Chapter 79

The Black Flames of War (黒い戦火, Kuroi Senka) is the 79th chapter of the To Your Eternity manga.

Summary
Outside the main temple of the Church of Bennett, the city is under siege by the Nokkers. The Nokkers are possessing bodies and the citizens are panicking. Fushi, looking down from above, yells at them to run east and cross the bridge to leave the city. Fushi, as Gugu, blows flames at the Nokkers.

Inside a stable, two siblings shelter in fear waiting for their father to return. Their father returns but he's possessed by a Nokker. The younger sibling tells his sister they have to run for it. They step out to find the streets filled with possessed people. Fushi jumps down to rescue them by burning up all the Nokkers. He transforms into Sandel and he tells them to run east to the woods. He gives them some disinfectant and bandages for the sister's cut on her hand before they leave.

Two church members call out to Fushi telling him they need a doctor to help a man passed out on the floor. Fushi runs over and they tell him that he's the old priest of the Church, Priest Gour. Fushi gives him some painkillers but Priest Gour shortly passes.

Suddenly a giant Nokker emerges from the ground next to them. The two church members thank Fushi for trying and Fushi tells them to make their way out of town. Fushi summons a bow and aims at the Nokker. He asks the Beholder how many people are left and the Beholder tells him 22,000 people are gathered in the town centre. Fushi shoots an exploding arrow at the Nokker and transforms into Ligard and flies off. Fushi arrives in the town centre and witnesses a large mob of people. A guard is trying to turn people away but people are refusing to leave. Fushi asks the guard if he's alright and the guard tells him that no one will listen to him that there are no safe areas inside the city, they're all trying to crowd into the church because they believe God will save them. The Beholder tells Fushi that two Nokkers have spread their root.

Inside the church, the Pope preaches to the masses that the church is protected by the power of faith and that they should all pray. The Pope notices people trying to pack their way into the already full church and tells a guard to close the door. Suddenly, Fushi, as Priest Gour, stands on a ledge above the Pope and tells everyone that the Nokkers are already here and that everyone will be buried alive. The crowd starts to run towards the exit as the church begins to crumble. Fushi transforms into Uroy, amidst the chaos, and begins shooting arrows at the Nokkers. He hits one in the wall and the Beholder tells him the last one is underground. The ground cracks open and Fushi nearly falls. A Nokker stabs Fushi through the stomach and he loses Uroy's form. He quickly transforms into Mia and uses her chair to protect himself from the Nokker veins trying to stab him. About to be ambushed from all sides by Nokker veins, Fushi transforms into Ligard and flies away. He realizes he has to bomb underground and summons wooden crates filled with explosives and drops them into the cracks. He notices two passed out civilians on the floor and runs to save them. He picks them up on his shoulders as Gugu and runs to the exit. A Nokke vein shoots into his back, making him fall and drop the people he was carrying. He loses Gugu's form and transforms into Shin. Someone calls out for help from under some rubble and Fushi runs to rescue them, but is then quickly stabbed by the Nokker and loses Shin's form. He runs away as Parona and shoots an exploding arrow directly at the Nokker causing a big explosion. The Beholder tells him that it escaped but there are 208 others. Fushi is anguished and clutches his arrow. Several days later, Kahaku and Bonchien arrive at the deserted and ruined city. Bonchien wonders where the enemy are. Kahaku's arm suddenly grabs a stick and writes out, "the Nokkers lost. But Fushi was weakened." From the dust, Fushi, as the Nameless Boy, stumbles out saying he's been waiting for them. Bonchien quickly rushes to his side and asks him how many forms the Nokkers have taken from him. Fushi says he doesn't know.

Kahaku's arm writes a message from the other Nokkers; "if you want them back, please come to the next game."

Language Translation
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Chapter Notes

 * The Nokkers have taken several of Fushi's form including Uroy and Gugu.
 * The Nokkers tell Fushi that if he wants his forms back he has to come to their next game.