Auransa stood with his blade drawn, eyes cold.
Auransa:"And today… you die."
Orimo only laughed, louder and louder, as if he could already taste the city's collapse. His smile—twisted, unhuman—stretched like that of a devil watching souls burn.
A pulse of dark aura spread around him.
Auransa:"Crescent Step."
In a blink, he vanished.
FWIP—
He reappeared right in front of Orimo, blade already mid-swing.
Ryuki (shocked):"No way—! He's faster! Orimo can't even—"
Orimo's grin widened.
He lifted his hand.
Orimo:"Energy Spike."
A spear of pure darkness erupted from his palm—violent and sudden. Auransa's eyes narrowed, his sword snapping up just in time.
THUD!!
The clash sent a shockwave across the street, kicking dust and broken stone into the air.
Auransa leaped upward, cloak snapping behind him like a wing.
Auransa:"You damn fool…"
He raised his katana overhead.
Auransa:"Moonfall Slash!"
SWISH—!
The blade cut through Orimo's form—
—but there was no blood.
Auransa landed, boots skidding across shattered stone.
His breath hitched.
Auransa:"…What!?"
A demonic presence loomed behind him.
Orimo was already there.
Darkness spiraled around his fist like a storm of smoke and flame.
Orimo (laughing):"Hahahahah— Demonic Punch!"
THUD!!!
The blow smashed into Auransa's chest—
bones cracking—
sending him flying like a ragdoll.
He crashed through a stone building.
BOOOOOOM!!!
The wall collapsed around him in a cloud of rubble.
Ryuki stared, trembling.
Ryuki:
"Is… is this really Orimo…!?"