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Chapter 12 - Farewell, My Young Elesia

Inside a large dark room where the crystal floats, and rotates. Aya is spinning her spear in circles, and she halts before facing the entrance of the room, she sees Coseria standing with a wide smile on her face.

"We meet again," Coseria said.

"Yeah, and it will not be easy to face me," Aya aimed her other hand at Coseria, "Energy Manipulation: Domination Of A Guardian."

A surge of green energy covers the entire room, and Coseria watches everything around her. The ground rises, and it strikes her chin, throwing her towards the ceiling. Aya slams her palms against one another, and the wall extends toward Coseria which squeezes her like a bug.

Aya fires a surge of green energy from the blade of her spear, striking the wall which crashes into Coseria, and a massive explosion occurs.

A large wooden cocoon is what is left of Coseria, and it breaks apart which releasing Coseria. She lands on the ground, and she feels it shake before she looks up with wide eyes, seeing a large wave of cement heading at her.

The wave crashes on Coseria, and the sight didn't waver the seriousness in Aya's gaze. She spins her spear, and the ceiling becomes long and large, descending where Coseria stands. The long portion of the ceiling shatters, and Coseria dashes toward Aya with a crazy smile.

"This one's a crazy woman," Aya didn't back down, "I will fight her with all that I have and I will waste nothing."

Her green eyes glow, and Aya reaches Coseria with only one step. Coseria's eyes widen as the blade of the spear hits her face in the blink of an eye.

Aya didn't let the opportunity pass, and she manipulates the ceiling and ground of the room, expanding a large portion of them which crashes Coseria. Green energy emerges in front of Aya's spear, and it releases a large energy beam straight at Coseria.

"Now, I understand," Coseria pushed herself from the wall where she crashed, "this room is made of your energy!"

Coseria stabs her abdomen, and she pulls out many small seeds. With a smirk, Coseria scatters the seeds, and they develop into tall wooden faceless humanoids.

The humanoids run at Aya, and before they can reach her, their heads fall from their neck but they continue to run as they grow a new head. Aya flies straight at the humanoids and slices their head easily.

"Bingo." Coseria snapped her fingers.

Wooden branches arise from the bodies of the humanoid, wrapping around Aya's body. Coseria bends forward, and from her back, multiple flytraps emerge, rushing towards Aya with their mouth open wide.

"Have you forgotten? I made this room," Aya's gaze is filled with a murderous intent, "My domain, my power."

Spikes emerge beneath Coseria, stabbing her body. She screams in agony whilst Aya cuts the branches wrapping around her body. She lands on the ground and walks toward Coseria but the flytraps continue to reach Aya.

With one swing of her spear, all of the flytraps lose their head. Coseria turns her head upwards, meeting the confident gaze of Aya.

"So, are you ready to die?" Aya aimed her spear at Coseria's throat.

Coseria grits her teeth, and she yells, "You cheater! I will kill you!"

Aya swings her spear, putting a deep cut from Coseria's chest down to her abdomen.

"You can't do that, unless the table flips," Aya stabbed her spear straight into Coseria's abdomen.

Coseria's eyes shake, and she hears Aya's whisper, "Weak."

"I heard that word every day before I came here," Coseria spoke in her mind, "and I am sick of hearing that all over again! I want my siblings to see me as their equal!"

Aya looks down, and she steps back as she sees yellow energy covering Coseria's body.

Coseria looks up, and her eyes are wide with anger as her teeth are gritting.

"DON'T LOOK AT ME AS IF I AM A LITTLE CREATURE!" Coseria released an explosion of yellow energy, "I AM STRONG!"

The spear in her abdomen flies toward Aya, and she catches it with her hand. Aya releases another beam from her spear, and Coseria breathe a yellow energy beam, colliding with the beam from Aya.

The ground beneath Coseria extends, travelling straight at her face but she catches it with her wooden hand and breaks it in half.

Aya's beam loses against Coseria's beam, and Aya flies toward the ceiling. Coseria is staring at her, and she crouches before jumping straight at Aya.

"She's using close combat now!" Aya spoke in her mind.

Aya flies straight at Coseria and attacks her with multiple swings from her spear but Coseria avoids them with a sway of her body. Aya's eyes widen after being slapped by Coseria, a flytrap emerges from Coseria's shoulder, and it bites Aya's shoulder.

The flytrap slams her against the ceiling, and Aya cuts the flytrap with a swing of her spear. Coseria looks around her, the ground, walls, and ceilings fire an energy beam towards her.

"I'll turn you into ash!" Aya declared.

From the energy beam, Coseria flies out of it. Before Aya can attack, her eyes widen, and she looks down, feeling the impact of Coseria's punch on her abdomen. An energy beam releases from Coseria's knuckles, pushing Aya further into the ceiling until she crashes out of the temple.

"SISTER!" Elesia yelled.

She crouches and jumps toward Aya who continues to drift in the sky. Elesia catches Aya, hugging Aya tightly.

"Elesia?" Aya opened her eyes.

"Aya! You opened your eyes!" Tears filled Elesia's eyes, "I am glad you're okay."

A smile slowly creeps on Aya's lip. "I just noticed, you've grown very well."

"You were always busy with your work," Elesia spoke while chuckling as her tears fell from her eyes, "I miss my big beautiful sister."

Aya lifts her hand and taps Elesia's cheek. "Stop fooling your sister, I am not that pretty."

Elesia's lip quivers. "Sister, I love you."

Aya's smile widens, and she lets her tears fall from her eyes. "You're strong now, and I still see the young Elesia that I raised who always stumbled, and complain about me being a guardian."

As they continue to fly in the sky, Elesia cries a lot. "It's because, I don't want to see my older sister die, I want to be with you always without letting you go out of my sight."

"I should be the one saying that," Aya's lip shook.

She smiles. "We haven't spent a lot of time together."

"I am sorry for not being with you, and spending my time with you."

"It's alright, Big Sister Aya. I'm always glad to see you live, it is the greatest gift that an older sister can give to her younger sister."

"Huh? Why, Elesia?"

"Because I get to see my sister every day, and without you, I'll lose my only family."

Aya pulls herself from Elesia's arms and wraps her arms tightly around Elesia before resting her face on her shoulder.

"Elesia Enerviya always take care of yourself. Please, know this, everyone in this village is your family."

"Ha? What... what do you mean, Big Sister Aya?"

"It will be the last and greatest gift you will give me every day, and that is to see you open your eyes every day, living without any hint of regrets."

"Hey! Stop saying what I've said. What are you saying?!"

Aya looks straight into Elesia's eyes. "Some sacrifices are needed to create a world where everyone is safe."

Elesia holds Aya's hand with eyes full of frustration and tears. "Sister! You are not going to do a foolish thing! I don't like what you're implying!"

Aya looks down at Elesia's hand, and she looks up at Elesia's face, seeing the kid in Elesia. With a surge of her strength, Aya pushes Elesia away with a surge of energy. As the impact carries Elesia away, she sees Aya surrounding the temple and herself in a barrier.

"I shall meet you again at the other side, and when that day comes, tell me everything," Aya said with a bitter smile.

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