James slammed down the faceplate. His body was engulfed in a brilliant, pulsating light, radiating outward in waves that made the very air hum with tension. The energy distorted his silhouette. His muscles surged, as his frame grew shorter and stronger. His skin remained human in texture but was now laced with vein-like streaks of black scale patterns along his arms, chest, and jawline. His eyes glowed a vibrant green, with draconic pupils narrowing momentarily. His hair darkened to a deep black colour. Two sleek, angular horns jutted backward from his temples. A segmented tail unfurled behind him. His back tensed, then burst outward as two glowing, semi-transparent wings unfolded. His hands changed to claws. His teeth became sharper. The Ultimatrix symbol appeared boldly across his chest. "Black Dragon," Black Dragon said.
Musubi saw the green light. She looked at James. He was different. "You are a Sekirei?" Musubi asked as she looked at his transformed state.
Black Dragon smiled. "No, I am not. Just a regular human," Black Dragon responded. "I can explain later about this," he added.
Hibaki and Hiraki looked at James transformed into the beast. "He has something special," Hiraki commented.
"This is not looking good," Hibaki added. She could see the man transformed into something. She could feel an uneasiness in her stomach.
"We should retreat," Hiraki said.
"No," Aladdin stated. "We are going to get her," he added as he looked at Jasmine. He thought she was just there. He would not allow James`s filthy hands on her.
Hibaki and Hiraki nodded. They did not look sure.
Black Dragon looked at them. "Musubi, I can take them both," Black Dragon said.
Musbi took her stance. "I will help you James, you are my Ashikabi," she said with a smile on her face.
Black Dragon smiled. "Sure, I will take Hibaki," he said.
"Okay," Musubi replied. "Hiraki, please allow me to fight you," Musbi said as she looked at Musubi.
"What?" Hiraki questioned. She thought this girl was running away. However, now she had a look to her, a look of determination.
Musubi dashed forward. She clenched her fist. Her eyes blazed with determination. She closed the distance with lightning speed.
Hiraki saw the attack coming. "Lightning Shield," she shouted as she summoned a barrier of dark purple electricity around her body. Musubi's punch collided with the shield.
Musubi punched again. She drove her fist into the shield once again. The shield fissured with a sharp CRACK. Hiraki's eyes widened in alarm.
"Hiraki!" Hibaki cried out from behind as her fingertips sparkled with radiant pink lightning.
Black Dragon dashed forward. His green eyes locked onto Hibaki. He raised a fist and swung it towards her.
"Lightning Shield!" Hibaki shouted as she formed a pink-tinged barrier just in time.
However, Black Dragon's punch tore through the shield as if it were paper, the barrier shattering in a burst of sparks. With no time to react, Hibaki took a direct hit to the gut. She flew backward and crashed into a marble pillar with enough force to splinter the stone.
"Leave her alone!" Hiraki screamed. She extended both arms and spun them. She generated a spiraling vortex of electricity around her. "Electric Whip," she hissed as she lashed the current forward in a serpentine arc towards Black Dragon.
Musubi stepped forward. "You're fighting me," she growled as she slammed her fist into Hiraki's jaw with explosive force. Hiraki staggered, her whip faltering as the spiral collapsed around her.
"Thanks," Black Dragon said as he surged toward Hibaki once more.
Musubi looked at Hiraki. Hiraki looked back. "Why are you fighting me for him?" Hiraki asked.
"He has saved me. He put his own life on the line to save me. I think he is a good person and I will fight for him," Musubi stated.
"You are foolish," Hiraki said. She looked at Aladdin and thought he was not giving the order to retreat. She wondered why he was fixated on that woman. She was beautiful however that is no reason.
"Your eyes should be here," Musubi said as she moved forward. Her large breasts jiggled. She swung her fist.
Hiraki sprang sideways, her heels scraping across the ground as she narrowly avoided Musubi's incoming strike. The punch sliced through the air where her head had just been.
Musubi didn't slow down. She pivoted on one foot and spun into a wide arc, swinging her fist with renewed force. Hiraki ducked low and her body twisted fluidly beneath the blow, then rolled to the side.
In a blur of motion, she lunged again. Hiraki went to dodge however she was too slow. Musubi's fist connected cleanly with Hiraki's ribs. The sound of impact reverberated through the area like a thunderclap. Hiraki's body folded midair, her breath tearing from her lungs as she was hurled backward. She slammed into the stone pillar behind her, cracking its surface with sheer force.
Dust and fragments drifted around her. She tried to stand but wobbled. She spat blood.
"Give up," Musubi said.
Hiraki wiped the blood from her mouth. "It is not over," she said. "Standing Needle Thunder," Hikari said as she unleashed a flurry of piercing lightning bolts that zipped through the air like electrified needles.
Musubi ran towards Hiraki once again. She dodged the lightning bolts. She jumped through the air and narrowly missed a lightning bolt. She landed on her feet and dashed forward. The lighting bolt hit in front of her. Musubi side stepped and dodged that attack. She twisted her body and narrowly avoided the attack once more.
She jumped in the air and lunged forward. She moved her fist forward.
"Thunderlace," Hikari said as she whipped her fingers through the air. She created glowing threads of electricity that wrapped around her fingers. She moved the electricity threads forwards and wrapped them around Musubi.
Musubi saw the threads around her body. She then felt an electric shock. She dropped to her knees.
"I have you now," Hiraki said.
Rei saw Musubi wrapped around in electric threads. She moved towards them however she saw Musubi get up.
"I will not lose," Musubi stated as she stood up. She then increased her strength and expanded her arms and broke through the threads.
"Impossible," Hiraki said. She thought she took an electric shock and got up.
Musubi dashed forward.
"Raijin's Thunder," Hikari said as she snapped her fingers and released a narrow bolt. It went towards Musubi.
Musubi's eyes locked onto the incoming bolt. Without hesitation, she launched herself upward, her body twisting midair into a flawless somersault. The bolt tore through the space just beneath her, missing by inches and exploding against the stone wall in a shower of sparks.
She landed light as a feather. Musubi lunged forward. She clenched her fist. She slammed her punch straight into Hiraki's face.
The impact echoed like thunder.
Hiraki's body flew backward. She flipped through the air before crashing into the ground with a bone-rattling thud. Dust and debris kicked up around her as the stone cracked beneath the force of the blow. Hiraki stayed on the ground. She could feel darkness around her.
"Are you okay?" Rei asked as she approached Musubi.
"I am," Musubi said with a smile on her face. She thought she had an interesting weapon on her face. "Are we going to be sleeping together?" Musubi asked.
"No," Rei said. She looked a little flustered.
Musubi thought they must have separate beds then. She smiled looking in the direction of James.