Swoosh!
Damian's head snapped upward and his eyes widened as a colossal shadow descended from above. The Ibaraki-dōji had moved without warning. One moment the Oni stood beside the others, the next he was already overhead with his monstrous mace raised high above his head. The weapon seemed to drag the very atmosphere downward as it fell, splitting clouds and compressing air beneath it.
"Cocky!" Damian hissed as he thrust a hand forward.
White flames gathered instantly around his palm. Yet before he could unleash them, his ears twitched.
Something was approaching from a blind angle.
BOOOM!
The impact arrived before the realization.
Damian crossed both arms instinctively and was sent hurtling away from Rin's head like a cannonball. A violent shockwave erupted through the battlefield as his body tore through layers of freezing mist.
His brows furrowed as he noticed his arms felt numb. The sting spreading through his muscles was unfamiliar.
