Chapter 9: Abusive training

The blades hit each other, fast and dexterous. Ranger close combat fighting skills focused more on the agility aspect. After several trade-off the two separated again. Lireesa knew Sena wasn't using even one-tenth of her strength. This sparring was just to hone fighting habits and instinct. The two moved again.

Dual wielding had the advantage over others because a fighter could simultaneously strike offense and defense. It's not like a situation you go, and I go. It's straightforward, I'll thrust you one hand while deflecting your strike with the other. Fighting against dual wielder made the opponent very passive and distracted.

Lireesa swung her dagger upward from the right, which Sena dodged and double-parried from left to right, trying to cut her right hand extended. Lireesa's left-hand was not idle holding icepick grip, slammed at the cut, protecting herself. She brought the right dagger horizontally heaved a big curve, giving Sena no options but to dodge back by performing a ranger stunt known as flight jump usually done in a backward manner. From this exchange Lireesa had an upper hand and her confidence grew. Chest brought upward and smirked like a treacherous villain.

Of course, she knew, Sena fought with strength similar to her own, so all it came relied on instincts, experience and wits. Lireesa performed a flight jump and slashed at the same time. This time she used her every body part. Collision happened from knees, legs to elbows. Lireesa used all the martial arts from the previous world.

After several exchange Lireesa was a bit tired, but Sena was nonchalant as ever. Lireesa charged in swinging but changed the direction of dagger midway, and completely came from a different side. Sena blocked it, but was snapped by Lireesa's knee, tumbling backward. Lireesa took advantage and slammed a flying knee. Sena blocked with her forearm, so painful nearing losing her two daggers. No matter how much Sena tried, she couldn't compete fairly. So, this time, she gave a meaningful smile to her opponent, who had a very bad premonition.

Sena rushed at a speed she couldn't react. She only captured a slight image and her instinct kicked in. Lireesa moved her waist back and saw a straight cut on her. She slanted her dagger to block but the energy in it forced her out of balance. Using the power delivered by Sena, she jumped, rolled in the air for faster recovery and quickly readied herself.

Before she even planted her feet, Sena attacks arrived from different directions. She dodged as much as possible and blocked when she had no choice. She always moved. Her fingers were numbed from the collisions.

In her heart, there existed only swear words, fuck, you cheated. High-level strength. And you're still increasing.

Wherever she became accustomed to the rhythm of the fight, Sena would disrupt it. Sena played through the music like a composer controlling all the instruments. Initiative was in her hand. After several rounds, Lireesa's fighting instinct and experience helped her kept the pace and was able to counterattack once in a while.

In any fight, whoever had the initiative was the key. Those who had should keep the rhythm; those in other's rhythm should interrupt. After adapting to her opponent's speed and routine, Lireesa easily forced a change. Whenever she noticed Sena's strike, she didn't bother to deflect nor block. But she dodged and hit the hands holding the weapons. Using strong against the weak. Even then, she barely could coerce a stalemate.

Sena was now very impatient. She wasn't surprised about Lireesa's combat. Being named the top ranger general was not for nothing. So, she decided to use all her strength. Her sudden improvement caused Lireesa to curse out loud: "Damnit, Sena. You are too much!"

Then, she couldn't mouth a single word, since all her concentration was on defending fierce attacks. Soon, Groans and curses were heard outside. Poor Lireesa was sure to be tragically defeated. Oh no! Bullied.

Half an hour later, Sena clapped off her hands dusting off dirt and smiled wretchedly. She was in a jubilant mood. Never too late Revenge was always sweet. Looking at her back over the shoulders, a woman was almost lying flat on the ground, her buttocks protruded upward. Her face on the side was filled with tears and grievance. Her hairs disheveled and her clothes messed up. Her skin ate dirt from the ground. Her face reddened because of rapid blood flow.

Lireesa was very angry and despondent. She was bullied because of what her predecessor did. She felt very wronged. The past fight wasn't even a duel. It was a one-sided massacre. Sena using her full strength disarmed her within a few seconds. She would rub her chest and even squeeze the meat ball on purpose. Sena did all what pervert would do, caressing any inner part such as thighs and waist.

Naturally, Lireesa resisted but was thrown to the ground and flipped over, scrubbing her face over the floor. She even spanked her ass with all her might. The dark red injuries still proved how fierce the battle was before.

