'Human Speech Inside Nasamea's Mind'
The voice crept in to her head, slowly and softly, so similar to a small washing wave upon a shore. She felt alone now; a deep consoling feeling smothered her naked body in the giant abyss she drifted in. Pure and innocent, stripped of all her worldly sins, her past, her friends and nothing else, Nasamea swayed back and forth in the endless ocean that was her abyss. For some reason, it was as if the darkness of the abyss was calling her, calling her to feast on its vastness, but the light that she'd seen in the battle with the Yoma kept pulling her attention back away from the voice. Nasamea slowly turned her mind away from the infinite abyss towards the light in front of her, the small light that beckoned her again. She leaned in towards it, drifting closer towards the glowing light, a speck of power that glistened as a small angel upon the dark abyss she was in. Again she cradled the light, soothing it as if it was an infant. Instead of a pulsing sensation that she experienced last time, the light gave of a steady glow, swaying back and forth with her in the infinite abyss.
'So I see you're up now?'
Lifting her head up, Nasamea looked around for the voice wondering what it was. As far as she knew, she was dead now, trapped in her abyss along with her own little light, alone, forever. She turned her head over her right shoulder and saw a man standing there, in the same black uniform that she used to wear. He was huge for any average man, a broad strong chest, wide shoulders, and white spiky hair that ran all over his head, which was tied into a pony tail, a large one that covered the middle of his back. He had a stern face, two jet black eyes that sat in his head, glaring at Nasamea. His sash was red and marked with the No. 5, that of the general. As she looked at the man, memories came flooding back into her mind, flashes of the recent pass. He was the one; he was the one that wanted to give Nasamea a chance, the one that didn't want her to be executed. She jumped a bit in excitement, glowing along with the light that she cradled in her arms. He was here to save her!
'Help me! Help me get out of here!' she asked in hope.
'I'm afraid I can't do that just yet, I'll have to wait for Yoshimo to get done.'
Another flashback occurred, and she began to remember the Council room, and the five glowing lights that were in front of her. She recollected the conversation about what happened, and the conversation that the Generals had between each other. She remembered the No. 4, Yoshimo, telling her about what her purpose was. That she was some "experiment". What were they talking about?
'What is going on?'
'Well, I might as well tell you the story now, after all you're the one destined to save us from all this bullshit. Not even Yoshimo, or Jin, or Kyouken can save us without your help. The No. 1 has become a problem ever since the military started.' He sighed and continued, 'Well about fifty centuries ago Osaka and it's inhabitants got along peacefully. They weren't fighting or anything they weren't at war or anything, they were just little pilgrims going around behaving as primitive humans. Well one day, some farmer got the bright idea to create slaves, to do work. This person went deep in the lands of Osaka and gathered up a whole bunch of people to work for him. Well, at first, it seemed ok, no one noticed the missing people and no one noticed that this guy or whoever he was had slaves. The old folk stores go on to tell us that the slaves realized their oppression and broke free, and killed their master. This basically is the first record of any type of emotional action which resulted in a loss of a life. The small tribe of people sought out farmers only, killing them, and their families. The farmers began to retaliate, and tried to build tools to protect themselves. They sharpened rakes, elongated shovels, everything. The battles kept going together, and for the safety of both warring sides, they split the lands of Osaka up into the regions we have today, Hokkaido, Kawasaki, Aichi, and Kyoto. Thirty years of small battles passed until a war broke out. It was such a clash that both sides were said to be killed, all save for women and a few children. There was no food left over, there were no shelters, nothing. The folklore's go to say that a small child, a girl, arose from the bloody aftermath. She ate decaying bodies, rotting flesh, and drank blood. It wasn't as if she was some demon child, it was simply the fact that she didn't know any better. Soon the girl grew up, suprisingly still alive. With her abilities she created more people; however, these weren't regular people. After growing up and learning about the conflict and the war, she created people that would never go to war ever. She created the first Yoma. Since the Yoma aren't human they can easily recompose dead flesh to create more Yoma. She rounded up the remaining women that were left over and a few of the remaining children that grew up to be men. Centuries passed and she'd created populations in each of the regions. It was the only time in history that Yoma and human got along. Since the war was started basically by a death caused by human emotion, the Yoma were mere janitors. They quickly consumed dying bodies, and people that showed strong, hateful emotions. They grew stronger and spread out over the land. While living peacefully together, the humans that the girl had gathered up realized that the Yoma could be a problem. They realized the power in them, and created a governing establishment to serve and protect the last remaining humans. It was called "The Military". They secretly killed Yoma that were too strong, and maintained a balance in everyone's powers. However, the girl, or No. 1 didn't get this, she retaliated, and wiped at least half of the Military out, using Yoma as her army. The Military went in to hiding, and began to develop a new weapon. The "Soul Slayer". The weapon was very controversial, and many people died in order to create it. The Soul Slayer is basically an extension of one's soul in the form of a weapon. However, the Soul Slayer is basically a "double edged blade". While in its final release of its power, the extension of the soul grows hungry for more, and usually devours the darkness or abyss within a person, turning the person into a killing machine, better known as an "Awakened One". Under this power No. 1's army decreased tremendously and she was caught by the Military. Instead of killing her, they decided to use her powers for themselves, and wiped her mind out, and made her into a killing machine. All she knows is killing, and there is nothing else even remotely alive about her. The Soul Slayer and its powers were far too superior for her abilities. The Soul Slayer, even though dangerous is the best weapon ever created, my child, that light in your hand is your Soul Slayer.'
Nasamea looked down into her arms, the small light that she was cradling. Questions began to form in her head, and confusion settled in from the General's long story. She didn't understand it, even now. How was she an experiment, yet so weak. It made no sense to her.
