"Take My Hand Through The Ring Of Fire, As I Take The Lead In A Dance With Death, Giving You A Graceful Death"
Kaida's Final Dance With Death Reaches Its Climax!!!
Kaida(Chuckling): Do You Want To Know How You'll Die?
Hotoke(Eyes Slightly Widened, Grim): How I'll Die, Huh? A Rather Foolish Question… I'll Repeat Myself Since You Seem To Have Not Heard Me The Last Time… You Cannot Kill What's Already Dead.
Kaida(Firm, Eyes Locked Onto Hotoke): I'm Surprised… You've Already Accepted The Fact That You're Gonna Die Here, At The Hands Of The One You Despise So Much. I Guess It's Better To Accept The Facts For What They Are, Rather Than Trying To Deny Them.
Hotoke(Grinning, Applauding): There Seem's To Be A Grave Misconception… You're So Confident In Your Power Now. Fine, After I Kill You Here… I'll Go After All Of You're Friend's And Loved Ones, And Kill Them All!
Kaida(Getting Into A Dancing Stance, Firm): It's Pointless To Argue, Back Up You're Confidence By Killing Me Here And Now.
Inside Of Kaida's Sub-space, The Circular Ring Of Fire Around Kaida And Hotoke, Begins To Burn A Bright Red Color… With The Ashes Beneath Them, Igniting Blue Flames Beneath Kaida's Feet!
Kaida Takes A Deep Breath, And Closes Her Eyes… Hotoke Wasting No More Time On Words, Dashes Right Toward Kaida… And Throws A Punch!
Hotoke(Looking At Arm, Eyes Wide): ?!
Suddenly, Blue Flames Coat Around Hotoke's Arm… Kaida Grabs That Arm, And Then Swirls Herself Behind Hotoke, And Kicks Him Away.
When Hotoke Turns Around, To See Kaida Doing A Hand Stand, And Kicking Her Legs Down At Him!
Hotoke Sidesteps In A Blur, His Fingers Snapping Toward Kaida Like The Barrel Of A Loaded Gun. A Crimson Glow Ignited At His Fingertips, The Deadly Energy Coalescing As He Uttered The Words…
Hotoke(Internally, Grim): Kōhai No Kyōran(Desolation Frenzy)!!!
The Red Blood Cell's In Hotoke's Body Begin To Rapidly Multiply And Compress, Surging Out Of His Body In Jagged Streams Of Crimson Energy. The Streams Twist And Contort Into Spears, All Aimed Directly At Kaida… The Heat From The Ring Of Fire Intensifies As Hotoke's Attack Converges Toward Her.
Kaida, Still In Mid Air From Her Handstand, Twists Her Body In A Spiraling Motion, Narrowly Avoiding The Crimson Projectiles. Each Spear Slamming Into The Ground, Sending Shockwaves That Make The Flames Around The Ring Flare Violently.
The Ashes Beneath Kaida And Hotoke Rise Up With The Wind, As Kaida Focuses Spiritual Energy Into Her Throat… And Blows Right At The Ashes, With Blue Flames Erupting From Her Mouth… Blowing Right At Hotoke's Face!
The Curse Mark's On Kaida's Body Pulsate More Violently… She Drops To One Knee And Coughs Blood, Hotoke Wastes No Time And Kicks Her Across The Face, Knocking Her Back On The Ground…
Kaida Rolls Back Despite The Pain In Her Body, And Quickly Grabs A Handful Of Ashe's, And Throws Them At Hotoke!!!
Kaida Aims Her Hand At Hotoke And Commands The Ashes To Burst Into A Raging Red Fire, However Hotoke Doesn't Waver And Stomps At Kaida, Which Kaida Then Kick Flips Up Using Spiraling Blue Flames At Her Legs… And Just As She Lands Behind Hotoke, He Throws A Punch Which Kaida Swiftly Turns Around And Slaps His Arm Away, While Her Opposite Hand, Coated In Blue Flames.
Kaida(Coughing Blood, Eyes Widened): Hak!
Before Her Palm Connects, Kaida Coughs Up Blood, Hotoke Seizes The Opening And Backhands Kaida!
Kaida(Grunting, Internally): Dammit… This Curse Mark, It's Almost Completely Consumed My Spirit Energy… ?!
Kaida Looks Up, To See Hotoke's Curse Mark's Extending Down His Arms Glow Purple.
