A scorched smell drifted through the air. Five pillars of fire pierced heaven and earth, burning for a while before slowly descending and finally vanishing into nothing. Only then did the world fall quiet again.
The ground had shattered and was covered in flowing magma. Scorching red streams spread into the distance, looking all the more terrifying beneath the blood-red sunset.
Lu You looked at the two enormous shikigami before him.
Dhruv Lakdawalla's shikigami were crumbling into dust, scattering on the wind bit by bit. With their size, they had no way to escape this blazing inferno that could burn the heavens and boil the seas.
Kurourushi had melted instantly in the flames, disappearing along with the Festering Life Sword.
The scorched scent of a Special Grade Cursed Spirit lingered in the air, reminding Lu You of how he would burn cockroaches whenever he encountered them as a child.
So even after growing up, I'm still doing pretty much the same things.
Then there were the two charred bodies that fell to the ground.
One was Takako Uro. The other was the walking artillery cannon, Ryu Ishigori, smoke rising from his entire body and all his hair burned away.
"You really are a monster. But thank you, Lu You. I can't eat another bite."
Ryu Ishigori finished speaking in a dry, hoarse voice, a satisfied expression on his face.
The sturdy body that had once stood unyielding crashed to the ground. The flesh on his face writhed, finally taking on the appearance of an unfamiliar stranger.
He had been reborn through incarnation. Now that he was dead, the incarnation technique naturally came undone.
"Damn... you!"
Takako Uro could no longer speak. Her once fair face was covered in cracks. With a final sigh, she scattered into ashes.
Lu You smiled.