[Of course there was. The problem with letting your guard down was when you suddenly found yourself needing it again. Karma was anything but stupid and unobservant.

Kurama was fairly sure he'd noticed.

He sighed quietly and nodded, letting the thorned whip in his hand revert back into a rose. In his pocket, his free hand clutched his phone tightly as he gathered power.]

A short rest is probably the best thing for me right now, it's true. But you did buy me enough time undisturbed to finish this quickly.

[Pale green beams of light crashed down on the enemy Karma had thrown aside with devastating force.]