The war disc spun and pierced the estate wall, right beside the Hi-no-Kami.
Hayes rolled his neck. Bones cracked. Blue light climbed his hands and spread across his chest like cobwebs. "See what real power is."
Gravel at his feet lifted, hovering as the air grew thick and suffocating.
He pointed two fingers forward and smiled. "Catch this while you can."
Sharp, thread-thin filaments of blue light erupted from his fingertips, dashing in every direction. The threads pierced the walls and the iron lantern posts lining the entrance.
A deafening hum filled the air as a web of blue threads formed between him and Leon.
Leon's eyes blazed with a black glow. He drove both palms into the ground, sending a shockwave of dust into the air.
The black cloth flapped, releasing itself from the face of the dead Skywarden lord. It wobbled in the dusty air before wrapping itself back around Leon's neck.
