"Right behind you."

"!!!"

Turning around while taking a defensive stance Terra hadn't at all noticed when Lux had gotten behind her.

"Good morning."

".... Morning."

While reluctantly returning the greeting Terra inspected her opponent. Lux wore a gray pair of training shorts and t s.h.i.+rt combo that was marked with the insicma of the 125th h.e.l.lwalkers, and even if Terra could see Lux had not fully recovered from her extreme malnourishment, she was not about to underestimate her.

"So I've heard you want to sort something out with me?"

"I want to spar against you, no holding back. If I win you'll apologize for what you did."

"C.O?"

Looking to Dax for approval Lux started grinning when he gave a nood.

"I see, I see~ So you want to fight me? When I win you'll have to do something for me."

"Sure, let's get on with it."

Instantly accepting those terms without thinking about them further Terra started warming up.

"This is bound to be interesting."

"You think so?"

Not really showing that much interest for the upcoming fight now that it came to it Dax laid back on the ground as he waited for Terra and Lux to get into position.

"Ready? Okay… 3, 2, 1, go."

With Dax's lazy signal to start Terra set launched straight ahead as she charged Lux while releasing bloodl.u.s.t.

(Just like Dax you can't use magic, and do not have the raw strength to compensate for it!)

Channeling strengthening magic into her body Terra started glowing in a faint light as she finally got within range of Lux that so far hadn't moved a finger.

(Got yo-)

Thinking she had successfully blitzed her opponent Terra launched an uppercut as she left marks in the ground below, but was suddenly knocked away as her conscious turned hazy while acute pain struck her neck. Landing a few meters away she rushed to her feet only to see Lux still standing the exact same spot with a smile on her face, not having moved an inch.

"What the f.u.c.k?"

Taking a defencive stance Terra examined Lux closely as she this time very slowly and meticulously closed the range.

"What the h.e.l.l was that?"

Lilly having seen what Lux did still couldn't believe her own senses as she turned to Dax for an explanation.

"Just wait and see."

"Okay…"

Seemingly sobering up a great deal Lilly started paying extremely close attention to the sparring match.

"What? Not coming closer?"

With a large child like grin on her face Lux stood her ground as she becconded Terra closer.

(What the h.e.l.l is going on here?..)

With her hands covering her neck and head in a defensive stance Terra tried figuring out why Lux could move faster than she could react.

"What the h.e.l.l is wrong with your body?"

After looking a bit closer at the seemingly stationary Lux Terra finally started figuring out what was wrong with Lux. Her heartbeat was so fast it was almost a steady sound while some of her muscles twitched uncontrollably as if a extreme amount of adrenaline pumped through her veins.

"Oh you finally noticed?~"

Being seen through Lux's smile only seemed to turn even more ferocious as she started

stepping in place as if barely able to contain her bloodl.u.s.t.

"That is some technique…. How is she still in control of her body?"

Having noticed what was going on with Lux Lilly spoke out in amazement as she asked Dax what was going on.

"She's in perfect control of her body. Honestly I wish I could tell you how she does it, but I have no idea."

"What? Didn't you teach the child yourself?"

Not expecting Dax's answer Lilly looked closer at Lux as she inquired further.

"Of course I did, but that trick is something she learned from her older sisters."

"Older sisters?"

"Yeah, two demonic geniuses. See's gonna move, pay attention."

Still laying flat on the ground Dax barely hid a smug smile as he knew exactly what was going to happen.

"If you're not doing anything then let me show you something nice!~"

Breathing in deeply the sound around Lux seemed to completely disappear leaving only the deafening sound of her heartbeat that ran faster and faster like a drum, before completely stopping as Lux's pupils expanded to their limit.

"!!!"

Being bathed in bloodl.u.s.t like she previously only through Dax able of, Terra was temporarily overwhelmed as Lux rushed forward. Leaving deep cracks in the ground Lux moved as if being strengthened by extremely high grade magic she rushed Terra with deadly intent before she could even react.

"Match over, Lux wins."

Before Terra knew what was going on Dax had stopped the match while Lux had disappeared.

"What the f.u.c.k?"

Looking around Terra found Lux standing behind her panting like a wild animal after a sprint.

"Wait, how did I lose exactly?"

As Terra still hadn't caught up with what was going on Terra looked confused at Dax that still laid flat on the ground.

"You lost. If this was a real fight you would be very dead right now."

"But-"

"If you don't believe me then go again, you really have nothing right now except for training. Lux you want to go again?"

"Sure, can I go for contact?"

"Yeah just don't break anything too esensial."

"Sir, yes Sir~"

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Going back out into the dirt field Lux beckoned Terra to follow her with a smile.

