Divinity

--- [Alex’s perspective]

Dodging will be next to impossible when he’s in speed mode, so I have no other choice than to block, or take the hits head-on.

If he switches to attack mode, I can still duck under some attacks, but my movement is severely limited, so I probably won’t be able to get away if he goes for a follow-up attack.

Those stomps I got off on him while he was in attack mode will be the deciding factor.

Depending on how much damage he took from them, I might be able to still win even with my injuries.

If I can just get a couple more good hits like that in, then I think I’ll be able to take him out.

He switches to speed mode and runs right at me.

When he gets close, he switches things up.

The other times, he threw a barrage of punches in speed mode, but now he just continues to charge right into me.

He grabs me and holds tightly.

As we start falling over, I throw an elbow strike to his neck, but he manages to switch over to defense mode before it connects.

We land, and he switches over to attack mode.

He starts clenching me even harder.

It’s like I’m getting crushed!

I use my leg to knee him in the nuts, but he’s yet again able to switch over to defense mode right before it hits.

It didn’t even hurt him…

But I use this opportunity to try to push him off me.

He’s not strong enough to fight back while in defense mode, so he loses his grip.

I follow up with a kick that sends him flying to the other side of the arena.

That clench of his was more serious than it looked…

Even breathing is hard now…

With every exchange of blows and attacks, he is always the one that ends up on top.

It’s always one step forward, then two steps back.

I’m not sure if I can beat this guy…

Entering an E-rank dungeon might have been a mistake…

--- [Shin’s perspective]

Looks like it’s just going worse and worse for Alex.

We’re both in shitty situations.

The only one handling this dungeon well, is Luna…

“Okay, times up. I’m not gonna let you just sit there forever. It’s clear that you’re just trying to buy time.” – Freya

Obviously, that wasn’t going to work forever.

Still annoying though…

I wish I’d have gotten a little more time at least.

She pulls out her sword again and she charges right at me.

She wildly swings her sword around, and I just barely manage to avoid taking any lethal damage.

She might be more durable than me, but I’m faster!

Although, that doesn’t mean I could entirely avoid all her attacks.

If I had more space to move around, I might have been able too…

A cut here, and a cut there…

Still nothing lethal, but she’s slowly chipping me down.

Bit by bit, I’m getting closer and closer to defeat.

She doesn’t even have to hit me to wear me down, dodging all these attacks drains my stamina quickly…

By just continually attacking me, she’ll eventually win.

I might have to do it…

I might have to kill her…

Thought…

That’s easier said than done.

I landed some massive attacks on her earlier, yet she didn’t seem to take any damage at all…

Those were the same hits that were absolutely demolishing the bone golem.

Even without her ability, she would be a tough opponent…

But, I have no choice…

I’ll have to go for the kill!

--- [Luna’s perspective]

It’s basically over for him.

He’s in a terrible shape.

He was annoying before, but still easily manageable.

With wounds like that…

It’s only a matter of time before I win now.

“I’ve never had this much fun fighting before…” – Sun

Since his arms are crushed, he can’t hold his staff.

He walks over to the staff, then steps on it.

“But the fun is over… The fight ends now!” – Sun

Suddenly the staff starts growing in height at an explosive speed.

It’s not stopping.

He’s so high up in the air that I can’t even see him…

I turn my legs into springs again and jump as high as I can.

But…

Oh shit…!

His staff stops growing is just height…

It’s expanding in all directions!

If I don’t do something quickly, I’ll be crushed between the staff and the walls.

There’s no way I can get all the way up to him before I’m crushed.

I can’t break through those walls either.

I have only one choice…

I’ll have to destroy the staff itself!

It took some pretty heavy attacks earlier without even getting a scratch on it, so it won’t be easy…

It’s like he was made to fight in this arena!

I turn both of my arms into a large, singular, hammer.

With everything I got, I slam the hammer into the staff.

“HEAVY HAMMER!!!” – Luna

The staff isn’t destroyed, but the force was enough to stop it from growing further, if only for a few moments…

Okay, maybe this will work…

I turn my arms and legs into long needles.

“PIERCING NEEDLE!!!” – Luna

Yes!

‘Piercing needle’ was able to dig it’s way into the staff!

But…

The staff has already started expanding again.

It won’t be long before I’m crushed…

This has to work…!

I turn my arms and legs into giant spiked balls, ripping the staff apart from the inside.

Huge pieces break off, and it even snaps in half.

The moment when the staff breaks, it instantly reverts back to its original shape.

It’s just a small staff snapped in half with some small chunks missing.

I don’t think it works anymore…

I land on the ground safely.

It took some time, but eventually the monkey also comes falling down.

He lands on both his feet, but…

He looks angry…

“You little shit! What did you do that for?! Fighting is supposed to be fun! How dare you break my weapon?!” – Sun

What the hell is wrong with him…

This is a fight to the death, and he tried to crush me with it…

Did he think I would just let him kill me…?

“I might not have my staff anymore, and I might not have my arms either… But I’ll make you pay…! I’ll crush your skull with my legs! If you break them too, I’ll bite you in the throat! If you break my jaw, I’ll headbutt you! I won’t stop until you’ve paid for what you’ve done!!!” – Sun

He charges at me, somehow, even faster than before.

But this fight has lasted long enough…

It’s time to end it.

I transform my arms into a giant pair of scissors.

“AAAHHHHHHHHH!” – Sun

He screams as he runs, but there is no point…

“SLICING SCISSORS!!!!!!” – Luna

…

His head is severed from his body, ending the fight there and then…