Kira's smirk was gone.
For the first time since revealing herself, her violet eyes narrowed.
The dungeon trembled.
The air felt thick, like it was pressing against her skin.
She had expected rage.She had expected fury.She had expected Yami to lose control.
But this?
This wasn't normal.
Yami's power wasn't just reacting to his emotions.
It was responding.
Feeding.
Growing stronger.
His scythe, once a mere weapon, now pulsed with black veins, tendrils of shadow slithering across the blade.
His eyes—once sharp and filled with life—were now voids of darkness.
He took another step.
Step.
The torches along the walls flickered and died.
Step.
The stone beneath his feet cracked.
A voice echoed in the chamber, deep and resonant, but it wasn't Yami's.
"More… More… Give me more…"
Kira gritted her teeth. "Tch. This is—"
Yami vanished.
She barely had time to react before he appeared right in front of her.
His scythe swung—
Too fast.
Too strong.
She swapped herself with a skeleton from the dungeon floor.
SLASH!
The poor, decayed corpse was ripped apart instantly.
Kira reappeared further back, her breathing ragged.
This wasn't good.
"Yami!" Rei's voice cut through the chaos. "Snap out of it!"
He didn't hear her.
Or rather—he didn't care.
His entire body was moving on instinct.
Hunting.
Killing.
Lina grabbed Rei's wrist, her face pale. "Rei, something's wrong. We need to stop him—"
"HOW?!" Rei snapped. "LOOK AT HIM!"
Rachel, gripping her staff, took a deep breath. "I… I'll try something."
She slammed her staff into the ground. Vines erupted from the earth, lashing toward Yami, wrapping around his arms, his legs—
For a second, it looked like it worked.
Then—
SHRRRIP!
The vines withered and died instantly upon touching him.
Rachel's face turned white. "What…?"
Kira wiped some sweat from her forehead. "Tch… I was planning to play around more, but I guess I can't hold back."
She raised her hand—her body glowed.
Something was coming.
But Yami—
Didn't care.
His body kept moving, mindless, relentless—
His killing intent flooded the chamber.
It was suffocating.
Rei and Lina could barely breathe.
Rachel fell to her knees, trembling.
Kira, for the first time, felt fear.
"This isn't a person anymore…"
"This is a monster."
Yami lunged forward—
Faster than anyone could react.
Faster than Kira could swap.
And his scythe—
Was aimed straight for her throat.