Hotoke(Smirking, Chuckling): Finally…
The Eyes On The Serpent Faced Curse Mark Pattern Begin Glowing Purple, As The Black Marking On The Curse Mark's Exert A Black Shadowy Aura Around Hotoke's Arms!
Selene(Spectating, Eyes Widened): Those Curse Marks… They've Been Consuming Kaida's Spirit Energy And Adding Onto His.
Aaliyah(Tense, Eyes Locked Onto The Battle): Shit! She's At A Disadvantage Now, If She Keeps Up With This Fight She Won't Survive!
Aria(Internally, Tense): I Know Kaida Said Not To Interfere, But… If This Keeps Up, She'll Die Before-
Suddenly, Kaida Looks Over To Everyone… A Fire Burning Brighter In Her Eyes!
Kaida(Urgent, Serious): Stay Back Aria!!! This Is My Fight, I Already Made A Promise To You All That I Will Win, Even If I-
Before Kaida Even Finishes Her Words, Hotoke Appears Before Her In A Blur… And Knee's Her In The Face.
Hotoke(Grim, Voice Low): Do You Take Me So Lightly, That You Think You Have Time To Converse With Those Nobodies?!
Kaida Roll's Back, And Makes A Hand Seal… Suddenly, The Ground Begins Trembling, Hotoke Looks Down As He Fly's Higher!
Kaida(Grunting, Vision Going Blurry): Shōryū!!!(Rising Dragon)
A Flaming Red Dragon, With Glowing Gold Eyes Emerges From The Ashes On The Ground… Letting Out A Powerful Roar, And Heading Right Toward Hotoke!
Hotoke Then Makes A Hand Seal, His Two Ring Fingers On Each Hand Intertwining With His Other Fingers Touching Each Other!
Hotoke(Grim, Internally): Ryōshin no Ketsuzoku! (Bloodline of the Twin Deities)
A deep crimson glow envelops Hotoke as two serpentine figures of blood and shadow intertwine around him. They coil with ferocious energy, forming a barrier of rotating energy just as the flaming red dragon approaches. The dragon crashes into the barrier, the impact shaking the sub-space, creating a shockwave that makes the ring of fire blaze even higher.
Hotoke Then Plants His Hand Onto The Head Of The Dragon, And Channels Dead Spirit Energy Into It, As The Dragon Explodes!
Kaida(Eye Widened, Looking Up): ?!?
Hotoke(Staring Down Kaida, Voice Grim): Why Are You So Surprised? I Believe That I've Already Told You, That You're Going To Die As Helplessly As Your Sister.
Kaida(Firm, Internally): If This Keeps Up At This Pace… I'll Die Before This Fight Is Finished, He's In That State Where He's Immune To Physical Attacks. So I Have To Use Something That Can Destroy His Soul Completely In One Attack.
Kaida(Internally, Heavily Breathing): While He's In This State, His Soul Can Still Be Damaged… But His Physical Body Won't Be. So- ?!
Kaida(Internally, Eyes Slightly Widened): I Got It… I Can Use "That" Technique, And Combine It With The Five Flame Arts Technique!
Hotoke Dashes Toward Kaida, And Disappears In A Blur Of Black Light!
And In The Blink Of An Eye, He Appears Behind Kaida, And Summons Black Flames Coating His Leg As He Throws A Kick At Her!
Kaida Gets Low To The Ground And Dodges, And Then Sweeps Hotoke Off His Feet… He Falls To The Ground While Kaida Leaps Into The Air!
Kaida(Internally, Putting Hands Together Aiming Both Index Fingers At Hotoke): Supreme Art: Shooting Star Technique!
Hotoke(On Guard): ?!
The Spiritual Energy From Kaida's Core, Makes It's Way To Her Fingertips… A Blinding Light Emerges, And Fires Directly At Hotoke While Kaida's Heart Pulsates, She Coughs Blood!
The Shooting Star Then Misfires And Lands Right Next To Hotoke, And Right Onto The Ashes Beneath Him Setting Off A Massive Explosion, Shaking The Ground Beneath Them And Cracking The Barrier Of The Sub-space.
Selene(Spectating, Analyzing): She's Getting Desperate… Those Curse Marks Are Messing With Her Vision As Well. And Hotoke's Not Even Being Affected By Whatever She Throws At Him. She'd Better Have A Backup Plan!
Aria(Tense, Sweating): She Need's To Damage His Soul Right?! But With Those Curse Mark's On Her, She'll Die Before She's Even Able To Finish Him Off!
