Chapter 5: Commander Dolta
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Base of the black mafia, upper level.
After the events of her battle with Draxs and the complete collapse of the level the two fought on, Elisa made her way up through the final stretches of the base.
Elisa runs inside the upper levels. She notices a stark difference in how the rooms were constructed around her; they are more akin to a fancy hotel than to an actual base of operations.
While continuing her run through the long, narrow corridors she saw that the walls were not only of pristine white stone but also that every door she passed by was reinforced with advanced digital locks coated in hollow energy.
A moment later, her ear perked up, and her eyes narrowed as she sensed fluctuating noises and movements from three different directions in front of her.
Quickly, she pulled her revolver, Rossetta, from its holster and readied her aim to fire.
The sound of multiple footsteps echoed down the long halls, instantly, shots were fired off in the dimly lit space.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Elisa fired shot after shot, the gun barrel kicking back as bullet holes filled into the soldiers enhanced with red spice serums. They were mindless animals, driven only by the desire to kill.
Following that, she dodged to the left, rolling towards one of the nearby rooms. She threw one of her seeds at the door, commanding it to explode violently and crush the entire door completely while creating a giant wall to give herself cover.
The enhanced soldiers dash forward, lunging into the room following after Elisa.
Before they could react, giant branches sprouted from the ground and impaled them instantly piercing through their bodies like a pin going through a needle.
Elisa turns her body to the right of her and with the strong force of a side kick, blows a hole through the wall and jumps through.
In the next instant, Elisa conjures two brown-colored seedlings, hurling one behind her back towards the demolished wall she had just escaped from to obstruct her escape route.
The second seedling launches.
She throws it to the left, causing thick vine-like roots to dig into the foundation, creating a field of difficult-to-navigate branches and roots.
Split second later, Elisa swiftly pivots her body to the opposite side of the corridor and sprints down the hallway at an astonishing speed, her eyes fixed on the highest output she can detect.
After a few seconds of Elisa speeding through different hallways, she catches the strong scent of her targets' hollow energy wafting through the air. She soon finds herself in front of another massive city-sized arena, double the size of Drax's arena.
coming to an abrupt hault she sees a large black door with the symbol d on it.
Her eyes slightly narrowed as a powerful hollow energy signature flowed outward from inside the arena: "this is it. One last commander & the boss of black mafia will be within my sights."
Elisa raised her hand up, conjuring green sparks of light that weaved through the air, forming her divine instrument, a double-bladed, all-black gun-blade.
She then walked towards the door and sliced it cleanly in half.
One step, two steps, three steps.
Elisa, with a hurried pace, entered the battle arena. Her eyes and nose were immediately captivated by the peculiar yet delightful aroma of purple candles and an excessive number of clock hands strategically placed throughout the entire battlefield.
'That's weird.. why the hell are there so many of these clock hands...' Before Elisa could complete her thoughts above a platform, someone slowly walked out.
The figure was a short statured woman no taller than 5'5ft in height with pale skin and white hair that was tied into ponytail.
From what else Elisa could discern, the female figure appeared to wear an elaborate black eyepatch over her right eye. A mere glance revealed her exceptional athleticism and undeniable beauty. Her simple formal black suit and tie were complemented by two silver rings on her black-polished nails. One ring was in her nose, and the other was in her tongue.
Furthermore, Elisa noticed a detailed pocket watch with floral patterns etched onto its design. It was connected to her left hip via a silver-adorned chain link.
Shortly after, Elisa heard the sounds of clapping as she watched the woman methodically clap her hands together.
A smile then grew over her face: "Nice to finally meet you, my dear bounty hunter. I've been watching you from the security cameras stationed all around here in the black mafia's base of operations."
Her methodical clapping shortly stopped as she turned her head downward to look closer at Elisa from the platform.
"You've managed to kill a great number of black mafia members, including Drax, a fellow commander of mine. I commend your capabilities from what I've seen so far. But don't miss understand, my dear bounty hunter, he was no were near as strong as me. And his trigger ability, while strong as it was, has had lackluster performances in many other aspects compared with myself and my trigger."
The mafia women jumped down from platform landing onto the ground level.
"Oh.. my mistake I forgot to introduce myself I am Dolta 1st commander and right hand of the black mafia's leader I hope you will honor me with this battle."
Elisa clicks her tounge then says, " you talk too much love. how about I show you what I can do." Instantly, Elisa positioned her stance like holding her double sided blade swinging it upward in the motion of mimicking a cut. a dense manifestation of hollow energy though not wholly real is sent forward in the air with maddening speed.
Dolta reinforces her body utilizing hardening and jumps back a few meters.
When the strike hits her reinforced arm, she feels the sensation of the cut followed by the pain. quickly, she realizes that nothing is actually there.
'Huh… So this must the be false blade technique. A skill used by those who have mastered the art of sword play and can manifest a dense manifestation of a blade in the air although it's not fully real.'
Without letting up, Elisa goes in for direct attack aiming to slice off Dolta right arm.
However, before she can deliver the blow, it is immediately blocked. Following the sound of two swords clashing against each other, she realizes that Dolta has two blades that have appeared in her hands. She is now dueling with two all-black kantanas.
" don't worry Elisa, I have my own tricks, if it is sword play you want then I'm more then obliged too battle it out with you."
Elisa pushes Dolta back, giving herself some distance, she then takes into a battle stance, aiming her gun-blade towards black mafia commander.
"Come on! let's get this going Dolta. show me if you can handle my style and maybe I'll reward your efforts for surviving." Elisa's smile softened as she charged forward at blinding speeds, her raw movement cracking the ground beneath her.
Dolta smiled back towards Elisa.
Meeting her demands the two have now begun their true battle engaging into a storm of bladed fury and violent combat.