It took a few seconds for Bea to realize what had happened... She died...


    In her Evolved life she had suffered a lot of mortal wounds, but her body could always heal it without trouble.


    One thing she never experienced was getting thoroughly destroyed. Not a single cell of her body remained after the silver flames alighted on her skin.


    With no intact part, there was no chance of regenerating, or at least there shouldn''t have been.


    There was something she hadn''t counted upon... Her Tree of Life...


    It gave her loads of buffs, especially now that she was so close to the main tree. But now she figured out another ability the tree provided... Immortality!


    Bea quickly figured it out. Until the Tree of Life had energy, it would continuously revive her. At least, that''s what she hoped for.


    What she was sure about was her inner rage. She felt every moment of those few minutes of torture, and she was pissed, to say the least.


    With her newly gained wings, she awkwardly flew towards Sera. She used all her knowledge about flying, and all those times Sera took her in the air.


    She imitated her as best as she could, but it wasn''t nearly as easy as Sera told her. By her account, flying was instinctual. She never had to learn it, since her evolution came with the knowledge.


    Bea was really jealous of this, but she had no time to think such thoughts.


    Sera floated a few meters away. She stared at Bea, like she was a ghost or something, which was understandable since she had literally died.


    Her surprise didn''t last long though, and soon she re-summoned her helmet.


    "Glad you are back, but pleasantries can wait. We have to somehow trap my other half in this Realm. We have no chance of defeating her otherwise!"


    It was hard for her to admit, but even in her Transcended form, she could only gain a small upper hand.


    There was also a chance that Scarred Sera could resurrect, too, and she really didn''t want to find out her strength in that form.


    Bea watched her for a long moment, then nodded and turned towards the destruction.


    Seeing the place she called home for two years go up in flames wasn''t easy. Even though this Realm was her prison, this town was her sanctuary.


    The fire spread around the town, slowly demolishing everything. It pained her to see it all destroyed, but at least it further fueled her hatred.


    The two of them floated towards the center of the destruction, keeping a constant lookout for Scarred Sera. She had caught Sera off-guard once, and she didn''t plan to make the same mistake twice!


    The ground had melted at its center, but the cold air served as an excellent coolant. Combining it with the previously melted snow, the liquid ground turned back to stone for a minute.


    It wasn''t easy to find Scarred Sera, but they soon realized why. A bit off center, the cooled down stone ground had a few smaller cracks on it.


    With each passing seconds more and more cracks appeared until a distinct rhythmic banging echoed in the ghost town.


    Bea watched as the branches, leaves, flowers all got absorbed by the silver flames of Scarred Sera. Experience tales at empire


    Sera moved as fast as she could, and within a few seconds, they reached the Gateway.


    "CUT THE ROOTS AND CLOSE IT!" shouted Sera, as they moved through the Gate.


    Their daughter was waiting on the other side. Her pale face reflected pure terror and shock.


    When she saw her mother die, she nearly had a heart attack from the sudden blast of grief. Then her other mother died and resurrected, which gave her a rollercoaster of emotions.


    Now both of them got back and looked seemingly alright, so she didn''t know what to feel other than numbness.


    Sera sat Bea down a few meters away from the Gate, and she instantly began cutting off the roots.


    She was using them to keep the Gate opened, so by cutting them off from the main Tree, they would wither and die.


    Sera rushed to Vicky. In her mind, if she had the ability to open Gates, she could probably fasten the closing process, too.


    Her daughter jumped into her arms, but they had no time for it. After a quick explanation, Vicky walked to the Gate and focused on her power.


    As the last of the roots got cut, the Gate began to close, faster than it was supposed to, but not fast enough...


    On the other side, they saw the whole town melt. In its place, a pit of lava shined.


    The Tree of Life was fully burnt by that point, and the ashes slowly fell into the molten stone.


    From the middle of the pit, a form rose into the bitter air. Liquid stone fell from her pale, naked, scarred body. The very air shimmered with the heat of her presence.


    She spread her arms, and behind her three pairs of wings spread. Pristine white feathers made up the top pair of wings. Golden flames formed the bottom pair of wings. Silver metal comprised the middle pair of wings.


    They were dozens of meters in length, making her actual body seem much smaller in comparison.


    Silver flames spread over her body, hiding her for a few seconds. When they disappeared, the heavenly silver armor covered Scarred Sera''s body.


    The Gate was only a couple of meters wide at that point, but it would still take too long to fully close.


    Scarred Sera raised her hands towards the sky. Above her, a giant silver fireball appeared. It was a dozen meters in diameter.


    In the few seconds it took for the fireball to form, the Gate closed to only three meters.


    The problem arose at the fireball''s release. It moved faster than even Sera could see.


    The few hundred meters between Scarred Sera and the Gateway got eaten up in a fraction of a second.


    Sera stood in front of the Gate, and using most of her essence, she summoned a golden wall of fire.


    The silver ball of flame hit the wall with an impossible force...