Amidst the ruins, Layla and Jose stood facing each other, the tension thick enough to cut with a knife.
Layla faced Jose without a hint of fear. In his left hand, he gripped Hyorinmaru firmly, a chain with a crescent-shaped weight dangling from the pommel; in his right, he held Ryujin Jakka. Hyorinmaru emanated an intense chill that gradually froze the moisture in the surrounding air into snowflakes, while Ryujin Jakka burned with ferocious flames. Two extreme forces existed in his hands in distinct, perfect harmony.
Jose launched the first attack. A flash of dark purple light accompanied the wave of his hand, and a beam of black energy shot straight from his fingertips toward Layla.
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