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Author's Note: I am back, and out of my hermit cave! Thank you for the patient and understanding messages and replies on my message board, and thank you for always reading SLS.

Thank you very much for all the support, everyone ❤. I hope you will enjoy the chapter ^_^.

Cecil unsheathed her daggers, twirling them around expertly before she clutched them tight in her hands.

K’xug waved his hand, summoning out his twin swords and he gripped them in his hands. He raised his head, looking at Cecil standing opposite him indifferently.
 
Cecil eased herself into a better posture, getting ready to launch into an attack anytime soon. 

K’xug only nodded his head slowly at her.

Cecil inhaled deeply before she surged forward, a look of intense concentration in her eyes. 

K’xug glanced below, hopping backwards when he saw vines sprouting out from the ground, as if trying to grasp at his ankles. 

In the entire time of her meditation and training, Cecil had been relying more on her vines to attack rather than using any type of stone or rock formation.

Somehow, she felt using her vines suited her battle style more. Moreover, her vines grew stronger and stronger with every gate she unlocked, and the rate at which she could control them grew faster as well. 

Nevertheless, she still utilised the rock that Kai gave her, since it still served a good purpose in her battle. She relied a lot on using misdirection to distract her opponents, and sneak an attack on them. 

K’xug rushed at Cecil, and Cecil threw out her rock at the same time, swinging it behind K’xug. He reacted immediately, bringing one of his swords back to block the rock.

The next second, a vine shot out from the ground beside him, coiling at his wrist holding onto his other sword. The vines were more powerful than normal vines, hence, K’xug could not simply extricate his wrist by pulling. 

At the same time, Cecil was still running towards him, and she leaped into the air, aiming her two daggers down at K’xug. 

Just then, two more vines sprouted out, coiling around his ankles and K’xug furrowed his eyebrows, glancing down. 

In that instant, K’xug unleashed his angelic powers, his wings unfurling as he used his abnormal strength to tear away from the vines around his wrist and ankles. His wings were recovering slowly, regaining back its original radiance and he could draw them out now without cringing in pain. 

K’xug gave his wings one vigorous sweep, even causing the plants and trees around the courtyard to sway slightly.

The gardener who was busy tending to the plants, turned to look. K'xug has already kept his wings, hence, the gardner did not understand where the sudden gust of wind appeared from.
 
Meanwhile, Cecil was blown off balance by the violent gust of wind caused by K’xug. She instantly flipped in the air to land safely on the ground, skidding back a little.

“I did it, didn’t I?” she smiled brightly, despite failing in her attack. “I promised you I would do it!” 

She had been sparring with K’xug these past few days, while Xue supervised Hana. She made a promise with K’xug that although she would not win, and probably lose every sparring session in complete defeat, she would force him to use his full strength for a short moment. 

K’xug kept his wings, lifting his head up as he sighed in resignation, showing Cecil a helpless expression. 

Cecil raised her arms in the air, celebrating her small moment of victory. 

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