Liquid determination streamed from the eyes beneath his hood, and scattered strands of white hair peeked out. Satsujin lowered his head and looked at his hands. Behind him were two more hands, one holding a dagger and the other a charred skull.
His mere presence there caused the entire surrounding timeline, the world itself, to begin collapsing. This was Satsujin-the Amalgamate born for slaughter, above the heavens and below the earth.
Or was he?
"Murder, can you hear me?"
The hand belonging to Killer spoke. Despite having no vocal cords, she could still make herself heard.
It was communication from the depths of their souls.
Inside Satsujin, three souls were pressed tightly together, with some parts fused outright.
Yet this Satsujin had failed to fuse completely.
Murder had reduced his magic power output, leaving insufficient power to fully form the strongest will. The shared will of the three had failed to emerge as well.
It was practically a bug exploit.
And they had actually pulled it off! At this moment, Satsujin's incomplete fusion possessed Killer's LV and determination, Insanity's stat allocations and adrenaline, and Murder's intelligence, skills, and control-all at once.
He was already an outright overpowered stat monster who could save and reset!!!
Since Killer and Insanity had not fused completely, the hands belonging to the two of them could actually move independently.
"I hear you."
Satsujin turned his head and looked at Killer's dagger-wielding hand.
"...Murder, Killer, what is this..."
Insanity's voice came through too, sounding a little confused.
"...How did we fuse together..."
Apparently, when the three became one, Insanity's soul state had changed, allowing her to escape the illusion.
"Well, it's a long story."
Killer explained from the side.
"That guy who talks with his hands told Murder that when the three of us fused, we'd