"Children...they see the world in a different way... sometimes,they cry too much for a piece of candy...and sometimes,they forgive unforgivable actions... their vision shouldn't be trusted…our memories as children might be dangerous... maybe it's going to lead us to failure if we hold on to it... but maybe our complex vision of the world makes mistakes too... maybe children can see something we don't…"
Kenta(crying):"I am sorry, Shinitshi... but I am doing this for Shoryu…"
*The silence was all over the place for some seconds*
*Kenta screams in anger and jumps at Shinitshi from above the tree*
*Kenta starts beating Shinitshi with a strong punch on the face*
*Diana and the students are watching,Lisa is looking like it's just justice being done right, Yozuriha is unsure,she believes that Shinitshi deserves the punishment, but she finds it disturbing to look at, Tenma is just worried about Kenta,he knows that he doesn't want to hurt Shinitshi, while Diana…*
Diana (in her mind):"He said that he doesn't want to fight... but that doesn't make any sense... why would he want to die now?! How can I help him? I would probably make everything worse…"
*Kenta is still in rage, beating Shinitshi like he's trying to crush a stone*
Shinitshi (in his mind):"This is probably better...I have done too much... maybe those sins are beyond forgiving…"
*Shinitshi is laying on the ground, taking Kenta's punches like it's nothing,his face moves to Diana*
Shinitshi (in his mind):"Why would I even care?...I just met her...I really...I really want Kenta to finish me now...he has a sword...so why?! Why am I stuck in this cursed loop?!"
Kenta (in a loud but sad voice):"Fight me! Fight me!... fight me or…"
*Shinitshi is looking at Kenta with a little smile*
Shinitshi (in his mind):"It's kinda good to know that this is the last face I am going to see…"
Kenta:"You betrayed me! You betrayed Shoryu!"
*Kenta raises his fist again*
*Ten years ago*
Shinitshi:"Master Takemaru! Why are we going to the training arena? I prefer training with you!"
Takemaru:"You have to fight someone on your own level...and that's obviously not me."
Shinitshi (in his mind):"I can't doubt master Takemaru's wisdom...I wonder what kind of warriors I am going to see there…"
*Shinitshi enters the training arena...he finds only the students playing around*
Shinitshi(confused):"Where's…"
A student (with an optimistic face):"Hey! The master hasn't arrived yet, you're new right? Do you want to fight me?"
Shinitshi:"Is this allowed?"
The Student:"Yeah sure!"
Shinitshi:"I accept your challenge!"
The Student:"Let's Begin!"
*Shinitshi hits the student with a high kick and breaks his teeth*
Shinitshi:"That's... disappointing…"
Kenta:"Hey! What happened here?!"
Shinitshi:"I just defeated him in a challenge."
Kenta:"But that's too much!"
Shinitshi:"He didn't mention any rules."
Kenta:"So you are coming here trying to bully my friends,huh? Well I am the strongest here...I challenge you in a fight!"
Shinitshi:"Do you want to put any rules?"
Kenta:"Let's just start!"
*Kenta attacks Shinitshi, but Shinitshi dodges all the attacks*
*Kenta is trying all what he can,he punches he kicks,he tries to grab Shinitshi, but everything fails*
*The other students are impressed by Shinitshi's speed*
*Shinitshi defeats Kenta by one attack on his neck*
*Shinitshi is leaving*
Kenta:"Wait…"
Shinitshi:"I am sorry if you're hurt, but you clearly said no rules."
Kenta:"You are actually funny!"
Shinitshi:"What do you mean?"
Kenta:"Dude, how many people did you meet?"
Shinitshi:"I don't understand the question?"
Kenta (laughing) :"I am just messing with you! Please come here again! I promise I am going to give you a better fight! And I promise you that I am going to fix your unusual attitude!"
Shinitshi:"My what?!"
Kenta:"Oh,this is really going to take time."
*Three years after that*
Kenta:"Hey, Shinitshi! Don't ignore me like that! That's not a way to treat your best friend!"
Shinitshi:"Listen,this is our first mission without a high ranked ninja,so please stay focused!"
Kenta:"Yeah,we are flying alone from now on! You think I am going to find a good story to tell for the girls and impress them?"
Shinitshi:"I don't care."
Kenta:"Do you even like girls?"
Shinitshi:"Of course I do...I mean…"
Kenta:"Got you!"
Shinitshi:"You are really annoying."
Kenta:"I know you didn't mean that, after all... you chose only me on this mission,and now we are talking about girls like real brothers! I want you to know that I will always have your back!"
Shinitshi (smiling):"I know you will"
Kenta:"Is that a smile? I gotta put in my note!"
Shinitshi:"What note?"
Kenta:"I am counting your smiles!"
Shinitshi:"..."
*Four years after that*
*Shinitshi cuts someone in half*
Shinitshi:"That was the last one."
Kenta:"You are amazing! You killed most of them on your own!"
Shinitshi:"That wasn't fast enough…"
*Shinitshi and Kenta are heading back home*
Kenta:"Bro, You are completing a number of missions no one can ever imagine! Why aren't you happy about that?"
Shinitshi:"I am always happy to serve my kingdom"
Kenta:"Yeah, of course, but...what do you really want?"
Shinitshi:"(Silent)"
Kenta:"Come on! We are having a brother to brother conversation!"
Shinitshi:"Maybe I should have brought Jin,he would have been less annoying."
Kenta:"No one likes that arrogant guy!"
Shinitshi (laughing quietly):"Yeah you're right…"
Kenta:"So…?"
