chapter 1950: a new resolve

"m-mom!"
kate panicked as she saw her mother step into the battle on her own, after only supporting them before, she decided that it was about time she tested her true power and what her new body could do against a monster like a venerable's avatar.
"she's fighting the venerable on her own?!"
benladra panicked as she slowly stood up, after the huge explosion that blew up half of the large inheritance building, which was like a huge tower surrounded by massive ancient ruins, most of the group had fallen unconscious for a few seconds.
thanks to drake's protection, they were able to be saved, but most of them ended up being scattered as he hurriedly teleported them around the surroundings, although making sure they appeared far away from the threats. however, due to the exhaustion they had gone through from fighting the venerable for barely a few minutes, they were all on their humanoid forms again.
"mom, we have to go help her!"
benladra begged benladann to quickly move to help out andromeda, as benladann slowly stood up, glancing at the skies where drake was fighting with all his life against pandemonium.
"this battle had escalated to something i didn't quite imagine, but i suppose this will only continue until there's a victor..."
"m-mom?"
benladra noticed that something within her mother was different, her motherly side had been overshadowed by her warrior instincts.
"it's alright, benladra, andromeda will handle him for some time."
"e-eh? but wouldn't it be better if we all ganged on him?"
"and risk one of us dying? if his attention is completely on someone, then it becames less dangerous."
"but!"
"it's already quite obvious benladra, we lack the strength to defeat him."
"the battlefield has become more chaotic over time..." benladann sighed. "benladra."
"yes?" benladra asked.
"sorry if i was rude, but you need to understand that you can't jump into it recklessly, okay?" she asked.
"yes i know..." benladra lowered her head. "i'm weak... i am not strong enough to fight a venerable... i know..."
"..." kate remained in silence as she looked at her mother fighting, without even blinking. "mom..."
"however, that doesn't mean we will stand here doing nothing," benladann smiled. "there are ways to fight without having to directly confront him physically, right? we'll use everything we've got and facilitate andromeda while she holds him back... surtr's power is rising tremendously too. i believe he's preparing something that could make him an equal to the venerable. something none of us can do except him."
"w-what?" benladra wondered.
"i can faintly sense it, the same feeling i had when your father ascended... surtr has certainly the talent, power, and means to do it unlike all of us..." benladann said, gripping her fists. "that young man is going to ascend into a venerable as well!"
"eh?!" benladra, pekora, tisha, miranda, and drakda, who just woke up on his small baby form were all surprised, reacting almost the same.
"..." kate somehow had felt it as well, and she was aware of what surtr planned.
"for now, we must help the young earn enough time. the venerable is constantly trying to kill him, he is afraid of what he might become if he ascends! he could become our team's trump card," benladann explained. "we will not engage on physical combat, but we will unleash our strongest magic, long-ranged techniques and... i have a plan myself too, something that yuki will help a lot into."
"me?" yuki wondered.
"yeah, maybe we can't reach their level yet... we need more training, and time for that..." benladann said. "but our strength is certainly at the pinnacle of rank 10! if we can unify it without risking our physical bodies and lives... like what we did when we created that psychic
spirit that would rescue drakda."
"oooh!" miranda finally understood what benladann was trying to say. "if we combine our auras, you think we could win?"
"there's no other choice than to try! kate's technomancy, yuki's spirit power, and miranda's mold will be the pillars of this technique... let's begin!" benladann said.
although she recognized her weakness, drake's wife wasn't going to stand still and see the world fall apart.