At the same time, his other leg slammed towards Gracier to stab her, while from his abdomen, Kevin spewed a sticky thread.
''I wonder how the others are doing. I must finish quickly and join them.'' Kevin was concerned about his other siblings after this ambush. He did not forget to lay countless traps ahead.
In the meantime Gracier dodged one of the incoming attacks and retaliated, as she attacked to face the spider leg, a silky thread swiftly wrapped her shoes, thus binding them to the ground. The speed was such that she got no time to react.
Upon seeing this Kevin was startled. The sticky thread he shot was corrosive and yet his opponent's shoes were intact, with no damage. He had no idea that Gracier coated her shoes with invisible flame in the form of heat.
In the meantime, the spider leg was blocked by a wall of fire. Gracier lowered a hand toward her shoes and released a circle of flame that burned the sticky thread binding her to the ground.
Just as she freed her shoes, her pupils constricted as her instinct warned her of danger. Without wasting a moment, she squatted down.
Had Gracier been a moment late, another spider leg would have cleaved through her beautiful slender neck, beheading her. All she felt was a gust of wind as the venomous spider leg passed above her head at extreme speed.
Kevin was shocked by his enemy's reflexes. He has created so many distractions to launch this secret attack, and yet Gracier was able to dodge it, even though narrowly.
Had Gracier tried to avoid the attack by moving back, she would have been ensnared by very thin webs that Kevin has created when she was busy facing the spider leg and the sticky thread on her shoes. If she had come in forward, then she would have been pierced by other spider legs. Kevin had planned for many scenarios but hadn't foreseen this one which made him click his tongue thinking Gracier was just lucky.
On the ground, Gracier who has crouched slammed her fists. A whirlwind of flames surged out which fiercely crashed into the spider's legs.
Kevin's spider legs buckled and he lost his sense of movement for a second.
A second was more than enough for Gracier. As Kevin buckled and almost fell, she pounced forward, her palms slamming on Kevin's hard carapace.
Spiraling flames swept out that scorched the tough layer of the carapace. At a rate visible to the naked eye, the carapace startled melting, exposing the insides.
The spiraling flames moved further in, dealing severe damage inside.
Kevin cried out miserably as flames charred his organs.
"You are still too naive, full of yourself with many unnecessary moves and waste of energy in unneeded attacks... Yet you expect to win when I haven't even gone all out?" Gracier asked coldly.
Kevin was in no position to answer. He collapsed on the ground and let out a tragic shriek in pain. His transformation vanished and he was once again back to his human form, but the agony from the flame burn turned stronger. The flames turned violently, charring his skin black.
"Truly disappointing.'' Gracier declared without holding back.
Kevin was engulfed in flame, rolling on the ground. As flames moved up his head, a protective locket he took out was activated, extinguishing the flames. Not only that, but even the wounds started filling up. His face was pale from injuries but still, he was back in good health. The pain subsidized and he sighed in relief. He was glad he carried the protective item handed to him by the mysterious backer. Had it not activated, he knew what would be his fate.
"Oh?'' Gracier tilted her head to the side.
She shook her head and aimed a hand at Kevin's head. Rays of flame concentrated on her palm like a small sun.
"You wouldn't dare kill me!" Kevin shouted, he believes so, as Alex would not murder his former classmate, no matter what the difference between them was, he firmly believed so
"Eh? Are you daring me to? I love dares, you know!" Upon hearing this Gracier said with a smirk.
Kevin shuddered and he lost all confidence. Not daring to take a chance, he retraced the cocoon that covered the battle area, trying to escape but it was already too late.
Ssss
''Blossom Fire Lotus.''
The next moment, the cocoon was ripped apart by a gigantic fire lotus.
BOOM!
Swallowed by a terrific flame, Kevin couldn't mutter a single word before being devoured by Gracier's flame. He saw his dying soul wriggling in flame, experiencing terrible agonies, and to fight this Kevin mustered the last bit of strength he had to create an illusion of himself dying differently.
''It's warm, it's warm and it tickles as it makes its way down my body in small rivers of crimson red. What an odd sensation, I'm dying, but it feels warm and ticklish.
How am I even still standing? Does this mean I will be okay? No, impossible. There's no fixing this. How am I still standing?
This is so annoying! Why am I so weak? I can make it out of this mess, I know I can. So why am I still here? Come on stupid body, stop being so weak. I can make it. We can make it, just stop being weak.
Everything feels so heavy. My entire body is trying to force me to the ground, to lie down and close my eyes, but I can't. I can't give in, not yet. I can still make it, I just need some rest. I guess I will lie down for a little while, but I will not close my eyes. Do not close my eyes.
Oh god, I'm going to die. I'm going to die! I know I am, look at me, there's no coming back from this. Oh god, oh god, I'm going to die. I don't want to. What do I do? What can I do? I'm going to die.
I'm cold. I wish there was somebody to hold me or something to warm me. I feel no pain, not any longer, but my body keeps shivering to warm itself up. But I'm still cold.
Goodbye world.''
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''Fuh! It's fun to fight not relying on my Gift.'' Gracier remarked before vanishing, she felt nothing after killing her brother's former classmate, she was doing this for her family, for her brother whom she loves dearly. She would do anything for him as he would also do for her. Thinking about Alex, Gracier's eyes became filled with love, she was truly grateful to have met him.
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