Chapter 97

is the ninety seventh chapter of the D.Gray-man manga series written and illustrated by Katsura Hoshino.

Summary
The huge thunder bolt of Skinn Bolic heads to Kanda Yu. The exorcist activates the third illusion and prepares to face the blast with his blades. He draws even more of his life force and clashes with the energy. He does his best to hold the power. Skin laughs and increases the power of the attack. Yu wonders where from comes all this energy while watching at the maddened Noah. The memory even appears physically on his forehead. Finally Kanda's blade breaks as the attack stops. Skin laughs, content with his feat.

However something shines under his foot. The broken shards of Innocence are linked to each others with a supernatural light. Kanda draws from his lifespan to link the shards and reform his blade which he uses to cleave Skin Bolic once and for all. Kanda's katana falls in piece after the attack. Skin smiles repeating that "Noahs are immortal" and his body explodes. Still the room time is over and it collapses. Just as he disappears Kanda smirks.

Miranda feels that the time of a life has stopped.