In the base, Yuki was directing Ava, Saya, Tsuki, and Alexis to their rooms. Paulo was in the centre of their base's training room.
Paulo chose to take a stroll to release some pent-up energy after training. "So, if I had enough cosmic soldiers, wouldn't that mean I could establish a kingdom?" Paulo went to planning after thinking this.
Paulo then makes his way to the end of the room and back to the training room. Then Paulo lines up his cosmic soldiers and walks back.
"This is Training," Paulo then declared to his soldiers. Riku appears surprised to have been called in, "What are the guidelines for this training session?"
After reviewing all of his summons, Paulo said, "This session requires you to fight me. You win if you get even one hit. However—" Then Maki interrupts, asking, "How do you win Paulo."
"I was going to finish, but I will," Paulo said to Maki, "You lose before you get hit if I exhaust you guys, but I win." Each of them gave a nod.
***
There was a meeting taking place in the main meeting room at the Ghostface Group base. The leader, fifty captains, and three supreme generals were present in the room.
One of the three supreme generals yelled, "I am Toshiro Amani, one of the three supreme generals," as he stood on the podium in the centre of the room. Be respectful; the boss wants to talk to us.
"Here by today, I, Oliver Sly, will tell you about the threats that are the cosmic 10," the leader said after standing on the podium and tapping the microphone three times.
"The cosmic 10 was a threat that has now re-emerged, and now it has killed ten thousand of our men in a single week," Oliver said, raising his voice as he continued.
Toshiro got up beside Oliver as went on, "His name is Paulo Satoshi, Cosmic Green. He possesses THE EYE'S power; he can copy and access future sight, though he hasn't yet used the latter."
Oliver swivelled his "What moves has he already imitated?" Toshiro responded, perspiring out bullets, "He has copied a few moves, powerful moves, 4 are related to the dead and 2 are used for close combat."
Oliver appeared surprised because he had anticipated copying over 15 moves in a week. "So, he's only copied 6 moves, 4 of which are death and 2 of which are combat, huh?" Oliver asked. Am I correct? As he made his way to the board to display a list of every move, Toshiro nodded.
Finally, one of the three Supreme Generals, Nijako, rose and declared, "He can clone himself and perform a Death. His deceased skills are Cosmic Preservation, Cosmic Exchange, Cosmic Storage, and Cosmic Extraction."
"If he learns more moves, he can become a threat even our Supreme Generals can't take on," Oliver said, approaching the podium to respond to Nijako's remarks.
Oliver then yelled while turning to the other members., "SO FIND HIM BEFORE HE LEARNS MORE MOVES AND KILL HIM AT ALL COSTS,THE MEETING HAS ENDED."
***
Back to the training room, Paulo was dodging all their attacks viciously. Paulo then moved in a swift zig zag pattern around his soldiers and cuts their heads.
The heads of the soldiers regenerated because the soldiers are bound to his soul after death, so they did not die.
Paulo then swings his sword up to block Riku's surprise attack. He then kicks Riku in the air then does a spinning tornado kick sending Riku to the wall.
Maki then send some Lightning bullets then sent them at Paulo, But he created a clone to escape the attack.
Paulo then charged at Hiro then swung his sword down at him with cosmic energy, but he dodged Paulo's attack and tried to kick his neck.
Back in the training room. Paulo was savagely evading every one of their attacks. Then Paulo cut his soldiers' heads while moving in a quick zigzag pattern around them.
Because soldiers are bound to their souls after death, their heads regenerated, proving that they did not die.
Then, in order to stop Riku's unexpected attack, Paulo raises his sword. He then throws Riku into the air before launching him against the wall with a spinning tornado kick.
After that, Maki shot Paulo with some lightning bolts, but he made a clone to get away from the attack.
After charging at Hiro, Paulo used cosmic energy to swing his sword down at him, but Hiro ducked and attempted to kick his neck instead.
Then, in an attempt to assist Hiro, Yurei launched a follow-up attack, but Paulo stopped them completely and sent them flying.
Paulo was taken aback when he saw Riku sneak up behind him at a faster pace. Paulo thought he had blocked him, but Riku hit Paulo in the head to win the training match.
Akikage, Haruka, and Minako were dissatisfied since Paulo's aura prevented them from moving.
On the board, Paulo then noted their updated power levels. Riku has a 12 million power level. Maki's power level was eight million. Yurei and Hiro received a power level of two million.
Paulo went on to say, "Because Akikage, Haruka, and Minako did not move, I was unable to assess their power level."
Alexis then appeared to have just woken up as he entered the training room. He yawned and muttered, "Paulo, what's with all that noise?"
"For once, it appears that Paulo was instructing his troops." Paulo and Alexis turned to face Yuki, who was grinning at them.
