The Nightmare Wars

by Xx Senshi of Ankoku xX

Beyond chaos and humanity, one being stands in the form of both. Tojiro Ankoku. From mere human to powerful Demigod of Death: Legacies of chaos and war begin. Good and Evil shall face his wrath: The Multi-Verse shall never see peace again. SAGA I: Complete.

10. Chapter X

CHAPTER X: SHADES OF THE MIND

DISCLAIMER: I claim NO OWNERSHIP to ANY of the characters in this story except, (for in this chapter) Tojiro "Neo" Ankoku, Dominic, Alma Hanko and Kuro Senso. They are my original characters and are owned by me. All other characters belong to their respective creators/owners.

"Well…that makes a lot of questions clear." mumbled the Cloakmaster as he rose to his feet, removing the Blade of Darkness from his abdomen.

"Ahhh, how very true. I see you met the Kampfers! Very unorthodox bunch now, aren't they?" replied Jason.

"Don't care." steamed Tojiro's low voice, shooting a barrage of icicles out of mid air. Jason swung his hands, shattering each and every one before charging forward at Tojiro. The Cloakmaster charged as well, ramming his right arm into Jason's throat, then using it to slam his nephew to the ground. Jason shot a gushing surge of boiling blood from his mouth, which Tojiro used his all powerful cloak to protect himself when he jumped into the air. Jason shut his mouth and rose to his feet, shooting a series of orange Chaos Spears. The explosive bonds of Chaos energy exploded in mid-air all around Tojiro. The Cloakmaster desperately kept himself in a protective form, with his cloak wrapped around him.

Once he landed, Tojiro swung his cloak open, shooting a pair of red Chaos beams from his eyes. Jason swung his arms up, creating a barrier of fire to shield himself. The beams collided with clear intensity and force. The Cloakmaster growled angrily at his failed attempt of causing him pain.

"I am the god of fire, Tojiro! What I create…CANNOT BE STOPPED!" roared Jason violently.

"We'll just see how that small little flame of yours lasts." barked Tojiro, shooting single beams of red Chaos energy from his right hand and both his eyes. Jason did a forward flip, then spun in circular pattern sideways, then landed on the ground safely to grab Tojiro up by his throat.

"Nice try nephew." he slithered.

Tojiro then dug the claws of his right hand into Jason's chest, and began twisting them through the flesh.

"You damn brat! I'll show you suffering that you'll never forget!" shouted Jason, clobbering the Cloakmaster on the head, which caused him to fall out of his grip and onto the floor. Jason attempted to crush Tojiro's skull, but the Demigod of Death refused by using Chaos Control to avoid such a fate. He reappeared to kick Jason directly in the back. Jason turned, swinging his arm in quick forceful motion, only to which Tojiro ducked from. Tojiro swiftly grabbed Jason's arm, but his stubborn nephew sent a few damaging blows to Tojiro's chest. However, the Cloakmaster hoisted Jason off his feet, turned around and smashed Jason threw the ground, and into the school.

Jason sideways kicked Tojiro in the face as they fell, then quickly shooting a fireball from his palms, Tojiro was forced to create a barrier of Chaos energy to defend himself from Jason's fiery rage. The blast knocked the Cloakmaster through five walls, while still encased in his bubble shaped barrier. Tojiro swung his hands out, dissipating the barrier that helped protect him. A sharp shot of fire came through the holes Tojiro was flung through. The Cloakmaster shot the same sized stream of fire, then a blast of orange Chaos energy. The fire stream Jason grew amazingly grew in size. Tojiro flicked his hand, which caused the orange Chaos he fired to change into a strong defensive barrier. The fire ball of doom collided with the barrier with intensive force, blowing up the walls to the left and right of the building. Tojiro was pushed across the ground while he remained standing, his arms crossed to his face to shield from the gusty winds from knocking him on his back. The Cloakmaster finally came to a stop, only to see Jason melt up through the floor and kick Tojiro with a stunning high kick backflip. Jason landed back on his feet and lunged forward, grabbing Tojiro by his wrist to slam him against the wall. Then, in a diagonal direction, Jason began violently smashing Tojiro from one wall to another with all his strength and power.

Tojiro's eyes sprang open and he blasted Jason point blank with a stinging hurt of dark red Chaos energy. Jason smacked across the ground several times, that is until Tojiro caught up to him. The Cloakmaster grabbed Jason by the back of his head, jumped up to the ceiling and smashed his face into it, then came back down to smash Jason's head into the floor, leaving two distinct holes in both spots. Tojiro tossed Jason from wall to wall by holding his nephew by his ankles. Tojiro then tugged him back, and smashed his right fist down on the spinal area of Jason's back. Mortified and angry, Jason quickly turned around to punch Tojiro in the jaw, then reached forward to stop him from flying off, and head butt his nephew. Tojiro tripped Jason then pounded his right fist into Jason's stomach, which lodged Jason into the ground. Tojiro raised his fist back up, rotating his fingers around, then clenching his fist tightly. Jason tiredly got back up, and Tojiro steadily readied himself. Rising up, Jason pressed his hands onto the ground, and with his legs, sprung himself backwards, both his feet hitting Tojiro dead in the face. Tojiro smacked to the ground, but quickly rolled backwards to avoid a blast of lava Jason shot from his mouth.

"That can't be good, seriously." spoke softly the Cloakmaster.

"Hahahaha! That's not even the HALF of it!" snickered the confident Jason.

Tojiro stood ready, willing, and most definitely prepared. Jason lunged forward, jabbing Tojiro in the chest several times before punching him directly up the chin, then jumping up to deliver an elbow drop right onto Tojiro's neck. Tojiro was picked off the ground by Jason, but the Cloakmaster used Chaos Control to switch places with Jason. Tojiro violently shocked Jason with violent red lightning, but Jason, however, went from screaming in pain, to sudden laughter. Tojiro ignorantly looked at Jason's joy as a wish for a quicker death.

Hateful of seeing his nephew like this, Tojiro shot a pair of yellow beams from his eyes, which in direct contact, hit Jason as Tojiro was holding him, and sent the former Cloakmaster smacking across the floor and crashing into the wall at the end of the hall. Tojiro's orange eyes kept steady watch on the growing cloud of gray smoke at where his nephew was sent. Tojiro stood in a prepared stance.

"This human form of mine is beginning to lose it, but if I switch forms now, it shall affect my powers, the ghoul side of me trying to break out, and the chance of lethality. Good for me." said a nonchalant Tojiro.

A black hoof stepped out of the smoke, which exerted fire from under it. Another foot stepped out, doing the same thing.

"It's his animal form. One of the top fifteen of the Nightshade tier ranks." muttered Tojiro. Indeed he was right. Jason walked out as a black minotaur. The half man half bull snorted flames from his nose, and his red glowing eyes angrily gazed at the Cloakmaster down the hall. Jason began to laugh in a thick hollow conjunction.

"You just ran out of luck, little nephew. This time, I'm not going to go easy on you!" roared Jason, raising his fists, spawning flames around them.

The forward pointing horns turned red with brimming red Chaos energy.

"This only got…a bit more taxing." mumbled Tojiro, preparing himself for the first fight with a minotaur.

Jason smashed the ground violently with his fists, causing an eruption of lava to spurt down the hall, at Tojiro.

"He's combining the power of the Chaos energy to manipulate the fire's heat into a liquid form. What a smartass." Tojiro said, jumping up onto the ceiling, standing upside down.

"You little prick, get down from there NOW!" shouted Jason, jumping up and punching the ceiling. A single crack spurted into tens. Tojiro looked down at the boiling hallway of lava, and at the ceiling he stood on which began breaking away piece by piece.

"I sure hope this works." Tojiro said mentally, crouching down.

Tojiro shot a breath of ice which froze one section of the ground, turning that small portion of the hall into molten rock. Tojiro jumped down onto the pad, looking behind him and in front of him at the lava that filled the hall. Jason remained standing on the other end, thinking of a plan to give Tojiro fiery fate of death. Jason took in a single breath, and shot streams of fire from his nostrils. Tojiro amazingly swung his arms in the air to create enough water to cover his own body. Tojiro soaked himself in the water, then froze himself in the ice hardened armor. The fire overcame him, sending the ice armored Tojiro flying over the hall, and the river of lava. Tojiro than broke his arms out, shattering the ice armor, landing on safe ground to where the lava hadn't reached, yet.

"You damn brat! You planned that didn't you?" Jason said mentally.

Tojiro rose to his feet, but his arm began to pain him, and he dropped to one knee. Jason smirked at this chance. Jason began charging forward, shaking the entire hall with every step. Tojiro's face was sweating intensively. He slowly raised his head to see Jason running through the hall of lava, which didn't even harm him an ounce. Tojiro had no chance, he stood back up, and launched a wavering beam of green Chaos energy, which split into ten mini sized Chaos Spears. With each Chaos Spear, it exploded against Jason on impact, only slowing him down. Tojiro shot a barrage of fire balls from his right hand. Jason stuck his right hand out, gathering them all up, then by clapping his hands together, an inferno of fire shot forward through the hall. Tojiro crouched down, wrapping his cloak around his body. Jason angrily launched a glare, knowing the result.

The flames definitely overcame Tojiro where he stood, by the cloak of a Nightshade is one of the most strongest types of armor anyone could get. Only by another Nightshade attacking it's cloak physically, can true pain harm a Nightshade. Tojiro stood up, creating a series of embers to surround him. Jason surprisingly appeared in front of Tojiro, grabbing him with his large hand. In his minotaur form, Jason stood a staggering twelve feet tall. "So much for ice, eh? I'm surprised someone of even your stature doesn't understand the science between elements." Jason stated.

"Then…how about a lesson on physics?" said Tojiro, his eyes snapping open.

Tojiro waved his hands up, which caused the left and right section of the walls to break off. Jason was forced to drop Tojiro, and hold the walls back from crushing him. Tojiro kept his form strong in this Earthbending stance. His muscles continued to tense, yet his concentration was his strongest weapon, for it wasn't going to shatter. Jason's head was hung low from his current position, as he refused to be crushed like a bug and defeated so easily.

"THAT IS ENOUGH!" screamed the angry Jason. He shot a fume of extremely hot air, which suddenly exploded in front of Tojiro's face, and launched him down the hall. Jason stretched his arms out, breaking the walls. Jason then charged down the hall, his steps leaving spurts of fire in the ground. Tojiro drove his right hand into the ground to halt his sliding. Tojiro raised his head, and quickly took a slide back to dodge a set of fists. Jason then kicked his hoof forward, but Tojiro grabbed it, flipping Jason onto his stomach. Tojiro jumped on Jason's back and began beating him in the back of the head. As Jason angrily got back on his feet, Tojiro took hold of Jason's right horn to hold on. Jason smashed his back into the wall, then did the same onto the other wall, yet Tojiro remained strong. Tojiro began tugging on Jason's horn, which caused him to feel the pain of the bone splitting from the soft tissue. Jason finally let out a burst of fire from his body, which sent Tojiro bouncing down the hall behind Jason. Jason angrily charged after Tojiro. Once coming up to his body, Jason kicked him directly in the stomach, which shot Tojiro through a series of six walls, ending up in a classroom of students. Tojiro jumped back onto his feet, ignoring all of the shocked students. Tojiro's ears tweaked, having a sudden urge to turn back. Tojiro turned around and slid across the floor on his belly. A growling Jason broke through the ceiling and landed on the ground where Tojiro previously stood. Jason grabbed one of the desks and tossed it at the Cloakmaster. Tojiro jumped up, grabbing the table by its leg and as Jason approached him, Tojiro smacked it down on Jason's skull, utterly shattering it. Tojiro landed back on the ground, only to do a backwards flip, then shot a blast of ice from his eyes. The ice surrounded Jason's legs, which he simply moved both to free himself from. Tojiro landed back on the ground, only to be ruthlessly punched and sent flying towards the front of the room. Tojiro left a serious dent and crater shaped hole in the whiteboard.

Tojiro's eyes opened, "Get the hell out of here already!" he roared at all the students.

Jason was tossed through the wall by Tojiro. The stampede of students trampled over Jason and down the left hall in fear. Tojiro dropped onto the ground, feeling his energy slowly coming back to him.

"You think I'm a welcome rug, huh? THEN I'LL TREAT YOU THE SAME!" exclaimed Jason, grabbing Tojiro off the ground.

Jason jumped up to smash Tojiro into the ceiling, then tossing him through the floor, and down two levels, ending up in a locker room. Jason shot a stream of lava from both his hands. Tojiro quickly lunged off to the right, rolling until he got back onto his feet, his right fist clenched. Tojiro suddenly felt a force press against the back of his head.

