I like how literally five minutes after I uploaded the last chapter, I had a bunch of people try to figure out what the plot of the story.
For the most part your wrong with what you guys said minus one person though, he got one part right which was only the fact that Izanagi is collecting people to help fight against another god.
But yeah for the most part I'm trying to hide the plot for as long as I can (Which is honestly until Loki comes cause he'll fuck all that up)
Also the next two chapters will be focusing on either Yukihara or Alice since they're not training together and have two completely different ways of doing said training.
So that being said let's go into the chapter.
He was her Protector. She was his voice of reason. They were both middle class Devils that were gifted fighters in there own ways among the ranks. This made them enter many tournaments and fights in the underworld granting them the Nicknames Izanagi and Izanami. Question is, do they even want the titles...
Chapter 12: Mind and Soul
"Come on you can do better than that" Izanagi says siting on a rock. "Shén could do better than this and water is his weakness."
Yukihara is currently siting in a meditation like stance under a waterfall trying to stop the water from touch him using only his aura.
"You gotta be kidding me, do you even train your mind or is it just physical?!" Izanagi says smiling as Yukihara is slowly getting frustrated. His aura is starting is wave around crazy clearly unbalanced.
"Is this really the host that you want Lord Izanagi, no offense but he seems very... breakable" Shén whispers to Izanagi who is also on the rock next to him as Izanagi laughs.
"Trust me I know that he's fully incapable of doing this, and that's exactly why I'm going it" Izanagi says before looking at Yukihara.
"You know this is really pathetic" Izanagi says as he turns over to Shén and winks comically as Shén sweatdrops looking confused.
"If this is really the extent of your abilities it's no wonder your father was able to kill your mother right infront your eyes. Powerless to stop hi-" Izanagi says but is cut off by a shockwave.
Dust clouds forms as Shén closes his eyes and coughs. Once the dust disappears Shén sees Yukihara in his Bronze Gold aura radiating heavily as Izanagi is still siting down smirking blocking Yukihara's fist.
"Take... that... back! Right now!" Yukihara says as Izanagi laughs as his pure Golden Aura comes around him.
"Make me" Izanagi says as it finally clicks in Shén what Izanagi is trying to do. "Sensō no Bōkyaku Ken!" He yells trying to punch him but Izanagi disappears and reappears in the sky.
"Your really a disappointment you know that right?" Yukihara glares at Izanagi. "Liberation!" Yukihara yells as his aura gets bigger and bigger by the second before dashing at Izanagi who engages close combat.
Shén just looks on in shock,"This is the power he has?!... It's unreal!" Susanno whose been watching with Shén just looks on with no sign of emotion.
Izanagi either blocks or dodges all of Yukihara's attacks. "Aren't you even slightly impressed with how strong he is?!"
Susanno looks at Shén before back up at the fight. "Didn't anyone tell you raw power doesn't translate to actual strength."
Shén looks at him confused. "What does that mean?" Susanno sighs,"The whole point of this was to get him mad to see how he would react in a fight where his emotions got the better of him."
"Sensō no Bōkyaku Kikku!" Yukihara says kicking Izanagi as hard as he can but is blocked by Izanagi who grabs his leg as throws him into the ground making a huge crater infront of Shén and Susanno.
"And he's acting completely on impulse which is making him very predictable, which is the reason Izanagi looks so disappointed."
Shén takes a good look at Izanagi's face and does see he looks slightly saddened just looking at Yukihara. "The sad truth is if this were a real fight, he'd be dead about now."
Izanagi sighs as Yukihara gets up and glares at him. "You're like a wild beast, predictable and easily aggravated. Your raw strength won't help you, especially not in a match against that cocky Phoenix."
Yukihara looks down not knowing what to say before snapping,"Well it's all I got to work with anyway! Sorry I'm not a very good manipulator or summoner or anything..."
Everyone present looks at Yukihara with some form of saddened eyes as Izanagi descends to him and places a hand on his shoulders. "Trust me when I tell you that by the end of this, you won't be the same person you came out to be."
"But first, let's start on what you can do..." Izanagi says smiling as Shén and Susanno just look at each other.
"The 7 what?" Yukihara says confused. "The 7 Chakra points, are the energy centers of our body and are distributed evenly throughout our bodies. Our Spine, Sacrum, Stomach, Heart, Lungs, Forehead, and the crown of our heads."
"Ok well what's a Chakra?" Yukihara says as Susanno looks at him in disbelief. "You can not be serious right now?" Susanno gets his responds by a plain face from Yukihara as he facepalms.
