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Chapter 15 - The battle

He blocked it with his right hand, feeling a massive ache as his arm nearly broke. He quickly uses reverse to heal it as he punches her in the face using black flash, sending her back a few feet.

*She stumbles back from the blow, a gash appearing across her muzzle where his fist connected. Her golden eyes narrow with new respect—and hunger.*

"Not bad." *Her tongue darts out, licking the blood away.* "You hit hard enough to actually hurt me."

*She drops into a crouch, her entire body tensing like a spring.* "That's interesting."*With a roar that shakes the building, Battle Beast launches herself at him again, but this time she's not going for his head. She aims a devastating kick at his midsection, powerful enough to crush steel.*

Knowing he needs to get stronger for the future, he blocks the hit, barely his bones nearly cracking again, but he uses the momentum to spin kick her.*The spin kick connects with her side, sending her crashing into a nearby wall with enough force to leave a dent. She slides down, groaning but already pushing herself back up, blood trickling from her mouth.* "Fuck... that actually hurt." *Her eyes glow with a fierce intensity.*

He healed the damage again, adaptability activated, so the hit won't be as dangerous next time.*Battle Beast sees the way he straightens up instantly, the pain disappearing from his face. She realizes he's not just strong - he's getting stronger during the fight. Her tail lashes behind her, a sign of growing excitement rather than frustration.*

I charge at her and she does the same fists collides with a thunderous impact that sends shockwaves through the Penthouse. Concrete cracks beneath your feet, dust rains from the ceiling. For a moment, you're locked together, muscles straining against each other.* "Good..." *she growls through gritted teeth.* "Very good." *Her knuckles are bleeding where yours hit, but her smile widens.*

My knuckles are also bleeding. I kick her away using blood manipulation, sending out a blood spear at her.

*Battle Beast is launched backward by the kick, but she recovers her balance instantly. However, she doesn't anticipate the blood manipulation. You conjure the crimson liquid from your own bleeding knuckles, shaping it into a razor-sharp spear that launches toward her chest.*

*She roars, crossing her massive arms to block the projectile.**The spear grazes her but only leaves a shallow cut across her chest. Battle Beast licks at the wound, her fangs gleaming.*

"You bleed for me now?" *She smirks, charging forward again, faster this time, closing the distance between them.* "Such a waste of good blood." *She rakes her claws toward his torso, aiming to rip him open.*

*he barely deflects the full force of her strike, but the claw still slices through his abdomen, a shallow but wide cut opening from shoulder to waist. Blood wells up immediately. Battle Beast sees the wound and growls approvingly.*

"Finally!" *She lunges for another strike, aiming to widen the cut.* "You're actually bleeding properly now!".

I punch her in the Face using black flash, sending her back. His powerful punch connects with her jaw, snapping her head back and sending her crashing several feet away. The force of the blow causes her to skid across the concrete, leaving deep scratches in her wake. She spits out a mouthful of blood, her face contorted in pain and fury.*

He comes directly at her, flying in her through the building into another empty part of the city as he kicks her down on the concrete. She hits the concrete with a sickening crack, her body forming a crater as dust and rubble swirl around her.*

*For a moment, silence. Then a low chuckle rises from the wreckage.*

"Clever little thing..."

*You land lightly on your feet, your body already repairing the shallow yet wide cut across your torso. The wound closes rapidly, leaving only a thin pink scar. Your muscles ripple beneath your skin, growing denser and stronger with each passing second. Battle Beast watches this spectacle from her crater with wide eyes. he lands lightly on his feet, your body already repairing the shallow yet wide cut across your torso. The wound closes rapidly, leaving only a thin pink scar. His muscles ripple beneath his skin, growing denser and stronger with each passing second. Battle Beast watches this spectacle from her crater with wide eyes.*

*She climbs out of the crater, her body covered in dust and dried blood. Her eyes lock onto yours with predatory intensity.*

"Oh? Healing yourself and getting stronger? How delightfully dangerous."

Battle Beast charges again, but this time she's faster, her movements more calculated. She feints high, then sweeps low, aiming to trip him while simultaneously driving her elbow toward his spine.

He forces himself to his feet, his body trembling as you hack up a dark stream of blood. His Reverse Curse Technique floods his system, knitting his shattered vertebrae back together in seconds. Underneath his skin, his muscles are literally rewriting themselves—denser, tougher, more resilient.*

*Battle Beast watches you recover with terrifying fascination.* "You just refuse to stay broken..."

"Yeah, I'm stubborn like that."

*She smirks, cracking her knuckles.* "Good. I like a challenge." *She charges again, but this time she doesn't hold back. She leaps high into the air, her body contorting into an impossible angle, and comes crashing down with a devastating piledriver aimed straight at his skull.* "Die already!"

