Toru, Hana, and Riasa stood firm against Kenshiro, their eyes fixed on his menacing grin.
Hana's hand clenched up, her knuckles white with tension.
Riasa's eyes narrowed.
Kenshiro's smile grew wider, his eyes glinting with malice.
Meanwhile, Yukiko struggled to her feet, Misuki's voice was low as she was still on the floor,
"That hurts... ugh..." Her head lifted, eyes locking onto Kenshiro. "Huh?!".
Hana and Riasa jumped, crossing Toru, and ran forward in those directions.
Toru charged straight ahead, his eyes locked on Kenshiro.
Kenshiro's grin grew wider. "Show me what you taste like!"
He swung his left arm. Toru dropped to one knee and bent his body backward, sliding beneath Kenshiro's arm, then immediately jumped forward and landed with a soft thud behind Kenshiro.
"Restraint!" Toru barked, his voice like a whip crack. Threads burst forth from his hands, weaving together in a blur of motion.
The cocoon enveloped Kenshiro like a shroud, its threads tightening with a deadly precision.
Kenshiro's struggles were stifled as the cocoon constricted.
The air seemed to vibrate with the tension, the threads humming with climax energy. "Hana now!"
Hana's eyes flashed with focus "On it!",
Her hands weaving intricate patterns in the air. "Aero Bind!" she incanted.
The air around Kenshiro began to churn and swirl.
Gusts of air danced across his limbs, wrapping them in a vortex.
Kenshiro's smile never wavered.
He gazed at his arm. "What...?"
The limb began to rotate, slowly at first, then gaining speed.
"My arm... It's..." His words trailed off, his eyes wide with horror.
Misuki's eyes widened in shock. "What the...?" she breathed.
Yukiko's eyes narrowed. 'She's controlling the air around his arms,' she thought.
"And is turning them in the opposite direction,".
Toru began to chuckle, Kenshiro's gaze snapped towards him, his face contorted in a mix of rage and disbelief.
"Now that's checkmate!" Toru exclaimed, his arms sweeping upwards in a graceful arc.
Kenshiro's body lifted off the ground, his limbs flailing. "Riasa, finish it!" Toru called out.
"Okay! I hear you!" Riasa responded as she ran forward.
She dropped to the ground, her body sliding across the ground.
Riasa swung her arms, then brought them together in a resounding clap.
"Mirror Vortex!" she shouted.
Instantly, a dazzling array of mirrors materialized around Kenshiro, their shimmering surfaces reflecting the light in a kaleidoscope of colors.
The mirrors encircled him, positioning themselves creating a swirling vortex of reflection. The air began to distort and ripple.
"Did you think this was enough?"
The mirror vortex erupted in a colossal explosion.
Toru and the others shielded their eyes with their left elbows.
As the light faded, Toru gazed out at the smoldering wreckage, his eyes widening in disbelief.
A figure crashed to the ground. Toru's eyes locked onto the prone form.
Then, a stunning sight unfolded: Kenshiro emerged from the smoke, his body bound by threads.
"Hmm," he murmured, his arms flexing in a sudden.
The threads snapped like brittle twigs, sending shards flying everywhere. "
What?" Toru's voice was a stunned whisper.
'That was close!' Kenshiro thought,
'I should take this seriously'
'So now let's see...' His gaze moved around the scene
'The person that could be more of a pain is...' his eyes locked onto Hana with a sinister intensity.
His smile grew impossibly wide, his eyes gleaming with a manic light. Hana's eyes widened in terror as Kenshiro charged towards her with an unhinged speed, his arm cocked back for a devastating blow.
Toru sprinted towards Hana. "Hana!"
But Hana was frozen in place, her body crashing to the ground as if her legs had given out.
Yukiko and Misuki watched in horror, their eyes fixed on the scene.
Kenshiro's smile grew even wider, his arm descending towards Hana. Time seemed to slow.
"Hana!" The voice echoed through the air.
Hana's gaze flicked behind Kenshiro, her eyes locking onto Riasa's distant form as she sprinted away from them.
"Hmm," Hana murmured.
She inverted herself, balancing on one hand as she unleashed a backward swing leg kick.
Kenshiro stumbled back, his eyes widening in surprise,
Hana sprang up, her palm striking Kenshiro's chin with a sharp smack. She spun around, her fist flying, and struck his side with a loud thud.
