<h4>Chapter 547 - Trinity – Deadly Duel (VOLUME 3)</h4>


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    Trinity


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    I was prepared for this fight. I was in my fighting stance and watching as Snum started to lunge at me, her sword at the ready. I could see the lethally sharp de and the deadly pointed tiping right at my throat. I wasn''t going to be stupid enough to just stand there. I was going to fight and do whatever it took for me to win this.


    ''Wait! Not yet.'' I heard a strange yet familiar man''s voice talking to me in my head as Snum charged toward me. ''Wait until she is almost at you before you dodge. Spin out to the side when she is about to strike. Then you can strike at her and turn your dodge into a counterattack.''


    Who was it that was speaking to me inside my head? I knew the voice. I had heard it before, but it was hard to ce it right now. I had a feeling it wasn''t someone I knew all that well. Whoever he was, he was right. His advice about moving at thest minute was spot on.


    I followed the instructions that had been given to me. When Snum was almost at me, I spun to my right and swung out with the sword in my hand. I shed not once, but twice in that attack, and both of themnded exactly where I had intended. The de of my ice sword opened tworge gashes across the bitch''s back.


    ''YES!'' I congratted myself inside my head.


    ''Well done.'' The man spoke again. ''Keep going, it''s not over yet.''


    ''I know that.'' I told him silently. ''Who are you?'' I needed to know that. I was starting to suspect someone specific, someone I had spoken to only once before. But it couldn''t possibly be him, could it?


    ''I think you know who I am, Trinity. Hasn''t it urred to you yet?'' There was a soft note ofughter in his voice when he said that.


    ''But how? How are you inside my head? Aren''t you dead?''


    I was having this conversation while I was watching Snum recover her bnce from my attack. She had not been prepared for my counterattack. My strikes had caused her to lose her bnce and fall to her knees. A smart n of action would have been to attack her while she was down but that would have also been cowardly of me.


    ''Yes, Trinity, I am dead. Does that make a difference? I was dead when I met you.'' It didn''t sound like a joke, probably because it wasn''t one. He was beingpletely serious right now.


    ''OK, yes, you were dead when I first met you, but that doesn''t make this any less weird. I mean, I don''t even know what to call you. I already call Valerian Athair mòr, but that would be you as well, wouldn''t it?'' I am so confused right now. Why were there so many people ''talking'' to me during this fight?


    ''Calling me by my name is more than eptable. We never knew each other in life, so a closer connection is not expected of you.''


    ''But Rhinum, you are still my family.'' I pointed out to him, finally calling him by his name.


    ''And that is why I am here to watch over you. Now, watch out, she''sing back for her next strike. I will help you with this fight. I will help you destroy this woman once and for all.''


    I couldn''t believe what it was that he was saying to me. He wanted to help me to kill his own mother. Who would want to do that? Granted, she was responsible for his death, and two different wars. So, I guess it wasn''t that surprising.


    ''It doesn''t matter that she is my mother.'' He said to me, having caught onto my line of thought. ''She is an evil woman and evil needs to be banished. Now prepare yourself, Trinity, she''s attacking again.''


    Snum was indeed attacking again. She was running at me while swinging her sword around wildly. The sword was moving inrge, seemingly uncontrolled arcs. She looked like she was in just as much danger of killing herself than she was of killing me. In fact, I could see a line of ck on her face that was slowly oozing after the sword had identally nicked her cheek.


    ''She''s a psychopath.'' I barely had the time to think before Rhinum was giving me more instructions.


    ''To your left. Spin now. Slice up.'' Following what he said I was able to deal another blow to Snum''s back. It was all going so well. ''Keep on your toes, she''s not down yet.''


    Just as Rhinum said those words, Snum started to sh out at me again. This time, when I went to dodge out of her way, she hit me with the de of her dark sword. It didn''t cut me, though, but it did cut away the armor at the spot where the de had hit. That was a close one.


    ''Be careful. She is bing more and more unhinged as this battle continues.'' Rhinum warned me, but I could already tell. Snum looked delirious and deranged at the same time.


    When Snum struck at me this time, I parried her blow with my sword again, attempting to knock her back. She wasn''t arge woman, she was taller than me, but not by much. And, she didn''t look overly strongpared to me. However, in her furious state, she was bing a lot stronger than I was at the time.


    With her emotionally fueled rage, Snum was pushing me back with each blow shended on my sword. I felt myself losing ground and knew that if I didn''t do something soon, she might get the better of me.


    ''Dive!'' I heard Rhinum shout into my ear.


    ''What?''


    ''Dive Trinity! Into the water. Now!'' Rhinum sounded worried, like he thought I wouldn''t survive if I didn''t do as he said. Fine, I would follow what he said, this time at least.