"Huh? This is..." Gazing at the pale black mist surrounding him, Achill's expression tightened slightly. Azure magic power suddenly surged from his body, holding all that strange mist a meter away. Feeling how rapidly his magic power was being consumed, Achill let out a startled murmur.
Of course he knew what was happening! He had watched Rex turn metal into this strange mist with his own eyes. Even an idiot could have figured it out, let alone him!
What he had not expected was that his opponent's ability could go this far! Breaking metal down into a mist-like state was far harder than assembling it into towering buildings!
"Heh, that really is an interesting ability. Anyone other than me would find this magnetism magic a real headache, wouldn't they? Unfortunately for you, the person you ran into..." His lips curled slightly as he slowly sheathed his moon-white longsword. Light flashed in his hand, and a conventional Zanpakutō appeared in his right palm. Gripping it tightly, he lightly rested his left hand on its gleaming blade and said calmly, "...just happened to be me!"
"Reap!" Both hands jerked sharply downward! Two long black chains immediately burst from his hands, carrying a pair of rapidly spinning, razor-sharp double blades! They raced toward the distant Rex along bizarre trajectories, reaching his back in an instant! Holding the curved ends of the black chains, Achill murmured, "Wind Death—" Then he gave another violent downward tug with both hands!
Clatter! With a sharp rattle of chains, the two rapidly spinning double blades slashed mercilessly down through the air, striking the steel wings raised behind Rex!
Clang! Clang! Two sharp sounds of metal being pierced rang out. Amid a shower of sparks, the incredibly sharp double blades sank deep into the thick steel wings!
"Damn!" Rex's