Her sensitivity to negative emotions allowed Lucy to sense that something was being projected from Yura's scarlet eyes.
"What is this?" Lucy asked.
"Heart Sword." Watching the effect, Yura said, "A technique that projects intense killing intent through the eyes to intimidate the opponent and leave them unable to move. You can learn this one."
"They're all dead, hey!" Lucy said.
How did that count as leaving them unable to move?
"Their wills were too weak." Yura said, "Not only were they unable to break free through sheer force of will, it also triggered suffocation in their bodies."
"So it's their fault, then?" Lucy asked.
"That's right." Yura said, "Let's go. There's nothing worth seeing here."
All in all, Yura had scared them to death. A ghost scaring people was perfectly normal.
Lucy grabbed Yura and flew away.
Behind them, a deathly silent ship drifted alone across the sea. Looking down from the sky, corpses lay scattered everywhere, their faces stiff and purplish, with no survivors. In the prison cells at the bottom of the cabin, the captive children huddled together, shivering. They did not yet know they had been saved, nor did they know what fate awaited them.
A day later, they arrived at the island where Kirigakure was located. This island was called Morning Mist Island, the largest island in the Land of Water. It was blanketed in natural dense fog all year round, and many towns and villages dotted the island. Besides the capital of the Land of Water, there was also Kirigakure deep in the mountains. Unlike the vast mainland, the towns here stood very close to one another.
The entire Land of Water resembled an enormous turtle. The largest island, Morning Mist Island, formed its body; four small islands served as its stubby limbs; a