Let's Train Heroine

Chapter 192: Heroine's Battle

Maris clashed with Dark Crow once again, their colossal fists meeting in a shockwave that rippled across the sky, tearing through clouds and shaking the heavens. Their battle had been going on for what felt like hours, neither gaining the upper hand.

Both Maris and Dark Crow had regenerated time and time again, their bodies unable to sustain permanent damage as their magic clashed in perfect opposition. Each strike, though devastating, only reset the battle to an eternal stalemate.

As she blocked yet another powerful punch from Dark Crow, Maris's mind raced. This isn't working. She could feel the strain on her body, the exhaustion creeping into her muscles. Her power, while vast, wasn't limitless. The same was true for Dark Crow. But if they kept fighting like this, they would both continue to heal and clash endlessly, neither gaining victory.

This battle needs to end.

Dark Crow smirked, clearly reveling in the chaos they were creating. "Getting tired, Saint?" he taunted, his voice dripping with malice. "I told you, this is pointless. You cannot defeat me, not while we are equals."

Maris didn't respond immediately, her mind already calculating her next move. She knew he was right in a way. As long as they fought at the same level of power, there would be no end. But she had one option left.

Her Empire-Class power. Maris could control her seal, once she exhaust her power completely she could control her seal without effort. That's what she did when she attacked that invincible wall with her empire class power.

If she use empire class power then she could easily defeat Dark Crow but she needs to take him away, a place where 100,000 kilometres radius, no human settlements is made, because after releasing her empire class power, she would destroy that big of area.

Her gaze shifted to the ground far below. Thousands of kilometers away, kingdoms and villages already trembled from the aftershocks of their battle. If she were to release her full power here, the land itself would suffer. The lives of innocents would be caught in the crossfire, something she could never allow.

Dark Crow, sensing her hesitation, pressed his attack. His massive hand closed around her torso, squeezing tightly as dark energy pulsed through his grip. "You're thinking too much, Saint. That's your weakness!" With a roar, he hurled her toward the ground, his power crackling through the air as he followed her descent.

Maris managed to stop herself just before hitting the earth, her feet hovering above the mountain peaks below. She gasped for air, feeling the tightness in her chest from the strain of the battle. Dark Crow loomed above her, grinning wickedly.

But Maris had made up her mind.

With a sharp whistle, she summoned her Hundred Marionettes. Giant figures made of holy energy, as tall as ten mountains, appeared beside her, each wielding massive weapons of their own. Maris was already as tall as mountain and now she brought even taller Marionette. Every human in the saint's region could see these hundred Marionette.

"Take him," Maris ordered, her voice steady.

The Hundred Marionettes surged forward, their massive weapons slicing through the air toward Dark Crow. But the dark sorcerer only laughed, his body swelling with dark magic as he invoked one of his most dangerous techniques—Shadow Monolith.

In an instant, Dark Crow's body expanded, turning into a colossal form that the size of Maris's Marionettes. His shadowy skin hardened into an impenetrable substance, and his movements became sluggish but devastatingly powerful. He swung his massive arms, each blow sending shockwaves that shattered the weapons of the Marionettes.

Maris clenched her fists, focusing her energy. Maris noticed that Dark Crow increased his size but his moments are slow however it also made his defence invincible.

As Dark Crow continued to decimate the Marionettes, Maris suddenly saw an opening. His core. In this form, the sorcerer's heart—his weak point—was exposed, but only for brief moments when he struck with full force.

She had to time it perfectly.

Dodging one of Dark Crow's gargantuan fists, Maris propelled herself upward, her holy light gathering around her like a radiant halo. She surged toward his chest, where his core briefly pulsed with dark energy, exposed during his attack. Just as his fist came down to crush her, she unleashed her holy magic directly into his core.

For a split second, Dark Crow's monstrous form faltered. His body convulsed, and the shadows surrounding him began to unravel. But it wasn't enough. His giant form was too strong, and though she had weakened him, his regeneration kicked in almost immediately.

He roared, his body swelling with even more dark energy. "Nice try, Saint. But you'll need more than that!"

Maris's heart pounded in her chest. This is it. I need to end this, once and for all.

Without a moment's hesitation, she summoned her remaining Marionettes and commanded them to grapple Dark Crow, holding him in place. As they fought to restrain him, she raised her hand and summoned her full magical strength, enveloping both her and Dark Crow in a cocoon of light.

And then, with a single thought, she teleported them both.

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High above a vast ocean, tens of thousands of kilometers from the nearest shore, the two combatants materialized. The water below churned, reacting to the sudden appearance of two titanic beings. Waves surged, crashing against themselves as Maris hovered in the air, staring down at Dark Crow.

"This is where it ends," she murmured to herself. "I'll release the seal… here, where no lives will be lost."

Dark Crow sneered. "What's this? Taking me out over the ocean to hide from the consequences of your power? How noble of you."

But Maris wasn't listening. With a deep breath, she closed her eyes, summoning her internal magic. The seal that had bound her Empire-Class power began to weaken. Her body glowed with an intense, divine radiance, and the seal shattered.

In an instant, her power surged forward, an unstoppable wave of energy that radiated outward in all directions. The ocean below evaporated in seconds, the water turning to steam as Maris's light engulfed everything in its path.

Dark Crow's laughter stopped abruptly as the wave of holy energy consumed him. His body disintegrated, the shadows that had protected him evaporating under the sheer force of Maris's unsealed power. He screamed, his voice fading into nothingness as his form was completely obliterated.

But the cost of such power was immense.

As Maris's magic finally began to dissipate, she floated in the air, her once radiant body now weak and trembling. She looked down at the ocean—or rather, what remained of it. Thirty percent of the vast waters had evaporated entirely, leaving a massive crater where life once thrived. The creatures of the sea… they were gone, along with everything else.

Maris's heart ached at the destruction she had caused. Even though it was over the ocean, far from any land, the consequences of her actions weighed heavily on her. Her body felt drained, as if all her energy had been sapped by the release of her Empire-Class power. Although she could recover her energy in few minutes, she did this thing twice today, making her too weak.

And then, her vision blurred. Her strength was leaving her rapidly. She tried to steady herself in the air, but her wings faltered, and she began to plummet toward the remnants of the ocean below.

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Before she could hit the ground, strong arms caught her mid-fall. Maris blinked through her exhaustion, looking up to see Lucan's familiar face staring down at her, his expression calm but filled with concern.

"Maris," Lucan said softly. "You've done enough. It's over."

Relief washed over her as her body went limp in his arms. She had ended the fight, destroyed Dark Crow, and saved countless lives.

Her eyelids grew heavy as Lucan carried her through the air, his magic keeping them afloat above the vast, empty sea. The battle was over.