"A Chakra is like... a battery, it powers up and charges your magic and once it's gone so is your ability to use magic, even your Sacred Gear."
"Ok... well this lesson is nice and all but what can this help me with?" Yukihara ask as Shén looks at Izanagi then back at Yukihara.
"He's definitely your host if he's that stupid" Shén says plainly as Izanagi laughs not disagreeing with him at all. "What were going to do is help you open up all your Chakra Points, but there is a price to this as well."
Yukihara rolls his eyes,"Isn't there always."
"The price is, if you can't unlock all your Chakra points and thank Takamagahara there are only 7 of them. But if you can't unlock them all... you'll die" He says seriously.
Yukihara looks at him in disbelief. "He's totally lying his ass off isn't he?" He ask Shén and Susanno. "100 percent" They both say as Izanagi chuckles.
"What will actually happen is you won't die, but you'll want to" Susanno says. "And why is that?"
"One for being a complete fuck up and two because due to some of your Chakra points being open and some not it'll cause a disturbance in your body since your body won't be able to regulate the uneven amount of Chakra and it won't feel nice."
"Trust me that's actually a truth if you stop midway like I did, you'll feel the worst pain... especially if you refuse the last one. The pain was too much so I gave in, hopefully you will to" Shén says muttering the final part to himself.
Susanno and Izanagi laugh almost as if they are remembering a memory as Shén rolls his eyes. "Actually on second thought... is there anything else I can do to get stronger?"
"You wish, but seriously if your having second thoughts I won't force you to go through it" Izanagi says to him kindly.
"I-I.." Yukihara starts as he's about to decline but remembers what exactly he's fighting for. "I want to... but I can't, this isn't about my personal feelings. This about me needing to get stronger to protect the people I hold dear."
Izanagi mentally smiles. Even when he doesn't like something, he's still willing to do it if others benefit off it.
"Ok Mr. I want to be brave, sit down this might take awhile." Yukihara nods as Susanno looks at Shén with his eyes lightly glowing.
"Right..." Shén says as his hand catches on fire as the Primordial Flames are flowing through his hands.
"Ok Yukihara this should make things a lot more easier for you, just close your eyes and relax" Shén says as Yukihara takes a deep breath before closing his eyes.
Shén slowly placed his hand with his primordial flame on his forehead as his flames flow out his hand and latch around his body as the flames are calmly flowing through his body.
Meanwhile Yukihara feels at peace and like he's in a trance state of mind. His mind is blank yet full and can feel his surroundings while nothing. Almost as if the reality he once knew is nothing more than a void.
"Yukihara can you hear me?" Izanagi says trying to reach him but not even a twitch is seen from his body. "My flames are currently keeping his mind and soul at peace but yeah he should still hear us."
"Yukihara if you can hear us I'd like you to focus on your Chakra if you can" Izanagi says as his voice echoes through out his head. "Focus on my Chakra? Sounds easy enough."
Inside of his mind Yukihara connects with every inch of his body as he feels energy flowing all around him. On the outside Shén's flames start moving slower around Yukihara's body and change color to a crimson red.
"Ok Yukihara to unlock each of your Chakra points you have to stop what is blocking them from being opened in the form of trails" Izanagi says. "The first Chakra is a bright Crimson red, it deals with survival and is blocked by fear. What are you most afraid off?..."
Yukihara thinks about this deeply as what was once the blank void changes to that of a graveyard. "A graveyard?..." Yukihara says looking around confused.
Infront of him are a group of people, the most easiest face to identify is... his own along with the rest of Rias's peerage looking down at the grave. "Whose grave is that?"
He walks closer to see the name and is suprised when it says "Alice Shinami" as he sees the himself crying. "Yuki it's ok... she's in a better pl-" Akeno says trying to comfort him.
"No it isn't! She's never coming back as it's all my fault!" He says as his dream vision shatters as he re enters the void.
"So I'm scared of losing Alice? Is that it?" Yukihara says. On the outside Shén sighs,"He's an actual idiot even with my flames resting his mind and helping him push out his subconscious he still can't figure himself out."
Shén sits down in a meditation like state as his flames cover his body in a similar fashion as Yukihara as a line appears connecting the two.
Inside Yukihara's mind he feels as if something is being disturbed as he turns around and sees Shén. "Your an idiot... now let's try this again since we're running low on time. Flames unlock his fear"
"What the hell are you doing?" Yukihara says the void changes again but this time all he sees is brief flashbacks, but it's what he hears that counts.
