Olive charged straight towards me, but unlike last time, I was able to sense her movements. It didn't look like she had slowed down, so it must be because of these new powers.

When she came close enough, she attacked me with a high kick, much like how she attacked Zagan before. But I saw that coming and dodged it by bending backward. My body felt a lot flexible in this form and I was able to do it as normally as bending forward.

"Cool." The word slipped out of my mouth in excitement. Despite the situation that we were in, something inside me was giving me the confidence that we could beat her.

These powers were too new and I was yet to get the hang of it. That was why I wasn't going offensive and counterattacking.

"There is more where that came from."

With those words, she used her other foot to attack me with a back kick. I blocked using my hands, but the impact sent me flying towards the ground where I crashed.

The crash was loud, but surprisingly, I wasn't hurt much. What little bruises that I suffered because of the attack were being healed instantly. And by the time I stood back up, I looked completely unharmed.

'She is really a beast.'

Even with the abilities of my mana cloak enhanced several times, her attack got through. The impact didn't cause much harm, but it was a powerful blow which could have caused me some serious damage in my earlier state. And the fact that this attack was without the support of momentum gained through her speed made it even more incredible.

"Looks like you've become more resilient. But is that all?"

"Take this."

Right after she said that, Yoru, who was right behind her, attacked her with a dark lightning attack. The attack was indeed powerful considering the loud noise it made, but not powerful enough to harm her.

"Are you sure this was an attack?" She said looking towards Yoru in a way that could be called creepy.

"Damn!" It looked like the attack was only able to gain her attention without doing her any harm whatsoever. Without wasting time, she flew straight towards her.

I was still on the ground so I wasn't sure if I would be able to reach her in time. I physically enhanced my legs and used the ground to repel myself in the air. I then used all the raw mana I could to fly straight towards them just so I would be able to stop her in time.

It looked like my speed was slightly greater than hers. At this rate, I would have been able to reach them right on time. But when I was just about to catch up to her, she stopped.

"Got you."

She turned around and punched me in the guts using her right fist. I could neither dodge nor defend. I was too focused on moving ahead that I let my guard down.

I fell on the ground feeling immense pain in my stomach. Even though our powers were comparative at this point, my inexperience with this new power gave her a clear advantage.

It was foolish of me to judge her personality to be prideful and aggressive. I should have known that in the thousands of years that she lived; she must have come across all sorts of situations.

"Nara!"

Yoru rushed towards me as soon as I fell on the ground. The flames on my cloak were healing me so I would probably be back to normal soon. But we were at a clear disadvantage and there was no way we would be able to win like this.

'Guess there is only one choice left.'

[Yoru, can you hear me?]

[Oh! Yeah, I can. Are you alright?] Yoru's reply came in a surprised tone. She was probably startled by sudden telepathic communication.

[I am fine.. Yoru, I will try sensing your thoughts. That way, I will be able to use your powers. Is that alright with you?]

[Yes!] Her reply came fast in an excited tone.

I wasn't sure if this would work or not. Considering the fact that the Black dragon king said it might be too soon for her, it probably won't. But we were in a tight spot and this was worth a shot.

I closed my eyes and tried tinkering with the telepathic link like before. I tried going deeper towards her subconscious and unconscious thought. But something prevented me from going any further.

'Wait, was that Flare?'

I forgot to consider the fact that they didn't get along well. For me to be able to use both of their powers at once, they would need to get along. And the way they were now, they would just fight among each other.

[Sorry Yoru, this isn't working. Maybe we can try it some other time.]

[Ah, alright.] Considering how she sounded excited earlier; it was given that she would be disappointed after hearing my response.

"Oh, you are not dead yet kid?" As I was talking with Flare telepathically, Zagan, who was laying on the ground, spoke.

"You thought I would be dead?!... Well, anyway... I am glad that you are alive."

"Yeah, I have survived messier situations countless times. I just didn't expect her to come at me like that." He said as he pushed the ground and stood up. "But now that I had a nap, I am ready for round two."

With just me, the chances of us winning were pretty low. But with the two of us, there was a decent chance we might be able to beat her.

"Yoru, can you turn back to human form and look after Marina and Lucy? They are my friends and I would really be grateful if you could do that," I said looking towards Yoru.

"Alright. But call me if you need me, okay?"

With those words, she changed back into her human form. She still sounded a bit disappointed but there was nothing we could do at the moment. We would just need to wait until the two of them start getting along. And looking at the way they were now, it would take some time for that to happen.

Surprisingly, as we were doing all this, Olive was just standing above us without attacking. It would have been a perfect opportunity to attack since all of us were distracted, but she wasn't making any move.

'Well, who knows what's going on in her head. All I care for now, is getting that nectar and getting the hell out of this place with my friends.'

"She is probably observing your spirit magic. Long living creatures are often fond of new things. And you don't get to see someone using divine spirit magic often," Zagan said when he saw me looking at Olive curiously.

"But is it all that rare though? I thought Elves could use that," I asked. By what the Back Dragon king told me, the Elves can use spirit's magic like I was doing.

"Yeah, the thing is, even with spirit's magic one's ability is only boosted two to three, or maybe even five times in rare cases. But in your case, your abilities reached the point where you could easily take her attacks. And with proper training, you might even be able to fight at her level. Now the obvious question here would be, is that because of your abilities, or is it because of your divine spirit?"