[Outside the cinema hall, Dotonbori]
[May 4, 2010]
[Arashi Ushimoto - POV]
"Ahhh! How much time has passed" Arashi said to himself
BOOM!
Arashi removed the ruins of the destroyed building in which he was crushed beneath.
"Are you awake already? Then we should continue our fight" The voice of Kaijun echoed in the dead silent Dotonbori
"I am confused even monster like you didn't kill me while I was unconscious" Arashi mocked Kaijun
"Say me what ever you want. I don't really care" Kaijun said with annoyance on his face
"By seeing your kindness my suspicion has been confirmed" Arashi said with a smirk
"What suspicion?" Kaijun asked
"TATARI MIND MANIPULATION" Arashi said while gripping his katana
"No, No, No" Kaijun roared "You shouldn't know this how do you even—" Kaijun took a pause.
"I didn't planned to kill you but you have left me with no choice" Kaijun shouted and lunge forward
"So then for the last time" Arashi paused and drew his katana "Bring it on Tatari"
CLANG!
Arashi tried to cut Kaijun third time but with the same technique which he used first time but nothing happened Arashi's katana failed to cut Kaijun. It failed to even lay a scratch on Kaijun.
"It won't work twice" Kaijun shouted
GRAB!
Kaijun's arm moved faster than before and again same attack
"Ash Ring" Kaijun roared
BOOOOOM!
The effect came as before even to the environment and to Arashi.From the impact of Kaijun's ash ring a building fell on Arashi and he was buried under the heavy loads of the building.
SLING!
Arashi cut the heavy load of ruins the building beneath which he was crushed in.
"How many times are you going to do the same attack" Arashi said to Kaijun
"Till the moment you stop healing your limbs and when I send you back to your dead friend you cried over few hours ago" Kaijun shouted again.
[Arashi's thought]
Hours? The means that my healing technique has taken its toll and as I used that again just now it won't be long for me to get unconscious again.
Whooosh!
Kaijun appeared in a split second in front of Arashi at an uncomfortable range.
Arashi stopped thinking and his eyes shifted to core present inside the rib cage which was protecting it. Neither was the core attacked before nor it was covered to be protected as of now.
SKRRK!
Without a single doubt in his mind Arashi twisted his body so Kaijun miss his attack and then he pierced his core in a single swing.
"Nooooo" Kaijun shouted the loudest ever in this fight
CRACKLE-KSHHH!
Kaijun's body burned for the 3rd time into nothing but ashes
"So are you finally dead—" Arashi couldn't complete his sentence
Grrnk... Grrnnk...
The faint rotation became so loud that hearing another things became impossible.
The Reassembling started again but much much faster
THUD! THUD!
Arashi jumped far from where the reassembling was happening. As he jumped his vision started becoming blurry.
"No, No, No I can't became unconscious now else he will not let me live this time" Arashi shouted
SNAP!
Arashi broke his left hand pinky finger to regain consciousness and it worked
Fwooom!
Kaijun was reassembled for the fourth time now denser bones, complete armour, flesh and skin on the body but still not complete
"Just how many times I have to kill you now" Arashi shouted
"The child's play is over now I won't be suggesting you to talk as now my mood has changed" Kaijun said. His voice different, tone calmer
Vrrn!
Before Arashi could even prepare. Much faster Kaijun arrived just a cm away from his face.
BAM! KRRK! THUD! CRACK!
Kaijun blows rained down on Arashi's every body part without a pause.
Krrk! Krrk! Krrk!
With each strike landing on Arashi his bones cracking.muscles tearing and life force decreasing.
BOOOM!
Kaijun blasted Arashi through 5 building
"No, No Arashi not here you can't die here for June. No why did I said her name. leave it you can do it—" Arashi was interrupted again
THUDDD!
Kaijun dropped from the sky and the whole area changed as if it was his technique
"Ashen Prison field" Kaijun said
The moment Kaijun named his technique the surrounding area turned into nothing but suffocating ash terrain with low visibility, burning air and restricted movement
"No, No, No just stand up try one more time as always for June no for Fukō, for….for… no just one more time" Arashi cried
BAM!
In the very moment Kaijun prepared his final blow to Arashi's spine to kill him
[Inside Arashi's mind]
"Senpai... Senpai you are tired but I believe only you could. Only you could do that" The sweet voice of June came to Arashi's ears
[In the battle field]
BLAM!
Kaijun fist hit nothing just ground of Dotonbori.
"Still have the will to fight for yourself"Kaijun mocked Arashi
"You're wrong not for myself but for my friends" Arashi said calmly
Fwip!
Kaijun's speed had increased drastically and his strength even more but.
"I haven't used this technique since I was 10"Arashi said very slowly so only he and Kaijun could hear it
"STORMCALLER ART: ABYSSAL REND: SOVEREIGN DIVIDE" Arashi said with calmness of a dead boy
SLING!
The slash of Arashi's katana was not a simple slash that he had used before to cut the body of Kaijun rather it splits authority itself.
Kaijun was again on fire the surrounding returned to normal as Arashi's canceled the technique contract of Kaijun from the universe.
"This is the most beautiful thing I saw since I was born rather the fact I was born few hours ago" Kaijun said with a genuine smile
"But you didn't die did you?" Arashi asked without turning back
"No. But my powers of remaining life is transfered into my next life meaning this will be my last life" Kaijun said while his half body vanishing.
