"Shing!"
Sosuke stood before him with a gentle smile, slowly drawing Kyoka Suigetsu from his waist.
Kinnara narrowed his eyes in amusement as he watched, showing no fear at all, as though death meant nothing to him.
His lips even curled into a flippant smile.
"Shatter, Kyoka Suigetsu."
A soft murmur fell from Sosuke's lips.
In Kinnara's eyes,
the young man before him slowly raised his sword in front of himself and murmured something softly.
Then he turned and walked away... walked... walked away!?
Huh!?
Kinnara froze in confusion!
His narrowed eyes widened as he stared blankly at Sosuke's retreating figure.
"Hey! What do you mean by that? Are you planning to let me go!?"
Kinnara shouted after Sosuke.
He couldn't understand why this guy would do that! They were enemies from opposing nations, after all!
Hearing him, Sosuke came to a slight stop.
He turned his head slightly to glance at him, his voice soft and resonant.
"Have you ever imagined the power possessed by a god?"
Kinnara was taken aback, unsure why Sosuke had said that.
"Clouds part, and light shines through. A muddied crest, defiant, mad, flickering into view..."
Sosuke suddenly murmured softly.
Kinnara stared blankly at him, unsure what he was about to do.
"...Paralyze! The lion's roar thunders through fate, in an instant disturbing the dragon's slumber. Beasts destroy one another, and the mud on the ground takes flight!"
Sosuke's chant slowly came to an end.
He raised one hand and aimed it toward a spot off to the side, a smile playing on his lips as he murmured,
"Hado #88: Hiryū Gekizoku Shinten Raihō!"
A dazzling blue light suddenly gathered in Sosuke's palm!
Then, in an instant, it expanded into a massive column of energy!
"Boom—"
Under the gaze of everyone present,
the terrifying