I Hope I Can Make You Proud
"Scar, save me!"
Christopher roared, his composure utterly gone, his face contorted in a rare display.
For the first time in hundreds of years, he felt such a powerful urge to stay alive.
He didn't want to die here!
Crack!
Space shattered, and a giant blade wreathed in black flames slashed out of the rift, its edge aimed straight at the back of Rover's head.
As the saying went, birds of a feather flocked together. Wherever Christopher was, Scar was bound to spawn.
The strike came without warning, aimed at a spot Rover had to defend!
If Rover dodged or blocked, Scar would have a chance to save Christopher.
But he chose neither!
Rover kept swinging the scythe downward with one hand, while raising his other hand high to grab the blade.
"This lunatic!"
In the shadows, Scar had already entered an Overclocking state, yet his eyes widened as he spoke through gritted teeth. No one had ever dared face his full-power attack like this, until today.
Clang! Rover gripped the giant blade firmly, stopping it in its tracks.
At the same time, the scythe pierced Christopher's chest and lifted him off the ground!
The scene was brutal, filled with a savage air!
"This time, it's really over..."
Rover's lips curled upward as he looked at the dying Christopher. "It's time for your stupid, tasteless words to disappear from this world too."
"Not yet... hehe..."
Christopher managed a laugh and loosened his grip, releasing another sheet of paper. It was the remaining script, and words appeared on it: "In my moment of peril, I may switch places with Scar!"
All at once, as though time and space had reversed, the person impaled on the scythe was swapped.
"Christopher, fuck you..."
Scar cursed furiously, blood pouring from his seven orifices as the scythe lifted him into the air.
If he hadn't had his heart and lungs ripped out before, and if his recovery hadn't been so astonishing, his soul would already have been scattered!
Even so, the injury was by no means light. His internal organs were twisted and his bones shattered, leaving him with less than half his life!
Even Rover was stunned. He hadn't expected Chris the dog to use Scar as a shield!
He really was the cream of the crop among beasts!
Well, there was nothing for it. Change positions and try again!
"Hadō #63: Raikōhō!"
Rover aimed his palm forward, encompassing both men. Golden lightning surged out and swallowed them in an instant.
When the light faded, nothing remained but a pool of blood.
"You ran again? Are you two cockroaches? But it doesn't matter. Neither of you is getting away today!"
"Chris the dog, I'll remember this!"
Still in his Overclocking state, Scar had long since dropped his giant blade. Gripping Christopher with one hand, he fled at full speed through the turbulent currents of space.
At this moment, both men's frequencies had decayed to their limits. In the world of the Shinigami, any lieutenant could have dealt with them.
"No problem. Once we get back safely, I'll compensate you!"
"What about my compensation, then?"
A dark figure suddenly appeared in front of them, purple light burning where his eyes were, like a demon king descending from heaven!
"Gah!!"
Scar jumped in fright. This Rover was practically a ghost.
"Little lamb, tell me, are there any Fractsidus members here?"
"I'll fight you to the death!"
With nowhere left to retreat, Scar gambled everything and charged straight at him with his two enormous horns.
"No? Then I'll skewer the two of you!"
Rover pressed one hand against a ram's horn and, with a burst of strength, snapped it off!
"Have it back!"
Using the horn as a spear, he ran it through both men and pinned them to the barrier of space!
"Now you two are out of scenes to perform, aren't you?"
"Ah!! Christopher... hurry! Transfer him there! This guy's serious!"
Scar struggled violently, his voice urgent and pained.
"But... that's where we painstakingly planned..."
"Does any of that matter now? Do you want to die?!"
Christopher's expression changed several times at those words, but when he looked at the "devil" right in front of him, he gritted his teeth and raised the pen in his hand!
"Buzz!!"
With a flash of light, Rover found himself in a completely new space.
He could still faintly sense the two men's presence here, but they were already very far away.
"Well done, Chris the dog. You must have squeezed out the last of your strength, but unfortunately, it still won't change your fate!"
Rover took a deep breath, about to resume his pursuit.
Suddenly, the space around him underwent a drastic change.
"Rumble!"
Strange power seeped in through the cracks, dense, thick and heavy, mingled with fierce winds and flashes of lightning. They intertwined into a cage, locking him inside.
Rover frowned, goosebumps rising on his arms.
He reached into the mass of energy before him and found that his arm had faded considerably, as though it would disappear the next moment.
In haste, he quickly pulled it back and rapidly circulated the frequency around his body to replenish it. Only then did his arm return to normal.
"The power of a Threnodian, and an unprecedentedly powerful one at that. Now everything makes sense!"
Christopher's script could interfere with time and space, probably with the help of the Threnodian's power here.
The Fractsidus really did dare to touch anything!
"You think this can trap me? How naive!" He took a deep breath, ready to continue the chase.
He aimed his palm forward, his Reiatsu surging rapidly. No cage in this world could hold him.
"Hadō #91..."
But just then, a gentle voice suddenly sounded in his ear.
"I hope I haven't disappointed you. I hope I can make you proud!"