Let's Train Heroine

Lucan opened his eyes, the Void Sight activating in a flash of dark energy. The world around him changed instantly, a wave of intense sensory information crashing into him. The icy battlefield was no longer just a field of snow and ice; everything was illuminated with magical essence. The air shimmered with frozen energy, and every flake of snow sparkled with a life of its own.

He could see the outlines of magic, swirling currents of power, and beneath it all—the pulsing, beating heart of Bing.

Her aura was immense, a freezing cold that radiated from her body in waves, but through the Void Sight, Lucan could see it. Hidden deep within her half-dragon form, encased in layers of icy magic, was her core—her heart. It pulsed like a beacon, the one weakness that she could not fully protect.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

But he had to force her into her most vulnerable form—her human form. He clenched his fists, his body thrumming with the energy of his restored mana. Maris's healing magic coursed through him, refreshing his strength and pushing back the overwhelming cold. His breath fogged in the air as he prepared himself. This was it.

Without hesitation, Lucan charged forward, his water and light magic sparking to life in a brilliant display. He sent a stream of boiling water toward Bing, the heat melting the ice around her as it crackled and hissed upon contact. Bing reacted swiftly, her wings flaring as she dodged the attack, ice shards forming in her wake to block Lucan's next move.

But he was relentless. With the Void Sight guiding him, every movement Bing made was slower, more predictable. He unleashed a barrage of spells, light beams and heated water streams, aiming not just to wound her but to force her into a defensive stance. Her half-dragon form was powerful, but it was also cumbersome—large, heavy, and less agile.

Lucan pressed that advantage, darting in and out of her range with shadow-stepping speed.

Bing roared in frustration, her icy claws slashing through the air as she tried to keep up with his attacks. Ice spikes erupted from the ground, blocking his path, but Lucan leaped over them, his body a blur of motion as he shot a concentrated blast of light directly at her chest. The heat from the beam seared through her icy defenses, cracking the layers of ice protecting her core.

"Enough!" Bing snarled, her voice echoing through the battlefield like a winter storm. She unleashed a pulse of freezing magic, a wave of frost that expanded outward, threatening to engulf everything in its path. Lucan felt the biting cold wrap around him, but Maris's magic kept it at bay. Still, he could feel the strain. He had to end this.

He pressed on, pushing Bing further and further with every strike. Water and light magic danced around him as he moved, melting through her ice barriers and forcing her back. Bing's frustration mounted, her attacks becoming more erratic as she struggled to maintain her draconic form under Lucan's relentless assault.

Finally, Lucan saw his chance. A perfectly timed strike—a searing beam of light aimed at the weakest point in her defenses—hit its mark. The magic tore through the icy armor surrounding her, shattering it completely. Bing stumbled, her wings faltering as her form began to shift.

With a roar of fury, Bing's body convulsed, her dragon-like features melting away. Her wings disintegrated into mist, her claws retracting as her towering figure shrank. The temperature around them dropped even further as the ice magic concentrated, swirling around her in a violent storm. Lucan stepped back, watching as Bing's transformation completed.

She now stood before him in her fully human form.

Her figure was striking, a stark contrast to the massive, draconic creature she had been moments before. Bing's human form was tall and elegant, with long, flowing white hair that cascaded down her back like a waterfall of frost. Her skin was pale, almost translucent, glowing faintly with an ethereal light that made her appear as though she were carved from snow itself.

Pale blue eyes, cold and piercing, glowed with the icy magic she commanded.

She wore almost nothing—her body was covered only by thin sheets of ice that clung to her curves, barely covering her private parts. The ice shimmered in the light, moving with her as though alive. It was as if her clothing was made entirely of frost, an extension of her magic that revealed more than it concealed.

Her snow-white skin was exposed, flawless and radiant, but radiating a cold so intense that even looking at her sent chills down Lucan's spine.

The aura around her was immense, a freezing cold that made the air itself crackle with frost. Every breath Lucan took felt like inhaling shards of ice. The ground beneath her feet froze solid, thick sheets of ice creeping outward in every direction.

Bing smiled coldly, her voice soft but deadly as she spoke. "You've pushed me this far. Now you'll see true power."

Lucan didn't hesitate. He surged forward, his magic flaring to life once more. He knew that despite her overwhelming aura, this was his chance—her heart was exposed now, more vulnerable than ever. But Bing was faster in this form, more agile, and her control over ice had sharpened to deadly precision.

She moved with the grace of a dancer, dodging Lucan's initial strikes with ease. Her hands glowed with icy magic as she summoned shards of ice from the air, launching them at him with lethal speed. Lucan barely had time to react, dodging and deflecting the attacks with bursts of light magic. The ice shards melted as they passed through his heated defenses, but Bing was relentless.

She closed the distance between them in an instant, her hands glowing with frost as she struck out. Lucan blocked her blow with his forearm, but the cold seeped into his bones, chilling him to the core. He gritted his teeth, countering with a blast of heated water, but Bing spun away, her movements fluid and precise.

"You're quick, but it won't be enough," Bing taunted, her voice dripping with icy malice. She raised her hand, and the ground beneath Lucan erupted with ice spikes. He leaped back, narrowly avoiding being impaled, but Bing was already on him, her icy fist crashing into his side.

Lucan staggered, the cold seeping into his flesh. He retaliated with a powerful burst of light, the heat melting the ice around him and forcing Bing to retreat momentarily. But she was unrelenting, her ice magic swirling around her like a storm, her eyes glowing with raw power.

Lucan knew he had to keep pushing. He focused his energy, summoning a torrent of boiling water that shot toward Bing. The water melted the ice in its path, creating a cloud of steam that obscured their vision for a moment. But Lucan could see through it all with the Void Sight. He saw Bing darting through the steam, preparing another attack, and he was ready.

He sidestepped her strike, catching her off guard, and landed a solid hit with a beam of concentrated light. The magic burned through her defenses, striking her side and leaving a searing mark. Bing hissed in pain, her expression twisted with fury.

"You'll pay for that!" she snarled, raising both hands as a massive storm of ice swirled above them. The sky darkened as the temperature plummeted further, frost creeping up Lucan's legs and arms as he fought to stay warm.

But he wouldn't back down, Lucan summoned all his remaining magic, combining his light and water abilities into a single, devastating attack. A beam of pure, searing light shot forward, accompanied by a torrent of boiling water. The heat melted the ice storm above them, sending droplets of water cascading down like rain.

The attack hit Bing square in the chest, and for a moment, her icy aura flickered. She staggered back, her human form trembling under the assault. Lucan saw his opening, saw the vulnerability in her aura.

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But just as he prepared to strike again, Bing's expression shifted. She straightened, a cold, cruel smile spreading across her face. The temperature dropped even further, the frost around her growing more intense.

"You've done well," she said softly. "But you won't defeat me. Not here. Not now."