The Arks

She hated the fact that she had to go up against someone wearing her comrade"s face like a mask. It was almost as if the Umbra was clapping out of joy for her late conclusion.

"Who says I"m talking about Minwoo?" asked the Valkyrie, smirking.

"Then who else would it be?"

The Umbra"s smile died as soon as it uttered those words.

"The fact that you are still so hard-up about me forgetting Minwoo means one thing. You aren"t able to fully erase a Valkyrie"s memories. Correct?"

"Why you little..."

"That means your Memory Element cannot work on those that are far superior to Shadows..."

"Don"t forget that I"m can still use the Dark Element. The Memory Element is merely a diversion. An excessive power we had been given from that planet," answered the Umbra, pointing his blade at her.

"Don"t forget that I"m a Valkyrie. I can still annihilate if I want."

The Umbra gave a defeated look before asking the next question.

"So why are you angry?"

"I"m upset that you would make light of your child"s pa.s.sing..."

Her anger went through the roof the moment she remembered how the Umbra struck down its kind. With unG.o.dly speed, she flew to the Umbra, catching him off guard.

"To laugh about killing your offspring..." she warned, a.s.s her fringe covered her darkened eyes.

"It makes my blood boil!" she yelled as she used enough force to knock the Umbra away.

The sheer force of the swing created a rather large shock wave, alerting the Earl"s lurking forces. And when the Umbra landed, it had created a huge crater. As the dust settled, the figure rose back up. It looked twisted and contorted.

"Careful! You might alert..."

Before the Umbra could finish its sentence, the Valkyrie had propelled herself onto him, with her shield in front of her. The shield looked solid, yet its outlines were blurry.

"Merge..." chanted Mavislin, as the heart of the shield started to shake.

"Trying your tricks huh?"

"Tempestas (Storm)..." continued the Valkyrie, as her eyes burst into its original, golden hue.

The surrounding cold air was absorbed into the front of the shield. This made a growing, swirling vortex on the circular symbol of the shield. The entire shield brightened up with an eerie phosph.o.r.escent light.

"Ignis (Fire)..."

She then reached out and placed a flaming feather into the vortex, making the entire thing burst into a fiery orange whirlpool.

"Lancea! (Lance)" yelled the Valkyrie, as she pushed the shield towards the Umbra.

The combined Elements combined and formed into a giant, holographic lance. It was mixed with flames as it tried to penetrate the Umbra"s strong defenses.

"This won"t be enough to do any damage!" yelled the Umbra, pushing the lance back.

"Bulwark Of Twilight!" shouted the Umbra, voice distorted.

A huge, round shield of Dark Element, appeared from the Umbra"s hands. The spell was huge towering over both the Umbra and Mavislin. It managed to get sucked into the lance, causing the entire spell to disappear.

"No way... It got negated..." murmured Mavislin, as she stood still.

d.a.m.n, thought the Valkyrie. Perhaps she shouldn"t have tried creating a spell when she"s already so depleted of Elemental Energy. And it doesn"t help that her Aura was being overpowered by the Umbra.

Once the Valkyrie was shaken, the Umbra decided it was a good time to turn the tide of this battle. To his advantage.

"Hmph. My turn..." said the grinning Umbra.

It then stomped onto the ground before launching itself towards the surprised Valkyrie. This effectively tossed the poor girl into a nearby building. Her shield was the only thing to soften the impact. But she"d still sustain deep wounds.

The onslaught that the Umbra gave was not in the Valkyrie"s favor as her Elemental Energy pool continue to waste away. Lord Atlantia may be good to use, but was taxing to sustain in this realm.

"d.a.m.n it. Then how about I create a physical weapon instead," murmured the Valkyrie, as she spat out some more blood.

Now, she could only have one weapon out. Or else, she would risk collapsing in battle. She looked at her arm, one that was still full of life and agility. If the spell could not last for long, then the only way is to force it to be a physical object.

"Oh, I"m sure that Gillian won"t approve of this spell," mumbled Mavislin as she allowed Lord Atlantia to disappear.

"No longer able to fight with that? That thing is pretty heavy," asked the Umbra.

The Valkyrie ignored the Umbra"s word before changing her Elemental Aura once more. With a hefty sigh, she conjured up the Fire Storm Lance once more.