Kurogane's eyes blinked a few times after what he witnessed. Just as Asuramaru unleashed their Domain Expansion, the chief of Murakumo Village saw no distinct changes in the environment. The only thing he saw was an empty sheath floating next to the boy. Was Asuramaru bluffing the whole time? If so, why hasn't the smirk on their face vanished?

"This is for our chief, you monster!!!!"

Suddenly one of the villagers tried to lunge forward and stab Asuramaru with a spear. Just as the villager took a step forward, Kurogane's eyes widen in horror as the villager was suddenly split down the middle. There was no sign of a weapon, Asuramaru didn't even move from their spot. Yet the corpse in front of the villagers was real, the body split perfectly in half as its innards was now exposed to the world.

"What did you do, Koritsu Shi-"

Before Kurogane could finish his sentence, the chief screamed in pain as he felt a sharp pain in his abdomen. He didn't see what harmed him, but his blood was beginning to stain the ground as blood started to escape from his mouth as well. Soon the villagers began to panic, running around in confusion. Seeing this, Asuramaru merely smiled as they walked towards the village chief.

"Infinite Phantom Blades:Knot of Fate. When activated, a warped flat space is formed and expands around me. Invisible swords circle around you all and can attack from all angles as they are initially set in a horizontal position. They then surround the target and impale them at a high speed simultaneously. Once materialized they can slide into a foe and leave them cut apart even if the caster should be attacked first."

"A binding vow! By explaining his technique, it only becomes more effective. We have to stop him no-"

Before Kurogane could finish this thought, he looked around as he heard various screams. While some of the villagers were split perfectly down the middle, others had the top half of their bodies perfectly cut horizontally as their upper bodies fell off from their lower half. Blood continued to stain the ground, however, Asuramaru smiled as they kept explaining their Domain.

"If I condense all the cursed energy of each sword into this sheath, I can then materialize a sword that I either know the history of or it existed in the time I was alive as a human. Though sadly I can't forge swords that weren't originated in Japan."

"S-stay away you monster!!!!!!"

Suddenly one of the villagers tried to run out of the village as she took her child in her arms. However the moment her foot stepped out of the front gate, both the mother and child were sliced apart by invisible swords. All that was left of them were torn clothes covered in blood and several pieces of flesh that were cut perfectly into cubes.

"My Domain Expansion lacks a barrier like most, so you all have an escape route-"

"Quick, my villagers. If a domain has no barriers then that means we are not trapped. Run as fast as your legs can t-"

Just as Kurogane said this, he noticed both himself and the rest of the villagers falling to the ground. He felt so light, yet he couldn't understand why. The moment he tried to stand up, he could only scream in pain as he did nothing but lie on the ground. When the chief of the village looked downwards, he saw why both the villagers and himself could not run away. Their legs were swiftly cut off before they realized it.

"As I was saying, my Domain Expansion lacks a barrier so there is an escape route. However, in exchange for not having a barrier, my Domain Expansion's guaranteed hit has its range expanded. Usually it's 250 meters, but since I explained it to you via a Binding Vow, its range is now 300 meters."

"Please, Koritsu Shiki, you have to show mercy. We just don't want to be oppressed by the world of mages!!! Why should we, the powerless, have to suffer and endure the brute force of the strong?! You're part of the Demon Hunter Organization despite having no magic or cursed energy! Surely you were for-"

"Asura-Kannon:Million Blades."

After saying this, two warped spaces filled with protruding sword tips appeared both above Murakumo village and on the very ground of the village itself. The moment Asuramaru points their right index finger downwards, various swords began to rain down on the village and its people while impaling them with blades from the very ground they lived upon.

Women, children, men. None of them were spared. As various body parts flew in the air, every single part of the village was being destroyed and reduced to nothing but splinters. Kurogane could only scream in pain with each passing second. His head, his eyes, his neck, every single part of his body. His entire being was being impaled and sliced off by swords in all directions. The worst part was running away was never an option. No matter how far the villagers and himself went, they were within the range of this Domain. However, one question went through Kurogane's mind.

"Why......why am I still alive?!"