"Don't move a muscle, ya' hear me?" said the female voice. Tojiro reached over his shoulder to grab the gun, then he turned himself around, coming face to face with Akane once again.

"What the?" he slurred.

Tojiro looked behind her, seeing Natsuru, Shizuku, and Kaede hiding behind the set of lockers.

"Let me guess, is this your hiding spot?" Tojiro asked dim wittingly.

"You're the ass causing havoc around our school! So maybe a bullet in the head will change that!" threatened Akane, kicking Tojiro back.

Tojiro ended up nearly falling back in the small pool of lava, but he was quickly grabbed by Akane.

"That looks cool. How about I turn you into nothing but a puddle of crap? How's that sound?" she said, pointing the gun into his forehead.

"Honestly, quit this nonsense." he said, pushing her back, and then using Chaos Control on himself. Jason broke through the ground where the two were just standing. The massive minotaur turned around to see Akane and the others.

"What do we have here? I'm definitely sure you Kampfers all together won't be able to measure up to all the annoyance and trouble Tojiro gave me." he stated.

"You never know." suggested Tojiro's voice. Jason looked over his shoulder, seeing Tojiro drive the Blade of Darkness directly into the minotaur's shoulder blade, causing him to roar in agony.

Tojiro jumped off his back, landing by Akane's side, but dropping to one knee, holding his left arm, sharing the same agony with his nephew.

"It would be wise to find another hiding spot. Possibly, away from here!" Tojiro shouted at the girls.

"Akane! We should really get out of here!" Natsuru responded, getting up, along with Shizuku and Kaede.

"That's not going to happen!" roared the angry minotaur, lunging at the group.

Tojiro aimed his right hand forward, "CHAOS SHOCK!" he called out.

The Blade of Darkness illuminated in red and violently sent a surge of lightning throughout Jason's body, stopping him in his tracks. Tojiro kept his right hand out, to keep the power consistent.

"You won't get another chance you fool, get the hell out of here!" hissed Tojiro.

Akane glared at the Cloakmaster and hurried off with the others, running out of the back door to the locker room, which led outside.

Jason dropped onto on all fours, at the point of his highest suffering. Yet, he still managed to laugh! Tojiro kept his hold of using Chaos Shock consistent and as wrenching as possible.

"The last Nightshade; Tojiro 'Neo' Ankoku, HA! You're supposed to be feared by all…and hated by all! Isn't that a fools' joke?" screamed Jason.

"Those mortals don't matter to me, it's their future I'm worried about. Their lives don't deserve indecency, especially from cowards like YOU!"

Tojiro snapped vividly, shocking Jason even more. Jason growled in a gurgling groan of hurt.

"Heh. Is that so? Your stupid philosophy is pathetic, nephew. But what can I say? It's all you have left…right?" Jason replied, slowly looking up, smirking and chuckling.

Tojiro lowered his hand, and charged. Jason rose up, kicking Tojiro directly, shooting him through the rows of lockers, and through a concrete wall, which ended up into leading outside. Natsuru and the group heard the bang, stopping to turn around and view what had just happened. Tojiro rose to his feet, only to be kicked forward again by Jason. He smacked against the ground, which caused his left arm even more pain. Tojiro's eyes were shaking in pain, but they suddenly turned to a visage of anger.

"Should we help him?" quietly passed Shizuku, crossing her arms.

"Why the hell should we? I'd rather see if this freak beats the crap out of him or not?" said the red haired Akane, holding her gun by her side.

Cracking his knuckles as he marched up to Tojiro's wrangled and bleeding corpse, Jason appeared confident, seeing a victory in his near future. Jason reached back, removing the Blade of Darkness from his back, then tossing it down in front of Tojiro.

"You pitiful fool. Akuma sure was right about a lot of things, especially your weakness to see others suffer. You only protect them because you don't want their lives to be ruinous like yours. Are you truly that afraid to see others in pain?" remarked a seething Jason.

Tojiro gritted his teeth, glowing red discharge began to drip from his wounds. Jason carelessly grabbed Tojiro, turned around and tossed him like a softball. Tojiro smacked across the ground several times. Jason then walked after him. Tojiro's metal arm sparked several sparks of blue, and even sparked so intensively, Tojiro fell back onto the ground.

"What's the matter, Demigod of Death? Can't bare to stand up and stare your killer in the eyes, hmm?" Jason gloated in a high voice of tolerance. Tojiro gripped the ground with his right hand.

"You sure must have changed a lot if those bandages cover your whole head. That's your first step to doing this world a favor; RIDDING IT OF YOUR UGLY FACE!" yelled Jason, punching Tojiro, shooting him across the floor.

Jason used Chaos Control to reappear behind Tojiro to grab him by the back of the head. Jason then smashed Tojiro into the ground, head first. Dragging his face through the dirt, Jason ran about twenty feet, before leaping up and smashing Tojiro back into the ground, laughing hysterically. On the roof of the school was another cloaked being, with the symbol of the Shade Empire on their back.

"Tojiro…what are you doing? This is definitely not like you to let someone beat you up so easily." said the voice of the cloaked female.

"Is it your purpose? Tell me, Tojiro." Jason spoke out.

"My purpose? What kind of demon such as myself…would ever have a purpose in this world?" questioned Tojiro in pain, yet he stood straight up.

"Interesting. Your words always make those around you question what kind of place we live in, how idiotic." said Jason, his eyes cringing.

Tojiro was flung into the air, then Jason reappeared above him, stomping both his feet into Tojiro's gut. In a split second, Tojiro was in the air, and then he was lodged into the earth, laying down in hurtful pain and agony. Still he rose. Tojiro used his right arm to get to his feet, as Jason landed a few feet in ahead of him.

"Tojiro. Do something." said the cloaked female on top of the school.

"It definitely is bothersome to see you like this, you know. I heard in the battle against Dark Quake, you used that right arm of yours, and the power of the Chaos Wrath to kill him, something no other being, Nightshade, or god, has ever done! What is that power?" wildly exclaimed Jason instinctively.

"My business is my own. This power…doesn't belong to the likes of you." Tojiro muttered.

"You're as ignorant as you are foolish! Tell me the secret of Chaos Wrath!" Jason demanded, charging forwards, his fists wrapped in deadly shocking purple Chaos energy.

"Chaos Eruption." Tojiro mumbled.

Waves of orange Chaos shot out of Tojiro's body, and splashed onto Jason, turning into a dome. From within was a glowing purple center. The dome grew small, then expanded into a bright explosion. Tojiro dropped back to his knees, his eyes looking sickly tired and worn out. Through the cloud of smoke, an angry minotaur charged. Tojiro looked over his shoulder at those behind him.

"YOU HAVE NOTHING TOJIRO! You're idiotic motives got your mother and father killed! It is YOU for the reason of their deaths!" he yelled, grabbing Tojiro by the neck, and continuously punching him across the face. The group of Kampfers horrendously watched this dreadful scene unfold further and further into something they couldn't bare to look at. Tojiro's head hung low as Jason held him by the neck of his cloak.

"Where's your motives now, huh? WHERE? Your past is a whole entirety of failure and dread!" exclaimed Jason.

Jason then snickered, "To think, you are almost considered as worse as one of US!" said Jason, holding his right fist all the way back, tempted to knock Tojiro's whole head off from his shoulders.

"I can't wait to see what Yoko thinks once she finds you…that is…if she cares. Don't worry though, she's not even strong enough to even confront, she'd be a waste of our time, and her filthy blood would be disgusting to even splatter." Jason irritably threatened.

Tojiro's head flinched suddenly.

"Are you going to cry those tears? The tears of a Nightshade come from your sadness and solemn feelings. Once that happens, the skull will begin to slowly, slowly, slowly…crush. Thus…tears of blood. How shameful for a Nightshade, am I right, Tojiro 'Neo' Ankoku?" Jason continued with a wicked smirk, holding back his right fist.

Jason drove his fist forward, but Tojiro's right hand rose up to stop it.

"WHAT? NO WAY! You're weak! You couldn't have stopped that strike!" exclaimed Jason in fright.

Tojiro looked Jason right in the eye, and what Jason saw was surprising. The bandages around the right side of Tojiro's face were ripped off, and his pupils were glowing blue. A large blast of blue wind, sent Jason flying across the ground. Tojiro dropped onto the ground, his head hung low. Jason rose to his feet, holding his head with his left hand. A swirl of blue began to gather at the dial of Tojiro's right arm.

"You may judge as you wish…you can threaten my family…you could disrespect the ones I've met and been kindly treated by…but when you threaten me and my decisions…" Tojiro began.

"This power…what is surrounding him?" said Jason in confused thought. A large funnel of blue Chaos energy formed around Tojiro, and sprang high up into the sky.

The funnel then immediately dropped down and pounded into the ground, creating a whirlwind of dust and smoke, from which everyone shielded themselves from.

The female on the roof watched on, "The state from which a Nightshade uses all their power. The power of Chaos in one single form; the Nightmare form." she swayed.

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Stepping out of the smoke was a brand new Tojiro. The bandages around his whole head were gone and done away with, but the headband remained tied around his head. He stood as the ten foot tall Werehog form, but his fur was not black, it was white. The spike shaped pattern of fur on his wrists were glowing blue. On the tips of his six quills, they glowed blue as well. The walls of his eyes were not white, but black, and the eyes themselves shined a valiant glowing blue.

"YOU WILL NEVER THREATEN MY DESTINY! AND YOU SHALL NEVER QUESTION MY ACTIONS! I shall kill YOU and every other Hell God that challenges me! I am…NIGHTSHADE!" roared the ground shattering voice of Tojiro.

"He actually entered his Nightmare Form. How? Such a technique cannot be mastered in time…he was the first Nightshade I've seen to use such a power!" Jason said in still thought. Tojiro tore the sling from his left arm, and moved it freely, as it had finally healed by entering such a form.

"This is beyond normal limits, don't you think so?" said Natsuru surprisingly.

"I'm still curious over what that oversized idiot is." replied Akane.

Tojiro got on all fours, his razor sharp fangs and teeth gritted together in the most vicious snarl no other beast can match up against.

"You had to spoil it so easily. I'd never thought I'd witness such a turn of events. But it doesn't matter. Nightmare form or not…you are still that foolish demon inside, weak and useless all the same!" Jason spat out.

A sudden flash, and Tojiro was right behind Jason. He grabbed him by the back of his head, threw him over his own, and directly into the earth. Tojiro then clawed his angry fingers across Jason's chest, leaving severe gashes. Jason kicked both his hooves into Tojiro's face, who stumbled backwards. Jason then jumped to his feet, and rammed himself towards Tojiro. The enigmatic demigod grabbed Jason by his horns to stop them from gouging straight on into his intestines. Tojiro then forcibly bit down onto the right horn, and then swung Jason around several times. Tojiro finally jumped up, and let him fly. Tojiro spun in front ward flip in mid air, his arms stretching far, far out. His fists coated in blue Chaos energy, he smashed them down onto Jason, and crushed Jason into the ground, creating a massive cloud of dirt and smog. Tojiro landed on the ground, still snarling furiously, his arms retracted by this time. Jason came leaping out of the smoke cloud, landing on the ground to begin a violent spin, surrounded by an inferno of red flames. Tojiro crouched down, and shot forward, his arms sticking straight out, turning himself into a drill shaped beam surrounded with spinning blue Chaos energy. The two forces collided with violent force, grinding against each other, until an explosion of immense proportions was created. A cloud of red smoke, and fiery light from within it spanned to the skies above. Tojiro came flying out, landing on his feet in front of Akane. Tojiro swept his hands to the left and right. The whole cloud of smoke then split off by Tojiro's use of Airbending. Jason stood on the other side, breathing extensively, while Tojiro stood calm, collective, and with a small thirst of revenge and dire need to pummel the sense and soul out of Jason's chest. Jason gripped the ground, spawning a series of exploding lava fumes to shoot up out of the ground. Tojiro leaped over one just in time, then zoomed off to the left to dodge another, then quickly spinning in a tunnel of air to clear over another fountain of lava. Finally, the ground in front of Jason began to crack from right in front of him, to the left and to the right for about a mile wide long. A tidal wave of lava shot up out of the enormous crack in the earth. Tojiro took a quick break to stop. He crouched down and took a massive leap upwards. He held his hands over his head, creating a watery glob of liquid like Chaos energy that shined with immense blue.

"ICE…WAVE…CHAOS!" Tojiro chanted, charging for the middle of the lava tidal wave.

He collided, immediately turning the huge wave into ice with just one blow. Tojiro then smashed through the center, his fists covered in hardened ice. He began violently punching Jason across the face, and even smashing his fists down on his cranial area. Tojiro used his shoulder to knock his nephew to the ground. Tojiro stood over him, and continued his intense series of ice cold punches, until the gauntlets themselves shattered into nothingness.