At least, Lireea could comfort herself, before this massacre began, she was able to increase her proficiency to the level of initial high-level ranger melee fighting capability. Now that it was noon, she felt extremely tired and hungry. She didn't desire to get up from such shameful posture. Meanwhile, Sena felt all her depression was relief and all her grievance had been repaid albeit tenfold. When she saw Lireesa's expressions back then, she couldn't even have an urge to stop continue her work. She discovered she craved teasing her and did so without any regards to consequences.

Now, a sense of fear took place in her heart, she didn't want to lose the friendship and was worried what she did maybe a bit too much. Although she believed her position in Lireesa's heart since childhood, she didn't know what to do next. Her lips pursed, not been able to mouth an apology.

Despite being furious, Lireesa didn't want to bother about her friends anymore. Sena had always been with her since childhood and looked at her suspiciously almost every opportunity she had today. It's even possible she doubted her identity. Even though she had fused with the real Lireesa, some of her characters might significantly stood out. All companions who knew her deeply might regard her personalities changing due to her false husband tragic death. But that might not include Sena. Poor Lireesa didn't realize, Sena was worried about other factors and had never doubted her.

The current Lireesa was what Sena knew since childhood. Her friend behaved similarly like now until she knew she undertook huge responsibilities imposed by the Windrunner family. Even then, her treatment toward Sena never wholly changed apart from being more disciplined and stricter. Sena reckoned, Lireesa now seemed to be better.

Desperately exhausted, Lireesa breathed out and pleaded softly, "Sena, help me up. I cannot move any longer." Although her voice was extremely soft, none of the two were ordinary people. Sena's facial expression quickly changed from nervousness to happiness. Awkward atmosphere dissipated after discerning what Lireesa spoke. She gladly knelt beside Lireesa to give her a hand. She knew Lireesa too well. She was worried about her aftermath reaction. It appeared now Lireesa had no plans to act on her nor a slightest wrath. However, the process of apology must be gone through; otherwise, what's the difference between strangers and friends. Even strangers would apologize when they thought they had done wrongs.

After hugging Lireesa who ran out of strength, Sena grasped the softness and delicate skin under Lireesa's vigorous curves and couldn't extract herself from getting deep. She put herself on the ground, legs straight sitting posture while she picked Lireesa like a princess and slouched her on her lap astride. She caressed Lireesa's head toward her chest, smelling the beautiful scent due to sweat and her small breath evenly moving up and down.

Sena lost her thoughts and hugged Lireesa in her arm as if to blend into her body. It seemed as if she had decided something in her heart, she would not hesitate any longer. But first, she should wait for a year or two to pass so that her action wouldn't be regarded as impudent.

Lireesa couldn't bother to pay attention to small actions made by her childhood friend after asking for help. She felt her whole blood inside her body was drained. She just wanted to rest. Laying on her childhood friend's chest, her head felt the plumpness of Sena's chest. Soft pillow under her head made her whole body extremely cozy and lazy, comfort for her severe soreness due to previous fights. Sena's torture on her might make her predecessor disappointed and angry, but she noticed something after sifting through her past.

Sena always had wanted to act as a pervert and these actions were prevented by the old Lireesa. Although she thought her friend's action were weird, she never got deep into it. It didn't stop until the old Lireesa was married and had a fulfilling family affection life. Now, current Lireesa knowing what Sena's action represented, didn't have any hatred after being teased, even though she was ashamed. As a man being teased and played around by a girl would really kill her in embarrassment.

In Sena's arm, there was a sense of being protected and spoilt. Her soothing breath gave an impression of charming devil who step-by-step toiled with her prey. She perceived Sena's face getting closer and closer; even her breath blew ever so softly. Lireesa was excited, yet anxious not knowing how to respond. Did she like Sena? Not in-depth yet. Although she fancied her beauty and her character from her memory, she had a feeling of not knowing enough yet. The problem now was she could even feel the heat coming from her lips as Sena's mouth became very close. The current posture between the two would make outsider blushed.

At this time, the two heard a door opened and were shocked to move. Lireesa opened her vision and met those enrapturing eyes full of obsession and possessive desires. She couldn't even bear to refuse and didn't even realize herself how she was so vulnerable to not even knowing what should follow suit. Luckily a discordant voice broke the staggering atmosphere.

"Hey, you two! What're you doing?"

"Mother?"