Roi moved in front of the group as the temperatures were decreasing insignificantly. "Ah..another weird temperatured place" Yoshiru spoke, observing Roi's action.
"Lesson for you guys, when you find bases with large doors, you.." He charged his fist backward while blue Reikonryoku poured into it, "Destroy it!" He punched the steel door, creating a strong shockwave.
"Aww..." The door absorbed the strike.
Kaien moved toward Roi, "How many times i told you never break an enemy's territory, if they know our arrival by now, we're screwed."
"They probably know our arrival." Kuro followed Kaien, "You're actually right.." Yoshiru followed them.
"Welp..it doesn't matter." Kaien rose both arms forward as black ryoku gathered in the tips of his fingers, creating strings that flew toward the large door's handle.
"Mastering your Reikonryoku means more creativity...like you can shape anything you have in mind, which could be scary." Yoshiru muttered as the strings pulled the giant door. "The scary part is when the wrong person wields it. Hurry up, follow me, i don't know what they did with the girl as of right now." Kaien moved forward, entering the Yosha base.
A dark pathway, with nothing around but rusty walls. The scent of disgust, and rust covered the area. "This place is disgusting.." Roi muttered as Kuro went to one of the walls, "The walls are so old..Wait.." He raised his arm toward it, though it couldn't get through.
"Ryoku dimension abyss.." Kaien was already next to Kuro. "Dimension abyss..?" He looked at Kaien, "Basically, your Ushi shapes the area around by manifestation of your soul. To awaken the Abyss is to prove that your soul has surpassed the world, and no longer belongs to it."
Roi explained as he moved forward, "This skill is acquired upon reaching eien state...but manipulating such a dimensional abyss in this huge place means our enemy is abnormal."
"I see..we're facing a tragedy." Yoshiru followed Roi in the pathway, "Mhm.." Kuro walked along the wall behind Kaien while observing the demon sigils on the walls.
Yoshiru's necklace was lighting, "Hey..do you feel the slight changes of temperature here?"
"Yes i do.." Roi sighed, "This area isn't normal at all. Why did we come here in the first place?"
He then shed another sigh. "There is no returning point, we've already entered the enemy's territory. Now it's either eat or be eaten." Kaien moved to the pathway as he spilled those words, and Kuro still followed the walls.
"Well, well, well.." Roi stopped midway, while Kaien walked in front of them to see what was going on.
Darkness consumed the place in front, as 4 pathways appeared. Those pathways eventually lead to a down staircase. Suddenly, the lights of the base lit up, showing the path they walked as well as the front ones.
"Man.." Yoshiru stood next to Roi, "These challenges never fail me."
"It's as if the enemy wants to force us into a game of win or lose alone.." Kuro moved next to them.
Kaien closed his eyes, "Yeah, i completely see.." He then observed all the pathways in a second. "Each one leads to a core chamber. There is no guarantee what could be there."
Roi stepped forward, "So… which hallway screams instant death to you guys?" He turned around to face them.
"I feel excited to face whoever is in there!" Yoshiru pointed at the left path.
Suddenly, Kuro's Reikonryoku fluctuates faintly, as if the place is reacting to his existence.
Kaien stared at Kuro then stated once again, "Whatever you meet on your pathway..make sure to not be captured. This game is specifically made for you."
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A room consumed by darkness, seen much, though no details of what could be in that room.
No design, no furniture, no light other than the moon's light flying inside. A masked being stood beside the same window, as he never slept once. with the same wine glass, taking it up, then drinking it in the same process.
"It's time.." The masked man turned around, and the lower part of his mask had a Reikonryoku meter. Robed figures accompanied him while chanting.
He stepped forward toward the door for the first time, and the door opened in an order from the man's finger. The door led to another room, having a light above an entity that observed the ground. The creature had no details, only a black body with no details whatsoever.
"Start the ritual.." The figures that accompanied him appeared next to the creature while chanting demonic phrases. Flow of the figures, Reikonryoku poured into the creature, as a divine light struck the creature. The structure of the room changed, as the screams were heard everywhere.
Reikonryoku exploded from the entity's place as it flew upward, then the creature split into a black liquid. going for all figures that stood down, ignoring the masked man. Reshaping inside the divine light, pouring together to create a humanoid beast with a thousand eye-holes in its body. The creature's body dripped with molten shadow, each of its thousand eye-holes twitching with red static, none blinking in unison.
The masked man observed the ritual as he raised his arm at the divine creature. "Bow under me, i will resurrect your whole power by time." The creature has been struck by yellowish black lightning. It created a hole in the ceiling of the room.
A sudden disappearance of the creature as it appeared, bowing under the masked man, "Yes, my master..everything for you." The demonic and angelic voices echoed around the area.
The masked man stared at the creature, "Your tag is..divine demon..named: Turarach."
He then turned around to return to his original place before saying, "Hold off, Kaien Ranzaki for now, don't let him interfere with my other test subjects." He walked to his original place as the creature followed, "If you hold him off for a long time, i will return your full power to you.."
Then he took the wine, "Your current power could even pass Kaien Ranzaki..even if it's not polished yet, so go my companion!" He took a sip of the wine while his voice echoed in the creature's ear.
The Turarach roared as it disappeared from the area.
Kaien Ranzaki huh..a name i didn't expect to face anytimesoon. The masked man thought as he observed the moonlight,
"The seal will hold him. Kaien Ranzaki must not interfere with my observation." - Masked man.
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Kaien pointed at the right one, "This is Path A"
Then Roi pointed at the next one, "This is Path B"
Afterward, Kuro pointed at the one next to the left, "Path C"
Yoshiru pointed at he last one, "Lastly...Path D!"
Roi stared at Kaien, "How about a ritual of hope for everyone here?"
"Seems great for good luck." Kaien replied, moving forward, "I would love a ritual of peace."
Kuro followed in silence.
The group formed a circle, each one raised one arm toward the other.
Kaien spoke : "Death..."
Followed by Roi : "Promise.."
Then Yoshiru : "Is..."
The final line by Kuro : "Unacceptable.."
Then in one loud line by everyone: "MAY EVERYONE LIVE TO LEAVE THE DARK PATH THEY ENTERED!"
Suddenly, every one of them disappeared, appearing in a path they chose, running down the hallway. Kuro ran smoothly and coldly, as Roi ran hilariously, ready to destroy his opponents.
Yoshiru's fists were glowing yellow with red in excitement, as Kaien's dark flames poured behind the hallway.
In one moment, they all jumped onto the staircases as light of random colors was at the end of the path, showing the chamber where they would face their opponents.
Chapter End