Tojiro stepped back. He stuck his left arm out to the left, and flicked it. The entire barrier of ice then turned to water, simply dropping to the ground. Tojiro turned around, waving his arms to turn it all into steam. Tojiro's black cloak suddenly appeared around his large body. He turned around with an angry glare, seeing that Jason had gone and retreated. Tojiro then reverted to his human form, and all the wounds he had received from his fight with Jason had been fully healed. With his hood lowered, Tojiro rested his right hand on his head, ruffling it through his black hair. The cloaked female on the roof, her head was lowered.

"That's Tojiro for you." she said. Jason appeared by her side, back in his human form.

"You'd probably go and get Alma to heal those." said the girl.

"Whatever. You could've came in at any time, Kuro. What the hell's your problem?" barked a despicable Jason.

"Tend to your wounds already, then report this to Akuma." she replied. Jason huffed, creating a dark Chaos portal, which he jumped into, and the portal vanished seconds afterwards.

"We will have our time together, just like you said…Tojiro-kun." she said quietly, turning around and vanishing in a flash of white.

Tojiro turned himself around to the Kampfer girls.

"I surely promise that I'll try and not do the same to any of you…that is if you don't boil my anger." he stated, crossing his arms, making it a stone cold statement to their ears.

"I'd sure like to see you say that again! Right after I blow your brains out!" threatened Akane by instinct.

"Is that what you truly wish to happen? Your death? Your friends will surely not wish to see what I'd do to you. Besides, you're already injured, there'd be no point in bringing you any more suffering. So lower that pistol of yours before I forcibly take it along with your entire arm." Tojiro stated carelessly.

"You should really transform back Akane, it'd be a good idea." said Shizuku. Akane lowered her gun, and transformed to her normal, sweet, and kind form.

"Much better." said Tojiro, walking over to them.

Natsuru, back in his male form, was walking outside alongside Tojiro.

"This little meeting sure has caused a lot of trouble around the school. It'll probably be closed for a few days or so." he said.

"That better not be aimed at me." Tojiro included.

"Huh?" responded Natsuru.

"Your words best not contain the blame to be shot at myself. It wasn't my fault he tried to kill me, you, or your friends." Tojiro explained.

"No, no, no! Don't worry! I wouldn't blame you! Especially after what you've done to that guy you were fighting." said a nervous Natsuru, afraid for what would happen to him now.

Tojiro looked ahead, seeing a girl coming up to them. It was Natsuru's childhood friend, Mikoto Kondo.

"Natsuru! Hey! I prepared some curry for you back at the house! You MUST try it!" she screamed.

"Such much for having an almost normal day." whined a complicated Natsuru, just by hearing Mikoto. Tojiro looked at him pitifully, then looked forward as Mikoto stopped in front of the two.

"Hi there! I'm Mikoto Kondo! Are you a friend of Natsuru's?" she asked with a smile.

"Hardly. I stopped this kid and his friends from getting mauled-"

"Hey, Mikoto! We should be getting home now to get that curry, huh? Don't mind Tojiro, he's just a troubled guy!" said a nervous looking Natsuru.

"Hey, who said you could interrupt me? And who's troubled?" said Tojiro, holding Natsuru up off the ground by his hair.

"Quit it! This is embarrassing enough dammit! Put me down!" he complained.

Tojiro growled, but yet he put Natsuru back onto his feet.

"Tojiro-san, would you like to come with us? It'd be our treat!" said Mikoto, keeping her smile.

"I honestly shouldn't. I have more important matters to-"

"You will? Great! Come on Natsuru!" exclaimed a joyfully Mikoto, grabbing Tojiro's wrist and pulling him with her until they would reach Natsuru's house.

"What…the hell…just…happened?" babbled a confused Natsuru, with an empty hapless look on his face.

Tojiro was sitting on the floor, observing the bowl of curry Mikoto served him with.

He sniffed it, "Well? Smells good, doesn't it?" says Mikoto.

Tojiro took a spoon and gulped a good serving of curry. He tasted it for a moment, and then swallowed it.

"I'm surprised you didn't freak out from how hot it was." said a surprised Mikoto.

"Trust me, I know how it feels to get burned." Tojiro replied, taking in another gulp of the curry.

Natsuru, doing the same, shared an ambiguous look at Tojiro.

The Cloakmaster put the bowl down, "This was the first time I had curry, and I must say I was impressed. Thanks for taking your time to have me here, Miss Mikoto." Tojiro acknowledged with his head bowing.

"You're too modest! Come on!" said a flattered Mikoto.

"She's definitely going overboard with this." thought Natsuru hopelessly.

"What makes me curious, is all of you and your powers. However, the reason you fight…where is that?" questioned Tojiro, crossing his arms.

"Are you talking about why the Kampfer must fight?" Natsuru responded.

"Yes. Do you even know why?" he asked.

"There are these guys called Moderators. Right now, we're fighting in the place of these two sides who are desperate to wage war against each other. So here on Earth, there are Red Kampfer and Blue Kampfer, both fighting in place for those battling out in space." explained Natsuru.

"Interesting. Fighting for the purpose to uphold the balance of your lives, but your reasoning…is quite strange. Doesn't it sound a bit meaningless?" asked Tojiro.

"You have no idea how much I told myself that! But, it's something that I, and none of the other Kampfer can change." said Natsuru.

"You shouldn't be so worrisome Natsuru. After all, we're all on the same side right?" answered Mikoto.

"She does have a point. Whether you hate to admit it or not." said Tojiro, looking at the slumped Natsuru beside him.

"Why are you so questioning? And how would you know I have a problem with agreeing her?" exclaimed Natsuru.

"Well, you slightly just admitted it now, and I read your mind and saw how you and Mikoto had a childhood friendship together. You two said a lot of unkind things to each other, if I must say." said Tojiro.

Natsuru sat back down, letting out a desperate sigh, "I give up." he murmured. A knock on the door came.

"I shall get it, got nothing better to talk about anyway." said Tojiro, heading towards the door. He opened it, and Akane was suddenly pushed inside, along with Kaede. Akane quickly removed her face from Tojiro's chest, and looked up at him, fearing the worst.

"Please…do come in." he said in a haunting voice, stepping aside. Akane moved her glasses a bit up and stepped through the door, taking off her shoes, with Kaede behind her, doing the same with her shoes.

"Oi! Tojiro, you can take off that thing…whatever you call it, you know?" called Mikoto.

"My cloak? Are you sure?" he said, walking back into the room where everyone was gathering.

"Of course! Why wouldn't I be sure?" she replied.

"So this doesn't make you nervous?" he said, removing his cloak, which revealed his entire right arm, in one of the strongest metals this world hasn't ever seen.

He wiggled the claw like fingers, "Is it okay or not? Either way, I don't care." he said.

"Uhhh, heh?" said Mikoto, still staring at it in absence.

Tojiro let out a sigh and took his cloak off, setting it on the recliner chair he decided to sit down on. Natsuru remained quiet and still when he saw Kaede, knowing that the past events have got him questioning. While Natsuru looked obviously nervous, Akane and Mikoto held serious and angered faces. Believing Kaede was a culprit for the incidents of the White Kampfer, they held their suspicions tighter than anything else in their minds. Kaede, however, seemed so instigated and forgetful, like nothing was her fault, nor her problem. She was treated like an innocent by Natsuru, but who is to believe what after the events in the past? Tojiro's instincts and thoughts began to race through his cerebrum, and he wouldn't stand this type of hindrance any longer.

"If you could excuse me all for a moment…I shall be back in a minute." said Tojiro, walking towards the door.

"Be back quick! All the curry will be gone if you don't hurry!" called a happy Mikoto.

"Seriously, calm down." Natsuru's voice whined within his thoughts.

Tojiro walked right up to the door, and vanished with the use of Chaos Control, appearing on the other side, to face Shizuku Sango, who had just arrived.

"My, my, how did you learn that trick?" she implied with her silent voice.

"Whether you believe it or not, I sense a lot of temptation and irritability in this house, especially around Kaede Sakura." implied Tojiro.

Shizuku pondered for a moment, trying to incorporate if Tojiro was being all so serious or all too serious. Whether in facts or fiction, Shizuku could tell that the attacks of the White Kampfer were mysterious and daunting, the Kampfer herself could tell Tojiro was being straight about his opinion and whatever matter may arise in the future.

"So you came out here to say that? Nothing else. A bit strange, counting that we just met you." said Shizuku, putting on a studying face. Tojiro saw within Shizuku's mind, knowing she was searching for the truth.

"How about we go for a short walk? Maybe then we can understand each other, and the matters of what are decisions will make, hmm?" said Shizuku, turning back around and walking towards the sidewalk. Tojiro unthinkingly followed her, leaving his cloak behind, but with his weapons still on hand, he didn't fear anything.

Shizuku and Tojiro were finding themselves heading towards the park area. Tojiro watched everyone enjoy the leisure of this sunny day. Tojiro remembered such times when he was a boy, before becoming the man he was today.

"Tojiro? Are you staring into space or what?" said Shizuku. Tojiro shook his head loose, looking at Shizuku out of the corner of his eyes. Shizuku looked a bit blind spotted. His stare was a frightful thing to imagine by many, and about half of those people, never saw his eyes again.

"What makes you…" she began.

"Different? I would definitely enjoy an honest true opinion from someone I can believe. But unfortunately, there are none of those people left in this world." he replied.

"I see, no wonder you've managed to be so curious about other peoples circumstances. Why is that?" she asked, clasping her hands behind her back.

"Don't tell me you believe I'd take risks with everyone. People who's lives are being threatened or disrespected by others deserve their way of peace…while the one inflicting pain…deserves a harsh fate…known as death." he said seriously.

"You sounded very clear and honest. Is that truly what you think?" responded the curious Kampfer.

"The point of this walk is to question Kaede's intentions, not my personal mishaps which happen just every other minute. So…let us get to the point." he snared.

"Then you start first. This is your matter of concern." Shizuku put on.

"Concern, huh? As long as the right person gets the right punishment, I'm all clear on that, nothing else shall matter. Now, I've since just by looking at you that you share some very similar concerns as me. What do you believe is Kaede's person?" asked Tojiro intently.

"Hmm, she appears as some normal girl. She does, however, have an intense infatuation over Natsuru's female form." Shizuku answered.

"Alright, that can sum up a lot." said Tojiro, staring at the sidewalk as they walked, with his left hand to his chin.

"But not enough, right?" Tojiro looked at Shizuku.

"Yeah, I suppose you're right on that. If Kaede is planning to do something serious…especially for something as foolish as love…she'll most probably do whatever it takes to get a hold of Natsuru's female side." Tojiro pondered continuously out loud.

Shizuku now felt she was on the same rope. The Cloakmaster's point was as clear as crystal, but there was still some fog that obscured the reason and truth behind this awkward mystery of love and probable despair.

"Not to change the subject to cause you a bothersome attitude…but do you truly believe love is foolish?" she asked with keen eyes. Tojiro stopped, staring up at the sky.

"Tojiro?" Shizuku said his name.

"My existence is as promising as my love life; unwinding, clueless, and unforgivable. The only one I loved was killed…she was killed by the selfish undoubtedly thoughts that stirred through the killers' mind. She died for my need for vengeance; and I can't believe it was I who did it." contemplated Tojiro, his head lowering with regret weighing it down.

Shizuku stretched her eyes a bit, unable to believe such words. Tojiro then nervously scratched the back of his head, with his eyes shut, and his mind in a thousand knots.

"I shouldn't have asked you that. I'm sorry to bring up something that was so hurtful for you to remember, Tojiro." she inquired.

"No need to be solemn, especially not right now. The past is the past, right? But somehow…every time I make an attempt to forget it…there's always something or someone forcing me to remember such horrors. I think that's why I've become this person I am today, guess I can't help it." he informed strongly.

"You do appear as a very caring person…whether you like to admit it or not. You just don't want to see anyone hurt or in pain. Because…you believe in something greater than peace, don't you think so?" she said, walking forward, then stopping to look back at the Cloakmaster with a courteous smile. Tojiro nodded in all agreement and walked up by Shizuku's side to continue their stroll through the park.

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Nearing sunset, Tojiro said his goodbye to Shizuku, knowing she planned on going back to Natsuru's house to join the others. Tojiro on the other hand walked through a quiet neighborhood. With the sunset far behind him, the silhouette demigod marched on until his senses told him to stop. Taking hold of the Blade of Darkness, Tojiro vanished into the ground by entering his Darkrai form. A limousine made its way onto the scene and stopped in front of a house. Stepping out was the driver, going around the limousine to open the door for a demon slayer. A demon slayer named Kuesu Jinguji.

