A burst of compressed air blasted upward with Devil's ascent. It struck Ryonosuke square in the back, strong enough to make even him feel it. The Mad Dog's muscles bulged as his stance locked against the unseen force, with his boots grinding into the earth. He didn't fall, but for a heartbeat, his weight shifted.
Rynne seized it. Her spear flashed like lightning, lunging past his guard. The blade punched through his already weakened armor, making blood burst out as steel met flesh.
"Raargh!" The Mad Dog only snarled.
But before he could free himself, the battlefield changed once again.
As Devil ascended, his boots, once a dull black, ignited with molten orange. Flames licked up his legs, and in the next instant, a fiery inferno rained down on the soldiers below him.
