Chapter 223: Miracle Water
This time, he was too close. Smoke erupted from his face and he staggered back. Kazi nearly leapt to end the battle but his instincts told him otherwise. A cornered fox was more dangerous than a jackal, after all. He snapped one more Fire Dart and as his instincts proclaimed he slashed it apart. Genji was still in the fight.
At least he would have been if Kazi hadn’t taken his back. The smoke was phenomenal cover fire. "Super Spark Strike—!"
Clang! Stormedge rammed into his blue armour like a bat. His opponent was grounded like a tree and attempted to swing back. Kazi ducked and pointed a finger at his stomach. "Fire Dart—!"
Boom!
Through the smoke created, Kazi realized something was wrong. He backed off—and Kazi was lucky he did because what stormed out were the golden flames of Amaterasu. The chest armour plate took the brunt of the Fire Dart with Genji pushing through for his downward slash. His sheer focus in landing that one single strike, it was almost terrifying.
Almost.
Kazi raised Stormedge to parry and before he was overpowered placed one foot forward and glided along the underside of the katana, hitting the guard. Kazi grit his teeth at the close proximity of the flames and pushed upwards with Super Spark Strike. At such an uncomfortable angle, Genji was forced to backpedal. At the same time, he was geared up for another one of those overhead swings.
"O radiant Amaterasu, mighty goddess of the sun...." Genji was continuing the chant. The Divine Healing Rain was fading and the golden flames dancing alongside his chest began to grow. The sudden pain, the desperation to reactivate Divine Miracle Rain, and his sweaty hands tripped Kazi up and he practically stood still as the katana came down at him. His arms not fast enough, on sheer instinct, he summoned the Ultra Magic Barrier.
Shatter!
It bought him a grand total of half a second. Barely enough time to swerve his shoulder in time. His flesh hissed as the katana ripped through his black garbs, burning the top of his shoulder down to his elbow. "Super Spark Strike—!" The electric sword struck again. Kazi expected to blast him back. It didn’t. Genji was rooted to his spot, his green eyes full of thirst for victory.
Blood leaking from his lips, Genji muttered, "I beseech thee, lend me thy strength in this hour of need...!"