Chapter: 61
CLASH
CLASH .... CLANG
Seraphine hovered above the ruined grounds, her chains now unfurled like a cathedral of blades.
Across from her stood Takeda.
Seraphine moved first.
She vanished.
Whoosh!
The ground where Takeda had stood shattered an instant later stone pulverized by the delayed shockwave of his speed
And takeda was already behind her
With a single kick , he struck once.
CRASH
Seraphine rose from the dust, blood tracing her lips, wings twitching.
"You...." she coughed. "You're not human."
Takeda adjusted his sleeve.
"but I am you are just to weak ."
She screamed, as darkness erupted from her core. Spears of radiance filled the sky dozens each capable of leveling a city block.
CRASH
They rained down but takeda danced through them.
The spears shattered against him like glass against a mountain.
In less than a heartbeat he was in front of her again.
This time kicking her straight in her mind section
The sky itself seemed to fold.
Crashing straight down into the ground
CRASH
Seraphine tried again as she rced herself upright,
Takeda appeared before her, gripping her by the throat.
She struggled but it didn't matter.
He lifted her effortlessly, her feet dangling above the crater she had created.
"You mistake borrowed divinity for strength," Takeda said quietly , speed Power and Radiance was meaningless."
She tried to break free but crumbled in his grasp.
"I am the wall you cannot pass."
And in one swift motion he dug his hand into seraphine heart and using his other hand to grab her by the throat
SLICK
She gulped out blood immediately
Laughing out loudly
"hahahaha you think you've won human, if this is all you can do then your world is doomed"
Takeda tightened his grip with a cold stare " what are you talking about "
But seraphine laughed out loud once more
"hahahaha her eyes starred at renji... the gods will come for you before you realize your true self and your world will be wiped out of the face of the entire cosmos "
Renji eyes wode open" what do you mean my true self explain yourself
But takeda in annoyance ripped her entire body into two halves completely killing her in the spot
The battlefield had fallen silent for just a heartbeat after Seraphine's body was torn apart by Takeda's merciless hands.
Her words "The gods will come for you…"still lingered in the air, heavy as storm clouds before the lightning. Blood hissed as it dripped onto the ground
Renji, Hiroto, and Genzo lay sprawled across the cracked streets, struggling to lift themselves. Their bodies bore bruises and lacerations, their pride even deeper wounds. They had fought with everything they had, but compared to Takeda… it was like children standing in the wake of a typhoon.
Takeda stood still amidst the carnage, his expression calm almost detached. His long coat swayed in the breeze stirred by residual mana currents, his eyes Glowing faintly
Then, slowly, he pressed one heavy boot into the ground.
Rumble rumble rumble
The sound wasn't just impact it was resonance. The very city quivered, dust raining from broken buildings, cracks spider-webbing across the asphalt beneath his foot. Mana surged outward in a shockwave so potent that Genzo and Hiroto were forced back down onto one knee,
Renji's eyes widened. " What is going on
Hiroto groaned, pressing his daggers into the earth to steady himself. "He's pressured us down without even attacking…"
"Oi," Genzo coughed, wiping blood from his lip with the back of his hand, "
Takeda's focus was frightening
"Spacial Awareness," he murmured.
And everything rumbled
A glow of white line spread everywhere
Renji felt it instantly a ripple, like the fabric of existence itself had been pulled taut then released in a colossal wave. Something unseen stretched outward from Takeda in every direction, passing through stone, steel, flesh, air. It was an infinite pulse, an invisible tracker that bled across all of Japan in the span of a heartbeat.
Renji gasped. His skin crawled as the wave brushed past him, . "W-what is this?!"
Even Hiroto looked shaken, his smirk gone, his daggers trembling in his grip. "I… I felt it. Everywhere. Like he just scanned all of Japan at once…"
Genzo's jaw dropped, his usual bravado faltering
. "That's impossible….. nobody has that kind of range… Nobody but.."
"a Pillar," Renji finished, his voice quiet.
And he's one heck of a pillar
Takeda opened his eyes glowing with radiants of power and focus
"…Found you."
The tone was calm, collected, but it sent shivers down their spines.
At the exact same instant, in every direction and further
Above every gate, sudden distortions tore into existence, blacker than blood as miniature like black holes blossomed one by one perfect spheres of annihilation that hummed with a soundless hunger. Screams echoed faintly from across the horizon as other generals, beasts, and endless armies of monsters froze mid-roar, their bodies elongating, their forms collapsing inward as they were swallowed whole.
Swallowing all the gates and monsters alike
Entire battalions of A-rank monsters vanished in less than a breath. Even the terrifying generals, each rivaling SS-rank in sheer destructive potential, flailed helplessly as their bodies warped and snapped into oblivion.
At once.
All of them.
Every SS- rank knew it was takeda but it was all at once
Marcus steel also felt it
I see Takeda huh you fucking monster
Hiroto's mouth went dry. He couldn't feel the massive mana surge happening anymore
"did he ? Did he just wipe the rest of them out
Genzo staggered back, his legs nearly giving out. "This… This is a joke, right? You mean to tell me he just wiped out five armies with a single move ?!"
Renji was silent. His fists trembled, not out of fear but awe. Takeda's mana hadn't just dominated the battlefield. It dominated portions of Japan
Takeda's expression didn't waver as the miniature like black holes slowly winked leaving only silence in their wake.
"It's done."
For a moment, none of them spoke. The oppressive silence of a city on the brink, broken buildings groaning, the faint hiss of mana-dusted air.
Then Hiroto finally broke it with a crooked grin, despite his bruised jaw. "Hey, Genzo… you realize you got punched across the street by that Seraphine chick, right? Pretty sure you broke the sound barrier on the way down."
Huhh?
Genzo shot him a death glare. "Says the guy who got choked out like a toddler. You looked like you were about to pass out."
"Better than being used as a battering ram!"
Renji, exhausted, let out a dry chuckle despite himself. The banter was reckless, ridiculous but it meant they were still alive.
Takeda finally turned toward them, his aura dimming and his gaze hardened.
Gods... It all makes sense now !
"The gods she spoke of are not a metaphor, they are coming.