The air at the summit of the tower had become a lethal vortex. Koko’s emerald wind-blades had finally found their mark, shredding Mahiru’s dark cape and pinning her against the central transmitter.
"Third Movement: Gale Bind!"
Koko flicked her baton, and four ribbons of high-pressure wind wrapped around Mahiru’s limbs, locking her in place. The dark ice shattered under the force of the vacuum. For the first time, the hollow, vacant expression on Mahiru’s face flickered into something resembling fear.
Koko landed five paces away, her boots clicking sharply on the metal grating. She didn't look triumphant; she looked like a judge delivering a sentence. Her baton began to glow with a blinding, concentrated emerald light—a needle of pure kinetic energy.
"The Void is a parasite," Koko said, her voice devoid of emotion. "It feeds on the weak and the broken. I will not allow it to fester in this world any longer. This discord... ends now."
She raised her baton. The energy hummed at a frequency so high it was silent. This wasn't a tactical strike; it was an execution. Koko didn't see a girl named Mahiru. She saw a "glitch" in the music of the universe that needed to be erased to restore the harmony.
"No! STOP!"
A streak of fire slammed into the platform between Koko and Mahiru. Blazing Fire stood there, her armor scorched and her breathing heavy. She didn't turn toward the enemy; she turned toward the ally.
"Get out of the way, Konone," Koko commanded, the emerald light in her hand pulsing dangerously. "She is the source of the rift. If she dies, the Void collapses. It is a simple equation of lives saved versus lives lost."
"She’s not an equation!" Konone roared, her flames erupting in a defiant shield. "She’s a person! She’s my friend! I didn't come to this world to watch another person I love be 'erased' for the sake of your perfect rhythm!"
"Your sentimentality is a flaw," Koko countered, her eyes flashing with a cold, green fire. "If you protect the darkness, you are an enemy of the light. Move... or I will play through you."
Koko didn't hesitate. She lunged forward, the executioner's needle aimed straight for the center of the rift—directly through the space where Konone stood.
Konone didn't dodge. She braced herself, her feet melting the metal grating as she prepared to take the full weight of a Blazing Speed's lethality to protect the shadow behind her.55Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2G9XpuZ41f
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