"Your a weakling..."
"Pathetic..."
"No wonder your father killed your mother infront of you..."
All these comments make Yukihara realize his biggest fear. "I get it my biggest fear isn't Alice dying, it's me being a failure."
Shén places his hands on his shoulder. "I may not know you on a personal level but I can assure you, your no failure. Atleast not to me, I see you as a strong warrior who just needs guidance here and there."
Yukihars nods as they re enter the void as a Crimson Flame appears. On the outside both of Shén's and Yukihara's change from red to orange.
"Ok it seems as if you've passed your first trail, the next trail is that of pleasure and is blocked by guilt. Whatever your most guilty of you have to realize it isn't your fault."
Yukihara sighs instantly knowing what this one is as the void changed to a picture of his mother. "But the problem is it is my fault, I just trained and fought harder she would still be alive."
Shén looks at the pure sadness in his eyes,"Listen it isn't your fault even though I don't know what exactly happened. From what I saw today you would jump and the chance the defend her."
Yukihara looks at him as a small tear forms in his eyes as he nods remembering his fathers men holding him down with some with magic some with brute force.
"Yeah... I guess it wasn't my fault and I shouldn't be ashamed of that day. Cause while I could just grief my whole life away... mother wouldn't want that" Yukihara says as a Orange, Yellow, and Green flame appears and starts circling around him similar to the red flame.
Izanagi notices his flame change from Orange to Yellow to Green and finally stoping on a light blue. "What the heck just happened?" Susanno says confused.
"Nice job you unlocked 2 extra chakras while dealing with the second one" Izanagi says in a state of shock and happiness. "Ok the next Chakra deals with Truth located in the throat and lungs and is blocked by lies. What lies to you let consume you."
Yukihara hears his voice echoing as the void responds to his words as it changes to him training in his house with Alice.
"Yuki there's no point of training if your just gonna be tired or have broken bones. What's the point of this if in a fight you can't even do that?" Alice says.
"Because it'll make me stronger and try less to defeat my foe" He replies as the void changes again but this time it isn't a memory from Yukihara.
"This is my memory..." Shén says as they're in the waterfall area as Yukihara is fighting with Izanagi.
"This power he has it's unreal, aren't you even slightly impressed?" Shén says asking Susanno. "Didn't anyone tell you that raw power doesn't translate to actual strength?" Susanno says plainly.
"What does that mean?" Shén ask. "If this was a real fight he'd be dead" Susanno says as the void changes back to complete darkness but a voice still plays out.
"You're like a wild beast, predictable and easily aggravated. Your raw strength won't help you, especially not in a match against that cocky Phoenix."
Yukihara realizes what it's trying to say,"I get it, it means that training constantly doesn't mean I'm getting stronger if I over do it. In fact I'll become weaker, the truth is I should slow down. I'm trying to train my ass to get stronger when I shouldn't be training as hard on my body and start focusing on my magic for once."
A Blue flame appears a joins spinning in a circle around Yukihara. Izanagi smiles as his flames change from blue to a blue and purple color. "Ok boys the next trail focuses on Insight it is located in the forehead and is blocked by illusion. What's an illusion that you've been living your whole life."
"An illusion I've been living my whole life?..." Yukihara says confused. Shén thinks,"It's very similar to the last one, an example is things you thought were different but are actually one in the same."
Yukihara thinks about it but does have to as the void changes to a picture of an angel, fallen angel, and devil all holding hands.
"Like the three factions?" Yukihara ask Shén ask he nods. "Once upon a time you all got along in somewhat of a harmony before the Great War and dividing. But even now your all the same, three factions desperate to get your numbers higher for the better of your people."
Yukihara nods as the purplish blue flames appears circling around Yukihara. Izanagi takes a deep breath as the flames change from that Purplish Blue to pink.
Susanno laughs,"Good luck explaining this one, can't wait to see this fail." Izanagi glares at him before focusing on Yukihara.
"Ok listen up your on the final, and hardest trail... it deals with Tranquility and Empowerment and is located at the crown of the head. But I'd blocked by... Earthly Attachments the only way to unlock this Chakra is to let all the people you hold dear go."
Instant Izanagi sees the flames start to waver heavily. "What?! What the fuck does that mean! Does he expect me to give up on the people I hold dear cause if so I'm not doing it!"
Shén sighs,"Now you understand when I said why at first I couldn't do this, cause that meant giving up on everybody I holded close too."
