Angel Monarch-Chapter 380: First Kill

The black knight walked across the darkness with its greatsword held to the side. Some dark, viscous substance dripped from the long blade, letting join the nothingness below.

Vicky kept her breathing calm while scanning the surroundings for signs of danger. She only perceived the black knight, but she also remembered the Third Principle: 'Respect your opponent, never underestimate your enemy!'

She summoned four daggers in each hand and held them like fans. It made throwing easier, while also giving a larger surface area for deflection and parry.

The only downside of this hold was the lack of blocking ability. It was quite difficult to not break any fingers while defending herself. However, she never actually blocked blows, so this issue was easily mitigated.

The tall figure walked without hurry. The actual distance played tricks on Vicky's mind, but she could clearly see his form growing in size.

Each step shook the surrounding darkness, but made no real sound or vibrations. Like the ground didn't exist beneath their feet.

Out of reflex, Vicky took one step closer. She felt the ground below her bare feet, but even her own steps made no noise.

The black knight continued walking. This time, it was noticeably closer. It lifted its long blade, twirling it absently.

From this distance, Vicky could judge its height. The black knight stood about two and a half meters tall, close to a meter higher than Vicky.

The problem with fighting against Transcended was their monstrous regeneration. It took them less than a second to heal the glancing blows, and even the more devastating ones couldn't kill them.

Other than using some ability, the best way to kill was either by damaging the brain or destroying their heart!

Since the black knight stood so high, and Vicky only used daggers, beheading seemed like an impossible task. However, its black armor also looked unpenetrable in this eternal darkness.

"Dammit, this would be much easier using my powers!" Said Vicky, while trying to determine the best plan of attack.

The large black knight grunted. His booming laughter soon echoed through the emptiness.

"Of course it would be easier! That's why I brought you here, where you're powerless! I've been stationed near your bitch mother for an entire year, waiting for your rescue attempt!"

Vicky narrowed her eyes at the black knight. He's acting quite haughty, which means he's confident in his victory.

If they stationed him here, because of her possible appearance for an entire year, it meant Otto was working with the Asian city-states for the past year!

The Princess gritted her teeth as her blood began to boil. Her calmness persisted on the outside, however, her heart raced from rage.

One thing Vicky despised more than anyone was liars! If they wanted to join her enemy, that's okay, but these backhanded manipulations really angered her.

"We were assigned to watch over that dumb whore. I still don't understand what the Master's brother sees in her. Each night she wines about her daughter and some past lover… How pathetic!"

Vicky took one step forward, anger nearly consuming her mind. The black knight continued closing in, and it took all of her willpower not to run towards him.

"Second Principle… Never fight emotionally… Second Principle… Never fight emotionally…" She said repeatedly, using it as a mantra to calm her turbulent rage.

"Eh? What are you mumbling? Are you so scared you began praying to your Goddess?… Just as pathetic as your mother!"

A small smile appeared on Vicky's face as she stared up at the tall black knight. He stood barely a few meters away.

In her mind, Vicky continued her mantra, but she also focused back her attention on the surroundings.

Something felt wrong around her, but nothing moved around her other than the knight. Just in case, she concentrated and activated Zone.

The black knight stopped in his tracks and pointed his greatsword at Vicky. The black fluid continued dripping from his blade, falling into the abyss below.

"Let's end this Princess! I was ordered to keep you alive if possible, but I don't quite feel like it, so… Die!"

Vicky's eyes widened as the man's shout reverberated through the empty space. The surrounding darkness became even darker and sharp tendrils shot out, trying to impale the small girl.

Her body moved without the need to command. With the long daggers held in her palm, she cut away most tendrils, while also dodging their sharp ends.

She moved like a whirlwind, destroying every source of danger. Even without wearing any protective gear, they couldn't even land a glancing blow.

The black knight cursed under his breath, while watching the Princess's movements. By his Master's knowledge, she should've little to experience fighting in close combat.

However, the young girl moved like someone born on the battlefield. She didn't lack any experience. Her movements were near perfect, well-calculated and extremely fast.

As she cut away more tendrils, the black knight decided to join the fray. He raised the greatsword and slashed down at the Princess like a foot trying to crush an ant.

He aimed to bisect the young girl, but as his greatsword arced, she used her daggers to guide away the devastating weapon.

She then stepped closer and tried cutting through the black knight's armor. The darkness became tangible above the plate armor, making any attack useless.

The Princess jumped away, as dozens of tendrils shot out in her direction.

The black knight chuckled beneath his armor, then stepped forward once more. He bent down, and using all his power, he slashed horizontally with his sword.

