𝐘/𝐧'𝐬 𝐩𝗼𝐯
About a week into this dumb ass trial and I was already so tired, not even getting the second key until I allowed this cannibalistic giant to eat me so I could cut him up from the inside.

I was already tired and although I was going faster than my past successors, I was ready to just give up.

But now I was walking along the sand, which seemed to cover miles and miles of land, the heat of the sun beating down on me.

"I'm so tired," I spoke to myself, having to shake myself up a bit so I could wake up and keep moving, even using the smallest amount of a plant to keep myself up, its properties are pretty great in small amounts.

Anyway as I continued to walk I was hitting the end of my rope.

"Fuck this, I can at least sit for a second," I rolled my eyes before something told me not to, but I was already halfway down on the ground so I ended up falling on the sand.

Quickly I scrambled to my knees to see what it was, and in the distance, it was like watching an old tale.

An entire army was coming my way, and from the looks of it, they were coming pretty fast.

"Better get this last key," I gritted while trying to stand back up, realizing just how much in pain my muscles were.

It didn't matter, of course, I needed to get up and fight.

"Fuck it," without a second thought I took the smaller amount of that snake venom, knowing it would relax my tense muscles, allowing me to move a little freely.

It was risky but since it was less than half of what the full effect would be, I should be fine.

As the hoard got closer I could already feel the tension freeing up, and with a roll of my shoulders I had raised my hand.

"Cut them down a bit," I spoke, manipulating the sand to take out the first wave, hearing their yells and screams as the rest of the army could only run past.

𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝗼𝐫'𝐬 𝐩𝗼𝐯

Y/n was ready to fight her final battle, trying to prepare for whatever was coming her way, unaware that this wouldn't end at just the army.

Once they were close enough, the girl sprung into action, a man's head flying into the air with a simple slice of her two blades.

She was taught well, and while Ambessa was like a wolf, Y/n was a panther, precise with every move and a killer strike.

Y/n didn't even feel the way her arm had been slashed, killing the culprit and using their body as a shield before finally using Inti's power, two spears of sun rays flying through the air and piercing the man through the chest.

She fought well and once tired of the amount, Y/n manipulated herself to push out a solar flare, burning up the horde and leaving about ten more men.

"Let's go," she grinned and in a blink of an eye she had killed them, blood spattered across her arms with the swift motion.

But after looking around for a key, she realized she wasn't done.

"Don't get cocky *Boom*" A heavy punch connected to Y/n and sent her flying, the punch just enough to make her vision blurry for a moment.

"You fought my army well, but this is where you rest," the man towered Y/n and had to be 7 or maybe even halfway to 8 ft. What mattered though was that he towered over Y/n and was clearly beyond her already abnormal strength.

With a cough of blood and a sharp pain that lingered with every breath, Y/n forced herself up, ignoring the shakiness in her legs.

"I'll rest here once you're dead," she spoke with a bloody grin, the girl looking like a predator with nothing else to lose, the worst kind of creature to encounter.

"Hm, let's hope you can make that true".

Just as she tried to run at the monster, Y/n was grabbed by the leg and slammed down into the sand, the air in her body knocked out as the man looked down at her.

But being looked down upon had angered her, and with a very fast and twisted movement of her body, she was somehow able to rip the man's arm, only wanting to break it but this was doable as well.

"Looks like you lost something," she smiled, but without warning a spear was shoved into her stomach, and just like the vision, Y/n was suddenly on the ground, golden sand now dyed to a crimson red.

It was a shock and Y/n couldn't believe she could have been bested so easily.

By now Y/n couldn't even hear anything around her, watching the warrior circle her body and looking down upon her once more, as if his lost limb were a simple matter.

'No...get up, get up, get up GET UP'

She couldn't allow herself to die in an unknown dimension, away from family, away from friends, and away from her love.

With a deep and steady breath, Y/n broke the spear, knowing that pulling it out now would kill her in an instant, so cutting it down was all she could do for now.

This time Y/n didn't even bother to speak, and once she saw her weapons had flown away too far out of reach, she relied on her magic.

It was an easy task but Y/n had made a lasso with the sun's energy, using it to capture the warrior and at least keep him in place for just a moment.

"You can't fight death," "I know, but I'm not dead yet," she gurgled, having to spit out more blood, getting the warrior just close enough to pull herself onto his shoulders.

And with every ounce of energy and power she had, Y/n ignited her entire body, this time turning herself into Inti's power.

She was the sun himself, orange and yellow dancing off of her as her eyes glowed white, the same light pouring out from her mouth.

While the warrior struggled in pain and shock, Y/n used his open mouth to her advantage, shoving her hand down his throat, she began to sear his insides, also breaking a path and reaching right for his heart.

"I guess it's time to rest," and with those words she had burnt the man's heart and soon after ripped him apart, a mix of his charred bits and blood landing onto Y/n who allowed herself to bathe in it all.

Once he was dead Y/n saw the final key resting beside her foot, and once in her clutches, a door opened up and with three key holes available, Y/n unlocked each one before seeing the door open.

"Hate this place"

Her trip back was the same, emerged in darkness till she could hear some familiar voices and also feel her surroundings, the girl was finally home.

"And here she is, our empress!" Nahshon announced to all of Shurima, holding Y/n up for them all to see, the girl unaware that she was dripping in blood from head to toe.

But with the smallest bit of strength she had left, Y/n lifted her fist, her sign of life making them all erupt in cheers, Shurima's trust, respect, and love placed into Y/n.

Once formalities were made and such, Y/n was finally rushed to a healer, the spear was taken care of, and Y/n was back in a stable condition, now fast asleep, unaware that she was only gone for three days, a record for Shurima's warriors.

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