"Well if that's the case I believe I'm done here-" Yukihara starts but is stopped by Shén. "Or that's what I thought it meant, it sound a lot worst than it actually is and that's because this Chakra is suppose to scare asking if such an impossible task."
"But honestly it isn't..." Shén says as the void changes to a picture of a smiling Alice. "If one things clear you love your sister dearly, almost as much as Izanagi loves Izanami even if he refuses to admit it. They don't expect to stop loving or cherishing the people closest to you."
"Instead all you have to do is realize that if we were to die right now, they would live on. The real thing it's asking if you is to not give up on the people you hold dear, just don't kneel to the people you hold dear."
Yukihara looks at him confused. "Sorry Shén but your words of guidance lost me." Shén laughs,"Ok how about this... what if your sister is about to get into a fight with a powerful enemy?"
"I would defend her clearly" Yukihara says. "Ok now what if your sister wanted something really bad but couldn't get it?"
"Then I would get it... for her" Yukihara says realizing the problem. "I think we've both come to the conclusion that your obsessed with making your sister happy at all cost."
"You need to understand this, your sister just like you has a god inside them. Just like you she's a fighter. And just like you she loves you, but never to the point where she has to smother and baby you 24/7. Alice is her own person, has her own strengths and weaknesses but it's her life to figure and overcome these weaknesses. Not her brother protecting over her like a guard dog" Shén says as Yukihara nods as a pink flame circles around him.
"Izanagi you cannot seriously believe that this child will..." Susanno starts as the pink flames turn into a bright Satin Bronze Gold (look it up on google) as the flames around Yukihara disappear.
Inside his body Shén watches as the flames circle around his body as they merge with his body as his aura comes around him as it looks more dominant and radiant than ever.
"Well it seems as if our time is done here" Shén says as Yukihara nods laughing. Shén closes his eyes as he drops the flames around there body as they are sent back into Takamagahara.
"You actually did it I'm suprised, this new level of power is a big step for you" Izanagi says proud of him. "Hopefully I'll never have to use it unless needed" Yukihara says smiling at Shén who smiles back.
"Sensō no Bōkyaku Ken" Yukihara says as he blocks a kick from Shén using his magic around his hand as a numbing agent before pushing him back.
Izanagi smiles as he watches the two boys fight. "Wow in the last 2 days he's become really strong" Amaterasu says suprised.
"Lets see you block this Twin Majestic Destroyer Flame Dragon!" Shén says as his flames take the shape of two huge dragons.
Yukihara smiles looking at the dragons as he extends his hands infront of him. The dragons suddenly rush towards him.
One of the dragons flies behind Yukihara was he quickly has to tilt his body as both his hands are extended as the dragons try to attack him as they are stopped by a Bronze Gold force field.
"Sensō no Shinra Tensei" (Almighty Push of War) he says as a shockwave comes around his body.
"You taught him Shinra Tensei?" Amaterasu says suprised not expecting that as Izanagi smirks. "I did have two days to teach him whatever I wanted so I did and trust me there's more."
Tsukuyomi and Susanno look at him confused as nobody was with Izanagi those days. "Cynthia, Isabella get him" Susanno says seriously.
The two girls look at him likes he's mad. "Ok sure he's strong but a 3 on one is a bit much don't you think?" Isabella says.
"Go girls I would love to see just how strong this boy has become" Tsukuyomi says as the look at each other before shrugging. Cynthia wastes no time as she disappears and Isabella jumps into the air.
"Icy Winds" Isabella says as multiple ice shards form from thin air and go straight for Yukihara. At first Yukihara doesn't notice until they're about to hit him and his Eyes of war activates as he starts destroying all the Ice insanely fast.
The children of Izanagi all look is complete shock. "So not only did you teach him Shinra Tensei, but also the Seikūken?! (Control of the Air Sphere) Amaterasu says.
"How did he even manage to learn it in only two days?" Susanno says very skeptical as Izanagi laughs. "Please him mastering the Seikūken in 2 days, it is impossible and he's not even using it correctly. Only the idea of it he's using, he gave up on trying to learn it instead he adapted it to his own fighting style."
"He calls it the Shimikiri Seikūken (Deadline Air Sphere), he takes the basic concept of the Seikūken then adds his Eyes of war which slow his perception on time along with slowing down his heartbeat" Izanagi explains.
Shén try's to kick him while distracted but is shocked when he sees as he's about to hit him he disappears as all the ice shards made from Isabella hit him as she stops.
