I suppose I should be listing copyrights here, but if I said that I didn't own any of the original source and cameo characters that appear in this work of fiction, and that they belong to their respective owners, the Onmyou Bond scenario belongs to Kidzexion, The One Mind, One Heart arc belongs to White Hunter, and others many of which belong to sunrise or whatever company owns Onmyou Taisenki, I suppose that would be enough, right?
After being told to go to the hospital, Riku quickly hurried over, with Rikari in tow because he refused to stay at school. Shortly thereafter, Riku was told to go to the Taihaku Shrine over in Kyoto. The party returned to the house one passed out old man later and began to pack, Rikari refusing to leave Riku alone for even a moment.
Later, on the Train, after some self doubting from Riku and a pep-talk from Kogenta...
"Say, Riku. We left without packing any food."
"Yep. We should probably eat before we go to the shrine."
'Watch as we run into Masaomi.'
Later, post train ride...
Riku is looking at the map of Kyoto. Rikari is peering over his left shoulder while Kogenta peers over his right shoulder and Sentsa leans over his head.
"We've just gotten off the train and we're already lost, aren't we."
"Yep."
Suddenly, a voice comes from over head.
"Hey! Up here!"
"Masaomi-san?"
"Called it."
"Hey! Rikkun!"
One boxed tofu lunch and eel rice lunch in the park later...
"Well, I'm going to get going now."
"Bye Masaomi-san!"
"So... How are we going to find the Taihaku Shrine, Riku? Good question."
One search of the town later...
"H-Hey! I think I know where to go!"
'That's a bit of a surprise, comming from Kogenta. Maybe there was some truth in that manga that Souma found.'
Eventually, Riku and Rikari find the Taihaku Shrine... In ruins.
"Wow, they've really let this place go... I wonder if it got attacked."
Suddenly, Riku hits his shin up against some metal. Rikari looks at it.
"Oh hey. If that says what I think it does, then we're in luck and they've just migrated."
One walk to the New Taihaku Shrine later...
"Hey, that was another barrier."
"I noticed it too."
Suddenly, Miko-loli. Suddenly, she's everywhere at once.
"Okay Miko-loli, we're both Heaven-Style Byakko-type Toujinshi, and I'm pretty sure he's the Heaven-Style Originator."
"Wow, you're awfully upfront. I guess there's a place I should be showing him then..."
"I'm comming too. No acceptions."
One trip to the burnt down village out back later...
"And all that was left is this tree that isn't dead."
"Hey Riku, there's something suspicious about this tree. Go check inside it."
"Erm... Okay..."
Riku proceeds to attempt to get inside the tree, but nothing happens when he's looking inside.
"Sigh... Here I was hoping he'd find something cool."
One trip back later...
"Hey Nazuna-chan, do you have any food?"
"Erm, sure. I'll go make us a meal. You two should probably stay here tonight, too."
Sub-chapter 8.5 Start
One meal later, Riku's gone to bed, but Rikari is still up, Nazuna sitting in the room.
"So... What did you expect our supposed Originator to find in the tree?"
"Dunno. I figured he'd be able to find something that might help us. Say... Was there anything at the old Taihaku Shrine?"
"We have a Time Travel Mirror, but that's not to be used ever."
"Okay. I guess that manga is pretty much based on true events."
"Huh? What manga?"
"There's a manga going on right now called Onmyou Taisenki. It chronicles the story of a boy named Yakumo and his Shikigami, who is ironically named Byakko no Kogenta, as they fight against an evil Toujinshi who is in the process of fusing himself with a Shikigami by the name of Byakko no Rangetsu. I thought it was coincidental at one point, but I guess it wasn't."
"That's because it did happen. Yakumo is investigating the Fukumaden right now. Honestly, I'd say he's the most fit to be the Heaven-Style Originator."
"I've had two other people tell me otherwise, on at least five separate occasions."
"I can see this conversation is going nowhere. I'm retiring for the night."
"I guess I'll go to bed too."
And so Rikari went to bed.
Sub-chapter 8.5 End.
The next morning...
"Hey, Rikari. I have something I want to teach you. It's the strongest attack In I know, at like Kogenta, I get very tired after using it. Now, pay attention, because I want you to remember this In."
Sentsa made finger motions for [Shin-Ri-Kan-Shin]
"It's the Hyaku Hanabira Bakuhatsu In. I trust that you won't waste it in a battle."
