Fighting An Angel

The angel wore a very seductive short dress, with a top that was sleeveless, and revealed a bit of its abundant chest. The cleavage, was a bit too improper in Juliette's perspective.

All in all, Juliette only had one thought for this extremely beautiful existence. She was not even fearful, unlike when she faced the previous two opponents.

She was actually disdainful.

Her thoughts revealing her attitude, 'What a b*tch.' She thought. She sneaked a glance at Damien, who was looking up all this while.

But his expression was null.

In fact, it was a bit cold, and predatory.

The same one he gave the demon when it was at its last breathe. Juliette slightly smiled at him, but tried her best to hide it. Damien was still my man. She thought.

Meanwhile, "An angel." Damien muttured. It was an angel. A corrupted angel. And like other low ranked angels, it had a full-over face mask that had no expression of decoration.

It was one feature Juliette subconsciously ignored due to her jealousy.

The angel's mask was purely white. It's hair was blonde, and skin a bit pale white. Beauty aside, it resembled a goddess as it stood above them and gazed down.

A single spear in its hand.

"..."

Juliette did not comment at Damien's words. For once, she was looking forward to killing someone. Or something.

Whatever it identified as.

"Stay here." Damien whispered. And she nodded. He was already walking towards the angel with steady, relaxed steps. Fearless and prideful.

But as he continued walking, he slowly began to pick up pace. And not long, he was already running towards it.

The angel was around ten meters above the cloudy floor. And it was not something Damien could not reach. He could reach such height if he really put his all into it.

And he desired to do just that.

As for the spear? What did it amount to, infront of his defenses? Yeah. Nothing.

Thus he sprinted forward.

But the angel was not stupid either. It spun the spear in its right hand, and held it like a javelin. And without hesitation, threw it towards him like a bolt of lightning.

Woosh~

The spear tore through the air, as it fell down towards his position.

"..."

Damien slightly frowned at its actions. But he was clearly experienced, and also knew that corrupted angels were quite sneaky and schemeful.

Just because they were virtuous, did not mean they were not sly. In fact, these creatures were the slyest, and one of the most ruthless creatures to exist.

So... he dodged.

He stopped in his steps, and threw himself aside. This opened up enough space for the spear to flash past him, tearing through the wind, and piecing through the clouds.

He had accounted such a basic attack.

But what he did not take into account was the ability of the angel. After all, he never fought it during his trials, hence it was a new experience for him too.

All angels he fought, were full-bred angels, at the Third League, with multiple Abilities and immense Holy power. Not... this.

Woosh~

Just as he dodged, and the spear was about to hit the base floor, the angel appeared besides it.

No.

It replaced the spear. It shifted its position with that of the spear, and appeared where the spear previously stood. With its fair hand long folded into a fist.

...!!!

Damien was caught off guard.

And Juliette was beyond shocked.

"..."

And the angel ignored all of that. It just punched out. Pure. And simple.

No fancy moves, or fancy words. Just a straight forward, full powered punch. No technique whatsoever, only pure brute force.

Bang!!

*** Juliette Silver ***

I watched as big brother Damien moved away from me. For once, I did not feel abandoned. I actually felt excited, and expectant.

I think I was getting used to this. I was no longer being 'shocked and fearful', but just being 'shocked'. There's a difference between the two.

The former meant that I was shocked, yet also afraid. And the latter meant that I had conquered my fear. Slightly.

Anyway...

Big brother walked forward step by step. Each step was steady and powerful. Like that of a king. A man who knew his worth. A lion fearless of its enemies.

Then seconds later, I found to my amazement that he was hurrying. And soon, he was sprinting towards the angel at full speed.

"..."

I... I could actually follow his movements. In fact, I felt like he was not as fast as he used to be. Or maybe he was holding back? I didn't know at that point.

Nor did that matter.

Because even if he was holding back, I would not be able to read his movements even then. But I could now. It means I grew stronger. And more perceptive.

Or so... I thought.

The angel though, did not back off at his mighty charge. Instead, like a predator as well, it prepared itself and retaliated.

It spun its spear within its hand, and aimed it carefully at big brother Damien. It's posture professional, and fearless. Like a tigress ready to pounce on its target.

Thus, without hesitation, it threw the spear towards him like a bolt of lightning.

It was fast.

But not fast enough.

I could read its path of movement. My eyes dilated as I watched the spear carefully. If I could do this, then big brother Damien could do even better!!

And indeed, he easily side stepped the incoming spear as easily as dodging a child's attack. But what came next, was what shocked the both of us.

And also, what made me reconsider my evaluation of what being fast meant.

...!!!

I saw to not only my shock, but also big brother Damien's shock, the angel appearing besides him. It appeared like a ghost materializing itself infront of its victim.

Instantly.

And silently.

We were both caught off guard.

And as I continued to carefully appraise, mid my shock, I was able to verify that... I was completely slow. I failed to read through such speed.

"..."

As for the angel, it ignored our shock and casually threw a fast punch towards big brother Damien's face.

Bang!!

The impact was quite loud. It was like two carriages colliding into each other at quite the speed. Yet I was not worried. Nor bothered.

Yes. I was shocked.

But not worried. I knew my Damien could do much better than that. I knew he could take such little damage no problem. I knew he was more than that.

"Hmph."

And indeed.

He only scoffed at the punch as he smiled. His face did not even move a single inch back. The fist was just planted on his face, and was stuck there.

It was as if it hit a wall, and not a human.

"...???"

The angel tilted its head sideways. An action I deemed as an act of showing its confusion.

But big brother Damien did not mind that. He hurriedly folded his fist and sent a punch towards the angel. It was packed with all his strength.

I could even see veins popping out along his arm. Unfortunately for him, the angel vanished again, avoiding a deadly attack that could have ended this sooner.

What replaced it was the spear that it threw before. Floating perfectly where it used to be. Pity, it was easily broken in half through his dauntless mighty strength.

Even steel fell to his strength!!!

Hm?

Wait... I get it now.

I slightly frowned as I finally understood that the angel was not fast. It was like an epiphany of sorts. It was not fast, but was using some sort of Ability to switch positions with objects.

Amazing.

I thought. Such an Ability was even more impressive and deadly than the previous two. According to my perception though.

There was a lot I could think about, pertaining the use of such an Ability. For example-–

"Hmm."

Hm?

Big brother Damien's hum got me out of my thoughts. I looked up at him and saw him pick up the two spear pieces off the ground, then weighing them in his hand.

A moment later, he threw them towards me and said, "Hold on to that. You are the only target that it can switch positions with now. So be on your toes."

"..."

My heart suddenly increased its rate.

I felt like a heavy burden was placed onto my shoulders. But I still listened nonetheless, and took hold of the spear pieces with conviction in my heart.

My nerves were also stretched out. I believed I could react to any possible situation that could occurr right now. I was ready for anything.

The angel suddenly gazed down at me.

It was located back at its initial point. And it looking down at me with that mask, gave me chills down my spine. I slightly trembled.

But... but I was not afraid.

I was just unnerved.

"Come on. Shifting?" Big brother Damien looked up and said. He then began laughing out loud.

His voice finally got me to stop trembling. My focus was now on his voice, and not the angel's gaze. "If it was a Unique or Ultimate Ability, it would actually be overpowered."