Every demon who had willingly joined or been unwillingly dragged into this war believed it was the most brutal battle in living memory. Humans and demons fought in a tangled melee, sharp claws clashing with keen blades. The sea ran red, and even the azure sky reflected a bloody hue. The air reeked of blood and decay. No longer were the hills covered in fresh, tender flowers, but in mountains of lifeless, mutilated bodies...
Although demons were exceedingly few compared to humans, with barely a thousand taking part in this unprecedented war, they often assumed their enormous true forms in the heat of battle, tearing into their enemies with fangs and claws. Whenever a demon fell, the ground shook uneasily as though struck by an earthquake. Whenever a demon's throat was ripped open and hot, rank blood gushed out, another crimson river flowed across the earth...
Amid the humans' fighting, Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Harunobu faced each other in direct combat for the first time. Trampled by demons, their soldiers could not even leave intact bodies behind. Severed limbs lay everywhere. Even the most cold-blooded, merciless lover of slaughter would surely have recoiled in terror at this scene, which resembled Hell-or rather, the Asura Battlefield.
"Why! Why would you side with demons!" Become a foot soldier under that demon woman! Anger sustained Kenshin's slender body. The Nanushi denounced his opponent furiously, sweeping aside his long blade and advancing in pursuit.
"Aren't you doing exactly the same thing!" Kenshin had merely chosen the opposing side. Takeda Harunobu paid no heed to his anger. The powerful man raised his sword without hesitation to meet the attack and spoke mockingly.
"Bastard! No, I'm not!" Kenshin spat in disgust, turning sideways to evade the chain of attacks. Matching strength with the man would have