'W-What the fuck is that?' Melia wondered with a confused look on her face. Nux, however, didn't give her time to think about all that, he just stepped forward, and as he did, another platform popped out of the Piller, supporting him. Melia simply jumped 10 meters away from him. In the air, she had the advantage. Nux was using that strange ability that no she has never heard of or seen before to fight her, however, in the end, he needed to create a platform for him to be stabilized, while she does not. Melia glanced at the ground, '10 more seconds.' Thinking about that, she jumped back again. She wasn't giving away her advantage in this battle, time was on her side. Suddenly, Nux jumped at her. Melia frowned, unable to understand what he was trying to do, however, soon, she noticed another similar pillar rising from the ground, coming to support Nux. A small smile appeared on her face as she jumped back again. Nux was forced to step on the pillar he created and again, he failed to get close to Melia. Melia, on the other hand, understood how Nux's ability worked. That pillar, Nux could create it out of nothing, and even the creation speed was way too fast compared to any spells, it is almost as if it is instantaneous, however, it had one flaw. The Pillar Nux creates, it needs to either be connected to the ground, or it needs to be connected to a pillar made from the same material. Nux couldn't create it out of thin air. Thinking about that, Melia smiled and then, she flew above. She would raise the height Nux would need to create the pillar to support himself, spending more Mana, increasing the risk, and making it more complicated for him to extend his pillars. This single move placed 3 binds on Nux. Nux lifted his head as he glanced at Melia flying above him, then, he smiled wryly. "A Great Sage running away from a mere Emperor, are you sure you want your father to see this cowardly fight?" "Hmm? Are we doing the thing where you try to talk to your opponent, trying to trigger them so that they make a mistake and we use it to our advantage? You need to do something like that, Nux?" Melia questioned. Nux lowered his head and laughed out loud. This woman… she was using his own words against him… "You only have 3 seconds left, Nux." Suddenly, Melia spoke up as she pointed at the ground. Nux smiled wryly. "Nux, why don't you just give up?" Suddenly, Melia questioned. Nux glanced at her. "You know once the blood spreads all over the floor, this will become my domain, the battle will be as good as over by then and quite frankly, it would just be me hunting you down and you running away, trying to save yourself, and the dual would end with me as the winner. It would be quite an embarrassing way to lose if I am being honest. Do you really want to show something so embarrassing to your wives?" Melia questioned. "Melia." Suddenly, Nux called out. "I am fighting a Great Sage, there is nothing embarrassing about losing to against a Great Sage. It is like you losing a dual against a Saint and that too, after the Saint felt the need to create his own 'domain', Who do you think should that Dual is more embarrassing for?" 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮 "Heh, 'I am Dueling against a Great Sage Cultivator', that is the only thing you seem to have going on for you." Melia smirked. Nux, however, smiled mysteriously and, "Trust me, It is not." And then, Nux disappeared. Melia frowned. Nux shouldn't be fast enough for her to lose him. That is not possible but… where did he go? Melia quickly flew even higher, making sure Nux doesn't reach close to her. She tried looking around, trying to sense her surroundings to search for Nux, however, no matter what she did, she couldn't find him. It was as if… Nux actually disappeared. Melia unconsciously glanced at her father, she wasn't trying to ask for his help, she never wanted it, it was just a daughter's unconscious actions of seeking her father when she was confused about something. Melia wanted to look away the moment she realized what she was doing, however, what she saw surprised her to her core. Her father, Orpheus Bloodheart, the man she thought was above everything and knew everything, Was sitting on his chair, with a flabbergasted and confused expression on his face. Melia could see it, her father was trying to find Nux, however, even he… seemed helpless. 'I-Is that even possible?' Melia couldn't believe it. Seeing her father like that, her emotional state quickly turned into a mess. Her heartbeat rose up, her fingers started trembling a little, and a drop of sweat rolled down her forehead, she was panicking. Melia blinked, trying to calm herself down, Then suddenly, She heard a voice, "Are you happy now? You successfully wasted enough time, the ground is now covered with blood, the battlefield is your domain now, Now how about you show me your strength? You know, just so I know what my newest clan member is capable of." Melia turned around and her eyes widened when she noticed Nux standing behind her with a confident smile on his face. And he was not alone. A red-orange colored Magic Circle was right in front of him as well. And that circle, was shining blindingly brightly. Melia had no choice, She had to take this head-on. "Fireball." Nux casted the spell, his golden eyes shined with a slight reddish glow, the Magic Circle shone even more brightly, and then, *BOOOM* The Fireball clashed with Melia and a huge mid-air explosion was heard and Melia's body was seen shooting down like a projectile. To get away from Nux, Melia was far above the level she should be flying at. From that height, even if it was her, that fall wasn't going to be light. And of course, Nux wasn't exactly merciful either, Around 20 Magic Circles appeared behind him and, "Rain of Destruction." He spoke, And with the Fire Lances that were all shot at Melia, he started falling down as well.