It really didn't help that Seishirou wasn't himself thinking of solving the apparent mix up. His purring only served to convince the drugged Kurogane of his authenticity. And that damn smile was there too, the one he'd kept after "killing" two of Kurogane's party. Even if things had worked out and no one had ended up truly dead due to the illusion, the actions Seishirou had taken had been real. There was no illusion covering that he had attacked and "killed" both Fai and Syaoran. This person, whether right or not, would never be trusted by the Ninja.

His slow movements affected his speed in striking, but did not stop him from throwing a large fist towards Seishirou's head as hard and as fast he could. He couldn't even use his dominating right for how his shoulder had been injured, but that didn't matter so much. He was slow, he was injured, and he couldn't focus for the life of him, but at least he had attacked first.

That was all that mattered right then... or so he had thought before Seishirou had quickly moved to defend. Kurogane didn't stop at Seishirou's actions and let his fist strike whatever magic the man had conjured with the spell. Maybe he still had enough of his strength to do something with the strike. Or maybe he was about to get seriously overpowered. The next few moments were crucial for the outcome.