《A Disciples Fate》 The Great Wish War How did the world get to this? A whole battlefield, washed with blood. But the battlefield isn''t just one field, it''s the whole Disciple World. "Everyone fight! We will win this war for our people. Soon, they will all go extinct." The roars of the fire can be heard throughout the battlefield. The ground is pulsating, making it hazardous to remain on it. Numerous earthquakes, hurricanes, deadly storms, and tsunamis continue to enter the war zone. Icebergs with individuals frozen to death inside begin to defrost. Strong winds capable of blowing people away. There is severe rain and high voltage thunderbolts are falling to punish everybody in its path. Meteor showers are destroying everyone within their path of destruction. In some areas of the battlefield, the light is eclipsing the dark, while in others, the dark is eclipsing the light. All of these are elements of the Blood Disciple War. Countless people are dying, countless families are worried in the cities, and countless people are joining this bloodbath knowing they have no chance of survival. For a little period, it appears that time has stopped. At times, it appears that the laws of gravity have been defied. This war was different to any other wars in history. This was the four dominant element groups fighting against the world. Fire Disciples, Water Disciples, Earth Disciples and Air Disciples. Unlawfully taken from Royal Road, this story should be reported if seen on Amazon. Everyone is fighting knowing that there is no solution and the outcome is inevitable death. But some people still believe that there is hope, that there is a miracle that will bestow them. Not for now, but for the future. In a hut far away from the battle field, in a place where a solar eclipse covers the land, a baby is born. "So he''s finally born?" A mysterious lady is with the family. There is no clear view of her face. "Isn''t he beautiful?" "He sure is. This is the best thing that has ever happened to our people. The best thing that has ever happend to us." The couple are filled with high spirits. "So what will you name him?" "His name will be Kiseki. Kiseki Chisei. He will take your surname." The dad smiles. The mysterious lady takes a good look at the baby. She pulls out a book. "This baby will be the one to stop this ongoing war. Either that or he will become a danger to the world. But still, it''s a risk we have to take." The two parents look at each other both looking worried. "Are you sure this will work. Will he be in any danger in the future?" "There''s only handful amount of people alive who should be worrying about the future. That baby is one of them." "All these prophesies that All left for us doesn''t make any sense. Let''s just pray that soon there will be someone to connect the dots." "The time will come one day. Now I must leave." "Where could you possibly go at this time?" "I have a war to end." The baby starts crying as the mysterious lady vanishes in front of his eyes. The mysterious lady appears in the middle of the war field. The Great Wish War, the beginning of a new era. Kuragami Nozomi Hundreds of years later¡­. In a section of The Disciple World, The Water Section, where the colour blue glimmers across the region, there is a boy. A blue haired boy, dressed in blue and black. A white scarf around his neck, he is lying down on a hill. He appears to be overjoyed about something. He smiles and then screams as loud as he can. "Today¡¯s the day huh? The day where everything changes." "Kuragami!" The boy gets up then looks to the left and sees his big brother calling his name. "Yuma there''s no need to shout." "Kuragami, don''t you know what day it is. We need to meet dad at our mothers grave. Don''t tell me you forgot again." Kuragami stands up and puts his hands behind his head. ¡°Do you blame me? I¡¯ve been my whole life without a mother. Plus today I¡¯m becoming a Shorai." "So this is a big day especially for you Kuragami. Let''s go meet dad at our mothers grave and then you can take the bullet train to the ceremony." "Ok fine but can we not run there since your way faster than me. Just because your a Kizoku doesn''t mean you get to show of how fast you are to me, got that?" Yuma sighs. "Fine. But it''s not my fault your slow." Kuragami punches his older brother, knowing that he''s being teased. "Shut up." "Oh and Kuragami?" "What?" "Happy birthday." Kuragami smiles. They both start walking down the hill and to the Water Section cemetery. Kuragami Nozomi is a 12 year old boy who lives with his Dad and his brother Yuma. It''s just been the three of them for the whole of Kuragami''s life. "Dad!" The dad waves. Kuragami starts running to him and Yuma follows. He is standing in front of a grave. "Today is a special day and the start for a new era. It''s Kuragami''s birthday and it''s the day your mother died. You know Kuragami you remind me of your mother. Both of you have the same colour eyes as her. She would be so proud of you if she was with us right now on the day you become a Shorai." ¡°Did she ever become a Shorai?¡± "No. She was hopeless when it came to fighting.¡± Their dad chuckles. ¡°Although she had no element, her aura was strangely potent. Yet she didn¡¯t know how to use it properly. I wish I met her sooner.¡± The three of them start to stare at her grave silently. Their dad realises he has to break the silence. "Anyways, it¡¯s time you guys make your way to the ceremony. Yuma, your going with Keikena right?¡± ¡±Yeah.¡± ¡°And Kuragami, your taking the bullet train, same as the other kids?¡± Kuragami nods. ¡°Alright, you two make your way to Danketsu City. Me, Khemu and the other one got things to handle here so I won¡¯t be able to make it.¡± "Alright. Bye guys see you later." Yuma disappears while Kuragami makes his way to a Bullet Train Station. Kuragami isn''t the only kid running to a Bullet Train Station. Many kids in the Water Section are excited that they finally get to become Shorai. Many say hello to Kuragami as they''re all running to the station. There are four different ranks. Shorai, Nakaba, Takai and Kizoku. The lowest rank is Shorai. If you are worthy, you will be promoted to Nakaba, the middle rank. If you are promoted, you will become a Takai. And all the Takai compete for the top ten ranks, the Kizoku ranks, which are reserved for the 10 strongest. Becoming a disciple in the ranks is a very good way for the young generation to become stronger and more competitive. It''s a system that allows the Disciple world to be stable and keep things productive. It¡¯s also a system used to protect. There are multiple bullet trains. The bullet trains give everyone access to different sections of the world and the important cities where Disciples go to. There are other places such as different cities, different island and different countries. But for some of those places, the bullet train won''t be able to take them there. Kuragami sees a lot of Ice and Water Disciples just like him in the train station saying goodbye to their parents. He mainly focuses on the ones saying goodbye to their mothers. He enters the bullet train and sits down by himself. Some kids walk past where Kuragami is sitting and says hi to him. After all, he is very known in the Water Section. The bullet train reaches its destination. Kuragami has reached Danketsu city, the city created as a symbol of unity. Danketsu City is the primary location where disciples are assigned on missions. Important ceremonies are also held in the city. Danketsu is home to the wealthy and powerful, as well as those who work for them. It is a crime-free zone. If you commit a crime, you will be treated harshly and sent to a dangerous prison for the rest of your life. It''s insane, but it works to dissuade thieves. The Kizoku are the primary defenders of Danketsu City. They also perform essential jobs there. Danketsu City is also the biggest city in the world. Every year it grows bigger and bigger. In a few years time, it could turn into a country. Kuragami sees all the bullet trains for the different sections coming ahead. He goes to the fire section train to wait for someone. The fire section train doors open and a bunch of fire and inferno disciples exit the train. Kuragami sees a familiar face and smiles. "HOMURA!" Homura looks around and sees Kuragami then pulls annoyed look on his face. But deep down he is glad so see him so he smiles right after. Unauthorized content usage: if you discover this narrative on Amazon, report the violation. He walks up to him. "What''s up birthday boy. Can you believe it? We''re about to be Shorais." "Yeah I can''t wait. This will be just the start of my journey to become somebody stronger than the Kizoku.¡± Homura has a confused look on his face. "Do you know how strong the Kizoku are? It will take so long for you to be that strong." "Don¡¯t you mean us? You will become that strong too alongside me." ¡°I doubt it. I mean, I¡¯m not the prodigy my family produced am I?¡± ¡±You don¡¯t need to be a prodigy to become strong. Hard work can get you there.¡± Homura smiles. The two boys start walking towards Danketsu Lobby. There''s a lot of other Disciples on their way to the Danketsu Lobby. Homura came from the fire section as a fire disciple he wants to surpass the current strongest Fire disciple. Kuragami''s older brother Yuma is said to be one of the strongest Ice disciple making him one of the strongest in the Water section. Although Yuma is the 7th Kizoku, Kuragami believes that his older brother is the strongest out of the bunch. "Hey Homura, have you heard about the inferno Kizoku who beat everyone who tried going for his position." "Yeah. His name is Kiyoshi. There''s rumours that he beat Akuma but I doubt it''s true since their positions haven''t changed." Kuragami looks at the sky. "Who knows. The Kizoku like to keep things a mystery. They think they¡¯re so cool.¡± Homura chuckles. "Kuragami. Your a idiot." Homura smiles. ¡°You may be right though. The reason why the former number one left and became an outlaw is a mystery. There¡¯s a rumour going around that he did something unforgivable to the whole of the D.O. The fact that he¡¯s alive makes him dangerous. The D.O don¡¯t take anything lightly.¡± ¡°That means that they can¡¯t do anything to him. He must be extremely powerful. So for me to be a Disciple above the Kizoku, I¡¯ll have to beat him!¡± "Not if I beat him first!¡± Kuragami laughs. Kuragami and Homura enters Danketsu Lobby. Danketsu Lobby is a big hall that can fit thousands and thousands of people. There''s around 700 Shorai in the hall. There''s many other Shorai''s too but they have different days of starting. Also different events special to Shorai in the future. There are speakers everywhere so that everyone can hear the Kashikoi. The five Kashikoi are former disciples who have knowledge of all the generations before and will have the knowledge of all the generations after. They are said to be the most wise in the world and in their disciple days, they were one of the strongest. The Hall is loud with all the kids talking and telling everyone how excited they are. There are some who are petrified, some who are overconfident and some who aren''t bothered at all. Kuragami looks at one of the kids. The kid has a sword on his waist and he has his hands in his pockets. Kuragami is about to approach him and talk to him but he senses a powerful aura around the kid. He hasn''t sensed an aura like that before, it feels different. He senses regret in his aura. Kuragami has a feeling that the kid wants to be left alone so he stops approaching him. The kid looks back at Kuragami. "The names Sasaki. I have a feeling that we''re bound to fight along each other." Kuragami smiles. "My names Kuragami, brother of the 7th Kizoku. Wait. Your names Sasaki? I think I remember you from a long time ago. That little tournament? I was with two other people. But, I was in a different one to you because you know, my one had the no weapons rule.¡± "Yeah. I remember you too. "Hey Sasaki. I hope we get to work with each other. I would like to see how strong you are when your fighting right beside me.¡± Sasaki turns his back on Kuragami. Kuragami looks confused, questioning himself if he said something wrong. ¡°Be careful what you wish for. There¡¯s some powers in the world you wouldn¡¯t want to see.¡± Kuragami tries to think of the best way to respond to that. "You may be right. But why fear something you¡¯ve never seen.¡± ¡±Hmm?¡± ¡°If I¡¯m going to fear something or be cautious about it, it better give me a good reason first hand. Otherwise fearing it would be pointless.¡± Sasaki shakes his head lightly. He slightly smiles. "Your an interesting person, Kuragami." "You too, Sasaki." Sasaki walks away. "Excuse me can I have all your attention!" All of the disciples stops speaking as one of the Kashikoi gets everyone''s attention on stage. The rest of the four Kashikoi are sat down behind him. "Today is a special day. Today is the start of a new generation. The start of a new era. All of you today are going to become Shorai. You are going to become Disciples who protect people and make the world a better place. You will grow as people and become stronger with one another. This is a chance to change the world for better and show the world who you are. You will go out on missions and earn points to be seen as honourable Shorai who will turn into honourable Nakaba, honourable Takai and then you all could fight for the Kizoku places. Only the strongest of the strongest become Kizoku and since we are talking about them, I have a little surprise for you guys. Let''s bring the Kizoku on stage.¡± The whole crowd is shocked that the 10 Kizoku are going on stage. After all, they are a big influence to all disciples. Homura becomes excited. "Kuragami, this will be the first time we see all 10 Kizoku together. Can you believe it?" Kuragami shows a bit of excitement. "I guess so." All ten of them suddenly dash on stage faster than the eye can see. They are all wearing matching black capes with gold shoulder caps. All their capes have gold writing on the back of them which says Kizoku and their place. For example the 10th Kizoku will have Kizoku 10 on the back of his cape. "Here we have all the 10 Kizoku. The 10th Kizoku, Name: Mizuki. 9th Name: Keikena. 8th Name: Furo. 7th Name: Yuma. 6th Name: Kiyoshi." Kiyoshi looks directly at Kuragami and Kuragami looks back. "5th Name: Akuma." Akuma powers up a powerful force of energy and releases it so the whole crowd feels his power, which lead to a third of the people in the crowd to faint. The whole crowd is shocked as they feel it. Kuragami looks around. ¡°Why did some people faint. Are they that excited to see them? It¡¯s not that serious.¡± ¡±It¡¯s not that Kuragami. Did you feel what Akuma done?¡± ¡°Feel what? He just stood there.¡± ¡°So you didn¡¯t feel that? I can pretty much taste it, the taste of blood.¡± The whole crowd starts to vocalise. Suddenly, the noise in the hall increases. Kiyoshi steps up. "Akuma. What the hell are you doing?" "These people are weak. The world doesn''t need then to become Shorai. I simply just -" Kiyoshi interrupts Akuma. "You have a simple view of the world Akuma. You should have faith in them. I think that the Shorai we see infront of us is gonna change Disicples forever. Infact, I know it." "Kiyoshi, your a idiot that needs to get taught a lesson. And trust me, one day you will!" Kiyoshi laughs. "You should learn something from my situation. Never judge a book by its cover." "What''s that supposed to mean then?" "Don''t overthink it and you''ll get your answer." All of the Kizoku glances at Kiyoshi. He notices so he looks at the ceiling and starts smiling. The Kashikoi carries on with his speech. "I deeply apologise for Akuma''s actions. May you guys help and carry the people who fainted to the side and we will carry on with this ceremony. I''ll assure you Akuma will get punished." Akuma scoffs. "We will carry this on in 30 minutes." Kuragami is confused. ¡°Literally nothing happened. What¡¯s going on?¡± Homura doesn''t respond as he''s shocked about what Akuma done. All the Shorai leaves the hall and all hang around the area around Danketsu Hall. ¡°Seriously though Homura. I get the Kizoku are a big deal and all, but to faint while they¡¯re on stage, that¡¯s just embarrassing.¡± ¡°Kuragami, they didn¡¯t faint of excitement.¡± ¡°Yeah yeah. Give it a few more seconds and you would¡¯ve fainted too. The Kizoku aren¡¯t all that.¡± ¡°Oh really?¡± A voice of another Shorai is projected from behind them. Kuragami and Homura turn around. Kuragami starts to get angry. "Of course it''s you. Isamu." Isamu is a Thunder Disciple who used to go around terrorising other people his age. His father is a former Kizoku so early on in his life, he was taught strong techniques from his father. It helped him adapt and made sure that in the future, those techniques will be stronger than the average disciple. Some people start to crowd around them. "What is it that you want Isamu?" "¡®The Kizoku aren¡¯t all that¡¯. Is all you speak a bunch of rubbish?¡± ¡°Uh oh, an angry fanboy.¡± ¡°Me, fanboy? Nah. Although I want to become a Kizoku, the current bunch are a bunch of losers. And the biggest one of them all is your brother.¡± He then starts laughing. Kuragami comes close to Isamu, so close that he can Isamu can see the anger in his eyes. Out of rage he grabs him by the shirt. "Isamu, how dare you insult my brother. He''s stronger than everyone you know. Even stronger than your dad." Everyone starts to form a crowd around them. Sasaki starts to watch too. A girl with a red cap and lollipop says to her friends around her, "Who''s he?" "Hes Kuragami, the 7th Kizoku''s little brother." "Is that so." A significant group of people with dark aura start to get interested. They are all wearing similar dark clothes. One with aura that''s out more than the others, is sitting down looking at the floor. "Hey Daku look. These two brats are gonna fight." "Why don''t we join in Daku?" Daku stands up. "They''re not worth our time. Although that blue haired kid seems interesting." They all carry on to listen to their argument. "Prove it then. Fight me right now. If you win I''ll never insult you or your brother again. But if I win then trust me, I''ll make you pay for insulting my father." Homura goes to Kuragami and grabs his shoulder. "Don''t do it Kuragami. I will have to admit he seems stronger than you. Even stronger than me. He''s grown Kuragami." Kuragami smiles and makes Homura let go of his shoulder. "I accept. I''ll beat your ass infront of everyone watching." He cracks his knuckles getting prepared for the fight. "Fine but let me tell you one thing. I might be too fast for you." "Huh?" A Disciple Reborn "Thunder Coating: Lightning Thrash!¡± Isamu is surrounded by his thunder aura which is visibly seen as lightning. His aura is above average compared to the average Shorai so the crowd is amazed by his aura. With a fist, he sprints at Kuragami at lightning speed. Kuragami avoids being hit, but in an instant, Isamu switches direction and dashes right back with a punch. Kuragami uses his right arm to block it and push him back. The crowd is surprised at Kuragami¡¯s reaction time. "That guy is too fast!" ¡°How did he block it? I could barely see it coming.¡± Are people already on this level and we just became Shorai?!¡± Daku smiles. "Kuragami¡­Nozomi." Kuragami calms himself. "Not bad Isamu." Kuragami crouches down with his right hand on the floor. He raises his aura. The scarf on his neck reacts to the breeze of his aura. ¡°I¡¯m going to have to end this quick.¡± The whole atmosphere becomes a little chilly. "Ice Technique: Piercing Iceberg." Kuragami''s ice aura is projected at everyone watching. Everyone is surprised by how much aura Kuragami has released. A large amount of ice emerges from the floor, with the pointed ends directed in the direction of Isamu. Isamu is astounded at the amount of Ice Kuragami can create. He looks around to see if he can dodge it. But the crowd makes it impossible. Kuragami has left Isamu with no other choices. "No way." The girls bites through her lollipop. When the Ice is about to hit Isamu, someone comes out of no where infront of the ice, extends his arm towards the Ice and without touching it, the ice shatters into little pieces. It was Kiyoshi who interrupted the fight. The whole crowd is shocked but at the same time thrilled to see such power from all three of them. Most of the crowd think that they have a long way go while a few aren''t that impressed. "You broke my ice without touching it. How? I was gonna win the fight man. Why did you do that?" "You weren''t gonna win that I was going to-¡± "Don''t lie to yourself. You were going to lose. I saw it." Isamu starts to get angry at Kiyoshi. "Well, you can''t see what didn''t happen. So how can you say for sure?" Kiyoshi smiles and put his hands in his pocket. "Everyone, we are going to carry on the ceremony. Go back to the hall and stay out of trouble. If any of you start any more fights, I''ll make sure that you don''t become Shorai." Everyone starts to get a little worried about what Kiyoshi said, but Kiyoshi did a good job at deterring the Young Shorais. Kuragami goes to Isamu. "Hey Isamu, next time you disrespect my family, there won''t be a Kizoku to save you." Isamu grinds his teeth and they all go back to the hall. "So I see you''ve been training your ice techniques." "Do you know what I realised Homura? The more I use my aura, the more stronger I get. So I just train a lot to make sure I''m stronger than others." "I guess I need to start training more than you then." "I guess so." Every one is back in Danketsu Lobby and the ceremony carries on. All the Kizoku are standing behind him. "Sorry for the inconvenience, I will now carry on introducing the Kizoku. The 4th Kizoku Name: Kazuya. The 3rd Name: Hayaka. 2nd Name: Ruri and 1st is the strongest Kizoku, Name: Kenji." All the new Shorai start applauding and cheering the Kizoku. Akuma isn¡¯t there. Kuragami looks at Homura. He is amazed. The crowd stop clapping. The speech continues. "Now all of you new Shorai, a armband has been sent to your homes to symbolise that you are official Shorai Disciples. They have the names of the certain chosen disciples from your disciple groups." Homura and Kuragami look at each other. "Now may you all get your armbands and from today and onwards, you guys are official Shorai Disciples. Remember to submit your teams of 4 and we will send you a letter of your teams somewhat this week. Thank you for your time." ¡°Submit our teams? Don¡¯t they pick?¡± Everyone starts clapping and they all depart from the hall. "Alright Homura, I''m gonna go look for Yuma then go home. We need a team of 4 though. I don''t know who will be willing to join our team." "Apparently if we just submit us two, we will be put with two other people. So I''ll just do that. Leave it to me you go find your brother." "Alright see ya." The two boys both depart and Kuragami goes to look for Yuma. Sasaki sees Homura and starts to follow him. Kuragami calls for Yuma numerous times and runs around to find him. Suddenly, he finds him in a alleyway with Kiyoshi. Kuragami is hiding making sure they don''t notice him. Kiyoshi and Yuma are having a conversation but Kuragami can''t hear a word they''re saying. They shake hands then Kiyoshi vanishes. Kuragami then approaches Yuma. "What were you two talking about?" Stolen novel; please report. Yuma becomes startled. "Who''s you two?" "You and Kiyoshi. So?" "We we''re, um. We are talking about, you actually. Yeah we were just saying how you have so much potential and how you can be one of the strongest out of your year. He was impressed that you let off such a powerful attack." Kuragami''s eyes light up and he forms a big smile. "Really. One of the Kizoku said I have potential. ¡°I mean, uh.¡± Kuragami scoffs. ¡±Yeah that was expected. I am kinda strong.