Flame of Recca 14

Soon into their battle, Recca''s friend Fuko smashes her opponent, Uruha-Kurenai''s Mikoto, and discovers that she has been fighting a machine. The girl controlling it swipes Fuko with her poisonous metal claw, and out of carelessness, Fuko takes a scratch that leaves her with only five minutes left to live

Nobuyuki Anzai’s Flame of Recca first appeared in 1995 in the prestigious Japanese magazine Shonen Sunday. Also the author of R Princess.