"You?" Enmu tilted his head slightly, then burst into shrill laughter. "Hahahaha! How ridiculous! If all of you were awake, I might be somewhat wary. But now... this entire train, over two hundred innocent passengers, and your companions are all under my control!"
Enmu stood up and spread his arms, as though embracing the endless night.
"Originally, I intended to use those pitiful passengers as hostages and enjoy your expressions of anguish and despair as you found yourselves unable to slay a demon. But now... it seems there is no need at all."
Enmu looked at Obanai, his eyes filled with contempt.
"Because you are the only one awake. Killing you will be as easy as crushing an ant. Once I have dealt with you, I can take my time enjoying all the 'feasts' aboard this train. Despairing souls make the most delicious nourishment."
"Crushing me?"
Obanai sneered, his haori snapping in the wind. He lowered his center of gravity slightly, his body twisting into an exceedingly bizarre posture, like a venomous snake preparing to strike.
"It seems these past few centuries of comfort have left weeds growing in the brains of you Lower Rank Demons. I suppose you have never experienced the feeling of venomous fangs tearing your throat apart, little by little?"
Before his words had faded, Obanai moved!
Without any warning, his entire body became an afterimage winding through the night sky at a breathtaking speed.
"Serpent Breathing, First Form: Crooked Winding Serpent!"
The curved Nichirin Blade traced an utterly bizarre arc through the air. Like a massive white snake flicking its tongue, it struck straight for Enmu's neck from a blind spot that defied every normal limit of human joints!
"Oh? Your speed is rather good, but far too direct."
A mocking smile curved Enmu's lips.