--Dragon Fang Arena - The Silence of Defeat
Nightmare Cang lay quietly on the shattered ground, his eyes closed, traces of blood still lingering at the corners of his lightning-scorched mouth.
The battle was over.
--Onimaru Setsura had won.
The Magic Division was defeated!
The surrounding area fell into absolute silence, the watching students still unable to recover from their shock.
"...Nightmare Cang, you lost?"
Someone muttered in disbelief.
The boy who had used magic to shake the very foundations of Higashigumo Academy... had actually been defeated by Onimaru Setsura?
In the crowd, Houdou Saya stood silently, her fingers tightening slightly, her palm trembling slightly.
--This outcome was not something she had foreseen.
"Nightmare Cang is indeed strong."
Onimaru Setsura shouldered Gokuretsu, his voice calm.
"But it's still far from enough."
His gaze swept over the field, finally settling on the members of the Magic Division, his tone as heavy as thunder.
"If the Magic Division wants to survive the Joint Battle of the Five Societies, then make it stronger."
With that, he turned and walked away, his steps steady as if the battle had barely affected him.
His departure was like the lingering echo of a thunderclap, echoing long after he was gone.
Midou Karuma quickly approached Nightmare Cang, his expression unreadable.
"...So even he can end up like this, huh?"
Hakuran stood beside him, his face dark and silent.
The entire Magic Division fell into an oppressive silence.
Their most revered ace had fallen on the battlefield.
The power they believed would tip the balance of the Academy had been effortlessly crushed by Onimaru Setsura.
--This reality struck them like an invisible hammer that struck at their very souls!
Houdou Saya did not step forward. She just stood at a distance, her gaze deep and conflicted.
--Nightmare Cang had lost.
She knew he was strong.
But she also knew that his true strength lay not in physical combat alone. His true weapon was strategy, psychology and the mastery of illusion!
But in this battle, all of his 'advantages' had been completely destroyed.
Onimaru Setsura's Gokuretsu, his lightning power, completely ignored illusions.
Nightmare Cang's greatest strength - his ability to control the battlefield - was meaningless in the face of the Lightning Prison.
Suddenly, Houdou Saya felt a sense of fear.
If even Nightmare Cang couldn't stop Onimaru Setsura, then... was the path she had chosen really the right one?
"..."
Her fingers brushed lightly over her chest, where a letter lay hidden - a letter she had never found the courage to deliver.
And now she feared she never would.
-- Nightmare Cang was returned to the Magic Division's medical ward.
His injuries were severe, but his consciousness remained intact.
He slowly opened his eyes in the darkness.
--The pain of defeat, he would remember it well.
--The strength of Onimaru Setsura, he would etch into his bones.
But this was not the end!
The joint battle of the five societies had only just begun.
The Magic Division could not stop advancing.
And he - Nightmare Cang - would never stop moving forward!
落幕与风暴前夜
——[龙牙场 · 败者的沉默]
夜见苍的身体静静地躺在破碎的地面上,他双目紧闭,嘴角仍残留着被雷霆灼烧的血迹.
战斗已经结束.
——鬼丸刹罗赢了.
魔术部,败北!
四周寂静无声,观战的学生们还未从震撼中回过神来.
"...夜见苍,输了?"
有人喃喃低语,仿佛不敢相信.
那个以魔术搅动整个东云学园风云的少年...竟然败给了鬼丸刹罗?
凰堂纱夜站在人群之中,静静地看着夜见苍的身影.
她的指尖轻轻收拢,掌心微微颤抖.
——这一切,并不在她的预想之内.
"夜见苍,确实很强."
鬼丸刹罗扛起獄裂,平静地说道.
"但,这还远远不够."
他扫视全场,目光落在魔术部的方向,语气低沉如雷.
"——如果魔术部想在'五社联合会战'中活下去,就让他变得更强吧."
说完,他转身离开,步伐沉稳,仿佛战斗根本没有对他造成任何影响.
鬼丸刹罗的离开,像是一道雷鸣的回响,久久不散.
御堂狩真快步走向夜见苍,目光复杂.
"...这家伙,也会败成这样啊."
白蓝脸色微沉,站在一旁没有说话.
整个魔术部的气氛,变得沉闷无比.
他们引以为傲的主将,倒在了战场上.
他们自以为能改变学园格局的力量,竟然被鬼丸刹罗轻松粉碎.
——这种现实,如同无形的铁锤,狠狠敲在他们每一个人的心头!
凰堂纱夜没有上前,她只是静静地站在远处,目光深沉.
——夜见苍败了.
她知道,夜见苍很强.
但她更知道,他最强的并不是肉体的战斗,而是战术,心理与幻术的操控!
可这场战斗,他的"优势"被彻底击碎了.
鬼丸刹罗的獄裂,雷霆之力,完全无视了幻术.
夜见苍引以为傲的"掌控战局"能力,在雷狱之下毫无意义.
凰堂纱夜忽然有些害怕.
如果连夜见苍都无法抵挡鬼丸刹罗,那...她接下来的选择,真的正确吗?
"..."
她的指尖轻轻掠过胸口,那里藏着一封未曾送出的信.
但现在,她却不敢再递出去了.
夜见苍被送回魔术部的医疗区.
伤势虽然严重,但他仍旧保持着意识.
在黑暗之中,他缓缓睁开眼睛.
——战败的痛苦,他记住了.
——鬼丸刹罗的强大,他刻在了骨子里.
但,事情还没有结束!
五社联合会战,才刚刚拉开序幕.
魔术部,不能停下脚步.
而他,夜见苍,也绝不会停下脚步!