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Chapter 44 - The Great War

There are four clans occupying Lukia. There were originally ten clans but they all went extinct after the Great War which was the final breaking point that caused the separation of Lukia and Ninjaro. The four clans alive today are Narahara, Zanami, Azumu, and Sakura. The Narahara clan's symbol was a fire with a lightning bolt striking the fire, the Zanami clan's symbol was a blue river as the banks of the river were grey and tan like a desert. The Azumu clan's symbol is a white dragon and the Sakura clan's symbol is a cherry blossom tree. The exact location of each clan is unknown, only members of the clan could know where they are situated. 

The ten clans were the main authority of the country. Their leaders competed in many death battles for honor and pride to see who would be the King of the Country and the King's right hand man, the Calamity of the Country. This was a regular cycle and it was sustained for around two-hundred years, until a coup was formed by a sulking clan's leader who survived. The coup was formed by the six clans who went extinct during the war, while the 4 clans still remaining stayed compact and together respecting the tradition. 

On a cold winter night near the beach of the Endless Sea the six clans, who called themselves the Modernizers, attacked the four clans, who were called the Allied Samurai, when they were camping outside. What the Modernizers did not know was that the Allied Samurai baited them causing them all to perish in the fight. The young children, women, and men all died and no one was alive from those clans. 

As expected the country was now in a very chaotic state. While in this state, three military recruits were quickly climbing the ranks of the military. Their names were Chiro Zanami, Takahashi, and Ozamu. They all had their different reasons for joining the military, for example Ozamu wanted fame, Takahashi was already in a military family so he wanted to continue the legacy, and Chiro wanted to escape the Zanami clan.

He was hated for a long time just for being different. He awakened his sorcery at a very young age and due to that he could not exchange his sorcery with a Sword Art since it would be taxing on the young body. Therefore he waited for a year. In that year he faced many problems and horrible upbringings. Eventually he escaped to Jale where he was raised in horrible conditions until he was 18. Then he joined the army to escape the Zanami clan's pursuit of him.

These three instantly became good friends, Chiro was sarcastic, Ozamu was an idiot and the glue that held the trio together, and Takahashimi was a cold person who was soft on the inside. 

Meanwhile, in the outskirts of the country, the outcasts or the Ninja had a plan to overthrow the country since its state was so chaotic. In their first invasion of a barracks in present day Rein, Chiro got gravely injured and had disappeared from the battlefield. When he woke up he woke up in a house where he met Suzumi Hokage. They both quickly became best of friends since they both related to each other's loneliness. When it was time for Chiro to depart he did and when he returned Ozamu was so surprised and they had a huge party the whole night. 

"Those were one of the few memories that I really enjoyed," said Chiro laying on the gritty stone floor while Ozamu smiled to himself and Xeno kept listening with intent. 

Of course all good things come to an end and there was an all out war yet again. While the Samurai conflict was more in secret this war with the Ninja was more open and it was a massive conflict. In the battlefield, Chiro had to kill Suzumi since they both were calamities of their respective countries. It was a horrible death for him as Chiro stabbed him from the back to avoid looking at Suzumi one last time. 

After the war, the Ninja and the remaining people of the country made an agreement to split the country into Ninjaro and Lukia. Chiro, who had enough of war and conflict, left the military to act as a lone wolf for five years before creating the Dark Mixed Military Squad with the help of Takahashimi. Ozamu pursued politics and became the mayor of Jale making it better than it was when Chiro grew up, and Takahashimi continued to be in the military and became the Head of Military of Lukia. 

Once Chiro had finished narrating the story, he stretched before looking at the expression on Xeno's face. He was clearly stuck in his brain.

"How is the war related to Northguard City," asked Xeno.

"That's the one thing I haven't managed to figure out," explained Chiro.

Xeno started laughing hysterically. "There really is nothing that I can work with right?" 

"I guess so," said Chiro.

"So we just sit here forever now?" asked Takahashimi.

"No, no, I'll let you out, my plans are finished," said Xeno grinning.

"What if someone stops your plans?" asked Chiro.

"Honestly that also is a possibility I really have gambled my victory by being sealed with you, of course it is a risk I am willing to take to make sure the strongest forces are locked up and will have no interference in my plans," explained Xeno.

"Why can't I fight you here? This place is in the Soul Realm isn't it? Shouldn't we be stronger here?" asked Takahashimi.

"You are correct, but what will you gain from defeating me here?" asked Xeno.

Takahashimi stayed down as Chiro got up and went towards Xeno. His eyes weren't filled with anger but instead calmness.

"Of course I am sure you thought of what to do right in this situation already?" asked Chiro.

"Who do you think I am?" asked Xeno.

Chiro chuckled and landed a clean punch to the jaw which made Xeno fall down to the floor.

"That's for the DMMS building disaster," said Chiro as he cushioned himself on the floor while Takahashimi did not leave his eyes off of Xeno.

Xeno sprinted towards Chiro but a Taurus Wall quickly stopped the sword from meeting Chiro's stomach. Xeno growled before cutting down the wall with his ability and Takahashimi intervened and landed another soul energy enhanced punch on Xeno.

"It's 2v1, it's not a good matchup for you," said Takahashimi.

"Oh really?" asked Xeno.

A couple hundred avatars arose from the ground and Takahashimi was shocked by the amount of people that Xeno summoned.

"We faced a lot more people didn't we?" said Chiro encouraging Takahashimi.

"Are you really going to listen to him? What will happen if you indeed end up killing me? You will not have a way out since I can still control the world from the outside," said Xeno.

"How? If we kill you here you will not be able to return with another avatar," explained Chiro.

"What if I switch bodies last minute before my demise," asked Xeno.

"Then if you're so confident about winning face us then," said Chiro trying to rile Xeno up.

Xeno, Takahashimi and Chiro looked at each other. The battle would for sure commence.

Meanwhile, the woman was grinning almost a bit weirdly as she saw Danso and blue haired Xeno trying to convince the guards with the Terror Trinity's signatures. After a not so smooth re-check in, she waited outside to meet Danso. Upon seeing the woman Danso was shocked and his jaw dropped.

"Nicole?!" said Danso, surprised.

"Yup, I am here," said Nicole fixing her purple hair.

Xeno looked at Danso questioning him. Danso put his hand on the back of his head and began to introduce Nicole to Xeno and introduced Xeno to Nicole.

"This is Anon," said Danso gesturing to Nicole to handshake Xeno.

"And Anon, this is Nicole," said Danso.

After their introductions were complete, the group decided to rest on a staircase leading to the VIP rooms for the royal or noble people in the Black Market.

"The whole country is corrupt now isn't it?" laughed Nicole.

Danso chuckled along with her. "How are you here?" asked Danso.

"Being the owner of a successful franchise has its perks," replied Nicole.

"You only have one restaurant that's near bankruptcy, Sasha and Kevin told me the state of the place," replied Danso.

"Darn you Kevin!" yelled Nicole to the roof.

"Why not Sasha?" asked Xeno.

"You know her?" asked Nicole.

"No I was just wondering," replied Xeno.

"It's because we are besties and we stick together," replied Nicole.

Danso rubbed his forehead before dusting himself off and standing up.

"I don't know why you're here but I have some work to do so don't try to get involved in this," said Danso.

Nicole nodded "Same goes for you I expect you to not meddle with my affairs," 

"As long as we are in agreement," replied Danso as he and Anon greeted their farewells and departed.

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