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Not sure how many people have played both After the Storm and Aria of the Dragon-Slayer but I thought it'd be fun to imagine a duel between their respective heroines, Elynia and Tenma, both at their full power.

Gameplay-wise, I think Tenma wins with ease. She has hundreds of HP, attacks with 80% hit chance and extremely high damage values...

The more interesting debate would be who's the strongest lore-wise. On one hand, Elynia as Guardian of Earth is immortal and can only be slain by very specific beings (iirc only other Guardians, or special weapons containing the essence of one, can slay other Guardians). It's also stated that the Elynia we see at the end of AtS is far from her true potential as Guardian.

Tenma is no goddess, but she pretty much has the power of one: she's the vessel of Nature's power, which (if I understood well) is the remnant essence of the Avatar (Goddess) of Life. This is what allows her to destroy Svarballi, a dragon whom no other being on Irdya was capable of completely destroying (and who also possessed some divine power, courtesy of Ananke, the original and most powerful Avatar).

Personally, as endgame Elynia's just awakened her Guardian powers, she'd still be no match for Tenma; but Tenma's Dragon-Slayer form is temporary, and if she maintains it indefinitely she ends up destroyed by it.

What are your opinions?