<h4>Chapter 214:</h4>


    Arthur''s Point of View


    The Ind


    Something about all of this felt wrong. Having a death battle with an Elincia lookalike is not something I ever expected to do. It left a sour taste in my mouth. Especially given the state of her decaying body. While the Ind may have been replenishing her magic, it didn''t do her any good when she had to defend herself against me.


    However, the double started toe across as excited the longer the fight went on. As she continued to head for her demise, my thoughts started to linger on her. She could''ve easily teleported away from the Ind but would die after a period of time. Magic wasing off her body at an rming rate that even the Ind couldn''t fully replenish. Her attacks were overly dramatic and tant.


    mming my heel into her chest after spinning out of the way from one of her strikes, she was submerged in theva below. A small wave flowed down the volcano''s side while another burst came from one of the vents below. Walking over carefully, I kept my eyes open. Unfortunately, the heat from theva, along with the ambient magic flowing off of it, made for the perfect cover.


    Losing track of her, I felt myself focusing on the other side of the Ind where everyone was still safe. "You said you had a limited amount of time. Stop ying around and get out here. We''re not ying hide and seek and you''re not a child."


    Some of theva jumped up at me only to hit an invisible force before shooting to the ground in front of me. The Demonic clone appeared behind me and I brought Defiance back just in time to intercept her de. She summoned another one and swiped at me, which was easy enough to dodge.


    A gravity pir mmed into her above, and I did make it quite powerful, but she easily teleported out of it. Something I noticed was a lot harder to utilize with these smaller opponents was making them yield. The Leviathan was sorge it could get away. That is not the case for the stronger, smaller, specialist.


    "That form of yours uses a lot of magic." The Double stated. "But I''ve noticed that you''re not recovering your magic like me. In fact, there''s almost a void surrounding you. Why is that?"


    "I''m not here to answer your questions." Was my quick reply.


    She nodded in understanding. "True, but you''ve barely even attacked me. Only when you know you can get in a decent hit and even then, it''s not lethal."


    My sword hand twitched. "There are questions I need answered. Answers that are vital for moving forward."


    The doppelganger giggled. "And a disgraced Demon Lord who is dying is your best chance at these answers?" She asked back amused, before nodding again. "You''re right. My Queen abandoned me and I''m dying. No longer will I live as a ve to someone else''s will. If there is one thing I get to chose in my life, it''s how I''ll die."


    Before I could reply, she summoned her magic and sent it flying across the Ind. An orb of ck and red magic cut through anything in its path. My eyes widened and I quickly opened a portal to redirect it from the others position. The spell appeared to the side of the Demonic Clone and she quickly teleported away as it mmed into the volcano. Moreva was sent flying as a chunk of the volcanic mountain destroyed.


    Her eyes were focused on the destruction she caused as I darted towards her. Raising Defiance, I brought it down above her only for it to be blocked by several magic swords. Slowly, she turned to me with a smile on her face. Teleporting just slightly out of reach, we watched each other.


    "Much better." Shemented. "I need your heart to be in this. I don''t want you to just oust me. You need to perform." My eyes narrowed on her as I summoned gravity pirs all throughout the area which crushed anything in their way. "Yes! Better!"


    Immediately after, my free hand began gathering hundreds of mini gravity pirs to focus on one point in the palm of my hand. If I could trap the Double in that lightless world, our battle would uninterrupted. A ck orb formed in my hand, and though she couldn''t see them, the Gravity Pirs would pull her in closer. Think of it as a spike ball, with long invisible spikes.


    "That''s new." Shemented.


    "Not for me." Was my simple reply.


    Her eyes widened when the orb shot from my hand towards her. Immediately, she brought up her swords and summoned her magic, but when she noticed the ground start tearing up as it got closer to the ground, she teleported into the sky with fear in her eyes. However, it soon faded as a shark like grin split her lips.


    "Much better!"