Then, the miniature sun began to take shape... transforming into... an exquisite and beautiful long weapon.
This weapon was more than half again as long as Takiyasha Hime. It seemed to be a long saber, with a handle nearly two meters long... Its half-meter blade resembled an artistic creation, almost like a long halberd.
However, it was a saber similar to Guan Yu's Green Dragon Crescent Blade, though far more beautiful and perfectly suited for a girl.
Takiyasha Hime gripped the long saber with both hands. Behind her head, a halo resembling those of Buddha or a bodhisattva appeared, making her look like a deity worshipped by others.
Faintly, it carried a trace of Amaterasu, the sun goddess.
"The sun... the power of the sun?"
The exchange and clash between Takiyasha Hime and Himiko had actually been incredibly fast, taking less than a few seconds. In just those seconds, Takiyasha Hime had changed completely before Sirin's eyes.
Sirin was even a little slow to react.
"So... you really are connected to that Yōki... the Sun Queen!" After only a moment of surprise, Sirin regained her composure. She had never understood what connection Takiyasha Hime had to Yōki and the Sun Queen.
But now, she understood a little.
At this moment, Sirin was suddenly in no hurry to attack.
"Takiyasha Hime, was it? I'll give you a chance. If you surrender on your own, I can consider sparing your life. What do you say?" Sirin seemed to pay Takiyasha Hime's transformation no mind at all.
"..."
Hearing Sirin's words, Takiyasha Hime and Himiko suddenly fell silent.
You should have said so earlier...
They felt like they had been tricked.
Seeing Sirin open with a devastating attack that destroyed the Tenshu-kaku where Takiyasha Hime had been, Takiyasha Hime and Himiko had thought