¡± "I''ve been complimenting you all these years and I''m a Kizoku." "Yeah but your my brother that doesn''t count." Yuma chuckles and scruffs Kuragami''s hair. "Let''s go to the station and go back to the Water Section. Your armband is probably delivered by now." Kuragami nods and they both make their way to the Bullet Train Station. Many people are there since most of them just became Shorai. Kuragami again looks at the Shorai with their mums congratulating them. Yuma notices that and feels bad. The train comes and they both go in and sit down. The train arrives to the Water Section. Both brothers start walking. Multiple families see Kuragami and Yuma and they all give their congrats to him. Kuragami feels like a celebrity. As they are about to enter their area they see a bunch of people surrounding their home. Kuragami is worried and is questioning why there''s that many people outside their house. "Yuma, what are they all doing outside our house?" Some of them hear Kuragami and they all turn around looking worried, some crying. Yuma starts getting scared and his face shows it. "Hey what the hell happend!" A Water Disciple steps up. "Your father. He''s -". Before he could finish the sentence Kuragami starts running to his house pushing everyone out his way. "Kuragami!" Yuma starts to chase him. Kuragami bangs the door open, looks inside then freezes. Tears start running down his face and he falls on his bottom. Kuragami can''t believe what he is seeing. Yuma then comes in and is shocked. Kuragami tries to let out some words. "No- No way." Kuragami''s voice is breaking and then suddenly, he screams. Yuma holds in tears and goes straight to the body. Their dad is dead on the floor with a hole in his chest. While Kuragami is screaming his blue aura starts to show and for a split second it turns black. Yuma goes to Kuragami and hugs him while they are both having a break down. Their dad is dead. Yuma let''s go of Kuragami. Kuragami stops screaming but carries on crying to the floor. Yuma turns to the people and asks, "Who killed my father?" They all stay silent. Yuma crouches to the ground, puts one hand to the floor and focuses his aura to his hand. "I said who the hell killed my father?!" Everyone keeps their guard up raising their auras. They wouldn''t want to deal with a rage attack from a strong Ice Disciple. "Why did it have to be like this." Yuma''s aura is released, becoming his ice technique, Frozen Kingdom. The ice continues to grow in size. All of the ice and water disciples flee, but the ice catches up with them faster than they can flee. But then a lightning bolt appears out of nowhere and strikes Yuma''s ice. The lightning bolt then transforms into the Kizoku, Furo. Furo has one hand on the ice and while he''s touching the ice, it is pushing him back while growing. "Thunder Technique: Raijus Judgement." Thunder starts to generate from his hands. The power of his thunder is rivalling Yuma''s Ice. When the two attacks collide, a massive eruption occurs, clearing all of the clouds around them. Yuma starts to calm down. "What happened? People from the Sky Islands could probably sense your aura." The Sky Islands is another way of saying the Air Section since the Air Section is all in the sky. Yumas hair is covering his eyes so Furo can''t make eye contact. "Furo, what the hell are you doing here?" "I came here with Keikena. We sensed your aura so I came to see what was happening. Keikena couldn''t be bothered to come, as always." Yuma''s fists are clenched. His aura is exploding, causing fissures in the floor. Yuma continues to build up in wrath as pebbles levitate. Kuragami can sense Yumas anger so he stops crying and stands up. He sees his new armband covered in his dad¡¯s blood. He puts it on. "Dad. I''m going to try stop Yuma from going on a rampage. Now that your gone, I have to man up even more. But I-" "So your not gonna tell me? Just straight to powering up your aura I see. You know Yuma, your gonna be in a lot of trouble for this." Yuma isn''t phased at what he''s just been told. Furo also powers up his aura. Yuma and Furo both put their hands up facing each other. And suddenly, there''s a strong clash and a large elemental pressure is in between them creating cracks on the floor causing everything to rumble. Some people are passing out, while others can barely stand on two legs. The wind created by the clash is strange, forming dark clouds surrounding the Water Section. In the aftermath of their conflict, the waves of the sea are snarling. Furo realises that this clash could be dangerous for the Water Section so he puts one hand to the sky facing the dark clouds. He intends to stop this clash without him losing. "Thunder Technique: Iranimak''s Punishment." The clouds begin to merge, causing an enormous amount of aura to be spilled from the sky. The ground begins to rumble, and an abundance of high-voltage thunder begins to burst forth in the sky. The aura in Furos hand is synced to the aura in the sky. Furo drops his hand and a thunder bolt going beyond limits falls from the sky. Yuma is watching the thunderbolt fall to him at unnatural speeds. Kuragami''s eyes start to glow blue with little white lines inside it. Some of his hair starts to rise. He starts to get surrounded by a strange blue aura. Yuma has no time to react to the thunderbolt as he is already clashing with Furo. There''s nothing he can do. He is waiting for the thunderbolt to come down and strike him. "Dammit." Kuragami suddenly appears in front of Yuma''s eyes, as if he teleported there. There is no signs of him travelling there. Yuma begins to panic. "Kuragami get out the way!" He gets ignored. Yuma hears Kuragami whispering but doesnt know what he is saying. In a gentle tone, "Heavenly Ice." Kuragami lifts both his hands up and suddenly, a huge amount of glistening ice comes up from the ground. It is way bigger than the Ice he released when he was fighting Isamu. Yuma senses something different about Kuragami''s aura. The thunderbolt and the glistening ice collide, resulting in a tremendous explosion in the Water Section. The battle is halted by the explosion. The last clouds have dissipated. The overwhelming vibe pervaded the entire continent. The thunderbolt is gone and as the explosion clears, there remains Kuragami''s Ice. Somehow it was able to withstand Furos attack. Everyone is shocked that a 12 year old was able to stop a Kizoku attack. Furo is amazed that Kuragami was able to stop one of his strongest moves with his ice. Kuragami''s aura dissapears, his eyes turn back to normal and so does his hair. He starts falling head first. Yuma catches him. While he is holding his little brother he realises that he''s unconscious. "Wow. You two are really strong!" Everyone looks to see who said that. It was Keikena. "How are you getting beat by a 12 year old Furo?" "I didn''t get beat by him he just blocked my attack." "He just became a Shorai, Furo. That''s embarrassing." Keikena starts laughing. "Anyways, how come you told me that you couldn''t be bothered to come but your here now?" Keikena stops laughing and his face turns straight. "Because I wouldn''t have been able to suppress Yuma. Be glad that you did because it''s not happening again." "But how did you-" "Weakling." Furo sends a little lighting bolt to Keikena. He slaps it away bare handed. Keikana faces Yuma holding Kuragami. "Oi Yuma. You need to come with us back to Danketsu City. You let off a attack that could''ve killed civilians." "But what about Kuragami. He''s just a kid. His dad just died. I''m all he has left." "That is none of our concern. But I have my suspicions on who could''ve killed your father." Yuma starts to get interested in what Keikena has to say. "You see the hole on his chest. No form of aura could''ve done that. Someone pierced through your dads chest with their own arms. Someone with inhumane physical strength. You was wrong to not put her in Trinakai. Otherwise she wouldn''t have escaped." "Crystal." "Exactly. Eye for an eye Yuma. It''s how the world works. You as an Ice Disciple should know that." Yuma starts to get angry. "I should''ve killed her while I had the chance. Kuragami, I''m so sorry. It''s my fault that Dad is dead." Tears start coming down his face. "But I promise you, I promise I''ll make things right. "It''s just a theory though." "Where¡¯s Khemu and Hasake? My dad said he had things to do with them.¡± ¡°Who knows. They¡¯re probably caught up in trouble.¡± A lady called Sayo comes to Yuma. She is very good friends with the family. "Yuma, I''ll look after Kuragami while your gone. Everything will be alright. You two boys have been through a lot." Yuma nods. He gives Kuragami to Sayo and she walks off. "Now come Yuma, or I''ll get Furo to zap you." Furo pinches Keikenas arm. "Ow." Yuma faces the civilians. "All of you, I''m very sorry. Please look after my Dads'' body while I''m gone. I want you guys to plan a funeral for him." A disciple steps forward. ¡°Help us plan when you come back.¡± Yuma faintly smiles. ¡°I don¡¯t think I¡¯ll be coming back.¡± All three of them head to the train station. Furo is in front of the two of them. Keikena looks at Yuma. "The world is changing Yuma. You need to decide if you want to help change it for the better." "Yeah." Furo looks back at the two of them confused. A man with a sickle on his side and a cigarette in his mouth exits a train in one of the stations in The Water Section. He¡¯s covered in bruises and blood. Dream Team Kuragami wakes up in a bed. He looks around. ¡±I¡¯m in Sayo¡¯s house. I guess it wasn¡¯t a dream. My dad is really dead.¡± He clenches the bed sheet with his hands while holding back tears. He then looks at his hand. ¡°How long have I been asleep for?¡± Sayo walks in. She¡¯s surprised to see Kuragami awake. ¡±Oh finally, you¡¯re up. It¡¯s been days.¡± ¡±DAYS?! Did I get hit in the head or something?!¡± ¡±No. You just wouldn¡¯t wake up. A lot has happened these past few days.¡± ¡°Really? Like what?¡± ¡°The S.I.D got a new chief now. Guess who it is.¡± ¡°Khemu?¡± Sayo nods her head no. ¡°No way, that means-¡± ¡°Yeah. Its amazing right?¡± ¡°At least one of us are doing good after dad¡¯s death. What about Yuma? How¡¯s he doing?¡± Sayo¡¯s whole face and mood changes. ¡°Kuragami, Yuma is-¡± ¡°He¡¯s an outlaw now isn¡¯t he?¡± Sayo stays silent. ¡°Well sadly, because of his outburst, Yuma has now become an outlaw.¡± Kuragami is shocked. ¡°Wait, what¡¯s gonna happen to me?! Am I gonna be an outlaw too?!¡± Sayo comforts him. ¡°No of course not! You did nothing wrong. You¡¯ll be staying with me from now on. Because, you know.¡± ¡°Fine by me. Rather you than anyone else.¡± Sayo smiles. ¡°Well now that things are the way they are, I need to get changed and go out to train.¡± ¡°Oh yeah, that reminds me.¡± She pulls out his armband. It has the name Yuki on it. There¡¯s still some blood on it, less than before. ¡°My armband.¡± ¡°I tried washing it as much as I could.¡± She gives it to him. He¡¯s unbothered by it. ¡°I¡¯m official a Shorai.¡± Kuragami gets changed. He runs downstairs and opens the door. ¡°I¡¯m leaving Sayo! In a bit!¡± He closes the door and runs. Everyone are surprised that Kuragami is now awake. Kuragami notices all the eyes on him, he ignores them all. ¡°The snow is way colder than it was before. Kuragami is in a forest near his home town, Satlanta. The Water Section is know for being the coldest out the five, in both ways. There¡¯s snow in every region. ¡°All right. Let¡¯s give this a go.¡± Kuragami jumps high in the air. "Heavenly Ice." Nothing happens. Kuragami starts falling down but luckily, he catches his fall. "Let me try to raise my aura first." He starts to raise his aura as much as he can. His aura creates a heavy breeze around the area. He crouches and puts his right hand down to the snow, while resting his left on his leg. He then concentrates all his aura to his right hand. "Heavenly Ice." Nothing happens. He starts scratching his head confused. "Why is it not working. I remember doing it before. But then again it was like my body moved by itself. Oh well I still have other techniques." A bunch of people Kuragami''s age come out from behind the trees. There''s 4 of them. Kuragami turns around and there''s a bewildered look on his face. A case of content theft: this narrative is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation. "What are you guys doing here?" There''s three boys and one girl. Pakku, Yakone, Varrick and Kiyoko. ¡°We came to see how you were doing. Kiyoko heard that you were awake and she suggested we come find you.¡± Kiyoko looks at Yakone embarrassed. "It was only a suggestion since, you know. Anyways I just thought you needed some support so, here we are." "That''s great and all but I don''t think a bunch of water disciples can help me right now." All four of them start to feel down. Kiyoko steps up. "I''m a hybrid. Both ice and water. I think I''ll be able to help." "Oh yeah. That''s great Kiyoko. You guys do whatever you want I''m gonna need Kiyoko''s help for this." Kuragami grabs her hand and runs off with her. Kiyoko starts blushing and feels embarrassed while her and Kuragami runs off. Both Pakku and Varrick could see the puzzled look on Yakones face. "Well that was weird." Kuragami and Kiyoko stops running. Kiyoko is out of breath. They both realise that they are still holding hands so they immediately let go. "Anyways Kiyoko I need your help . How do I explain it. I did a move the other day that was strong enough to stop Furo¡¯s attack. My mind gets fuzzy when I try remember though.¡± "Wait Furo as in the Kizoku?" "Yeah. Anyways-" "Wait we are not gonna skip past what you just said. You stopped a Kizoku¡¯s attack?" "That doesn''t matter Kiyo. What matters is I can''t use the move that I used to block the attack. I keep trying and it doesn''t work." "Um. I''ve never had that happen to me before so I don''t know what to do. How about, you create a move similar to the move you done." "That''s impossible, that move was the strongest move I''ve ever done. There''s no way I''ll be able to rival that with another move." "You won''t know until you try. Why don''t we spar Kuragami. Let''s see if you even need to use that move. And don''t go easy on me just because I''m a girl." Kuragami looks away. He starts mumbling. "Of course I''m not gonna go easy on you just because you''re a girl." He couldn''t make it more obvious that he ways lying. Of course Kiyoko noticed it. So she starts to get pissed. "Water Technique: Dwarf Tsunami." A wave of water immediately comes out of nowhere in front of Kiyoko. It is a wave aimed at Kuragami. Kuragami wasn''t prepared for a sudden attack. He swiftly puts his arm out facing the tsunami and channels his aura to his hand. "Frozen Seas." He releases his aura to the Tsunami and freezes it. "That was close." "Is that all you got Kuragami? Ice Technique: Ice Shurikens." A barrage of ice shurikens start materialising from the frozen Tsunami. They rapidly fly towards Kuragami. Kuragami dodges all of the shurikens with ease. ¡°You really don¡¯t want me to go easy on you. I guess that¡¯s how things should be from now on.¡± He jumps up high in the air and lands on the frozen tsunami. He looks down at Kiyoko then smiles. ¡°I''m gonna show you why I''m the strongest Ice Disciple Shorai!¡± He jumps down to Kiyoko, they are now both face to face. She swings at him, he slaps her fist down. He then kicks her stomach successfully. Then with her left arm, she goes for another punch. Kuragami blocks it and chops her arm, making her unable to use it. He then spinning kicks her away from him, causing her to fly and hit a tree. "I''m not done yet." Kiyoko is stunned from her impact with the tree and is left with no time to react to anymore attacks. Kuragami crouches down and puts his right hand to the floor. "Piercing Iceberg." A bunch of piercing ice comes out for the floor directed at Kiyoko. Kiyoko can''t move. Then in a sudden moment, three people come out of nowhere In front of Kiyoko. All six hands are on the floor and they all shout in unison. "Water Technique: Steaming Vapor." A bunch of burning water comes out hitting Kuragami''s Ice. A bunch of smoke appears as a result to the clash. But Kuragami''s move only slowed down. It hasn''t stopped and now it''s directed at all free of them. "Pakku Varrick, get out the way I''ll get Katara!" They both nod and run out the way. Yakone wraps Kiyoko''s arm around his neck and dashes out the way. The Iceberg collides with all the trees and stops. It creates an outburst of aura leading to Kiyoko and Yakone falling. The explosion disappears, so does the ice. Yakone runs up to Kuragami and grabs him by his scarf. He seems furious. "What the hell do you think you were doing? Kiyoko could''ve been badly hurt!" Kiyoko looks at both of them worried. So does Pakku and Varrick. "Well answer me!" Kuragami smiles menacingly. "It''s what she wanted. I was going to go easy on her but she told me not to." "She could''ve been hurt real bad. Do you know that? And your smiling about it?" ¡°It''s not my problem. I knew this would happen that''s why I was gonna go easy on her. She tells me not to and I''m in the wrong? Tell me how that makes sense Yakone!¡± Yakone doesn''t know what to say. He feels confused but he''s still angry. "That''s what I thought. Now get off me." "Or what?" "Or I''ll leave you bleeding on my ice." "KURAGAMI STOP!" Kiyoko shouts at the top of her lungs. Yakone let''s go off him in shock. "How can you say that Kuragami? Yakone was only trying to tell you that you went too far." "You know what, I never asked you four to come along and help me! You got what you wanted and now you¡¯re complaining! Why don''t you go back to your parents and cry to them about how ¡®Kuragami¡¯ was being mean to you today! Does that sound good to you?! Sadly I can''t complain to anyone about you guys since both of my parents are dead!" They were all dumbstruck with regret. Yakone starts walking away. He turns around and looks at Kuragami. ¡°I was afraid you will change.¡± He starts walking off again and the other three follow. Kiyoko looks back at Kuragami with upset. She can''t see any signs of regret on his face so she carries on walking and moves on. ¡°Maybe I changed for the better.¡± Kuragami starts training by himself again. It''s dark outside. Kuragami''s falls to the floor sweating heavily. He is gasping for breath. "That''s enough for today, I should get back to Sayo." He stands up then starts walking home back to Sayo. Kuragami opens the door. ¡°Sayo I''m home!¡± She is cooking dinner for Kuragami. It seems to be a big feast. "Welcome home." "Hey is there a letter about the teams?" Sayo stops cooking for a second. ¡°Kuragami. The teams won''t be announced till a couple days past. The Kashikoi want to deal with the situation your brothers in first. Of course they now need a new Kizoku.¡± ¡°I wonder who it will be. Seraphim wouldn¡¯t be a bad pick.¡± ¡°All of the Primins are good picks. They¡¯re like, the shadow of the Kizoku¡¯s.¡± A couple days go past. Its finally the day where the teams get announced. All the Shorai will get a letter sent home. The letter contains their team of 4. Although they have a team of 4, Shorai are always going to have a Nakaba or above on their team to play the role of the team captain. Though not every Shorai team has a team of 4. If one of them becomes Nakaba, they have to leave the team. If all of them become Nakaba, their team will be disbanded. Kuragami wakes up all excited. For the past days he''s been training, making sure that he is ready for his first mission. He is thrilled to find out who''s on his team and is ready to fight alongside them. "So today''s the day. Where my team is finally going to be announced." Someone knocks on their door. It''s the post man. Sayo opens it. She receives a single letter. It''s for Kuragami. Kuragami runs downstairs and sees the letter in Sayos'' hand. He snatches it and opens it straight away. "Sayo it''s finally time to see who''s in my team." She smiles. "Homura Endou. Of course. Sasaki Bushida. So me and Sasaki are gonna be on the same team after all." He smiles and gets more excited that he will fight alongside both Homura and Sasaki. "And Lastly, Cherry Chibana? Who the hell is that?" A Trip to The Circus All teams go to Danketsu city to accept their missions. All the new Shorai are designated their first mission. It''s in disguise as a test to see if they''re fit to be Shorai. They will never get designated hard missions, only missions that are possible to complete. A Kashikoi will designate all the missions. Each teams has to meet any of the Kashikoi, or their many assistants, in their office. Kuragami, Sasaki and Homura looks miserable. Cherry is besides them sucking her lollipop as always. All four of them are in a Kashikoi office getting ready to see what their first mission is. The Kashikoi has an assistant standing beside him. Sasaki has black hair. His attire consists of black boots, a tough but soft material for battle. He¡¯s in all black with some stripes of yellow. He has cream skin. Homura has red spiky hair. He mostly wears red hoodies. He¡¯s also wearing grey cargo pants and black and white sneakers. He has white skin. Cherry has long frizzy hair, the colour of a cherry. She¡¯s wearing a pink belly top that has colourful design and says the word ¡®reborn¡¯. She also wearing a black coat on top and blue jeans. On her feet, white and pink shoes. ¡°Hey, why are all of you so gloomy?¡± All 3 of them look at Cherry in disgust. Sasaki looks at her armband. It says Ceres. ¡°So your a Nature Disciple. When we''re on our missions, just stay back and heal us.¡± ¡°Excuse me, what did you say?¡± Cherry starts to get hostile and goes up all in Sasakis face trying to intimidate him. ¡°I bet I''m as strong as you. Or at least I can be!¡± ¡°Alright that''s enough.¡± Kuragami goes in between the both of them to stop them from fighting. ¡°Homura, how did our team turn out like this?¡± ¡°Long story.¡± Homura is going to tell Kuragami how their team ended up like this. Homura is walking to the building where everyone has to submit their teams. He feels someone following. While walking, he swiftly turns around and sees Sasaki behind him. Sasaki walks up to him. ¡°Hey it''s Homura isn''t it? Are you going to submit you and Kuragami on the same team?¡± ¡°Yeah. Why?¡± ¡°Umm.¡± Sasaki is embarrassed for some reason. He''s leaving Homura confused. Sasaki looks to the side. ¡°Add my name to your team.¡± Homura straight away pulls a straight face. ¡°Are you asking or telling?¡± ¡°Telling, I don''t ask.¡± Homura face palms. ¡°Okay ¡®your majesty¡¯. Come.¡± They both enter the building. There''s a lot of people with them. Booths around are filled with submission papers where the Shorai can submit their teams. ¡°Over here Sasaki. I think we write our names here.¡± They both go to one of the booths and fill in their names and Kuragami''s for the same team. ¡°That''s it now we can go.¡± They both leave the place and walk pasts Cherry entering. Sasaki looks back at her for a second then carries on walking. A minute later, Cherry exists and runs to Homura and Sasaki. She stops in front of them. ¡°I''m looking forward to working with you guys.¡± She laughs then runs off. Both of the boys both look at each other puzzled. ¡°She added her name to our team, didn''t she Sasaki?¡± ¡°Yep.¡± ¡°And that''s how this team was formed Kuragami.¡± Kuragami is left poker faced. ¡°Ahem. Can all of you be quiet!¡± The Kashikoi starts to get fed up at the team. All you can hear is silence from them. Theirs stares are irrirating the Kashikoi. ¡°Sorry.¡± ¡°Anyways, I''m sure that you are all aware that this will be your first mission. This mission will be easy compared to others as we just want to see where you¡¯re at.¡± Kuragami puts his hand up. ¡°Sorry sir, but ain''t we suppose to have a captain.¡± ¡°Of course, your captain is a skilled Takai, I''ll tell you where to meet him after.¡± ¡°Takai is the highest rank besides Kizoku. That would mean our captain is really strong.¡± ¡°Yes Sasaki, he is one of the people that tried taking Kiyoshi out of his rank. Safe to say out of everyone he did the best. He''s one of the few people who actually touched Kiyoshi.¡± The pressure in the room starts to thicken. Sasaki starts to get interested in Kiyoshi. ¡°He''s also a very good friend of your brother Kuragami. Or was.¡± Kuragami shrugs his shoulders. ¡°Anyways without further ado, I''ll tell you your mission. How much do you guys like the circus?¡± ¡°Huh?¡± ¡°He said we should meet our captain here. Where the hell is he?¡± Kuragami and the others are outside one of Danketsus resturaunt. It seems that their captain is late. Kuragami looks at the branch Cherry has on her side. ¡°Nice branch.¡± Cherry looks at him surprised. ¡°Uhh thanks.¡± This novel''s true home is a different platform. Support the author by finding it there. She holds it up smiling. ¡°It was a present, from a very precious friend of mine.¡± It starts to get windy around them. ¡°Sorry I''m late guys.¡± A voice from above falls right in front of them. ¡°I''m your captain, Sky, just Sky.¡± Cherry looks at him in disgust. ¡°Okay ''Just Sky'', why are you late?¡± ¡°I just had to talk to someone quickly. It don''t matter though let''s make our way to the circus. I''m kind of excited to work with all of you. I''ve heard promising things about you guys. Especially you.¡± He directed at Kuragami. Kuragami wonders if he knows about the situation with his brother and Furo. Kuragami decides to respond cheekily. ¡°I''ve heard you got your ass beat by Kiyoshi.¡± They both laugh. Homura, Sasaki and Cherry see that the both of them are getting along. ¡°There''s just something about him that''s why. Something that makes him impossible to beat 1 on 1. I just don''t know what it is. No one does. Anyways let''s make our way to the circus.¡± ¡°Okay!¡± Back at the Kashikoi office. ¡°Sir, surely this isn''t a mission for Shorai. Especially not for their first. Shouldn''t a Kizoku be doing this.¡± ¡°If a Kizoku went to the circus, the Yugai will turn up. And we don''t know their strength. If mere Shorai were put on the mission, they will only have Raffles to deal with. And all four of them aren''t regular Shorai.¡± ¡°But sir I still think it''s very dangerous-¡± ¡°What if I told you a Kizoku recommended that they do this mission. Also Sky, he-¡± The assistant is left startled. ¡°Plus, the other four Kashikoi and I have named Kuragami as the last Disciple Prodigy of their generation.¡± ¡°Really? These last 5 generations are really segregated in strength no?¡± ¡°Guys, we''ve been walking for so long. How far is this circus?¡± Cherry slaps Kuragami''s back. ¡°Stop complaining we''re almost there, right Sky?¡± ¡°Nope.¡± Sky starts to laugh. He suddenly stops laughing and stands still. They all notice. Sky looks at Sasaki. ¡°You noticed too don''t you?¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± Sasaki grips for his sword. He starts to feel the breeze of the wind. He hears all the leaves rustle. A stick breaks. In the direction of the sound, Sasaki draws his sword out of his sword holder. He concentrates his aura in his sword. ¡°Wild Wolf Hunt¡± He swings his sword and his aura turns into the shape of a wolf. The attack is directed at the sound. The impact of the attack creates a loud bang and explosion. The dust of the ground starts to expand around the place. Someone came out of that explosion, jumping up into the air. He is covered with scratches. Sasaki got a direct hit on him. ¡°Not bad kid.¡± It''s an outlaw. He lifts his arm up and creates a thunder ball. His movements seem slow. He throws the thunder ball at Sasaki. Sky then appears infront of Sasaki waiting for the thunder ball to come. ¡°Sky watch out!¡± Sky slaps the thunder ball bare handed and it disappears. ¡°Impossible. How?¡± He then runs quickly under the Rogue Disciple, jumps up to his height and powers up aura on his right leg. ¡°You¡¯re from the circus aren''t you? That''s one reason why I can''t let you live.