Brandish had shrunk Lucy to a helpless size, eager to “test her strength” alongside Flare. As their massive feet closed in around the tiny mage, Brandish chuckled, her voice dripping with amusement. Flare, her bare toes flexing in the dirt, looked down with predatory glee. “I wonder how long she’ll last,” she mused.
Lucy struggled, her body trembling under the immense pressure, but it was hopeless. With a final, desperate cry, she was crushed beneath their feet. Brandish lifted her foot, glancing at the remains with casual indifference. “Oops,” she muttered, shrugging. Flare smirked, brushing the fragments aside.
Their casual disregard echoed in the silence that followed, and with that, they turned and walked away, leaving behind nothing but the faint imprint of their feet in the dirt—and the forgotten remains of Lucy Heartfilia.
Winner of this month’s poll