Levi brushed the embers from his chest and shifted a calm gaze at Maya Sirius, the Crimson Sovereign. "Is that the best you can do?"

The ground beneath his boots burned as he took a step forward. "You have two more strikes left, Maya."

Maya’s wine-hair flared upward as rage dashed into her heart.

Levi stopped a few meters away from her and waved at her. "Make them count, else I will take that throne of yours and turn it into my footstool."

Sharp gasps remained locked in throats as the entire stadium went dead silent. The noble students, guards, Battle mages, Saintess, and the elders all stared at the arena with complete, catatonic shock in their eyes.

Mother Beatrice pulled her right arm back and folded both arms across her chest, causing her portion of the power to withdraw. ’Your reign over the eastern continent with an iron fist has come to an end, Maya Sirius.’

She blinked at the arena, then shifted her gaze toward the far end, where she had spotted Senna long before the match could even start.

A manic laugh gashed out of Senna’s mouth and waved through the silent stadium. "Look at her face! She’s terrified!"

Her shoulders heaved as she slapped her palms together. "The great Empress doesn’t know what to do!"

Maya’s crimson, silk gown locked around her thighs as she kept on turning and glancing at the faces turned toward her direction. ’Do they think he’s somewhat worthy to bring me down?’

She closed her fingers and clenched her arms to leap from the ground, but her lower body became heavy, anchoring her to the stone boards in just two seconds.

Her heart pounded hard against her ribcage with every step she saw Levi take. A colorful wave of energies flashed through the ground Levi had stepped on and climbed up her legs.

They snaked around her thick, fleshy thighs and ventured into her red panties without a struggle. ’What just entered me?’

Her body twitched when she felt her cameltoe pulse once.

Levi stopped and crossed his palms behind his neck when he saw the waist of Maya Sirius trembling slightly.

The translucent panel flashed before his eyes when he lowered his right arm and paddled the air under his fingers.

[Target’s Obsession Attraction reaching critical level.]

[Desire Level: 35% -> 70%]

[Current Status: Severe Core Instability.]

[She is preparing a high-risk internal combustion strike.]

’Just what I want.’ Levi nodded and blinked at Maya’s serious face.

"You arrogant little piece of trash!" Maya growled in a voice stripped of all warmth and smoothness. "I will not be humiliated by a mistake of nature!"

The hems of her crimson gown danced in the air as she lunged forward like a streak of blood lightning.

Her wine-hair sliced through the air once, then dissipated in the heavy haze. She materialized back, closing the fifteen-foot distance and appearing instantly in front of Levi.

Sharp clicking sounds vibrated through the space as she raised her transformed, razor-sharp fingers that had turned into claws of condensed energy, aiming them straight at Levi’s throat and chest.

Her sweet, red lips brushed against Levi’s left ear as she leaned forward. "I will end you in front of everyone."

Levi’s chest heaved with extreme calm when he felt the sharp fingernail of Maya passing through his shirt and screeching against his skin.

Warm blood streaked down on Levi’s chest and moved across his Sovereign Sigil. Maya tried pulling her hand back, but Levi instantly wrapped his fingers around her waist.

A faint bone-crackling pop resounded around her slender waist when Levi increased his grip on her and lifted her completely off her feet.

Maya’s eyes widened with every inch her body moved off the floor. Strands of her wine-hair danced through the scorched air until her bouncing, soft, heavy chest crushed against Levi’s.

Soft, wet mouth sounds filled the immediate space as Levi brought his lips closer to Maya’s ear and kissed it once.

A hot breeze flew by her ear as he pulled his head back, his eyes narrowing on her neck. "I’ve got you, Maya."

All the hair on Maya’s body rose on end when an unrelenting shiver rattled through her spine. Her blazing eyes dulled once when she bit her lower lip, but she frowned when she came back to her senses.

Levi tapped her back with his middle finger and sighed. ’Maximize her Obsession to the peak.’

The blue panel appeared before his eyes when he pulled his middle finger back and loosened his grip slightly.

[Expending 50 System Points.]

[Maya Sirius’s Obsession Attraction hit 95%.]

[Total Sovereign Submission Protocol Initialized.]

Levi’s chest heaved when he felt the warmth of Maya transferring into his muscles.

A wet, sharp, choked gasp escaped Maya when she felt an alien energy moving up within her inner walls and heading toward her heart.

The dark, crimson glows around her began to dissipate one after another like bubbles bursting. Her authoritative urge collapsed and turned into soft, submissive pink glows in her eyes.

Her sharp claws dissolved back into pale hands when her arms went numb. She blinked when she locked her eyes to Levi’s and swallowed hard.

Her royal dignity dissolved one heartbeat after another when she began to whimper.

Hot air flashed out of her throat when her mouth became heavy with words she wasn’t ready to speak. "M..."

Levi tapped his fingers at the back of her slender waist and squeezed her tightly. "Say it..."

Warm fluids snaked down her thighs when her cameltoe began to pulse under the weight of the alien energy.

Streams of love juice leaked through her crimson silk gown and dripped down, soaking Levi’s boots. "M-Master..."

A shockwave of murmurs flew over the stadium as ten thousand shaken stares watched the single word seed into the ears of every member of Aethermoor like a war cry.

Blood-vein lines crawled up in Elder Juliet’s eyes as she jerked her head toward the arena. Her eyeballs trembled in her eye sockets as she focused on the Crimson Sovereign in Levi’s arms.

A bone-grinding snap resounded when she gritted her teeth and sighed heavily. ’I will have to find another way.’