¡± Sky smiles. He lifts up his right leg and gives a fatal kick to the head. As his leg makes contact, he raises his aura to make sure that the kick did the job. The whole team felt that aura. It gave them chills in their spines. They both start falling but the outlaw reaches the floor head first. Sky catches his fall. The outlaw is unconscious. Kuragami is impressed at Sky''s strength. Sky puts his hand out facing the unconscious enemy. ¡°Forbidden Technique: Suffocant.¡± ¡°Wait¡­no please you can''t-¡± The technique makes it so air is removed from the lungs, leading to death. ¡°There we go. Well done Sasaki for distracting him. There''s three more hiding. You might aswell come out guys.¡± Pure silence. Cherry slyly points her branch behind her. Suddenly, one of the hidden outlaws appears behind her. He has a artificial claw, overwhelmed with aura. She sighs. ¡°Predictable. Diu!¡± Her branch absorbs her light green aura and quickly extends. It hits the outlaw and bashes him through many trees. The branch makes it back to normal size, leaving the outlaw unconscious. She looks at Kuragami. He is clearly impressed with her. She smiles. Another one rushes out the bush with their aura raised. It¡¯s towards Homura. ¡°Alright!¡± Homura claps his hands together, igniting a fire on both of them. The outlaw swings at Homura. He ducks and burns his chest. The outlaw falls to his knees in agony. Homura raises his aura even more. ¡°Fire Technique: Flicker Blaze!¡± Homura disappears then flickers behind the outlaw. His flames barely catching up, it burns the outlaw and finishes him off. Sky extinguishes the fire with his wind. ¡°Nice Homura.¡± Kuragami gets irritated. ¡°Isn¡¯t there one more?! Come one let¡¯s go, it¡¯s my turn to get some action!¡± ¡°Wait, wait!¡± The outlaw comes out with his hands up. ¡°I surrender-¡± Out of nowhere, Kuragami swiftly bashes his bicep on the outlaws neck, leaving him unconscious. ¡°Coward.¡± ¡°Ruthless.¡± Sky chuckles. ¡°That¡¯s what¡¯s expected though.¡± They all carry on walking to the circus. ¡°Hey guys. I don''t know if you guys learned this at your schools, but my WS(Water Section) Institution, we learned this one song.¡± ¡°Kuragami, don''t.¡± Homura, Sasaki and Cherry all face palm in unison. ¡°We''re travelling across the land, we''re travelling with all our friends!¡± Sky laughs and finishes off the song. ¡°Across the mountains up and down, we''ll stay together till the end!¡± Cherry looks at the two that aren¡¯t singing. She shrugs her shoulders. ¡°We might as well.¡± She then starts to join in. ¡°And even if we''re in danger, we''ll be together we''ll be prepared!¡± Now all of them are singing. ¡°And as we sing our favourite song-¡° They all start singing the rest of the song. It seems that the whole team start to build a connection with one another. ¡°You Shorai sure are funny. Anyways I think now is a good chance to tell you guys that we are going back to where we came from.¡± Cherry bites through her lollipop. ¡°How long have you known?¡± ¡°The whole time.¡± The team freezes and stares at Sky. ¡°What''s the matter guys. We can just turn around.¡± They all start shouting at him. ¡°You could have just told us way before!¡± ¡°What was the point of telling us later on?!¡± ¡°Sky I swear I''m going to cut you up right now!¡± ¡°Damn you Sky!¡± Sky starts laughing uncontrollably. ¡°You guys really are funny.¡± Sky carries on laughing. They all turn around. In the circus, there''s a bunch of performers delivering news to their boss, Raffles. ¡°Good news boss, they got attacked by some of our fighters and now they''re walking away. But it doesn''t make sense as they easily defeated them.¡± ¡°They''re probably gonna come back. And it seems as they''re strong. What rank are they?¡± ¡°They''re just Shorai.¡± ¡°So you''re telling me that my men got beat by mere Shorai! We need to monitor everyone coming in and out of our area. It''s time to test our strong fighters, The Guards of Hell. The transportation will happen with no problems, no matter what.¡± ¡°Ok boss I''ll get them ready.¡± Kuragami sees something ahead. He runs ahead. ¡°Hey Sky, is that it? Raffles Circus?¡± In front of them is a large circus. The place is empty.¡± ¡°Yeah. Now guys, they''re gonna be expecting us. We need to be on our guard.¡± They all nod. They walk in to the middle of the circus. All the lights are on. Cherry is spooked. ¡°This is creepy.¡± She grabs Kuragami and hides behind her. Kuragami is unbothered and looks around. ¡°Yeah. A bit too creepy.¡± They hear laughs, coming from every direction. They stop moving. ¡°Yo Shorai, I¡¯ll leave these guys to you.¡± Sasaki grips his sword. ¡°Fine by us.¡± From all directions, enemies start coming out the many buildings. Some armed with weapons. ¡°Here they come.¡± They circle around the five of them. Kuragami raises his aura and grins. ¡°This will be quick Sky, we¡¯ll be on our way soon.¡± The four Shorai get into an all out battle with the outlaws. Causing destruction to most of the circus, the four of them end up victorious. One of the outlaws still have enough strength to stand and shout. So as he does; ¡°Yo big guys! Come help us out!¡± 100 more enemies with stronger aura than before appear. And there''s more. Three 10 foot giants appear. Their aura is significantly more powerful than the others. This leaves Cherry petrified. ¡°Their aura is, scary. I''ve never felt aura like this so close to me before.¡± All 3 of the giants aura are projected to the team. Sasaki is startled. He grips his sword in his sword holder and raises his aura. His aura is being overpowered by the 3 giants aura, but you can still feel Sasaki''s aura lingering. The three giants just stare at him. All signs of Sasaki''s fear disappears. He''s ready to fight the 3 giants. The giant in the middle charges up a punch. Sasaki gets ready for it. ¡°Wild Wol-¡± ¡°Kuragami, Sasaki, Cherry, Homura. Let''s retreat for now. I know where to go. We weren''t even suppose to go here first. Come follow me.¡± Sasaki lowers his aura. They all run and follow Sky. The giant punches the ground. The punch generated shockwaves in the ground causing a mini earthquake. The ground starts to rumble and cracks turn visible. Sky makes the team fly with his wind so they don''t get affected by the attack. They all look down flapping their arms. ¡°Woah we''re flying.¡± ¡°Don''t worry Sasaki, we will get the opportunity to fight them later.¡± Sky leads them to a town, Furendori Town. ¡°We will stay here for a bit. We need to look for an old man named Solomon.¡± Kuragami walks up to Sky. ¡°Those giants, infact everyone at that circus, I felt something weird in their aura. It was as if they didn''t want to attack us. But at the same time, it felt like they would''ve gladly killed us.¡± Sky and the others look at him like he''s stupid. ¡°Nevermind then.¡± ¡°Don''t worry Kuragami. We will see if your instinct is right.¡± ¡°It''s not instinct.¡± ¡°The old man works at a motel. It''s most likely that motel right there since it''s the only motel.¡± They all go in and sees a person behind the desk. Kuragami straight away points at them. ¡°Hey Old Man! What''s happening at Raffles Circus?¡± Old Man Solomon All everyone hears is a loud slap. ¡°Do I look like an old man too you!¡± Kuragami is flying outside the motel with a large red handprint on his right cheek. He releases screams of agony. Sky walks up to the young lady. ¡°Sorry ma''am. He''s just an eager kid who don''t think things through. I''m Sky. That''s Kuragami. Orange haired kid is Homura, kid with the sword is Sasaki and the girl is Cherry.¡± Cherry goes out to Kuragami to see if he''s ok. ¡°I''m Yua. May I ask something? How old are they?¡± Sky, Sasaki and Homura are wondering why she wants to know. ¡°They''re 12.¡± ¡°I see.¡± Cherry walks in with Kuragami on her shoulder. ¡°Sorry I called you an old man. I thought you were old man Solomon.¡± ¡°You mean my Grandpa? He''s back at home. He runs the motel but I work here. Say why don''t you guys rest here and we will see him first thing in the morning. You guys can stay for free.¡± Kuragami sparkles. ¡°I''ve never stayed at a motel before. Hey Sky can we stay? Can we, can we?¡± ¡°I mean yeah, where do you expect us to stay?¡± The 4 Shorai get excited. They all run upstairs and picks a room to stay in. ¡°Oh and since all of you are staying here you all have to share a room. Sky will get his own room though.¡± All 4 of them freeze and stare at Yua. They all start screaming with rage. ¡°HOW IS THAT FAIR YUA?!¡± ¡°IM A GIRL I CANT SHARE A ROOM WITH THESE IDIOTS!¡± ¡°THATS A BIT PETTY!¡± ¡°HEY OLD LADY WHY CAN-¡± Yua slaps Kuragami as hard as she could. She gets pissed. ¡°Do I look like an old lady to you?¡± ¡°Sorry Yua. Can we have our own rooms now?¡± Yua grabs a key. She gives it to Kuragami. ¡°Your room is 102.¡± ¡°Dammit.¡± The four of them go to room 102. ¡°I''ll make breakfast for you guys in the morning!¡± They all go inside the room and close the door. The room is spacey with a couple closets and a desk. It has 5 beds. It''s night. They are all tucked in their beds, staring at the ceiling. Sasaki notices a family picture on the wall. It''s Yua''s family. Her when she was little, an even more little boy and an old man. Cherry notices a sad look on Kuragami''s face. ¡°What''s wrong Kura?¡± ¡°Nothing. It''s just that, my brother. I have no idea what''s happening to him right now. He might be in very big trouble.¡± Sasaki and Homura both start paying attention. Homura tries to comfort him. ¡°I doubt anything will happen to him. He is one of the world¡¯s strongest Disciples.¡± ¡°Yeah maybe your right. You know what guys. Let''s finish this mission as fast as possible. Then I''ll go find my brother.¡± Cherry and Homura smiles. Cherry is fascinated about the blue glisten in his eyes. They all go sleep. In a office somewhere in the circus. A clown is on the phone to a anonymous man. The voice is as deep as can be. ¡°So when will you bring the next batch of fighters to my arena?¡± ¡°They will be sent tomorrow boss. You have my word.¡± ¡°Good. Because if not, I''ll bring hell to your circus. Got that Raffles?¡± ¡°Yes boss.¡± He hangs up. There''s another person in the office with Raffles. ¡°Hey kid, tomorrow is the day we deal with those puny Disciples. They''re getting prepared to ruin business. Defeat them no matter what. Even if it means killing your-¡± ¡°Don''t worry Raffles. I got this.¡± The kid starts smiling. It''s finally morning. The day that the Disciples go and find out what Raffles is up to and try and stop him. ¡°Everyone come down for breakfast!¡± The team comes downstairs and takes a seat at the table. Kuragami is already amazed at the big breakfast. "Bacon, eggs and sausages! I''m definitely gonna enjoy this." The narrative has been taken without permission. Report any sightings. Cherry looks at him in disgust. Sky smiles and pats Kuragami''s head. "Well you best eat up. All of you. Today is going to be a long day. Plus straight after, we have to go to Solomon. He will tell us all about Raffles Circus." They all start eating. Especially Kuragami. They all see him eating as much as he can. The other people in the motel come down for breakfast. Everyone in the town hears a large explosion. The Disciples go outside to check what it is. ¡°Hey, Sky look!¡± ¡°I see. I sense powerful aura coming from there. And powerful ky-¡± ¡°That''s my Grandpas house!¡± Yua starts running towards the explosion. ¡°Yua no!¡± Cherry runs to Yua to try and stop her. ¡°I''m sorry Yua.¡± Sky dashes swiftly to Yua and chops her neck leading to her losing consciousness. Cherry is furious that Sky done that. ¡°What did you do that for ¡°She would''ve put herself in danger. We have to think about the towns people first.¡± ¡°Alright Sky, I''m gonna go see what it is.¡± ¡°No wait Kuragami you can''t fi-¡± Kuragami runs straight at the explosion. Sasaki and Homura both follow. A big figure comes out the explosion following Solomon. It''s a big giant, one of the giants they saw yesterday. He''s holding a large battle axe. ¡°This is the perfect opportunity.¡± Sasaki jumps up and draws his sword. Aura starts powering up in the sword, way more aura than before. ¡°Triple Wolf Hunt!¡± The aura forms into 3 vicious wolves. The power of the is more than anyone has seen of Sasaki before. Homura powers up his fire power. ¡°Fire Eagle!¡± He conjures his fiery aura into a large burning eagle. ¡°Blizzard Reach!¡± Kuragami¡¯s aura raises drastically in his right hand. A mini blizzard forms in it. He releases it to the giant. The giant raises aura in his axe. ¡°The only one that has a chance of beating me, is that man over there.¡± He is referring to Sky. All the attacks are about to hit the giant simultaneously. The giant swings his axe hitting all the attacks and somehow nullifying it. Sasaki, Kuragami and Homura are shocked. ¡°Triple Wolf Hunt is one of my strongest move. How did he just stop it?¡± ¡°He stopped our moves too.¡± The giant smiles menacingly. ¡°Nature Technique: Emerged Forest.¡± Trees start growing around the giant. The giant gets tied up by the trees. The trees stop him from moving. ¡°Nice Cherry. Now I''ll finish it. Air Flash.¡± Sky becomes one with the air and dashes straight to the giant at insane speeds. He gives him a fatal blow to the gut. Blood flies out the giants mouth. The blow does good damage and pushes the giant a distance back. The giant can taste the blood in his mouth. ¡°Heh not bad.¡± While the giant is in the air, he grips his axe and charges insane amounts of aura into the axe. He wipes the blood off his mouth. ¡°Good luck rebuilding the town, that''s if all of you are alive to rebuild.¡± He falls down and slams the axe to the floor as hard as he can. The floor starts rumbling and many large cracks are forming on the ground. Sky starts to get worried. ¡°This is bad. We need to somehow stop this quake.¡± Kuragami crouches and puts on hand on the ground. He takes a deep breath. Everyone is facing Kuragami''s back and they sense a different aura around him. His eyes are glowing. ¡°Heavenly Ice.¡± No one hears what he says but they sense Kuragami''s aura releasing from the cracks on the ground. The rumbling stops. Sky is shocked. ¡°No Shorai should be able to release that amount of aura. That attack was strong enough to destroy a city let alone a town.¡± Sky smiles. ¡°And I thought my generation was scary.¡± Out of nowhere Kuragami freezes the giant. Only the giants head is unfrozen. ¡°Fire Fist!¡± ¡°King of Wolves Slash!¡± Both Homura and Sasaki attack the frozen body, leaving the giant heavily injured. The ice shatters while the giant screams in agony. Cherry grows branches that ties the giant up again. Kuragami stands up straight again. He scratches his head. ¡°I guess I stopped the attack then.¡± Cherry jumps on Kuragami''s back and squeezes his cheeks. ¡°Good looks Kura.¡± Kuragami and the rest of the team smiles. Sky starts approaching him. He grabs Kuragami by his scarf. He looks angry. ¡°Hey, next time don''t run straight into one of those giants. If I wasn''t here, you all would''ve been dead and the town would be destroyed.¡± ¡°But you are here so it''s all good.¡± Kuragami smiles to calm min down. Sky let''s go of him. He then walks over to the old man. ¡°You must be Solomon. How are you?¡± They both shake hands. ¡°I''m good thanks to you Disicples. You saved our town from that monster. But I still saw you knock out my daughter.¡± ¡°I''m sorry Solomon, she would''ve got herself hurt. It''s fine though since Cherry is looking after her. So what do you know about Raffles Circus?¡± ¡°Straight to the point. Ok. Raffles is a dangerous man. He once defeated 5 Takai at once. He has the potential to become a Yugai.¡± ¡°Interesting.¡± ¡°Speaking of Yugai. The mastermind behind all this, is the 5th Yugai Jin. No one has seen how he looks, but the world has seen his strength. All I know is people from the Circus get¡¯s sent to an arena to fight to the death. But for some reason, it¡¯s Fire and Inferno Disciples only.¡± ¡°Yeah, I¡¯m aware.¡± ¡°You know if you do destroy Raffles Circus, Jin will come and hunt you guys down till your dead.¡± ¡°Sounds like an enemies threat.¡± Sky starts laughing. ¡°Anyways you don''t have to worry about us. We will destroy this circus and keep all of you in peace. It will stop the kidnappings of Fire and Inferno Disciples.¡± ¡°Yeah maybe.¡± ¡°Plus some people from our town are going to the circus to help. But I doubt you will be able to beat Raffles.¡± ¡°Yeah maybe not. He defeated 5 Takai at once.¡± ¡°He''s ruthless.¡± ¡°I mean, it''s not like I defeated the 10th and 8th Kizoku to become the 7th.¡± The whole town is amazed that they have such a figure to defeat Raffles. The whole team is shocked to hear such news. They''re surprised that their first mission is with a Kizoku. But Kuragami is the only one that''s a little bit distressed. ¡°Why did the Kashikoi lie and say you¡¯re a Takai? And where''s your cape?¡± ¡°They wanted things to settle down first. Plus I¡¯m the only Primin who wants a spot. So far I¡¯m chosen.¡± ¡°So that means, Yuma.¡± ¡°Sorry Kuragami. Yuma got stripped off his role and left.¡± ¡°Left where? Hey Sky, left where?¡± ¡°No one knows Kuragami. He just vanished.¡± Kuragami looks down. Cherry and Homura comforts him. ¡°Alright. I''ll think about this after we finish this mission. I''ll destroy Raffles Circus and then destroy Raffles.¡± Sky smiles. ¡°Alright guys let''s get headed to Raffles Circus.¡± ¡°Why so soon? We need more information.¡± ¡°Don''t worry Sasaki. I know that''s all the information Solomon will give us.¡± ¡°What do you mean by that?¡± ¡°You know exactly what I mean Solomon.¡± The tension between Solomon and Sky thickens. ¡°Anyways team, let''s go down to Raffles Circus. It¡¯s time to end all of this.¡± Intense aura is released. Many people from the town faint. Large footsteps are being heard. ¡°So your a Kizoku. That means if I kill you, I''ll be one step closer to beating him.¡± The aura is being released by the giant. He is back up, eyes full of bloodlust. ¡°My branches could hold him. I¡¯m sorry guys.¡± He holds up his axe high. The axe is surrounded by a different type of power. ¡°Earth Splitting, Axe Strike.¡± He swings his axe down and it creates a large slash aimed towards the team. Sky thinks immediately and pushes the Shorai out the way with his wind. He knows that that was a move that would instantly kill them. ¡°Air Block.¡± Sky puts both his arms out and blocks the slash with his Air Block. It creates wind everywhere and the elemental pressure rises. The slash breaks the Air Block. ¡°His strength, seems familiar.¡± The slash then hits Sky on the right side of his body and does fatal damage. It pushes him all the way back leading him to fall and roll on the floor. Blood starts to drip down his right arm. The team is panics and runs to his aid. Expect Sasaki. Impressive. Hey big guy. What¡¯s your name? ¡°Rhino. What''s yours kid?¡± ¡°It''s Sasaki. I''ll be the strongest swordsman one day. And I''ll start by killing you.¡± ¡°The horn is a Rhino¡¯s strongest weapon. This axe serves as my horn.¡± Sasaki grabs his sword in his sword holder. He bends his knees and charges his yellow aura. Rhino also charges up his aura. It''s clearly overpowering Sasaki''s. Sky looks like he''s in agony but still has the energy to shout. ¡°Sasaki, don''t!¡± Sasaki''s eyes turn yellow for a second. His aura suddenly raises becoming equal to Rhinos Aura. ¡°Rhino¡¯s ain¡¯t shit!¡± The Two Animals There''s a loud barrage of explosions in the forest near the town. Mighty aura can be sensed from the forest. ¡°SASAKI, HOMURA, CHERRY, KURAGAMI!¡± Sky is getting ready to give orders. ¡°In the forest, there''s two giants. But it''s fine because from what I sense, both of them together aren''t even powerful enough to beat Rhino.¡± Rhino chuckles. ¡°You underestimate one of my brothers.¡± Rhino swings his axe at Sasaki. Sasaki dodges and gets a little slash on Rhino leaving him to bleed. ¡°This is how we''re gonna do this. I''ll stay here with Sasaki to beat Rhino. Kuragami, Cherry and Homura, all three of you run to the forest. The first giant you encounter, leave Kuragami to fight him by himself. Cherry and Homura will run to fight the other one.¡± ¡°Are you sure I''ll be fine by myself?¡± ¡°You will be able to defeat him by yourself. It might be difficult but it''s still doable.¡± Kuragami nods. ¡°Kuragami if you beat the giant, go straight to Cherry and Homura to help him. But Cherry and Homura, if you beat the giant first, wait for Kuragami to come. DO NOT GO THE CIRCUS WITHOUT KURAGAMI!¡± ¡°Yes boss!¡± ¡°Now go! And also, our main goal is to free the performers.¡± They all nod. The three of them run to the forest. Sasaki and Sky are left with Rhino to face. "Sasaki, I''ll weaken him. Then you attack him after." Sasaki nods. Rhino travels so fast behind Sasaki, it looks like he teleported there. Rhino swings his axe and Sasaki gets ready to block it. "Sasaki dodge don''t block!" Sasaki is confused to why Sky told him do dodge instead of block. He refuses to listen to him and still tries to block. ¡°Sasaki, you idiot!¡± Sky goes in between the attack and blocks the axe with his arm. It creates powerful pressure. But, the axe and his arm aren''t making contact. It''s like there''s an invisible wall in between them. Sasaki uses the opportunity to jump up. Yua gains conscious again. "Triple Wolf Hunt." The attack hits Rhino directly. Sky uses the opportunity to go behind Rhino and give him a lethal kick to his back. A couple bones break but nothing crucial. Rhino turns around and attacks Sky but he dodges. ¡°I''m too fast for you Rhino.¡± ¡°It doesn''t matter, my attacks are powerful to heavily injure even the most durable Kizoku.¡± ¡°Have you even fought a Kizoku to be saying that?¡± ¡°Of course I have, and I''m still alive. All you Kizoku are all talk I''ll easily kill you.¡± ¡°Is that so?¡± Sasaki and Sky are flabbergasted. ¡°It doesn''t matter Sasaki, he''s still an outlaw. Air flash!¡± Sky uses air flash to attack Rhino again but Rhino uses his axe to clash. ¡°Now Sasaki!¡± ¡°Deadly Fang Slash.¡± Sasaki gets a direct attack on Rhinos back creating a large cut on his back. Blood bursts out and some lands on Sasaki''s face and sword. ¡°Now that''s the Rhino down.¡± ¡°Tornado Strike.¡± Sky creates a mini tornado causing Rhino to fly up in the air. Sky also flies up on top of Rhino. Sky double kicks Rhino, boosting his fall, causing insane damage to his body. It creates a large gust of smoke all around him. The mighty Rhino is finally beaten. Sky lands next to Sasaki. They are both panting for breath. Rhino was a formidable foe that defeated almost everyone he faced. ¡°Did we do it Sky? Did we defeat him?¡± ¡°Sasaki, you need more discipline! One attack from Rhino would¡¯ve killed you!¡± ¡°I ended up fine didn¡¯t I?¡± ¡°Carry on being careless like that, you won¡¯t live to see 13.¡± The standing villagers cheer and congratulate Sky and Sasaki for beating one of the strongest enemies in Raffles Circus. Solomon walks up to them. ¡°You have defeated Rhino, but you still have the other two brothers, Raffles and The Shadow Dragon to deal with.¡± ¡°The Shadow Dragon? Who''s that?¡± ¡°The Shadow Dragon is a powerful Shadow Disciple. There''s rumours that he has a mythical beat spirit trapped in his soul.¡± If you come across this story on Amazon, it''s taken without permission from the author. Report it. "What''s a Shadow Disciple Sky? Is that even a thing?" "Yeah they are. There''s a organisation of scientist who kidnapped kids and created them into powerful Disciples. Most of them became Shadow Disciples, a new power that lets them manipulate shadows. They escaped the experiments and all became outlaws.¡± ¡°They sound strong and scary. Let''s hope they''re not a big threat. Plus a mythical beast? What the hell.¡± ¡°Yeah. It would be trouble if we encountered a Shadow Disciple. Especially one that''s a Vasanima.¡± Back in the forest.. Kuragami, Homura and Cherry are running to the direction of the aura. ¡°The aura is close guys. He''s right here.¡± One of the giants appear in front of them. ¡°Look at you three kids. I thought Rhino would be able to kill you. I guess I was wrong. Well I''ll kill you now.¡± Kuragami smiles. ¡°It''s finally time to test my strength. Cherry, Homura. Go ahead. I''ll defeat this guy then come to you.¡± ¡°All right Kuragami. Don''t lose to him.¡± ¡°Be safe Kura.¡± ¡°Ok!¡± Cherry and Homura both go ahead looking for the giant beyond. ¡°So your just going to let them pass?¡± ¡°Its easier to kill one then gang up on the others later. Plus I feel sorry for you, you got the Ferocious Bear to deal with!¡± ¡°Ferocious Bear?¡± Kuragami starts dying of laughter. Bear starts to get really pissed. He runs to Kuragami. Kuragami stops laughing. He sees Bear coming to attack him. Bear throws a punch at Kuragami. He blocks and then runs around him. He keeps running circles around him. Bear can''t catch up with him. ¡°What is this.¡± Cold glacial air stats surrounding Bear forming a circle. ¡°Perfect.¡± Kuragami stops moving and puts his right arm out facing Bear who is in the middle of the circle. ¡°Ice Tornardo.¡± A large tornado forms causing Bear in the middle of it to get sliced by Ice particles all around. The tornado lifts up Bear all the way up in the air. ¡°Now it''s time. Piercing Iceberg.¡± Ice spears start forming from the floor facing upwards. Bear is falling down. Kuragami''s plan worked. Bear is going to fall down on the sharp spears causing him to get pierced all around. Bear is falling down and before he falls on the piercing iceberg, he points his hand towards the ice. ¡°Ice Breaker!¡± He swiftly curls his hand into a fist. All the ice shatters without any contact. ¡°Eh?!¡± Bear lands safely on his two feet. ¡°It''s a technique me and my brothers learnt when we were little. We clench our fists and create large shockwaves that can break the most durable ice.¡± ¡°Really?¡± ¡°My brothers and I are the only ones who can do that.¡± ¡°Yeah who cares, I¡¯ll beat you and your brothers!