Vicky cut down a few tendrils, then flipped into the air, evading the greatsword. That's when another dozen tendrils shot out from the eternal darkness.

Below the helmet, the black knight grinned. While falling, the Princess had no chance of evading all these attacks!

The young girl just took a deep breath and prepared her mind for the approaching pain. She didn't try to cut away any tendrils, instead she placed the fan before the first tendril.

The speed with which the pointy tendril hit her fan sent the small girl flying backward. She lost the grip on the daggers in her right hand, but at least not a single tendril damaged her.

She landed back on the ground, and using her regained footing, she dodged and cut away every tendril, while slowly closing the distance towards the black knight.

He swung his greatsword again. The same horizontal sweep, since that nearly worked the last time. The tendrils also attacked simultaneously.

Instead of jumping away, Vicky sprinted and fell backwards. She slid past the greatsword and tendrils.

She kept her momentum and stood up before the tall knight. From her left hand, she threw all the extra daggers at him, until only one remained.

Another dagger also appeared in her right palm, and with the two weapons she tried stabbing the black knight's chest. Her three thrown daggers also hit him, one on his right leg, another on his left shoulder, and a third aimed at his helmet.

The darkness thickened around his body once more, defending against every blow. However, after backing away once again, Vicky noticed a tiny scratch on the black knight's helmet.

The Princess kept her calm, but in her mind, she was already celebrating. She finally saw the way forward and had a plan to kill the black knight.

Still, she repeated each Principle in her mind, not letting the minor victory lead her astray.

Tendrils attacked once more, but her body cut them down with ease. She barely thought about them, while closing in the distance for a third time.

She sprinted across the empty plains as more daggers appeared in both her hands.

Yesterday, during her training, Vicky figured out how many daggers she could throw accurately at the same time… Her record was six, with each hand!

A dozen daggers flew from her hand, heading at different parts of the black knight's body. As all the daggers flew, the man lost sight of Vicky.

He frowned below his helmet and summoned the darkness around most of his body. With the increased number of attacks, a few daggers would reach his armor, but none would penetrate it… At least that's what the black knight believed…

Suddenly, the Princess appeared at the corner of his eyes. She held a dagger in each hand while flying towards the tall man.

He tried raising his greatsword, but Vicky moved too fast. As a last ditch effort, he summoned thicker darkness near the area where the Princess's blade would land.

Exactly as her blades hit his chest plate, the other dozen daggers hit other parts of his body. The darkness, which he used for defense, became overwhelmed, and most of Vicky's daggers penetrated his armor.

The tall knight grunted in pain as the blades reached his skin, muscles, and maybe even bones. However, not one damaged his heart or brain.

The pain quickly passed as his monstrous healing kicked in. Quickly, he reached towards Vicky's small form, still stuck to his body. ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com

His gauntleted hand oozing with darkness nearly reached Vicky, when a sudden head-splitting pain appeared in the knight's mind. He fell back, while screaming in agony.

Something was horribly wrong… His entire body felt weak for some reason, as his head felt like exploding…

Slowly, his vision became tinged red as blood flowed into his eyes…

"What?… W-what's happening?!" He whispered, while trying to touch his head.

Vicky sighed in relief, while cautiously walking towards the man. Two more daggers appeared in her hands.

The black knight saw her small approaching form, exactly when his hand touched something sticking out of his helmet… A dagger!

"W-when?… H-how?… I didn't…"

As he continued mumbling, memories flashed before his eyes. When Vicky threw that dozen daggers at him, she tossed a thirteenth!

He didn't see it, because the dagger wasn't aimed at him, not directly at least… He tossed it above, into the nothingness!

She used the jump attack to push him right into the falling dagger's trajectory. It easily penetrated his helmet, since the other attacks overwhelmed his defenses!

"You… Y-you little…" He tried speaking, but a coughing fit came over him from the blood flowing down his throat.

Vicky didn't take her eyes off of the black knight, even though he could barely raise his gauntleted hand. She carefully walked around until she stood above his head.

The man blinked slowly, staring into the young girl's white eyes. Instead of the joy of victory, he only saw sadness and pity in its depths.

"I'm sorry it ended like this. I couldn't save you from this terrible fate… I promise I'll get stronger and better, so I hopefully won't have to kill my next opponent!"

The black knight blinked once more, and the young Princess disappeared. Instead, he saw two dark bluish, glowing points approaching his eyes rapidly.

He took one last, deep breath, before Vicky's daggers entered his skull, taking his life!