Divinity

--- [Shin’s perspective]

They sure seem confident…

Let’s see if that confidence is warranted…

Freya pulls her sword out and points it at me.

“It’s time for you to die.” – Freya

“Heh. I’d like to see you try.” – Shin

Freya dashes towards me and swings her sword.

I just barely manage to duck under it.

Damn, she’s a lot faster than I expected.

She’s definitely faster than the golem, but I’ve improved since then as well.

She launches a flurry of sword strikes, but I dodge every single one of them.

She’s using a weapon, so her range is a lot longer than mine.

Getting close enough to attack her won’t be easy.

I need to wait until I get an opening.

And just as I thought that, the opening comes…

She swings her sword in a wide left to right motion.

I duck under, and leap forward.

I manage to grab her waist and she falls over.

She tries to stab me in the back, but I pin her arm down so she can’t use her sword.

“You’re not bad, kid.” – Freya

I throw a massive punch to the side of her head.

The blow lands, but…

She’s doesn’t even react when it hit her.

It didn’t hurt her…

“Did you think you managed to get this close because of your own strength? How arrogant. It was all for this moment. All so that I could get you close!” – Freya

Oh shit…

I try to jump away, but she grabs my arms.

She pulls me in and…

?!?!?!?!?

She kissed me on the forehead…????!

Without any more struggle, she lets go of me.

Is she just fucking with me?!

“What the hell was that for?” – Shin

She picks up her sword and puts it back into her sheath.

She crosses her arms and just stands there…

Smirking.

That’s when it kicks in…

“GAHH!” – Shin

A massive wave of pain erupts from my forehead.

It feels like every single nerve is on fire!

“AAH!” – Shin

I fall to the ground, and she starts laughing.

“How long did that take? A few seconds? How cocky can you be to enter a dungeon at this level then die in just a few seconds?” – Freya

The pain is inescapable; it’s clouding every part of my mind.

It’s hard to even finish a thought…

What the hell did she do to me?!

But just as quickly as it came, the pain fades away…

Where she kissed me, where the pain was, a mark appears.

Was that it…?

She seemed so sure that I would die, but it was just pain.

She could have killed me while I was on the ground, but she missed her opportunity.

I won’t let her do that to me again.

“I’m sorry but it won’t be that easy.” – Shin

She starts laughing uncontrollably.

She continues talking as she wipes away the tears in her eyes.

“Ahaha… Ahah. I’m sorry, I’m sorry. It’s just so funny that you think you stand a chance, when you’re so weak. I might as well be fighting an insect.” – Freya

That smug bitch.

She pisses me off…

I run up to her while she’s still standing still and laughing.

I get to her side, and punch her as hard as I can in her stomach while using the force to push her into the invisible wall.

The impact is massive, and even she’s hurt by it.

“AH!” – Freya

That shut her up…

“Just kidding! Ehe~!” – Freya

She winks and throws a peace sign.

How did that not hurt he-

“GAAAAAAH!” – Shin

Before I get to finish the thought, I fly back at an incredible speed, slamming into the wall behind me.

I cough up blood and fall to the ground.

It feels like a hole was punched through my stomach.

She didn’t even touch me…

What’s going on here?

“You see, this is the reason why you’ve already lost. If someone with that mark attacks me, the damage is reflected back at them. You’ll only get out of here by dealing a killing blow to me, but by doing so you’ll kill yourself too. Not that you’ll get that far anyways.” – Freya

“…” – Shin

--- [Alex’s perspective]

“Looks like Freya has already started. Guess it’s time to get this over with already.” – Hypno

He slowly walks towards me while swinging from side to side.

Just as slowly as he walks, he raises his arm and points it towards me.

Why is he moving so slowly?

I run up to him and kick him in the side; he crashes into the wall, but seems unmoved…

He just gets back up like nothing happened and continues to slowly walk towards me.

I continue to attack him.

First a kick to the side of the head, then a punch to the stomach, and after that a leg sweep.

But he just continues to get up after each attack.

I once again kick him, this time sending him flying to the other side of the arena.

I jump back, and we’re now at opposite sides.

He continues to slowly walk towards me.

We’re as far away from each other as we can.

That means I’ll have some time to charge up an attack.

If normal attacks aren’t enough, then I’ll just have to use some more powerful ones.

The moment comes and I throw the punch.

The impact blows him back at an insane speed.

That should have been enough to shatter every bone in his body, but…

He yet again just gets up like it was nothing.

What is this guy made of?!

Charging up attacks like that takes a lot of concentration and effort.

It tires you out quickly, so it’s not something you’re supposed to do many times in a row, but I have no choice…

I continue to charge up attacks to their absolute maximum, but he just keeps on getting up.

After hitting him with a dozen charged attacks, I’M the one who’s in the worst shape…

He hasn’t attack me a single time, yet I’m the one that’s losing.

As I stand there trying to catch my breath, something happens to him…

He no longer has that tired facial expression, and his entire posture changes.

With a psychotic smile on his face that rivals even Leon’s, he finally goes on the offensive…

I just blinked, but that was enough time for him to get within range.

“It’s my turn to attack now!” – Hypno

He grabs my arm so I can’t get away…

That’s when he launches his attack.

His punch soars through the air just as quickly as he approached me, but right before it connects, his entire personality seems to change once again.

He goes from having a psychotic smile, to a completely serious expression.

I can’t get away, so I try to block with my other hand.

I succeed in stopping it from hitting my body, but in doing so I sacrificed my hand…

“GAAAH!” – Alex

Every bone in my hand breaks, as it’s crushed by the force of his attack against the indestructible wall.

I manage to get my arm loose and I throw a counter punch, but just before it hits him he once again changes.

This time he goes back to how he was originally; a tired expression, eyes that look like they’re fighting stay open, and a posture that could only be described as limp.

My attack hits and he’s knocked away, but just like earlier, he just stands back up with no injuries.

He’s incredibly durable, to the point where I can’t even hurt him.

He’s so fast that I can’t even react to him if I’m not paying full attention.

And he’s also strong enough to shatter my bones with a single attack.

He has me outmatched in every area…

This is bad…