"This time I'm not going to hold back, C.O gave me permission to break you~"

Showing a ferocious smile Lux seemed to forget that she was just sparing.

"Don't break anything too important now."

"Sir, yes Sir!"

Until Dax reminded her.

"Good, ready? 3, 2, 1, go."

This time Lux didn't wait for Terra to close range and immediately took the initiative herself as she immediately started breaking down Terra's already crumbling defenses with what Terra a.s.sumed was qiton martial arts.

"You're really not holding back this time huh!?"

"Why would I hold back when the C.O gave me permission to hurt you!?"

Throwing out a kick Lux created a small gap between herself and Terra while taking a single step back she did a half backflip and landed on her hands before launching herself into Terra feet first, hitting Terra's unguarded stomach with a well placed kick.

"Gha!-"

Coughing up blood as she flew backwards Terra realized she had heavily overestimated her chances at winning against Lux.

"What was that?"

Seeing the unfamiliar style of martial art Lilly turned to Dax for an explanation.

"She's playing with her food…"

While Lux that had mounted Terra as she was about to beat the s.h.i.+t out of her Dax was not really that impressed with either of them.

"You really thought you could win?"

Sitting on the b.l.o.o.d.y mess that used to be Terra, Lux picked a bone fragment out of her knuckle before continuing her monologue.

"You really seem to not understand what it means to be a Galactic marine so I'll use this opportunity to tell you. Where we are from there isn't a normal army, at all. With the dawn of advanced drone technology and 12th generation machine learning the average tin can is able to kill better than most grunts, therefore an emphasis is placed on quality over quant.i.ty. out of a million recruits only one low level reserve marine survives the selection, but we're not f.u.c.king low level reserve marines that sponge off the military and get wasted off their weekly paychecks while hoping they never see combat, we're the f.u.c.king 125th h.e.l.lwalkers! The most elite fighting force there have, and will ever exist, and for some reason that escapes me our commander those to take you under his wings."

Letting that sink in for a moment Lux continued talking after confirming that Terra was still conscious before continuing on.

" Now I know that you are angry with me for the friendly fire, and I am truly sorry about that and I have giving you time to work it out by yourself, but it's gotten to the point where it impacts your training and you've started disrespecting the force and the chain of command, so now your a.s.s is mine!"

Knocking Terra unconscious with a puch Lux picked her up over the shoulder before turning to Dax.

"C.O is this fine?"

"Yeah go ahead X.O."

"Okay, I'll beat her into shape~"

Leaving with those words Lux carried Terra towards the medbay while Lilly looked at the scene play out before she turned to Dax that still laid down flat on the ground.

"What just happened?"

"My X.O. Made a decision to beat the recruit into shape and I don't really see a issue with that at all."

"You expected this to happen?"

"Yeah I did. Is that a problem? It'll be good for both of them to get to know eachother better, and Terra needs to pick up the slack and focus more on her training, and Lux is the best person to do that."

"... You really do have a special relations.h.i.+p with that child huh?"

Looking after Lux with a hint of slight envy in her eyes Lilly turned towards Dax when he sat upright while hiding her expression behind a slight smile.

"I do, she's my adoptive daughter, my executive officer and someone I've known for over 500 years. I trust her with my life, without question."

"But that's all your relations.h.i.+p extends to?"

Looking at Lilly for a bit Dax didn't seem to understand the meaning of the question until after a few moments when he looked at her with a blank expression.

"If you're asking if banging my adopted daughter, then no, we don't have that kind of relations.h.i.+p."

"..."

"What?"

"... You really don't understand women do you?..."

"Nope, I have absolutely no clue about that one. I take things apart, you know kill stuff, that's all I know and I'm good at it."

"You know what that makes a lot of sense…."

Showing a defeated and understanding expression at the same time Lilly looked like she was gathering her courage for a bit before she looked at Dax with a determined expression.

"Then I'm just gonna go for it... Y-y-you k-know I! Really!-"

"Oh~ Rouge what can I do for you this fine day?"

As Lilly was about to do the confession of a lifetime she was interrupted by Dax that suddenly called out to a certain red haired nun.

"My master has a request and wants to meet you, she's in the church waiting."

"Okay I will be right over. Lilly did you say anything?"

Looking back towards Lilly as he left with Rouge, Dax only saw a smiling and slightly blus.h.i.+ng Lilly, and thought nothing of it.

"..."

"Okay then, let's go to the church. I'll be right back Lilly."

As Dax left Lilly looked at Dax's back as she barely hid her furry behind a cold smile.

"That was your first and only missed opportunity, do that again and I will kill you."