Tempest And Thunder Part V

As the dust cloud slowly dissipated, Senri's silhouette emerged. Matsuda's lifeless body lay on the ground, with only broken pieces remaining of the necklace around his neck. The echoing silence in the castle courtyard was the only witness to the violent clash that had just occurred.

Senri was wounded and knew he needed to maintain control, but it was too late now. Behind the dispersing smoke lay dozens of corpses. As Senri searched for his friends among the bodies on the ground, regret grew inside him for not being able to keep his composure.

Yellowbeard and Asahi suddenly emerged from beneath a moving stone pillar. Yellowbeard was coughing; Asahi's body was covered in various bruises. At the last moment, thanks to his partial transformation, he had shielded Yellowbeard, blocking the collapsing rock with his back.

"Are you alright?" Senri asked as he approached them. Asahi was holding his arm.