Aura Nova's corpse and severed head tore freely through the sky as they plummeted under the effect of gravity, then, with a resounding and almost unsettling thud, they both struck the ground as a thin veil of dust rose around the corpse from the sheer force of the impact.
Anthony stared down from above, his sky-blue eyes fixed calmly on Aura Nova's corpse as he stood within the clouds, his thoughts could not help but wander; he wondered if perhaps one day, just maybe, he would encounter someone who could truly match him in every conceivable aspect and force him to go all out for once in his life without restraint or calculation.
Anthony could remember only once in his entire life after his reincarnation when he had genuinely gone all out, and that singular occasion was when a group of assassins had first been sent after him shortly after his rather eventful shopping experience, turning what should have been a mundane outing into a blood-soaked reminder of the world's hostility.
