Souji can't see how many more platforms there are, but the I gives him a hint about what might be coming. As the dark fog coalesces, though, something feels wrong. Taking his attention away from the new enemy, he counts the voices picking at the edges of his mind and comes up short.

There's a brief stab of panic, but he doesn't have a chance to recover or take further stock of the situation, because the shadow's fully formed now. It's familiar somehow, a creature on fire, each of its four hands holding an item he recognizes if only vaguely. He has enough time to settle his grip on his sword before it gestures with the golden cup it's holding and releases a powerful Fire attack.