"Yeah, my entire cosmic soldiers, including myself, have a total power level of 150 million if they all got our own tengu masks," Paulo said, nodding.
Paulo scoffs at himself and laughs bitterly. "No, there is no use for this power. I and my Cosmic Soldiers are helpless against the Ghostface group's strength."
Yuki's eyes narrowed to slits. "You want me and Riku to fly around hunting Oni bases? Fine, every Oni in the bases I have scoped clocks in at a total power level of 1.5 million each. Let us go Riku."
Paulo then nodded, his expression sharpening as the weight of the coming battle settled on his shoulders. The faint glow of the setting sun cast long shadows across the jagged rocks around them, making the air feel heavy with anticipation.
He turned his gaze toward Yuki, his tone firm yet calm as he said, "How many oni are in each base?"
Yuki straightened, her eyes narrowing as she recalled the information she had gathered during her reconnaissance.
Her voice carried a steady resolve when she answered, "There are 15 oni in each base I found. So, we can get 22.5 million more levels of power from this hunt."
A tense silence followed, the enormity of the numbers hanging in the air like a storm cloud. The sheer amount of power waiting to be claimed was both thrilling and terrifying.
The ground beneath them almost seemed to hum with the distant energy of their foes, as though the oni themselves could sense they were being targeted.
Finally, Yuki broke the silence, her voice sharper now, urging them onward. "Let's go, Riku."
Riku, who had been quietly gripping the hilt of his blade, lifted his head. His eyes gleamed with determination, and without hesitation, he gave a firm nod.
"Right," he said, his tone carrying the promise of blood and triumph as he prepared to follow them into the looming hunt.
***
Yuki and Riku finally arrived at the first oni base that Yuki had scouted earlier. The air grew thick and oppressive the moment they stepped onto the outskirts, the shadows of the looming fortress stretching like claws across the ground.
As they drew closer, Riku suddenly froze, his chest tightening as a crushing wave of energy washed over him.
The sheer intensity of the aura radiating from within the base was overwhelming, so immense that it made Paulo's presence, once thought to be unmatched, feel faint and fragile in comparison.
Riku then landed with a thunderous impact, the earth beneath him cracking as his aura flared, brilliant, radiant, and suffocating.
The Oni who had descended from the sky stood unfazed, her own energy pulsing like molten iron.
Even Paulo's cosmic presence paled in comparison to the storm that now brewed between them. "What's your name," Riku demanded, light crackling around his limbs, "before I have to kill you? My leader seeks to expand his army of cosmic soldiers."
The Oni narrowed her eyes, her voice calm but edged with steel. "Kuro Momiji. And what does the Cosmic King want with us? Isn't he dead?"
Riku's breath caught. So, the rumours had not spread. others did not know that Paulo the vessel of the Monarch of Radiation. He clenched his fists. "I'll tell you what I know... after the fight."
He turned, shouting into the wind. "Yuki! Take the other bases, deal with the rest of the Oni!" Kuro's stance shifted, her feet sliding into the dirt with practiced grace.
Riku mirrored her, light surging through his right leg. Then, without warning, he launched forward.
The first clash was explosive. Riku's Light Flash Kick connected with Kuro's jaw, sending her crashing through a line of trees.
He did not wait. Sprinting low, he slid beneath the debris, grabbed her mid-motion, and drove a light-infused punch into her ribs. She skidded across the forest floor, metal sparks trailing behind her.
But Kuro was already rising. Her fist, coated in shimmering metal, rocketed toward Riku. He barely blocked it, the impact sending tremors through his bones. She is a metal-type Oni, he realized. Physical strikes will not cut it.
Kuro pressed the advantage. Her uppercut launched Riku skyward, and before he could recover, she slammed him back down in a brutal arc. The ground cratered beneath him.
Riku rolled, coughing blood, and charged again. His knee strike was caught mid-air, Kuro's grip like iron. She twisted, delivering a roundhouse kick that hurled him through another grove of trees.
Gritting his teeth, Riku summoned his Twin Light Serpents. The glowing constructs hissed forward, weaving through the air.
Kuro leapt, flipping over them with impossible agility, and landed a backflip kick that nearly shattered Riku's arm. The battle intensified.
Blow after blow, light against metal, fury against precision. Riku fought with desperation, but Kuro was an expert in control, every counter, every strike, executed with ruthless efficiency.
Riku staggered back, his breath ragged. I need to change tactics. Kuro surged forward, her Metal Kick aimed to end it.
Riku roared, unleashing his Dual Light Cannons. The beams collided with her mid-charge, blasting her into the mountainside. The earth trembled.
But she rose again. Kuro swept Riku's legs, sending him crashing into a tree trunk. He groaned, blood dripping from his temple. His vision blurred, but his resolve hardened.