"Wait here. I'll take care of them." she said, walking towards the house.

"Her? So this has to be Yuto's house! What's she up to this time?" said Tojiro, peering out of the ground, putting the Blade of Darkness back in its sheath. Tojiro quickly flew to the roof, and his eye began to glow vividly. His vision gave him the ability to see into the house. He saw Rinko at the door, talking to Kuesu, while Himari and Yuto were in the living room, having some tea.

"She must be at good terms with them…for now, hopefully. But her attitude when she got out of the limo…it was colder than before. Something is definitely wrong here." thought the anxious Cloakmaster, reverting back to his human form.

"I sense that these fools aren't ready for what is coming their way, and you…air demon…must be the reason, huh?" Tojiro said, turning around in a blur to defend himself from an attack by the air demon known as Ageha.

Inside the house, Kuesu came into the living room, wearing a positive smile on her face.

"Afternoon Kuesu! What brings you here?" asked Yuto kindly.

"Nothing much actually. I've just come to see if this cat is taking good care of you until the day you come to join me, that's all." said Kuesu, flipping her hair.

Himari sent a death glare at her so-called rival, and Kuesu did the exact same thing.

"Hey Yuto, have you been hearing that noise on the roof?" asked Rinko, coming into the room.

"It's really annoying." said the green haired girl known as Shizuku. A sudden knock came at the door, and it opened.

Yuto and Himari went over to the door, and were surprised to see an injured Ageha standing in the doorway, her shoulder smothered in blood.

"Just who…is this…Ayakashi?" growled Ageha in pain.

The cloaked Tojiro appeared behind her, punching her in the back of the head, launching her forward. Himari and Yuto stepped out of the way as Ageha crashed through the sliding glass door that led to the backyard.

"Ayakashi? I'm far from such lowly classified demons." announced Tojiro.

"T-Tojiro?" exclaimed Himari.

"The cat girl again. I slightly apologize for breaking in so suddenly…but it appears this girl that I just sent packing wanted to attack you." said Tojiro.

"That was definitely not a good way to do it then. You really overdid it!" shouted Rinko, observing the damage.

Shizuku was crouched by Ageha's side, "She's unconscious. But I think she'll be alright." announced the crouching Shizuku.

"She's a trusted friend of ours! You didn't need to take such quick judgment!" said Himari.

"I'm sure she thought of me as the same I thought as her…a threat. Besides, I may even be able to revive her in no time flat." said Tojiro, walking forward and out into the backyard.

Tojiro kneeled down and placed his right hand down on Ageha's shoulder wound.

"She's awakening." Shizuku interjected.

Ageha's eyes opened, and widened when she saw the hooded Tojiro. She sat up, grabbing his cloak.

"I could easily turn this Chaos energy into something lethal, so you better let me go or your life is forfeit." advised Tojiro blankly.

Ageha looked at her shoulder, and his right hand on the gash of her shoulder, with streams of blue light sealing the wound up. Ageha removed her hand, continuing to observe Tojiro's healing process. Tojiro then pulled his hand away,

"There. Now get up." he shot with bothered feelings.

Ageha rose to her feet, sending a unsure stare at the Demigod of Death.

"It would be best if do us all a favor and explain why you were so adamant about coming here." Tojiro explained, stepping off to the side.

With Yuto, Rinko, Shizuku, Kuesu and Himari all paying attention, Ageha lowered her head for a moment. She looked back up, keeping a strong expression on her face.

"There's a group of demons after you, Yuto. And they're after your power Himari." Ageha stated justly. Tojiro wasn't surprised by business which wasn't his, so he turned his head away, looking horrendously careless.

"Why? What kind of Ayakashi would be after me and Yuto? And what power of mine do they want?" questioned Himari.

"When I was spying on them, one said that there's a powerful demon side to you, and I do believe we all saw it before." said Ageha.

Yuto easily remembered the power Himari could unleash from within. Turning into a beast on the verge of hunger and bloodlust, something Tojiro himself faced once in his past was no different than now. Tojiro looked at Ageha, and the expressions the others showed, all weren't so positive.

"So did you catch a good glimpse at them?" asked Yuto.

"Yes. In fact…they looked like him." said Ageha, pointing at Tojiro. Now, the Cloakmaster was deeply interested. No one else he knows wears the same cloak he does.

"Where did you see them?" asked Tojiro unsettlingly, unfolding his arms, and approaching Ageha.

"Is it your business?" she interpreted with a tight glare. "Yeah…it is. So where did you see them?" Tojiro demanded, stopping in front of the air demon. Ageha turned her head away, sighing.

"It wouldn't be much of a point, but the moment they were done talking…they simply vanished into thin air. That's all." Ageha answered, looking back at Tojiro.

The Cloakmaster was angry on the inside at such news, but it wasn't so surprising in the end. Tojiro walked past everyone, and out the shattered glass door, then jumping backwards onto the roof.

"Hasn't he changed? He was much different when we first met him." said Himari.

"Defending the stranger, cat? Then you mine as well hand Yuto over to me." sneered Kuesu.

"Don't be so foolish. I'm never going to leave the young master's side. I am his sword and shield." defended Himari.

"We're all surrounded by fools." mumbled Shizuku.

Tojiro sat on the slanted edge of the roof, staring at the sunset far in the distance.

"Troubles again, huh?" said the voice of Ryu Kaze.

The godly man appeared in a black mist from Tojiro's right.

"You seem to be angry over the smallest of news. I believe you'll be able to find the Nightmare Scythe with ease, you should relax while you have the time." said Ryu.

"You're right only on time…everything else is false. What kind of time do I have, seriously? I've no understanding of what these accursed Nightmare weapons hold for me! If Julius had the Chains of Fear, than the other Hell Gods must have their own! Why didn't Akuma use them to break the barrier of Chaos Fear that surrounds the Nightmare Scythe in the first place?" complained an angry Cloakmaster.

"Because the ones you must find…were forged by me." Ryu answered. Tojiro appeared stunned, standing in a more calm posture.

"You have the Chains of Fear, and you already have the Blade of Darkness." said Ryu.

"The Blade of Darkness is a Nightmare weapon?" said a shocked Tojiro.

"At first, once it was Dragon's Bane, yes. Since you transitioned your Nightshade powers into the broken Dragon's Bane, the power of its Chaos Force still remained within it, so yes; it is a Nightmare Weapon. And you only have to find one more." continued the vague Ryu.

"I highly doubt Akuma would send out the Hell God that holds the one I need then. That figures." said a pondering Tojiro.

"Probably." responded the god, suddenly observing the holy lock.

"No wonder you're so distressed." persisted Ryu.

"Hmm?" answered Tojiro. Ryu pointed at the holy lock.

Tojiro huffed, "It doesn't matter. It isn't as powerful as it's suppose to be." Tojiro said, turning around.

"But since it's doing a duty that will change the negative Chaos energy in your body to positive Chaos energy…it still signifies a problem. Why are you still wearing it? I believe you'll be able to fight the ghoul blood that's trying to take over. You did defeat your Werehog soul a while back, and it hasn't bothered you since." commented Ryu.

"Facts don't prove enough, not for me. I'd rather suffer and be able to fight…rather than be insane and unstoppable." Tojiro explained rightfully, lowering his head in the process.

"You'll have to fight even more than ever this time, Tojiro. If that holy lock isn't focusing it's power simply on sealing your ghoul blood, it will begin to cleanse your body of negative Chaos energy…and kill you." said Ryu, with a stretched drastic attitude.

Tojiro remained as he was, quiet and motionless. As the sunset finally disappeared under the horizon, and night began to fall, he could feel the tense force of irony crawling over his shoulders like an army of ants.

"Perhaps it shall happen, but perhaps it won't. Death; to me isn't much of a threat to anything else that's been trying to kill me over the years. How can I be afraid of death…when I am it's one and only personification?" he said.

Ryu was stricken by Tojiro's cold words, but he held enough thought and understanding that Tojiro was indeed, correct of what he stated. Unable to cope with anyone about such words would be a disaster, and simply be explained in a way that no one could believe, nor understand. Nothing else would prepare Tojiro for his final battle in this final journey he must partake in. Everybody around him is unaware of what he is…and what he wants, therefore the Cloakmaster of Darkness doesn't want anyone getting involved and risking their lives in a war he started, and thus, a war he must put an end to. Whatever cost there is, Tojiro denies. The cost of one life can or cannot be amounted to the losses of millions, or even a whole world. Knowing the individuals inside the house he sat upon would definitely want to make sure nothing risky happens, Tojiro wouldn't speak a word of his holy lock or anything of the same topic, willing to leave his pain to sort out for himself. However, such a fate would be senseless. Rinko was in Yuto's bedroom, alone with the window open, hearing every word that transpired between the Demon God and Demigod of Death. She quickly closed the window, standing in confusion and worry. Rinko quickly turned around, heading for the door, swiftly reaching behind herself to close the door behind her, and head on downstairs. The truth of her intentions were fogged and unclear, while everyone else wandered their own ways, unaware of the words spoken between Ryu and Tojiro.

During the night, Tojiro was seen in his Darkrai form flying back to Yuto's house after he went back to Natsuru's house to get his cloak back. With his hood lowered, the Cloakmaster simply plopped himself down on the roof, looking up at the sky and the stars that strutted beautifully across its raven hue. His glowing eye became tense, and it looked to the right. He quickly turned around, hovering in mid air, then flew down to the backyard, and he found Rinko, making an attempt at getting back inside the house.

"Uhh, good night?" she said, sweating nervously.

Tojiro lowered his fists, "I'm surprised it wasn't Kuesu or Himari trying to spy on me. What are you doing up so late anyway?" he said in a tone of figurative curiosity.

Rinko became tense now, as if it was more difficult to stay calm a few seconds ago.

"It's nothing. I just thought you weren't going to be coming back, that's all." she put it straight.

"Okay. Whatever." he said, floating past her, and into the house.

"You do know I had to clean up a lot of glass earlier today because of you!" she suddenly yelled, turning around. Tojiro stopped, and snapped his fingers. The shattered glass door was suddenly rebuilt with a whole new glass pane.

"Now, will you go to sleep or not?" he said, turning around as well, giving Rinko a disturbing glare.

"Yeah. I suppose so." she said, yawning, inside the house, and past Tojiro.

The Cloakmaster waved his hand at the door which closed it, and he hovered down onto the couch. Rinko was already halfway up the stairs and watched him, he didn't move an inch. Rinko then continued on upstairs for a good nights rest.

Tojiro, after a brief silence and unsettling resistance of moving, Tojiro looked off to the right, spotting the Dark Ball. Tojiro hovered over to it discretely. The Dark Ball is a very old artifact, older than Tojiro, by technicalities. Biologically, Tojiro is nineteen years old, but technically, he's over a couple million years old. The Dark Ball was created as a type of storage device by the Great Shade Empire's High Priests. At that time, it was Dominic, the head priest who decided to construction of these devices. They were able to synthesize with a Nightshade's power, and put them inside the Dark Ball unless called upon by anyone in the outside world. No Nightshade was able to break out of a Dark Ball themselves, but that fact may not be the same with the Cloakmaster of Darkness, Tojiro.

"They kept it here, huh? It shall come in handy." he thought to himself, holding the artifact in his right hand, looking around the ancient tool of his people.

With a Nightshade concealed within the Dark Ball, it will instantly heal any wound, whether it be outside or inside the body. It would even restore enough negative Chaos energy to the Nightshade as they rest inside of it. However, if a Nightshade is to be caught in it, and someone from the outside destroys it, you would be lost inside a perilous network of hubs and portals, with no hope of escaping it alive. Very, very, and truly, very few Nightshades only made it out of the Dark Ball's mysterious labyrinth, but obviously never had the chance to tell the tale once they escaped of course. Tojiro put the Dark Ball back on the cabinet, and turned around to have Kuesu chokingly press him against the cabinet. "You're after him, aren't you?" she questioned intimately.

"After whom, exactly?" he replied calmly, yet with a stir of anger that could arise any second now.

"Don't play dumb with me." she hissed.

"That sure is a lot coming from someone with a chest as big as her brain." he replied.

Kuesu angrily pressed harder against the cabinet.

"This is the first time someone lived to say such things, I'll make you regret them." she threatened with open hatred.

"Be honest with yourself…would Yuto truly want your blood covering his whole living room? Come now Kuesu, you're more stronger than that to let my meaningless opinions hit you so hard." he said, pushing her onto the floor.

"Stop being so foolish and save your anger for those who truly deserve a good serving of wrath. I already done enough to you all in the past." he said. Kuesu quickly stood up, holding her book of spells in her left hand.

