Loreia''s heart began to beat violently as she stared at Liora, who was standing over her. Her expression was cold and unreadable.
Luna, on the other hand, stood a few steps away. She was watching them with a smirk.
That smirk on Luna''s face was what terrified Loreia the most, as she could tell that this wasn''t going to be normal training.
Before she could protest, Liora suddenly grabbed her arms and legs, gripping them tightly.
Loreia was surprised and she had a bad feeling about this. "H-Hey, wait! What are you—"
And what she felt was right. The training had started and Liora started it with pain.
Liora bent her arms and legs in unnatural directions. The joints in her elbows and knees strained, twisting unnaturally.
Loreia screamed, thrashing, but Liora held her down with ease. "AHHHH! STOP! STOP! THAT HURTS!"
Luna chuckled, shaking her head. "You''re too weak, Loreia. This is nothing."@@@@
Loreia cried out in shock with tears forming in her eyes. "NOTHING?! WHAT PART OF THIS IS NORMAL TRAINING?!"
Luna crouched beside her, resting her chin on her hand as if observing a fascinating experiment. "The first phase of your training is simple: getting used to pain.
Luna gestured toward her limbs. "If you can''t even endure a little joint stretching, how do you expect to survive?"
Loreia gasped, panting heavily. "T-THIS ISN''T STRETCHING! IT''S BREAKING ME!"
Liora, still holding her firmly, pressed harder. A loud POP echoed through the desert as her shoulder dislocated.
Loreia let out a choked scream, her body jerking violently from the sheer agony.
She couldn''t even process what had happened. All she knew was that her arm felt completely wrong.
Luna clapped her hands, grinning. "Good. Now we move to the second phase."
Loreia whimpered the moment she heard that. "P-Phase two? T-There''s more?"
Luna leaned closer and smirked. "Pain endurance. You need to handle broken bones and injuries without completely losing your mind."
Loreia stared at her in disbelief, tears rolling down her face. "I—I CAN''T! THIS IS INSANE! WHO TRAINS LIKE THIS?!"
Luna sighed dramatically, flicking Loreia''s forehead. "Weaklings complain. Warriors endure. And us, breakthrough."
Tears slipped down her cheeks, her vision turning black at the edges as she almost lost it.
Luna only watched and smirked at her desperation. "Don''t worry. It''s almost over."
Liora squeezed harder and then, with a precise jerk of her arms, CRACK!
Loreia''s neck snapped violently to the side and her body froze as all movement stopped.
Her eyes remained open, staring lifelessly into both Luna and Liora in anger.
Liora held her for a moment longer, ensuring there was no pulse.
Then, she unceremoniously dropped her lifeless body onto the sand.
Luna grinned. "That''s that."
Liora simply nodded, stepping back. "Weaklings die. That''s all there is to it."
Luna stretched, letting out a playful sigh. "Well, that should be enough for today. Let''s see what happens next."
And with that, Loreia was finally dead for the first time here.
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Loreia suddenly woke up, gasping for air. Her entire body jerked upright, hands clutching her throat.
Her breathing was erratic for a moment as she could still feel it. The crushing pressure around her neck and the unbearable pain.
But then... she realized that her neck was fine after checking it. She also checked her arms and legs and her entire body.
Nothing was broken. No dislocated joints. No searing agony. There was none of that.
She was completely healed. A wave of relief washed over her, her shoulders slumping. "It must be a dream, right?"
But then, she looked around and was shocked. It was still the same desert.
And worse... standing just a few feet away... the twin bitches, Luna and Liora, were there. Alive and well.
Luna smirked as she crossed her arms. "Welcome back, big sister."
Loreia''s face twisted in pure horror as she remembered the pain. "NO! NOT AGAIN!"