Versatile: Alternate World

Tina's quick footsteps allowed her to avoid most of the attacks of Lemis. However, most of them are in a pretty much close call and she barely can dodge them if not for her quick thinking in using her hands to push herself, allowing her to gain an extra distance when dodging. It is hard but she manages to do it anyway. But that was the least of her worries, she also has to avoid the little vine monster that Lemis summoned using the power of her sister then used it as her own by infusing demonic power on it, making it a somewhat living monster capable of killing thoughts. If Lemis is annoying with her attacks, the vine monster is much more annoying since her attacks barely land at the little monster as it was like it doesn't have anything that keeps it alive,

"Whatever you do, my dear sister, you can't beat me. You only have that sword and your sword skills, but what about magic power? You can't even cast a simple [Fireball] and you dare compete against me? Isn't that an absurdity on your part?"

"So what if I don't have access to magic? I will still beat your arse to a pulp without fail."

"Heh, all talk, no action. Come on, is that all you got? I thought you have more spank than you should be?"

Tina did not bother to talk to Lemis anymore and decided to concentrate on dodging the vine's attacks. Despite cutting it a few times, it seems like it doesn't run out of vines to replace the lost vines that got cut off. Still, she didn't stop and continued to press on her attacks, if she can't win against this enemy, she just needed to wait for everyone to come and assist her in the battle.

"Die!"

Lemis raised her hands and a few vines appeared beneath the ground. Tina quickly dodges them but it seems Lemis anticipated this and snaps her fingers, summoning chains that cause Tina who didn't anticipate it get surprised in the process and was captured from it.

"GAH!"

The chains tighten up on Tina's legs and more chains appeared, chaining up her arms, causing her to be hanged in the air.

"Poor, Tina, not a single chance to improve at all. No wonder father gave up on you. You are a failure, nothing more, nothing less, mediocre at best."

And without warning, she closed the gap between the two, and Lemis stabbed Tina's abdomen, using her sharp claws in her hands and piercing through the armor of Tina, causing Tina to squint in pain, with blood spurting out on her mouth. Lemis used her hands to move around Tina's abdomen, causing Tina to scream in pain.

"Wow, what a tough body you have, my dear sister. No wonder you managed to survive the sandworm in Sandurk. This body is built to last."

Lemis continue to fiddle with her abdomen that Tina's screams are already too painful just to listen in the distance.

"Yes, scream more. That's more like it, sis. You are doing very well. Keep that pitch of the scream."

"F*CK...YOU!"

Tina might be suffering too much from the stab but she can't allow this demon to just keep on toying with her like some ragdoll. With perseverance and sheer will to fight back, she kicks Lemis as hard as she can even though this would cause deeper wounds to her abdomen and would incur her bleeding.

Lemis flies away after being kicked hard and Tina's abdomen started to bleed hard. It was so bad that Tina can feel her head throbbing and her consciousness fading away.

"What an idiot sister, if you just allowed me to keep on "playing" with you, that bleeding problem won't be as bad as of right now. Hehehehehe..." Lemis is laughing creepily.

"That's fine...as long as you are not on my body...then everything will be better!" Tina grit her teeth as she tried to get her arms and legs out from the chains tied up on her."

"Can you just quietly die in the corner?" Lemis is irritated now by Tina's optimism and grinning face despite suffering from pain.

Then, she remembered something from one of the moves that Queen Tanya taught to her to secure herself out from bindings. She almost forgot about it due to how fast everything happened. She might have not mastered it but she can definitely and properly use it without any problems.

With a few twists in her body, the tight chains that bind her arms and legs fall off, allowing her to regain her arms and legs from the chain binds.

"Hoh, so you also have tricks on your sleeve. I guess you have learned something useful..."

Lemis immediately moved towards Tina to attack her but Tina was quick and despite having severe wounds, her speed did not decrease, and she managed to get away from her. Lemis failed to find Tina who went into hiding after escaping her chains. She quickly ordered the vine monster to search for her but for now, only Tina will be capable of appearing again by herself from hiding.

Using one of the items that Bladeheart has given to her, she opened the bottle and pour it on her stomach wound. It stings a lot that she winced in pain. But she can feel her skin closing as it heals. She used her skill [Camouflage] to at least hide for a bit just to cure her wound. It might be severe but at least it was not fatal and the medicine that Bladeheart provided to her is quite effective. 

But what is the use of the medicine if she can't fight back and defeat her adversary? Lemis is too strong for her and using magic skills, it was easy to say that Lemis easily breaks her without contest.

"Damn it, am I always going to be inferior to everything? Will I ever remain this weak?"

Tina grits her teeth just by thinking how weak she was that even the demon who occupied her sister's body is much stronger compared to her. Her desire to get stronger, only feels much stronger and her itch to fight Lemis is getting stronger but she knows she is not a match for her.

Then, Tina remembered...

"Tina, you hold to the Heart of the Primordial Sea God. Use the wish, you might not know what wish you want to wish on it but maybe you will know along the way."

Bladeheart's words before they depart for the operation echo in her mind. It seems that he was right. Her wish might not be available in the beginning, but now she understands what her real wish is.

She pulls out the beating heart of the Primordial Sea God. It was still beating and even though it no longer belongs to the main body of the Primordial Sea God as it only exists outside its body, it is still a wonder how it is still beating like a normal heart.

"I heard that you are a wish granter, an item similar to a holy grail that only exists in legends. I know you are a sea god and I am one of the insect people. However, if you are a god, perhaps you can listen to my one and only wish?"

Tina observed the heart that is beating on the small container that is made from Cotton's webs. It didn't show any changes and it just keeps on beating.

"I know this is a selfish wish, but if you are listening, even though I am not one of your people, please, I beg you... I need to get stronger, grant my wish to become stronger, strong enough to defeat the demon that is staying inside the body of my sister! Please grant my wish!"

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The heart continues on beating, however, it didn't show any signs of changes, nor did it glow or anything. It just continue to beat like a normal heart would. 

"Please! Primordial Sea God! I am asking you, I know this is a one-time wish, I am no longer going to be able to have a chance to wish again for this. But this is my only wish! Please show me signs that you are there! That you are listening to my wish!"

However, as much as she hopes that the sea god responds, the bigger bang she fell when nothing happened. Tina who held her emotions since she knows her family planned her death, finally showed emotions, tears flood down her face as her hands have the urge to squeeze and break the heart she is holding. Wish my *ss, this thing didn't even do anything.

"You gods are all liars..." Tina can only mutter in anger after her wish was not granted.

However, she didn't notice that the wound on her hand in which Cotton bit her before started to glow faintly. She still didn't know it but it seems things will get more interesting....