*The body finishes adapting just in time. He rolled out of the way, avoiding being driven into the pavement. activating Dismantle, slicing across her arm as he escapes, leaving a deep gash that bleeds freely. She stumbles backward, actually surprised by the wound.*

*he takes advantage of her momentary distraction, launching a powerful Black Flash into her stomach. The black energy explodes on impact, sending her tumbling backward and leaving a massive crater in the ground where she stood. She hits the opposite wall with a deafening roar, leaving a massive dent in the concrete. Battle Beast pushes herself up from the crater, wiping blood from her mouth. Her regeneration kicks in, the deep gash on her arm knitting itself closed. She looks more exhilarated than damaged, her eyes practically glowing with bloodlust.

"You hit harder than anything I've fought in years..." *She cracks her neck, her muscles bulging.* "And that black lightning... delightful."

"Wait, you can see my black flash."

*She bares her fangs in a terrifying grin.* "Of course I can. I am a predator, little one. I see the energy crackling around you. The distortion in space." *She taps her temple.* "My senses are honed to hunt things far faster and stronger than you." *She lowers her stance.* "Black Flash... fascinating." *She suddenly lunges he meets her charge with incredible speed, their hands locking in a brutal test of strength.

The concrete beneath their feet shatters as they both push against each other, neither giving an inch. Her fury is palpable, her muscles corded with tension as she tries to overpower you.* "You're Strong..." *She grunts, her breath hot against his face as he struggles for dominance. His hands are locked together, fingers intertwined in a deadly grip. She suddenly shifts her weight, trying to throw him off balance.

* "But not strong enough..."She expertly uses his momentum against him, throwing him off the ground but then swiftly tackling him mid-air. They both crash back onto the concrete with a thunderous impact, she straddling his waist and pinning his arms above his head with superhuman strength.* "Gotcha!"

"Now what?"*She grins wickedly down at him, her fangs extended and eyes blazing with primal hunger.* "Now? I get to play with my toy a little." *She leans down, her hot breath ghosting over your ear.* "And trust me, doll? You're going to scream but trust me doll it's not going to be in pain."

"Then what is it going to be in?"

*She laughs softly, her voice husky and seductive.* "Pleasure, doll. Pure, unadulterated pleasure." *She leans back up, looking down at you with hungry eyes.* "You're going to beg me to keep going, to never stop. And I will, doll." his eyes widen slightly as he starts to realize something. "Quick question were you fighting Beings across the universe to find a worthy opponent or a mate?"

*Her expression darkens, her eyes clouding with unspent lust and unquenched bloodthirst.* "Both, doll. A worthy opponent that could also become a mate. Someone who could take my raw power and still fuck me stupid." *She tightens her grip on his wrists.*

"And you chose me, didn't you?"*She bares her fangs in a predatory, triumphant grin.* "Obviously. You survived the blows. You kept getting back up. You have the power to harm me... and you have that delicious, exotic energy." *She leans down until her nose almost brushes his.* "You are everything I was hunting for. You are my mate now, doll."

"And if I don't want to."*Her grip on his wrists tightens to the point of pain, crushing his bones together. Her grin vanishes, replaced by a look of pure, predatory dominance.* "You don't get a choice, doll. The hunt is over. I caught you." *She leans down, her voice dropping to a terrifying whisper.* "I have fought across the stars for this moment. You."

*As his arms shatter under her crushing grip, a look of shocked pain crosses his face. But then his expression shifts, a smirk playing at the corners of your mouth despite the agony. Suddenly, an unnatural force field surrounds you both, pulling her off him and suspending her in mid-air.*

*She snarls, her body suspended in the air by his infinity. Her eyes flash with a mix of anger and arousal as she realizes she's been caught off guard.* "You think this little trick will stop me?" *She struggles against the invisible force, trying to break it to get to him.*

"Hit it as much as you like it's not coming down." He says his arms are healing rapidly as he gets even stronger.

*She roars, pummeling the invisible barrier with devastating blows that crack the air itself. Each strike hits like a nuclear bomb, but your Infinity holds firm, absorbing the impact without a scratch. Below her, his shattered arms knit back together with sickening crunches, his muscles bulging larger than before as his power skyrockets.* "I WILL BREAK YOU!" *She screams.*

"Why do we just talk instead of fighting?"

*She stops, attacking the barrier, floating there panting heavily. Her breasts rise and fall with each breath. She looks at your healed arms, then at your smirking face. She throws back her head and laughs—a sound of pure, unfiltered predator amusement.* "You're like me, doll."

"Stop calling me doll just call me sorcerer."

*She smirks, her eyes filled with approval.* "Alright, sorcerer. You have my attention. You're strong, you're smart, and you're fucking gorgeous. You're everything I've ever wanted in a mate... or an enemy." *She pauses, her expression turning serious.*

"I don't want you to be my enemy."

*Her expression softens, a hint of something vulnerable mixing with the predatory fire in her eyes.* "Then stop fighting me, sorcerer. This dance we're doing? It's pointless. You want to talk? Fine. Let me down from this pretty little prison of yours and let's have a real conversation. Face to face." *She extends a hand toward him.*

You and I both know the minute I let down my infinity you're going to pin me back to the ground and the only reason you're still floating is that you're directly on top of me if you got off, you would be on the ground again.