Aaliyah(Straightforward, Unsettled): She Needs To Finish Him With Her Next Attack, In One Last Blow… If She Doesn't, We'll Have No Other Choice But To Jump In, Wether She Likes It Or Not.
Selene(Looking Over To Aaliyah, Eyes Softening): She's Trying To Keep A Tough Face… But She's…
Meanwhile Back At Hotoke And Kaida's Battle… Kaida Launches Herself To The Ground, And Sends A Shockwave Of Heat Across The Ground Upon Impact!
Hotoke With His Intense Speed's Appears Behind Her… His Eyes Glowing Red!
Hotoke Raises His Hand Toward Kaida, As Red Energy Swirls Around His Palm And Forms A Thorne-Like Shape!
Kaida(Looking Back, Eyes Widened): !!!
Hotoke Fires The Swirling Energy At Kaida, As It Shoots Right Through Her Chest!
Kaida Drops To Her Knee's, But Her Skin Turns Grey And Begins Cracking… And Turns To Ash.
Kaida Then Suddenly Re-emerges Behind Hotoke, From Beneath The Ashes… And Grabs At Him!
Kaida's Fingers Clamp Around Hotoke's Wrist With A Firm Grip, Her Body Glowing Faintly With A Blue Flame That Seem's To Surge From Within Her Soul. Hotoke, Caught Off Guard For The First Time In Their Dance, Twists Around To See The Glowing Embers In Kaida's Eyes, The Last Remnant's Of Her Strength Burning Bright.
Hotoke Mustering Up What Little Strength He Has Left, Uses His Right Hand To Grab At Kaida's Face…
Hotoke(Grunting, Eye's Filled With Rage): You Think You've Won Bitch?! Even If You Kill Me Here, I'll Be Awaiting You In Hell… Then I'll-
Kaida Then Reaches Her Hand Into Hotoke's Body, And Grabs His Soul… The Flame In Her Own Soul Burning Brighter.
Kaida(Gazing Into Hotoke's Eyes, Voice Low): Shut The Hell Up… And Just Die Already, You Disgusting Bastard… Even If We Do Meet In Hell Someday, I'll Just Continue To Carry Out Your Punishment There…
Kaida(Gazing Into Hotoke's Eyes, Voice Low): You Killed My Sister, Violated Me… Used My Body, And Forced All These Women To Sell Their Bodies To Male Sorcerers And Force Them To Give Birth, Only To Then Force Their Children To Become Sorcerers. All Under Your Twisted Laws…
Kaida(Gazing Into Hotoke's Eyes, Voice Low And Chilling): How Does It Feel, The One You Looked Down On, And Ruled Over… Is Now The One Ruling Over You're Fate? I Don't Consider Myself As Righteous, But I'm Not You… So Punishing You With Death Is A Mercy, But I Promise You, On Behalf Of Everyone You've Wronged, And On My Late Sister And Mother… If We Meet Again In Hell, I Promise You Will Not Escape My Wrath, And I'll Show You, What True Terror Is.
Kaida Then Closes Her Eyes, Raising The Temperature Of Her Body To It's Max… All While In Contact With Hotoke's Soul.
Suddenly, Her Eyes Turn Bright Orange And Her Nose And Mouth Light Up… Hotoke's Own Eyes Slowly Closing.
Hotoke(Voice Low, Face Weary): How… How Could I Fall To A…
Suddenly, Raging Flames Engulf Hotoke's Body… He Screams Out In Pain, As His Voice Sounds Across The Sub-space… While The Curse Mark's On Kaida's Body Pulsate Violently, As She As Well Let's Out A Scream Of Pain That Pierces The Heavens…
The Barrier Enclosing Them Inside Of The Sub-space Then Shatters, Bringing Everyone Back To The Southern Tribe…
Woman(Looking Around, Sighing): It's… It's Over?
Everyone Looks In Front Of Them, Hotoke's Body Dropping To The Ground, And Disintegrating Into Ashe's That Fly Into The Wind, Going South…
They Then Look At Kaida While The Curse Mark's On Her Body Fade Away…
Aria(Approaching Kaida, Tense): Kaida???
Suddenly, Kaida Drops To Her Knees… And Falls Unconscious.
"The Last Dance With Death, Meets It's Finale… As The Little Dragon Finishes Her Last Dance With Death, She Emerges From The Ashe's Victorious"
To Be Continued, In Chapter 79…