Chapter 81

Imagine Blade, Level 2 is the eighty-first chapter of the Black Cat manga and the sixth chapter of Volume 9.

Plot
Seeing that Creed Diskenth is still in shock, Beluga J. Heard seizes this opportunity to hit the swordsman in the head with Verethragna, sending him flying to the other side. The rest of the Apostles are shocked and Maro tries to help his leader, but Jenos Hazard uses Excelion to stop him from doing so. Echidna Parass tells Doctor that they should help Creed, but he tells her to wait instead, as it is almost time.

Outside, Sven Vollfied is trying to reach his partner while making sure that Eve is alright.

Train Heartnet and Rinslet Walker are running down the castle. Rinslet hopes that Cerberus will be alright and Train assures her that they will now that she is gone, which annoys the thief. She then asks him how he will feel if Cerberus manages to kill Creed. Train jokingly states that he will kill them.

Enraged that Creed is still upset about Train's refusal to joib them, Shiki snaps at him, stating that if he been rational for one moment, he would have realized that the Black Cat will never be one of this. This infuriates Creed, who yells at the taoist to shut up, telling him that he could not begin to understand. He explains how Train was back then, hating the world, not trusting anyone, always aiming to grow stronger, in short, he and Creed were kindred spirits. His anger causes his Imagine Blade to grow and change shape, which shocks everyone, including the taoists themselves. Suddenly, an explosion is heard and Doctor explains that it is time for the castle to explode. With a maniacal look, Creed states that his blade is thirsty for blood.