"Ah... wherever there's a Kyōkotsu, there'll definitely be some terrifying giant monster. If we destroy the Kyōkotsu... we'll definitely be targeted."
Before Kikyo could finish speaking, the ground began to shake.
"An earthquake?"
"No, get out of here! That thing has awakened!"
Kikyo immediately grabbed Yae Sakura's hand and hurriedly ran back. Hiyamaru followed closely behind them.
After the three of them had moved several hundred meters away from the ancient well, the ground completely split apart. A pair of enormous skeletal hands reached out, each one as huge as a high-rise building.
The ground shook more and more violently. Before long... a hundred-meter-tall half-skeleton appeared before them.
Why call it a half-skeleton?
Because it looked as though it had been cut in half at the waist, with only its upper body remaining. Yet even that upper body was a hundred meters tall. If it had its full body...
"Big Sister, what huge bones!"
Hiyamaru stared at the giant skeleton before her, and saliva immediately began to drip from her mouth.
"Uh..." Yae Sakura had been stunned at first, but hearing Hiyamaru's words left her speechless.
"So it really appeared... Aragami. This is the Great Yokai you mentioned, right?" Kikyo held three arrows in her hand, aiming them at the giant skeleton's eyes.
Ghostly blue flames burned in Aragami's eyes.
"Probably!"
Aragami were formed from those killed on battlefields. Since no one buried their remains, the resentment of their souls transformed into enormous skeletons.
As Great Yokai born from battlefields, they were far stronger than ordinary Great Yokai.
However, the conditions for an Aragami's birth were extremely harsh. One definitely could not form in just a few months; there had to be some other factor involved.
But that was perfect. A real Great Yokai had appeared, and Yae Sakura was