The two massive figures floated in the fractured sky above the ancient ruin, their mere presence warping reality itself. Levi's body pressed down against the stairs as the pressure they radiated over a kilometer away rippled towards him.
The dark-cloaked figure let out a cold laugh that seemed to echo from multiple directions at once. "Scarlet, you've grown stronger than I expected."
It was actually a female voice but it seemed to echo from all directions as it spoke with a hint of surprise.
"I didn't expect you to care enough about those ants you call student to cut through the void to continue our battle."
Sub-Dean Scarlet's eyes blazed with pure crimson fire as flames erupted along her hair, turning each strand into a flowing river of red-hot energy.
Her entire body was covered in a robe made of flames and then fluttered in midair, despite the still air of the void.