"Sorry Shén" Isabella says quickly stopping her ice attack. "If I wasn't a Devil I would be worst about doing this" A voice says behind her as Yukihara grabs her by her waist before making a Sphere of War as he puts in on her waist as it explodes and sent flying towards Shén.
Cynthia who was hiding preparing to surprise Yukihara comes out of her shadows and catches Isabella. "Thanks... needed that" Isabella says to her.
Yukihara sighs as he drops his aura and flies back down towards them. He lands behind them,"You three could make a create team if you can work together."
They all look at each other and nod as they're about to charge him at once. "I wouldn't do that if I were you.." Yukihara says smiling as points to the ground as they look down as see a huge magic circle underneath them.
"When did you?..." Shén says confused. "He didn't do anything" Alice says walking into plain view as Yukihara notices her instantly and notices bandages wrapped around her left arm and waist along with an bandaid on her nose.
"You seem like you've been through hell and back" Yukihara says to her smiling. "That's because I have, Izanami doesn't play around and neither do Tsukuyomi or Amaterasu."
"I really want to know how strong you've become in the last two days" Yukihara says as Alice grins. "Wouldn't want to hurt your pride now do I"
Yukihara rolls his eyes,"As if it's only been 2 days there's no way you got strong-" Yukihara stops as Alice shows her silver aura as the ground starts to shake and the wind picks up as her power just keeps rising.
Yukihara is dumbfounded by her new found strength... he looks over to Izanagi and sighs. "Yeah next time we come here... definitely training with Izanami."
Alice laughs as her aura goes away as Izanagi and Susanno look dumbfounded as well. "That little girl... is stronger than Yukihara?..." Susanno says sweatdropping as Izanagi simply gets up and walks away.
"Hey where are you going?" Susanno shouts to him. Izanagi stops to look at him as fake tears start rolling down his eyes. "I'm going to kill myself, tell the girl she can have the title of King of Gods."
Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, and Izanami laugh their hearts out as they hear that. "Well unlike you I don't have any new tricks just unlocked some things and training a little" Alice says to Yukihara.
"I think we kinda overdid our training, I think we could take on Phoenix by ourselves and win" Alice says. Meanwhile the host trio just look at them dumbfounded,"They're monsters..."
-Following Night-
"Sucks you two have to go already" Izanami says as she hugs Yukihara and Alice tightly. "Y-Yeah but we h-have to g-go" Yukihara says finding it hard to speak as Izanami finally lets them go.
"Good luck on your fight, I'm more than confident you two will slaughter your opponents in cold blood" Izanagi says laughing hysterically as everybody sweatdrops.
"It was a pleasure meeting you all" Alice says sad she has to leave them all. Yukihara looks at the host trio before looking away.
"As much as I would love to stay here and waste time, it's better we get a move on" Leon says seriously to Yukihara and Alice who nod as they enter the shrine.
"Wait... Shén, Cynthia, and Isabella" Yukihara says as they all look at him. "You three better get stronger... because I don't want to be in charge of a bunch of weaklings and visit whenever you want, my doors are always open to you three."
They all nod as Izanagi looks at the interaction. "I guess opening his charka's opened up his personality as well" Izanami says jokingly.
Leon closes the door as the shrine disappears as the Gods begin going back to the castle. "Question though Izanami, how did you manage to get that girl so strong?" Susanno ask.
"I don't know actually... all I really did was unlock her hidden potential and open her imagination so she's be able to create bigger and better things but... as I was doing it. I don't know something didn't feel right... it felt as his whole unlocking her potential I unlocked something cold..." Izanami says.
"That's weird because when Yukihara just got done unlocking his Chakras I felt... no I saw something black inside of him and it felt cold. But only for a second though" Izanagi says.
"So you both felt something cold inside them?" Isabella ask them. "Yes almost as if... a curse was awakened..."
A/N: Ok scratch the Alice chapter, I was going to but after writing for literally 1 hour I realized that if I explained what type of training she went to everybody would call bullshit.
So Alice's training basically was her unlocking her hidden potential and training with Tsukuyomi to become faster and open to mind to possibilities.
But yeah that's that, and it seems as if something evil is lurking within the both of them. I hinted it with Yukihara but after remembering that they are practically two of the same in a way it only made sense for Alice to have it too.
What that is wont be explained until later on the chapters to come but look on the bright side. Yukihara made some friends for once and invited them over whenever they want.
So prepare to see them often, I'm done for this week Rate and Review if you enjoyed and until next time piece.
