Mikoto Misaka - Sand Cutting Asphalt

*Iron Sand* cuts through asphalt that had magically entrapped Kuroko.

> “..What’s going on…?”

> Though Shirai was shocked, she didn’t have time to look back. The entire asphalt road rolled up, causing Shirai to be tossed high into the air. Shirai finally managed to look behind after landing on her back.

> A giant arm.

> It was just like a long-necked dragon that probed out of the water. There was a long ‘arm’ grown out of the road that was longer than 2m. This ‘arm’ was shaped like a human’s, but the materials were asphalt, bicycles, road signs, anything that was around. It was like something that was shaped from clay, a mechanical arm that was attached to heavy machinery when a demolition work was under way.

> Shirai frantically tried to escape from the place, only to find that her ankle was stuck into something.

> The ground and the ‘arm’ rose up, causing the fragments of asphalt to gather together, and Shirai’s ankle just so happened to be stuck in it.

...

> PAPAPAPAPAPAPA!!

> She closed her eyes, and could only hear a spine-chilling ridiculously-loud noise.

> But that was not the sound of Shirai’s ankle being bitten off.

> It was also not the huge ‘arm’ that was made of rubble slamming down.

> But the sound of the ‘arm’ being sliced off.

> (Ah…ah…?)

> This sudden strike caused Shirai to open her eyes in shock.

> The ‘arm’ was sliced off horizontally. Before she could even look clearly, the ‘teeth’ that’s holding Shirai’s ankle down got destroyed, releasing Shirai. Shirai’s body inadvertently rolled back after regaining her freedom. The cut parts instantly collapsed upon impact and scattered in all directions, forming back the original shape.

> BOUM…! The sound of bees buzzing about that was magnified several hundred times echoed through her ears.

> Looking closely, something that looked like a black whip and yet like a long sword extended about 10m in the air. This was the thing that was making the bee buzzing sound. Looking closely, it was formed by iron sand. The large amount of iron sand was being manipulated by magnetism as it vibrated.

> Basically, it was a hi-speed chainsaw.

> Zzz! With an air-ripping sound, the iron sand returned to the owner.

> (Hold on…manipulation…magnetism…? Don’t tell me…!)

> Shirai Kuroko coughed violently as she tried to take in more oxygen and turned her head around.

> The one standing in front of her was…

> Misaka Mikoto.

-*A Certain Magical Index* Volume 6, Chapter 1, Between the lines 1, Pages 34-35