Tojiro sparked a ball of intense blue electricity around both his hands merely by clenching them.

"You're a fool for tempting my anger so easily." she hissed angrily.

"No problem with me." he replied, aiming his hands at her.

"Excuse me?" said a sudden voice.

On the stairs was Himari in her white robes.

"You both can save your violence for later." she atoned.

Tojiro then pointed his left hand at her while she stood on the staircase, while keeping his right hand pointed at Kuesu.

"That make anything better?" he asked.

"No. It doesn't. Just what is your problem?" she asked, walking down the stairs. Kuesu stepped out of the way as Himari walked past her and stood a foot or two away from the Cloakmaster. With both his lightning covered hands pointed at Himari, Tojiro was merely one nerve away from letting his anger out in the form of forced electrotherapy.

"I know you're the wrong type to pick a fight with…but surely you must have something telling you this is wrong." said the cat girl.

"On the contrary, Himari. There aren't many objections I can think of right now at the moment." he said, making the lightning spheres around his hands flicker and spin even more.

Silence followed. It felt that this moment was an awful drawback of a plan that could not remedied.

"Kuesu…did you cause him to be like this?" she asked.

"I don't believe you have the right to answer that question. I can't believe you'd even think of protecting him than Yuto. That's a bit disgraceful for someone who vowed to protect him." said Kuesu with great question in her voice. Himari turned halfway around and looked at Kuesu.

"Whether you can handle the truth or not…I am trying to protect the young master right now. We've seen what Tojiro has done before…and frankly…it'd be better to stop him from taking us all out without knowing the reason for his wrath." Himari explained excellently.

Tojiro tilted his head, then he looked down. It was Rinko's cat, waving its paws up at the strange being that it had never seen before. Tojiro then looked back at Kuesu, then Himari, giving lengthy glares and sickly looks even if he didn't make much facial appearances in hid Darkrai form. Tojiro lowered his hands, and the lightning spheres vanished into thin air. Kuesu appeared surprised at this. Himari looked back at the Cloakmaster, who was staring off into space.

"I'll save it for the morning, I suppose." surmised Himari, walking away from the pair, and back upstairs to Yuto's room. Tojiro looked forward, seeing Kuesu already at the door. She cracked it open an inch, then looked over her shoulder.

"You're lucky the cat girl thinks something of your vile self. Next time I see anything suspicious come from you that may harm Yuto…I'll silence you." she said, before walking out the door, and shutting it behind her.

The girl's cold words felt like thick air with no meaning to the Cloakmaster, already estimating that she couldn't handle whatever he had in store.

"For the morning…we shall see…about that." he said, looking over his shoulder, at the Dark Ball on the cabinet.

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The Following Morning

On this sunny Friday morning, Yuto was first to wake up and make his way down into the kitchen. He was already dressed and prepared to go to school, but he still had time on his hands. Yuto went into the living room instead. What he found was the Darkrai Tojiro sleeping on the couch. He was laying back against the couch, his head lowered. However, Rinko's cat suddenly appeared behind the couch, jumping up onto it, observing the white hair which drifted off Tojiro's head. Yuto clasped his hands over his mouth, and slowly tip-toed his way over to the cat.

"Trust me, you wouldn't want to bother him." said Yuto, reaching for the cat.

"That sure sounds honest, Yuto." said Tojiro.

Yuto quickly held his hands up in fear. Tojiro's eye opened and blinked a few times.

"What is it?" Tojiro asked Yuto sternly.

Yuto pointed with his left hand while it was still raised. Tojiro looked at the cat, curiously trying to smack at his white hair. Tojiro grabbed the cat quickly by its scruff, and held it in front of his face.

"Don't make me assimilate you." he said abruptly.

"Please don't assimilate the cat, Tojiro." said Yuto with a nervous smiling face.

The cat let out a meow and then licked Tojiro's face, which he growled from. He dropped the cat on the couch seat next to him, and it looked back up at him. Shizuku then came down from behind Yuto.

"Hey there, good morning!" Yuto said kindly.

"Good morning, young master." said Himari's voice, coming in from behind Shizuku, grabbing Yuto's arm, pressing her breasts against his arm.

Yuto immediately broke his expression into a nervous face of shock, and blushed unquestionably.

"It's not even worth it." murmured Shizuku, walking into the kitchen.

"Wait! Shizuku! Wh-W-Where are you going? Don't leave!" said Yuto, nervously trying to get Himari off him, and hopefully praying not to get beaten down by Rinko, especially in the morning of all times!

"Could one of you please desist and help me here?" asked Tojiro.

"What seems to be the problem?" asked Himari, looking around Yuto, and Yuto looked at Tojiro as well.

Rinko's cat was nestled on Tojiro's head, fast asleep.

"This isn't humorous. Remove the feline from my head…honestly!" he complained.

Yuto and Himari broke into a kindred laughter, while Tojiro sat in one very grumpy stature, with the cat sleeping peacefully on his soft head.

"Worldly training? What kind of nonsense is that?" asked Tojiro to the cat guardian.

"You're one to talk! Everybody must train when they're outside! It relieves a lot of stress." said Himari.

"Hmmm, I remember relieving my stress with my weapons…that's how I relax. That or meditating." replied Tojiro, who was outside with Himari.

"Not to bother you, but you should've left that cat on your head. It seemed to enjoy it up there." said Himari with a slight giggle.

"Surely you jest with those words." barked the Cloakmaster, turning around immediately. Himari then began laughing, but later calmed herself down.

"It's for Yuto. Perhaps you could help him." Himari implied honestly.

"That's not my problem. I can see how devoted you are to protect him, so you help him. I'll just sit back and say how much of a fool he is if he screws up." explained Tojiro, his arms crossed.

"Don't be too serious, now." said a smiling Himari.

"You've been here for some time now. I surely believe you have kept good watch over the boy. Has there been anything truly threatening? Anything the least bit?" he asked.

Himari looked away suddenly, signaling this was a yes to Tojiro's curiosity.

"Who has prompted you to believe Yuto's life is in more danger? I doubt they're a threat." said Tojiro strongly.

"A girl named Tama. Her form is a powerful demon fox. Just recently, she sucked some of my blood out to feed her power. And right now, I'm beginning to believe she's going to try again at taking Yuto's life, as well as mine." said Himari.

Tojiro sighed irritably.

"If there's ever something you need to believe when fighting against a foe who refuses to stop…learn that you can turn them into something…of a fool. Anger can make the strongest warrior become a sap in just seconds. If this Tama you speak of, does attack…I'll make sure she doesn't ruin your peaceful lives, trust me." sternly acknowledged Tojiro. Himari was giving the Cloak master a stunning look.

"Are you seriously telling the truth? It's not like myself and the others can't handle her." said Himari.

"True. But I hate beings who are too confident in victory every single day…they deserve to taste loss…at least once, right?" informed the Cloakmaster.

"His thinking…it's rational…but yet so violent. He's a being…who refuses to let anyone become of power. How strange." thought the cat girl.

"Whenever we must leave, I shall be meditating." he said, flying up onto the roof. Himari put on a smile, feeling more reluctant to have Tojiro assisting her and the others.

Rinko, already aware of where they were headed, was preparing herself for the trip to Yuto's old home in out in the forest. Shizuku walked in, carrying a basket.

"Oh! You can just set that down there, Shizuku." said Rinko, pointing to the table.

"Okay." she muttered, setting it on the table.

"Thanks!" said Rinko, as Shizuku left, going back outside.

"Is Yuto still upstairs, Rinko?" asked Himari, coming inside.

"Yup! Last time I checked at least." she answered.

Himari made her way upstairs, and into Yuto's room. He was busy at work stuffing all the essentials he would need for the trip.

"Young Master? Would you like some help?" said the cheery cat girl.

"No, no. I got it." he answered, finally zipping up the backpack.

"I know you're ready, so what'd you come up here for?" he asked.

"Well, actually…I was wondering…" she said, looking off to the side.

"Wondering…what?" he asked, feeling as if something was about to happen.

"Tell me, is it right to bring this?" she asked, pulling the Dark Ball out of her sleeve. Yuto's eyes blinked a bit, but then he remembered the device.

"You believe Tojiro is, against us? Come on, Himari. He didn't do that in the past, why would he do it now?" asked Yuto with a smile.

"You've seen what he done last night to Ageha. He appeared…so careless." clued in Himari.

"You were outside talking to him, right? What did he say?" asked Yuto.

"I told him about Tama." replied Himari, looking at her master. It was true. Yuto looked even more nervous, but he had trouble understanding Himari's point.

"So then what? If she does attack, don't you think we can all take her out? Wouldn't that be good?" explained the boy calmly.

"Tojiro…he's a legendary demon. Far from what we consider an Ayakashi. We need to-"

"Trust me Himari, I do believe what you're saying, but Tojiro doesn't seem like he doesn't want to hurt any of us, except maybe Kuesu…but still! He was protective over us all when we first met him, and that was way before we even faced Tama." said Yuto, holding her shoulders.

"Young Master? Do…do you trust him that much?" she asked.

Yuto then hugged Himari tightly. The cat girl's eyes were as wide as dinner plates.

"I trust in you…to trust him. If we have to, we can convince him to move into the ball if you want. He doesn't hate it or anything, right?" said Yuto, splitting from the hug, with his hands still on Himari's shoulders.

She decided to manage his words into truth and complexity, and she smiled in agreement. "Alright." answered the cat girl, with a beautiful look in her eyes, hugging Yuto once more.

Later on, Kuesu's limousine arrived, which would transport the group out to Yuto's house for some real time training, and who knows what. Yuto, Himari, Rinko, Shizuku, and Ageha all headed towards the limousine and got in.

"Say, where is that one Ayakashi?" Kuesu asked Yuto after he got in the car.

The hedgehog turned Tojiro landed on the hood of the car.

"Tell that idiot to get off the hood right NOW!" Kuesu exclaimed angrily.

Tojiro stepped off the vehicle, with his hood down. Once everyone was inside, he took a peek inside, everyone looking at him, with him returning the favor to them.

"I'll be running alongside you guys. Don't wait up if we run into trouble, got it?" he informed.

"Understood!" they all answered, except Kuesu, who had her arms crossed, and staring the opposite way.

Tojiro closed the door, and walked around to the car's left side. The group watched him flip his hood over his head. The driver of the limousine then sped off, and the Cloakmaster of Darkness quickly ran off at the same speed, he is in the form of a super fast hedgehog, remember?

About a half hour later through the drive, the group were just leaving town. They could all see the mountains and large forest ahead of them in the distance.

"How's Tojiro holding up?" asked Rinko. Yuto pressed the button next to him to lower the window. Tojiro was still running, except backwards, while reading a newspaper. Yuto wore an expressionless face.

He lowered the window back down, "He appears…just fine." said Yuto, trying to hide his awkwardness.

"So the purpose of this whole trip is what exactly?" asked Kuesu.

"We visited Yuto's old house once before, right? At that time, we drew Ageha's attention. Who's to say we don't catch Tama's?" answered Himari.

"If I remember right, you really didn't like how Tama used you as her own personal snack. Why are you so confident this time?" asked Kuesu with curious adamancy.

"Don't forget, this is also for Yuto's training. He is definitely showing progress." Himari implied instinctively.

Kuesu tightened her gaze, and looked out the tinted window, at Tojiro.

"That must be her so called confidence. She won't learn until it hits her, won't she?" thought Kuesu to herself, smirking in the end.

"We need not to worry. After all, we got this thing." said Shizuku, somehow holding the Dark Ball up in her right hand, turning it around and around in the palm of her hand.

"Shizuku! W-W-Wha-What are you doing?" stuttered a mad Yuto.

"What's to be so nervous about? I just grabbed it from Himari." she replied quietly.

"You stole it from me? How in the hell did you manage that? Seriously?" shouted Himari.

"If Tojiro finds out…HE'LL KILL US!" Rinko added.

"Who's killing who, exactly?" Tojiro asked, suddenly poking his head through the limousine's small sun roof.

Yuto, Himari, and Rinko yelped by surprise, with Rinko quickly snatching the Dark Ball from Shizuku and hiding it behind her back.

"No-No-Nothing at all is going on! Killing? Pssh! What are you talking about, Tojiro?" clamored Rinko against the Demigod's curiosity, giving off a strange vibe, while Himari and Yuto were nodding to her every word. Tojiro lifted his eyebrows, and he poked his head back out, looking at what was suddenly tailing the limousine.

Entering out from the forest area on Tojiro's right, was a moldy skinned saber tooth, with the left and right sides of it's ribs exposed. Tojiro grabbed the beast as it lunged at him and tossed it off to the side, letting it tumble away in pain.

