It was like she had been revived once again with her full health, allowing her to move around as she had first started at the beginning of the fight.
There was no longer anything reducing the speed of each arrow coming from the bow, just as the power behind it had no longer been reduced.
Upon seeing that, her eyes sharpened along with her other senses as she picked up on something.
The necklace that Generosity and the others had worn was missing from her neck and had been dropped further away from her.
It did not seem like anything special to the eyes of most, but Alyssia saw that there was something unique about it.
She appeared close by and snatched it from the ground.
Upon inspecting it in the middle of the battle, she smirked. "So that is how you are going to play it."
The necklace was a container that could be used by each of them whenever they needed it.
It contained the true potential of Empirica Island, which made them continue to thrive and protect themselves from outside threats.
It was not just their raw physical prowess, their Haki and their other capabilities that let them do all of that.
A part of it was greatly attributed to their ability to keep fighting as if they had returned to their peak state, while their enemies had been worn down fighting them.
All they needed to do was to drink the water that they had been given so that they could be healed from all kinds of wounds, as if they were drinking some kind of mystical healing water that came with all kinds of other effects.
They did not know where that water came from, but the effects it had on them were something that could only be called a miracle.
The water that came from the fountain of youth or a holy chalice came with all kinds of versions of the effects it could bring.
Some of those versions went into detail about how they possessed strong purifying qualities that could be used to cure the body of all kinds of diseases and ailments.
Other versions went into detail about the healing effects that could help to restore stamina or physical health to its best state, while others included healing from wounds and other forms of bodily damage.
There were some other versions that believed those waters could allow people to return to their youth or the prime of their life, while others could work to halt ageing, allowing for such people to live longer lives than what should be possible for them.
If all of those legends were true, then the people Alyssia was fighting were all much older than they looked.
They were the top fighters with powerful positions and roles in Empirica Island.
They would have been given certain privileges that others could not gain so easily, so that they could continue to fight under the rule of Una.
If she wanted to keep a strong force under her, then a way to control them was to hold onto her secrets about where the water came from.
She could give those who were her most loyal and trusted forces the opportunity to live for longer and to maintain their youth for as long as they remained loyal and useful to her.
If they betrayed her, then she would no longer supply them with the very thing they needed so much to keep living.
She had a lot of leverage over them as she had what they needed, and they could not get it without her.
The only way they could do that would be to figure out where it came from.
It just depended on how loyal they were, should they ever come to find out everything one day, whether intentionally or by accident.
The Seven Knightly Virtues were the seven positions that served directly under the position of the Supreme Pontiff.
Under them were their own forces, but their forces were not given the same benefits as them.
The higher in rank they were, the better access they had to the water being granted to them.
Those in lower positions would not be able to get any, while anyone in the middle would likely get very little, which could only be used once or twice for times when they really needed.
It was usually during times of crisis that something like that would be needed to heal wounds or illnesses that a doctor or medicine could not be enough to heal.
It could help to make someone appear a little younger, but a small amount of it would not extend their life that much.
They would have to take a lot more of it to feel those kinds of effects in a way that would allow them to live longer and to retain their youth.
Perhaps that was exactly why there were only seven people chosen to be granted enough to allow them to live like that.
There needed to be enough for Una to use while still leaving some for others that could be distributed in smaller amounts.
Anything else would likely be kept away safely for a time when it would be needed, like a sudden great crisis in the kingdom.
Upon figuring out what was being done in the present to result in such people regaining the energy and state they once started with, Alyssia did not look panicked in the slightest.
She may have used up some energy, but it had been greatly reduced the more that she got used to her new way of fighting.
All of her techniques were being layered on top of each other as she made full use of them once again.
Her speed and strength were above all of them making her the advantage of propelling her body around at a much faster rate than they could achieve.
She could position herself quite well each time using that strength and speed, allowing her to get a quick attack on them before the others would be able to catch up to her.
More dents and cracks began to appear on each of the pieces of armour that they were wearing.
Whenever they seemed to get close to attacking her, her every movement was effortless and casual, as if making the smallest of movements.
Just a casual wave of her hand or a flick of her finger caused enough power to create what would be needed to halt their advances on her and to disrupt their attacks from hitting their mark before she slipped away again.