Chapter 4
A fierce snowstorm lashes the gates of the Ice Kingdom.
Shura stands firmly, unwavering against the cutting cold.
From inside the palace, the voice of the Ice King echoes:
"Let him in… let him freeze."
Out of the mist appears a massive ice dragon, its breath forming deadly ice shards.
Shura lifts his head, expressionless.
The Ice King smiles from his high throne:
"Show me how you will die this time."
The dragon charges with terrifying speed.
Shura calmly opens his arms, without defense.
A wide shot—an ice explosion engulfs the scene.
Shura is encased in a massive ice block, frozen solid.
The Ice King turns and leaves, mocking:
"How childish… you can't even fight properly."
Silence…
Then a small crack appears in the ice.
Another…
Then—BOOM!
The ice shatters into pieces.
Shura slowly emerges, surrounded by a dark aura so cold that it cracks the surrounding ice.
The blades of his bone weapon spiral around his hands like a storm.
The dragon, terrified for the first time, recoils.
Shura whispers:
"Your time is over."
A sudden attack—the blades tear through the dragon's wings.
The dragon falls.
Shura steps on its neck, lifts his hand, and rips its head off without hesitation.
The Ice King is stunned.
Shura vanishes from his place, appearing directly in front of him.
The first clash—blades against an impenetrable ice wall.
Fast combat, just streaks of motion.
The Ice King smirks confidently:
"Do you think you're like the others?"
He raises his hand…
Time stops.
The world freezes.
The Ice King stands behind Shura and stabs him in the chest with pure ice, piercing flesh and bone.
Shura's blood freezes before it hits the ground.
He falters on the floor for the first time.
Darkness…
Shura opens his eyes inside a pure white world.
His father and mother stand before him.
Shura collapses to his knees, crying.
Mother:
"Do not let him consume you… do not lose yourself, my son."
Suddenly, the white ground cracks.
From the darkness emerges the Snake Entity, glowing eyes piercing the void.
It places its hand on Shura's wounds—they heal, only to reopen immediately.
Snake Entity:
"Weak… you were betrayed by those you loved, your family is dead… and you cry?"
Shura's expression changes completely.
The snake coils around his body and invades his soul.
Final shot—Shura's human eyes extinguish, replaced by the serpent's glowing red gaze.
Back in the real world,
Shura's body rises abruptly.
His wound heals by the blades, as if stitched from the inside.
A dark aura melts the ice around him for several meters.
The Ice King steps back for the first time.
Shura walks slowly toward him… each step shakes the ground.
Ice King:
"Didn't I kill you?"
Shura, emotionless:
"No."
Shura launches the blades at the King.
The King barely stops time to block them.
He moves behind Shura to stab him,
But Shura's body is now covered with impenetrable serpent scales.
Time resumes…
Shura spins and kicks the King with such force that the ice itself cracks.
King:
"What… happened to your power?!"
Shura:
"Your time is over."
The King traps Shura in a super-strong ice wall.
Shura smiles for the first time, terrifyingly.
The blades form a complete shield around him.
Shura:
"I know your limits… only four seconds."
The King is forced to stop time again to counter the blades.
But Shura had already prepared his shield.
When the four seconds pass…
The blades return to Shura at light speed, piercing the King's back and exiting his chest.
The King falls to his knees, fear overwhelming him.
Shura approaches, grabbing his head with one hand and his spine with the other.
Shura:
"You are nothing but another miserable victim."
He pulls the spine forcefully, black blood scattering.
Shura stands amidst a blizzard, his dark aura extinguishing everything around him.
Shura rises from the ground after facing Ira.
His wounds slowly heal… and his aura flares.
Shura:
"I must free Yuki… kill Mika… and understand what Ira meant."
He moves heavily into the unknown.
Shura enters the borders of the Wind Kingdom—the fifth kingdom.
Strong winds blow, shadows swirl around him.
Hissing voices:
"The vessel… the vessel has arrived…"
Shura narrows his eyes and advances.
A violent storm strikes him, throwing him against a stone wall.
He rises, breathing with anger…
and sees a beautiful woman with white wings descending from the sky.
Her voice is angelic, singing musically.
She is the Sacred Angel.
The singing gradually turns into terrifying screams.
The shockwaves shake the entire kingdom.
Shura covers his ears, blood runs from his nose… and he falls to his knees in pain.
The Sacred Angel stops singing, smiling coldly at him.
Shura suddenly attacks without warning.
Shura:
"RIP APART!"
He unleashes a massive barrage of blades, slicing her in half.
Her body falls… then disappears.
Shura:
"…How is it this easy?"
Her voice comes from behind:
"You have fallen into my illusion."
Dozens of copies of the Sacred Angel appear.
They all attack with deadly strikes.
Shura screams in pain… but his body is actually fixed inside the illusion.
Inside the illusion… Shura wounds himself deeply to wake.
He suddenly awakens, breathing heavily…
She stands calmly before him, smiling.
The Sacred Angel raises her hand and begins singing again.
The melodies turn into shockwaves that tear the ground.
Shura rips his eardrums to avoid hearing the song.
The Sacred Angel trembles in shock.
Shura attacks with insane speed.
The Angel shouts:
"Do not underestimate me!"
She raises her hand to the sky:
"O God… bless me with your power!"
A lightning strike hits—she transforms into the God of Lightning.
The Angel accelerates, becoming flashes of lightning.
Her explosive attacks hit Shura, shaking the ground around him.
He staggers, weakened… his aura diminishes.
We enter Shura's consciousness…
The Snake Entity approaches:
"Prepare to sacrifice everything you have…"
The blades inside Shura start vibrating… then explode around him.
Shura transforms further.
The blades become faster, heavier, more precise.
His aura turns a dark, deadly black.
Shura:
"You will awaken the serpent within me… as long as I seek its power."
The blades are distributed in both hands… no longer just one.
Two fully armed hands of bone blades.
Cinematic combat:
Lightning
Explosions
Bone blades
Supernatural speed
The Angel:
"You are weak!"
Shura disappears like a serpent.
He strikes her wings…
She falls to the ground.
Shura appears behind her.
Cuts her leg.
Then cuts both wings.
Then her right hand… then left.
She falls, terrified for the first time.
He lifts her with his blades and hangs her on the palace gate.
Blood drips heavily.
He hangs her limbs beside her.
Shura:
"The price of power… is steep."
Shura leaves the kingdom…
Blood still dripping from his body.
His eyes show no compassion.
The hissing echoes in his mind…
The entire kingdom trembles in fear.