Sarahoff was enveloped in black energy, effectively 'blackening' the purple blade.

That wasn't all.

Red, serrated 'fangs' appeared along the blade like a shark's teeth. Hoffman's face also appeared behind him, except his eyes were red and his face was painted black. His expression was vengeful and furious.

Kang Oh was slightly taken aback by the demon sword's sudden metamorphosis.

However, he soon realized that this was Demon Sword Sarahoff's latent ability, which would only manifest itself against Inarius. Thus, he swung his blade till the very end.

Swoosh!

Demon Sword Sarahoff unleashed a crescent of dark red energy.

Inarius protected itself with a transparent, sparkling barrier.

Then, the dark red energy extended like a whip and struck the magical barrier.

Split!

The dragon-made barrier was sliced apart, and the dark red energy struck Inarius's neck.

Bam!

Inarius's face contorted, and dark red shards of light spilled from the wound.

"Kuhaahk! How dare you injure me!?" Inarius fiercely swung its right arm. 

Tasha quickly took control of Kang Oh's wings, and flew all over the place like a fly.

"You insect!"

Stone pillars surged from the ground one after another.

Kang Oh dodged them and then backed off.

In the meantime, his companions pierced through Inarius's magical bombardment, and started to appear one or two...