The Brutal general Yuuki

"It's time to begin holy son, I'll show no mercy… no matter how many times you beg."

Aetheris and Yuuki were in the battle Arena, however unlike many battle Arenas of the Luminous church, this Arena is within the Luminous palace, meaning only Triny can access it.

"Yuuki you know that you're technically my role model, what I said before…"

"Flattery and that smooth tongue of yours won't work on me, holy son"

Aetheris was trying to lessen the difficulty of his training by playing the admiration card.

He knew very well that his loose tongue and the tendency of courting death was his final ' nail ' in the coffin.

Yuuki with extensive battle experience, and as a general of a holy battalion, she possess exceptional instincts in combat and training

With a wave of her hand, a small dark toned purple vase made from a construct of shadows manifested on her head filled with a shining bright yellow liquid manifested on her head

"Holy son, this vase is simply made shadow magic and the liquid is simply light in aqueous form and your goal is simple… destroy the vase" suggested Yuuki as she pointed the vase.

"Are you seriously mocking me?" Asked Aetheris, raising an eyebrow because the conditions stated by Yuuki seemed too easy from his perspective.

"I wouldn't dare, although you're not related by blood, you are very similar to the great priestess

The ability to hear what you want but not what you are told is what makes you two very similar

If you want to begin your lessons on magic Arts, you will do as you're told I'll even give you a handicap of two moves" Yuuki sighed, the main reason she was excited to train Aetheris was pettiness and revenge

Yes, Yuuki was still holding a grudge from the misconduct that Aetheris commited which was threatening her using The great priestess's name and...what she asked before accepting to train Aetheris was... can she use lethal force

"Yuuki where I come from laying a hand on a woman is frowned upon but they all have equal rights, is that not a double standard? i mean equal rights equal fight...."

"Holy son, i gave you a handicap for a reason... Don't test my patience " Yuuki suggested with a cold gaze

"Tsk"

Aetheris took a stance as he prepared himself for a jump, and suddenly sprang from the ground.

With precision and power, he targeted the vase and launched a silent-fast Muay Thai jumping roundhouse kick. The moment his kick made contact with the vase

*Crack*

With a triumphant smirk, Aetheris landed gracefully on the ground behind Yuuki, but his celebration was short-lived,As he turned to face her, he was met with a grisly sight

the foot he had used to deliver the kick was now broken and shattered.

Yet, in a stunning display of resilience, his body's regenerative abilities kicked in, and he was restored to a perfect condition, as if the injury had never occurred.

"YUUKI!!!!" Aetheris bellowed, his voice thundering through the air as his eyes blazed with fury, their shimmering intensity burning brighter with every passing moment. "That's CHEATING!!"

"I never specified that it would break upon contact, your goal was simply to break the vase," Yuuki replied, her voice dripping with sadistic pleasure as a sly smile spread across her face.

'Seeing him lose his composure is... intoxicating,'she thought to herself, her eyes gleaming with a hint of malevolence.

'Should I push him to the edge, just to see how far he'll fall?'

Aetheris teleported back to his initial starting point and raised his right palm, aiming for the vase. Using Ergokinesis, he unleashed a blast in the shape of a sphere to destroy the vase, but... it remained unscathed, its pieces still perfectly assembled, as if mocking his efforts.

"FFFFF*CCCCK!!" Aetheris bellowed in frustration, his voice echoing off the surroundings as he pointed an accusatory finger at Yuuki. "What in the name of all that is holy and plot-armor is this?! You're cheating, Yuuki! There's no way I should be losing!"

Aetheris's mind was unraveling, his grip on sanity tenuous at best, the realization that he'd been so effortlessly deceived was a bitter pill to swallow, He couldn't shake the feeling that he'd been outmaneuvered, that Yuuki had played him like a fiddle.

But as he reflected on their interactions, he was forced to confront a painful truth, Yuuki had indeed been sincere from the start but It was Aetheris's own arrogance that had led him down this path, his failure to ask more specific questions, to seek clarification.

His pride had blinded him, and now he was paying the price, the admission was a hard one to make, but Aetheris knew he had to confront his own flaws if he hoped to regain his footing.

"Ah, the Law of Equivalent Exchange," Yuuki said with a knowing chuckle, her eyes gleaming with amusement as she gazed at Aetheris

"Holy son you do know, the principle that to gain something, something of equal value must be lost?"

"Yes why,... I hit you twice that means you must hi...NO!!!" Aetheris replied with a tone mixed with fear as he subconsciously took a step back

Yuuki vanished in a flash of movement, reappearing instantly in front of Aetheris with a swift and precise [Flash Stride]. Before he could even react, she delivered a lightning-fast punch that connected squarely under his chin, sending Aetheris soaring into the air.

While Aetheris was suspended 30,000 feet in the air, Yuuki teleported behind him and used a drop kick on his spine to forcefully send him crashing back down to the ground.

*BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM*

A massive crater shrouded in smoke marred the center of the Arena, a testament to the force of Aetheris's impact.

Yuuki stood tall, her feet slowly lifting off his back as she gazed down at him with a satisfied smile, her expression radiating triumph and a hint of pleasure at having dominated the exchange between them.

"Well, that's it for today holy son" smiled Yuuki as she left Aetheris who passed out with a broken spine .

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