She turned again, her leg extended out, and hit Kenshiro's face with a fast kick.
He swung his fist wildly, but Hana split her legs dropping low, and avoided the blow.
"Oh wow..." Mizuki exclaimed,
Hana's leg flashed out, striking Kenshiro's legs sending him flying off the ground.
She spun herself up, her hands clapping together on Kenshiro's chest, unleashing a concentrated blast of air, sending him soaring through the air like a rag doll.
"I have..." Kenshiro groaned.
"I don't think so!" Toru bellowed.
"Whirling Lasso!" he shouted, his hands weaving a complex pattern as threads spun rapidly overhead, then hurled themselves at Kenshiro like a swarm of snakes.
The threads ensnared him, wrapping around his body, then flung him towards Riasa faster.
Riasa sprinted forward, her eyes locked on Kenshiro's airborne form. "Crystal Shard Barrage!" she shouted.
She stretched her hand wide open, a swarm of razor-sharp crystal shards formed out of thin air.
The shards materialized in a flash of light, from tiny slivers they grew to larger, jagged fragments.
They hovered in the air, she unleashed them with a sweeping swing of her wrist.
The shards hurtled through the air all aiming for Kenshiro.
The air erupted in a blinding explosion.
"Her Climax manifestation is beautiful," Misuki breathed, her eyes wide with awe, as the shards continued to glow.
'They are all threats...' Kenshiro thought through the smoke,
'They'd taste delicious' He began to smile manically again
Yukiko standing beside Mizuki shook from the blood lust and then turned towards the explosion
Toru and Hana caught up to Riasa and they all stood together,
"We're not done yet!" Hana said while smiling
"Of course Let's destroy this idiot!"Toru said while raising his glasses,
"We'll show them Squad Beta..." Riasa was about to say,
"Everybody dodge!" Yukiko shrieked,
"Huh," Toru, Riasa, and Hana called out
A stabbing sound filled the air as rods materialized out of nowhere, impaling the three of them in the stomach.
"Impalement Strike!" Kenshiro gloated.
Toru's eyes widened in shock, his mouth agape. "What?! How?!" he stammered, his body paralyzed by pain.
The smoke cleared, revealing Kenshiro encased in an Iron Barrier.
The barrier dissipated, and he landed gracefully on the ground, his eyes fixed on Toru with a sinister grin.
"Pathetic!!" he sneered, his hand grasping Toru's hair as he slammed him into the ground, then hurled him into a nearby wall.
Hana tried to raise her hand to attack, but Kenshiro's mocking gaze turned to her.
"Unfortunately, I don't touch girls... but stay out of my way..."
His control over metal induced a resonant effect, causing the rods to vibrate intensely.
The rods emitted a high-frequency vibration, leaving Hana and Riasa screaming in excruciating pain and they collapsed to the ground.
Mizuki said in fear. "They fell to the ground!"
Yukiko's body trembled, her eyes fixed on Kenshiro. "What is this guy?!" she whispered.
Kenshiro's smile grew wider as he strolled towards Toru, his eyes gleaming with sadistic pleasure. "Now for my snack..."
Toru struggled to rise, but the vibrating rod held him in place. "I won't let you..." he gritted through clenched teeth.
Kenshiro grabbed his head and slammed his face into the ground, his glasses shattering beneath the impact.
Kenshiro loomed over him, "You thought you could beat me?" He punched him continuously, his fists raining down in a flurry of punches.
The ground trembled beneath their feet.
Yukiko's voice trembled, and she reached out a shaky hand. "Toru..." she whispered, her eyes fixed on the shattered glasses.
Kenshiro punched for the last time, sending smoke and debris everywhere, but no one was there,
"Hmm..."
His gaze shifted to the right, his eyes narrowing as he spotted Yukiko holding Toru on her back.
"Huh?" Mizuki exclaimed, her eyes darting to her side, "When did she?!"
"Oh..." He stood upright, "You're next" His smile grew maniacally
Meanwhile,
Hatoshi's voice dripped with disdain.
"Dead already?"
"After all that confidence?"
"That's pathetic."
His gaze fell upon Kaito's motionless form, slumped against a rock, his chest still and silent.
Hatoshi's eyes narrowed.
"Hmm?"
"Killing him wasn't what I wanted to do"
"But I had to!!"
He turned away, his footsteps echoing through the silence as he walked away from the lifeless body.