"My last question to you how many lives you had and what exactly was your technique" Arashi asked finally turning back
"As you have canceled my technique. I could tell you.I had 7 lives and my technique was that I cannot be damaged by the technique I was previously killed with" Kaijun said in a very low voice
"Now everything is clear to me" Arashi said while looking up in the sky
"Before our final battle starts I want to ask you what was the cost of your healing technique"
Kaijun asked his lower body turning into ashes
"The whole flux present in your body at that time"Arashi said lowering his head
"Then why are you still standing?" Kaijun asked
"Cause this time I paid it by 1 year of my lifespan as a cost" Arashi completed
"I see" Kaijun said his last words after turning into ashes
Fwooom!
Kaijun started reassembling his body for the fifth time and the last time.
Clash!
A very small hand grabbed Arashi's hand and distracted him from seeing Kaijun reassemble.
"Big brother, my mother has been crushed under that ruins she also has my 6 month old sister please help me get them out I can't lift the weight please" The voice which carried immense pain of a boy not more than 4 years old drifted to Arashi's ears
"Don't worry I would—" Arashi stopped
[Arashi's thought]
Wait he could see me in the parallax dominion meaning he has flux. I must help another fellow of my kind
"Take me to your mother" Arashi said in a calm and soft tone
"Here big brother, see" The boy lifted his arm to point at the direction
The ruins the boy has been talking about was the cinema hall Arashi was in. Boy's mother and 6-month old sister was no more. They were crushed and dead.
"Look boy—" Arashi paused as he wanted to see the boy who wasn't there
Chomp!
The sound drew Arashi's attention as it was coming from behind him.
As he turned Arashi's MIND REFUSED TO PROCESS WHAT HE WAS SEEING.
"Sorry Arashi me and my brothers love eating the head of children of his age so fresh blood and meat" Kaijun delighted voice reached Arashi's ears
--KRAK!
Before Arashi could even process his words and the movement Kaijun fist connected to his skull
BAM--!
The impact echoed through the city as Arashi's skull broke into nothing but particle and he dropped instantly
[Inside Arashi's Mind]
Plip.... Plip....
In the dark where Arashi couldn't even see his next step he was standing on water with a mysterious key in his hand.
"What am I supposed to do?" Arashi asked to himself his voice echoing
CREEEAAK...
Before Arashi could say anything else a old wooden door opened in front of him
Crunch... Crunch...
his first two steps out of the door was on dry leaves
Dooom...Dooom...
As Arashi started moving he came across a pond which had a beautifully made wooden house in its front
"Ha Ha" a voice of woman laughing came
"Ohhh... June, June see my beautiful boy has returned..." The woman said when her face turned to the side and she saw Arashi.
"M-m-mom…" Arashi failed to hold back his tears
The woman rushed to grab Arashi and grabbed him in a very delicate manner like Arashi is made of glass.
"What happened?! I didn't remember my baby crying for a long time now" Arashi's mother said
"I think he missed me mom" June voice drifted into Arashi's and his mom's ears
"Ohh really? Is that so..." Arashi's mom was interrupted
"UGHHH... AAAAAHHH... AAAAAHHH... I love you mom the most I can't imagine - imagine any thing without you. Don't leave me please I beg you" Arashi sobbed incoherently
POOF!
Everything including Arashi's mom he was embracing turned into nothing but black smoke and he was again back to the place called:
THE STARLESS EXPANSE
"Just accept it Ushimoto how soft, fragile and weak are you" A voice echoed in the expanse
"No that's not true I am a mass murderer, stone-hearted person with the most corrupt soul" Arashi shouted
"Words don't mean anything if you don't feel them. Saying you are corrupt and not accepting it don't make you corrupt, in your eyes" The voice echoed again louder and ruder
"Why do you even care what do you even want from me" Arashi cried
"I want you to accept the truth. The truth of who you really are" The voice stopped suddenly echoing.
SNAP!
The remnant appeared in front of Arashi it was just like him like a part of his soul and snapped its finger the same door appeared again in front of Arashi.
"Here, Your dream world go inside it live in dreams but never accept who you truly are" the remnant said
"This is torture" Arashi said without lifting his head
"This is power. Ushimoto don't misunderstand me from you because I am you only" the remnant said while lifting Arashi's head
"What will I get accepting you" Arashi asked
"The technique" the remnant said
"Is it so important that it is the cost to return to my world" Arashi cried
"No you can return without it and I will never disturb you again" the remnant took a pause
[Arashi's thought]
Why I did everything for her I was holding her and she is gone and so do my dream of a happy life with my family. Living my old age with June ahhhh why her name again in my mind. There were so many things I had to do I could play with Zorian I could live without the guilt of killing I was just one step away from the people that made me live my life but fools who didn't told how to live without them.
"If I return without learning it ahhhhhhhhhhhh will i get to live it my dream" Arashi cried.
"As per your situation you won't return to your dream world but to the real world and without the technique and me the condition is" the remnant took a pause.
"What's the condition? I will die right? Enough if I won't live my dream life I will continue living that life .I accept you. Teach me" Arashi said while standing up and wiping his tears.
"But—" the remnant was interrupted before he could speak.
"There is no if and but no drama just tell me how much time" Arashi shouted.
"Don't worry it would take only 15 years here meaning two minutes in real world" the remnant completed
[Cut]
Wet crunch!
When Arashi opened his safe eye the first thing he saw was Kaijun eating his dominant arm in a distance near the boys body he had ate just before his arm.
"Are you still alive .hahaha" Kaijun mocked Arashi
Arashi held the scabbard of his katana under his arm pit of his dominant hand and drew his sword ignoring Kaijun.
"SHŪKYOKU KENGEN - EISHOKU SHIN'IKI
(Ultimate Manifestation - Devouring Dominion of the living Shadow)"Arashi has just started.