The Thunder Sphere made Shiki abnormally fast, and the girl couldn't react at all. She could only see golden lines flashing back and forth in the field, followed by electro element sword qi attacking from all directions.
"Fall into the abyss of Frost!"
The girl shouted loudly, and the surrounding ice element quickly gathered, then condensed into several thick ice shards on the path of the sword qi.
"It's not over yet!"
Shiki said, stepping forward quickly, then her wide furisode danced in the cold wind, and the sword dance began.
Dense golden sword light filled the field, and the obstructing ice shards were broken one by one, shocking the girl and also causing Raiden Ei in the Isshin Pure Land to fall into memories.
"Ah… Chiyo…"
The girl's dance steps gradually overlapped with Mikoshi Chiyo in her memory. The two only had slight differences in their movements, the reason being the difference in their swords.
Mikoshi Chiyo's katana was thin and long, almost equal to her height, while Shiki's Kujikanesada was just a very ordinary katana.
"My sister's power, Chiyo's sword dance, Shiki, where exactly do you come from?"
Raiden Ei asked in the Isshin Pure Land, but unfortunately, this was just self-talk, and no one answered her.
At this moment, in the outside world, Shiki had already shattered all the obstructing ice shards. With the appearance of her rainbow-blue demonic eyes, she thrust a sword towards the girl's chest.
Kujikanesada naturally pierced through the ice shield surrounding the girl, but it stopped in front of her chest, unable to advance further.
Shiki's limbs were firmly frozen by ice crystals, thus fixing her in mid-air.
The onlookers' hearts tightened at this sight, but as golden electric arcs jumped, cracks began to appear in the ice crystals.
The girl had intended to use this opportunity to directly eliminate the girl, but she hadn't expected that the Tsaritsa's clearance granted to her would only be able to trap the opponent for such a short time.
'Sure enough, in the end, I still have to rely on my own strength.'
"The Harbinger's power is a bit of a burden; I want my destiny to manifest again!"
The girl said, controlling the ice crystals to throw the girl into the air. Immediately after, she herself transformed into a huge ice crystal, like an ice-made cocoon.
Bang!
The electro element completely shattered the ice crystals covering her limbs. Shiki performed two and a half turns in the air and landed steadily on the ground, then looked at the girl who was about to enter her second phase.
She moved her stiff hands. For Shiki, who wears a kimono in winter, to feel cold, it shows that the Delusion given to the girl by the Tsaritsa is not weak.
"Hoo…"
Exhaling a puff of hot air, Shiki closed her eyes and began to call upon the most primal power of the Raiden Shogun.
Dark clouds began to gather over Inazuma City. People all thought that Raiden Shogun was about to bring down divine punishment. However, Raiden Ei knew that the dark clouds in the sky had nothing to do with her.
Being able to command nature, in a sense, the girl could already be called a Archon.
The sky gradually darkened, and dark clouds quickly covered the sky. At the same time, rumbling sounds came from the clouds, and even faint flashes of golden electro element could be seen within them.
Cracks appeared on the ice cocoon formed by the girl, but what emerged from it was a dazzling fire.
"The pale fire is Burning…"
As the ice crystals completely shattered, terrifying high temperatures swept across the entire field, directly Melting all the remaining ice crystals.
"Hahahaha!"
Intense flames soared into the sky. The girl laughed wildly, spreading butterfly wings made of fire. Two huge horns grew on her mask, making her look like a flying Crystalfly of fire.
Of course, Shiki had never seen what a fire Crystalfly looked like, but judging from the Anemo, Geo, and electro element types, it was probably similar.
"The pale fire has merged with solid ice, witness…"
The girl's words abruptly stopped midway. What did she see? The originally clear sky was now covered with dark clouds, and rumbling thunder entered her ears.
'That puppet, how dare she!'
The girl didn't realize that the dark clouds in the sky were actually caused by the girl. She looked at Raiden Shogun, her beautiful face now completely consumed by anger.
"Burn everything!"
The girl wielded a long whip made of flames, leaving trail after trail on the ground, then transformed into a giant flaming whirlwind, beginning to burn everything that approached her.
At this moment, Shiki slowly opened her eyes. The rainbow-blue demonic eyes had receded, replaced by dazzling golden light.
"Rosalyne, the Pyro Witch, a pathetic and pitiful girl. After five hundred years of erode, what do you have left?"
At this moment, the electro element in the sky no longer hid itself and fully manifested. Golden electro element, one after another, illuminated the dim field.
The electro element obeyed her will. At this moment, she was like another Raiden Shogun of this nation, initiating judgment against the girl who had disrupted the peace of the people.
"Damn it! Not even ashes will remain!"
The girl roared, but just then, before her voice arrived, a thick golden electro element struck down from the sky.
At the same time, Shiki leaped high from the ground, attaching this electro element to her katana, then swung it towards the girl.
Although the speed of lightning is far slower than the speed of light, it is still not something the girl can avoid!
"Boom!"
A violent explosion occurred on the ground. Fire and electro element should have caused an Overloaded reaction, but because the girl's flames were too weak compared to the electro element, the flames were instantly swallowed by the electro element.
The girl staggered out of the explosion. At this moment, she had returned to her original appearance, but the pain brought by the flames and electro element almost made her faint on the spot.
"What exactly… are you?"
"An ordinary swordsman."
Shiki said, dispelling the golden glow in her eyes, her pupils returning to their original deep brown. Just as she was about to finish off the girl, Raiden Shogun walked over first.
A purple katana appeared in the Archon's hand at some point. She walked past the girl directly and went towards the girl who had collapsed on the ground.
"Hmph, I am an envoy from Snezhnaya. You know the implications of attacking me."
"I swear, if you truly swing your katana at me, I will make your nation… the Fatui will make your cherished Inazuma…"
Even though she had lost, the girl's expression remained disdainful. She knew the puppet's rule of not attacking envoys, but facing Raiden Shogun, whose eyes glowed purple and whose divine halo appeared behind her, the girl finally panicked.
"Stop! I command you!"
"You, and you all! How could I!"
The girl shrieked hysterically. She couldn't believe, or rather, refused to face the outcome that was about to befall her, and stretched out her hand, clawing at Raiden Shogun's chest.
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