Sacred Killers - Akuma no yoru

Demonic

Kinoshiba V.S Tatsumo

Trembling, stressed, and anxious, Kinoshiba's hands were clawed and ready to cut Tatsumo at any moment. However, Tatsumo was now at his highest. His potential at this moment was unmatched and his power was unleashed. Switching his now golden pistol to his right hand, he aimed it at Kinoshiba's head.

[Tatsumo] Kinoshiba Tokana, I vow to take your life, as a result of losing my life. This will most likely kill me, but I'll make sure you're finished beforehand.

Kinoshiba's face scrunched up and visible sweat could be seen forming on his forehead. Crouching down before exploding forward, Kinoshiba lunged at Tatsumo swinging his arm around while clawing his fingers.

[Tatsumo] *chuckling* It's useless...

Tatsumo fired a golden bullet from the chamber. Kinoshiba while still moving forward, tilted his head to dodge the bullet, however the bullet shifted direction and exploded, destroying his face. An entire chunk of his head was blown off, leaving him with just part of his eyeball and his jaw and a piece of his brain. His body dropped to the ground and went limp with slight twitching. Tatsumo leaped into the air and shot off more rounds into Kinoshiba's backside, creating large holes inside his body and destroying the rest of his head, leaving just part of his jaw and neck. Kinoshiba's arm jolted out to the side, his palm slamming against the grass and his fingers seeping into the dirt; his entire body strained, his veins popping out along with green and blue flames coming from his neck. His head regrew along with his hair follicles, his hair now messy and unmaintained. His jaw was clenched tightly and the expression on his face showed agony mixed with a burning fury. He forced himself up off the ground, holes still in his body as he staggered, and caught his balance before getting into a fighting stance. Tastumo landed on the ground. Tatsumo drew his katana with his left hand, the forearm of his arm along with his fist golden, and an aura coated his blade.

[Tatsumo] Even my attacks, all while being able to stop your life energy, you still were able to regenerate part of your body with your brain being destroyed.

[Kinoshiba] *straining & furious* Curse you...

Kinoshiba raised his leg and drove his foot into the ground with a powerful stomp.

[Kinoshiba] Akuma no Hashira!

A large pillar shot up from under the ground beside Kinoshiba. Using the backside of his fist, he struck the pillar in a horse stance that shattered the top part of the pillar into pieces. Out of the center, blood seeped from the top and trickled down, then came gushing out seconds later. Emerging from the center of the pillar, a bloodied katana rose up that he grabbed with his right hand. Standing in a one handed stance, he grinned his teeth at Tatsumo, looking like a savage beast growling and making his name known that this was his territory for anyone who wanted to test him.

[Tatsumo] So you use those pillars and that ability of yours to conjure weapons and other sorts of things to fight. Demonic, and sacred manifestation. From the looks of it, those aren't any type of weapons you'll find on this earth, unless it wasn't made from here.

Kinoshiba, as he held onto the katana he pulled out of the pillar blood trickled down his arm from the blade, almost as if it were crying tears.

[Tatsumo] A blade that drips blood, how is that possible? Where did you find such a weapon? Or is this something formed from your ability? Some sort of blood manipulation?

[Kinoshiba] This is not blood manipulation, something on that scale does not exist anymore. There was only one person ever to achieve and awaken such an ability, and he is currently fighting battles for me.

[Tatsumo] I see...

[Kinoshiba] Now enough talking...

The blade of his katana scraping the ground, a forceful upwards slash forward, Kinoshiba struck. Blood in an arch flew towards Tatsumo, nearly striking him before he blitzed away using his incredible speed. He appeared behind Kinoshiba shooting from his pistol, then again from the side striking with his katana. Kinoshiba, raising his own, clashed with force equal to Tatsumo. They continued to exchange attacks, the blades of their katanas clanging against each other, blood leaking from Kinoshiba's and streaks of golden aura leaving Tatsumo's. Kinoshiba faded away with a dash so quick it left an afterimage behind. He held up his hand yards away from Tatsumo with a putrid burning bloody aura leaving his hand.