The Acendant Lady of Space

She sensed his presence before the battle even started.

"He's with Chaewon." She sensed. And comfort welled in her chest. They're coming.

And then — she sensed a rift in space. Nemethel.

She then spurred to action. "Sakura!" She called. And her sister answered.

"What is it, Kazuha?"

"I can sense them. They're coming, and Nemethel is on their tail." Kazuha announced.

"Well, time to let loose." Yunjin said, swinging out of her hammock.

Sakura nodded. "Take your position, Zuha. I'll stay by the castle and ensure Seraphiniel never leaves until they arrive." And Kazuha nodded.

"They?" Yunjin asked.

"Chaewon's with him." Kazuha answered.

A wide grin spread across Yunjin's face. "Now we're talking."

"Go now, Zuha. Wait for Yunjin's signal." Sakura said.

And Kazuha flew, towards a small cove beneath the cliffs of Lake Aldaria. And she waited, heart pounding in anticipation both in the coming battle and seeing the man she loves again. She heard the sounds of a chase echoed across the lake, then a wave of fire emerged from the walls. She became shifty, almost skittish with anticipation.

"Still not the signal." Stillveil whispered in her mind. "Calm down, Zuha." She smiled, Stillveil knows her musical voice always calms her down.

Stillveil has always been by her side, her presence is as calming as Sakura's, yet a lot more protective of her. And now, at the moment that would define both of them, she's glad that Stillveil remained by her side.

She breathed. She was excited to see him again. Him and Chaewon. Yet before that, she needs to deal with Nemethel, once and for all.

She then saw a ball of fire shot from the sky which exploded in a fiery display. "That's it." She thought. And Stillveil pulsed with anticipation as Kazuha launches herself directly behind Nemethel.

She saw them, both on horseback, Seren and Chaewon, and the sight of them, battered up, yet safe, gave her the resolve to finish this battle quickly.

She willed Stillveil ahead of her and before Nemethel can react, she had her wrapped around a spatial prison, a prison not even sound can escape.

And as Kazuha watched Seren and Sakura enter the castle, Yunjin fighting off Wraiths in front of the gatehouse, longbeard miners sallying out to support her, what gave her the most pride was when she saw Chaewon atop the main battlement, once again in Command where she belongs.

Now, time for her to do her role. She had Nemethel on her knees — figuratively, of course. That bastard never moved even during the Battle of Dazkora. She knew she can defeat her now. But she dared not lower her guard, there's a difference between confidence and arrogance, something Seren balances well and she admires him for it.

She entered the spatial prison and faced off with her Counter. Before the day ends, only one of them will emerge from this spatial prison alive.

"Kazuha..." Nemethel announces. "You... dare... enter... same... space... as... me." Her broken cadence always terrified her, yet now, she pitied her. She pitied her for not seeing how stillness and motion always moved hand in hand. Even during dance, sometimes pausing is required to move on to the next motion.

"I do dare, Nemethel." She said, defiant, graceful, yet unmoving.

Enraged, Nemethel lobbed a gravity well at her. Kazuha did not even attempt to dodge, she let the well immobilize her.