¡± Kuragami raises his aura. Aura can be used to increase physical strength and speed. He dashes with his aura appearing behind Bear airborne. Aura is concentrated in his right leg. Kuragami unleashes a major strike at Bears cranium. Bear screams in torment. It doesn''t matter since Kuragami is ready to let out a neck breaking barrage of attacks. Bear clearly can''t keep up. Hit after hit after hit. Bear decides to roar creating shockwaves pushing Kuragami back. ¡°What now?!¡± Bear chuckles at Kuragami''s confusion. "My shockwaves are too powerful for you." Bear claps. It creates more shockwaves that makes the floor vibrate. The shockwaves put Kuragami off balance so he tries to stay on his two feet. ¡°Those shockwaves are similar to what my Dad taught us.¡± Kuragami does weird movements with his hands but nothing happens. While distracted, Bear pops up in-front of him and gives him a powerful punch to the face which leaves him flying. Impact on a tree stops his moment in the air, but his back is in pain. ¡°How do you like that kid. There''s no way you can beat us. If you can''t beat me then how the hell are you gonna beat that dragon kid, Big Bro Rhino or even Scorpion?¡± Kuragami smiles while stuck to the the tree. He detached from it and wipes the blood off his mouth. ¡°Rhino? You mean, the big guy that''s gonna get killed by Sky and Sasaki.¡± Kuragami chuckles. ¡°Also don''t underestimate my friends. They will beat anyone that tries to stop our mission. You know, I know there''s an arena that the strongest performers get sent to. I''ll destroy Raffles Circus along with that arena.¡± Bear laughs uncontrollably. Kuragami feels insulted. ¡°What are you laughing at?¡± ¡°The D.O really must not care about you.¡± Kuragami raises his eyebrows. ¡°They shouldn¡¯t have sent mere Shorai to stop us.¡± Kuragami charges up his aura, hoping that he will finish the fight instantly. Bear laughs even more. ¡°This is your first mission too isn¡¯t it? How I pity you. As soon as you gain hope that you¡¯ll make a change, your life is about to get taken away from you. Forget about any goals you have, the circus is your graveyard!¡± ¡°Not until, I make this a world where all dreams come true!¡± Kuragami sprints swiftly towards Bear with his speed increased due to his aura. Bear roars again which creates the shockwaves to push Kuragami back. But that''s not enough. Kuragami catches his fall and goes on to dash straight back at Bear with a wind breaking punch to the gut. Bear endures it and punches Kuragami''s back leading him to drop on floor creating cracks. Kuragami tries to pick himself up but drops. He''s in too much pain. It seems as if the shockwaves affected his durability. Bear uses this opportunity to throw him around and beat the life out of him. After every punch and kick Kuragami screams in pure anguish. All he''s thinking about at this moment, is death. Death just fills his mind. He thinks he''s finally going to die, and join his parents. There''s nothing that he can do. Before in Furendori Town¡­ ¡°Stupid Kizoku, what makes you think a kid will be able to finish me off!¡± Rhino¡¯s aura increases heavily while he stands up. ¡°My attack didn¡¯t finish him?! How?¡± ¡°Hey Sasaki, you go on ahead. As I expected, Rhino isn¡¯t an opponent you should face. The fight we¡¯re about to have, you won¡¯t be able to catch up. Go to the forest and help Kuragami. Both his and the other persons aura are conflicting heavily. ¡°Alright. Discipline right?¡± Sky smiles. Sasaki runs past Rhino and to the forest. Rhino uses his axe to stand up and swings it at Sasaki running past. Sasaki looks back and it''s already too late to react to it. Sky appears in front of the axe and with his bare hands, he stops the attack. ¡°Go Sasaki!¡± Sasaki runs into the forest. Punch after punch, hit after hit. Kuragami is covered with blood, scratches and scars. There''s no hope of him winning this fight on his own, not with the mentality he has right now. Cherry and Homura finally encounter an enemy. One of the three giants, Scorpion. Scorpion mainly poisons his enemies then strikes fiercely at them. On his back is an artificial scorpion tail. Homura and Cherry aren''t as fast as Sasaki or Kuragami so Scorpions fighting style gives him the advantage. ¡°You¡¯re the kids I saw yesterday.¡± Scorpions skips the small talk and attacks Cherry. With delayed reaction, Cherry attempts to dodge but fails. Scorpion takes the first strike and attacks her with his poisonous tail. Cherry gets poisoned and all her movements slow down while pain starts build in her body. ¡°Cherry, no!¡± Homura rushes straight to Cherry but Scorpion blocks his path. Homura generates fire in his right hand and goes for a Fire Fist punch straight to the chest. Scorpions feels the burn in his chest as it stuns him. Homura then runs past Scorpion to Cherry. As he runs to Cherry, he sees her standing up as if nothing happened. ¡°What. I''m confused you were heavily injured. How are you standing up so easily?¡± ¡°Homura, I''m a Nature Disciple. I can heal myself. He poisoned me but it doesn''t matter. I was trained to heal myself over any poison. But be careful though since it''s harder to heal others.¡± ¡°Alright. Use your trees to stabilise him. I''ll attack him.¡± Cherry nods. Bear realises one more fatal hit will probably kill Kuragami so he leaves him on the floor and charges up his aura. ¡°You got close to beating me kid. This is the end for you know.¡± Bear roars which leads to his aura boosting in power. He concentrates all the aura to his fist and runs to Kuragami. Bear goes in for the strike. Kuragami is on the floor, still conscious but unable to move. Cold air starts to come out of his body where the scratches and bruises are. As Bear is about to make contact to Kuragami, Sasaki comes out of nowhere and beheads him. His head just starts flying and a fountain of blood spurts out. ¡°One second later and you would''ve been dead Kuragami. I guess you got lucky.¡± ¡°I lost. I can''t believe I lost!¡± Within The Shadows ¡°You got nothing to back up your cockiness Kuragami, it¡¯s a shame.¡± ¡°Damn it! I hate losing!¡± Kuragami gets up. He¡¯s less bruised than he was before. ¡°We need to beat Raffles. Let¡¯s go there right now Sasaki!¡± ¡°Yeah about that. There''s one more enemy we need to worry about. Have you ever heard of a Shadow Disciple?¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°My exact reaction. Sky and I were told that there''s a Shadow Disciple that works for Raffles. They¡¯re a new disciple group apparently. It still makes no sense to me.¡± ¡°You¡¯re confusing me Sasaki. But it doesn¡¯t matter, I¡¯ll beat him.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think I can trust you to beat anyone in the state you¡¯re in. Anyways we need to get Cherry to heal you. She''s a Nature Disciple so I assume she will know what she''s doing.¡± Kuragami nods. Sasaki and Kuragami make their way to Cherry and Homura. Sasaki notices the cold air coming out of Kuragami''s body. ¡°By the way, did you beat the other guy?¡± ¡°I thought I did. But Sky said he wasn''t done.¡± ¡°Forest Emerge.¡± Scorpion gets wrapped by growing trees. But his tail is still free. ¡°Fire Blast!¡± Homura releases a big fire blast at Scorpion. Scorpion cuts the trees with his tail. He dodges the fire blast and dashes in front of Homura. Instantaneously, Scorpion swings his tail and slaps it at him. But Homura reacts swiftly and burns the middle part of his tail. ¡°His tail will function slower now. This is our time to beat him Cherry.¡± Cherry raises her aura. She points her branch towards Scorpion. ¡°Sharpened Branches!¡± Several branches grow from the floor. They have sharp ends that are sharp enough to pierce through a gorilla. It''s directed at Scorpion. Scorpion¡¯s movements become slower. The branches pierce through his body leaving several holes. He falls to floor bleeding out. ¡°I done it! Seems like you giants are just for show.¡± Scorpion is hanging on to his life right now. But he still chuckles at what Cherry just said. He struggles to stand up but still manages. ¡°You two impress me. Let¡¯s see if your really up for it.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± A certain type of energy enters the vicinity. It thickens the air. Cherry can barely stay in her feet. Homura is affected by it too but not so much. It''s making him sick to his stomach. It seems as if they are both unable to move from the pressure. Cherry looks petrified and she doesn''t know why. ¡°This feeling, I''ve felt it before.¡± ¡°So have I. But I-¡± Homura faints. Cherry becomes uneasy that she has to fight Scorpion by herself while protecting Homura while he''s unconscious. ¡°I''m gonna die. I can''t believe it. After all I''ve done, everything I''ve been through, I die here. It''s my first mission. But I have to find¡­¡± Tears start dripping down from her eyes. Scorpion dashes and gives a aura filled punch to her head. It leaves her unconscious. ¡°I was wrong. Maybe it¡¯s time to stop waiting. I should take action myself.¡± He then walks over to Homura. ¡°What the hell?¡± He hears Homura mumbling something. He also sees him twitching. He reaches for him and as soon as he is about to make contact, Homura jumps up high in the air and lets off a Fire Blast 3x the size of his first one. There''s a more sharp look in Homura''s eyes. His eyes are more vicious. Scorpion smiles. ¡°Maybe there is hope. Maybe this team can really take down Raffles, and put an end to this circus.¡± The fire blast forms a massive explosion leaving smoke everywhere. ¡°You see that Kuragami, that must be Homura.¡± ¡°Yeah. Let''s go.¡± Kuragami and Sasaki both see the explosion of smoke nearby. They both start running to the smoke. Homura is lying down on the floor seeking for some rest. Most of his aura is drained. Cherry gains conscious again but her head is in pain. "What happend?" "I''m not sure. Scorpion, he¡¯s gone." The smoke clears. Nothing is there. Kuragami and Sasaki finally reach them. ¡°You guys ok?¡± Cherry and Homura nod. ¡°Did you defeat the other guy Kuragami?¡± Kuragami and Sasaki both look at each other. ¡°Yeah, he did.¡± Cherry and Homura both stand up. Cherry grabs her branch. ¡°How do you guys like the circus?¡± They all laugh. Cherry is clearly mocking Genji. ¡°It¡¯s now time. To finish our first mission. You guys nervous?¡± If you stumble upon this tale on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. ¡°Nah, I¡¯m relived.¡± They all look at Kuragami confused. ¡°We¡¯re about to get of bad for good. We should be looking forward to this.¡± Cherry, Sasaki and Homura all giggle. ¡°I could get used to you Kura.¡± They are all excited. They all run to the direction of the circus. While running, Kuragami feels a strange aura lingering around them while they''re running. So he decides to stop. ¡°Hey, you guys go on ahead. I''ll stay here. There''s someone watching us.¡± ¡°But Sky said we shouldn''t go the circus without you.¡± ¡°That was only for you and Homura. You have Sasaki with you now. Just go on without me.¡± ¡°Scorpion is strong. Me and Cherry struggled against him.¡± ¡°It¡¯s not Scorpion.¡± ¡°Then who is it?¡± Sasaki thinks. ¡°Kuragami, you don¡¯t think it¡¯s?¡± ¡°Yeah. I think it is.¡± Cherry and Homura look at each other confused. ¡°I can fight with you. Sky said he¡¯s dangerous.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll be fine. It¡¯s time things change. Plus that¡¯s more off your backs. Kuragami smiles. ¡°Just trust me.¡± ¡°Okay Kura, we''re trusting you.¡± Sasaki, Cherry and Homura leave Kuragami. ¡°Yo Shadow! You can come out now ¡°Impressive, you were able to sense me while I was hiding my presence.¡± A menacing looking figure appears in the shadows. At the same time, they slowly cover him. ¡°So it¡¯s true. How is all this possible?¡± The shadow figure raises their hand. All the shadows from around the area races into their palm. His purple shadow aura increases drastically, causing destruction to the area around them. Kuragami gets ready. ¡°I won¡¯t lose here.¡± Four large shadows form into powerful dark aura. It releases from the shadow figures palm and shoot towards Kuragami. Kuragami starts running around and as he does, they all start following him fast in different directions. He runs around the trees around them. The shadows destroys any tree in the way. For a moment, Kuragami looks back. ¡°Woah!¡± He runs faster as the shadows are catching up to him. ¡°You¡¯re wasting time. Your death will happen now, or later!¡± The shadows speed up. Kuragami has been running in different angles, different directions. At one point, he stops. He looks around. All the shadows are coming towards him at a circle around him. ¡°Finally.¡± Kuragami raises his aura and dashes up in the air. All the shadows hit each other, creating a large explosion. ¡°You stupid shadow disciple! You fell for it!¡± Kuragami lands away from the explosion. Suddenly, shadows start racing inside the explosion, clearing it. It becomes one singular shadow, bigger than before. ¡°Come on! Can I get a break?!¡± ¡°You sound like a rookie.¡± The large shadow flies towards Kuragami. Kuragami raises his aura and puts his palm out. ¡°Blizzard Reach!¡± A powerful blizzard awakens for the palm of his hand. The blizzard and the shadow connects, causing a powerful aura clash to commence. The clash starts causing destruction across the whole forest, it ends with no victor. ¡°Your aura is probably low after all that chasing you did with your dumb shadows.¡± Kuragami runs to the shadow figures. He runs fast, very fast. As he¡¯s running, he jumps towards the shadow figures and tries kicking its face. The shadow figure blocks it with his right arm, however, Kuragami appears behind him and kicks the shadow figure away. The figure starts rolling on the floor, but it manages to stay on its feet. Though Kuragami gives it no time to rest. He appears in front of the figure in an instant. He slaps the floor with aura raised in his right hand. He sticks the figure to the floor with ice. ¡°You can¡¯t even move anymore.¡± Kuragami raises aura in his right hand once more and gives the shadow figure a powerful punch to the face, causing it to drop. ¡°How¡¯d you like that punk?!¡± The shadow figure gets back up. ¡°That¡¯s enough for now. Get ready for me very soon disciple.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll be waiting. I¡¯ll beat your ass again once you come.¡± For a second, the shadow figure shows himself to Kuragami. ¡°What? You¡¯re just a boy, like me.¡± He vanishes into the shadows. ¡°But why? Why work with someone as terrible as Raffles?¡± Kuragami then makes his way to the Circus. Rhino and Sky are still fighting. It''s been an equal fight for a while now. ¡°You were holding back a lot when the kids were here. I can tell.¡± ¡°What¡¯s the point of a fight when it ends quick and easy.¡± Sky smiles. ¡°You¡¯re right. But sadly, I¡¯m gonna have to quickly end this one right now. Sylph''s Soul!¡± Sky start transforming. Aura starts to form around him giving him vibrant green aura armour and some tattoos on his neck, body and arms. A glowing green sword made of aura also forms in his hands. ¡°Sylph Flash!¡± Sky dashes at 5x the speed before to Rhino piercing a whole where his heart is. All it took was one strike to defeat Rhino. The whole town cheers. Rhino has finally been killed. ¡°Thank you Sky!¡± Yua hugs sky. Solomon walks off. ¡°Now I must go the circus. My teams is waiting for me there.¡± ¡°Okay. Please make it back in one piece. Raffles is a dangerous man.¡± Sky smiles. ¡°But first. Solomon let''s talk in private for a bit.¡± ¡°We''re finally here. Raffles Circus.¡± Sasaki, Cherry and Homura are face to face with the entrance of Raffles Circus. Theres many people, adults and kids in the circus. ¡°What the hell is going on.¡± ¡°What does it look like Homura. There¡¯s normal people here, enjoying a circus. Many people are in the circus enjoying themselves. ¡°You guys, look.¡± Cherry points at a poster. ¡°¡®Something Great will Occur in The Worlds Greatest Circus!¡¯. What the hell is this?¡± ¡°It could be that Raffles is waiting for us. We might be the main event.¡± ¡°So then, what do we do?¡± ¡°We keep a low profile. Find out where the performers are being held and we free them.¡± Both Cherry and Homura nod in unison. So they walk in blending in with the crowd. Raffles Circus is a place where anyone can go for free for entertainment. It''s built on a cliff where you can see the sea. As Kuragami is running to the Circus he sees something flying in the air above him. It starts flying towards him and the closer it gets, the more visible it is. ¡°Sky?¡± It''s Sky in his Sylph Form. Sky grabs Kuragami and starts flying ahead. ¡°Hey Sky, what are you doing?!¡± ¡°I''m taking you to the Circus. But first, I need to tell you something.¡± They both talk about something while making their way to the Circus. They circus is now in sight. ¡°Hey Kuragami, I''m going to drop you in the middle of the circus and you just freeze everything. Causing chaos will make everyone see Raffles true colours.¡± ¡°Okay. But what about the civilians?¡± ¡°Leave them to me.¡± ¡°And the other three?¡± Sky flies all the way up to the middle of the Circus and drops Kuragami. ¡°Sky!¡± Kuragami screams as he suddenly drops. Sasaki, Homura and Cherry all look up. ¡°Hey is that,¡± ¡°Kura?¡± ¡°Okay let me just relax.¡± He concentrates his aura. As soon as he''s about to land he sticks out his right hand so that when he lands, it''ll be touching wherever he lands on. ¡°Gentle Ice.¡± Kuragami lands and releases his aura covering the whole Circus with his ice, harming no one. "I done it! Sky I done it!" Homura and Cherry claps for him. Sky smiles. ¡°You three, clear the area. Make sure everyone leaves.¡± Cherry, Sasaki and Homura all nod. They run off making sure everyone leaves. ¡°My Circus destroyed by mere Shorai!¡± A voice filled with rage is being heard from the cliff. That same voice screams. Wind emerges from the cliff and blows everywhere. Hundreds of soldiers float up from the cliff, including one significant clown. ¡°So thats Raffles. Get ready guys.¡± ¡°Raffles Tornado Trick.¡± 5 massive tornados appear surrounding the circus, leading everything to fly high in the sky. All the tornados close in on the team and merges, creating a deadly tornado. The tornado makes the team fly high in the sky and gives them no control of how high they go. It''s forcing the trees to go come, the civilians are going up in the tornado as well. ¡°There¡¯s nothing we can do!¡± ¡°Though there¡¯s something I can!¡± ¡°Huh?¡± From his hand, Sky releases a power that the kids have never seen before. By managing it well, it slowly negates the tornado, making sure everyone lands safely. Sky flies to Raffles to see what''s behind the cliff. He attempts a kick to the face but Raffles blocks. Raffles uses his wind to push him away but Sky is too fast. ¡°I knew it.¡± Sky sees a train system similar to the bullet train. ¡°So this is how you send your soldiers to Hell Arena. So if I followed this railway, Hell Arena would be there.¡± ¡°What do you know about the Circus and Hell Arena?¡± ¡°The traitor of Furendori Town seemed to know a lot.¡± ¡°Impressive, you found out straight away that that useless old man works for me.¡± The four Shorai are shocked. ¡°Yuma¡¯s granddad works for Raffles?¡± ¡°And he told you we were coming so I made Kuragami destroy everything. The question is why?¡± ¡°Do you really want to know why? Really? Well, you have to beat me.¡± Sky gets angry. ¡°The towns people are nice! And you just kidnap their people to grow them into soldiers who will die anyways! Their future is inevitable death! Raffles laughs uncontrollably. ¡°Is it really bad though? Hell Arena is built for those blessed with flames. It gives a chance to become strong. For their flames to grow and burn everything! And I get paid just to assist Hell.¡± Cherry shouts. ¡°What about their families, their friends?! You¡¯re just evil! Since you assist that ¡®Hell¡¯ so much, we¡¯ll make sure your circus burns in it!¡± ¡°Well little girl, you can try. But for now, enjoy your stay at Raffles Circus!¡± Rafflss carries on laughing. Stop The Train ¡°Hurricane Palm!¡± A hurricane starts to generate at the palm of Sky''s hand. ¡°You¡¯re done for Raffles.¡± ¡°Is that so? What about if I do this?¡± Raffles takes something out his pocket. It''s a remote with one big red button. He presses it. A carriage train starts to go away from the Circus. Everyone can hear the screams of people inside the carriages. ¡°No!¡± ¡°That''s not all. Some of my soldiers are going to that pathetic town to destroy it and kill all the people there. Including that Shadow Disciple kid.¡± Sky grinds his teeth. The hurricane is still generating in his hand. He lifts his arm up and releases the hurricane causing the whole Circus destroyed and most of Raffles men down. ¡°Damn you. You think you can beat me? You haven''t seen half of my strength!¡± Raffles flies towards Sky and goes for a punch. Sky blocks and punches back. They both go on to give each other consecutive attacks. They seem to be fighting evenly. Kuragami notices the train. ¡°This is wrong. Somebody had to save them people! That somebody,¡± Kuragami runs and jumps off the cliff. ¡°will be me!¡± ¡°Kuragami what the hell are you doing?!¡± Kuragami lands on top of the train. He uses his ice to stick on. The train starts gaining more speed. ¡°This idiot! Alright. New plan. Hey you three, go back to the town! It''s in danger!¡± ¡°We need to help Yua and the rest.¡± Sasaki, Cherry and Homura start running to the town and a bunch of Raffles soldiers chase after them. ¡°Hurricane Palm.¡± Sky uses his air move to stop all the soldiers for coming after the three Shorai. Kuragami tries to stand up on the operating train. ¡°I need to find a way to stop this train from moving.¡± Sky and Raffles fight is affecting the weather of the place around them. The waves of the sea starts to crash in on the cliff. Raffles gives off a cheeky smirk. Sasaki, Homura and Cherry are running to the town. ¡°Wha-what happened here?!¡± They are all shocked at what they''re seeing. A countless amount of Raffles Soldiers are dead on the floor. A eerie aura can be sensed lingering around the dead bodies. Sasaki decides to take charge of the other two. ¡°Guys we need to hurry and see if the town is in danger. Sooner or later we are gonna have to fight who killed all these people.¡± ¡°Yeah. But look at Cherry.¡± Sasaki takes a look at Cherry. She looks traumatised. Sasaki walks up to her and gives her a intimidating look. ¡°Hey. Stop being so useless. Let''s go.¡± The trauma filled look her face gets replaced with hatred. Sasaki can tell she''s angry at what he said but pays not attention. All three of them go to the Town. They see Yua on her knees, she¡¯s crying. The team runs up to Yua. ¡°Yua, what''s wrong?¡± ¡°Yuu-. Go to the train. You can intercept west from here. Stop the train!¡± ¡°What are you talking about. And wait, how do you know that the train-¡± ¡°Just go!¡± As they¡¯re about to run, they hear the shouts and chants of Raffles Soldiers nearby. From where they came from, they see hundreds of soldiers coming. If you stumble upon this tale on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. ¡°This can''t be happening. How many soldiers do Raffles got?¡± ¡°What should we do?¡± ¡°Homura, Cherry. We have to trust in Kuragami. We need to stay here and protect everyone.¡± ¡°Okay. If that''s what we have to do.¡± ¡°Then we will do it.¡± The three of them get prepared to take on a wave of Raffles soldiers. Kuragami is still on the train. He hears people under him groaning. He hears cries too. ¡°Don''t worry guys, I''ll save you.¡± ¡°Help us. Please.¡± ¡°We don''t want to go there.¡± ¡°Mother, where are you?¡± ¡°Somebody, help!¡± Kuragami crouches and puts his right hand on the floor. He raises his aura. The wheels on the train start to get covered with ice. Cold air starts coming up and the people in the carriage start to get chilly. The train starts to slow down. ¡°There we go.¡± Kuragami thaws out the ice from his feet. He can now move freely. ¡°Who is that?¡± There''s a person standing on the train tracks, distant from the train. ¡°Hey you, move out of the way! You''ll get killed!¡± A large scale of a dark eerie aura releases from the person. It covers the whole area around making everything look dark. ¡°What is this insane aura?! Wait, It''s him.¡± The person points his hand towards the train. ¡°Shadow Devastation.¡± A large shadow attack is being aimed at the train. There''s no way for the train to avoid it. ¡°They sound injured. If that hits the train directly, they''ll die! I need to take that attack head on. Ice Wall!" As the train is about to hit the shadow attack, Kuragami creates an ice wall. ¡°Wait, that was a bad idea. No!¡± The train breaks through the ice wall. The front of the train is dented heavily. Smoke starts to come out of it. ¡°Dammit. No!¡± The shadow attack is right in front of the train. ¡°I won''t let you hurt these people anymore!¡± Kuragami raises his aura drastically. He slaps both his hands on the train. He releases his aura, causing the whole train to stay frozen in place. Swiftly after, he jumps in front of the train and covers himself with his glacial aura. He tries to block the attack. The shadow attack directly hits Kuragami, causing him to go back and slam his back on the moving train. The train explodes causing smoke to erupt in the air around. The train is now stationary with flames everywhere. Kuragami is on the floor with scratches and bruises covering his whole body. His clothes are ripped. ¡°Look, Sasaki, Homura. That explosion, it¡¯s west!¡± ¡°Kuragami, don''t die out there.¡± Everyone can see the explosion from the town. Sasaki, Cherry and Homura are fighting off hundreds of Raffles Soldiers. They are doing well so far but they can''t resist forever. ¡°Cherry watch out behind you!