Black gusts sizzled all around the squared premises, whipping at Pa Tsuna's herculean body, his red braids dancing as a result.
Spheris looked like a demon of darkness as he towered up in the air. His eyes were still ablaze like a dark inferno, his entire frame was shrouded with the burning black. And from his waistline below, Umbrage coiled down to the ground, taking the form of an obsidian serpent.
With this serpentine form, Spheris slithered through in the air, twisting like a venomous snake with his sight set on the Mogul.
This was [Serpentine Manifestation], the Influence that he had crafted from slaying the Moltenviper. Now, Spheris could take the form of a shadow snake and with the formidable strength of the body of a snake, he could ensnare opponents and crush their bones like brittle twigs.
That being said, the only person Spheris wished to crush in that moment was the Gallied Mogul.
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