Chapter 115: Crimson Witch!

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Of course it wasn't unconquerable. A man or woman with a will of steel could always ignore what they were feeling and look at the illusion as a lowly illusion instead of a hopeless reality. 

But it wasn't as easy as it sounded. It was mightily difficult to overcome the fear one's own senses so readily provided. It was like being trapped in a nightmare. Knowing that you were in a nightmare didn't free you from it.

This spell had saved Lily's life numerous times during the last war. And it never got old seeing her enemies cowering before her. She hadn't earned her nickname 'Crimson Witch' by being nice.

She had more than enough times played with the Death Eaters' minds before giving them the sweet release of death. Psychological torture was a thing and it was just as effective as a physical one.

"That was an interesting match," said Proserpina. She had been standing in the corner of the duelling room, observing the friendly spar between her friends. "Although a predictable one. It is nice seeing that you are still in the peak form, Lily. Alice on the other hand was very sloppy."

"Yes, I know. I would like to see you try, Proserpina. It had been more than a decade since we fought seriously, making me rusty. But, please, show me your expertise, oh great one." Alice grumbled sardonically, moving towards her and leaning against the wall beside her.

Not deigning her whining any response, Proserpina walked to the one end of the duelling ring, standing opposite her friend. She pulled her cascading blonde hair up in a tight bun and took off her violet robe, dropping it behind her, now standing just in a pair of form-fitting white trousers and a black sleeveless top.

Lily and Prosperina shared a nod and the fight started without much fanfare.

This time Lily used her Purgatory Domain from the beginning, going full out, knowing she would need it against her blonde friend.

Proserpina stiffened at the sight of the crimson demoness and fought against the temptation of giving up. She shook her head stubbornly before shifting to the side reflexively, dodging the incoming spell.

Although she wasn't unaffected, Proserpina with some effort got into the rhythm of ducking and parrying her opponent's spells. And the longer she fought, the easier it became to ignore the illusion's creepy and terrifying effects.

Seeing that her spell wasn't working much and was needlessly using up her magical reserves, Lily ceased the Purgatory Domain and went for a straightforward fight.

The illusion disappeared and the normal Lily was back in place with a part-annoyed and part-proud look. It was good knowing that Proserpina was still just as headstrong and stubborn as before. But it was also irritating how easily her friend got through the Purgatory Domain.

As the fight got faster and more intense, Proserpina began using her special spells. The elemental spells. That was her strong point.

She shot spears of ice, trusting Lily to be able to counter them instead of getting skewered. 

This was a mock duel of course, she wasn't intending to kill her friend. Lily didn't break her trust and a wall of fire erupted between them, vaporising the ice constructs before it could even reach her. 

The momentary loss of the view was the greatest chance for them to surprise their opponents.

And surprise Lily did indeed. She flung herself through the fire and stopped only a couple of metres from Prosperpina.

Even the unflappable blonde couldn't stop her face from twisting into an expression of horror as the Crimson Witch grinned viciously with fire dancing all over her skin and hair.

"It's over!" Lily hissed, her voice like the noise of nails dragging on a blackboard.

Proserpina somehow was able to conjure up a shield even when her heart jumped into her throat. But it was unnecessary. Lily's spell missed her by a huge span of space.

Assuming that Lily was getting tired and weary from the fight, seeing how her aim was way off, Prosperpina gathered all her courage and started moving again. She bombarded Lily with elemental spells. Air, water, fire, ice and earth.

Their fight again set into a rhythm of dodging and trading spells. But this time in extremely close proximity.

She caught Lily off guard and sent a gust of wind which threw her back to the otherside. The fire which had been going on for a while, conjured earlier by Lily as an answer to her ice spears, sputtered out from the air wave. 

Before Proserpina could use the advantage of Lily's dazed and weak state, something unexpected happened.

Something soft and cottony coiled around her ankles and yanked her legs backwards, making her fall forward, causing her to faceplant on the hard floor. The crunch of her nose colliding with the marble ground made her hiss in pain. 

She sluggishly rolled on her back and groggily touched her nose, her eyes brimming with tears. Her fingers came out coated with blood. She winced as the red liquid trickled out of her misshapen nose.

"I win." Lily said as she came to her. She winced at the bloodied face of her friend and quickly used some minor healing spells.

Proserpina gritted her teeth and bit her tongue as her nose snapped back in its place and the blood stopped flowing out of her nostrils. She took Lily's hand and heaved herself on her feet.

"Yes, you did." She agreed, keeping her face blank as she looked down at her legs.

Her beautiful violet robe was the thing which had lost her the match. She nodded gratefully to Lily as she undid the spell, as it uncoiled from her legs and lay down innocently on the floor.

"That was an interesting match," Alice parroted mockingly. "Although a predictable one. It is nice seeing that you are still in the peak form, Lily. Proserpina on the other hand was very sloppy."

No, Prosperina didn't cuss out loud like a sailor. Absolutely not.

Alice and Proserpina did look on curiously when Lily put back the silver necklace around her neck.

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