Chains Of Pride

"Director! Tear your eyes away from them for one second and get over here! My main goal in coming here was securing you!" Machyal saw that this battle was going to take a while and even contained elements of uncertainty, something he hated.

The old man wasted no time and hurried over to where Machyal stood, "Machyal what the hell is going on here?! You told me we were dealing with super soldiers, which part of this looks like something that super soldiers can do?!" As if to drive his point home, the land violently shook, nearly sending them tumbling to the ground.

"Listen, the association I'm a part of discovered certain individuals who wielded...skills, that went far beyond what normal humans could achieve. We eventually used our influence and far reach to be on the lookout for anyone suspected to be one of them. We don't know when, but they came to call themselves Taliums, not budging on that point."

When the director finally came over, Machyal continued explaining, "There are some things that they all seem to just know, even without meeting each other. We're still trying to figure out how that happens, especially since we're able to direct them through...means."

The land shook once again "Damn it! If I knew it would be like this, I would have brought more people. F**k it, I'm calling in backup, with the speed of a few back at the association they should be able to get here in around 10 minutes. Those two should be able to hold out until then.."

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"C'mon big guy can you only shake the ground? I barely felt anything. Is this how you treat all the ladies?" Rikona was dealing with Zutto Shu who was still doing nothing but slamming the land sending a shockwave of earth hurtling towards her like a wave.

She reacted by using her powers to repel all the debris headed towards her and even managed to send some back. Zutto Shu crossed both his arms in front, causing all the fragments to shatter on impact.

"So you try to dish it out, but you can't take it, that doesn't seem fair," she stated as she moved farther away and tried to circle around while inwardly thinking "Shit this guy's no joke, it's a good thing they don't know about constructs, or we'd be in an even worse state."

Some distance away...

"Bitch why don't you face me like a woman instead of all the hit and runs?!!" Kura didn't have it any easier either, as soon as she finished speaking a blade that struck her side suddenly shattered.

"I swear I'll kill her, I will catch her and kill her!! Life can't continue if that doesn't happen!! And how many knives do you have?!!"

Yang Min didn't let up her assault, after all, she already went through about six knives since she started the exchange. Additionally, it was dangerous getting near to Kura, every time she came close, the air suddenly got heavier, and it felt as if she was moving through amber.

Thankfully she was on another level regarding speed so she could move just fast enough to escape Kura's reaction time.

"What, all out of knives? Heh, so what you gonna do no-..." However, before Kura could finish speaking, a knife strike to the side of the head cut her short, though only figuratively.

"The f**k!!! The double f**k!!!"

Kura cursed when she received the strike and once more when she saw Yang Min brandishing another blade.

"Doesn't she know that no matter how many times she does this, she won't be able to hurt me?! If anything she's just pissing me off!"

She glanced in her sister's direction and inwardly commented, "Plus that big oaf over there just keeps on slamming the ground over and over. Even though big sis does have her hands full a bit, it seems she can hold her own but still, shit!! We may be able to do a whole lot more than them, but they can hold their own because their control is so refined, albeit a bit stiff."

The minute her eyes glanced in her sister's direction, Yang Min saw the subtle fluctuation in the space around Kura and unleashed a full-powered strike, hopefully with enough speed, she could finally inflict some damage.

"Gotcha!" The minute she made a move; however, Kura suddenly brought the area back under control and used a large portion of her energy to further intensify the solidification of the space, trapping Yang Min mid-strike.

She quickly turned pale during this ordeal, apparently manipulating space to this extent through the sphere was still too taxing for her.

"I need to end this fast!" She quickly thought to herself and was about to move forward when something caught her eye. "What the hell is...So that's how it is, those bastards!! Sis and I knew that humans getting their hands on this wouldn't end up well and just look at this! Disgusting!! I just knew something was off, I need to let Rikona know right away!"

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Boom!!!

Another deafening explosion assaulted the ears, and if one could observe from a distance, they could see a small speck darting around in this turbulent situation. Of course, this was Rikona who, even though she had yet to receive any injury, was in a perilous position.

If she miscalculated even the slightest during her dodging or counter-attacks, the consequences suffered would be no joke. The only outcome being nothing short of serious injuries.

"Good God how long am I gonna be stuck with this idiot?! He just won't stop hitting the fricking ground!! Hey, there are other things that even a normal person can do jackass!!!" She was under constant stress due to the continuous attacks.

She couldn't even execute Cerebral Rupture as the minute she readied herself to trigger it, trees, earth, rocks and god know what would come rushing towards her. Cerebral Rupture was an attack that tore the brain asunder by overloading it, a perfect specimen for reference would be Mayuri.

"Rikona! Rikona can you hear me?!"

"What in the...!?! Kura is that you? How am I hearing you right now?! Where are you?!" questioned Rikona who suddenly heard Kura's voice in her head. Telepathy was just one of those things they always had trouble with, though they knew they were capable of it.

"Not much time, long story short, we're Taliums, but we'll get to that soon, just listen. These guys are not themselves! I can't explain too much but trust me once you take a closer at that big oaf, you'll see what I mean!" Kura didn't want to distract her sister for too long seeing the situation she was in, so she just told her the crucial issue before anything else.

After hearing her younger sister, she began scrutinising Zutto Shu. "Wait, what am I supposed to be looking for here? Kura? Kura!?! Oh great! How the hell am I gonna fi …Oh hello there, and what are you?!" Rikona's eyes landed on a particular item around his neck.

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"Wait is she...No stop!! What the hell do you think you're doing!?!" Machyal, who was some distance away, saw what Kura was doing to Yang Min.

Kura's head snapped in his direction as her eyes burned red with rage when she opened her mouth, she practically growled the following, "You f**king pigs! Just wait till I find your sty. I swear to God I will slaughter every single one of you!!"