The knife flashed.
Flash by.
The battle is over.
Yes, it was over, in the astonished eyes of everyone.
As expected, this battle will last for quite some time. The killer was born from Shiki's killing impulse, and the two have the same skills and physical abilities. And because it's one person against another, they can accurately predict each other's every move. If they really want to decide the winner, I'm afraid they have to wait until one of them makes a mistake.
However, they never expected that the battle would end so quickly.
In the blink of an eye, the victory or defeat is decided, and at the same time, the difference between life and death is also decided.
Two figures in white shirts and black pants passed each other, and two sword lights slashed across each other's chest without any hesitation.
Blood flowers bloomed and blood gushed out like a fountain.
The blood flower that blooms is Shiki.
The one who is bleeding like a fountain is a murderer.
The killer's dagger pierced Shiki's chest first.
Although Shiki's knife was a little slow, it slashed directly from the killer's left chest to the right chest, cutting him in half.
Just a small knife, cut it in half.
The killer whose upper body was sliding down looked at his lower body which was still standing and said in disbelief:
"How is this possible? How did you do this?"
"Nothing is impossible. You and I see the world completely differently."
The dagger pierced his chest and injured his lung, making it difficult for Shiki to breathe, but his voice was still extremely calm, like a pool of stagnant water.
"The world is different?" The killer's body began to dissipate, turning into dark, misty particles.
"What you see is a normal world, maybe a little peculiar, but still complete. What I see is a fragmented death."
Shiki's voice became lower and lower until only the two of them could hear him. He seemed to be explaining to the killer, but also seemed to be just talking to himself.
"If you can see death, you will lose your rationality. If you can see death, you will lose your motivation. If you can see death, you will be forced to accept how ambiguous and fragile this world is. The ground will seem to be non-existent, and the sky will seem to collapse at any moment. You will never be able to experience the illusion that the whole world will end in a second."
"Nonsense, nonsense."
Hearing these words, the killer, whose lower body had already dissipated and whose upper body was also collapsing, suddenly became hysterical.
"If... what you said is true, how can you still remain human? What did you see?"
Shiki turned around and glanced at the killer indifferently with those eyes that could see the dots and lines of death and destroy things with just a slight stroke.
The latter seemed to have seen an evil ghost. He didn't even care about being severely injured by Lizbaifei. He let out a shrill scream and turned into ashes.
Shiki lowered his head, put the knife back, took out his glasses from his pocket, and carefully placed them on his nose and ears.
The fragile, shattered world was restored to its original state, and everything was beautiful again. No, it was even more beautiful, because after seeing death, we cherished the normal scenery even more.
You are right. At that time, I was afraid to even walk. If I hadn't met that person, I might have become abnormal a long time ago. Even so, I was still afraid of myself, afraid of the impulse in my heart to turn the world into pieces, so you were born.
However, I won’t do that again. Because I will no longer be afraid of myself like this, and I will not give you another chance to come out.
Thank you, Teacher Aoko.
It was you who told me that the gods would not give away their power without any reason, and that there must be some meaning to my having this ability.
You taught me to admit my mistakes and say sorry.
It was you who taught me how to be an upright adult.
besides-
He raised his head and spoke sincerely to the eye in the sky.
"Thank you too, Mr. Orange. Thank you for your tips. I didn't lose to myself and I won't lose to myself in the future."
Orange was not grateful for Shiki's kindness.
"Also? Are you thinking about that idiot Aoko again? Humph, falling behind her again, how unpleasant."
"..." Shiki's expression suddenly froze.
"Come on, stop standing there like an idiot. Your wound is still bleeding."
"Ah." Shiki belatedly realized and covered his wound, his face pale.
"Brother! Be patient for a moment, I will treat you right away."
Akiba rushed over in two steps, put his hand on Shiki's chest, and activated his own ability, which was also the inherited ability of the Tono family - "Fusion".
"Communication" allows one's own consciousness to penetrate into the consciousness of others, thereby achieving a certain transformation, including vitality.
What she was doing now was sharing vitality, exchanging my life for his.
Mayu was a little slower and had no ability, so she could only stand by and watch Akiha dedicate herself to Shiki.
At that moment, she understood why Qiu Ye's transfer to another school made her feel threatened, because the emotion contained in those blue pupils was not just the love between siblings, but an emotion that far surpassed it.
Family, friendship, and love, all merged into one and gathered on the man in front of her, like an invisible shield that shielded her from all disturbances.
I'm not willing to accept this! I'm not willing to accept this!
May didn't want to be so passive anymore, she wanted to take the initiative to do something.
I want to walk into your world.
...
Orange, who was standing on the balcony of the Toono family's living room, watched this scene with a faint smile on her lips.
"What a bunch of idiots! I gave you the healing runestone and used 'Combination' to heal you. Aren't you afraid of becoming weak and relapsing?"
In the courtyard below the platform, a burly man in a suit was wreaking havoc.
Every punch and every kick contained tremendous power, and the aftermath alone was enough to cause the walls to collapse and the ground to crack.
The style of punches and kicks was familiar to everyone in the family. It was the fighting technique that Akiba practiced every day, and it was the physical technique passed down by the Tono family.
On the roof of the main building of the villa, red hair extends outward, as bright as maple leaves and as enchanting as fire. That figure is exactly the "Red Leaf Ghost" that has been making rounds recently.
Orange glanced at the female ghost on the roof nonchalantly and picked up a ghost at random.
"It recovered so quickly. The vitality of Tono's blood is indeed very strong, and it is also suitable as a target for manifestation. However, using the master's phantom to destroy the master's home is a bit too much of a bad taste. Moreover, every time I see that long red hair, I will think of my stupid sister, which is really unpleasant... Just let me vent a little, as his substitute!!!"
The rune outlined a flame that lit the cigarette and also activated the mechanism that had been set up long ago.
They were four stone tablets that contained mysterious power and were engraved with simple yet ancient words.
"The Primal Rune is activated!!! Destroy the Phantom."