"Oh Kurogane, did you think I'm nice enough to give you a quick and painless death? Everytime an attack that would kill you occured, I used Reverse Cursed Technique to repair your body at the last second. Just fast enough to heal you before your brain could register you as a corpse."

It hurts.

"You say you did this to prevent the atrocities the mages did to you, yet all you did was commit the same sins as them and got some random kid involved in it. Honestly, humans are so hypocritical it's down right laughable." Hahahaha, what's next? Are you gonna beg me to end your life?

It hurts!

Kurogane couldn't speak as his tongue was suddenly cut off the moment he yelled. He couldn't move due to endless blades slicing and impaling him, with Asuramaru healing him in the process so he would be awake and fully able to process the pain. But worst of all, all the chief could do was watch. Watch as the people he wanted to protect and the home he built for outcasts like them be destroyed in a matter of seconds.

Please.......make it stop.

As Asuramaru looked at Kurogane, they saw tears escaping from the village chief's eyes. Suddenly Asuramaru blinded a couple of times before crying from complete laughter. The same man who thought he had so much resolve was now reduced to a crying mess and regretting his actions. All because a greater evil than him existed. Seeing this, Asuramaru decided to end this little game.

"It's finally time. I destroyed your home, your dream, and now it's time to destroy your life. When I am done, not a single trace of this village nor it's history shall remain and it will be forgotten in the sands of time. Burn."

The moment Asuramaru said that one word, Kurogane felt a strong wave of heat. While this happened, all the swords from the cursed spirit's domain began to disappear while the cursed energy was being drawn into the sheath and condensed. Suddenly great flame emerged from the sheath as Asuramaru placed their right hand into the blaze.

"Extinguish all sin."

The air felt extremely dry, the water that surrounded the island almost looked as if it was steaming. The heat-wave so strong that it was depleting the moisture in the area. Soon the flames in Asuramaru's sheath began to take shape as the hilt of a sword was now in their right hand. As the cursed spirit was unsheathing the sword, suddenly all the fire began to disappear. All that was visible was the blade now in Asuramaru's hand.

"The sword that was famed in the Genji clan that was passed down to Watanabe-no-Tsuna from the legendary Minamoto-no-Raikou. The blade that chopped off the arm of the Oni, Ibaraki-Douji. This is Onikiri Yasutsuna."

"What happened? What happened to all the fire?"

Kurogane suddenly found it hard to breath, his lungs feeling as if they were on fire. As Asuramaru walked towards the man, they let the tip of the blade lightly tap the ground behind them. The moment the tip of the sword made contact with ground, a giant gash was created in the earth. The houses, plants, and even bits of the ocean that surrounded the island was swiftly vaporized from this one action.

Am I going to die?

"What's the matter? You got to achieve the dream you wanted so badly, didn't you? Come on, smile. You can die after accomplishing a goal you had for so long."

Whenever Asuramaru took a step forward, Kurogane tried to crawl away. As he was no longer impaled and caught in a rain of swords, since his body was slightly repaired due to Asuramaru using Reverse Cursed Technique, the chief tried his best to get away from the cursed spirit.

"I always told myself I would be willing to die for the sake of my dream but.....but ....."

Dying is so terrifying.

"Pfffft. Hahahahahahaha. God, you're so pathetic. Now you choose to regret your actions? If you weren't ready to accept punishing for your atrocities, then you weren't meant to fulfil that dumbass dream of yours since you weren't fully committed. Let this be a lesson for you, Kurogane Yugo. If you don't have the guts to face the punishment of your sins, then don't commit them in the first place. Because any judgement you face will be worse than the crime you committed, you half-ass scrub."

With a smile on their face, Asuramaru simply lifts Onikiri Yasutsuna into the air. The moment they performed a sword swing in the air, the flames that were focused into the blade were released all at once. The skin of Kurogane's body, the blood, even his bones and ashes. Nothing remained of the chief nor his village. Along with the rest of the island, aside from the portion Asuramaru was standing on, Murakumo Village and the Island of Jinoshima were lost in a sea flames. The only sign of life being the laugh of the person responsible. While Asuramaru continued to laugh, Shiki could only stare at the scenery blankly as he had one thought in his mind.

"Dammit, Asuramaru. Why didn't you switch out with me and let me kill him at least?"