Catherine Past V

Pazu stood still, his smirk now replaced with a look of wary curiosity. "Interesting," he muttered, gripping his blade tighter. "So this is what the Bloodcrown hides in its shadows. A fitting challenge."

The Blood Titan wasted no time. It raised one massive arm, forming a blade from the blood coursing through its veins, and swung it down with the force of a falling star. Pazu leapt back, the ground where he had stood erupting into a geyser of molten crimson.

"You think this monstrosity will stop me?" Pazu growled, his voice tinged with amusement and defiance. "I am the harbinger of darkness, the destroyer of worlds!"

Dark energy erupted from his form, enveloping him in a vortex of shadow. He dashed toward the Blood Titan, his blade meeting the colossal blood-forged weapon in midair. The resulting collision created a cataclysmic shockwave, flattening what remained of the Bloodcrown estate and sending both the Blood Knight and the warriors reeling.