Chapter 404 is now available! Rising the climax of the battle, pulling out all of the stops for the fight. You get to see an evolution of Yumi's power as she's still figuring out how it works. The way in which she uses it is not nearly as creative as her personality counterparts, but that is intentional, since she does not have the combat creative or experience of what her power can do. She's very much like a sword sharp and hard edged used very simply. But the more she fights and learns, that will start to change. She's got to pick up on these things naturally, since there is no one that can tell her how to get better. It's one of the strange qualities of Shift, barring Yuki, no one has anyone that can really train them in their powers. So they have to train themselves and learn. Which is a chunk of what the personal story arcs for each character are about. It's their journey to becoming masters of their power.

An important thing for her is finding someone that she can't easily beat or struggle through. Someone that is more or else an equal to her. Even with her weakened state, the demon would still be a fair rival for her powers. They both have strong powers making for a fight that Yumi can actually draw out and learn from. And seen from the previous chapter, she can actually enjoy it as well. Though she is going to be resistant that idea for a while. But it'll be something that she'll have to face if she stick with everyone.

The upcoming chapters will start to dig a little more in the lore of the world that they are stuck in. Which is still question at times why I'm world building it so much for something that is going to disappear once the arc is over. But since it is an important facet of Yumi's growth, I'm spending the time on it. Plus I've been making some fun differences that make it less standardized.

Enjoy!