Kojin roared as he held back Sorata's colossal sphere of destructive energy. His body burned, every muscle screaming as he unleashed the words of his ultimate art:
"Beast of Destruction!!"
A monstrous surge of black destructive energy burst out of him, spiraling into a raging tornado that split the land and sky apart. Within that storm, the raw destructive force molded itself into the shape of a massive tiger—fangs bared, eyes glowing with primal fury.
The tiger of energy crashed forward, colliding with Sorata's burning sphere. The wasteland trembled. Skies ripped apart. Their voices bellowed as father and son—locked in a deadly contest of wills.
"I won't lose! I'll kill you!!" Sorata screamed, his body crackling with purple flames and lightning, forcing his sphere to swell and overwhelm Kojin's attack.
But Kojin dug deeper, his voice breaking with desperation.
"I have to… even if I die!!"
With one final roar, his Beast of Destruction ripped through Sorata's sphere, devouring it whole before detonating in a cataclysmic explosion that obliterated mountains and cleared the skies above. Not just that, but the explosion shook a few nearby countries.
When the smoke thinned, Kojin collapsed to his knees—his flesh scorched, his breath ragged.
"I… I did it," he whispered, broken yet relieved. " I actually defeated Saito. I've atoned… Saito, forgive me…"
But standing amidst the ruin, still alive, was Sorata. His body was ravaged—skin burned, his purple haired was rounded up, face half-charred—but his grin never faltered. His laughter rang hollow, unhinged.
"What part of 'I will kill you' don't you understand… old man?"
Suddenly, a violent burst of purple energy erupted from him, shooting into the sky. The sky blackened as storm clouds formed, lightning carving through the dark and storming into the ground. Above, a new sphere of destruction began to form—far larger, far deadlier.
Kojin's eyes widened in horror.
"What the—?! That was my strongest attack! You should've been finished! How are you still—"
Sorata cut him off with laughter that echoed like thunder as he floated above.
"Did you really think that was enough?! I'm not just stronger than you… I'm your better! For nine years I've been gathering destructive energy, absorbing power from every battle ive come accross, every kill… storing it for this very moment! TAKAHAMA KOJIN, YOU WILL DIE HERE IN MY BLAZE OF GLORY!!", Saito raged with excitement. Lightning and thunder continued to go wild and fall like rain.
The storm writhed as his colossal bomb swelled, its radius threatening to consume everything within three hundred kilometers. Lightning danced wildly, scorching the earth below.
"I'll burn EVERYTHING away!!" Sorata roared, his voice carried by madness.
Kojin's plea cracked with desperation.
"Saito! If you keep this up—you'll die!!"
But Sorata's mind flashed back.
The day of the war, before Saito and Kenji entered their portals, Sorata was trying to fix his gear that he has wore, while Kenji was also making sure his new coat that had yellow and red lightning and flame designs was okay. Kirihai called to them "Saito, Kenji..!". Both Sorata and Kenji looked at her with a little bit of confusion "Yeah?", Saito responded flatly.
"Let's all come back alive, okay?", Kirihai said to them as she looked at them with a smile.
Kenji and Sorata smiled before all three of them gave each other a fist bump.
Currently:
Saito's body was deteriorating, Sorata only laughed through the pain with a saddened smirk as he sank into his ball of destructive energy. The sounds of Kojin yelling his name muffled to Saito
"Sorry, Kirihai… looks like I won't be coming back alive.", Saito muttered to himself with a sad smile.
And then—the storm fell.
The explosion of destructive energy ignited, engulfing the wasteland in light. Everything burned. Mountains, wastelands, forests, including Saito himself. Within the area of 310 kilometres, nothing was speared from the purple blaze of glory and chaos.
Meanwhile, across the island battlefield—
Kirihai flew in the skies, her sword cloaked in surging dark energy. Raquel's crystal beams rained towards her from afar, forcing her to weave and slash her way through.
As she flew, her heart whispered final words to the people who she found dear and important to her:
"Shinki… thank you for always watching my back.
Kenji… for being the elder brother I never had.
Sorata… for standing by me when I needed you most.
Garou, Bara… for treating me like family.
Rika, even if you died first and didn't talk to each other much—you were like a younger sister to me.
Zora, though we barely knew each other, you were kind to me.
Mirio… I'm sorry you died without me being able to do anything, but there's something i want you to know. I love you.
And Tobi… my little brother, I'll cherish you forever."
On the ground, Serena and Sukuna channeled their power together, forging a massive a giant tornado of plasma and lightning. Their voices joined in rage as they shot our their attack:
"DIE BITCH!!"
The tornado shot towards her
Kirihai snarled, dark power burning all over her body.
"OUT OF MY WAY!!", she yelled with all the anger in her body.
The dark energy on her blade increased with terrifying power, Kirihai it crashed into their attack—lightning, plasma, and darkness colliding. The impact detonated, erasing the island in an apocalyptic blast. Everything got wiped out in seconds.
When the smoke cleared, Kirihai was slowly falling from the aur—her armor shattered, left arm scorched, steam hissing from her wounds. She grinned weakly.
"I… won. That's right… I won!"
But her smile faded as a blinding purple flare erupted on the horizon. A colossal shockwave surged toward her, rattling the air.
Her eyes widened. Her breath trembled.
"T-That energy… No… no way… Did Saito—… DIE?!"
Tears threatened to fall, but she had no time to mourn.
Raquel appeared before her in air, eyes blazing white. A white beam condensed into a dagger in her hand.
"We said die, bitch!!", she exclaimed with anger in her voice.
Her voice rang with fury as she unleashed her ultimate technique:
"Blade of Death: Blast Beam of Destruction!!"
The strike ripped through Kirihai, tearing across the ocean until it obliterated another island in the distance.
END OF CHAPTER 28.