"Understood."
Rikari chuckles a bit.
"What's so funny?"
"I'm just glad we don't have to fight over this like Riku did with Kogenta."
A little later, Riku got up and Nazuna made breakfast. Riku commented about having a nice dream, but remembering none of the details of it. At some point, Teru was found on the ground outside.
"Oh crap, it's him."
"Now, Rikari, don't be like that."
"But this guy's an oaf who eats all our food every time we run into him."
"You have a point... but still..."
Eventually, Teru comes to, and eats what Rikari lets Nazuna serve him. Riku and Rikari go out front and begin sweeping the shrine. Suddenly, four wild Earth-Style Toujinshi appear!
One extra long series of mook summoning sequences later...
"Kaede no Kurenai! Kenzan!"
"Kurogane no Fuji! Kenzan!"
"Mebuki no Fuurai! Kenzan!"
"Hanmo no Ninkurou! Kenzan!"
"Wow, we're up against four today. I'm suddenly glad that Teru wandered in here."
"Shikigami! Summon!"
"Shikigami! Summon!"
Cue flashy summon sequences.
"Byakko no Kogenta! Kenzan!"
"Byakko no Sentsa! Kenzan!"
Cue short fight. And then Nazuna and Teru walked out of the shrine. All four party members were assembled.
"Shikigami! Summon!"
Cue [strike]Gundam[/strike] Isoruku launching sequence.
"Akagane no Isoroku! Kenzan!"
"Shikigami! Summon!"
Cue not as flashy as it could be summoning sequence. Kagome Kagome and the like.
"Hiiragi no Horin! Kenzan!"
Cue stalemate battle. Cue Fuji stabbing his teammates in the back. Cue Fuji and his Toujinshi fleeing. AGAIN. Meanwhile Sentsa curbstomps an overdue for her appearance Kurenai while Kogenta curbstomps Ninkuro. After everything's said and done, the party heads to the ruins again. Riku proceeds to search the tree again and finds a mysterious magatama. Suddenly, a wild Yuuma appears! Rikari throws a fit and starts questioning Yuuma's motives, slaps him, and is flat out knocked out cold in response. A battle breaks out between Kogenta and Rangetsu shortly thereafter. Just as Rangetsu is about to win because Kogenta has no support by request, and Riku was forced to use the Hyakki Messuigi In...
"I don't want to be alone anymore!"
Riku is at the point of tears. Then... Something... Euphemeral emerges from Kogenta's body, Rikari comming to just as it happens. Whatever it is, it proceeds to curbstomp Rangetsu to the point of almost losing before Yuuma retreats. It then proceeds to go back into Kogenta's body. Riku has a moment.
"That was a Grand Summon..."
"It's nice to know that's what it's caled. Now what does it do, Nazuna?"
"Nice to see you've rejoined us. It's what happens when a shikigami unleashes it's true power. It's supposedly really dangerous."
"Sounds legit." Rikari sat up "Anyway, we should really head back. I'm sure Kogenta could use some rest, and I'm feeling bad about just letting Kogenta and Riku face Yuuma and Rangetsu on their own, so I could really use a bit of sweets, which are back at the shrine, too."
What happens next is essentially a recap from Kogenta with a side of Rikari's perspective as Riku is out shopping with Momo and Rina, who came after Riku and Kogenta respectively. Rikari helped force them out by using Riku as bait, but decided to stay behind in favor of helping Kogenta get better, as well as 'walking off' his injury that he incurred as a result of trying to forcably recruit Yuuma to his cause. A little later, Riku comes back and then the party of Riku, Rikari, Rina, and Momo go back to town. Nazuna promises to show up after she figures out what the Magatama does. Teru chases after the party shortly after they leave the shrine asking if he can join them for dinner. Rikari declines him. Brutally. With a fist to the face. Then his phone goes off (With Riku's part of Kimi to Nara's lyrics, which happened during chapter six.). Another email from Fubari and Fain. They ask how he managed to walk off being beaten senseless in less than a day. He sends them a reply of he had help getting better. God is in his Heaven. Everything's right with the world. Except that Rikari was still bruised from taking a punch to the gut.
TO BE CONTINUED
-Another abnormality has occured in this Continuum shift-
-Next episode, the start of the One Mind, One Heart arc will begin-
-What will happen? Nobody can say for sure. This is just another result of the continuum shift-
