Chapter 30 - 30 Just A Man (2/2)

It was a strange design with black coloring as a base and thin gold lines travelling over the sheath and hilt in weird geometric patterns. A single red rope tassel was wrapped around the sheath of the sword, giving it more of an ascetic rather than a practical use.

Gray unsheathed the blade, and a wave of unknown energy flowed throughout the room.

”This is Rengoku. It's pretty much a cool black katana”.

The blade itself was nothing but black. No strange hamon patterns normally found on swords of Japanese origin, nor any dents or blemishes on the blade. Just as Gray said, it was a ”cool, black katana”.

”So you're originated from Japan. That makes you a descendant of a Japanese God, correct?”.

Kara looked at Gray, or pretty much nodded at her words. He was using Casters origins as a cover, but they didn't know how to tell the difference.

”I won't tell you what God. Just know that this blade will cut through anything up to Nth metal. ”Boundless light piercing through the myriad realms, the mandate of Heaven will be severed. Immeasurable, free of obstacles, infinite, three beams of light form into one with no zenith”. That is Rengoku”.

The words Gray spoke did not just have no meaning or intent behind them. They were the words uttered when unleashing a boundless light that could destroy the world. It could fȯrċɨbŀƴ banish existences that don't belong to this world, can't belong to this world.

It was the sword belonging to a follower of the Counter Force. And it shined with a light that could end the world.

Kara nodded at Gray's words, entranced by the beauty of the long odachi.

”I can't see through the material. I can't even tell what it's made out of. What about you Mareena, can you tell what it is?.... Mareena?”.

Cassie and Kara peered at their Atalantean friend whose gaze was transfixed on the black blade. It reflected no light despite being in the line of the sun, and only generated a powerful aura.

Mareena Curry, Aquagirl, had only seen a weapon similar to this once in her life. A weapon of equal power to the one in front of her. She wasn't sure of the abilities behind this long strange katana, but it was in no way inferior to Hawkman's or Hawkgirl's Nth Metal maces, or her fathers trident.

She ignored the voices coming from her friends and looked up at the twenty year old male in front of her. His silvery white eyes burrowed deep into her ocean blue one's and she found herself unable to look away from Gray's eyes.

Wait, silver white eyes?

She snapped out of her trance and all three girls noticed the change in appearance that happened as Gray included the Alter Ego Class Card, looking upon the white haired, silver white eyed figure of Gray.

He looked just as emotionless as he did before, if not with a small smile on his lips.

He wasn't ugly by any means, most definitely more handsome than their fellow Team members, as well as some of the members of the Justice League.

Gray was older than them, but not as old as say Batman or Green Arrow. He looked as young as Wonder Woman did or even Superman but had a demeanor that was unlike anything they had ever experienced.

It was tested. Older, almost. Something that didn't belong to a normal twenty year old.

It wasn't dissimilar to Batman's eyes, but lacked the darkness that came from just pure logic and reasoning. It was as if Gray's eyes showed more about him than his words or actions ever did.

That he was just a man.