After declaring his identity to Comberny, Sifa wasted no more time. He turned to face the Rose School members on the bridge. At that moment, Mr. X raised his right hand and pointed at Torres, the Wraith who could no longer possess anyone, uttering an Ancient Hermes word: "Imprisonment!"
While on the ship, Sifa had Admiral Aemilius's projection demonstrate the Arbiter Pathway's abilities to Mr. X, allowing him to record quite a few practical powers. That was why he had been able to forbid the Wraith from possessing anyone as soon as he appeared.
With Mr. X's declaration, Torres's figure abruptly froze without a sound. He felt as though transparent walls had filled the surroundings, or as though thick liquid flowed around him, leaving him unable to move. He was like an insect encased in amber, or a prisoner thrown into a cell.
Without pausing, Mr. X spoke again in a low voice and flicked his right hand. "Whipping!"
An invisible whip seemed to appear in his hand, shredding Torres's clothes and leaving welts across his skin, tearing his flesh apart.
Mr. X then leaned forward, clenched his right fist, and pronounced with solemn authority, "Death!"
He swung his arm, his entire body immediately trailing afterimages as he slammed toward Torres. His fist struck at the Wraith's head with an unstoppable, unavoidable force.
But at that moment, the Wraith's figure abruptly vanished. Torres appeared in a shattered mirror some distance away on the bridge. He had prepared for this, scattering many mirror fragments across the bridge for use in his jumps.
After his strike missed, Mr. X pointed toward both ends of the bridge and spoke in Ancient Hermes in a low voice: "Confinement!"
The space across the entire bridge suddenly solidified, as though an additional invisible wall that even