¡± One of the soldiers sneak up in Cherry with a sword and swings it at her. She turns around with no time to react. But unexpectedly, Scorpion comes out of nowhere and poisons the soldier. The poison makes it so that he is unable to move. Scorpion then beheads him with his tail. ¡°I guess I was right. You kids can really do it.¡± Cherry is so confused. Why did the enemy save her life? ¡°Scorpion?!¡± ¡°Don''t worry girl. I''m on your side. Your captain Sky told me some things and well, I''m willing to help you guys take down Raffles. After all, he''s an evil guy.¡± ¡°Then why the hell did you go work for him? It doesn''t make sense. Wait, how can we even trust you?¡± Cherry points her branch towards Scorpion. ¡°Rhino and Bear went down the wrong path. They accepted Raffles as their leader and did what he wanted. Although I knew it was wrong, I joined them. I have my reasons, people I need to protect.¡± ¡°Like I said, why should we trust you?!¡± Scorpion smirks. He turns around. ¡°Kill me when you feel like it. My death is coming soon anyways. I swore to protect my brothers yet they¡¯re both dead. I¡¯ll pay the price one day.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t have any hard feelings towards us? We were the ones who took them off the map.¡± ¡°It was for the best. They led down the path of evil. Evil has no place in this world.¡± Cherry lowers her branch. She points it behind her. ¡°Diu.¡± Her branch extends, consecutively hitting 3 people behind her. They break through multiple trees, causing destruction in the forest. ¡°The world just gets more and more complicated the more I breathe.¡± ¡°You¡¯ll understand the ways of this world one day, girl.¡± ¡°Cherry, my name is Cherry.¡± ¡°Cherry.¡± ¡°Cherry smiles.¡± The four of them now continue to defend the town. The person walks up to Kuragami on the floor. It appears to be the shadow disciple boy. The shadow disciple boy has purple eyes, purple hair, and is wearing a purple and black attire. ¡°Who are you? Why do you care so much about these people you¡¯ve never met in your life?!¡± Kuragami struggles to stand up, though he does. ¡°People aren¡¯t just tools. You can¡¯t just force them to go to a place they don¡¯t want to go to. You can¡¯t force them to do things they don¡¯t want to do!¡± Kuragami turns around. He hears cries of people behind him. The train is burning. Some people are making it out, some burnt to death. ¡°You guys, run! Run far from here! I¡¯ll handle this from now on!¡± Kuragami looks back at the shadow disciple. ¡°And as for my name, it¡¯s Kuragami Nozomi!¡± The shadow disciple is shocked. ¡°You, Kuragami Nozomi? A measly kid my age?¡± ¡°You speak as if you know me.¡± ¡°That¡¯s not for you to worry about. Cherish this moment, it may be your last.¡± Kuragami takes a good look at the shadow disciple. ¡°It¡¯s obvious now. This is all an act.¡± ¡°What are you blabbering about. You know what, I don¡¯t care.¡± The shadow disciple raises his aura. His aura surrounds them. The pressure causes the area around them to break. Kuragami starts to raise is aura too, rivalling his. He has his eyes covered. The shadow disciple dashes towards him and goes for a punch. Kuragami dodges it without looking and gives Drago a kick to the gut. The contact forms ice on the shadow disciples chest, slowing him down. Kuragami then appears above of him and kicks his head, leading the shadow disciple to fall and destroy the ground below him. He stands back up and Kuragami starts giving him consecutive attacks, the same thing he did to Bear. Drago can''t keep up and keeps getting hit. Kuragami then stops. ¡°The mission assigned to us isn¡¯t important anymore. I need to complete my mission. If I kill you here, I¡¯ve failed.¡± The shadow disciple is injured on the floor. He punches the ground out of pure anger. ¡°Damm it! Why am I even doing all of this?! I can¡¯t even beat a measly Shorai on his first mission! Yet I hold the joint burden of being a shadow disciple!¡± ¡°Do you hold it, to protect the ones you love the most? Like Yua?¡± The shadow disciple quickly looks up at him. He holds back tears. He still looks angry. ¡°How dare you! What do you know?!¡± ¡°You¡¯re working with Raffles to keep your family untouched. You used to a fire disciple didn¡¯t you, Yuuto.¡± Shadowed Burden While Kuragami and Sky were flying to the circus, Sky said something to him. ¡°I''m taking you to the circus. But first, I need to tell you something.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°You fought the shadow disciple didn¡¯t you? Do you know his name?¡± ¡°No.¡± ¡°I see. When you guys went sleep, Yua told me about her past. Her parents were both killed. By who, no one knows.¡± ¡°Till this day? I wonder if she will ever find out.¡± ¡°She also had a little brother she cared about dearly. They would play outside with each other every day. Them and their grandfather were like a happy family. Her brother¡¯s name is Yuuto.¡± Kuragami starts to get interested. ¡°One day. An organisation came to their town. They said they were looking for a vessel for their artificially made mythical beast.¡± ¡°If they made it, how¡¯s it mythical.¡± ¡°Who knows. Wait Kuragami, stay on topic.¡± ¡°My bad.¡± Sky shakes his head. ¡°Anyways. They must¡¯ve thought Yuuto was a good enough vessel, so they took him away from the family, leaving them traumatised. Every day she waits for Yuuto to come back.¡± ¡°That¡¯s tough. And I¡¯m guessing he¡¯s the shadow disciple then?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°How do you know for sure?¡± ¡°The old man confirmed it. He¡¯s an informant for Raffles. He¡¯s been putting his own people in danger.¡± Kuragami gets irritated. ¡°That old bastard! I¡¯ll make sure he pays!¡± ¡°Leave him to me. You focused on Yuuto.¡± ¡°All right. I¡¯ll think of this as a personally assigned mission.¡± ¡°Yuuto huh? I haven''t heard that name in years. What the hell makes you think you can call me that? Only my family calls me that, The Shadow Disciples!¡± ¡°You see the shadow disciples as your family, and not Yua? You¡¯re sick!¡± ¡°I¡¯ve been with the shadow disciples more than I¡¯ve been with Yua and my grandfather. They don¡¯t have a clue at all about what goes on in this world. The Shadow Disciples showed me the light within the shadows.¡± ¡°Your true family are the ones who care about you. Like Yua!¡± ¡°The shadows care for me. They¡¯re the only ones who do.¡± ¡°They only care for you because they can contain some beast inside you. You¡¯re nothing but a tool.¡± Yuuto chuckles. ¡°The person with the armband, calling me a tool. How ironic. Say, Kuragami Nozomi, are you just a normal boy, like me?¡± A case of literary theft: this tale is not rightfully on Amazon; if you see it, report the violation. ¡°I wouldn¡¯t call you normal, but there¡¯s nothing special about me.¡± ¡°So then tell me why someone in our group is so afraid of your being?¡± ¡°What are you talking about?¡± Yuuto smiles menacingly. ¡°Maybe I¡¯ll have to find that out for myself!¡± Yuuto appears in front of Kuragami. Kuragami jumps on the tree behind him. Yuuto raises his aura and shoots shadows towards him. Kuragami dashes from tree to tree, dodging the shadows. He raises his aura and generates ice, racing towards Yuuto. However, he covers his fists with his shadow aura and punches the ice, causing it to shatter. Kuragami dashes through the shattered ice and kicks Yuuto in the stomach. Yuuto tries to elbow him down, yet he dodges and gets back on his feet. Kuragami swings his right arm to punch Yuuto, yet he blocks. He then retaliates with a punch of his own which Kuragami blocks. They continue to fight hand to hand. At the moment they¡¯re both equal, beating each other up. Suddenly, Yuuto drastically raises his aura, forcing Kuragami to be pushed back. ¡°This is going nowhere! I have to end this now! Losing here, would mean I lose everything!¡± Kuragami can sense that he is scared. ¡°I guess, the only way to show you that things can be different, is if I beat you.¡± Kuragami also raises his aura, rivalling Yuuto. Yuuto charges up a powerful technique in his right hand. ¡°I¡¯ll end you Kuragami! The burden of my legion!¡± The technique starts breaking the area around them. ¡°Shadow Devestation! Kuragami also charges up a powerful technique in his right arm. His eyes start glowing. Yuuto starts thinking to himself. ¡°But Kuragami,¡± ¡°Angelic Breeze!¡± ¡°If you can really save,¡± They both run towards each other. Both their techniques end up in a powerful aura clash. ¡°Prove it here.¡± Their aura can be felt around the whole region around them. ¡°Hey you guys feel that?¡± Cherry knocks out multiple with her branch. ¡°Yeah. That¡¯s Kura. I hope he¡¯s ok.¡± Homura creates a fire barrier. He looks at the sky, a bit of snow comes down. He smiles. Sasaki notices a bunch of people walking towards the town. They don¡¯t look hostile. ¡°Don¡¯t worry guys, Kuragami got this.¡± Their aura clash goes on for a few moments. Both their aura¡¯s intensifies. ¡°I won¡¯t lose here, not again!¡± Kuragami¡¯s aura then slowly overpowers Yuuto. Yuuto can¡¯t handle it anymore. Yuuto smiles. ¡°What is there to be afraid of? All this fighting, the conflict. What purpose does it have?¡± Kuragami becomes even stronger. I thought I was protecting my family, both families. Yet one was putting the other in danger. Finally, Kuragami fully overpowers Yuuto. It creates a large explosion, giving birth to a temporary blizzard across the region. The blizzard fades away. Kuragami is standing, breathing heavy due to fatigue. Yuuto can barely move and he¡¯s on the floor. He looks at the gleaming sun, behind all the snow falling. He puts his right hand up slowly. ¡°The snow, gives me hope.¡± Sasaki defeats the last soldier. He stabs his sword on the ground and rests on it. ¡°Finally, it¡¯s done.¡± ¡°Is this the snow of the boy you three were with?¡± Sasaki looks back to respond. ¡°Probably. I won¡¯t lie he-¡± No one is there. Sasaki is confused. Sky has Raffles suppressed on the floor. ¡°Would you look at that Raffles. Your precious Shadow Disciple has been defeated.¡± Raffles starts to get worried. His voice is trembling.¡± ¡°No. This can¡¯t be. My circus, my everything! What have I gotten myself into? ¡°Why so scared all of a sudden?¡± ¡°They¡¯re both coming, I can feel it. Both their presences showering the whole region.¡± ¡°Who Raffles, who?!¡± Raffles starts to laugh.¡± ¡°We¡¯re all going to die! And you¡¯re coming to hell on the same boat as me!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t have a good feeling about this.¡± Sky flies off. ¡°Are you done Yuuto?¡± Yuuto laughs. ¡°Maybe if we met earlier, and I wasn¡¯t a shadow disciple, we could¡¯ve been friends.¡± Kuragami smiles. ¡°What rules say we can¡¯t?¡± ¡°You¡¯ll see. He¡¯s probably on his way now, since I¡¯ve lost.¡± Kuragami¡¯s face quickly turns serious. ¡°What? Who is?¡± ¡°Goodbye Kuragami, there¡¯s no way your leaving this place alive. They both sense out of this world aura coming their way. The clouds start to turn purple. Everyone can notice in the atmosphere that someone incredibly powerful, has arrived. Sasaki, Homura and Cherry both look up in the sky. ¡°This aura, I¡¯ve never felt anything like this.¡± Sky looks up as he¡¯s flying. The wind starts to scream across the whole region. The waves of the sea start to rage. The aura gets released at them covering the whole area. It feels dark and eerie. It''s like a demon fresh from hell has just entered the area. Kuragami looks up. ¡°Yuuto, is that your aura?¡± ¡°Nah.¡± Both Kuragami and Yuuto can hear a loud maniacs laugh. Someone is jumping high in the air, making their way to them. ¡°Kuragami Nozomi, the one burden! I finally have the green light to kill you!¡± Yugai Number 8, Genesis Yuuto starts to get worried. ¡°Kuragami, run!¡± ¡°Nah.¡± ¡°Kuragami, this isn¡¯t a game! He¡¯s going to make you suffer, just run!¡± ¡°If he wants to fight me, I¡¯m here. I will never run!¡± Kuragami crouches to the floor and charges up his aura. ¡°I don¡¯t even have that much aura left.¡± Kuragami hears a menacing voice from right behind him. ¡°You can borrow some of mine.¡± Kuragami looks back. A vicious looking shadow disciple is right behind him. ¡°Genesis, wait! Leave him alone-¡± Genesis grabs Kuragami by the head. ¡°I¡¯ll kill you slowly!¡± Genesis let''s off a evil smile. He smashes Kuragami''s head to the floor leaving a hole the size of his head on the floor. He lets go and walks to Yuuto. Kuragami is on the floor suffering from pain. He isn''t moving any muscles. Cold air starts releasing out his body. ¡°Tatsuo is locked within your soul, yet you still lost to this burden.¡± Yuuto stays silent. Genesis gets closer to his face. ¡°My family aren''t weak. We are the world¡¯s strongest fighters. We destroy everyone in our path. You that right, Yuuto?¡± ¡°He isn¡¯t a threat, just leave him.¡± Genesis backs up. Kuragami struggles to stand up but does it anyways. ¡°Is that all you got, Genesis?¡± Genesis turns around smiling. ¡°Forget killing slow. I¡¯ll let the depths of hell deal with your suffering!¡± Genesis raises his aura. ¡°Black Terror!¡± Genesis dashes at speeds beyond someone like Sky¡¯s top speed. Kuragami has no time to think, react, feel or see anything. But somehow, a fire beam comes down from the sky and crashes into Genesis causing a large crash and eruption. The eruption pushes Kuragami and Yuuto far back, leaving them both unconcious. The smoke clears and Akuma appears with his fist on Genesis face which is plummeted on the floor. Fire surrounds Akuma''s body showing that he pre powered up the attack. The fire vanishes. ¡°Genesis. How many times do we have to beat you for you to learn your lesson?¡± While injured and burnt, Genesis stands up. Akuma raises his fiery aura drastically. It stops all the snow from falling. ¡°What are you even doing around here Akuma?¡± ¡°It doesn''t matter what I''m doing here. What matters is your going to kill one of the former Kizoku''s little brother? Are you stupid?¡± ¡°What? You think I¡¯m scared of Yuma? I¡¯m a Yugai. I have a large target on my back that¡¯s already visible to not only the Kizoku, but other outlaws too. Killing a little kid is nothing to me!¡± ¡°Well, one of the Kizoku are in front of you. So where is this gonna lead to?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll kill you and the other one that came with the team.¡± Genesis flies up to Sky who just reached where they all are. His Syplh form fades away. ¡°Genesis? Dammit.¡± Genesis uses Black Terror to attack Sky and directly hits him away from everyone. Sky screams in agony after that fatal hit to the gut. Akuma chases after the both and leaves Yuuto and Kuragami by themselves. A hooded figure appears in front of the unconscious two. He is holding a book. He concentrates aura to two of his fingertips. He taps both of their foreheads. This story has been unlawfully obtained without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon. Kuragami and Yuuto both wake up at the same time. The hooded figure isn¡¯t there. ¡°The snow has stopped. Did Kuragami lose?¡± Cherry and Homura are worried. Sasaki walks up to Yua. ¡°Yua. How did you know Kuragami was going to be west with the shadow disciple? If your grandfather is an informant then I wouldn¡¯t be surprised if you are. ¡°No, I¡¯m not! And I had no idea that my grandad was giving information to Raffles. Kuragami and Yuuto are making their way back to the town. ¡°Your brother?¡± ¡°Yes. His name is Yuuto. He came and told me that this day, will decide if he will ever come back or not. He said that he would destroy the train with all the Fire and Inferno disciples in it. He was going to betray Raffles. ¡°Hmm.¡± ¡°I never thought Kuragami would be fighting your brother.¡± "Crimson Flames!" Akuma releases a special type of flames from his fists to Genesis. However, Genesis dodges it kicks Akuma away. ¡°I¡¯m going to have to make this short. Sorry Akuma.¡± ¡°I was being benevolent until now. I¡¯ll show no mercy.¡± Genesis smiles. He lifts his right hand up. ¡°This is your first time coming across me, Kizoku. So sad that it has to be a short experience.¡± Genesis raises his aura. Shadows from across the region start flying in his palm, making his aura stronger. ¡°What is this sorcery?¡± Out of nowhere, the hooded figure appears and grabs Genesis¡¯ right arm. Genesis looks at him annoyed. ¡°What do you want?¡± ¡°Enough. Let¡¯s go.¡± ¡°Yeah we¡¯ll go. After I kill-¡± ¡°Now. Our work here is done.¡± The hooded figure let¡¯s go. ¡°Raffles Circus is no more.¡± ¡°And what¡¯s that got to do with us?¡± ¡°You should be happy Genesis. One of your shadow disciples are swiftly evolving.¡± ¡°Who, Yuuto?¡± The hooded figure looks at Akuma. Akuma is annoyed. ¡°Step carefully Akuma.¡± A portal slowly opens behind the hooded figure and Genesis. They both get sucked into it. ¡°The one with Genesis, had to have been the one that holds the tenth Yugai spot.¡± Akuma flies off to the remains of the Circus. Sky gets up. ¡°Genesis¡¯ presence disappeared. Akuma must¡¯ve scared him off. I need to see if the town is ok.¡± Sky slowly flies to the town. Kuragami and Yuuto both reach the town. This is the first time Sasaki, Cherry and Homura have seen Yuuto so Kuragami tells them on what happened. Yua walks up to them. She hugs Yuuto. ¡°You¡¯re back, your finally back.¡± Tears stream down her eyes. Yuuto doesn¡¯t know how to react. Though he hugs her back. Suddenly, Yuuto starts glowing. Yua steps back. Sasaki, Homura and Cherry get quickly go into fighting stances. ¡°Yuuto, what¡¯s going on?¡± Yuuto stops glowing. ¡°I¡¯m..no longer one of them.¡± ¡°Of who? The shadow disciples?¡± ¡°Yeah. Genesis released my seal. He can¡¯t monitor me anymore. Kuragami cheers and pats his back. ¡°Thats great isn¡¯t it?¡± He notices the down look on Yuuto¡¯s face. ¡°Despite what everyone thinks of them, they were my family. We¡¯ve been through the worst together.¡± ¡°Yuuto, I¡¯ve seen Genesis face to face. He¡¯s horrible. Be grateful you don¡¯t have to deal with him anymore.¡± Yuuto balls his fists. ¡°Don¡¯t talk down on him like that!¡± Kuragami steps back in shock. ¡°We were tested on together, we escaped together. All of us, survived together. That bond you can¡¯t let go of easily, no matter who they are.¡± Kuragami looks back at his three teammates confused. Sasaki steps up. ¡°At least you¡¯re free now. You can do whatever you want. You can stay with your family and protect this town now.¡± ¡°Yeah. I guess I can.¡± ¡°No!¡± Sky lands in front if everyone. He walks up to Yuuto. He looks mad. ¡°Give me one reason why I should let you go freely? You¡¯re a shadow disciple! You and your group have done a lot of bad things!¡± Yuuto looks worried. Kuragami steps in. He looks Sky straight in the eye. "¡±Leave him alone!¡± ¡°Kuragami, they have killed thousands of people and you want me to let him free?¡± ¡°All he wants is for his family and town to be safe! You were the one who told me to help save him! Was that just so you can bring him back and lock him up, for some extra credit?!¡± ¡°Kuragami. Defending a criminal makes you a criminal you do know that right? I will have every right to take you down with him. ¡°Sure, defending a criminal does make me a criminal.¡± ¡°Exactly.¡± ¡°But if I were to let you take him away, then what sort of friend would I be?¡± Yuuto is stunned but also amazed that Kuragami would defend him like this. A tear drops from his eyes. ¡°You know what Sky, I''m with Kuragami on this one.¡± Sasaki stands next to Kuragami. ¡°You can''t lie Sky, Kura got you there.¡± ¡°A friend of Kuragami, is a friend of mine.¡± Cherry and Homura also stand aside them. ¡°Guys. Thank you.¡± They all smile. Sky starts to laugh. ¡°Fine. I''ll let him be. But you have to leave this town, save them from danger. You will still be treated as an outlaw.¡± ¡°Yeah I know. I wasn''t planning to stay anyways. There¡¯s some answers in this world I need to look for.¡± ¡°So that means you leaving little brother?¡± ¡°Sorry Yua. I can''t stay. I''ll make sure to visit though.¡± ¡°So in the end, I couldn¡¯t stay with you for good.¡± They both hug for the last time. The team smiles. Kuragami steps up to him. They all stay at the motel for the night. The next day, Yuuto gets ready to depart from his home town. The whole village are there to say goodbye. The team are also leaving the town. Kuragami walks up to Yuuto. ¡°Stay safe out there Yuuto. The world could be dangerous.¡± Yuuto looks around. ¡°I know. I was part of the greatest dangers.¡± They both laugh. ¡°You be careful too Kuragami. Things aren¡¯t as straight forward as you think. The Disciple World is changing quick. I¡¯ll be out there, trying my best to make sure the change doesn¡¯t affect any of you.¡± Determination rises within Kuragami. ¡°Even if you don¡¯t, we¡¯ll be prepared.¡± Kuragami and Yuuto handshake. Both Yuuto and the team separately depart from Furendori Town. In a mysterious island somewhere. Why did you tell me to get rid of his seal? He betrayed me and the Shadow Disicples. He needs to be punished!¡± Genesis and the hooded figure are arguing. ¡°He needs to experience the world for himself, instead of hiding behind you. He¡¯ll develop quickly and later on in the years, we¡¯ll bring him back. ¡°And what makes you certain he¡¯ll join us again.¡± ¡°I have a plan. Just wait Genesis. It will all work out.¡± The hooded man pulls out a book and opens it. ¡°So it is him.¡± ¡°What''s with you and that book?¡± ¡°That''s not for you to know.¡± He closes the book. ¡°Hey Genesis?¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°We¡¯ll win. All our wishes will come true in the end. We just need patience.¡± Akuma makes it to the remains of Raffles Circus. Raffles is beat up on the floor, unconcious. Akuma walks up to him with fire in his hands. ¡°They gave you Hell¡¯s Judgement before I did. How I envy them.¡± The Shorai Skirmish A few days have passed since the Raffles Circus mission. It''s has now been officially announced that Yuma is not a Kizoku anymore and Sky took his place. Yuma¡¯s whereabouts are still unknown. All teams have finished their missions. Only a few of the teams failed their missions leading them to get stripped off their Shorai rank. A ceremony is being held for the teams who completed their missions. Friends and family are welcome too. Everyone also gets a chance to meet different captains. The dress code is to look smart and classy. The boys wear suits while the girls wear glamorous dresses. Kuragami¡¯s team enter the a hall rented for them all in Danketsu City. There¡¯s traditional disciple music playing. Everyone is dancing. They all look excited. ¡°This place is amazing! I always love visiting Danketsu.¡± Homura smiles. ¡°I mean, it¡¯s not called the happiest place in the world for no reason.¡± ¡°You¡¯re right. Hey, what about you Kura?¡± Cherry looks back. ¡°Kura?¡± Kuragami has gone to a table with waffles and started eating. The three of them face palm. ¡°His love for waffles.¡± ¡°I swear.¡± They walk up to Kuragami. Cherry grabs his hand. ¡°Enough eating Kura, let¡¯s dance!¡± Kuragami smiles. They both go to the dancing crowd and dance together. As they¡¯re dancing, someone taps Kuragami¡¯s shoulder. He turns around and sees Kiyoko. ¡°Kiyo. So you guys passed your mission too?¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± Kiyoko looks away nervous. ¡°That¡¯s cool.¡± They both just stand there in awkward silence. Cherry goes to them and puts her arm over Kuragami. ¡°So, who¡¯s the girlfriend?!¡± Kuragami looks at Cherry annoyed. ¡°This is Kiyoko. She¡¯s a childhood friend of mine. Kiyoko, this is-¡± Cherry puts her hand out. ¡°I¡¯m Cherry! Hey, you look so cute in that blue dress. It matches your hair.¡± Kiyoko shakes her hand and smiles. ¡°Thanks! You look good too.¡± Stolen from its original source, this story is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. Kuragami looks around. ¡°Say Kiyoko, where¡¯s the rest of you?¡± ¡°Yakone and the twins aren¡¯t coming. To tell you the truth, we nearly failed our mission. Yakone said without our captain, we would¡¯ve been killed. That we¡¯re too weak.¡± ¡°Really?¡± ¡°Yeah. I told them let¡¯s come here to get our mind of things, but they said no and decided to train. They¡¯re really dedicated to getting stronger.¡± ¡°I never thought they cared that much about things like that. That mission must¡¯ve changed them.¡± ¡°It wasn¡¯t the mission that changed them.¡± ¡°Hmm?¡± ¡°It was you.¡± The mic on the stage turns on. Everyone goes silent and looks at the stage. It¡¯s Kizoku 9, Mizuki. ¡°Kura, he¡¯s kinda good looking. How old is he?¡± ¡°Like in his 20s.¡± ¡°First off, I want to congratulate you all for completing your first missions and officially becoming Shorai. This is a big change for you and us.¡± Everyone claps and cheers. ¡°Now as you know, officially becoming ranked disciples, you now play a part in making sure the world is in order. During that, you get paid.¡± ¡°Kiyo, we can do real good with our money.¡± ¡°Yeah. Our town could really benefit from it.¡± ¡°This is why each year, we give Shorai the opportunity to boost themselves.¡± Everyone starts chatting. ¡°For this year, we¡¯re bringing back, The Shorai Skirmish.¡± Sasaki gets excited. He grins. ¡°The Shorai Skirmish will be set in an island. You will all be placed there. Each of you will fight one another, as individuals.¡± Everyone gets shocked. ¡°This is to test each of your abilities to the fullest. To see what you¡¯ll do if your team isn¡¯t with you. Also to prepare you for future solo missions.¡± Kuragami punches his palm. ¡°This will be exciting.¡± ¡°It will be broadcasted to royalty around the world. They¡¯ll watch every single one of you and see if you¡¯re worthy of working for them. This also comes with a lot of money and status.¡± Mizuki thinks to himself. ¡°Though I doubt this bunch will be recognised. As generations go on, they¡¯ve become more unserious.