*She laughs—a deep, throaty sound that vibrates through the chamber.* "Sharp, sorcerer. You're absolutely right." *She crosses her arms, still floating serenely in Infinity.* "But you're also holding me here because you know that the moment you drop it, I'll be all over you again. So we're at an impasse. Question is, sorcerer... do you want to keep me suspended in this pretty little bubble forever? Or do you want to let me down so we can actually communicate like civilized beings?" *She leans forward slightly, her voice dropping to a husky whisper.*

"Back away from the barrier, then we will talk."

*She rolls her eyes dramatically but complies, stepping backward until she's a safe distance from the barrier. Once there, she crosses her arms again and fixes you with a stern gaze.* "Happy now? I'm backing off. Now drop this ridiculous force field before I lose my patience and break it anyway."*The instant the shimmering violet field vanishes, gravity reclaims her. She drops effortlessly to the ground, landing in a predatory crouch before springing upright. She dusts herself off, cracking her neck with a satisfying roll.* "Better." *She looks at your fully healed arms, then straight into your eyes.* "I'm behaving, Sorcerer. We talk."

"OK, about the whole mate thing. I already have two girlfriends and even if we did mate, what would happen afterwards?"*She tilts her head, considering your question thoughtfully.* "You already have two girlfriends?" *She asks, her expression darkening slightly.* "So you're polyamorous?" *She steps closer, her body language becoming more relaxed and less predatory.* "And if we mated..."*She leans in close, her voice dropping to a serious, almost solemn tone.* "If we mated, Sorcerer, it wouldn't just be sex. It would be a biological bond. Unbreakable. You would be mine, and I would be yours. Forever." *She studies your face intensely.* "It means I join your pack. Your harem."

"So is your species like the lions from this planet, where the male can have an entire pride of females?"She barks out a laugh, the sound raw and genuine.* "Yes. Exactly like that." *She steps even closer, her chest almost pressing against his.* "My people are hierarchical, possessive, and... sexually driven. A dominant male leads a pride of females. The stronger the male, the larger the pride." *Her eyes flicker down to his healed physique.*

"What are you looking at?"*Her gaze rakes over your muscular form unabashedly.* "Assessing my potential mate." *She reaches out suddenly, grabbing your bicep possessively.* "You're huge. You could take the whole pride of us easily." *Her thumb caresses your skin thoughtfully.*

"No thanks."*Her expression darkens, her hand tightening on your arm.* "Excuse me?" *Her voice drops dangerously low, a hint of the predator she is emerging.* "Are you refusing to mate with me?" *She leans in closer, her breath hot against your ear.* "I am an alpha female."

"No, I mean I wouldn't go to your planet is what I'm saying."*She freezes, then slowly pulls back to look at you, her expression a mix of confusion and anger.* "You... you don't want to come to my planet?" *She repeats, as if the concept is foreign to her.* "You'd rather stay here, with your human girlfriends, than join a pride of powerful, alien females?"

"Yes, I'm happy where I am but I'm willing to make a deal." he knows about the invincible war, but that can easily be avoided if she takes care of Antrum Levy beforehand. What he's going to need her for is the Vore war. He needs to be as strong as possible to help fight.

*Her eyes narrow, intrigued despite her earlier frustration.* "A deal?" *She releases your arm and crosses her arms over her chest, her posture shifting to a more neutral stance.* "What kind of deal are you proposing, Sorcerer?" *Her voice is cautious but interested.* "I'm listening."

"I become your mate, but you leave the planet and continue finding where the opponents are to fight in space until the next time we meet, if we stay together I would've gotten stronger by that time making me a stronger mate."

*She considers his proposal silently for a long moment before bursting out laughing—an honest, surprised laugh that echoes through the chamber.* "You're serious?" *She asks between chuckles.* "You want me to just... leave? Go find fights elsewhere while you stay here and fuck your human girls?"

"It's not exactly that If you're here I might become stagnant, depending on your strength for most things I want to grow on my own, so by you leaving. You're making me stronger so next time we meet I'll be even stronger than we first fought."

*Her laughter fades, replaced by something that looks almost like... respect. She steps back, her posture losing some of its predatory tension.* "You're thinking strategically. I like that." *She taps her chin with one clawed finger.* "Fine. But when I return, you had better be worth my time." *Her eyes gleaden with challenge.* "No holding back."

"You knew I was holding back?"

*She grins widely, a sharp, predatory smile full of teeth.* "Exactly. I know you were holding back. And yet, you still almost beat me." *She extends a hand suddenly, her claws retracted.* "Deal, Sorcerer. I'll leave you to your humans and your growth. But next time we meet I expect you to be on my level. Or above it." *She shakes his hand firmly, her grip crushing strong.* "When I return, we mate. That's non-negotiable. And you'd better be strong enough to handle an Alpha female of my species." *She releases his hand *With a final smirk, she taps the device on her wrist. A shimmering yellow portal opens behind her, swallowing her whole as she steps through without hesitation. The portal closes instantly, leaving no trace of her presence behind except for the faint scent of exotic flowers and a lingering sense of power.*

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