"Tojiro? Hey, Tojiro! What's going on up there?" Kuesu exclaimed, demanding an immediate answer.

Tojiro waved his hand, which closed the sun roof.

"Nothing. Just keep on driving." he said, punching his right fist into his left palm. His focus was kept on behind the limousine, spotting eight more of the ferocious mutant sabertooths catching up to the group.

Tojiro began waving his arms in Earthbending techniques. A stone shift of earth on the road impaled straight through one of the beasts, while another jumped over it, shooting a solid piece of hard tooth out of its mouth. The shot hit Tojiro right in his shoulder. He growled and angrily removed it. By the time he looked forward, a saber tooth had already lunged down, and pinned him down. As the limousine entered a steep turn-around with a cliff side to the left, Tojiro was nearly slipping off the car. Tojiro took the tooth that hit him earlier and drove it up through the saber tooth's lower jaw. He used his feet to kick the beast off the limousine. He jumped into the air shooting a flurry of green explosive Chaos Spears. The blasts hit the ground, exploding on mere impact, blowing away gravel and concrete from the road. One chunk of rock shot back towards a saber tooth, shattering its skull. Tojiro landed back on the limousine, tripping, and quickly grabbing hold of the roof with his metal clawed hand. Tojiro saw a saber tooth running alongside the left side. He quickly looked to the right, seeing another taking the same pace as the fast pacing limousine. Tojiro took in a stew of air. He released his metal hand from the roof. The two saber tooth tigers lunged at the Cloakmaster. In slow motion it seemed. The Demigod of Death stood up, grabbing the two monsters by their snouts, then exerting explosive fire, to blow them apart, and sent their burning corpses flailing down the road behind the limousine. The sun roof opened, Yuto's head came up. With intense winds blowing against his face, he looked up at Tojiro with one eye. "What's attacking us?" he shouted over the wind.

"Get the hell down you foolish boy!" shot Tojiro's slicing tone, turning around to push him back down.

A saber tooth landed on the limousine and sank its teeth into the back of Tojiro's skull. His eyes broke open with a furious glowing red of hate. The saber tooth suddenly backed off, shaking its head violently. Tojiro turned around and watch the saber tooth begin to scratch its face. Tojiro knew what caused it to draw back, but he wouldn't utter a word. Tojiro took the initiative by charging at the beast. He punched it across the face, then as it was down, he jumped a foot or so off the roof, and smashed his fist into the saber tooth's skull, breaking it in half. He picked the body up and then tossed it towards another saber tooth, which sent it bumping and slamming against the paved road.

Tojiro turned around, noticing the limousine had begin taking a straight road, but something else sudden caught his eye. Far up ahead, the ground began to split and out came three larger gorger worms.

"Those damn beasts? From the Third Circle; Gluttony. How quaint." Tojiro thought to himself.

A saber tooth grabbed Tojiro from behind, and began gnawing on his flesh. Tojiro grabbed the beast by its teeth pulled them outward, then finally, he tore the bicuspids out. The saber tooth dropped to its belly, blood spilling from its mouth. Tojiro faced the beast, and in an angry manner, he drove both of the torn out teeth, right into both of the beast's eyes, then followed up by kicking it directly in the face, sliding it off the limousine. The Cloakmaster quickly turned around to see the hungry Gorger Worms continuously biting their teeth together. Tojiro held his left hand up, creating a burning rich fire ball in his palm. He held his right hand up next to it, synchronizing his Chaos energy with the flames to make it more powerful. The flames turned to a fearsome red, and it grew larger in size. Tojiro than ran forward, stepping onto the hood of the limousine, and tossed the flaming ball of chaos forwards. The worms grunted in confusion. The blast exploded it fierce impact, blowing the beasts into molten flesh. Tojiro then swiped his hands in sideways motions to distinguish the wall of flames, and the limousine passed through the black cloud just in time.

Tojiro then saw high in the air, two black silhouettes.

"Two more Cloakmasters! Damn them for being such a nuisance. Akuma must be getting pretty desperate." Tojiro said, preparing the kusarigama known as the Chains of Fear, ready in his hands.

The cloaked individual on the left held a gold staff. At the top, it formed into a circle, with a cross in the middle, and a blue gemstone in the middle of that cross. The cloaked individual on the right held a Guandao spear which it's pole was black and the blade was a darkened silver with a red mural of a dragon on both sides of the blade.

"Let me take care of him, Alma. I must." said the female on the right.

"You will not do such a thing Kuro." said the older female's voice on the left.

"Why not?" said the girl on the right named Kuro.

"Because you are not a part of his family…you are simply a misconception of what he saw of you. But do not worry…you will get your chance…my dear." said the woman on the left named Alma.

Alma raised her staff high. A spark of light shined from the gemstone and shot down towards the ground. The beam hit and began the crackle and shutter the street road. "Oh…dammit." mumbled Tojiro.

The road up head began to shift and shoot up chunks of the cement and pavement, creating a momentous blockade of earth and rock. Tojiro jumped into the limousine, entering his Darkrai form.

"Buckle up fools. This may get unsettling." he advised calmly.

Tojiro morphed through the floor as a shadow.

"CHAOS…CONTROL!" he commanded.

All of time froze. His hand when in the road under the limousine, his left arm rose up, becoming tangible. He then began pushing up and up with his other hand. Finally, he slowly rose up, holding the limousine over his head. The Chaos Control wore off, and they were still heading towards the momentous wall of earth that was concocted by Alma.

"Are we going to die?" asked a shocked Yuto.

Tojiro's one eye glowed with intense brilliance. "Chaos…Thunder!" he shouted.

A series of rings the same color as his eye expanded out of his eye, coming towards the massive earth, and vanishing. "What a pathetic attempt at-" The entire middle of the earth mound exploded, leaving a humongous perfect circle hole in it. Tojiro then shot his way on through it, and slowly made his way back down to the road, leaving Alma stunned and at a loss for words.

"You don't call him the Master of Chaos for nothing, Alma." said Kuro's low toned voice.

"Just stop them dammit! NOW!" ordered Alma, pointing her staff down at them. Tojiro reverted to his hedgehog form, still holding the Chains of Fear in hand.

"Only one? Where'd that other cloaked bastard go?" he said, looking left and right.

Kuro suddenly appeared to Tojiro. The Cloakmaster turned around, feeling her presence. He held his weapons up, but Kuro grabbed him with a forceful grip at the throat. Kuro then lowered her hood, shocking Tojiro. She was in a hedgehog form as well. Her quills were short, but she had flowing silver hair going past her back, and blood red eyes wavering at the sight of the Demigod. Kuro then smirked, and used her left hand to lower Tojiro's hood.

"Remember me? Tojiro-kun?" she said, pressing a lavish and voluptuous kiss onto Tojiro's lips. His full red eyes were shaking, unable to believe he had finally come face to face…with an old flame.

Kuro finally broke from the lavish kiss, and smiled. "Remember me…and this kiss…alright Tojiro-kun?" she said, before simply vanishing into thin air.

Tojiro lowered the Chains of Fear, a dark red aura forming around him.

"Good job, Kuro. Now that you harmed his fragile little spirit…he'll snap. And his anger…the most powerful anger of all…shall be unleashed." said Alma, as Kuro reappeared by Alma's side.

Kuro had a confused and saddened look on her face as she heard Alma's true, but still cold demeaning words. Alma then flew off across the sky, while Kuro remained still.

"I'm sorry Tojiro-kun. I had to join them." she said, putting her over her head, and flying off after Alma. Tojiro stood still, quivering.

"Tojiro, my love. What did you just do?" said Victoria's voice within his mind.

His imagination ran wild. It ran rabid like his anger. He could see Victoria's face, and her eyes, such a sad and grave look.

"You…betrayed me! Why? How could you shatter the love we shared?" she shouted in the back walls of his inner thoughts. He then envisioned a single drop of water falling into a black lake, sending blood red rivets through the water. "Victoria." Tojiro's voice whispered.

The limousine came to an instant halt, and Tojiro was flung off the car and he was sent rolling across the ground, the aura of dark red still emanating around him. They had finally arrived at Yuto's old house. The group quickly got out of the limousine, Yuto being the first, with Himari right behind him.

"Don't go near him, trust me. That aura doesn't look good." churned Himari's secure voice, holding Yuto by his wrist.

Yuto took a couple more looks from Himari and the motionless Cloakmaster. With the Chains of Fear in front of Yuto's feet, he reached down to grab them, once Himari let go of his hand. They suddenly shot across the dirt, towards Tojiro. The whole group looked up, seeing Tojiro was already up on his feet, and the Chains of Fear quickly being held in his hands. The ominous aura glistened and shook uncontrollably around his body.

"What is happening to him?" said Kuesu, standing by Yuto's side.

Tojiro's hood put itself over his head, he looked forward with red furious eyes.

"That cannot be good." mumbled Yuto. Tojiro swung the blades out on their infinite chains. The group quickly moved away from the limousine as both blades hitched onto the grill of the limousine. Tojiro then leaped up into the air, performing a front flip afterwards, then pulling himself down towards it, flattening it completely, causing it to explode into flames. The group put their backs to the old house that was far behind them. In the flames, the cloaked demigod stepped out, putting the Chains of Fear back in their holders.

"I'm not breaking any more promises! NOT AGAIN! NEVER!" he roared, charging towards the group.

"What's up with him?" exclaimed Rinko.

"I knew this would happen. He couldn't keep his promise." thought Himari, unsheathing her sword.

"Tojiro doesn't make promises!" called out an elderly man's voice. The group looked behind them. A man in a dark brown cloak suddenly walked up to the group.

"He's as promising as dirt. Chaos Eruption!" he called out, raising his wooden staff. The red gemstone placed in the top of it, released a large wave of orange Chaos energy, which lashed out in serious waves that clashed against Tojiro. The Cloakmaster went smacking across the ground, ultimately ending up back on his feet. The man lowered his hood; it was another last survivor of the Great Shade Empire. The leader of the Shade High Priests; Dominic.

With his long white beard, and sharp eyes, he observed Tojiro's state, thinking of how and why his Chaos powers are acting so disastrously.

"A spell of some sorts. A combination of Chaos energy and magic. But how? How to remedy this power from his system shall surely be a challenge." Dominic questioned himself mentally. Tojiro suddenly grew fangs in his mouth, and his eyes became predatory and fearsome.

An aura of black and red transformed him into his human form. With blood dripping from his mouth and fangs, the demon changed Tojiro charged forward.

"Frozen Chaos!" shouted Dominic, pointing his staff up at the vicious Tojiro, releasing a blue blast of swirling Chaos energy. The blast sent Tojiro rolling across the dirt, steaming from the power of a move which is positive Chaos energy. Wiping his mouth, Tojiro rose back up, shooting a pair of red beams from his eyes. Dominic struck the ground with his staff, which created a dome of yellow Chaos energy around the whole group. The blast broke through the dome, and Tojiro was set to charge.

"Dammit! He's far too persistent in this level! His demon powers are overwhelming his Chaos powers!" said Dominic, holding his staff.

Tojiro changed his left hands' fingers into the Nightmare Claws, five long razor sharp fingers, and swung away at the high priest. Dominic jabbed the Cloakmaster in the gut, which froze him in spot.

"Seal of Enforcement!" said Dominic. A blue wave spouted from the staff that was pressed against Tojiro's gut and shot him across the ground, keeping him surrounded with an outline of blue. Tojiro remained still.

Dominic took in a much needed breath, "That should hold him for now."

Yuto and the group approached Dominic, who turned around to them.

"Greetings to you all! Sorry for not introducing myself, but this young man seems to be under a dangerous spell which has got him out of control. My name is Dominic. Was he with you very long, or did he simply attack you?" Dominic began, incoherent to any questions.

"No. We've know him for a while. We all came here together until we were attacked by these strange Ayakashi-"

Dominic then laughed suddenly, interrupting Yuto. "Dear boy, what Tojiro defended you from weren't simple Ayakashi. They were from the realm of Hell itself!" he announced severely.

"He-Hell? You can't be serious!" Himari said surprisingly.

"For now, that seal will keep him still and quiet. There's no way he can break it, I hope so at least." said Dominic, looking over his shoulder.

Once settled in, the group were curious as to what the high priest Dominic had done with the Cloakmaster.

"Was it too risky? Was it the right thing to let him come with us?" Himari questioned within her thoughts.

"Himari? What's wrong?" asked Yuto suddenly.

"Nothing! Everything's all right, master!" she said with a fake smile.

The sliding door suddenly opened, and in walked Dominic, with Kaya by his side.

"Himari, what's with this guy?" asked Kaya.