¡± Mizuki smiles. ¡°The way the skirmish will work is, each of you will be wearing a bracelet. Every time you defeat someone, some of their aura will be absorbed in your bracelet and you will gain 5 points. The way we decide if someone is defeated is by a certain nerve in your system. If that nerve stops functioning, you¡¯ll get teleported to a large waiting room and watch the rest of the skirmish while being healed.¡± ¡°They really thought this one through.¡± ¡°This isn¡¯t complicated Homura.¡± Homura looks at Sasaki annoyed. ¡°Though with all The Shorai Skirmishes in the past, there¡¯s a twist.¡± Everyone gets ready to hear the twist. ¡°There will be a select five of you who will be worth, 50 points!¡± Many people gasp. This makes the excitement jump many levels. Mizuki brings out a scroll. ¡°These people are called ¡®Prodigy Disciples.¡¯ They were picked by the Kashikoi as the five strongest of your generation. If you hear your name, come up to the stage.¡± ¡°Prodigy Disciples? The five strongest?¡± ¡°If they¡¯re worth 50, everyone will be after them.¡± ¡°Just beating one can guarantee you becoming at least top 10.¡± ¡°They are doomed.¡± Everyone is eager to see who the chosen 5 will be. ¡°Prodigy Disciple 5, Kuragami Nozomi.¡± Everyone looks at Kuragami. ¡°Seriously? Me, the weakest?¡± Kuragami gets on stage. Prodigy Disciple 4, Isamu Denki.¡± ¡°Yeah! Suck it Kuragami, I¡¯m stronger!¡± ¡°There¡¯s no way, that idiot is above me.¡± Isamu walks on stage. ¡°Prodigy Disciples 3, Hoshiko Heulwen.¡± A girl with chocolate silky skin walks on stage. She has Afro hair that¡¯s in two large puff balls. ¡°Wow, I really made it!¡± Kuragami goes up to her. ¡°Hey, I¡¯m Kuragami.¡± She looks at him up and down. She then looks away. ¡°Okay then.¡± ¡°Prodigy Disciples 2, Sasaki Bushida. ¡°Eh?! Sasaki¡¯s above me too?!¡± Sasaki walks on stage and next to Kuragami. ¡°See that, I¡¯m stronger.¡± ¡°There¡¯s Kashikoi don¡¯t know their stuff!¡± ¡°And finally, Prodigy Discipls 1, Daku Improbus!¡± Daku walks on stage, unbothered. ¡°So you¡¯re the strongest.¡± Daku looks at Kuragami. ¡°Kuragami Nozomi. To think you were just a weakling after all.¡± ¡°Hey, what did you say?!¡± Sasaki holds him back. ¡°Save it for the skirmish.¡± ¡°These are the five chosen. The ones in your generation known as Prodigy Disciples.¡± The five look at the rest watching them. ¡°We¡¯re worth ten more points than them.¡± ¡°They¡¯re going to be after us constantly.¡± Kuragami looks at them. ¡°I don¡¯t know about you guys, but I¡¯ll be able to handle it.¡± ¡°A weakling like you has no place to talk like that.¡± Kuragami gets irritated. Hoshiko looks at both of them. Then she looks at crowd. ¡°Calm down you two. We¡¯re pretty much on the same team here.¡± The Prodigy Disciples The 5 Prodigy Disciples are in a room with Kiyoshi. He gives them special armbands they have to wear until the end of the Shorai Skirmish. They all put it on. They''re all sitting on a couch. There''s a table in front of them and behind that table is where Kiyoshi is standing. Daku has his feet on the table. ¡°Alright guys, since your new Prodigy Disciples, I thought, why not introduce ourselves.¡± They all nod. ¡°Great, let''s say our names, what element disciple group you are, one fun fact about us and a goal you want to achieve. I''ll start. My names Kiyoshi. One fun fact about me is that I was originally part of the S.I.D.¡± Kuragami raises his eyebrows. ¡°A goal I want to achieve. I want to get my brother back.¡± Daku puts his feet on the floor. ¡°Anyways, Isamu your turn.¡± ¡°Alright. My names Isamu Denki. I am a Thunder Disciple. One fun fact about me is that my dad is a former Kizoku. And one goal I have is to become the strongest Thunder Disciple.¡± Kuragami starts to chuckle. Then begins to laugh out loud. Hoshiko pinches Kuragami to get him to stop laughing. He stops laughing. Isamu starts to get angry. ¡°What''s so funny you blue haired idiot!¡± ¡°One fun fact about you? Then you go on to say something about your deadbeat father.¡± Kuragami laughs. ¡°Fine. One fun fact about me is that I used to bully your best friend Homura back in the day.¡± ¡°Yeah, try that now. He¡¯ll beat your ass.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t see him in this room. Do you?¡± ¡°The Kashikoi are old, they don¡¯t know what they¡¯re talking about!¡± Kiyoshi slightly raises his aura. ¡°That¡¯s enough.¡± They both quiet down and sit back down peacefully. ¡°Now next, Hoshiko.¡± Hoshiko giggles and stands up. She¡¯s wearing black and yellow attire, the yellow matching her eyes. ¡°My names Hoshiko Heulwen. I am a Light Disciple. One fun fact about me is that I am the only person my age that can use light travel. Even if it''s not for very long. One goal I want to achieve is to become the strongest female Disciple.¡± Kiyoshi nods. ¡°Who knows, the strongest disciple could be female.¡± She sits down. ¡°Sasaki, your turn.¡± ¡°My names Sasaki Bushida. I was born without an element. One fun fact about me is that I was born and raised outside the five sections. And I only have one goal, to become the strongest swordsman.¡± ¡°There are some insanely strong swordsman out there. Be careful.¡± This book was originally published on Royal Road. Check it out there for the real experience. Kuragami chuckles. He stands up and jumps on the table. He faces the other four while his back is turned to Kiyoshi. ¡°My names Kuragami Nozomi! I''m a Ice Disciple! One fun fact about me is that I once found a legendary weapon of ice! And my goal is-¡± They all stare at him in interest. Kiyoshi smiles. ¡°To open the gates of everyone¡¯s dreams!¡± Isamu scoffs. Hoshiko lightly claps. Daku stands up. ¡°How childish.¡± Kuragami sits down on the table. ¡°My names Daku Improbus. I am a Dark Disciple, the world¡¯s most ruthless element group. There are no fun facts about me. And my goal is to become the strongest Disciple of all time. So strong that no one will be able to tell me what do, that no man will be able to limit me!¡± ¡°Strongest huh?¡± Kuragami chuckles. ¡°You aim too low.¡± ¡°Know your place, Nozomi.¡± They both go face to face with each other. Kiyoshi claps his hands as hard as he can. ¡°Alright guys that''s it. I''ll gladly beat you all up, don''t force me to. Your Prodigy Disciples, you don''t fight each other, you help each other. Make sure you all grow together.¡± Daku and Kuragami both sit down. ¡°Thank you. Now I need to give you guys rules you need to follow before the skirmish.¡± They all nod their heads. ¡°Rule 1, Don''t talk to any other Shorai meaning that if they aren''t Prodigy Disciples, you can''t speak to them.¡± ¡°What? So I can''t speak to Cherry or Homura?¡± "You can''t speak to them no matter what." ¡°What if I need to speak to them to tell them I can''t speak to them?¡± ¡°No.¡± ¡°But I-¡± ¡°No!¡± ¡°Okay fine.¡± Kuragami crosses his arms. "Rule 2, no attacking or sabotaging other teams. So pretty much don''t have anything to do with any of the other Shorai.¡± ¡°What if we need to go toilet and someone goes to the same toile-¡± ¡°Shut up Kuragami!¡± They all say that in unison. ¡°Okay sorry. No more questions.¡± Kiyoshi sighs. ¡°Rule 3, the final rule, you can''t go back home until after the Shorai Skirmish.¡± ¡°So we''re staying in this hotel? Cool.¡± ¡°Yeah. I¡¯m gonna give you guys advice on the skirmish though. All I have to say is, be free there.¡± They all look confused. Kiyoshi looks at the door. Three seconds later someone opens it. They all look to see one of the Kashikoi walk in. ¡°Hello young Shorai. I think it''s appropriate if I give you my name before you head off. My names Genji, just Genji. As you already know I''m one of the Kashikoi.¡± They all greet the Kashikoi in a respectful manor. ¡°Now congratulations for becoming Prodigy Disciples but I didn''t come here to talk to all of you. I came here for Kiyoshi and Kuragami so can the four of you leave please?¡± ¡°Wait for me outside guys.¡± ¡°Ok.¡± Hoshiko pats Kuragami''s head and leads the others to the way out. The four leave without a doubt and they wait outside the building for Kuragami. ¡°Kuragami, how have you been?¡± Kuragami seems nervous. He never gets nervous. ¡°I''ve been good. All this Prodigy Shorai Skirmish stuff has got me excited. I think I''m ready for it.¡± ¡°That''s great to hear. Firstly, I would like to say sorry for your loss. Losing your father at such a young age must be very hard. After the Shorai Skirmish, we will host a big funeral for him funded by the Disciple Regiment as he is a individual who has helped us a lot in the past. He is an important figure after all.¡± ¡°Okay. Thanks. But what about my brother? Will he be able to come?¡± ¡°Um. I am not sure at the moment. We don''t even know his whereabouts. It''s up to him though. Honestly.¡± Kiyoshi notices that Kuragami felt down after hearing that. ¡°Listen Kuragami, I''m close with Yuma. Knowing him he''s perfectly fine. He''s smart and also one of the strongest people I know. I know for a fact that he''s fine out there.¡± ¡°Yes you heard Kiyoshi. Now if your brother ever communicates with you, make sure you let us know ok?¡± "Okay?¡± ¡°Great. Have a nice day Kuragami. You too Kiyoshi¡± Genji then leaves the building. Kiyoshi and Kuragami are by theirselves. ¡°Hey Kuragami, if Yuma ever contacts you or talks to you face to face, make sure that you don''t tell anyone other than me. Ok?¡± I wasn¡¯t going to anyways. Why do they care so much though?¡± ¡°Because they want Yuma to go down. They think it''s not safe for him to roam free. He knows too much. But you don¡¯t have to worry.¡± ¡°Why not?¡± ¡°Because I have it all under control. Plus, Yuma told me to look after you while he''s gone. He''s my only friend so I thought why not. I''ll protect you with my life since that''s what Yuma wants me to do. If you need someone to trust and listen to you, it''s me.¡± ¡°Thank you Kiyoshi.¡± ¡°Also if you somehow manage to come first in The Shorai Skirmish, I¡¯ll train you for a bit.¡± ¡°Really?¡± Kiyoshi nods. ¡°You¡¯re the best Kiyoshi!¡± ¡°Now go. You got two weeks to prepare for The Shorai Skirmish. Kuragami runs out cheering. The other Prodigy Disciples are confused to as why Kuragami is this happy. Sasaki walks up to him and grabs him. ¡°Why are you cheering and jumping all around the place?¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry you guys, but I¡¯m winning The Shorai Skirmish.¡± ¡°Look around Kuragami¡¯s, we¡¯re not gonna let you!¡± Kuragami smiles. Elemental Groups The Prodigy Disciples are at a food place. Kuragami, Sasaki and Isamu are sitting one side while Daku and Hoshiko are sitting on the other. Their food comes. Burgers and fries. Hoshiko starts things off. ¡°Listen, luckily for us, we¡¯re a very diverse group. We need to let each other know about each elements strengths and weaknesses.¡± Kuragami nods. ¡°That¡¯s a good idea. Let¡¯s start with the Fire Section. Who knows the most about them?¡± ¡°Sasaki puts his hand up. I¡¯ve lived there for most of my life. Fire Disciples have incredible power in their attacks. It¡¯s best to avoid instead of block. While Inferno Disciples are the same, they have more control of their flames, making them more skilled.¡± Kuragami already finishes his meal. Sasaki looks at him. ¡°How are you already done?!¡± Hoshiko face palms. ¡°Forget that Sasaki. Kuragami, tell us about the Water Section.¡± Kuragami wipes his mouth with a napkin. ¡°The Water Section huh? Well Water Disciples are like more disciplined version of us Ice Disciples. I really can¡¯t tell you much because apparently even they don¡¯t know much about themselves. However, Ice Disciples, most of us are ruthless. We use our aura to cause the most pain possible. Be careful about them.¡± The author''s content has been appropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. ¡°So the stories about Ice Disciples being ruthless are true then?¡± Kuragami has a smug look on his face. ¡°You scared Hoshiko?¡± Hoshiko stands up quick. ¡°Absolutely not!¡± She sits down, clears her throat then crosses her arms. ¡°Anyways, Isamu, tell us about the Sky Islands.¡± He goes on to tell them about Thunder and Air Disciples. He mentions things like them normally boosting their speed. He also says that Air Disciples are as tactical as Nature Disciples and Thunder Disciples can cause as much destruction as Earth Disciples. To follow up on that, they all explain to each other that Earth Disciples are powerhouses that cause much destruction, while Nature Disciples specialise in self healing. ¡°And lastly-¡± ¡°The Space Section, home to Dark Disciples like me, and Light Disciples like her.¡± ¡°No need to interrupt me. I¡¯ll explain how we are. You got the Dark Disciples.¡± Daku nods. ¡°Us Light Disciples are really fast. Some faster than you can comprehend. We learn Light travel at a young age but most can¡¯t use it for long. It¡¯s very tiring to use. Hence why out of all the disciples, us Disciples of Otiar have the most stamina.¡± ¡°And as for Dark Disciples, we are the strongest disciples of them all.¡± Kuragami puts his hand up. ¡°I heard different.¡± ¡°Well who cares what you heard. Our history has allowed us to stay present in this world. We are even kin to the strongest disciple alive.¡± They all have a serious look on their face. And they say in unison, ¡°Kanji!¡± They all finish their food and walk out the restaurant. Hoshiko stops them. ¡°I suggest for now, we all go our own ways and train. We have just over two weeks until the skirmish. I say when we come back, we surprise each other. Because trust me, you¡¯ll be surprised.¡± Daku points at Kuragami. ¡°Listen to her words Kuragami. As the weakest, I expect a worthy fight from you.¡± ¡°Worthy fight? What are you talking about.¡± Hoshiko intervenes. ¡°Daku that¡¯s enough.¡± ¡°Nah. Kuragami Nozomi. Next time we see each other, you¡¯ll show me why you were named one of the 5 Prodigy Disciples.¡± Kuragami is confused, but is ready. ¡°Fine then.¡± He cracks his knuckles. ¡°Not only will I show you why I¡¯m a Prodigy Disciple, but I¡¯ll show you the true strongest!¡± View of Pillar Kuragami is in a snow forest somewhere in the Water Section. ¡°I need a new technique. One stronger than any other technique.¡± He raises the aura on his right hand and turns it into ice, covering his hand. ¡°Hmm.¡± Kuragami runs off to find a specific place. He goes to a mansion, covered by one large water fountain. ¡°Sir there''s a kid waiting outside for you.¡± ¡°Let him in.¡± Kuragami walks in the mansion. He¡¯s led into the main room. The doors open and there''s Keikena there sitting on the table eating dinner. Keikena is 19 years old with blue hair. He wears a blue turtleneck with navy blue trousers. ¡°What do you want? If it''s something to do with your brother then I-" ¡°It''s not!¡± ¡°What is it then?¡± ¡°I want you to help me. Help me with this technique I want to create.¡± ¡°Why should I?¡± ¡°You were good friends with my brother weren¡¯t you?¡± ¡°He wasn¡¯t as cocky as you.¡± ¡°Please. I need this. It''s the only way I''ll be able to become the strongest Shorai.¡± Keikena stops eating. ¡°So you have finally accepted that you¡¯re not the strongest. Your cockiness is gone.¡± ¡°Reality hit me a couple times since I became a Shorai.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll help you not only with the technique, but become stronger as a whole.¡± Kuragami¡¯s face enlightens. ¡°On one condition though.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll do anything!¡± ¡°If you don¡¯t become at least top 3, burn your armband.¡± This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. ¡°What the-¡± Burning your armband is a way of showing the world that your against their ways, becoming an outlaw. ¡°Fine. I¡¯ll burn it.¡± Keikena smiles. ¡°So tell me about the technique.¡± Sasaki makes it to his home town, Seich¨­ Town. He has no parents. He lives in a home with other kids that have no parents. They''ve all lived there since they were young without knowing who their parents are. Sasaki is making his way to a location where he always trains. ¡°This new technique needs to blow everything away. But first I need to know how to control my aura even more.¡± He wields his sword and looks at it. ¡°Hoshiko. What a suspicious gal.¡± Sasaki concentrates aura in his sword and lets off a air ripping slash. It''s cuts and multiple trees in his path. Sasaki starts to laugh. ¡°This Shorai Skirmish is becoming more interesting.¡± ¡°Seems like you''ve gotten stronger. That was expected though.¡± Sasaki looks back to see who said that. ¡°What the hell do you want this time?¡± The person smiles. Isamu goes up the Air Elevators to reach the Air Section. The Air Elevators were created by a certain scientist, same Scientist who created The Bullet Train, to connect The Ground to the Sky Islands also known as the Air Section. Isamu makes it home to his father. ¡°Where you been?¡± ¡°Just chilling with the other Prodigy Disciples.¡± ¡°You know how important this Shorai Skirmish is don''t you? It''s a way to separate the weak from the strong. And it''s your choice whether you want to be labelled weak or strong.¡± ¡°I know.¡± ¡°At least you were above Ryoma¡¯s boy.¡± ¡°Trust me Kuragami and his friends are gonna get what¡¯s coming. I¡¯ll make sure of it pops.¡± ¡°Kuragami¡­ a name I despise.¡± Kuragami, Sasaki and Isamu all start their training. Sky, Cherry and Homura are in a special made training ground around Danketsu. They''re training significantly hard for the Shorai Skirmish. Cherry and Homura are sweating a lot. They have been training non stop. ¡°Keep it up like this and you guys will make it top 10.¡± ¡°I need to train harder, and beat one of them Prodigies!¡± ¡°Why''s that Homura?¡± ¡°To prove my strength. To prove that it''s not just Kuragami and Sasaki doing all the hard work. We need to prove to everyone that we''re strong too Cherry. Otherwise those two will leave us in the dust.¡± ¡°Yeah you¡¯re right. Plus I have my own reasons to get strong.¡± Sasaki creates a big explosion around himself, bigger than any explosion he''s made in his life. Everything around him is destroyed, there''s no trace of any trees ever existing there. He is sweating and breathing heavily. ¡°This isn''t it. I have to take control.¡± ¡°Try concentrating your aura around the sword instead of inside it. That¡¯s what master taught me.¡± He charges up his aura around his sword and then uses his sword to release another attack. However it didn''t work. He needs to learn how to do it properly. Isamu has tried to learn the technique his father showed him. He''s attempted doing it multiple times but kept failing. ¡°Concentrate more Isamu and then it will be a piece of cake once you do it the first time.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Isamu then tries again. Thunder gets scattered all around the training field. Isamu still hasn''t done the technique properly. Kuragami uses his technique on a large rock and destroys it. Ice is shattered everywhere. He is sweating heavily and breathing hard. He has been working very hard non stop. ¡°I done it Keikena. But it''s very tiring.¡± ¡°It might be tiring but it''s still not enough. For the thing I was talking about. I¡¯ll take you to meet a person. They can help with both that and your technique.¡± ¡°Well what are we waiting for?¡± Kuragami and Keikena makes their way to uncharted territory. There''s a female voice being projected from a unknown dark place. A voice that no one can hear. ¡°Old friend. I guess I¡¯ll see you once again.¡± Mezame ¡°Woah. This temple looks so cool.¡± Kuragami and Keikena are in front of a temple. Kuragami is amazed at how good the temple looks. There''s pillars made out of blue gold around it. The temple itself is made out of a blue brick. On the left and right side of the entrance stands two guards in white hoods holding spears. ¡°Who are they?¡± ¡°They''re guards from above. They don''t let anyone that''s not trusted inside the temple. The temple is called Mezame. There¡¯s somebody special inside this temple.¡± ¡°And they¡¯re gonna help me?¡± ¡°Yeah. They helped your brother.¡± ¡°This person helped Yuma?¡± ¡°Yeah. They only decided to help Yuma for reasons I don¡¯t know.¡± ¡°Wait, so will they even help me?¡± ¡°I¡­.don¡¯t know.¡± They both walk to the guards. ¡°So you¡¯re back. What is the name of the little one.¡± Kuragami starts to get nervous. ¡°Um. Kuragami Nozomi sir. I mean, sirs. Ma¡¯am¡¯s. What exactly is the genders of you two?¡± Keikena looks at Kuragami annoyed. ¡°Just calm down you idiot.¡± ¡°She has decided to let you in.¡± ¡°She? It¡¯s a she Keikena?¡± ¡°Yeah, so what.¡± Kuragami and Keikena enter Mezame. The path they¡¯re on is surrounded by two waterfalls, one on the left and one on the right. There''s flowers, butterflies and all sorts of beautiful nature around them. Animals of different kind roam the temple. Kuragami is enlightened at what he''s seeing right now. ¡°Hey Kuragami, look up.¡± Kuragami looks up and is shocked at what he''s seeing right now. ¡°No way. Keikena! There''s clouds, a sun, the sky!¡± ¡°Yeah. The inside of this temple, is endless. Like a world of its own. Her world.¡± ¡°How? Who is it we¡¯re meeting?¡± ¡°Let¡¯s just say she¡¯s the only of her kind you¡¯ll ever meet.¡± They¡¯ve been walking straight for ten minutes. ¡°You weren¡¯t kidding about this being endless.¡± ¡°Just keep walking.¡± ¡°For how long?¡± ¡°I don''t know.¡± They¡¯ve been walking for 15 more minutes. ¡°Oh.¡± Kuragami stops walking. Keikena carries on and looks back. ¡°Why did you suddenly sto-¡± Keikena bangs into an invisible wall and falls on the floor. He starts rubbing his head. ¡°How the hell did you know that was there?!¡± The tale has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation. ¡°I saw it, I think.¡± A invisible door opens in front of them. Inside it, there''s a path to a throne with a bunch of guards holding spears surrounding the path. ¡°We''re here Kuragami.¡± ¡°What the hell is this?¡± Keikena stands up and walks in with Kuragami. They make it to the throne. There''s a girl wearing all white with white glistening wings. ¡°Keikena?¡± ¡°Yo?¡± ¡°Is that, AN ANGEL?!¡± ¡°Mhm.¡± Kuragami starts to talk fast. ¡°Wherethehelldidyoubringmethisissocoolshessobeautifulhowthehelldidyou-theheckdidyouknowtherewasanangelherethi-¡± Keikena slaps the back of his head. ¡°We get it.¡± ¡°What brings you here human. It seems that you came with a child?¡± ¡°Teach him Ice Coating. He wants to get stronger.¡± She chuckles. ¡°Is this what you humans call ¡®being satire¡¯?¡± ¡°Nah.¡± ¡°You want me, an angel to help a kid learn coating? At such a young age too?¡± ¡°Why is it that you helped my brother.¡± ¡°And who exactly is your brother?¡± ¡°Yuma Nozomi ma¡¯am.¡± ¡°Really?¡± ¡°I can call you ma¡¯am right? You angels have gender?¡± ¡°Clearly they do Kuragami. You¡¯re not helping yourself too.¡± ¡°You kid. Something about you is familiar. What¡¯s your name?¡± ¡°Kuragami Nozomi ma¡¯am.¡± The angel changes the space into a enchanted garden. The water glistens like aura. ¡°Sit down legs crossed boy.¡± Kuragami sits down with his legs crossed. The angel stands in front of him. She raises her aura. She is surrounded by a white aura. Keikena is impressed. The Mezame Angel places two fingers on Kuragami. ¡°Raise your aura boy.¡± Kuragami raises his aura. The blue aura around him slowly turns into a white aura, the same colour as the Mezame Angel''s. ¡°Our auras are now one. Now I''m going to step into your soul.¡± The pupils in Kuragami''s eyes dissapear. The aura intensifies. The Mezame Angels spirit steps into Kuragami''s soul. Meanwhile, Kuragami is seeing moments in his head, moments he¡¯s never experienced. Everything is bright. She feels safe in Kuragami''s soul. ¡°The feeling gets more familiar.¡± Suddenly, the angel feels something approaching her. From both directions. Two things very powerful. Darkness starts to spread around. His soul starts to get dark. It feels like his aura, but something a lot different. A bright blue light shines from the opposite direction, fighting the darkness. A person appears from the light. The angel swiftly looks back. Keikena starts to get worried. ¡°Any time now guys.¡± The aura rises causing wind around the garden. ¡°What the hell is going on? Kuragami!¡± The aura and wind intensifies. The whole space becomes endangered by the sudden change in aura. ¡°This is bad! I need to stop this!¡± Suddenly the aura stops. They both come back to their original state. Kuragami is breathing heavily.¡± ¡°Your name, Ena.¡± The angel is shocked. ¡°How do you know?¡± ¡°I-I don¡¯t know. ¡° ¡°I have decided that I¡¯ll help you learn coating. Beware, since you¡¯re young, you could die from this. The recommended age for you humans to learn to coating is 14 years.¡± ¡°So, I can die?¡± ¡°If you¡¯re not willing to take that risk then there''s no point of you being here.¡± ¡°No wait. I''ll do anything. No matter the risk. For me to become stronger I have to train like my life depends on it.¡± ¡°Great so the first thing we will do is controlling your aura where gravity pressure is high.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°Wait this isn''t th-¡± Ena teleports Keikena and the guards away. She changes the space around her and Kuragami into a place surrounded by a special type of concrete. ¡°Where are we?¡± ¡°Get ready young man. This will be intense.¡± She lifts her arm up. The gravity pressure increases massively causing Kuragami to fall straight flat on the ground. ¡°What..the¡­hell.¡± Kuragami can''t move an inch. It''s like he''s glued to the floor. ¡°I..cant¡­move.¡± ¡°That''s the whole point. Now this is your objective for the next few days. Your going to try stand up in this gravity pressure for 5 seconds.¡± ¡°Only 5 seconds? Easy.¡± ¡°Fine then we''ll make it 10 seconds. This is not as easy as you think. To be able to move, you have to concentrate your aura throughout your whole body. That''s how you gain the strength to move in this environment.¡± ¡°So concentrate my aura throughout my whole body? Easier said than done.¡± ¡°Well I''ll be back to check on you in two hours.¡± ¡°Wait, two hours of this? Come on this is so uncomfortable.¡± ¡°Not my problem.¡± Ena disappears leaving Kuragami by himself. ¡°So concentrate my aura.