Kantarou was in a shock and was helpless against the attack but thankfully, Haruka blocked the attack. He then yelled to his 'baka' master, "What in kami's name are you doing Kantarou? Get a grip on yourself!"
Raikou then shouted to the tengu, "Sorry Onikui, you have something else to handle instead. Ibaragi!" Ibaragi nodded at her master's orders and played a tune on her instrument, causing Haruka to groan in pain as the memories of his past returned to him, including his true nature.
"I-Ichinomiya…"
Kantarou was still in a daze. Rei and Reika, who were fighting off the ghouls and the waves along with Sugino and the ten mikos, shouted to Raikou, "Minamoto, you &$! How can you and your family stoop down so low! Just because the Minamoto family and the Ichinomiya family are rivals, I still can't believe you would put a hundred aradamas into the serpent, ghouls and our poor sister's soul to get back at Kantarou and Haruka! Jerk! Sick!"
Raikou laughed again, "You girls from the Tachibana family sure humor me! I thank you for calling me a jerk because I am one!"
Haruka, who was then in his true nature, was out of his mind wanting to kill Kantarou and saying, "Ready to die Ichinomiya?" Kantarou then said quietly, "If you think you must and this will calm you down and ease your hatred, then go ahead... I'm ready." As Haruka raised his staff, ready to launch an attack on Kantarou, Rosalie and Mu noticed a shadow in the lake, trying to get out but was trapped beneath.
"Mu! Mu!" Mu told Rosalie. "What? You want me to use your powers to free that thing?" Mu nodded and Rosalie reluctantly agreed and thus freeing a spirit. It did not show itself and used sacred ropes like the ones the possessed Reiya was using to control the serpent and ghouls and at the same time, pulling Haruka down in the nick of time before the attack landed on Kantarou and killed him. Youko gasped as she saw what almost happened while a frown appeared on Raikou's face. He turned to face Kantarou.
"Now its only you and me Ichinomiya."
"Haruka…" Kantarou whispered, hoping that the tengu was safe.
Haruka, who was dragged into the lake, found himself in the same warm light which engulfed him when he entered into Kantarou's memories. Before him, was the girl he had met the other night at the lake. She sang a tune and erased Haruka's hatred.
"You-You are Reiya! But how?" Haruka said as he became himself again.
"My soul split as part of me believed in Kan while the other did not, when I died.A split soul." The little girl replied.
"A rare case huh?" Haruka replied.
"And I believe we need to talk." The younger Reiya replied.
"About what?" Haruka eyed her suspiciously.
"You still remember what he had said back then?" Reiya asked before quoting, "It does not matter if you returned to your true nature or not Haruka, because I believe in you." She finished. "Right? And before now he said that…"
"Yeah… I know." Haruka muttered. Reiya then smiled and held out her hand. "Let us go back to Kan's side and stop this madness once and for all.Shall we?" Haruka grinned and replied as he held onto her hand, "Lets."
Back on the shore of the lake, Sugino and the others were fighting the army of ghouls while Youko, Rosalie and Mu stood out of harm's way. Raikou then took out his sword while Kantarou took out his prayer beads. Raikou then told Kantarou " Time to disappear from the face of this earth, Ichinomiya!" Kantarou frowned and said, "Please use a change of words Raikou, I'm sick and tired of that." Raikou then said" Hmph! Reiya!"
Reiya obeyed Raikou's orders and brought the lake serpent forward to attack Kantarou. Right at that crucial moment, a couple of sacred ropes came out from the lake like before and bound itself around Reiya and the serpent. "What? Who did that?" an annoyed Ibaragi screamed. From the lake, an unknown force forced its way up to the lake known as Haruka's and the younger Reiya's! Raikou stared in disbelief for a while before commanding Haruka, "Onikui! Attack Kantarou and take your revenge now!" Haruka turned, glared at Raikou for a moment before hitting Raikou hard with his staff something which was not anticipated by him.
"Shut up you baka. I don't take orders from you." Haruka said as he went over to Kantarou's side. "Sorry about that just now."
Kantarou then replied, still with that serious face of his, "Its not your fault Haruka." The older Reiya was still trying to free herself from the younger Reiya's spiritual bind. The younger Reiya then told Haruka, "Its time I return to my real form again. "With that, she merged with the older Reiya, thus destroying the aradamas possessing her.