Shinitshi:"I want to be a legendary guardian... like Master Takemaru...and I want to do it fast…"
Kenta:"That's great! Big dreams are for great people! But you probably have a long way waiting for you... Master Rieka is the youngest legendary guardian ever...she became one when she was 21…and you are only 14! "
Shinitshi:"I know... that's what makes the legendary guardian name worth dreaming of…"
Kenta (with a big smile):"I believe you can do it!"
*Shinitshi smiles back at Kenta*
*Back to the present*
*Kenta's beating is becoming slower, but he isn't stopping,one punch after another... Shinitshi won't take it forever…*
*But before Kenta punches Shinitshi for one more time... Diana uses her purple blast and pushes Kenta away*
Diana (screaming):"Please! Stop!"
Lisa:"I will handle her, Master!"
Kenta:"Stay out of it! All of you!"
*Kenta and Diana are standing in front of each other, while Shinitshi is just watching unable to move*
Kenta:"I don't know how did you mess with his brain, but you will have your turn...so move!"
*Kenta punches Diana, Diana falls beside Shinitshi,her lip is bleeding*
*Shinitshi is looking at Diana,he doesn't like what's happening, but he can't change it*
Kenta:"I am going to end this!"
*Kenta is going to make a final attack on Shinitshi, but then Diana hugs Shinitshi,a wonderful purple light is coming out of both of them*
*Kenta and his students can't see anything,they can't believe what they are watching*
Diana (crying loudly):"You want to live!...I know you want to!... You have to survive!... He's your friend, right? Do it for him! It won't be fair if one of you just killed the other! That's not the ending you deserve!...and I am saying this because I care about you too!"
*Shinitshi's eyes are wide open,the purple energy is going inside him fast*
*The light disappeares, Shinitshi's eyes are glowing purple, Diana blacks out*
*Shinitshi stands up...he carries Diana and puts her to rest beside a tree*
Shinitshi (in a quiet voice):"Thank you...I really want to survive...I don't know if I can take the pain of living... but I have to try…"
Shinitshi (in his mind):"I am feeling better than before... better than ever! This is the Spiritual Connection!"
Kenta:"Now you're using magic?! Are you even Shinitshi anymore?
Shinitshi:"One day, you will understand me... but now I have to keep moving...if you are trying to stop me... maybe we should have a little fight...no rules!"
*Kenta is unsure about what he should do, but he attacks anyway*
*Shinitshi is dodging Kenta's attacks without even trying*
Shinitshi (in his mind):"I am faster... much faster! I can feel the attack before it comes!"
*Kenta starts using the two legendary blades he got,he attacks Shinitshi randomly in anger*
*Shinitshi is still dodging all the attacks smoothly*
Kenta:"Why?!"
*Shinitshi goes behind Kenta in less than a second,he hits him on the neck with the side of his hand, Kenta falls,the fight is over…*
*Kenta's eyes are closing slowly,he looks at Shinitshi with the purple glowing eyes*
Kenta:"Shinitshi... You…"
Lisa(in anger):"Let's attack him together! He can't defeat us! He is injured!"
Yozuriha:"Listen to yourself, sister! He isn't injured anymore! That strange magic healed him!"
Tenma:"We should take the master and leave…"
Lisa:"You cowards!"
*Lisa was about to start attacking Shinitshi, but he disappeared*
*The three students are looking around*
*Shinitshi comes out from the shadows and hits Lisa with the same move he used on Kenta*
*Lisa falls, Yozuriha tries to attack Shinitshi while he's on site*
*Shinitshi knocks her out too*
*Tenma is terrified,he is looking at Shinitshi,he has his weapons ready, but he is frozen*
Shinitshi:"You look smarter than the others... take them to safety,and take care of your master."
*Tenma can't believe what he just saw*
*Shinitshi carries Diana,the legendary weapon and go*
*After some minutes*
*Shinitshi's eye color is turning back to normal*
*Shinitshi falls from a tree,and Diana wakes up*
Shinitshi (in a loud voice): "What's this?! I am feeling...Pain! That's not a normal headache!"
Diana:"Me too! It's because of the Spiritual Connection Magic... it's too strong!"
*Meanwhile in Aetheria*
*The Queen is watching her kingdom from the window*
The Queen:"What a beautiful view…"
*Something snaps in the Queen's mind*
The Queen (in her mind):"That's really some interesting news!... My beautiful Diana finally awakened her magic!... maybe the only problem is that she needs that boy from Shoryu to activate it... but it's ok...every magician uses tools sometimes...what should I do with him... raise him as a son?...or enslave him?... just thinking about it makes me excited!"
*Meanwhile,the Four Three Legendary Guardians at a room together*
Rieka:"Hurry up, Takemaru! What does the message say?!"
Takemaru:"Hayato is gone…"
Rieka:"So your boy isn't only a traitor...he is really strong!"
*A tear drops from Kaien's eye*
Takemaru:"Rieka,The Great Master also sent a message only for you…"
Reika:"The Great Master?... That's great,show me!"
*Rieka reads the message,and suddenly she becomes serious*
Takemaru:"What did he say?"
Reika:"I am going to kill that boy…"
*Reika goes to her room, staring at her legendary weapon, it's a metal Bo Staff*
Rieka: "It's unbreakable metal... just like me... right?"
*Reika remembers her parents faces,then the scene transitions into their heads,her father's head in the Great Master's right hand,and her mother's in his left hand,she remembers The Great Master's smile*
*Reika can barely breathe*
*Rieka remembers a moment when she was young*
The Great Master:"You are a good girl, Reika…"
*Her memories aren't clear, it's foggy, like she doesn't remember well,or like she doesn't want to…"
*Rieka grabs her weapon and walks out confidently*
Rieka (in her mind):"That's your end... Shinitshi…"
The End of Chapter 6:"Broken Memories"
The Next Chapter:"Good Reika/Bad Reika"