Infinity: Rising of the Soul Weavers

* Hero - Skillet *

Just as she was about to touch Maria's forehead in the intent of harming her, pure white energy radiated furiously in front of her as two wings were unfurled and expanded outwards, almost blinding her sight.

"Hou~ interesting," the girl in the dark dress smiled coldly.

Maya stood in front of her with a determined look on her face. Even though she was able to regenerate her wing, her arm was a lost cause, so all she could do was apply pressure to prevent the bleeding. Needless to say, that wasn't going so well for her.

"Don't you dare lay your filthy hand on her," she struggled, but still managed to say to the girl's face. 

"Rude," the girl in the dark dress said with a disgusted expression. Suddenly and without a warning, she flickered in space and reappeared in front of Maya as her hand closed in on her throat like a bear trap.

Gasping for air, or trying to, Maya was left with burning lungs that were left with no air within.

With every passing second, less and less blood reached her brain which caused her severe dizziness, among other things.

Also, the fact that she was touching the source of such corrosive energy made her feel that her core was about to be extinguished.

Trying to fight off against the ice cold grip proved useless as the power difference was just massive.

"I see that you want to play," the girl muttered, her dark locks fluttering in the air as her matching iresis looked almost hollow. "Let's play!" She said with a cold chuckle.

Seeing her life flash before her eyes, Maya had only one wish in her mind. And that was for Raven to not have to face this creature resembling a young girl in front of her.

"Please- leave her!" Maria yelled at the girl while standing up. Suddenly, a bright azure aura erupted out of her body, as it was trying to heal her.

"First time is funny, the second time is just annoying!" The girl said with a disgusted expression on her face. "On your knees!"

With a flex of her gloved hand, Maria's knees were broken as she was forced down to the ground. Screaming in agony, Maria still didn't give up.

"Give me back my daughter!" She yelled. With so much blood and tears filling her eyes, it was almost impossible for her to see. Yet, she could clearly see and even feel Maria's body twitching in pain.

Suddenly, silver light flashed across as a fist was launched at the girl's face. Smirking, she blocked it with a dark energy barrier.

"I was going to let you go, you know?" She asked while looking at Axane with her mana flaring violently around her.

Her previously human form was shattered apart as her horns extended in size and skin turned silver blue. Her aura changed and so did her appearance.

Instead of the formal clothes she was wearing before, a tight armour that looked as made of bones and metal was wrapped around her.

Her previously kind silver eyes were now flaring with hatred.

"You killed my baby!!" She yelled while trying to deliver countless strikes. 

Even though Axane had put some considerable strength behind each hit, she was nowhere close to putting a scratch or a dent in the dark barrier.

However, she didn't give up. Baby Rituxi was the only memory she had left of her previous master, from planet Malaian.

Furthermore, she loved her with every ounce of her being. Seeing her tiny unmoving body was like a nightmare coming true. Poor Axane could not take it.

"You will pay for this!" She yelled while gathering even more energy behind each punch. "You will see- *sniff* I will tell Raven everything! 

"I will tell her how you harmed Maya and Maria. I'll tell her how you destroyed the city… *sniff* 

"I will tell her how you killed baby Rituxi! How… how you prevented her from experiencing life!" With each passing second, and with every word she said, Axane could feel her anger grow and so did her powers.

On the contrary the girl only smiled coldly.

"Meh, you're as useless as the rest, I'll play with you later," saying that, the girl caught Axane's arm and wrapped her fingers around it tightly.

Pulling with ease, she managed to separate Axane's arm from her body. 

Uncaring, the latter regenerated another arm while continuing with her unrelenting assault. "I will tell Raven!" She yelled, with her eyes glowing faint white.

"Tch, I really wanted to keep you for later, but you're just so loud and so annoying, die!" The girl was annoyed and didn't want to play anymore. 

On command, a dark beam was shot out of her index, penetrating Axane's forehead, and making her still.

It only took a second for Axane to be rendered just another lifeless body in the destroyed streets.

Watching her body fall, Maya's trembling body stopped shaking as white energy flared out of her eyes and surrounded her body.

Letting go of her throat, subconsciously, the girl in the dark dress was surprised to see someone as fragile as her in possession of this exotic power.

Pure whiteness covered the area as Maya's energy tried to cleanse the corruption around and heal the injured.

With a flash and a bang, Maya flickered in the air and kicked the girl in the head, or at least she tried.

Blocking with her dark barrier, the girl was surprised to see it break as if it was some cheap glass. 

Clicking her tongue, she blocked with her gloved hand that was slightly pushed back.

"This is slowly getting out of hand, I would have never expected you to have something that can harm me," the girl said with an expression that made it clear she wasn't amused. 

"Let's end this… or I may actually keep you for later, if you can harm me, then you may be able to kill me, no? So many choices, but so little time..."

Sighing, the girl's dark energy erupted out of her body as countless tentacles of dark matter attacked Maya in the intent of trapping her for now.

But before they could reach her, the blindingly white aura she emitted increased in intensity as massive wings were formed behind her. 

With only one beat of her wings, the dark energy was all scattered away.

…

Out in the distance

Jakol, the fifth General of the Akash army, who was fighting against the countless shadow giants attacking the city felt the awakening of his queen.

Widening his eyes in surprise, he ordered his second in command to take control of the situation before disappearing from his spot.