Blade of the Goddess

The barrier shattered, unable to hold itself from the sheer amount of energy Erebosa released. Still, it served its purpose, containing the explosion within the area.

At first glance, one might mistake the destroyed battlefield as hell because of the fire, molten rock, and the destruction in the area. But at a closer glance, they would realize that something else made the area this way.

"Nnnghh!" Erebosa tossed herself onto her stomach, crawling out of the crater she created from her own power. She could feel her body breaking apart, but even as a goddess, she was able to learn how Zion became immortal and learned that for herself.

'I fucking love you, Zion.' She thought as her body regenerated.

"Haaah! haaah! haaah! haaah!"

Heavy breathing echoed through the air as Erebosa walked toward the sound, knowing who it was from. She fell, her legs giving out, but she got back up and stood over the broken and beaten Cernunnos.

The god looked up, his body severely burned, his face half off, limbs charred, and power weakening.

"H-How?" He wheezed. "Y-You self-destructed. Your e-essence should be gone! You should be d-dead!"

"Heh, a little something I learned from Zion. That little brat saved my life. Then again, if I weren't so rusty, I could have killed you easily. Oh well, you'll die now anyway." A black blade teleported into her hands.

"Kekekeke!" Cernunnos laughed

"What are you, a goblin?"

"You think you've won? This is all going according to our plan! You'll lose and we'll still win!" Cernunnos smiled halfway since he didn't have half of his face.

"Yeah, that copium must taste real good right now."

"C-Copium?"

"Ahh, something that I picked up from Zion's lingo book. Don't worry about it." She stabbed the god in his heart, killing him.

"Phew, I hope my sister is having an easier time than I did."

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"Fuck why is fighting him so difficult?! He's not even strong like Cernunnos!" Luminera cursed as she outran thousands of magical attacks.

"Haha! What's the matter?! Are my creations too much for you to handle? How about a little more, then!" Ivaldi struck his hammer on his flames, and two human-like creatures made of metal emerged, dashing toward Luminera.

"Heh, I can't wait to have a drink after this."

Luminera blocked all of the magical attacks, a staff made of divine light parrying them all in rapid succession. She even sent one spell back toward Ivaldi, but one of the humanoid creatures jumped in the way, getting destroyed in the process.

The second humanoid creature attacked, using its entire body as a weapon, but Luminera elegantly maneuvered around all of its attacks and cleanly sliced off its head.

"You're next, midget!"

Ivaldi's face twitched as he heard the forbidden "M" word being uttered from Luminera's mouth.

"D-Did you just call me a Midget?" He asked, his tone getting serious

She smirked. "Yeah, and what are you going to do about it?"

"You fucking bitch! [Arcana: Infinite Forge]"

The entire battlefield shifted, the land changed, and Luminera was brought into a new space, Ivaldi's space, his Arcana.

"Heh, an Arcana? I haven't seen one of these in a while. When you reach the level of a god, you don't need something like this anymore. This shows how weak you are." She laughed

"Shut up! I'll show you how powerful this 'Midget' is!" Ivaldi banged space, and Luminera was knocked in the face.

"What the-"

Ivaldi did it again, and Luminera was struck in the back.

"Hahahaha! My arcana changes the space around us to my forge. Anything and everything here is susceptible to my hammer!" He struck again, but this time, she was ready.

Luminera created a shield behind her back, then launched a beam of light toward Ivaldi. Since she was in his space, she used it as an authority so her attack wouldn't use the same laws are her environment.

"Smart, but not good enough!" He struck again and again and again, each strike harming Luminera in the process.

"Hahaha! I'm not done yet!" He stuck one more, but metal monsters were created this time. Then, as they were being destroyed by Luminera, he struck his hammer, updraging them instantly.

'Huh? I see it now!' Luminera noticed that as Ivaldi struck his hammer, a faint orange glow wrapped around the intended target. He wasn't simply striking space; he was striking his target that just happened to be in his space. But since she was in his space, it seemed as if he was simply striking space, and it was hitting her or his objects.

'So if I want to avoid this, I simply have to make a space of my own.' She smirked.

"Hahaha! Ready to die, mother?!" Ivaldi asked, readying his hammer.

Luminera grinned. [Arcana: Golden Palace]

BOOOOOOM

Ivaldi's world was instantly shattered, replaced by Luminera's own. Gold was everywhere. The lights we golden, the walls, floors, sky, ground, trees, plants, animals, everything that you can think of was golden, and it was all Luminera's power.

She sat on a golden throne, one leg over the other as she eyed Ivaldi, who was now chained beneath her.

"I-Impossible! How can you're Arcana break my own?!"

"It's simple, really. You're just weak." She grinned.

"You! I wont fall like this! We'll still have you killed!"

Luminera didn't answer and simply activated her spell. [Execution]

Ivaldi's body was completely decimated in a bright flash of light.

"Ugh, that took a lot out of me. Am I getting old or something?" Luminera wondered.

Then she saw her sister, beaten and mangled, walking toward her.

"The fuck happened to you?"

Erebosa rolled her eyes. "Blew myself up. Slowly recovering from it. Killed Cernunnos though."

Luminera nodded. "I just got done killing Ivaldi as well."

"Sweet. All in a day's work."

"Help! Luminera, Erebosa! Zion needs your help! Now!" Tessa called out, crying as she flew to them.

The goddesses froze for a few seconds before acting. They totally forgot that Zion was fighting against Arion and wouldn't be able to beat him since they were on different levels.

The twins were so caught up in their battle that they forgot about the things around them.

'Shit! How could we let this happen?! Zion was our key to victory! We cant let him die! I wont let him die!' Luminera's thoughts were already going to the worst possible scenario, but she hoped and prayed that her Zion was okay.