A chill crawled up Toji's spine. Feeling danger behind him, he turned, instincts screaming. There was Satoru, floating upside down, smiling like a demon.
His right hand, shaped like a pistol, pointed straight at Toji.
"Cursed Technique Reversal: Red."
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The words had barely left Satoru's lips when a crimson sphere condensed at the tip of his index finger, pulsing like a miniature star. The air around it trembled, as if reality itself were being distorted.
Toji's eyes widened, instinct screaming danger. He tried to hurl himself to the side, but the movement was useless. Satoru unleashed Red, which shot through the air too fast to dodge.
'Shit!' Red struck Toji square in the chest, the overwhelming force flinging him like a ragdoll, his body spinning uncontrollably before crashing into a concrete wall that collapsed in a cloud of dust and debris.
For a moment, silence took over the place—then the hunter emerged from the rubble. "He's really a monster." Taking a few steps, Toji felt his legs give out and fell to his knees, the Inverted Spear driven into the ground to support him.
He was gasping, his chest burning as if it had been plunged into fire. Slowly, Toji lowered his gaze to his torso, assessing the damage.
His shirt, around the chest area, had simply evaporated—disintegrated by Red. The skin beneath was raw, a patch of scorched and torn flesh, with thick streams of blood dripping onto the floor and staining the concrete. 'Damn it!'
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Floating in the air, Satoru opened his arms as if embracing the sky itself. The warmth of the sun bathed his skin, golden rays reflecting off his white hair. His Six Eyes, glowing with an intensity that seemed to rival the daylight, watched the endless blue of the sky blending with the orange-tinged clouds.
'I'm sorry, Amanai. I'm not angry about what just happened to you.'
All the emotion, adrenaline, and excitement from just a second ago had vanished, giving way to peace. In that moment, Satoru felt the world in a way he never had before — every particle of cursed energy, every vibration in the air, every heartbeat around him. It was as if he had become part of the universe itself.
'I don't feel remorse, hatred, or sadness.'
The wind blew gently, brushing against his face and making the torn fabric of his uniform flutter. All the problems, the worries, and responsibilities felt distant — insignificant.
'It's just that in this very moment—'
Satoru closed his eyes for a second, letting the sensation envelop him. It was like being submerged in an ocean, every ounce of cursed energy amplifying his perception, his strength, his very essence.
'—I feel like a god.'
Then, Satoru opened his eyes and straightened mid-air, a slow smile curving his lips as he spoke, his voice echoing around him, "Throughout Heaven and Earth, I Alone Am The Honored One."
Below, Toji forced himself to stand and pulled a chain from the mouth of the cursed spirit clinging to his shoulder. 'Should I run?... As if. And even if I tried, that thing wouldn't let me get far'. With a grunt, he connected the chain to the handle of the Inverted Spear. 'I'm ending this now.'
With a sharp motion, Toji spun the chain above his head, the spear whirling in a deadly arc. 'Now!' He hurled the weapon with lethal precision, the tip aimed straight at Satoru's head.
Satoru tilted his head slightly, the Six Eyes tracking every inch of the incoming strike with an almost omniscient clarity. 'This fight has already run its course.' He raised his right hand, the gesture calm as the spear closed in.
'The fusion of Blue's attraction and Red's repulsion. A convergence of forces that, when combined, generate an imaginary mass—' Satoru could feel both energies, spiraling like yin and yang, ready to be shaped into something that hadn't appeared in the world for ages.
The spear was mere inches from his face when Satoru moved his hand, pointing toward Toji. The air around his fingers began to warp, a sphere of purple energy forming—pulsing in a way that seemed to devour the very light around it.
"Hollow Purple"
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