Struggle Finale! Strike of Dragon and Phoenix!

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The air was filled with dense and shockwaves were blowing leaves away from trees, the demon and dragon gods; Zenki and Asura are in a intensive battle against the dark tiger god Kan who was once one of the Shinjin but grew tired of his role of keeping balance in the heavens and earth, the sound of clashing fists and blades can be heard all over the Shikigami-Chou.

"Wow, look at them go!"

"Indeed Kuribaiyashi, this is truly a fierce battle!" Abbot Jukai sideing with his disciple seeing the heated conflict!

"I think Zenki and Asura are overpowering him!" Kasumi seeing the two gods seemeningly gaining ground against Kan.

"You could be right Kasumi!"

Kagura seeing something else that the others are not, Goki notices the uneasieness of the goddess as he now sees the fight at a different angle.

"No. Zenki and Asura are... at a disadvantage."

"What do ya mean Kagura? They got him by the ropes!" Megumi puzzled by Kagura's words, the blue demon lord sheds some light on the battle.

"Kan seems... faster..." Goki sees the tiger god landing more hits on Zenki and Asura than the demon and dragon lords are landing on Kan.

Chiaki and the others see Kan having no loss of breath as Zenki and Asura with scars but barely losing signs of fatiuge.

"Kagura, how could Kan be faster?" Chiaki asked the phoenix goddess about the tiger god's speed.

"Kan has fully awakened his latent powers that was sealed by Kaede."

"Latent powers?"

"Yes. Kan's latent abilities enhance his speed to a level that of light itself."

"Do you and Asura have latent powers?" Kasumi asked.

"Indeed we do Lady Kasumi. Kaede placed special seals to keep our latent powers in check."

Kagura explained to the others as Zenki and Asura with golden sword in hand are battling Kan wielding his twin blades. The dragon lord rushes in first towards the tiger god as he readys his blades to carve his rival to pieces!

As they clashes with their blades, Asura's sword crumbles where Kan has a slash on his back but unaffected.

"Hmmmm... I'm amazed that you still have some fight in you now that I have my latent powers released."

"Heh I don't need my latent powers to take you down!"

"Well let's see if you can!" Kan slashes one of his blades down towards Asura, but the dragon lord breaks the weapon with his fist leaving the tiger lord with one sword to strike!

"DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT FORGETTING ME!" Roared Zenki blocking the second blade while delivering a punch to Kan as he blocks the demon lord's fist in a heated stalemate.

"Ah, yes foolish me... how could I FORGET?!" Kan swinging both Asura and Zenki easily slaming them both to the ground with great force as the two fighting gods spat blood!

"ZENKI! ASURA!" Chiaki and Kasumi screamed seeing the demon and dragon lords struggling to stand!

"DIVINE SPEAR!" Kagura rushes behind the tiger god but dodges the downward strike. "Hmph... Kagura you were always the voice of reason. Heh heh heh...

"I do not have anything to say to you Kan." Kagura grips tightly to her spear. "You allowed your soul to be tainted by darkness and betray your comrades. That I cannot forgive!"

Kagura rushed to Kan with spear in hand as the tiger god effortessly dodges the goddess' attack, only to deliver a punch to Kagura but evades it, leaving her open for Kan's second attack suddenly Goki dashes to Kagura's aid carring her to safety.

"You really should be careful Kagura."

"Thank you Goki."

Kan simply smirked with arms crossed. "Hmph so Kagura, you and Goki plan to face me?"

"I would not call it a confrontation Kan." Kagura implying as Asura and Zenki are back in the fray. Kan only smirked.

"Heh. I like to see you all try." The tiger god emitts a fierce aura of dark fire.

"Hmmm... his aura... such darkness..." Saki seeing the malevolence of Kan's aura as Chiaki hopes the guardians can win the battle, Kasumi also hopes as she clenches tightly to her pendant emitting a brighter glow catching Souma's attention.

"That pendant..."

"I think I have played with you all for long enough!" Kan's aura grows more fiercely unleashing more malevolence all over the woods! "NOW YOU WILL ALL PERISH!"

"His power is growing!" Goki startled by the immense power from the tiger god.

"Oh no! He couldn't be planning to use that attack!"

"KAGURA! You and Goki get to the others!" Asura roared to his comrade snaping her back to reality!

"Right!"

Kagura and Goki rushed to Chiaki, Kasumi, Saki, Kuribaiyashi, Juaki, Megumi and Souma as Zenki and Asura prepare to take on Kan's attack!

"THIS IS YOUR END ASURA! HELL DARK TIGER INFERNO!" Kan fires an enormous torrent of dark fire towards Zenki and Asura as they stand their ground!

"COME ON!" Zenki rushed in thunderous energy flowing from his fist striking in the inferno!

"ZENKI!" everyone shouted seeing the demon lord being pushed back a bit by Kan's attack as Asura was almost seeing how his old friend Kabuto sacrificed himself in that same situation until he heard a voice in his head...

"ASURA!"

"What tha?!"

"HELP ZENKI!"

"Ryu?! What are ya sayin?!"

"I'm saying lend Zenki your power!"

"LIKE HELL! WHY SHOULD I?! I CAN DEFEAT KAN MYSELF!"

"Like your doing right now? Look! You and Zenki are more the same than you think! He proably faced someone like that guy you're facing now! So just this once HELP ZENKI!"

"Gh... fine! OI KASUMI!"

"Huh?!" Kasumi startled by Asura calling her by name for the first time.

"I need you to lend my power to Zenki!"

Chiaki and the others were suprised hearing Asura's plea. "Asura what do you mean?" the lavendier hair priestess asked the dragon lord.

"I'm helping your hothead guardian pigtails! Got anything else to ask?! KASUMI!"

"But what about you and Ryu?" Kasumi worries about her best friend.

