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"Tell me, why do you fight?" The man said to his opponent.
He watched as she stood up straight, wiping away the grime and soot that covered her face.
"…Why I fight?" She responded, repeating his question.
"Yes, I want to know why. Why do you struggle like you do. How do you continue pushing forward. You who are an outsider, What drives you to such lengths."
She stared at him for a second, thinking on how to respond.
"Do you know what happens to a star when it dies?" She answered, asking a question of her own.
The man shook his head, completely unaware of such things. Demons only ever cared for violence, disregarding any kind of wonder outside of new ways to cause violence.
"There are three main things that can happen when a star dies. First, it will quietly fade away, simply losing its mass and winking out. Second, it will violently explode into what's known as a supernova, shining the brightest it's ever been before fading away. And third, When a star goes supernova and has shined the brightest its ever been, instead of winking out it transforms, it will no longer shine, instead it will become a blackhole, a calamity that consumes all."
Her explanation intrigued him but also confused him "That is interesting, however, how does this relate to what I asked?"
Chuckling a little she stretched her body, cracking several joints.
"My father was a man with bright dreams And grand goals. But, those dreams never came to fruition, he could never get his ideas off the ground, and eventually quietly faded away."
Her hand reached upwards towards the night sky.
"He took his own life, erasing his own light. I grew up wondering if I would end up the same way, eventually fading away and leaving nothing behind. If I were to be honest, there were many times I could feel myself fading back then, many times when I almost followed in his footsteps."
His eyes widened, surprise taking over his expression. His impression of her never being one that she'd ever do something like that.
"But once I came to this world, my spark reignited, I don't really get why, but after seeing so many people putting their all into protecting what they loved I just felt like I couldn't let myself be extinguished so easily."
Sparks of radiant fire danced across her arm
"Since coming to this world I've made friends that I never had in my previous world, found people who accept and love me with no strings attached. So, I can't let myself go out quietly, I will repay everything everyone has done for me."
She clenched her fist and the flames burst outwards, wrapping around her body.
Her eyes fully focused back on the Man, the Demon before her.
"I don't think we've introduced ourselves yet. What is your name Demon king of Silence."
Black wind whistled silently behind the demon, "I was never named, but I have taken to calling myself Mandas." He answered.
A wave of heat blasted from the woman's position, the fire cloaking her body transforming into an armor like shape.
"My name is Estelle and I will finally answer your question properly."
Her haired unraveled from its ponytail and burst into flames.
"I fight for those that I love. I fight to repay those who reignited my fading light. I fight because it is what I must do."
The fire surrounding her grew hotter and hotter, burning brighter and brighter. The ground beneath and around her began to melt.
"I will continue fighting."
A angelic halo made of fire appeared above her head emanating a brilliant glow and immense heat.
"I will never allow myself to simply fizzle out. I will burn brighter and become hotter than the Sun itself!"
Her shout echoed across the field, reaching even those in their own fights across the battlefield.
"I will become A Supernova who's brilliance will never fade!!"
Her feat kicked off the melted ground that was now nothing but slag.
In and instant she appeared before the demon king, her fist swung, the shear heat rippling the air.
*BOOOOOOOM!!!
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May do a part 2 of their fight.