Crimson Petals

Crimson Petals (, Sekka) is an attack used jointly by Yato and Rekki in his bow-and-arrow form.

Casting Sequence
Yato signals the use of this ability by commanding, "Sing, Rekki!" (え Utae, Rekki), followed by the title of the attack. When Yato releases the bowstring, Rekki fires a multitude of "arrows," which all travel a parabolic path and converge on the target. When Yato commands, "Burst!" (ぜろ Hazero), the arrows explode. Since this attack has such large scale and destructive potential, it requires that Rekki maintains a precise borderline between the Near and Far Shores.

An early version of this attack was used against Takemikazuchi while Yato and Kazune were experimenting with their abilities as a new duo. Here, Kazune explains that he arranged an anagram of the Firefighting Incantation to transform it into an attack, creating flaming arrows. "り / らば / のの / きく / の / ゆ (Original Japanese text)" "Yutsuru hari / Nishiki okoraba / Kiri no no no / Takeki ame saku / Fushi no tani / Moyu (Romaji transliteration)" "My drawn bowstring / Fly forth in brilliant brocade / O'er field of foxgloves / Sundering the Brave Heavens / Set the timeless valley / Ablaze (Official English translation)"

Applications

 * Microburst (, Shūu): By further modifying the Firefighting Incantation, Kazune is able to create a scattershot of Crimson Petals.

Trivia

 * This attack's name and visual appearance are likely in reference to the Higanbana (, lit. "flower of the Far Shore"), which are red spider lilies. The flower is symbolically tied with death, and they are said to grow when you see someone you will never meet again.