"Don't worry! Ryu and I will be fine! Just do it!"

Kasumi hesitates in aid her guardian dragon, Goki sees doubt in the crimson hair priestess-in-traning. "Lady Kasumi what's wrong?" Kagura asked her master.

"I don't know if I can do it! What if it doesn't work? What would happen to Asura and Ryu?"

"Kasumi quit doubting yourself! Asura believes you can do it so believe in yourself!" Megumi telling her friend with strong eyes.

"Megumi..."

"What Megumi said is true Kasumi! I know you can do it! Look at Zenki!" Chiaki helps Megumi to give courage to Kasumi as she shows her the crimson demon lord pushing the attack back!

"GGGRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAA-!"

"He's not giving up in this fight, the best you can do is allow Asura help Zenki! Believe in youself as Asura believes in you!"

"Chiaki..."

Kasumi in deep thought by the words of her friends... but she then hears the voice of Ryu in her mind... "Kasumi! You can do it! I have faith in you with no doubt in my mind! Don't worry!"

"Ryu!"

Ryu's voice reached Kasumi's heart as the [Dragon's Soul] pendant glows even brighter than a star getting everyone's attention! "What radiance!" Jukai in awe of the light!

"WHAT NONSENSE IS THIS?"

"WHAT THE?!"

"Descendent of my blood... take the words of your loved ones to heart... with them... you will not fail..."

Kasumi hearing the words of her ancestor casting aside all doubts as she opens her eyes with more confidence!

"ASURA!" shouted Kasumi setting her fingers in position as a strong light emitted from the pendant!

"LET'S GO!"

"RELEASE! DAGRA RAJA!" Kasumi fires a powerful azure light as it makes contact to Asura roaring with great force!

"ZENKI! TAKE MY POWER!"

Asura rush towards Zenki as his body glows brightly taking a new form of an azure dragon fusing with the demon god causing his body to glow!

"RRRRAAAAAAAHHHHHH! DRAGON DEMON GOD FORMATION!" Zenki body wildly glows as his hair is a mix of lighting and fire along with eyes glow both crimson and azure!

"KAN! PREPARE YOURSELF!"

"HA! THAT'S YOUR TRUMP CARD?! IT IS FUTILE!"

Zenki instantly punch through the Hell Dark Tiger Infrerno with no effort catching Kan off guard as the thunderous demon lord dashes towards the tiger god!

"WHAT?!"

"UUUUUUURRRRRIIIIIIIIYYYYYYAAAAA!"

The shockwave of Zenki striking Kan was powerful enough to almost shatter Goki and Kagura's shields as the others see the demon lord prepares to deliver the final blow!

"THIS POWER IS NOT POSSIBLE!"

"KNOW THIS TIGER GOD KAN! YOU'VE ALREADY LOST WHEN YOU MET ME! FOR I AM THE STRONGEST DEMON GOD IN ALL OF CREATION! I! AM! ZENKI!"

STRIKE OF THE DRAGON AND PHOENIX!

Zenki delivered a powerful uppercut unleashing a crimson phoenix and an azure dragon intertwining as Kan was sent high towards the sky and to the moon in a towering spiral!

"GGGGGGRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWW!"

Kan's final pained scream as he crashes on the dark side of the moon being incase in a crimson azure prison.

"Is everyone ok?" Goki asked hoping the others was unharmed. "Yes we're all alright. Thank you Goki." Chiaki thanking the blue guardian having minor injuries.

"What about Zenki and Asura?" Kasumi wonders about the two hoping nothing of harm come to them. "I don't know Lady Kasumi"

"Everyone look!" Kuribaiyashi points straight ahead getting everyone's attention as they see two sillouetes one small and one tall. As the smoke clears Chiaki, Kasumi and the others see Chibi-Zenki and Ryu sweating and catching a breath smiling and giving a thumbs up bringing joy to everyone as they defeated Kan!

"YOU DID IT!" the Zenki cast rushed toward the two congradulating and huging them with joy and admeration... although Chibi-Zenki struggles to get free. Unknowingly to everyone there in the shadows a pair of eyes sees Chiaki, Kasumi, Kagura, Goki, Ryu and Chibi-Zenki as it fades into the shadows...

(( Unknown dimension ))

In a dark mysterious realm, there was a dark floating castle. Under the bright crimson moonlight it was completely visible; surrounded by a wall of barbed wires, ... inside were silhouettes viewing a crystal watching the entire Shikigami-Chou.

"Have you finished your recon mission?"

"Yes, Master Kagetora."

"Well, what do you think?"

"Hmmmm the blue demon intrigues me, I still can't imagine how he could improve so much within a short time. I would love to 'play' with him for a while." A young woman of ivory complexion replied with tempting smile and shadowed eyes, "Sounds great hon, Hirumaki?"

"Hehehehe, same old Nagi, just don't get overexcited. The phoenix goddess has my attention," A small man hissed a sly laugh that was both a satisfied sigh and a hungry growl, his voice had a slight edge when he added, "...as my claws long to be polished by the blood of cute chicks like her. What about you, Kabura?"

"The dragon god seems to be a worthy opponent for my pleasure." A giant man said quietly, his expression blank as cobalt eyes bore into the leader, reflecting the cold certainty in them.

The leader silhouette examined the image of Zenki. His eyes, dark-yellow, with a steady gaze dominating and penetrating anyone who dared to face him, said with a sinister smile.

"Peace, my comrades. Soon the Dark Gods will rise and the Dragon King of Hell will be reborn. When this world belongs to us, I will see that the human scourge know their rightful place as the cattle they are. We shall become the true predators of the world, and feast freely upon the blood of the lowly human scum!"

Koshin Kan Saga End

Coming Soon The Rise of The Dark Gods Saga