Prologue 52 (Part 3) How Badly Do You Want It? (12)
Gramanos Amalganom regarded the beast before her with her lack of movement as her body was still slouched off to the side.
"ROOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAARRR!!!"
It's presence filled the arena long before it roared and due to some circumstances that no one understood, Gramamos Amalganom's unconscious body slacked until her knees where facing each other and she had fell to her bum with hr head hanging.
All the spectators looked puzzled and shared those expressions as even Uniah Gramanos contorted her face.
It almost looked like Gramanos Amalganom had given up.
In her action made the Class 3 Epic Puma Sphinx Beast to raise its head high before slowly walking to her as if wanting to be sure that the vermin before it had truly surrendered.
Circling its pray slowly, it eventually stopped before swiping a paw aimed at her hand...
...and the blow connected without her even reacting.
Uniah Gramanos's frown was deep because she had wanted to see the extent of Self-Hyonosis. What was this???
The Epic Puma Sphinx Beast met her mid air and slapped her to the sky. Then, it waited for her to reach ite eye level before it began smacking her about the air like a rag doll. Until... got bored and smacked her at a wall.
However, when sand cons raised into the air and hardened, then sharpened, themselves until they looked like 10 foot boulders, her head twitched.
PTSEEEW!PTSEEEW!
PTSEEEW!PTSEEEW!
PTSEEEW!PTSEEEW!
PTSEEEW!PTSEEEW!
PTSEEEW!PTSEEEW!
She ducked the 1st, jumped to the side for the 2nd, extremely flexed both legs sideways as she jumped to allow the 3rd pass under and between. Her previous dodge allowed her to land on the 4th which she jumped to kick off the 5th. Then, her claws allowed her to trail atop the 6th as she missed its share point by a hair before she looked like she had been hit but her Sleep Walking body timed her encounter with the 7th. So, that she folded her boyd while angling downward and thoroughly made sure she vaulted under the 7th cone. Next, as she arced upwards, both of her feet hit the bone of the 8th cone 1/3rd of the way which slammed into the 9th and made it rotate into the air on the spot.
Finally, using Thought Speed as her hands flashed Emerald Green, she slapped the 8th and 9th so that they hit the 10th along the way and buried their forms into the Class 3rd Epic Puma Sphinx Beast.
"ROOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAARRR!!!"
Its declaration was on of pain this time as it had not expected it.
Uniah Gramanos's eyes flashed as she remembered that Gramanos Amalaganom had stated for her Preconscious to be Muscle Memory while her Subconscious was to adapt, amongst Sleep Walking and Sleep Running.
So, her theory was that muscle memory had made Gramanos Amalganom wait in patience as she sensed a new foe. Then her Muscle Memory had kicked after she had adjusted to its strength, or more accurately properly gauged it.
She herself was a Sphinx, so she did not need to adapt to sand attacks. As Uniah Gramanos was seeing he pros and cons to Self-Hypnosis, the Sphinx was done licking its wounds which were healing and now had a feral look in its eyes.
They booth stood apart from each other until...
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...sand suddenly *erupted* to form a cloud that hid countless whips amazing forth in unpredictable arcs as predatory heads planned to have satisfactory bites out of Gramanos Amalganom.
But they were nave if they thought they could touch her.
Thought Speed was not called Thought Speed for nothing.
Thus, her body waved like a flag in the most tumultuous of hurricane and tempests about the stage while the Sphinx, slow circled the arena and maliciously waited for an opportunity of vengeance.
CHOMP!
A bite reached her bones, but she yanked on it as if it was what she had planned. The Sphinx of Branch Royalty then tugged on it but her opponent could see her plans, so it made that whip that bit into her slam her into the ground. Then, as others swarmed where she was knocked into, the body of the Epic Beast appeared in the sky and smashed its paw into where it thought she was.
It felt nothing!
SHLICK!
A gaping wound had drawn itself across its waist on the left until it reached its right flank which caused it to fly into the air missing a swing that should have caught its opponent.
"ROOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAARRR!!!"
This time, its roar began as agony but became a rain of sand spikes so densely clustered it might as well been rain. But uts having to swing its head made it avoidable.
And after a while of kicking up a sand dust that covered the entire 1,000m arena in diameter, it saw no results, so it decided to be ruthless to itself, just like its opponent was, and shot the spikez lls out, but to the sky as its neck glowed a strong Canady Yellow.
"ROOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAARRR!!!"
How would Gramanos Amalgamom not take the chance and much on every bit of skin she could find. At least until the spikes began dropping down faster than they shot up. Then, after 5 minutes of allowing self torment, it slapped her in a random direction before flying shortly after.
Spikes covered Gramanos Amalganom until she eas pretty much a porcupine in her forced flight. But her opponent was not done and met its paw on her airborne body and began to fly through the air so that 60% of the spikes landed. And it would have continued to, if the Royal Sphinx in its claw did not wrap her legs around its wrist and break her own waist to break its the bine connecting its forearm and its paw.
"ROOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAARRR!!!"
She then held on to the paw and dangled there, allowing her weight to cause it misery as it flew through the air, wailing.
"ROOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAARRR!!!"
However, its next roar send the spike focused on Gramanos Amalganom who insidiously used tugged on the wrist - after 100 spikes, at least, had buried themselves into her bleeding form and then jumped unto its body where she attempted to dig into its neck.
"ROOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAARRR!!!"
She was thrown away and allowed to heal as the creature crash landed and rumbled into their now sandy arena because it had sustained injuries too.
The inly problem was that while she could help herself grow back missing parts and replenish herself with raw food and Ko-jin was because she was a predator, but what about her stamina?
The RestrictionTribulationPotiom had already weighed her down in the beginning. This was like weights on weights. Plus, not using Ko-jin externally meant that she was hampered.
