---- She raised her hands, summoning storm clouds that rumbled overhead, dark and crackling with danger.


    Lethal bolts of lightning began striking my position.


    activated a defensive spell that made them bounce offa cxystalline barrier surrounding my body.


    But with each hit, fractures spread across its surface.


    It wouldnt hold for much longer.


    I summoned part of Electras magic.


    It was impossible for me to steal all of her power.


    A dark forest suddenly sprang to life, rising from the ground and covering the battlefield.


    Thick fog curled around the treesan illusion, a perfect hiding ce.


    I blended into the shadows, moving silently between the trunks.


    Petra called upon the wind to sweep my forest away.


    The tree roots trembled.


    Thunder crashed from her false storm clouds, spreading chaos, igniting leaves, and burning away Electras magic.


    She was searching frantically, scanning her surroundings for me.


    I stopped right above her, my body merged with the darkness, unseenor so I thought.


    Two long, powerful daggers materialized in my hands, weapons Electra had wielded before.


    raised them in front of my body with expert precision.


    I kicked off ---- the tree trunk,unching myself straight at her throat.


    only needed one second to win.


    Just a blink Petra lifted her head.


    Her eyes met mine.


    L expected to see terror, and for amoment, there was shockbut then, at thest second, mockery shed through her gaze.


    My sixth sense screamed at me.


    I had walked into a trap.


    A sharp eagles cry rang behind me.


    A deadly crackle of concentrated electricity made my chest tighten with urgency.


    I twisted midair, summoning wind currents And in my dted pupils, I sawit.


    A massive electrified eagle, its glowing form surging toward me.


    Her strongest elemental spell.


    Ah, but Petra...


    This wasnt the same Electra you defeated before.


    Your own victory humiliated her so much that she fought with ws and teeth to be just as powerful.


    Tyanked up the heavy skirt of my dress, shielding my chest and face as thick, dark fog flooded the forest, blotting out the battlefield.


    The lightning eagle crashed with devastating force against a body.


    Ithit the ground, burned ck,pletely charred.


    ---- The illusion began to fadebranches, leaves, mistdisappearing bit by bit.


    The earth was reiming itself.


    It looked like the witch who controlled it had diedor was on the verge of death.


    Thats what everyone thought.


    That''s what Petra thought.


    "Ts she dead?" What? Wait...


    did she really kill Electra?" "Morgana is powerful...


    shes going to avenge the Sole family..." She shouldnt have..." Theard whispers.


    Footstepscautious ones.


    I waited.


    They stopped near me.


    Someone leaned in, their breathing excited wicked.


    "I cant believe it...


    I really did it.


    Lucrecia is going to be thrilled..." Anear-silent murmur.


    I could see everything.


    Petra, standing over the body, smoke rising from the scorched remains of Electra.


    She reached out, about to flip it over, to confirm her death.


    "What the hell is this?!" PETRA, WATCH OUT! ITS A TRAP!" Lucrecias scream rang out But it was already toote.