Kakurezato's Armageddon: Chapter 4: The History of the Kasai and Kesshi

Shikyo's defeat had come and gone. She had no idea if she had passed or failed the qualifications. She woke up a few hours later and she was lying in Xioron's shelter.

Shikyo yawned as she got up and stretched. She fixed her hair and picked up her Odachi. As she started to walk, Kyo came up behind her.

"Kyo," Shikyo smiled as she stopped walking. "What are you doing here?"

"I'm here to stop you. Before he left, Xioron told me to keep you here until he arrived." Kyo stated.

"Where did he leave to?" Shikyo asked.

"He didn't say. He just said that he was going to be gone the entire night." Kyo answered.

Shikyo stared at Kyo for a minute and then said, "Fine, I'll cool it until he gets back."

"Thank you." Kyo said as Shikyo went into Xioron's shelter with her Odachi and lay on the floor. After Kyo was sure she was situated, she immediately fell asleep and began about her loss with Kyo. When all the events replayed in her mind she woke up but she was not in the real world. She woke up in her subconscious where an interesting character appeared.

She ran over to it as she asked, "Who are you?"

"My name is Tora. I'm guessing you're Shikyo?" He asked, with a bored look on his face.

"Yes… How did you know who I am?" Shikyo asked.

"Shikyo," He grinned. "I am YOU."

Shikyo looked surprised as she asked, "What? How is this possible?"

"I was born when you met Xioron and I was finished when you were killed by Kyo. Lucky for you, I revived your soul." Tora explained.

"I died?" Shikyo asked.

"Yes… For a few seconds. Just before you were hit with that fire style Jutsu, I covered you in my chakra and slightly protected you." Tora said.

"Thank you but… what are you doing in my body?" Shikyo asked.

"There were always two clans with this ability. The Manako Kekkei Genkai is what I'm part of. This ability allows the clan users to summon with spirits from the afterlife and mold them to eventually become one with the clan user." Tora replied.

"What are the two clans that are involved with this Kekkei Genkai?" Shikyo asked.

"The Kesshi is one of them and the second is… the Kasai." Tora stated.

"So… that means that Xioron must have one as well?" Shikyo asked.

"What's his last name?" Tora asked.

"Kasai." Shikyo answered, simply.

"Then he must have one." Tora stated.

"Hold on… Why didn't my family tell me anything about our clan?" Shikyo asked.

"They were probably ashamed. The Kesshi used to do terrible things with their powers." Tora answered.

"What kinds of things would they do to be ashamed of?" Shikyo asked, saddened.

"Oh, the Kesshi did anything they pleased. Whatever benefited them and hurt the Kasai is what they did." Tora stated.

"They hated the Kasai?" Shikyo asked.

"Not anymore. They did before the war but, ever since it started, family members turned on family members so there was no more distinguishing between friend or foe." Tora answered.

"I wouldn't know… But, I know why they didn't tell me anything when I was little. They had sent me away before I was even old enough to understand." Shikyo stated.

"Well, if you want more of your questions ask me later as you need to get SOME sleep." Tora ordered as Shikyo laughed. She then left her subconscious as she was returned back to her body. When she did, she immediately fell asleep and stayed that for a long while.

Several hours later, Xioron returned but he wasn't alone. He had someone else with him. Shikyo was still asleep and Kyo was making a campfire with some wood and sticks he had found in Xioron's shelter. He was careful not to awaken Shikyo. She stirred a little but she didn't completely awaken.

Kyo also was eating some beans and rice in a makeshift bowl made out of twigs and leaves.

"Yo, Kyo!" Xioron waved to him, appearing on a tree.

"What's up, Xioron? Got everything you needed to get done… done?" Kyo asked, without looking up. He had grabbed another twig and started making the fire arise with it. He blasted the fire twig with some more fire and threw it into the larger. The larger one rose even higher and then dimmed a little again.

"I did and… I found someone else!" Xioron answered, Kyo.

"Who is it?" Kyo asked as he looked up. The man that was standing next to Kyo smiled slightly and looked Kyo dead in the eyes. He had a Sharingan, just like Kyo. "N-no way! Where have you been?"

To be continued...