¡± Kuragami raises his aura throughout his whole body surrounding himself with his blue aura. Keikena and the other guards got sent to a room somewhere in the space. Ena teleports into the room. Keikena stands up. He looks angry. He rarely gets angry. ¡°What was all of that? Gravity pressure? That''s not how you learn coating.¡± ¡°It''s a better way to learn coating.¡± ¡°Since when?¡± ¡°I don''t have to explain myself to you human. This is how us angels learn coating. It''s a better method than the human way.¡± Keikena stays silent. ¡°You must be hungry, let''s eat.¡± Ena teleports all of them to a dining hall full of food. In a base near the temple. There''s a bunch of Disciples planning something. There''s pictures of the Angel with large red crosses drawn around them. The base has a large logo resembling a three headed dragon. Someone walks up on the stage in the base. ¡°Everyone look the boss is making a speech!¡± ¡°Yes boss! What are we going to do this time?¡± ¡°My fellow outlaws! The big boss has ordered our base to capture the angel! So, that''s exactly what we are going to do. Starting from tomorrow, we will attack that lousy temple retrieving the angel! From there on out, our boss will use her power for world domination!¡± All the Rogue Disciples start cheering. ¡°So guys, once we take the angel, the future will brighten up! Not for her though. Muahahahaha!¡± All the outlaws start laughing waving their weapons high in the air. The leader says something to himself. ¡°Soon, everything I''ve ever dreamed of will become true. All thanks to the big boss.¡± Blessed Arm Ena and Keikena are sat down on a table eating dinner. ¡°So, your name is Ena. How the hell-, sorry. How the heaven does Kuragami know that?¡± ¡°You humans with your jokes. However I do not know.¡± ¡°Why lie Ena. Just tell me.¡± ¡°Accusing an angel of lying?¡± Keikena pause for a moment. ¡°My bad.¡± They both finish their food. Ena stands up. ¡°It''s been an hour. I''ll check up on the young man now.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll leave you here.¡± Ena teleports to the place where Kuragami is training. He is on his knees. His aura is specifically glowing around his chest. Kuragami is trying his hardest to stand up but he can barely move. ¡°I see you¡¯ve learned briefly to focus your aura from the core. I didn¡¯t think you were capable.¡± Kuragami struggles to speak as he''s trying his hardest to stand up. ¡°I, stood up once. I went straight down.¡± ¡°Good progress. Let''s take a break an-¡± ¡°No breaks! If this is gonna make me stronger, I want to do this, forever!¡± ¡°Forever? You want to die?¡± ¡°No!¡± ¡°So you¡¯re not going to do it forever.¡± Ena suddenly feels uneasy. She teleports Keikena in the area. She resets the gravity pressure back to normal. Keikena has an irritated look on his face. ¡°Why am I here?¡± ¡°There¡¯s Peace Hunters outside. Deal with them.¡± Keikena sighs. ¡°Fine. Get me out of here.¡± Ena forms an exit. Keikena walks out the temple ¡°Oh look who it is! One of the Kizoku.¡± The leader of this group of Peace Hunters is a swordsman. A Swordsman named Genko. There''s about 50 of them surrounding the Temple getting ready to destroy it. ¡°We have orders to raid this temple. Don¡¯t go asking us why, but a raid is a raid. Let¡¯s go men!¡± All the Peace Hunters start running towards the temple. They''re all dark disciples. ¡°Peace Hunters always go straight to fighting. Fine by me though. Water Barrier.¡± A bunch of water flies up covering the temple. The Peace Hunters use their dark aura to try destroy the barrier, however they¡¯re unsuccessful. Keikena vanishes and appears on the other side of the barrier. He starts charging up aura in his fist. Water starts to form around his hand. 7 Peace Hunters starts to charge at him with their auras raised. "Drowning Pacific Punch." That one technique took out several Peace Hunters at once. The others are shocked at Keikena''s power. ¡°So that¡¯s the strength of a Kizoku?¡± ¡°Why order us to attack this temple? It makes no sense that a Kizoku¡¯s here Genko!¡± Genko starts to get pissed. He draws his sword. The narrative has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. ¡°If any of you are scared, then run away, you¡¯re no Peace Hunter!¡± Keikena smiles. ¡°I¡¯m not even gonna give you the chance to run.¡± Keikena raises his aura everywhere causing wind around all of them. ¡°Apal¨¡la, Rage!¡± A different type of aura fuses with Keikena''s. A large dragon made out of water appears behind Keikena, swirligg by from the ground. ¡°Genko huh? You¡¯ll be a nice training tool for now.¡± Genko lets out a scream of anger. ¡°Damn you, Kizoku!¡± Genko jumps high and raises his aura in his sword. ¡°Dark Sword!¡± His sword gets covered in dark aura. He slashes the water dragon with his powered up sword, but it goes through it causing no effect. ¡°Shit!¡± Genko is now scared for his life as he stares at the water dragons head. A voice in Keikena''s head is speaking to him. ¡°Should I sacrifice him?¡± ¡°Nah. Beat him up plenty though.¡± Apal¨¡la charges at Genko while he''s in the air. It catches him and while he''s on the front of its head, it dashed into all the trees in front, barely keeping him alive. ¡°Perfect Apal¨¡la!¡± Apal¨¡la disappears leaving Genko half dead on the floor. All the remaining Peace Hunters are left petrified so they decide to run away. Keikena walks up to Genko. ¡°You¡¯re coming with me.¡± Keikena picks him up and takes him inside the temple. Kuragami is finally standing again. ¡°2¡­3..4.¡± He drops straight to the ground. ¡°Yes, two more than last time. ¡°You feel it don¡¯t you?¡± ¡°Yeah. I feel like I have more control of my aura. I just need more time.¡± ¡°No. That''s enough for now.¡± The gravity pressure goes back to normal. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± The Mezame Angel teleports herself and Kuragami to a training ground. ¡°Took your time.¡± Keikena is standing there holding a injured Genko. ¡°Who''s that.¡± ¡°A Peace Hunter.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± ¡°Doesn''t matter. But I have an idea on how we could train your giant ice arm thingy. You have a name for it.¡± ¡°Well, if I''m going to use my heavenly ice for it, it''ll be called Heavenly Ice Arm!¡± Ena and Keikena slowly look at each other. They both slowly look back at Kuragami. ¡°Think of a better name Kuragami. Please.¡± The Mezame Angel puts her hand up. ¡°What about Blessed Arm?¡± Kuragami thinks for a moment. ¡°Well, who knew angels could come up with good names.¡± Ena smiles. ¡°Anyways, Kuragami.We''ll use him to help you with your Blessed Arm. He has strong strike power with his sword so he will be able to cut your arm. We''re gonna try harden where he cuts before he cuts it with the Heavenly Ice.¡± ¡°Oh. But the thing is, I haven''t used my Heavenly Ice yet.¡± ¡°Try now. The training you¡¯ve been doing might¡¯ve given you a bit more control of it.¡± Kuragami crouches down. He puts one had on the ground. He breaths cold air in, cold air out. His eyes start to glow blue. His voice turns calm. ¡°Heavenly Ice.¡± Cold air starts surrounding him and blowing through everything. Glistening Ice comes out from the floor. Keikena is amazed. Ena stays silent. ¡°Let me see if the rumours are true.¡± Keikena charges up his aura in his fist and punches the ice. It doesn''t even leave a scratch. ¡°So it¡¯s true. This ice can¡¯t be shattered.¡± ¡°I guess.¡± ¡°Genko, stand up.¡± Genko moans. ¡°Why would I want to help a piece of shit like you?¡± ¡°Hmm I don''t know. Maybe because I''ll kill you if you don¡¯t.¡± ¡°And if I do?¡± ¡°Then I''ll let you go. But you have to make sure you never make contact with any of the Peace Hunters ever again.¡± ¡°No way! The Peace Hunters are my life. They''re the reason why I live.¡± ¡°Well I''m giving you a new reason to live. You¡¯re in a life or death situation and I''m giving you the option to live. Now stop crying and listen to everything I say!¡± ¡°Dammit! Fine." Genko stands up struggling. ¡°So all I have to do is help that brat become stronger? Easy.¡± ¡°Great.¡± Ena steps up to test something. ¡°Wait Kuragami! Punch Keikena as hard as you can, I want you to see something.¡± ¡°Um. Keikena can I?¡± Keikena sighs. ¡°Fine. I doubt it would hurt anyways.¡± Kuragami punches Keikena as hard as he can to the chest. As he makes impact, wind is blowed at Keikenas direction due the hit. ¡°What the fu-¡± Spit spurts out of Keikenas mouth. He grabs his chest and drops to his knees. ¡°What the hell? How am I this strong Ena?¡± ¡°When you were trying to stand up, not only does it help your aura control, but it strengthens it. It also increases your physical strength, speed and your endurance. Now your much faster and stronger than you was before.¡± ¡°Cool. And I still get to train like that for much longer.¡± ¡°Well I have things to do so why don''t you guys carry on training.¡± ¡°Ok. See ya.¡± Ena disappears leaving them by themselves. ¡°Now Genko power up your sword.¡± Genko powers up aura inside his sword. ¡°Alright Kuragami, use your Blessed Arm.¡± Kuragami raises aura in his right arm. A lot of aura starts to extend and take shape of a giant arm. The aura then turns into solid ice the shape of an arm. ¡°It''s lighter than it was before. Ena was right. But it still slows me down.¡± ¡°Don''t worry about that right now. Focus on hardening some spots with your Heavenly Ice. But at the same time, Genko will be attacking those spots.¡± ¡°Wait, what?¡± Genko dashes to Kuragami. He lets off a ground breaking slash to him.Kuragami reacts to it and tries to block it with his Blessed Arm. ¡°Let¡¯s see how you manage, Kuragami.¡± On an island somewhere else, there''s a kid with purple hair, purple eyes and spiky teeth roaming around like he''s looking for someone. He¡¯s wearing purple and black attire. He walks into a bar after slamming the door open. ¡°Hey! Has anyone seen this kid!¡± Everyone in the bar looks at him as he holds up the picture. It''s a picture of Yuuto. They all look pissed since he''s causing a ruckus. Someone with a black cloak and hood walks up to him. The kid sees some of the persons blue hair. ¡°I know where he''s going to go in a few days. I''ll tell you where and what time he''ll be there.¡± ¡°Who are you?¡± ¡°It doesn''t matter who I am. What matters is where that kid is right? You want him.¡± ¡°I just want to be the one who kills that traitor.¡± ¡°And I''ll help you get the opportunity to.¡± So then tell me.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± The person wearing the black cloak smiles. Ice Coating Genko takes a large step back. Kuragami is relieved. ¡°Phew, that was close.¡± ¡°Nah, it wasn''t close. It was just as I planned.¡± ¡°What?¡± The Blessed Arm splits in half. The half of the arm that got cut off falls and evaporated as aura. ¡°WHAT?! THIS ARM GOT CUT JUST LIKE THAT!¡± ¡°Kuragami, if you want to prevent the arm from getting cut, use the Heavenly Ice in the spots where it''s about to get cut.¡± ¡°Easier said than done Keikena. But I''ll try.¡± Kuragami raises his aura in his right hand to reform the Blessed Arm. ¡°Come at me Genko.¡± ¡°Be careful what you wish for kid.¡± Genko raises his aura and swiftly dashes at Kuragami one more time. Kuragami tries to concentrate his Heavenly Ice into his Blessed Arm guessing where Genko is going to strike. But it''s too late. Genko has already sliced the arm again. Kuragami thinks to himself. ¡°He''s too fast. I can''t concentrate like this. Instead of playing defence, I should attack Genko. See how strong I am with this Blessed Arm.¡± Genko jumps back. Kuragami smiles. ¡°What you smiling at kid?¡± ¡°Get ready Genko.¡± Kuragami regenerates his Blessed Arm. He then dashes at Genko like lightning. Genko gets ready to block Kuragami''s attack. Kuragami raises the aura in his Blessed Arm to increase the strength and speed of the punch he is about to give. Kuragami goes in for a forceful punch but Genko blocks it with his sword. The impact creates a large aura clash that blows through the whole area. Kuragami shouts as he''s trying his hardest to break through Genko''s block. They both raise their aura throughout their body causing the aura clash to become even more powerful. About 20 seconds pass and the fist of the Blessed Arm starts to glisten. Keikena notices it. Genko starts to feel weakened. ¡°This kid.. is.. no joke.¡± Kuragami finally breaks through Genko''s block and gets a direct hit on him, leading to Genko flying away heavily injured. Genko still finds a way to land on his feet. ¡°What the hell was that? While my sword was in contact with his arm, it felt like I was getting weaker.¡± He holds his chest. ¡°It feels, weird.¡± Keikena starts clapping. ¡°Great Kuragami, that''s the first time you used your Heavenly Ice on command. Now that feeling you just had, remember it. And sooner or later, you will be able to master your Heavenly Ice.¡± If you spot this narrative on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. ¡°Alright!¡± Keikena and Kuragami high five. ¡°A Peace Hunter beat by a kid?¡± Kuragami starts laughing. Keikena also starts laughing. ¡°Don''t get cocky, if I wasn''t injured from before, I would¡¯ve easily killed the kid.¡± ¡°Is that so? Then let''s get Ena to fully heal us and we¡¯ll fight one on one. Tomorrow sounds fine?¡± Keikena is shocked. Genko smiles ¡°Fine by me! I ain¡¯t leaving this temple without someone losing their life.¡± ¡°Well then that''s settled. Keep charging at Kuragami while we wait for Ena to come.¡± Genko carries on charging at Kuragami. They do this for 2 hours straight. Ena finally comes. Kuragami asked for Genko to be fully healed and be taken care of until the duel. He also asked if he could go back to the gravity pressure training. Ena allowed it so now Kuragami is training his aura control. ¡°5, 6, 7, 8.¡± It''s the next day and Keikena is preparing Kuragami for his fight with Genko. Ena walks up to Genko. ¡°Hey Peace Hunter. I should kill you right now but I won''t. Instead, I''ll give you a power boost. It''s not for you, it''s for the young man to push himself harder.¡± ¡°That will be your biggest mistake angel! Because after I kill him, I''ll be able to go free. And trust me, we already got one angel down, a second one will be nothing.¡± ¡°If you say so. He''s no ordinary Shorai. He¡¯s- never mind.¡± Ena looks at Kuragami. She smiles. ¡°It¡¯s been a long time since I became hopeful.¡± Ena walks to Kuragami and Keikena. ¡°You ready?¡± ¡°Of course I am Keikena. I have a surprise for Genko.¡± Kuragami lets off a big smile. ¡°Keikena, when I went to collect Kuragami yesterday, he was on the floor out of stamina. He was more worn out than I have ever seen him.¡± ¡°Then that must mean.¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± ¡°Alright Genko! Get ready for this beat down!¡± ¡°Your death is within a few moments.¡± ¡°Alright now before the fight you guys must-¡± Ena is interrupted by Kuragami and Genko charging at each other. ¡°How dare you not listen to me! I am of the superior race!¡± Genko charges his aura in his sword to make his attacks faster. He slashed at Kuragami. Kuragami jumps up to dodge it. ¡°That was close.¡± Kuragami raises aura in his hand and attempts to punch Genko while he''s airborne. Genko barely makes it to block it with his sword and they start having a mini aura clash. The clash causes the floor to break. Kuragami is overpowering Genko. ¡°This kid was way stronger than he was yesterday!¡± ¡°It''s something called training Genko. My hard work will help me prove that I''m the strongest Shorai.¡± The clash breaks with Kuragami getting a direct wind blowing punch to Genko''s chest. The punch causes spit to force it''s way out Genko''s mouth. It also pushes him back away from Kuragami. Genko is struggling to get his breath back. ¡°While your adjusting your breathing. Watch this.¡± Kuragami stands straight, both arms straight down. He closes his eyes and spreads his aura around his whole body carefully. ¡°ICE COATING!¡± Kuragami¡¯s aura disappears. ¡°Uhm. That wasn¡¯t supposed to happen.¡± Ena walks up towards Kuragami. She whispers something to him. She then walks back to Keikena. Kuragami whispers something. ¡°Cleanse my soul.¡± His body starts getting coated by his aura. The aura then fuses with the same aura the Heavenly Ice releases, but it''s only little hints of it. A certain pattern surrounds his aura. Keikena is shocked that he learnt coating that fast. ¡°Look at him Keikena. He''s finally done it.¡± Keikena keeps a straight face. ¡°I know what Ice Coating looks like. That''s not Ice Coating.¡± Ena looks at Keikena. ¡°Get prepared Genko.¡± Kuragami dashes straight in front of him. It was as if he vanished and appeared straight at Genko''s face. ¡°My eyes couldn''t catch up to this kids movement. Who is this monster?¡± Kuragami punches Genko at his chest again. ¡°I couldn''t even see that punch.¡± Kuragami appears behind Genko and kicks the back of his right leg. ¡°He just dissapeared!¡± Genko falls to his knees. Kuragami''s coating form fades away. ¡°That takes quite a lot of my energy. Holy.¡± Kuragami tries to catch his breath. ¡°This fight isn''t to show off my coating though. I need my Blessed Arm to progress.¡± Kuragami walks in front of Genko. ¡°You poor thing. You just had to fight the wrong kid didn¡¯t you?¡± ¡°If you kill me, the rest of the Peace Hunters will hunt you and everyone you love down.¡± Kuragami grabs Genko¡¯s head. ¡°I¡¯ll be waiting.¡± Kuragami uses his blessed arm. The top of the fist starts glistening. He jumps up high in the air. Kuragami then starts to fall charging up a punch with his giant Blessed Arm. ¡°Glistening Bang.¡± The Blessed Arm and Genko reaches impact causing a large aura explosion covering the whole place blowing things everywhere. The smoke around starts to fade away. Kuragami jumps out from the core of it. His Blessed Arm is gone. ¡°I done it guys. I beat him.¡± Genko is dead on the floor. Keikena looks unimpressed. ¡°You know Ena, I thought Kuragami was different. You know, compared to the other Ice Disciples Fight Between Brothers ¡°Thanks Ena, for letting me train here. Because of you I''m much stronger and confident than I was before.¡± Ena starts smiling. Kuragami does also. ¡°It was my pleasure. You¡¯ve sure grown a lot since you first came here.¡± Kuragami smiles. Ena is reminded of someone else. She grabs Kuragami to her chest and hugs him. "Lucky guy.¡± Ena starts to feel embarrassed. She pushes Kuragami away swiftly. ¡°Ena.¡± ¡°Yes?¡± ¡°This won¡¯t be the last time you see me, I¡¯ll be back.¡± She smiles. Kuragamj and Keikena leave the temple. Back in Seich¨­ Forest. ¡°You did it Sasaki! Look at this giant crater!¡± ¡°I done it. I finally done it. That one move sensei done a long time ago. Why would he tell us not to use a technique as strong as that?¡± ¡°Apparently it¡¯s the technique of a guy who was banished from The Disciple World during the Age of the Ancient Swords.¡± ¡°And that¡¯s got nothing to do with me. I¡¯ll use this technique to become as strong as I can be.¡± ¡°Yeah whatever. Show me again!¡± ¡°Alright. I feel weird when I do it through. My aura changes colour too. I¡¯ll actually stick to my other techniques for now.¡± Sasaki raises the aura inside his sword and attempts to do the move again. ¡°King of Wolves Slash!¡± The guy next to him dashes in front of the attack, brings out his sword and does a technique similar. ¡°What the hell Bokura?!¡± Bokura smiles. Both of the attacks collide, creating an explosion. ¡°Let''s see how strong you are Sasaki. It''s been a long time since we fought.¡± Bokura is very fast. He dashes to Sasaki and swings his sword. Sasaki blocks and swings back. They both keep blocking and attacking in different directions. Sasaki jumps back. ¡°Giant Wolf Fangs!¡± Sasaki raises his aura and unleashes a large wolf shaped attack. Bokura barely evades it. ¡°Not bad.¡± ¡°Blazing Sword!¡± Bokura raises his aura in his sword and it starts to burn. He slashes multiple times. Burning slashes fly towards Sasaki. The story has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation. Sasaki runs towards them and dodges effortlessly. He is now right in front of Bokura. Sasaki''s aura starts concentrating in his sword. His aura turns purple. ¡°Dolorem Cut!¡± The technique hits Bokura, causing the fight to end. Bokura gains a large cut on his body, causing him to drop.¡± ¡°Guess I''m still not stronger than you.¡± ¡°Your pathetic.¡± Sasaki puts his sword back in its holder. ¡°A couple days of hard work payed off. I''m stronger than I have ever been.¡± Sasaki looks at Bokura on the floor. He walks up to him and crouches down. ¡°I''m gonna pick you up. Yuri will know what to do with you.¡± Sasaki holds Bokura and takes him to Seich¨­ Town. Kuragami and Keikena make it back to the Water Section. Kuragami stretches. ¡°We''re back home.¡± ¡°Yeah. It feels like so long.¡± ¡°I wanna see how much I really improved. I wanna fight someone strong like Sasaki.¡± ¡°Was Genko not strong enough?¡± ¡°Nah.¡± ¡°I see. Well you go ahead and go home. I have some things to do. Be safe out there Kuragami.¡± ¡°Yes sir!¡± Kuragami runs home to Satlanta Town. ¡°Sayo!¡± Kuragami sees Sayo walking home. She is holding a bag full of shopping. He runs over to her ¡°Kuragami!¡± Kuragami gives Sayo a big hug. ¡°Where were you? You were gone for so long.¡± ¡°I went out to train with Keikena. Now there''s two weeks left till the Shorai Skirmish. There''s still some room for more training.¡± ¡°So what will you do?¡± ¡°I will practice using my Ice Coating. I can''t use it for very long so I need to master it.¡± ¡°No way. You learnt Coating at such a young age. How, that''s impossible!¡± ¡°Long story. But I want to rest for today and tomorrow I''ll go train.¡± ¡°That''s fine. I''m making lasagne wanna help?¡± ¡°Yeah!¡± They both walk home together to make lasagne. Back at Fumetsu Island. ¡°This letter says ¡®meet me at the forest east of the island if you want to find out how to defeat the Shadow Disciples¡¯.¡± Yuuto got a letter a few days ago. ¡°So I¡¯m here, now what?¡± ¡°So the guy was right. YUUTO!¡± ¡°What?¡± Yuuto looks back and is thunderstruck. ¡°I should''ve known it was a set up. Kyoya!¡± Kyoya is standing on a hill looking down on the whole forest. He is a Shadow Disciple, just like Yuuto. ¡°Listen here you traitor. I''m gonna kill you right here right now.¡± ¡°Why the hell would Genesis send his little brother to come after me?¡± ¡°Genesis didn''t. I came because you¡¯re a traitor. I want you dead. We don''t need Shadow Disciples who don''t obey Genesis.¡± Yuuto knows that Kyoya is way stronger than him. ¡°I have to run. There''s no way I can win.¡± Yuuto starts running deeper into the forest. ¡°You can run Yuuto but you can''t hide!¡± Kyoya manipulates all the forests shadows and combines them into one in his fist. The shadows turn into aura. He powers up that aura in his fists and creates a giant Shadow Ball that replicates the moon. While running, Yuuto looks back at the ball. ¡°What the hell! It''s as big as the island!¡± ¡°Yeah I could destroy this whole island with this attack if I wanted to.¡± Kyoya smiles. ¡°But I¡¯m not that heartless.¡± The ball starts to get compressed. It becomes way smaller than it originally was. ¡°Shadow Technique: Moon Stone.¡± The ball floats into the forest. And suddenly, everything starts to get destroyed. The destruction of the whole forest catches up to Yuuto and now all Kyoya sees is dust. The whole of the forest is destroyed. The whole island saw that explosion and now everyone is getting worried. The dust starts to clear out. Yuuto is still standing but he has bruises everywhere and his clothes are all ripped. ¡°Fair enough Yuuto. But sadly that isn''t the only thing I have in my arsenal. You should know that.¡± ¡°Why do you think I started to run?!¡± ¡°Shadow Coating!¡± Kyoya starts to get coated with his powerful Shadow Aura. Yuuto starts stumbling with his words. ¡°H-how?! You¡¯re only 12 like me!¡± Kyoya''s left eye starts to glow significantly. ¡°It''s the end for you Yuuto!¡± Kyoya vanishes and appears behind Yuuto. Yuuto tries to look back but Kyoya leaves him no time. Instead, Kyoya elbows him in the back causing a few bones to break. Yuuto screams in agony. Kyoya then dashes in front of Yuuto. He blitzes him by punching his chest. Yuuto is sent flying and once he lands, he rolls on the floor for a bit. Kyoya starts charging up aura in his fist. ¡°Shadow Devastation!¡± He is covered by his fierce aura and dashes beyond the speed of light to Yuuto. ¡°I''m dead here. And I didn¡¯t even make up for what I done to Yua. I¡¯m sorry.¡± As soon as Yuuto is about make contact, the cloaked man from the other day appears in front of Kyoya and blocks the Shadow Devastation by catching the punch with his bare hands. It cancels the attack. The wind blows the hood of his head. The person smiles. Kyoya starts to get pissed, yet he smiles with him. Purpose ¡°Its you, Yuma Nozomi!¡± Yuuto can''t keep up with what''s happening right now. ¡°Yuma? As in, Kuragami¡¯s brother?¡± Yuma looks back at Yuuto. ¡°So what I¡¯ve been told is true, you ran into my brother.¡± ¡°Told? By who?¡± Yuma looks back at Yuuto. He cracks his knuckles. ¡°Come then Shadow Disciple. Let¡¯s see what you got!¡± Kyoya goes to punch Yuma. However, he slaps the punch away and punches Kyoya''s face so fast that Kyoya didn''t notice until a second after impact. His nose starts to bleed. Kyoya tries to feel the blood coming out his nose with his hands but Yuma gives him no time to rest. He kicks his chest. Kyoya starts to fly back. While airborne, Yuma dashes appearing right behind him and slams him down to the ground. Yuuto is amazed at how strong and fast Yuma is. ¡°He''s not even trying yet he has the upper edge on Kyoya. I trained with him most my life. Kyoya isn¡¯t one that can easily be pushed around.¡± Yuma stares at Kyoya struggling on the floor. ¡°You give up?¡± ¡°Never!