Dominic appeared estranged by such a question.

"Don't worry yourself Kaya, you can trust him." Himari answered.

Kaya then sighed, believing Himari's words, and sat down with the others. Dominic closed the door behind him. He turned to face everyone, who were all sitting on the ground comfortably.

"If any of you are worrying about the demon…you truly shouldn't. The seal I locked on him will keep him quiet until I can find out how to dispel the energy that's making him like this." he began.

"Has anything like this happened before in the past?" asked Yuto.

"Not at all. Actually, this is the first time it ever happened in the history of his people." said Dominic.

"In all history? What is it exactly?" asked Kuesu.

"Tojiro's true form lies within him. Tojiro is truly a Dragon…yet it slumbers inside him, deep inside him." Dominic said.

"Dragon? Is that bad?" asked Yuto.

"It's worse then that, my boy! It shall be catastrophic if that beasts comes out. It will devour his soul, and live limitlessly in this world of ours." said Dominic, walking over to a small counter, where some hot tea was ready.

"Now…if I could ask of any of you…just what did you do to him?" he said, pouring the tea in the small cup.

"We weren't responsible for anything." Kuesu declared.

"He began attacking us as soon as we arrived here." Shizuku added. Rinko began thinking to herself if the reason behind this sudden calamity was what she heard from Ryu and Tojiro's conversation.

"I'll begin with this then; before, Tojiro called upon the powers of the Dragon for the first time. However, he had complete control over its power. That was a one time deal, though. This time…something in his spirit is beginning to untangle the sealed Dragon within him." he began.

"How did Tojiro turn into the Dragon before then?" asked a peculiar Rinko.

Dominic took a drink of the tea, and turned around. "His right arm. It's what he uses to mentally and physically take over his Dragon form. Now, however, the Dragon is doing what it should've done so many years ago." he continued.

"What exactly?" asked a persisted Yuto.

"The Dragon has a mind of its own, which still confuses me on how Tojiro was able to summon control over it before. Regardless, the Dragon is a very evil beast. Its power and hate knows no bounds, and being locked up inside Tojiro is just making it even angrier. What you saw today…was a slight rendition of how the Dragon feels when it takes over Tojiro's body." Dominic explained, taking another drink from his tea.

The group was officially shocked by such news. "T-T-The Dragon was…in control?" stuttered Rinko.

"I'm afraid so. And whatever spell made him do this…it must've been very powerful…and very nightmarish. My best guess is that the spell used on him was to take control over him, or simply rile up his anger and let nature do the rest. But somehow, there was something he saw within himself…that made him so enveloped with violent intentions." slumbered a deep voiced Dominic, putting the empty cup on the small cabinet behind him.

As silence fell among the room, no one could sum up the courage to even say another word or even ask another question.

"Tojiro is a strong boy…his hatred is what changed him. That's something that can't be healed." Dominic stated.

"Where is he?" asked Himari. Everyone looked at the cat girl with surprise. Dominic raised his brows.

"Where is he now? Show us." she said with determination and confidence.

Dominic led the group to something of a shed which he conjured up with Chaos Control. He waved his hand in front of the large metal door. The multi locked system spun it's gears and turned in clockwise turns. There was a large symbol of the Great Shade Empire on the door, and it began to glow red. Dominic jammed his staff into the keyhole and turned it. The doors swung open, and inside was the Cloakmaster; suspended by glowing blue chains around his neck, wrists and ankles.

"Right now he's stable. The spell seems to turn on at different intervals. You may talk to him if you any of you wish so." said Dominic, walking away, back to the house.

Tojiro's head looked up at them, and he shook it to give his blurry a clear chance.

"Ahhh, the fools I nearly killed myself over. I take it we arrived safely?" he asked.

"Y-Yeah. You could say that." said Yuto, scratching the back of his head.

"Good then. Even if this damn beast inside is trying to break out…I won't let it." he declared.

"How did you know?" said a surprised Rinko.

"I'm not stupid. I remembered this power…but now…I can't control it. Even if I do press the button on my right hand, the Dragon would take over. Gracious isn't it?" he said, yawning afterwards.

"You shouldn't be so cocky. You could have killed one of us." said Kuesu with her arms crossed.

"Perhaps. But I don't succeed by trying…I succeed through actually doing what I choose. Does that make you feel any better? Maybe an inch or so?" he pestered.

The group were shocked to hear Tojiro in such a mental state.

"So none of you caught an eye of that girl who kissed me?" he brought up.

"Heh?" exclaimed half of the group.

"She was…a Nightshade like me. I can't believe I would've seen her again in my whole life." he said, his head lowered.

"She just kissed you? So is that what made you go crazy?" asked Kaya.

"I made a promise to my first love…and by being so foolish and letting that girl provoke me so easily…it's pathetic!" he shouted.

"Who was your first-"

"Don't you goddamn dare to make me bring it up, Himari. Or else, I'll let this Dragon do what it wants…and let it kill all of you." he steamed with infuriation.

If it was fright or frigid fear, the group stood in complete shock. Tojiro gritted his teeth, which were no longer fang like, and he turned his head away, staring at the wall.

Dominic returned, "Step back now." he alarmed discretely.

The group turned towards the house, without another word, and let Dominic close the large door, leaving Tojiro once again in darkness.

"I couldn't believe he actually said that. He didn't even care one single bit when he said it either." said Rinko.

"That…my friends…is what the promise of a Nightshade…truly is." said Dominic importantly.

"For now, none of you should worry about him. The Dragon inside him won't get out by itself. Only if Tojiro willingly removes the seal within himself will the Dragon's power belong to him…for him to unleash. All of you must get the time you need alone. I know it. I shall do what I must to prepare myself as well. Good day." said Dominic, vanishing before their eyes.

The group turned back around to the house and continued on walking, hoping to forget the words that escaped Tojiro's mouth so easily and willingly. If for anything would they be able to continue throughout the day in this mood, could they even be ready to face the nine tailed fox; Tama, when she attacks? As a matter of fact, will they even be able to sleep at night, knowing there's a very persistent demon in their nearby shed that'll kill them if he gets the chance? No matter. It perpetuated through each of their minds that possibly Dominic, and their power together would protect them all from whatever force may arise, whether it be of good or evil natures, they mustn't stand down, and they mustn't give up at such a time.

It was about 5:30 in the afternoon, Yuto was walking alone in one of the short hallways, and came into the main room. When he opened the sliding door, he found Dominic and Kuesu reading some scrolls and documents.

"What are you two actually doing?" asked Yuto in confusion.

"If Tojiro's going to threaten us, we have to find a way to properly force him to quit. Reading through the scrolls that belong to Dominic may prove useful." answered Kuesu, setting one scroll down to pick up another.

"It's good to see them at work. That much is true." Yuto thought to himself, closing the door, and continuing on through the house.

"Tell me Kuesu, what made you so quick to assist me? Surely you despise him?" said Dominic, flipping through a set of scrolls.

Kuesu gave him a sudden look.

"Much like Tojiro, it is easy for me to see into others' minds. He sure has said many rude and evil things, I'm sure of it, right?" he asked, looking at Kuesu.

"It doesn't matter. What he does is what he faces in the end. Besides, if I don't do something, Yu-chan will be in danger." she quickly answered.

"Be honest with yourself then. Looking through my set of lethal magic scrolls doesn't seem to increase your chances of getting even with Tojiro." adjourned Dominic, holding his hand out.

Kuesu handed the two scrolls and the book back to Dominic, which he put by his side.

"That type of magic isn't like yours. Performing magic against a Nightshade certainly increases your chances of victory, but it is the raw hatred that gives a Nightshade his power." said Dominic.

"He can be as complicated as he wishes. His hatred means nothing." she barked instantly.

"His hatred has made him the last of his kind." Dominic answered back.

Kuesu looked at him suspiciously.

"Tojiro was born in Greek times. Even as a newborn, he saw his father die. The night he became a Nightshade was also the night he killed his mother, I witnessed it all, and to this day, I truly question why our people even began to honor and respect Nightshade. You and your friends have something Tojiro doesn't…heart and friendship, literally!" said Dominic, closing the scroll he was holding.

"This doesn't worry me at all, old man." said Kuesu, crossing her arms figuratively.

"Of course you aren't! You're a powerful magic user yourself…but Tojiro has hate, he doesn't need to worry about the loss of friends because he doesn't have any…nor does he want any. The boy thought so positive once he was just a child, but now he's gone down a road he was forced to travel. Anyway, it's time for a break. I insist you get something to eat, much to my own concern, also." said Dominic, making his way out of the room swiftly, in dire need for food.

In the kitchen, Dominic arrived by Shizuku's side, who was already busy at work.

"Smells wonderful, my dear! When will it be ready?" he asked kindly.

"It's ready when it's ready. Calm yourself." she answered.

Dominic wore a sudden face of disappointment and sadness. Himari and Yuto were outside sparring. Blocking a strafe attack, Yuto stepped back once he defended himself.

"I'm beginning to believe if Tojiro truly is a burden to our group." said Yuto.

"True enough. Our focus doesn't seem to well." replied Himari, swinging her wooden sword.

Yuto raised his wooden sword to defend himself, but Himari quickly pushed him back, then pressed the wooden sword to Yuto's neck.

"I…I guess you're right." Yuto said nervously. Himari retracted the wooden sword, stretching her arms.

"It's better just not to think about it. That's what we need to do." she said.

"Agreed." replied Yuto, following Himari to sit down on the wooden porch outside the kitchen of the house.

"If…Dominic does find a way to remove that crazy spell from Tojiro's system, how will he react? Would he try to fight against us?" Yuto suggested.

"If something like that even happens, I'll protect you like always. Don't worry, master. I shall stay by your side." she said, looking at him lovingly.

Yuto turned his eyes nervously, avoiding her sly and loving gaze.

"W-W-Will you now?" he said, as Himari slowly approached his face.

Yuto then turned his face to her, slowly bringing his face to hers. A wooden staff in-between the two, and they reeled their heads away, as a large barrier expanded from the top of his staff, and encircled the whole house. A sudden of flurry blue beams of fire just began colliding to the barrier when it just formed up. Dominic finally lowered his staff, causing the entire barrier to dissipate instantly.

"She's…she's here?" exclaimed Rinko's voice. Himari and Yuto rose to their feet, spotting Shuten Douji, with Tama sitting on his shoulder. "Now, what do we have here?" he presented, a short and sinister smile blanketing his face.

Himari quickly drew her sword and charged forward. Tama jumped off Shuten's shoulder and shot a sphere of blue flame down at Himari. The cat girl quickly leaped off to the left, skidding to an instant halt. Tama hovered in mid air, attempting to simply intimidate Himari.

"Stand down Himari! She's too powerful!" exclaimed Dominic.

"No…she isn't. I won't let her defeat me!" said Himari, leaping up at the girl.

A barrier immediately was created to defend Tama. Himari was back lashed, and sent flying towards the ground, crashing into it with fierce force.

"Himari!" shouted Yuto, running out towards her.

"Yuto, wait!" shouted Rinko immediately.

"You'll only get yourself killed!" yelled the high priest.

Yuto quickly stopped by Himari's side, picking her up in his arms.

"Tama's too powerful. There's…only one thing we can do." Yuto said within thought, looking at the shed containing Nightshade.

Yuto immediately ran for it, keeping Himari tight in his arms. "Ahh, dammit! He's going for Tojiro!" exclaimed Dominic, quickly heading after the pair.

Tama released a fiery barrage of blue streaked flames. Dominic waved his staff, creating a protective wave shaped barrier over the two as they ran. With no effect, the fire balls collided. Dominic used Chaos Control to appear by the two.

"Just what the hell are you doing?" yelled Dominic.

"He's our only chance Dominic. I won't risk Himari's life over my foolishness! Set him free, now!" Yuto demanded.

Dominic remained hesitant, and looked off to see Ageha and Shizuku being thrown to the ground by Tama's fierce power. Dominic looked back at Yuto.

"Set him free, it's all we got." stammered a struggling Yuto.

Dominic hesitated even more, but he turned his head to the gate and quickly crammed the head of his staff into the keyhole which was in the same shape of his staff. The symbol of the Great Shade Empire glowed red, and the door swung open. Yuto set Himari on her feet, from which she steadily stood up on her own.

"Master! Master, wait! You can't be serious on letting him free." Himari questioned, approaching Yuto.

Tojiro glared down at him menacingly, his glaring orange eyes didn't leave him for a moment.

"If I'm going to protect you Himari, I'll do whatever it takes." he said, looking at her.