'I don't get it…' she spoke.
'I assumed that much, listen up, here's another long story. Not too long ago, there was a young boy that came into the Military on his own will, seeking for training. Even though a child, he had an extreme bloodlust, and was very powerful. His chakra readings were higher than anyone else's or any records, and his kenjutsu, though simple, went hand in hand with his chakra, but he had no Soul Slayer. Instead he had the strange ability to overwhelm his opponents with his chakra power, and combined with his bloodlust, he could cause hallucinations, permanent skin damage, aging, vomiting, to any opponent on bloodlust alone. Yoma tremble before him. They don't even try to run, or move. They give up, and try to commit suicide. He is the Military's No. 2, Jin Chisoku. However, the Military realized that he wasn't enough to beat No. 1. They implanted an "Angel" within him, and locked it up, should it ever be released. It's the locks you heard Yoshimo talk about; you have the same within you. He is basically the last ditch effort in defeating her. It's said that if even unlocks his powers, Armageddon will conspire. Since the Angel is not of his own Spiritual being, if it is Awakened by using too much of his own power, it will consume his darkness, or his abyss, and completely take over and disregard his wishes. Since his locks and your locks are the same, look at it this way. We are currently inside of the deepest lock, lock number one. He has four locks, the fourth being the last. Do you understand now?'
Nasamea looked around into the space that was around her, the deep dark abyss that surrounded her and the small light that she cradled. Her mind began to put it together slowly, the vastness of her own abyss, and the never ending supply of malevolent energy that surrounded her. Was she this powerful, yet so weak? Her focus swung back into her arms, at the small light that was in her arms. It was an extension of her own soul, her Soul Slayer.
'Well, yeah I do now, but I still don't understand how something so small as this light could consume all of this darkness and the darkness beyond it', she spoke.
'That's the problem that Yoshimo encountered when he 'created' you. You're nothing but one of his test tube experiments come to life. Remember he said you were an experiment? Well, Nasamea, you're nothing but a weapon. You're a weapon meant to eventually Awaken and become a tool for Jin to use. Since Jin doesn't have a Soul Slayer, his "Angel" would not respond to his mind if he Awakened completely. Since he can't control his power, he needs something large enough to insert his Angel's power into so he can maintain control. Your sync ratio with your Soul Slayer is incredibly high, ---'
'Which means I'll Awaken right along with it, and turn into the tool to kill No. 1, I understand that but what I don't get is No. 1's power. How is she so strong?' Nasamea interrupted.
'Remember I said she created Yoma? Along with her already vast abyss, she also has the power to tap into every Yoma's abyss that descends from her. Literally the abyss of thousands of Yoma is at her disposal, but since we currently have control of her mind, we have blocked the thoughts of the Yoma, and have turned her into a killing machine. The blocks in her mind however are not strong, they had to be weak enough for her not to notice, yet strong enough to continue hiding her past from her. For centuries we've been waiting for you to come along, for one of Yoshimo's test tube subjects to work.' He sighed and then spoke again. 'I am a man of peace, and if it was me I would do this another way. I can't understand your pain, but I promise that I'll somehow change it for you. I don't want anything to end like this…'
'End like what?' Nasamea asked.
'The Military can't keep adding blocks in No.1's mind. They will obviously be broken down very soon, there are too many Yoma being created every day. If it wasn't for her amazingly vast abyss, she would have noticed a long time ago. When she Awakens, and when the time comes, she'll absorb the abyss of the Yoma along with their power. Since she can control the abyss powers without a Soul Slayer, she'll fight. Her past and her hatred of humans all lie in the Yoma that we slaughter everyday. That's when Jin steps in. He'll unlock all the way to Lock four and use your power to keep control of his Angel. If he loses, the world will surely end, and be crushed under No. 1's reign. However, if Jin wins, he'll be even more powerful than her. Even for Jin's monstrous power, there is no way he would be able to handle the Angel awakening, not to mention if he releases its power with a Bankai. In order for there to truly be peace, we have to kill him; a person walking around with the power of an Angel in a scabbard is too dangerous…I don't want Jin to die, and he's even agreed there would be no way to suppress an Angel.'
Nasamea couldn't help but feel even weaker. This whole time she'd thought she was just an average girl that was going to become a solider to protect mother and little brother. She looked out on her past now, wondering if her mother really loved her. If she was just a test tube experiment, her "mother" was probably just a pawn for her development, someone to keep a watchful eye on her as a child. The vastness of the situation that she was in was hard to accept, she was the weapon that would be responsible for bringing peace to the world, but at the cost of her life. Why did it have to be like this? In order for peace to come along, why did there have to be violence? Why did she have to be the one to suffer so much? It wasn't fair.
'Well, what do we do now?'
Sannam looked back at Nasamea and, stern in his appearance, and serious in his eyes.
'We get you to "half-Awaken".
'Half-Awaken?'
'It's a theory I came up with from snooping through Yoshimo's notes. If you half-Awaken, your Soul Slayer could become powerful enough on its own to be tailored only towards you. Since it's weak, anyone could control it, but if you half-awaken you'll be able to get it to tailor to you only. We could leave the Military and I could train you so your half-Awakened state could be more powerful. The problem is you'd have to leave the base tomorrow, and somehow escape execution on your own. Then after we train, we'd have to fight the Abyssals if we want to keep No. 1 from waking up anytime soon.'
'Abyssals?'
'Yes, the Abyssals, Sendo of Kyoto, Kaji of Kawasaki, and Kankuru of Aichi'.
*Note*
How will Nasamea escape execution? Will Sannam betray the Military for Nasamea's sake? Who are the Abyssals?!!
Stay tuned for Chapter 5!