Luna shouted at the top of her lungs as her eyes burned with a crimson hue, the faint outline of a bloody moon rippled behind her, giving her an holy yet demonic presence.
Yet despite the shout, her blow landed on the flat of Onikiba's blade. The Boss' feet slid back from the strike, causing everyone to be surprised. Onikiba was fighting toe to toe with the transformed Leo yet neither of them gave up ground.
But Luna's simple punch sent him skidding back. Her sudden surge in strength seemed nonsensical but Horo heard a whisper in his mind.
'That Himbo gave her skills huh? He has finally shown an interest in one of his own...'
Horo had no idea what that meant but Arachne seemed to be both amused and...excited. He didn't know if he should be afraid or glad but Luna had also captured the attention of Arachne as well.
Onikiba was the one most confused by Luna's interruption. This was a sacred duel between powerful warriors yet a defeated rabbit barged back in, unwilling to accept its defeat. Yet now it seemed that the rabbit had inexplicably become stronger.
Curiosity clashed with its pride as its gaze shifted between Luna and Leo. The kingly authority Leo emitted seemed to become mute as Luna let out a low growl.
"Leo. I said.. Restrain it!"
Leo didn't say anything but he felt a chill run down his spine as he recognized her tone. She was deeply and truly enraged.
He ended up swearing mentally as he instantly pivoted from the idea of fighting the Boss to restraining it as his sister requested...no..more as his sister decreed.
If this form of his was supposed to be a King among Beasts, she was a natural born Empress. In the kingdom of Beasts, her orders were absolute.
Lily said as she kneeled behind Horo, using him as a human shield in the worst case scenario as if it was the most natural thing in the world
"Are we still fighting a Boss, or... are we about to watch one get bullied by Luna now?"
She tried to grin, but even she was thrown off by the sheer gravity in Luna's tone.
"I feel like I should clap. Or run."
Nyx didn't know how to react. Her expression twisted as she realized Luna's mere presence had begun to suppress the pressure the Boss naturally exuded. The Beast was wary of Luna yet it had treated her like she was merely prey to be observed and slaughtered helplessly.
She bit her lip in frustration, not stopping even as blood dribbled down from her chin.
Sonata felt her jaw slacken slightly in the face of the majesty that Luna was exuding. Despite her small stature, her presence seemed to be magnified with each passing second. Inspiration for a new song began rampaging in her mind as Luna resumed her fight.
'I only have 19 seconds left before the skill ends'
Despite appearances, Luna knew that as it stood, she would be helpless when the skill ended so she couldn't afford to waste any time. She charged Onikiba as chains soared through the air like snakes chasing down their prey.
The chains wrapped around the blade, preventing Onikiba from effectively using it to fight back nor would it be able to escape Luna unless it gave up on its sword. Leo was positive that Onikiba would let go yet his eyes widened when instead, it chose to take Luna's strike head on.
In a mere moment, Luna landed 3 quick and devastating punches to its, stomach, chest and jaw. Onikiba shivered on the spot as blood began to drip from its maw. It shot a glare towards Leo as it growled at him.
"You...no warrior. Fight Dirty...Unfair"
Leo could only smile wryly as he shook his head.
"Before I'm a warrior...I'm a little brother. My big sister is my family and family comes before honor or pride."
The monster looked confused at the words but it refused to give up on its own twisted pride. Instead it turned its glare towards Luna who met its gaze with a steely one of her own. In a weird way, it had become a battle of pride.
Luna's cold glare turned frosty as her bloodthirsty aura surged around her. When she slowly raised her hand, Onikiba's heart began to beat wildly.
'What is this..? Emotion?'
Onikiba had resigned itself to death yet on the cusp, it began to feel an unfamiliar emotion.
A manic gleam of madness surged from her eyes like a raging inferno as she growled one word with a arctic frost in her tone
There was a loud squelching noise as her hand pierced the chest of Onikiba.
Onikiba's heartbeat was erratic as he felt something extremely foreign to it. Luna was literally gripping its heart in her hand!
'So this is Fear...this is Death...Warm...yet Cold.'
Onikiba felt it's vision flicker and fade as with a hard yank, Luna ripped out its heart from its chest cavity. The last thing it saw before its vision cut to black was the young rabbit holding its still beating heart in her tiny hand.
Onikiba crumpled to the ground as a notification appeared before everyone.
Secret BOSS: Onikiba has been Defeated.
Achievement: Secret Boss Killer (+10 Fame)
Increased Rewards Granted.
You are the first players to Clear the Dungeon. Would you like to post your name to the Dungeon Leaderboard? (Y/N)
WARNING: The Death of Onikiba has garnered the attention of the #########. Exercise Caution.
A wave of relief washed over Luna as she stumbled slightly as the blood moon faded away. She felt lightheaded as she watched Onikiba's body dissolve into a pile of loot. Her eyes widened in surprise when she saw an axe glowing with a metallic silver sheen among the weapons.
'That weird so-called God did say there would be a weapon for me...'
To everyone else's surprise, the loot involved more than just materials. There was actual armor and accessories among the drops this time around.