won, so they probably would win in the end as well. I've no doubts that Hikari would win however"
"Yeah, if anything, He's stronger than the rest of us"
"Of course, he is our Leader after all"
"Yes. They're indeed doing well. I can guarantee you that"
"?!"
They looked behind to know who it was...
...only to see Lura, unscathed and smiling at them
"Good technique you two! You had quite the chemistry as a team!"
"W...What the hell...?"
Taken aback, Ignis took a few steps back
"How come you're not injured...?"
Magna asked, to which Lura teased him back
"Hm...? Why don't you take a wiiiild guess?"
"...?!"
As if he finally realized it, Magna turned around at Ignis
"Ignis! She's-"
*Shunk!*
"?!"
Before he was able to say his words, Lura stabbed Magna through the Heart
"*Guh!*...*Huff*...Ignis-?!"
*Shhk!*
Finally, She ended him by chopping his head off with her arm
"M...Magna...?"
Magna's head rolled towards Ignis' feet, the realization kicked in
"MAGNA!!!!!"
As if he lost the will to fight, Ignis dropped his spear as he fell down to his knees
"Y-YOU MONSTER!"
Lura looked at Ignis with a smirk expression on her face
"I'm the monster? You're the ones who's tryna take this pce! Our pce!"
"T-Thats..."
Ignis knew she was right...hence why he changed the subject
"How could a Lurachnid like you be so strong?! Are you some higher up or something?!"
"I suppose I can give you an answer to that one for surviving this far"
"...?"
"I'm a Divine Lurachnid, evolved under my Leader"
"?! A D-Divine Lurachnid?!"
As if all the pieces suddenly got connected, Ignis realized that they didn't had a chance to begin with
"No wonder...you're practically the same strength as the heroes..."
Ignis looks over to the other two pilrs that were fighting
"...Is she as well...?"
"She is"
"Ha...hahaha...so you've been pying with us this whole time...hahaha"
His attention switched to one pilr in particur
"...Casa..."
Seeing the sight of her, he was about to stand up again once more...
...when suddenly
"...Where are you looking at, Ignis?"
"...?!"
Casa was looking up close to her, seemingly worried
"C-Casa?!"
Casa smiled in response
"W-Why are you here?!"
"I'm here for you of course!"
Casa said, as she held Ignis' face up with her hands
"You were worried about me? But what about-"
"That doesn't matter right now, you're the one that matters me the most"
"?! C-Casa-"
"So please, die for me, Ignis"
"W-What-?!"
It was then that Casa strangled Ignis up until to his st breath...
...Casa threw him aside right after he showed no signs of life
"*Sigh*...how dumb are you to get blinded by a mere imitation?"
She said, as her voice and body shifted back to its original form
"Although I should be thanking you. I didn't know that I can also read a bit of your memories as well as pretend to be someone else...that surely will help my Leader a lot...Also..."
Lura noticed something inside Ignis' memories, but wasn't sure of its authenticity...
"..."
...She then dragged the two bodies back to where her Leader was
"Like I said before, don't ever trust a Lurachnid...not that you can even hear me talking anymore anyway..."
The battle ended with Lura eliminating The Earth and Fire Pilr. She happily hummed to herself as she find her way back...
...
