Chapter 314 - The Hunter Becomes The Hunted
Anitta was filled with rage as she swiped her arm towards Isabelle. The glove she wore grew four blades that came out of the knuckles of the gloves. The blades looked cylindrical on the bottom but was flattened from the middle up to the tip.
Isabelle easily evaded her attack, taking a few steps forward and spinning to throw four gems at the angel's direction. Anitta conjured the white shield to protect again, this time she lowered it to see why the attacks didn't hit her shield.
"You angels are so easy to be fooled," Isabelle shook her head and chuckled. "If you would've paid more attention to every detail, you must know that that was a fake attack."
Anitta laughed while looking at the rocks that were on the ground. They were he rocks that Isabelle threw at her, the woman posing them as a gem before switching the actual gems with rocks.
"Oh," Anitta smirked. "But I do know that."
Isabelle paused and looked at Anitta. Her eyes widen when she saw that Anitta's left glove had the claws extend to the side and behind her. There was a smirk on the angel's face before the long blades shot towards Isabelle.
The gem collector dropped to the ground and rolled to the side to avoid the blades. It was a good thing that the blades weren't flexible and could only go to one direction at once. If it could swerve down or curve at any given moment, she would've had holes in her body.
"Bone affinity," Isabelle concluded. "I see the joints whenever the blade would change directions. Your ability is the manipulation and creation of bones."
Anitta was silent after Isabelle's talk. They spent the next few seconds watching each other, eyes narrowing in anticipation on what the other would do next.
Isabelle took several multicolored gems from her pocket. She smirked after seeing the amusement in Anitta's face. It had been a while since she kept on taking gems from her front pocket but the number of gems she took so far should create a bulge there
Instead, the pocket looked flat. This took Anitta's attention and she studied how Isabelle could do such feat. After a while of figuring it out, the angel had come to a conclusion.
"Spatial magic," Anitta said. "You can use spatil magic and create portals from your pocket and into somewhere where you store the gems."
"You're indeed right," Isabelle smiled genuinely. "I like how you're very critical right now."
"My enemy could read my movements and I seem to have run out of cards," Anitta said. "If that happens, what if I just take some instead?"
She blasted herself from where she stood and into Isabelle. Her hands were faster this time, using the blades of her gloves to claw at Isabelle rapidly.
The gem collector was dodging every attack Anitta gave her. She knew to herself that she could not block them, not with her physical attributes.
"You know," Isabelle said in the middle of their fight. "You're not so bad, I think."
Anitta tilted her head and jumped back. She was still raising her arms in case Isabelle tried to pull a trick on her. "What do you mean by that, Angel Hunter?"
"You have potential to grow, but you're not using that potential when you're there," Isabelle spoke. "You can live a new life outside killing, live a better and peaceful life."
Another sound of silence enveloped the two. They watched each other, waiting for the other to speak about the offer. The winds blew coldly and Anitta spoke.
"I believe you're right," Anitta broke the silence. She withdrew the blades and lowered both her arms, the gloves disappearing slowly. "I have been defeated."
"As if," Isabelle appeared in front of her that took Anitta by surprise. Isabelle was too fast for her that she couldn't shoot the daggers at the right time.
The woman had three gems in between her left fingers. There was another on her mouth that she used to spew out in Anitta's chest. "Gem Seal: Mobility!"
The gem landed on Anitta's chest. It glowed with a bright pink color before a bright pink line travelled to Anitta's entire body. Her body fell to the floor as she awaited for Isabelle to throw the three gems at her.
The angel could only close her eyes and wait for her time. Her wait of a few seconds that turned into minutes. Anitta slowly opened her eyes and saw Isabelle with the gems in between her fingers.
"You are chosen by the gems," Isabelle said. She took her free hand to offer it to Anitta who rolled her eyes. "Come with me and I will change yoy to be better."
"But I'm a killer," Anitta whispered. "I killed my parents. It wasn't the Angel Hunter. Then I got addicted to killing that I ended up killing more and more angels and other races."
"You have to pay for that price, you know that," Isabelle said. "Whenever we make mistakes, there's always a right thing that wold come. I hope you also know that."
"Of course, I know," Anitta uttered to herself, but Isabelle still heard her.
"You know, you sounded like my mother," Anitta suddenly spoke.
This took Isabelle aback, looking around but saw no one else there. "You might still be under my trance."
"You remind me of her," Anitta whispered. "I want my mother back."
"Anitta, let us–"
The angel conjured her gloves again and this time, she smashed on the floor of the Zodiac Sphere. The shock from the attack created a wave of power that even Isabelle had to cover her eye and hold her body to remain steady.
"Angel Hunter, I will not stop until I kill you!" Anitta yelled. She ran towards Isabelle with her head held high and her anger still present. She was confident in herself that she could take down Isabelle on her own.
"I told you," Isabelle whispers to herself. She vanished in front of Anitta that made the woman stop in her tracks and raise her arms in defense.
"Show yourself!" Anitta yelled.
On the other side of the Zodiac Sphere, Isabelle stood. She had a blue gem in between her index and middle finger while she pointed it to the direction where Anitta was.
"Blue Phoenix."
With a swift flick of her wrist, the gem flew out of her fingers and shot towards Anitta. The gem's speed increased as it got closer, burning into a burst of a bird-shaped blue flame before it stuck to Anitta's glove.
"What is–"
The gem exploded into a vast blue dome of explosion. Isabelle watched he blue lame burst into the skies, burning like it was a campfire. Anitta's aura vanished inside the flames, making the woman sigh.
"I will not stop…"
Her body froze after hearing Anitta's voice behind her. Isabelle placed her hand on her pocket, preparing for another round of fight. This time, she was becoming the prey.
The angel's presence disappeared from her range. Anitta hid her aura while running around the top of the sphere to hide from Isabelle. She was doing a good job with her plan considering the elder woman was starting to panick.
"Now you've become the hunted," Anitta laughed from the distance.
Isabelle lowered her hands and raised her head. Kian was currently facing Stanley while he was in his dragon form. Their figures would block the light of the sun from time to time.
"Those two are having fun and they seem to be all out too," Isabelle whispered. "So this is a war."
Anitta revealed her presence in front of Isabelle. She stood with her gloves on the side, eyes glaring at the woman in front of her. But this time, something had changed.
The elder woman had to cover her mouth with her hands after seeing Anitta again. The angel was left with a single wing while the other one was broken in half. Her previously black stained white gloves was now pitch black with the blades on the knuckles dripping with a black ink.
"What happened to you?!" Isabelle yelled in shock. "Anitta, this is not normal anymore."
"H-Help me…" Anitta said with a hushed tone. Her eyes were starting to become pitch black as well, the same black ink that was dripping from her gloves was now flowing from her eyes. She was crying.
Anitta raised her hand opened them, asking Isabelle for help. The older woman was in the middle of taking her hand when a large dome shield was dropped down to Anitta. The shield had so much impact that Isabelle heard the angel's bone crack and her blood splat all over her and the forcefield below them.
Isabelle stared in the air, eyes looking like they were about to bulge out from their sockets. She was having a hard time processing everything, not knowing where to start.
"When a Fallen Angel falls deeper into the pits of darkness…" Stanley said from above. Kian was also staring at the shield that crushed Anitta. "She will touch the Abyss. And once that happens, the Abyssal Beast will possess her body.. When that happens, even the Twilight Bless couldn't stop us."