Himari let out a gasp. Dominic was suddenly flung out of the entrance of the shed by Tama. Yuto quickly looked over his shoulder with fright. Tama opened her mouth, a dangerous amount of her fox fire forming from in the back of her throat. Yuto quickly turned back to the chained Tojiro, and grabbed the chain, creating a sudden gold glow. Tama let loose her intense fiery power straight into the small shed. Tama quickly ascended back up onto Shuten's shoulder.

"Yu-chan." said Kuesu, watching the flames. The pit of flames sparked and constantly burned where the remains of the shed were.

"Well done Tama-san. How about feasting on the rest of them?" said Shuten.

A sudden plank of metal hit Shuten in the back of the head. He turned around, causing both Tama and Shuten to appear surprised. Standing down on the ground was the ten foot tall Werehog changed Tojiro, holding Himari and Yuto in his large furry arms. His eyes full of glowing red, steam blowing through his nostrils and from in-between the claws on his right hand.

"You haven't even got a taste of the main course yet, you petulant fools." mongered Tojiro.

With the group approaching from behind, Tojiro turned around to set both Yuto and Himari down.

"You're lucky, both of you. And I am humble for you letting me free, Yuto." said Tojiro, bending forward, talking to them.

"No problem. Just…get rid of those two, okay?" requested Himari.

Tojiro quickly to his hedgehog form, arming Black Death in his right hand, holding it still.

"And I shall keep that word." he said, turning around and launching into the air in the process.

"Regrettably, I don't really like your kind. So I shall make this as short as possible." said Tojiro, shooting various bursts from his gun.

Tama and Shuten immediately vanished instantly, and reappeared behind the Cloakmaster to send him flying straight towards the ground with a boom of wind. The Cloakmaster crashed with intense force. He gripped the ground, causing chunks of earth to grow up to his elbow. Lifting his fists of earth gauntlets, Tojiro began punching the ground. A large barrage of boulders began spouting out of the ground and shooting up at Tama and Shuten.

"He definitely is a different Ayakashi, hmm Tama?" said the smiling Shuten.

She nodded in agreement. The pair quickly vanished from the sky and appeared apart from the Cloakmaster.

"Just as we planned now Tama. Do it." said Shuten.

Tama quickly flew up, turned around and charged down towards Yuto.

"Master!" exclaimed Himari, quickly running over to him to stand in front of Yuto defensively.

Tama simply waved her arm, causing Himari to be shot back towards the house, crashing through one of the walls. Tama hoisted Yuto up off the ground and began squeezing his neck.

"Yu-chan!" cried out Kuesu, preparing a series of magic fire balls around her. "Now now, do that and she'll kill him in an instant. You wouldn't want that now, right?" said Shuten. Regrettably, Kuesu lowered her book, and her magic vanished.

Shuten looked at Tojiro.

"Didn't you hear?" questioned Shuten.

"The words of fools never phase me. Take that pathetic girl of yours and turn her on me, you coward." Tojiro demanded.

"I'll have to refuse. Watching the boy suffer is what we need right now to unlock the cat's true power." said Shuten, turning his head back to Tama.

From inside the house, an X shaped ray of red came out at Tama. She quickly tossed the nearly dead Yuto off to the side, and created a barrier to deflect the blast. Stepping out of the hole in the house was Himari. "What…what has happened to her!" exclaimed Rinko. Himari's hair was white, and her crimson red kimono torn in various spots. She wore a devilish grin, her true nature stood before them!

"There's what we want. Tama, you may eat her now." rallied the smiling Shuten.

Tama charged directly down at her and Himari let out an angry roar, leaping up at Tama. The two supernatural forces collided in a riveting explosion of lights. Himari was sent crashing to the ground, while Tama remained hovering in the air. Himari got up and looked at everyone behind her, grinning with bloodlust.

"The cat's lost her mind big time! Stay back you idiot feline!" commanded Kuesu, launching a series of magic fire balls at Himari.

The fully transformed demon cat was jumping from one angle to another, then finally was ready to swing her claws at Kuesu. Until, the Cloakmaster appeared in front of her, punching her in the gut with his rock gauntlets.

"She's too much for you all to handle. Yuto's already hurt. No more pointless sacrifices are needed." Tojiro determined, shaking his hands, which removed the earth from around his arms.

"What are you trying to say?" said Ageha offensively.

"If Yuto risked his life to come this far…I don't think he'd want you to end up in the same way he is in right now. Get to safety now, you bunch of fools." said Tojiro, unsheathing the Blade of Darkness, and charging forward.

"Kuesu…we really need to get Yuto to safety. It's our only chance." Shizuku implied quietly.

Kuesu turned halfway around, looking back at the battle. "You better win this fight…for Yuto's sake." she whispered.

Tama was lying on top of Himari, attempting to suck out her blood. Tojiro quickly did a strafe kick right into the side of her chest, sending Tama furiously rolling across the ground.

"Keep your eye on me…I am your opponent!" Tojiro shouted.

Himari's eyes snapped open. Tojiro quickly turned to her, raising his blade up which she grabbed onto. Himari glared into Tojiro's blank white eyes with hunger.

"She's violent like me when she's in this damn form!" Tojiro exclaimed in thought.

Tojiro with all haste, grabbed Himari by her throat and shocked her with an intense and violent surge of blue lightning. Himari roared and screeched in agony.

"Undeniably, this is all for your own good." Tojiro mumbled to himself.

Himari then hung loose in Tojiro's grip. Tojiro meaninglessly dropped her, turning to Tama, who suddenly bit down on his neck. Tojiro's eyes twisted into hate. Tama's eyes widened as well. She backed away, coughing horrendously, actually dropping to the ground, trying to spit the blood out. Tojiro carelessly observed her, then looked forward at Shuten, who was more surprised than Tama was.

"How is that possible? What in the world is wrong with her?" exclaimed Shuten.

"You low lives don't understand, don't you? Being a rotten, wretched being like myself has its consequences. Not only for myself…but for others as well. If she didn't suck out my blood…she got a good dosage of my Chaos energy. In turn, it'll turn her into nothing but a bag of dead meat. My blood is evil and coarse…no being has been able to prove that wrong." spoke the horrifying Cloakmaster.

"You're just a freak! You have no power over us! How dare you protect these lowly humans! You damn fool!" roared Shuten.

Tojiro suddenly appeared behind Shuten, sticking the Blade of Darkness straight through his back, through his heart, and out the chest. "If you're so great…make an attempt in vain and tell me how you didn't see this coming." Tojiro said darkly.

Tojiro kicked Shuten's corpse to the ground, in turn removing his blade from his back. Tojiro sheathed the Blade of Darkness, looking back at Tama, who helplessly sat on the ground, cradled in fear. Tojiro approached her, showing no pity in his cold eyes.

"Didn't taste good, huh? Well, I can't help it if people refuse to learn through experience." Tojiro said, raising his left foot over her skull.

"Stop it right there, child." shouted Dominic's voice.

Tojiro angrily growled as the high priest began walking towards him.

Tojiro put his foot back on the ground, "You better have a good reason for stopping me like this you bag of bones." Tojiro spat.

"She appears harmless, all she wants is food! Take it easy on her. She just drank your rancid blood on accident, let her be." said Dominic, turning around and making his way back to the house. Tojiro looked back down at Tama inconsiderably.

"Get moving." he ordered.

Tama quickly ran off to the house with Dominic. Tojiro stepped over to Himari's body, picking her up. Her hair was back to it's normal black hue, yet she wasn't awake.

Tojiro looked at her confusingly, "So much for my word, huh?" he said, continuing his way to the house.

Yuto was steadily awaking, with the girls crowded around him.

"Finally awake." greeted the taciturn Shizuku, as Yuto slowly sat up.

"Himari! Where is she? What happened to her?" he suddenly questioned.

"Calm down you fool, she's right here." said the confined Tojiro, appearing in the room.

Tojiro set her down, and Yuto kneeled down next to her.

"Is she even breathing?" asked a concerned Kaya. Dominic checked her pulse.

"Faint. Very faint. Even if I use some of my energy to help revive her…it's still a long shot." said Dominic.

"Himari…" mumbled a worried Yuto.

Tojiro blinked a few times, and took in a careless sigh. Tojiro walked around to Yuto and moved him out of the way. Tojiro pointed his right arm at Himari. Holding his right hand still, a small patch of blue streams came out from the palm of his right hand.

"Tojiro, no!" Dominic included.

"Be quiet, old man." Tojiro barked.

The blue streams wrapped around her, and shined for a moment, then vanished in an instant. Tojiro rose up, appearing unable to stand. He slowly limped out of the room, holding his head.

"Damn…I need a break. I'll be outside." he announced, leaving the room.

Himari opened her eyes, and she slowly turned her head, seeing Yuto by her side.

"Young Master? You're…you're okay." she said with relief.

"Now that you're awake." he said kindly. Himari looked away in embarrassment, "Your kinds words are too nice, master. You're embarrassing me." she said innocently.

With smiles all around, it was well enough to say that Himari would continue to live on, with her young master. Dominic was busy in thought, about why Tojiro would use such power to save another's' life. Was it unorthodox? Check. Was there reason behind it? Check. What reason was it? Unmarked.

At sunset, Tojiro sat on the house's roof, in his human form, his hood lowered. He set his eyes on the beautiful sunset, his orange eyes blinking, then he looked back down at the ground.

"Was it truly necessary?" asked Dominic's voice.

The Cloakmaster turned his head to the left, watching the high priest walk over, and sitting down next to him.

"It was worth it to see her enjoy her precious life. She didn't deserve any fate like suffering." Tojiro answered. Dominic sighed, pressing his hand on top of Tojiro's head, shocking him with a crimson red dose of lightning. Dominic then removed his hand, appearing as if nothing had happened.

"You rotten old piece of crap! I'll kill you right now!" Tojiro shook with anger, raising the Blade of Darkness over his head.

"I cured you of that spell." Dominic interrupted.

Tojiro raised an eyebrow.

"I take it when you faced Kuro she would have kissed you out of emotion. That kiss was actually a hypnosis spell. It's good you didn't let it affect you so easily…being you of course." plotted Dominic.

Tojiro sheathed the blade and sat back down. "Whatever, old man." mumbled Tojiro.

"Knowing that the Nine Hell Gods are back, you're going to need the Nightmare Scythe." claimed Dominic.

"I'm already ten steps ahead of you. I already have the Blade of Darkness and the Chains of Fear." Tojiro answered.

"What happened to Dragon's Bane?" he asked curiously.

"Overwhelmed by Chaos energy I suppose. I changed it into this new blade." reacted Tojiro tiredly.

"That still makes it a Nightmare weapon then. Good, good. And you have Julius's Chains of Fear, you only need one more which will lead you to the location of the Nightmare Scythe." Dominic responded. It was silent between the two, as they kept their eyes on the sunset.

"Could you tell me…why you did that?" asked Dominic all so suddenly. Tojiro remained in a mode of silence.

"You could have easily used your Chaos energy to heal her. Instead…you used some of your own life force." rendered Dominic with tilted eyebrows that looked worried.

Tojiro huffed in response.

"You may be right. I could have used Chaos energy…but I could not. My Chaos energy isn't always so helpful when it comes to healing. Believe me, it would have made things worse for her. Besides, I'm not a weakling." Tojiro said in a figurative tight response.

"Your life force isn't something like your Chaos energy that simply regenerates when you use it!" Dominic exclaimed.

"Like it will matter. I did what I believed had to be done. Stick your concerns somewhere else, Dominic." Tojiro answered roughly, standing up.

"Where are you going this time?" he asked.

Tojiro pointed up at a strange blue portal that awaited far out to the north. Dominic stood up as well.

"An invitation to a trap?" guessed the wise Dominic.

Tojiro shook his head, "More like a favor to get rid of me. I'm leaving. Tell the others my goodbyes, okay?" Tojiro said, flipping his hood over his head, and shooting off across the sky.

"That boy must truly be asking for a death wish." Dominic retorted silently, chuckling lightly afterwards.

As Tojiro neared the portal closer and closer, he looked at the sunset one final time. Tojiro set his gaze forward, and dashed his way on through the portal, and onto the next leg of his journey.

NEXT CHAPTER PREVIEW!

Tojiro: This is pathetic. This is karma! Wait, isn't it always like this?

Yukinari: Can't we just focus on getting back home, Tojiro? GAHHH!

Miharu: Wow Yukinari. I didn't know you had your own battle cry! May I try?

Tojiro: You effortless fools, its my Werehog form attacking us!

Yukinari: Do something already! Tojiro! OH MY GOD! He's charging! RUN!

Miharu: The rain on Seiren sure is great, isn't it Yukinari?

Tojiro: Just run to the house! Don't look back, I'll handle the Werehog!

NEXT TIME!

CHAPTER XI: A Wager of War, A Time for Chaos!