His left hand tightly gripped the long, cloth-wrapped bundle he was holding with his left palm, exerting such force that the knuckles of his five fingers turned slightly white.
Whew...
At this moment, a gentle breeze blew past, lifting the edge of Kiryu's cloth-wrapped bundle, revealing the item hidden beneath the white cloth—a sword with a black and purple hilt and scabbard...
...
...
"Whew... whew... whew... whew..."
Aoto scanned the surroundings, his gaze sweeping over Mogami's corpse at his feet and the enemy forces that had all retreated.
"Did we... win?"
Suddenly, a tingling sensation emerged from deep within Aoto's eyeball.
The sudden sensation caused Aoto to instinctively let out a low cry of pain and then raise his hand to cover his eyes.
When he opened his eyes again, Aoto realized that—his vision had returned.
He could no longer "overlook" this land.
Nor could he see the bizarre "Qi Stream" anymore.