¡± Kyoya faces his hand to Yuma. Yuma sighs.This story has been taken without authorization. Report any sightings. Kyoya starts manipulating all the shadows again. He absorbs all of it into his hand and turns it into aura. ¡°SHADOWS HEAR MY VOICE!¡± Kyoya starts charging up a large beam of Shadow Aura while Yuma is right in front of him watching. ¡°I¡¯m sure they can hear you.¡± Yuma jumps back. He puts his right hand on the ground and raises his aura. ¡°You¡¯ll die here Yuma Nozomi. Lend me strength, Amissa Mundi!¡± Kyoya releases his technique. A stupendous shadow beam comes out from the palm of his hand, shadows potent enough to bring destruction to the whole island. ¡°Interesting. But you''re too weak.¡± Ice comes out from the floor protecting Yuma from the beam. Impact causes a large explosion again being seen from the whole island. The ice was able to block the attack with no casualties. ¡°This guy is way too strong.¡± Yuma walks around the ice to Kyoya on the floor. ¡°Now you done?¡± ¡°This fight may be done, but you¡¯ll get what¡¯s coming regardless. His Shadow Coating fades away. ¡°I guess the blood of your brother will have to do.¡± Kyoya fades away in the shadows. Yuma walks up to Yuuto. ¡°You alright kid?¡± ¡°Yeah. The names Yuuto.¡± Yuuto puts his arm out for a handshake. Yuma shakes it. ¡°Sorry for putting you through that. It was me who told you ti come here after all.¡± ¡°Really? Why?¡± ¡°I ain¡¯t gonna sugarcoat this, you¡¯re a Shadow Disciple. It¡¯s dangerous to have you roaming the world by yourself. ¡°True.¡± Yuma picks Yuuto up. ¡°So I decided to bring you with me. The life you lived before means nothing now.¡± Yuuto is confused. ¡°So what does this mean for me?¡± ¡°Your purpose Yuuto. Your true purpose, is something we all want to know.¡± Back in Danketsu City. Kazuya, Akuma and Mizuki are in a room speaking about certain things. "Raffles Circus..¡± Akuma laughs. ¡°All outlaws ended up dead. Why does that file concern you so much Kazuya?¡± ¡°One escaped. I don¡¯t see anything about him.¡± ¡°About who?¡± ¡°Scorpion.¡± Mizuki gets interested. ¡°What are you suggesting? That they missed out information in the report, intentionally.¡± ¡°Yeah, but scorpion isn¡¯t the only thing missing.¡± They both look at Akuma. ¡°Raffles worked with a Shadow Disciple. It was clear when Genesis turned up.¡± ¡°That wasn¡¯t in the report too.¡± Mizuki sighs. She walks out the room. ¡°Their first mission and they decided to commit a crime.¡± She smiles. ¡°Cherry, you have yourself an interesting team.¡± Sasaki, Bokura and Yurika "So this is your home town. Seich¨­ Town." Kuragami and Sasaki have agreed to meet each other to see how strong they are now. ¡°Yeah. The town I mainly grew up in.¡± ¡°So, where do you live?¡± Sasaki pauses of a second. ¡°Follow me.¡± Sasaki takes Kuragami to his care home, where 12 other orphans live. They are all different ages. Two of them are the same age as Sasaki. As they are standing outside the mansion full of kids, Kuragami looks around. He notices a few kids looking out their windows. Sasaki knocks on the door. One of the kids his age opened. Her name is Yurika but some people call her Yuri for short. Yurika has short black messy hair, with blue eyes. She has light skin. ¡°So you decided to come back after what you done.¡± Sasaki pays no attention to what she just said. ¡°Yuri, this is my teammate Kuragami.¡± Yurika walks past Sasaki and handshakes Kuragami. ¡°My name is Yurika. Nice to meet you. I''m sorry you have to be teammates with this psychopath. Yurika gives Sasaki a dirty back look. Sasaki pays no attention to it. ¡°Nice to meet you. Your auras kind of potent, why didn¡¯t you become shorai?¡± ¡°Why limit myself to a system when the whole world is out there.¡± ¡°True.¡± ¡°If you know that¡¯s true, why wear that armband?¡± Kuragami looks at Sasaki, then back at Yurika. ¡°I have my reasons.¡± Yurika squints her eyes. ¡°Don¡¯t we all. The D.O, I could never work for them.¡± Yurika suddenly walks away and goes upstairs to her room. ¡°Let¡¯s go. I need to get my sword from my care worker.¡±This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. ¡°Why do they have your sword?¡± ¡°Long story.¡± The office is right next to the entrance. Sasaki knocks on the office door. The care worker signals to let Sasaki in. Sasaki opens the door and comes in. Kuragami waits outside. The door is left open. ¡°Let me guess. You came to get your sword back?¡± ¡°I need to prepare for the skirmish.¡± ¡°Do you at least know what you done to Bokura is wrong?¡± ¡°We were sparring. It¡¯s not my fault that happened. ¡°You know, you do have a reputation for lying.¡± ¡°No one''s in charge of the reputation they have.¡± ¡°Not true. Your actions reflect on your reputation.¡± ¡°So does other people''s actions. Actions you have no control of. That''s what''s happening right now and you won''t listen to me! Now give me my sword I need to train with Kuragami for the Shorai Skirmish!¡± ¡°Lower your voice when you speak to me boy! And who''s Kuragami? That kid over there?¡± ¡°Yes. He''s my teammate.¡± ¡°Tell your teammate you wont be joining him.¡± ¡°What?!¡± The care workers looks to the direction of the sword. The sword is gone. ¡°Sasaki! Did you take your sword?!¡± ¡°You were looking at me the whole time! Of course I didn¡¯t!¡± They both look out the room. Kuragami is holding the sword. ¡°Let¡¯s go Sasaki.¡± ¡°You gremlin! Sasaki stay here!¡± Kuragami and Sasaki both run out the house. Kuragami give him his sword. Yurika looks out the window, watching them run.¡± ¡°So this is my hometown¡¯s forest Kuragami. It''s kinda destroyed because I was training here.¡± ¡°I see. Hey Sasaki want to see my new technique?¡± ¡°Sure.¡± Kuragami starts raising aura on his right hand. The aura takes shape of a giant arm and solidifies into ice. ¡°This is called Blessed Arm. Its attacks are much stronger than what I can do normally. It''s also indestructible.¡± ¡°Is that so?¡± ¡°Yeah. Try attack it.¡± Sasaki wields his sword. He raises the aura inside and runs towards Kuragami. He runs and jumps in the air. He charges up a slash that will hit the Blessed Arm. ¡°Vicious Wolf Slash!¡± His attack hits the Blessed Arm but right before it hits it, the area where it was hit glistens making it unaffected where impact happened. ¡°So that''s it. You infused your Heavenly Ice with your Blessed Arm. Nice.¡± Kuragami smiles. The fist starts glistening. Kuragami dashes to Sasaki with his Blessed Arm and goes in for a punch. Sasaki reacts quick enough to raise aura and attack back with his sword, causing a aura clash. The clash is very powerful causing danger to the whole forest. Both Kuragami and Sasaki smile. Kuragami and Sasaki have been fighting for 6 hours straight. There is no clear winner. They are both exhausted now. ¡°It''s starting to get dark now.¡± ¡°Yeah. You should probably go home Kuragami. Same thing tomorrow?¡± ¡°Yeah. But let''s just rest for a bit. I can barely stand.¡± "Me too." They both lie down for a bit talking about things. Soon, Sasaki goes home. He climbs and enters the house through his window. He gets his bag and starts packing his things. Yurika hears it and walks in his room, Bokura behind her. Yurika looks confused. ¡°You¡¯re leaving?¡± Bokura smiles. ¡°Running away, like you did when you killed Sashi.¡± Furious, Sasaki throws his bag down. ¡°I didn¡¯t leave because of that!¡± Bokura lessens the space between them. ¡°Bullshit! You couldn¡¯t stand him being the strongest in our dojo!¡± ¡°That¡¯s not true!¡± ¡°Bokura stop!¡± ¡°Why do you think Sensei Jisai hasn¡¯t even thought of asking you to come back?! You disgrace his dojo!¡± The room gets silent. Sasaki takes a deep breath. He finishes packing his bag while they watch. ¡°I need to better myself. Anyone who associates with that dojo is now my enemy.¡± He throws the bag out of the window. Bokura steps up. ¡°After that dumb little skirmish, come to the usual spot. We¡¯ll duel for the sword Sensei Jisai keeps.¡± Sasaki sighs. ¡°Fine.¡± Sasaki jumps out the window. The Day Before The Shorai Skirmish The day of the Shorai Skirmish¡­ On a certain island, Yuma and Yuuto walk in a dark room. Yuuto is wearing a hooded black cape. The hood is off. Yuuto is wearing the same thing. They walk towards the person sitting in that room. The purple glow in his eyes is somewhat illuminating. Yuma sees who the person is. He gets angry and balls his fists. ¡°Yuma. What business do you have with this guy.¡± Yuma looks at Yuuto. ¡°Don''t worry. He''s on our side. Aren''t you?¡± The person in front of them smiles. A girl with purple hair runs into the room. She is out of breath so they take a second to speak. ¡°The D.O sent a bunch of disciples to attack us! There''s numerous helicopters and armoured warships heading towards the island. What should we do?" Yuuto gets even more angry. ¡°And now we¡¯re getting caught. Nice.¡± Yuma starts laughing. The person stands up. He pats the girl¡¯s head. ¡°They didn¡¯t bring enough disciples.¡± In Danketsu City, the 5 Kashikoi are having a meeting. Genji, Silver, Plati, Go and Coba. Genji starts the conversation. ¡°It seems that Kuragami Nozomi has no way to contact his older brother. We can leave him out of the picture for now. However Akuma enlightened me the other day. He spoke to me about Kiyoshi.¡± Silver uses this chance to make Kiyoshi the main topic. ¡°We know nothing of his origins. He¡¯s dangerous. And somehow, I was the only one who didn¡¯t want him to join the Kizoku!¡± Go speaks up. ¡°He¡¯s strong. The D.O needs strength. We have a countless amount of enemies. We can¡¯t rely on the strength of kids.¡± Silver calms down. ¡°Fine. But don¡¯t let another person who Ryoma found join the Kizoku. The S.I.D can¡¯t be fully trusted.¡± Coba chuckles. ¡°What is it they call her? Oh yeah, The Queen of Poison.¡± All the Kizoku are in a room in a hotel in Danketsu City. It''s very intense in the room since Kenji and Kiyoshi are in a argument. ¡°Kiyoshi. This will be the last time I ask this. If you say no, I''ll accept that you don''t want to do this.¡± Ruri glares at both Kenji and Kiyoshi. ¡°Fight me, let¡¯s see who¡¯s the strongest Kizoku once and for all.¡± The room becomes silent. Everyone stares at Kiyoshi. He starts laughing. ¡°Other than the Kashikoi, we got the most authority in the world. The higher we are, the more we have. You really want to lose your authority, just to prove a point?¡± ¡°See. You¡¯re so confident I¡¯ll lose. I want to unleash what you hold back.¡±This tale has been unlawfully lifted without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon. ¡°To be honest, there¡¯s only one person in this world that can, will make me fight at 100%. That person isn¡¯t you.¡± Kiyoshi sighs. ¡°Though I¡¯ll entertain you. Let¡¯s do it right after the skirmish.¡± All of the Kizoku start cheering. Ruri gets excited. She stands on the bed. ¡°So I guess after the skirmish, we¡¯ll see Kiyoshi lose for the first time.¡± All the Kizoku start cheering. ¡°I didn¡¯t know you guys envied me that much.¡± ¡°We don¡¯t. A guy can¡¯t walk this world without a loss.¡± Homura and Cherry are at the Bullet Train Station waiting for a train. ¡°The skirmish is tomorrow Homura. Do you think we trained enough?¡± ¡°Yeah. I feel a lot stronger than before. I feel confident we can make it top 10. I wonder if we can somehow get above Kuragami and Sasaki.¡± ¡°You know you keep saying Kuragami and Sasaki this Kuragami and Sasaki that. Your probably as strong as them.¡± ¡°You think?¡± ¡°I mean yeah. One day you¡¯ll lead your clan. And we know your clan is the greatest in the Fire Section.¡± Homura blushes. ¡°Thanks Cherry. That means a lot.¡± A Bullet train arrives. It''s destination, the Fire Section. On one of the islands conquered by the Shadow Disciples, Kyoya is talking to Genesis about how he went after Yuuto. ¡°Kyoya, so you¡¯re telling me you went after Yuuto, after I told you not to, and still got your ass beat?¡± ¡°I put Yuuto on his ass. Someone else beat me.¡± ¡°Who?¡± ¡°It was Yuma Nozomi.¡± Genesis starts to get pissed. He lets off a psychopaths smile. ¡°Eye for an eye huh?!¡± ¡°Let''s get revenge. Let''s kill Kuragami Nozomi during the Shorai Skirmish.¡± ¡°Don''t be an idiot Kyoya. All the Kizoku will be watching.¡± ¡°Then let¡¯s target someone close to them. Someone who doesn¡¯t fight.¡± ¡°Sayo Saito.¡± Kyoya and Genesis look back at the hooded man who appeared out of nowhere. ¡°Sayo Saito. She is now the guardian of Kuragami Nozomi. Residing in Satlanta Town.¡± ¡°Well what are we waiting for?¡± Kyoya and Genesis both let off an evil laugh. Two people walk into the room. ¡°I have notice of The Prince of the Banished Kingdom.¡± ¡°We leave him for now. We wait for the prince to become the king.¡± The three of them disappear. ¡°We¡¯ve known them for how long and they still hide shit from us.¡± ¡°Tell me about it.¡± Sasaki exits a Bullet Train. He''s in the Water Section. He asks numerous people for the way to Satlanta Town. On the way he sees Kuragami. ¡°Kuragami!¡± Kuragami looks back. He runs to Sasaki. ¡°What are you doing here?¡± ¡°I need a place to stay. I have nowhere to go.¡± ¡°Hmm. You can stay with me. I''m sure Sayo will be okay with it.¡± ¡°I appreciate it. Honestly.¡± They both walk to Satlanta Town. They see a big crowd around Sayo''s house. ¡°Not again!¡± Kuragami panics and runs past everyone. Keikena is on the floor with many bruises and blood around him. He too injured to stand up. ¡°Keikena! This aura is familiar. What happened?!¡± ¡°Kuragami, you can''t be here. Go to Danketsu City and find Kiyoshi.¡± ¡°Who did this to you? Where''s Sayo?¡± ¡°She''s gone. He took him. I¡¯m sorry. I really am.¡± ¡°Who?! Hey Keikena, tell me who?! Please!¡± ¡°A Shadow far stronger than Genesis.¡± Kuragami is bewildered. ¡°Why? Why don¡¯t they leave me alone!¡± He falls to his knees and starts punching the ground. ¡°Why why why why WHY WHY WHY!¡± Suddenly, someone falls in front of them, heavily on the floor. Kuragami quickly looks up confused. The dust clears. Kiyoshi appears next to Kuragami, holding an unconscious Sayo. He gently puts her on the ground. Kuragami goes to her side. ¡°Oh good, you¡¯re ok.¡± ¡°Kuragami. Leave this guy to me. A masked Shadow Disciple is standing before them. The wind blows his black scarf away. ¡°You know, one day you shadows will regret coming after the boy.¡± ¡°Our existence is built from regret. Yours too, One.¡± Kiyoshi starts to get irritated. Kuragami notices it. Kiyoshi generates inferno flames on his right fist and dashes towards the masked man. The Shadow Disciple turns to shadows and disappears. Kiyoshi stops and the inferno dissapears. Kiyoshi looks at Keikena. He looks worried. Him and Kuragami run over to him. ¡°Come on buddy. You alright?¡± Keikena groans. ¡°Could be better.¡± Kiyoshi chuckles. He looks back at Kuragami. ¡°I doubt any shadows will come anytime soon. Don¡¯t worry about them. Get ready for tomorrow.¡± ¡°That''s a lot of Disciples for one person Genji. Don''t you think this is too much?¡± The boy with purple eyes turns into purple coloured lightning and dashes high into the air, high enough that he can see the whole island. ¡°This should be high enough.¡± He puts his right arm up facing the sky, and raises his aura. His aura creates a giant ball of lighting, one as big as the island. ¡°The D.O will never be able to defeat me. I can¡¯t afford to lose to them, after everything they¡¯ve done.¡± He throws the ball of lighting at the D.O''s Disciples. It explodes and destroys all the warships and air crafts instantly. ¡°I Kenji, The Number One Yugai, will correct their wrong doings.¡± ¡°Yuma. Tell me what business we have here?¡± Yuma smiles. He looks at the girl. The girl is around Yuuto¡¯s age. ¡°Kohara, you ain¡¯t gonna welcome me back?¡± She smiles. The Day of the Shorai Skirmish ¡°You two wake up! It¡¯s time!¡± Sayo rocks Kuragami in bed. ¡°Alright, alright. Sasaki you get up too.¡± They both wake up. Sayo is making breakfast while the boys are getting changed. ¡°Hey Sasaki. Do you feel nervous.¡± ¡°Nah. Nervousness branches down from fear.¡± ¡°I see. Never have I ever been nervous.¡± He clenches his fist. ¡°Sasaki, forget top ten. Let¡¯s both make it to top five.¡± Sasaki smiles. He nods. Kuragami and Sasaki both get ready to go out. In the Space Section, Daku is sitting on the top of a hill. A bright eclipse is showering the continent. ¡°I can¡¯t lose. Pops said they¡¯re all counting on me. People I¡¯ve never met before. People I don¡¯t believe exist.¡± ¡°Your pumped up for today Daku, aren¡¯t you?¡± Daku looks back. It''s Hoshiko. She sits down next to Daku. ¡°So you¡¯re going to prove to everyone you¡¯re the strongest. You have a plan? ¡°Of course. I¡¯m going to get a guaranteed 200 points.¡± ¡°200? Eh?¡± She smirks. ¡°That means taking down four Prodigy Disciples.¡± Daku looks at Hoshiko. ¡°Why would you assume you were safe too?¡± Hoshiko gets angry. But she has a smile on her face. ¡°I guess being on the same team means nothing to you.¡± ¡°You¡¯re only using me to get to the ones who killed your pops. Don¡¯t believe what mine says. I¡¯m not chosen to do anything.¡±The story has been illicitly taken; should you find it on Amazon, report the infringement. The skirmish is being held on Minima Island. Minima is not like a regular island, it¡¯s much smaller than usual. For each day of the week, there will be one skirmish. Meaning there¡¯ll be 7 different skirmishes this week. All the shorai are in a hall in Minima Island. All the shorai are either excited or nervous. Everyone is wearing bracelets. The Prodigy Disciples are together as a five. Hoshiko enlightens them with information. ¡°Did you know there¡¯s other Prodigy Disciples for the other skirmishes.¡± Kuragami makes a noise surprised. ¡°And here I thought we were special. Not only that, there¡¯s other skirmishes.¡± Hoshiko chuckles. ¡°We are special. Though I do wonder.¡± Daku gets interested. ¡°What?¡± ¡°How strong are the others compared to us?¡± The speakers turn on. ¡°Oi Kenji. Did you turn the speakers on yet?¡± ¡°Yes. They can all hear you Ruri.¡± ¡°Oh really? You should¡¯ve told me. I got family listening.¡± Sasaki looks irritated. ¡°Hey cute little Shorai. Number 2 Kizoku here. They told me to tell you a few things on how this is gonna work so, here I am.¡± Kuragami gets ready and smiles. ¡°So as you know there¡¯s around 500 of you here. The normal ones are worth 5 points and the Prodigy¡¯s are worth 50 blah blah.¡± ¡°Do it properly, Ruri.¡± Ruri mimics him. ¡°Okay, Keikena. Anyways, as I was rudely interrupted, I¡¯m gonna talk about what those bracelets you have on. As you can see, perfectly designed by a beloved scientist, inside that little glass dome in the middle is a bit of your aura. Any time you eliminate someone from the skirmish, their glass dome will break and their aura will fly to your dome. Once that happens, points will get added to your score.¡± Daku looks at Kuragami. Kuragami looks back at him. ¡°Just so you know, times have changed. If I was you, I would be as aggressive as possible. Try get as many points as possible. Because top 10 are rewarded nicely. Them and their team.¡± They all hear her chuckle. ¡°You could get some real good opportunities with the nobles. I can picture some of you serving kingdoms. Hell you can even run one!¡± ¡°Be realistic to them.¡± ¡°Oh yeah this is the wrong group. Hi Yuma¡¯s little brother!¡± Everyone looks at Kuragami. He¡¯s clearly embarrassed. ¡°So other than that. Have fun. This island is well protected by some Takai and all us Kizoku so don¡¯t worry. This will be broadcasted to all the nobles in the world too. So even if you don¡¯t make it to top 10 and you look promising out there, you still have a chance. That placement just guarantees you meeting some of them.¡± ¡°One last thing I¡¯ll say is, don¡¯t kill each other out there.¡± The speakers cut. Everyone starts speaking again. Until a few moments past, and everyone¡¯s bracelets are glowing. Cherry looks at Homura scared. ¡°Homura¡­it¡¯s time.¡± Kuragami looks at everyone around. He sees Cherry from a distance. ¡°She¡¯s worried.¡± Cherry feels like someone¡¯s looking at her so she looks around. She sees Kuragami and smiles. Kuragami cheeses. ¡°See. There¡¯s nothing to worry about Cherry.¡± Everyone disappears. Kuragami¡¯s suddenly in the middle of a forest. He looks around. ¡°Where the hell am I? Is it starting?¡± The speakers turn back on. ¡°The Shorai Skirmish, be prepared for the biggest fight of your lives.¡± Kuragami senses multiple sources of aura around him. ¡°The Skirmish starts in 3¡­¡± Sasaki brings out his sword. Cherry inserts some of her aura in her branch. ¡°2¡­¡± Homura raises his aura and covers his fist with his flames. ¡°1¡­¡± Kuragami raises his aura. Some ice starts to form in the area around him. ¡°I¡¯ve trained so hard for this. I won¡¯t lose, not to Homura, Sasaki, Isamu, Hoshiko, anyone!¡± ¡°Go berserk!¡± Multiple explosions from all around the island are formed. Note of the Forbidden Sasaki starts running around with his sword out. ¡°After those explosions, everything went silent. I don¡¯t sense anyone using aura, yet there¡¯s still many presences roaming.¡± He stops running as he gets to a river. ¡°Although they said there¡¯s gonna be skirmishes happening in the following days, they didn¡¯t say how long we have. Meaning.¡± He sees fish swimming down the river. He smiles. ¡°These skirmishes are gonna go on for a while.¡± Homura is running around. ¡°I¡¯m just too nervous! I need to blow of some steam. Anyone just pop out and let¡¯s fight!¡± Suddenly, tree roots grow from the ground, chasing him. He looks back and jumps up on a tree. ¡°Finally, there¡¯s someone.¡± A light beam shoots towards him. He jumps up from the tree to the ground. ¡°A hybrid maybe?¡± The ground starts shaking. It then pushes him up in the air. ¡°Woah! What is going on?!¡± Finally, a burst of fire flies towards him. Homura raises his aura and uses his flames to overpower it. He lands safely. Panicking, he looks around. ¡°Come out! This doesn¡¯t make sense!¡± He swiftly turns around due to the laughing he hears behind him. There¡¯s four people allied together. ¡°Hey, what are you guys doing?¡± The fire disciple speaks up. ¡°The one that will someday lead the Endou Clan? Homura. You don¡¯t look like much. Does he look like much, glasses?¡± The Light Disciple pokes her glasses upwards.Love what you''re reading? Discover and support the author on the platform they originally published on. ¡°It¡¯s Glima idiot! Though for someone from such a famous clan, he looks like a letdown. I mean, his aura isn¡¯t very potent.¡± The earth disciple steps up. ¡°Be kind to him. Let¡¯s at least see what he can do.¡± ¡°Why are you guys working together? Surely this isn¡¯t allowed?¡± The nature disciple finally speaks. ¡°The rules don¡¯t say anything about working together. So due to that, we formed a temporary alliance. Homura gets angry. ¡°Temporary indeed.¡± He raises his aura drastically. His powerful aura overwhelms the alliance in front of him. The four of them are shocked. ¡°How has his aura changed so much in a matter of seconds?!¡± The fire disciple laughs. ¡°Just what I expected from the Homura Clan!¡± The fire disciples dashes towards Homura with his fists covered in flames. He goes to punch him. However Homura dodges and punches his chest. Glima shoots a few light beams towards Homura in which he overpowers as he raises his firepower and shoots it towards them. Homura runs to the earth disciple and tries to punch him. He blocks it and tries punching him back, however Homura counters and shoots a fire blast from point blank. The smoke clears and the earth disciple is going, leading Homura to gain five points. ¡°Easy.¡± The nature disciple gets pissed. ¡°I won¡¯t let you beat us!¡± He raises his aura and creates roots that race towards Homura. Homura jumps on them, dodging them one by one, until suddenly, the roots catch up to him and constricts him from moving. Homura struggles but still, he cannot move. ¡°Damn it!¡± The fire disciple giggles. ¡°You done it? Taro you done it! Ha!¡± He starts walking slowly to Homura. ¡°Before we eliminate you, I¡¯ll let you know my name. I¡¯m Kael, a fellow fire disciple. Sad to see you go to soon.¡± Kael raises his aura in his right hand. It then turns to flames. ¡°Fire Cross!¡± He shoots fire in the shape of a cross towards Homura. Homura braces himself. Then out of nowhere, vines grow from the ground, blocking Fire Cross and freeing Homura from the roots. Kuragami made a fishing rod. He is at a lake fishing. ¡°No need to rush things. If everyone else were smart, they would know this shouldn¡¯t be rushed too. This will take a couple of days.¡± Kuragami tries to hide his excitement. ¡°THIS IS SO COOL!¡± He hears a sound at one of the bushes behind him. He quickly looks back. ¡°I probably shouldn¡¯t have shouted. Hey! You tryna fish with me?¡± Kuragami hears a lot of splashing at the lake. He turns to look. His fishing rod gets forced in the lake. ¡°What¡¯s going on?! He holds onto his fishing rod as hard as he can. However, it gets sucked in. Kuragami swiftly flips on his feet. ¡°I sense aura.¡± The lake then creates a large whirlpool. The whirlpool flies towards Kuragami. Kuragami dashes out the way then looks at his surroundings. ¡°Show yourself! Stop being a coward!¡± ¡°A coward huh? Or a weakling?!¡± ¡°What?¡± Kuragami looks back confused. It¡¯s Yakone. Kuragami knows what Yakone is feeling. ¡°Why serious Yakone? Apparently you¡¯ve been training really hard for the past few days.¡± ¡°Of course I have. I needed to prove something.¡± ¡°Prove what?¡± ¡°Kuragami. Do you see me as a weakling? Am I weak?¡± Kuragami hesitates to answer. ¡°No-of course not.¡± Yakone chuckles. He mutters under his breath. ¡°How can you effortlessly lie like that.¡± Yakone raises his aura. ¡°Hey Yakone, you really want to do this here? Right now?¡± ¡°I need to know what you feel, deep within your heart!¡± The Kashikoi are all watching the skirmish on different monitors. Ruri is excited watching. ¡°Sasaki. Let¡¯s see the power you have, I wonder why your master forbids it.¡±