He shot skyward, light flight propelling him to the mountain's peak. From above, he fired a barrage of Light Bullets, raining energy down like divine judgment.
Kuro responded with a flurry of Metal Slashes, each one slicing through the air, deflecting the bullets in a dazzling display of power. Riku hovered, bleeding, exhausted, but defiant. Then he saw it. Another Oni, approaching fast.
Then, using a zigzag pattern, Riku moved towards Kuro in order to use his light flight's radiation to kill the other oni.
The 60 Oni corpses were then brought to the scene by Yuki. Then Yuki saw that Kuro had nearly defeated Riku.
With a moan, Riku got to his feet. His thoughts were racing. This was insufficient. He required more. He took a deep breath and called to Yuki by reaching inward.
"I received the mask from Yuki." Thinking that this was the only way to win, Riku yelled at Yuki. Then Yuki threw the mask at Riku while laughing.
The instant dragged. Riku was surrounded by swirling shadows. As the air changed, Kuro's eyes grew wide. Pressing the Tengu mask to his face, Riku grabbed it.
From the darkness, another shadow ethereal figure materialized, wrapping her arms around him. The fusion took hold, their energies merging. Riku was no longer alone. He had become the Tengu.
As the fusion took full effect, Riku's form underwent a dramatic transformation. From beneath the mask, two sharp horns emerged, curving menacingly.
Dark wings unfurled from his back, stretching wide, their presence casting an overwhelming shadow across the battlefield.
But when he spoke, it was not his voice. It was another figure named Amy Mori. Her ethereal tone echoed through the air, laced with both fury and finality. "Kuro Momiji, for the crime of harming my dear Riku, my husband, your sentence is death."
Before Kuro could react, the fusion struck. Light and shadow twisted together, warping space itself. In an instant, her fate was sealed.
The attack hit with devastating force, erasing Kuro's mortal existence in a blinding flash. When the fused Riku opened his eye, he only saw that Kuro missed an arm.
Riku's and Yuki's eyes widen when they saw the scene. Riku's breath got faster when he realised that the Tengu mask Was not enough.
Kuro then regenerated her arm and chuckled, "Is this the best of the cosmic army can do, Pathetic." Riku got agitated and mad as he charges at Kuro.
"RIKU STOP, we need a plan" Yuki yelled, trying to get Riku to stop. Riku could not hear him as the Amy took over. Amy then sent Giant Shadow tentacles at Kuro.
Kuro saw the tentacles however, but he did not dodge in time because he was cut in half. Amy then let Riku take over as the battle is already done.
Riku then dropped to the ground, passed out next to the dead Kuro. Yuki then rushed to Riku's side, Trying to see If he Is still conscious, "Well, he's unconscious but Cosmic soldiers can't die if the owner of the technique dies."
Yuki then carries Riku back to the base to see it under attack. Yuki then crashed landed after getting bombarded with magical arrows.
A Ghostface member then approach them, chuckling, "Hi there, you're not a part of Paulo Satoshi's Cosmic Soldiers."
Yuki then yelled at the Ghostface group member, "WHO ARE YOU." The Ghostface member chuckled again at Yuki's bloodlust.
"Me. You want to know MY NAME!!!" the member yelled, trying to be intimidating. Yuki then nodded, not feeling the fear.
"FINE, my name is Momoi Saito, HAPPY!!!" she introduced while yelling. Momoi then charged at Yuki for an attack, but she was too weak to move at the moment.
Haruka then blocked the fist that was aimed at Yuki, causing her own hand to be in pain. She then looked at Yuki and said, "Let me deal with her."
***
Meanwhile in the Paulo's bedroom, Alexis and Saya was hiding under the bed while Ava and Tsuki were hiding in the cupboard.
A Ghostface member then appeared, smashing the door down in the progress. The member can sense that there were two people under the bed and two people in the cupboard.
The Ghostface member then smashed the bed into pieces and making him Alexis and Saya visible. The Member then tried to grab Alexis to kill him first, but Alexis made a run for it.
The member then smashed Alexis through a couple of walls to where Momoi was. Haruka then saw Alexis on the ground bleeding, broken and near to death.
"Momoi hurry up, we need to find and kill Paulo Satoshi."
Everyone then turns around to see the Ghostface member holding Saya's bloodied face. Yuki's eyes widen as Riku wakes up.
Riku then kicked the head of the Ghostface member, making him drop Saya and making the member go flying into the wall.
"Who are you guys, I'm Riku the second strongest in the cosmic army." Riku said, questioning the member who still has not said its name.
The member then got up from the wall, his injuries healing with flames, "I am Tetsuya Saito, I am Momoi's wife and one of the captains of the Ghostface group."
The battle was about to begin but the real question people where asking, where is Paulo Satoshi.