"Scatter, Senbonzakura..."
A faint pink glow rose from the blade, then dissolved into beautiful pink petals that drifted gently down, fluttering and dancing around Achill.
"Oh? So this is the strongest Requip Magic that made your name, the Requip of the King's Way..." Hades studied the hilt in Achill's hand and the cherry blossoms dancing around him with keen interest. "Come to think of it, this is my first time seeing it in person. Magic that likewise approaches the abyss of the Magic Way... this sensation truly befits the strongest Requip Magic, Bleach, which surpasses every form of Requip Magic before it and reigns as their absolute king!! Heh heh heh, you certainly live up to your reputation, True God of Death..."
"This is only the beginning." Achill stepped forward with his right foot and vanished with a Flash Step. When he reappeared, he was already beside Hades! His left hand swept the hilt sharply sideways, sending a mass of cherry blossom petals slicing toward Hades like razor-sharp blades at point-blank range. Achill snorted coldly. "Spare me your meaningless compliments! If you have that much breath to waste—"
"Save it for hell!!!"
"Hmph! You little—" Hades's expression turned cold. He spun around and reached out to seize Achill on his left!
"Since you refuse to appreciate my courtesy, I won't waste any more time on this pointless bickering! So be a good boy and die!!"
"With my magic, the closest to the abyss of the Magic Way—my Abyss Magic!" A torrent of purple light burst from Hades's palm, blasting apart all the pink petals rushing toward him. At the same time, he pressed his right index and middle fingers together like a conductor's baton and swiftly swept them upward!
As vast amounts of purple magic power gathered madly at the