After crushing the entities of "Pride" and "Wrath," Yui Ming stood over their lifeless remains with chilling indifference. He raised his hand toward Pride's corpse, and dark threads of energy began to coil around his palm, draining every drop of its essence and power. Without a second glance, he set off toward his next destination, leaving behind nothing but the shattered ruins of what was once a "Sin."
Meanwhile, far away where the mist clings to the jagged peaks, lies the fortress of "Death Mountain." This stronghold is guarded by one of the ten great clans: the "Moon Clan." Zetsu infiltrated the mountain like an invisible shadow, piercing through the outer defenses until he reached the heart of the headquarters. Instead of hiding, he let out a piercing shout that shook the mountain, a direct provocation to all within.
"Toshi! An intruder! Surround him at once!" one of the guards bellowed.
Suddenly, Hayato lunged from behind Zetsu with terrifying speed, thrusting his spear toward Zetsu's throat. But Zetsu didn't even flinch; with a fluid, rhythmic motion, he parried the spear and delivered a lightning-fast punch that shattered Hayato's skull before the guard could even realize what had happened.
Ten elite guards gathered, led by Daiki, who roared: "Attack!"
But before they could even take a step, Zetsu had already torn through their ranks. One guard fell to the ground, screaming as blood gushed from a deep wound in his right leg.
Nai (stunned): "What is this... superhuman speed?!"
The entire group lunged simultaneously, but Zetsu wore a "malicious" and provocative smirk, dancing between their blades and spears as if fighting ghosts. Before Ran could finish her command to rally them, she collapsed as Zetsu shattered the bow in her left hand with a strike too fast for the eye to follow.
"Rise!" Zetsu commanded coldly.
Suddenly, terrifying shadows erupted from the earth, swarming the guards. Katsu desperately tried to activate a defensive barrier called 'The Bull's Shield' to protect them, while Teo threw a stone to create a distraction. But a gruesome miracle occurred; before the stone could even graze the ground, Teo's head had been severed, his body falling limp.
Zetsu (analyzing coldly): "Your weaknesses are as clear as day. Ran, your legs are your undoing. Yu, your hands are already wounded. And you, Daiki... you are no leader. You are a coward, trembling with fear. Your eyes betrayed you the moment you saw Teo's head roll."
Ro (screaming in desperation): "We must strike!"
Zetsu: "Time's Hour..."
In a fraction of a second, Zetsu drew his bow, and with two blinding movements, he decapitated Ni and Ro. He then stood before the trembling Daiki, the wicked smile never leaving his face.
Daiki (fuming with a mix of rage and terror): "You will pay for this, you fool! You will regret this!"
Zetsu: "The dead do not return... there is no point in revenge." Then he whispered: "Time Slash!"
In the blink of an eye, the rest of the guards were torn apart, leaving only Daiki standi ng.
Daiki: "Why... why didn't you kill me with them? I want to die with my comrades!"
Zetsu: "I want you to taste the agony first. I know you don't truly want to die; your words are just a mask for your terror. The eyes never lie."
With a final, blinding flash, Zetsu carved Daiki's body into pieces, ending the reign of the mountain guards. He entered the clan's headquarters, stepping over the corpses until he reached the main chamber, where he found Genpachi, the clan leader, cowering with his family.
Genpachi (begging): "Please... do not kill my family... I beg of you!"
Zetsu (with utter contempt): "You lead one of the ten strongest clans in the world and you beg for mercy? What a pathetic wretch."
Mercilessly, Zetsu wiped out everyone in the room. He seized the clan's secret files and vanished into the night, leaving no witness behind to tell the tale of the bloodbath at Death Mountain.