Shinra still had the extinguisher grenades in his burncoat. He grabbed one in each hand, flipped the pins off, and let loose. Clouds of smoke enveloped Vergil as fires that had blazed since the dawn of time met modern technology. Shinra angled himself in, flying in an ever-decreasing circle around Vergil. He had Vergil’s position memorized. The ruby should be right here!

Unfortunately, only Yamato was right there. Vergil’s blade cut across, and Shinra curled his fingers into the familiar rock and roll symbol. “Corna!” A massive explosion rang through Adolla. Shinra silently cursed his lack of foresight. You can’t see him now!

“Fearscape Shift!”

Shinra teleported behind Vergil, and dropkicked him with a double Corna. Amazingly, Vergil didn’t budge, and responded by jabbing his scabbard into Shinra’s gut. Shinra immediately lost all motor function and gasped for air, so Vergil obliged his request and cut a hole through his lung.

“Hhhnrgh!” Shinra spat a gob of blood and vomit out. Vergil replaced Yamato in its sheath once more. Shinra reached out to Vergil, but fell on his face, and soon after Yamato’s scabbard ran through Shinra’s outstretched hand. “Gah-rk!”

- InverseFlash Round 2