An Opportunity Arises When...[2]

[Little Kat, you're a lot fiercer than before. It's almost like you're trying to kill me.]

In the cyberspace of a modified security drone were two contrasting people.

One was a girl in her mid-teens wearing a pink military outfit with bunny ears while the other was a maid in her mid-30s with a fierce glowing red eyes and black replacing the whiteness.

The entire cyberspace was surrounded by black clouds with red lightning appearing here and there except for a pink smudge where Kat was. The young lady herself had a fierce look while wielding her void weapon which was in the shape of a great axe. This was her 3rd weapon switch since Rae was taking the fight seriously unlike their first confrontation.

Unlike before, Rae was using a variety of weapons from hookclaws to greatswords, forcing Kat to counter each weapons with a different one. The weapons were reminiscent of medieval era except there was a modern tune-up to them such as hardlight modifications making the weapons sharper and sturdier. Except these were purely for aesthetic since void weapons can cut through anything in the cyberspace. 

Regardless, they continue to clash in the empty space with just two of them. Their weapons constantly changing to counter each other. 

For Kat, she had to put every minute of her training to use against an experienced fighter. She was struggling against Rae who's mind has now corroded even further by the unknown corruption. Rae was holding back less now, yet despite that her eyes still had the same sad look as if begging Kat to end her misery. 

But Kat couldn't.

It wasn't the matter of resolve but the matter of skills. Kat was struggling to defend herself against Rae's relentless attacks, so much that she couldn't reply to Rae's taunts. Rae then switch to a flail and continue attacking Kat with unmatched speed. Kat switched to a rapier to try to match Rae's speed while creating distance between them.

[Oh little bunny, struggling so much in that cute outfit. It just makes me want to DEVOUR YOU.]

Then Rae change her momentum and swung her flail from below mid-swing catching Kat off-guard. Kat tried to avoid it as she couldn't switch fast enough but the flail hit her right elbow. 

Instantly, Kat backed away from Rae to check on her wound since this was the first time she was hit by a void weapon. Her right elbow had a chunk missing, but instead of blood, there was a series of pink ones and zeros underneath her digital flesh. The damage on her elbow was shocking for a normal human being, but for a paxian, it was a wound that would eventually heal. The wound itself wouldn't affect her movement but the pain would. 

Usually, Kat could nullify the pain, but with a void weapon, it was impossible so she would have to grit her teeth until it healed. Though the healing process would take too long during this fight to fully recover.

[Fufu, your cute arm is missing a piece~. Oh my, Kat come here to big sis so that I can remove the whole arm.]

The charming voice of the blonde maid was the complete opposite of what her intentions were as Rae charged straight towards Kat again wielding a heavier greatsword. Despite the large greatsword, Rae swung the blade as if it was a regular longsword causing Kat to feel wind blowing into her face everytime she dodges a blow. Kat was still using the rapier but this time she was counterattacking Rae.

Xiu Xiu

Every heavy swing was met with rapid piercing sounds of the rapier yet both attacks met no resistance. Kat was putting her full concentration on Rae while the woman in question was now casually swinging her blade and avoiding Kat's attacks while smiling. It seems like a one-sided fight with one trying their best while the other was skillfully avoiding the attacks then swinging her large blade. This continued until...

[Ouch! Little Kat that stab really hurt, but I can't stay mad at you for improving your footwork fufu. Too bad you were a little reckless.]

Kat managed to get a hit in-between Rae's wild slashes and stabbed her below the chest barely missing her core. Unlike a normal human where they can bleed to death or die from one of their organs being damaged, paxians have their weaknesses in both the head and the center of their chest which was their data core center containing their very programming and personalities. This was what Kat was aiming for, but she failed.

The only silver lining was that she managed to hit Rae after fighting for so long. Though...Kat traded a blow to Rae with another blow that came with having her right arm severed.

Now Kat was missing her right arm from just between her elbow and shoulder. The fear of death was creeping into her heart as the pain was registering into her mind.

[Ngh]

Kat grunted in unbearable pain as it felt like an entire piece of herself was missing and was replaced by the burning sensation of a missing limb, but she refuses to scream out loud and even held her tears in. She didn't want to give Rae the satisfaction. Too bad Rae saw it in a different manner.

[See~? Leave it to big sis to keep your word. Now for the other arm then your legs and eventually your head! hehe]

Rae giggled happily in satisfaction to Kat's suffering. Then as she prepared to charge forward for another attack...

[GET AWAY FROM YOU YOU PSYCHO BITCH!]

An explosion happened right in front of Rae and knocked her away from Kat. Upon hearing the familiar voice, Kat weakly smiled at the person flying straight towards her.

The person was a girl in her mid-teens wearing an all-black outfit that resembles 21st century goth attire. Unlike her usual uncaring attitude, her face was full of worry seeing Kat's current condition and hints of anger at herself for something Kat was unaware of.

Regardless, Kat was happy that one of the two people she was looking for was here right in front of her.

An opportunity arises when she was at her lowest moment.

[...where were you Jen?]