In fact, the only reason she could keep up was because of he Physique she had painstakingly built.
Of course, she was not thinking with her mind at the moment, only acting with it, while she was doing actual thinking with her body.
The limping Class 3rd Epic Puma Sphinx Beast ran normally like a common predator would to check the level of its healing injuries before it flew at blazing speed, missing her by inches as she dove inbetween its flank and its right wing.
It landed on the arena walls and shot in a blur past her as she once more missed it.
Frowning, the creature knew the Sphinx of Royalty before it was planning something, so it jumped but added a spin thus time. But instead if dodging entirely away - as this was a 1000m diameter arena - she dove at it.
Uniah Gramanos no longer thought that Gramanos Amalganom was being careless and was trying to understand each of the reasons to her attack. It was inly the dumber nobles who held back chuckles of derision but Jolhenge Fanipurom and Jolhenge Fanifara were silent in contemplation as well.
Anyways, she got knocked away till she was *flung* away. Then, mid flight she received a combo of strikes - 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10...
It was as though Gramanos Amalgonom could simply watch herself be plundered.
...41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50...
Uniah Gramanos focused on wht was happening as she just wanted to fall more in love the Self-Hypnotic Art.
...91,92,93,94,95,96,97,98,99,100...
By now blood was covered on its body giving it a more savage visage.
...491,492,493,494,495,496,497,498,499,500...
When it reaches 500 she was blasted into the wall.
BOOM!!! BOOM!!! BOOM!!! BOOM!!! BOOM!!! BOOM!!! BOOM!!! BOOM!!! BOOM!!! BOOM!!!
Jolhenge Fanipurom and Jolhenge Fanifara were not sure anymore that it was her own accord and intention. Maybe she has been caught off guard.
Either way, the Class 3rd Epic Puma Sphinx Beast pranced back to the center of the stage, then began gathering sand in a haze of dust and aggregate cloud until it was completely covered in light and debris.
On the other side however, Gramanos Amalganom shook slightly as if only remembering she were alive. Uniah Gramanos frowned because she still was not reacting when all the dust now was beginning to take shape.
Jolhenge Fanipurom and Jolhenge Fanifara excganged looks, surprised that after everything the Sphinx had been through, she would give up now.
Anyways down on the stage, she looked as though she was no willing to move.
By now the dust had cleared, her clothes were tattered and the beating had finally allowed her system to be free of he effects of the TribulationRestrictionPotion. Meaning, that hee Muscle Memory was finally in its prime.
"*Physique Tempering : Mental Inflation Technique*"
Her silent voice eas drowned out by a sound that captured everyone's attention from not only its volume by the dashing figure tha uttered it in a show of dominance.
"ROOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAARRR!!!"
Its sound came out as it was revealed to be in sleek and viscous armor. And its roar also blocked anyone from hearing Gramanos Amalgamom as it pounced forwards and the ground behind it cracked lile biscuits, the air grew more than one crack and its approach announced itself like 100 thunders.
"*5 Element Creation Enlightenment*"
A line was seen passing through the creature 5 times an by the time it landed where Gramanos Amalganom was supposed to be, it was slumped dead.
Some nobles stood up in surprise while others frowned hard but not as intense as the scowl on Uniah Gramanos's face.
Jolhenge Fanipurom and Jolhenge Fanifara had seen everything that happened though;
First, Uniah Gramanos had passed it, landing on the wall with its spleen, pancreas and stomach in her hands which she threw in the air. And this was after she had said the word - Earth - which simultaneously came out with the sound - tú and colors yellow and brown that were sent to all the watching minds. Her entire squatted form on the arena wall showed an expression of Anxiety then Harmony.
Next, Gramanos Amalganom had zipped to her former position, but now crouched on a wall and holding two lungs in her hands which she also tossed to the air. This was after the sound - Metal - was heard at the same time as - jīn and a white color was transmitted to all viewers. Her entire squatted form showed an expression of depression then courage.
Following, Gramanos Amalganom had flitted past the Class 3rd Epic Puma Sphinx Beast after she had said - Water - and shuî at the same time in everybody's minds as a dark blue color was seen too. Its kidneys and bladder were in her hands now, her entire expression portraying fear then willpower.
Also, she then appeared where she had been crushed into the wall, a mere half second ago, she now had a liver and gallbladder in her hands, her form showing anger then forgiveness as tears ran down her cheeks, and - Wood - along with the word - mù - was heard that accompanied a color green all visualised and heard by all.
Finally, the last and final time she passed by, the sound - Fire - and - huô - was heard with a red color that was imprinted to all minds. A heart was in her hands and it joined the tossed organs which she caught after her form revealed first hatred and lastly joy.
Her eyes snapped open and she took a deep breath, having kicked herself back to reality.
Uniah Gramnos shook as she understood.
Gramanos Amalganim had used pain to instill this very move she wanted to finish with. Aside from wanting to clear up the RestrictionTribulatiomPotion, the memory was built into her Muscles Memory. That was why she had assigned it to the 'Pre Conscious'. It was what she had preplanned all along!
Obviously there was more to the Preconscious than that, but...
Uniah Gramanos smiled in anticipation.
Meanwhile Jolhenge Fanipurom and Jolhenge Fanifara were the one of the few who had experienced and felt the true fearsomeness of that technique. Jist watching it, as both the arena and the spectators were in different locations, gave not only them goosebumps.
A⁰plso, each of her movements had cause blood to fly off form her 7 orifices so it was quite a ghastly sight
Gramanos Amalganom, gobbled on its organs, as she lay on the floor, which gave her enough energy for using her hands to crawl up to he main body. It was there she devoured the entire beast then headed to the next membrane.