Enlightening?

Mai's was marked with burns and yet, unusually ecstasy danced across her features. Shu was in disbelief she survived after all that?

Mai's expressions remained otherworldly. "So this is how Akira did it." She had acquired an understanding of Akira's surge of power.

"This feeling," Mai continued, flexing her feet and muscles as if just born. Shu, his confusion quite obvious, found himself trying to understand how she survived

With an electrifying surge, Shu charged forward, his speed strangely enhaced, his blade slicing through the air with precision and newfound speed. His target was Mai's neck, a decisive, swift slash to finish off Mai. But Mai's response was anything but anticipated.

In an instant, she was no longer grounded. She floated gracefully into the air. Her movements resembling a dance, a strange fusion of power and dance that left Shu utterly confused.

Shu harnessed every ounce of his power, every thought and emotion, channeling them into one all-out final assault. He approached Mai with a smile, yet his intent was clear as he surged forward for a final, fatal blow.

At the last possible moment, Mai's form sidestepped with effortless grace. Her laughter mingled with the clash of their wills, a strange zap seemed to resonate through the air following his slash.

The Mythical Grade orb in her possession transformed once more, shaping itself into an ordinary looking pistol.

Three shots flew out, each bullet infused with Negative Mana that seeped into Shu's mana upon impact. His body reacted with a violent convulsion, his strength crumbling rapidly as a high concentration of Negative Mana coursed through him. The collapse was immediate, he fell limp from the after effects of the unneeded Negative Mana.

Mai's motions were like fluid, a dance of power and precision. She kicked his head, a reminder of the treatment she has received from him.

She giggled. "At the last second I used all my remaining mana to reinforce my body and slowly heal me over time." "My body simply entered auto pilot and started intaking all residue mana from all of your previous attacks."

Akira watched from the side, smirking. What would he call this strange phenomenon? Enlightenment. A state he could not explain at all. However he knew someone who could.