Protagonist?Antagonist? I Reject Both

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Light elemental power that can trap the light of the sun and harness it.

It was an ability only available to the main line of the royal family of elves, one that Ael showcased wasn't strong so he might not have had enough to learn yet.

That's what Leon could guess from the snippets of Arwin muttering.

But Arwin had no such restrictions.

Arwin took a step towards Leon.

Leon fixed his eyes on Arwin's advancing body, but his expression still did not change. They were about a few meters away from each other.

Leon couldn't help but be slightly surprised at how powerful the red aura surrounding Arwin was. But even though he felt a slight danger to it, he still wasn't worried about the situation.

'I should become serious now."

Leon's gaze became colder as he suddenly spoke up again,

Leon suddenly tightened his hold on Ael's neck and threw him out of the way.

Seeing this, Arwin rocketed towards Leon.

The floor on which she previously stood melted and warped, leaving a trail of molten lava…

The sheer force of her movement caused the air to ripple and distort behind her, the temperature increasing with each passing moment.

In a breath, Arwin appeared in front of Leon like a phantom, intense amounts of crimson flames coalescing around her fist as she unleashed a devastating punch that seemed to distort the air around Leon.

Leon's gaze instantly narrowed, 'she is fast!'

He had been caught off guard by how fast Arwin had moved. It was nothing less than the speed of sound.

Although Leon was currently a rank below her. With just his passive strength title boost, Leon's current body would be able to keep up with her.

'This ability is truly powerful,' Leon praised.

He remained resolute in the face of Arwen's attack as he muttered under his breath,

"Let's try this"

Leon instantly felt his body shift with the space, and with a deliberate effort, he moved.

A movement technique taught to him by Stephen.

To Arwin, it seemed as though the individual he had been fixated upon had abruptly twisted and disappeared away from the trajectory of his punch.

And in the next instance, Arwin's pupils shifted to her left as the same figure of Leon suddenly twisted once more and materialized at her left-hand side.

Arwin was already in the Divine and thus had had a great perception.

She was able to see every single thing happen in slow motion. But unfortunately for her, the body wasn't fast enough to react to the unfolding events.

Leon shot his right shoulder backward, his hand drawn back for a punch.

Leon focused his attention on the darkness as it wrapped around his fist.

He decided to try out one of the moves he learned when he had experimented before, the punch force multiplier.

Darkness started coalescing onto his fist.

Leon took a massive step forward with his left leg, his hips rhythmically twisting as his right fist shot forward in a brutal punch, the force of the punch intensifying manifold as Leon manipulated the power around his fist, increasing the speed to unimaginable heights.

CRACKLE!

Arwin's eyes widened when she felt the space slowly cracking beside her.

Soon, a loud shattering sound filled the whole place that ranked like a rolling call from thunder.

Leon's fist landed on Arwin's left cheek, the impact akin to the sound of a huge bomb explosion.

Arwin's body came to an abrupt stop, suspended in the air for a full second, and then, with the force of a bullet, Arwin's body shot back.

Leaving a gruesome trail of destruction she hit the sturdy wall of the buildings with a brutal impact.

BOOM!

An apocalyptic boom echoed.

The force of the punch, coupled with Arwin's intense heat, made her crash through the wall like a searing hot knife through tofu.

Arwin broke through the wall, streaked outside the building above the expansive buildings, and then rolled onto the garden creating a tide of flames.

And just as it seemed that Arwin's body would continue moving through the air, Arwin's hand stirred as she raised her hands, instantly releasing an intense blast of energy that immediately stopped her momentum in the air.

Arwin's head snapped towards the hole she had just come out of, her bloodshot eyes instantly meeting the icy blue gaze of Leon.

The force of the punch had completely embodied the left side of Arwin's face, her cheekbones having shifted inwards.

Arwin's anger couldn't help but intensify as she saw Leon's current state.

Meanwhile, Ael was tossed around like a bag of garbage.

But this wasn't the only thing that made her seethe; it was the fact that Leon hadn't even taken her seriously.

Arwin's gaze turned red as she muttered under her breath, "Fine, I'll show you your place."

With a speed that wasn't too fast or slow, Arwin's right arm suddenly tapped his chest. Instantaneously, intricate lines flickered to light, tracing a diamond-shaped pentagon device on Arwin's chest.

Then, with her chest as the center, the device suddenly started to reshape and contort, bodying and spreading an orange attire that seemed to hug him like a second skin all around Arwin's figure.

"Fuck…Arwin calm down…"Gen who was observing from the back screamed aloud frightened by sudden transformation.

She seemed to have taken this fight to the death. Elves are quite prideful creatures so once you scratch their pride, they might go wild like savages sacrificing their eloquence and nobility.

Arwin completely ignored all the ramblings of the Gen and focused on powering up.

The hidden stash of life-saving artifacts that hadn't been used before was taken out without any hesitation.

 The armor simultaneously completed its transformation as it finished contorting and covering up her face.

Intricate lines suddenly lit up in a crimson glow across Arwin's body, tracing down this figure as it immediately amplified her power and abilities.

Her purple hair broke free and floated in the air.

Instantly, Arwin's aura surged to unprecedented heights, an intense wave of heat spreading out.

' What the hell is that suit!?' Leon's gaze narrowed. Arwin's aura, which had initially been at the Divine realm, had just spiked and crossed all at once.

Just what the hell was that suit?

The crimson aura initially surrounding his body had all been siphoned into the armor leaving him with the appearance of her donned in an orange suit traced with intricate crimson lines.

But yet, the temperature of the surrounding area didn't diminish in the slightest bit; in fact, it tripled in intensity.

Arwin's red gaze locked onto Leon's body as the tension in the air intensified to staggering levels.

And then, Arwin's body blurred, the force of his movement creating a sonic boom in the air as her fist suddenly appeared inches away from Leon's face.

Leon's piercing eyes blazed.

Clenching his fist tightly to the point that veins bulge over his arm. The scales all over his forearm started sliding and shifting to form armor.

Qi erupted around forming a vortex and darkness started revolving around his arms.

The moment the woman appeared, Leon too punched with all his strength in quick succession as if he had been prepared.

I miss wrote Arwin's name as Aerin in the previous two chapters but I corrected it today.If you notice any misplaced name please report.

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