The moment Kyuuto stabbed Yusuke, the world fell silent for a moment. All of his emotions poured out of the tip of his blade. As he realized that his blade was deep inside his own brother's chest. But that moment of silence was fleeting, as Kyuuto's action was answered by a laugh from Yusuke. As Kyuuto looked up to his face, Yusuke sneered at him, "How does it feel? Stabbing your own beloved brother?"

  Yusuke then gripped Kyuuto's blade, then with some force, he shattered it. Kyuuto was taken aback by his action, and walked backwards a couple of steps, as he glanced up to Yusuke's face. Rightly after, Yusuke pulled the straps of his mask located on the back side of his head.

  He then yanked his mask completely, and finally revealing what was hidden within. As the mask dropped to the ground, Kyuuto could not fathom what he saw. Koori's face was almost completely deformed from the cheeks down. Two silicone tubings were connected to his mouth, and all the way to the palm of his hands, those are the source of Yusuke's power, it's his cursed and horribly mutated saliva. His jaw was loose, nearly hanging down to his neck. Acid oozing from the mouth uncontrollably to the ground, as the tubings came off, the residual acid also fell to the ground, singeing the asphalt for some depths.

  "Hthis... ish hhow khe looksh lhike nhow..." Yusuke spoke with clear difficulties as he let his (Koori's) jaw hang loose, "hthis... ish... HYOURH HDOING!!" Yusuke's yell once again made the world fell into silence for a few moments, as Kyuuto believed that that voice was not of Yusuke, but instead of his own brother, writhing in pain. Yusuke's saliva went everywhere as he yelled, melting the concrete and some metal scraps in his immediate vicinity.

  As Kyuuto's blade also disintegrated by Yusuke's acid, Yusuke stepped forward, shouting, "ahnd to hthink... hthat hhe hwas phroud of yhou... ish a bhig mishtakhe!"

  Yusuke then walked towards Kyuuto as his acid disintegrated Kyuuto's blade. He then formed two massive chunks of frozen acid on his arms, with one side protruding and became one sharp blade, dripping with acid. He then sprinted towards Kyuuto with utmost certainty, the short distance between the two gave Kyuuto little time to dodge him, and being horrified by the appearance of his brother's body made him stiff and unable to move in time.

  "Kyuuto!!" Rin's desperate scream managed to snap Kyuuto from his empty gaze, but at that point, it was already too late. Kyuuto tried to dodge Yusuke launching himself towards him to the side, but that made his acid sword cut his right shoulder, Kyuuto then fell down to the side, gushing blood with the blistering pain of Yusuke's acid.

  ---- "AAARGHH!!" Kyuuto screamed as he tried to hold the wound, which makes his hand also burned by the liquid. The rest of the Aotori except Ishigaki then came to his side, with Rin immediately trying to heal his wound.

  "KHILL THEMH!!" Yusuke commanded his possessed army, which are now brimming with frenzy. They flock to the area and laser-focusing on Aotori. The rest of Aotori as well as other warriors tried as they might to fight them off, while Yusuke was readying his next attack. Yusuke jumped to a roof of a destroyed bus, looking down on the chaos he just created. He knew that Kyuuto was near his breaking point, and that he needed to push him a bit more to crack him open.

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  Ishigaki and Yamato finally aware of what happened on the other side of the battlefield, as they looked to the direction of where the possessed was heading. "Looks like something happened to him..." Karito smirked at the two, "I think you already know that he just couldn't fight his own blood..." he continued. Karito slowly focused on his body, encasing part of his limbs with scraps, some are blunt, while others are sharp. "Looks like your plan, whatever it is... will not work," he then shifted his stare towards Yamato.

  ----

  Meanwhile on the artificial island, Kentarou kept on persuading Yuukai to let him help on the Mainland. Yuukai was still adamant with his decision, but as the three heard an explosion and saw a plume of smoke from where the warriors are, Kentarou changed his tone. "Fine, I don't care if I become hated again, I'm going to help them, no matter how," he was about to leave the office, but then got surprised by someone standing directly in the doorway, it was Hoshikawa.

  "Something bad is going on in the Mainland..." he reported coldly, after seeing Kentarou. The four men then went to the windows to observe again, and they saw what appears to be dark clouds brewing on the sky of the Mainland, "others are gathering on the training grounds, they asked me to see you," he continued.

  Raizen turned at Yuukai with a sharp determined glare, "We have to move now, I can teleport us there instantly, this is our chance..."

  After a few moments of silence, Yuukai turned to him and the two warriors, "No, we have to wait a little longer..." he answered coldly, then turned his head back towards the window, "Trust me, we should not act too early or too late, it has to be the perfect time," he lamented.

  ----

  Yusuke slowly approached the warriors as they battled with the possessed he commanded. He saw Aotori gathered around Kyuuto with his severe wound, while Karito was fighting Ishigaki and Yamato on the other side. Yusuke swiped his right arm, splattering the ground on his right side with acid, as he sharpened the blade he used before. Hikiri stood tall, in front of Aotori with his sword ready. He looked around, the chaos of the possessed slowly overpowered the warriors, Kanata still up high on that metal pole, unable to be reached by anyone, as well as dark clouds that started drifting to the area.

  Aotori was ready for whatever it is to come.

  ----

  Back on the artificial island, Yuukai suddenly snapped. He looked at Raizen, Kentarou, and Hoshikawa, and said, "Gather everyone. We need all of our available resources!" he saw what was about to come, and finally take notice. Kentarou and Hoshikawa scrambled out of the office to face the others, readying them for war. Working together with Kentarou, one of Kyuuto's team made Hoshikawa feel uneasy. He still had regret and hatred towards him, and that he aimed to take revenge in any form he could.

  Raizen approached Yuukai, who was already adjusting his armor, "Are you sure this time?" he asked, as he saw the glint in Yuukai's eyes, filled with determination.

  Yuukai just looked at him in the eyes, no words, he just nodded.