Chapter 442: The Princess and Her Sword

Chapter 442: The Princess and Her Sword

Asuna looked around the formerly great living quarters of the High Priest and his priests and priestesses. In addition to all the blood and mutilated bodies the great hall was now also partially on fire. The smoke that had until now built up and spread just below the high ceiling now started to descend due to rising temperatures. The one big broken hole in the outer wall could not keep up with the rapid expansion of smoke, heat and fire on this windless evening.

The Fourth Princess then looked past Ember and the eunuchs as if they did not exist and asked her sister, “I find myself wondering—what goes on in that feeble little mind of yours? Do you intend to destroy the entire palace?”

“You’re just mad that I’m taking care of your mess!” Annie shouted across the burning hall, showing surprising life after what should have been a deadly wound.

“You what?” Asuna snorted in a half smile at the outlandish accusation. “Have you hit your head again with that oversized toy of yours?”

“All you go is pose all day in front of a mirror and make out with that stupid sword of yours instead of doing your job as one of the commanders of the guards and the one charged with security in the palace!” Annie pointed her finger at Asuna. “Dissent was brewing right here, under your nose! The High Priest was planning high treason before I stopped him! You can’t even stop rebels from coming and going as they please! You wouldn’t even know of them if I did not engage them in combat, all alone, risking my life!”

“She’s not wrong,” one of the soldiers whispered to the other one next to him.

“Shh!” that soldier shushed the idiot and looked at Asuna for any indication that she overheard that ill-thought comment.

Asuna sighed and shook her head, “Again with that jealousy of yours. ‘Commander’ this, pose that. When will you ever get it through your battered skull? I am immeasurably more beautiful than you. My Bloodoath eclipses your grotesque hammer both as a weapon and a partner. And the reason that I am the only one among all Seven Sisters that was given an official position with actual responsibilities is because I am not a walking embarrassment or a literal nuisance like you lot!”



542 damage dealt



But Beatrice was not done. She instantly pulled out and swiftly thrust into Asuna for a second time.



1084 damage dealt



And a third time right through the neck of the princess to secure the kill.



2198 damage dealt



“NOOOOOOOOOOO!!” Annie cried in tears as Asuna’s lifeless body fell to the ground.

“Shut it,” Ember raised her hand that was again on fire, pointed the open, fiery palm at Annie and called out, “Doomsday!”

“AHN!?” Annie was momentarily blinded by a bright flash and by the time she regained some sight in her teary eyes she was staring right into the fire that engulfed the second molten rock to fly through this hall, only this time Annie did not have her hammer when the “Doomdsay” comet reached her.