Indestructible

"I wish you answer all of my questions."

Ashi looked at the cube and listened to what it said. She asked it a lot of questions which immediately she gets answers. The young woman listened and listened until she reached to the question she wanted to ask. "I'm an anomaly in the timeline. How... how can I be a part of it if my birth father is dead?"

"Who are your parents?"

"My mother's a human and my father's a demon."

The cube took a moment to think. "I see..."

Ashi said. "I have a wish-"

But she was stopped by the cube, saying "That doesn't work like that."

"What do you mean?"

"I can alter reality but not time, child. If you wish for having a life in this timeline, I can only create a pocket reality where your wish came true."

"You mean, I cannot be with my real husband. Just... a mental representation of him."

"Yes. You'll just disconnect yourself from this reality to your own wishful reality."

Ashi felt so lost, thought she can have what she wanted. It appears she cannot disconnect herself from her father's fate. She'll always be a time anomaly and a part of the entity Oblitus. A remnant of an erased history. "I want to have my own life. Free from Aku and Oblitus."

The cube has a suggestion. "I have an idea in mind."

The rain continued pouring as the samurai ventured through the woods, tracking Ashi's path. With the wet path, her tracks slowly disappears. He keep on going forward, knowing Ashi would never make a turn. But then he stopped when he heard blades clashing deep in the woods. He sneaked forth and saw the same cloaked stranger fighting three dark entities wielding mighty weapons. The samurai was hesitant to join in. He still doesn't know who they are and what side they stand.

Good or evil?

The samurai tried to sneak around them, hoping they had nothing to do with Ashi. But the stranger has something to do with Ashi's action for leaving the palace. What did he say to Ashi? He thought.

But then, the gunslinger felt his presence and quickly aimed his mighty revolver to the white samurai.

BANG!

Out the bullets goes.

The samurai dodged with great reflexes and reaction time. He had experienced many bounty hunters using range weapons against him in the future. It would be easy for him to anticipate where the gunslinger point and shoot.

However, this gunslinger is different from the bounty hunters. His revolver doesn't shoot unless it aimed at its target. The samurai was just lucky back then. This time the gunslinger will save his bullets for the crowned prince. "Boys, we have an eavesdropper."

"Eliminate him." The swordsman said as he manage to land a blow at the stranger.

The cloaked man dropped to the ground, struggling to get up. His arm received a deep cut. He had no choice but to use his abilities against them even thought the Trioka have not used their true form yet.

The samurai knew what he had to do and so he dashed past the gunslinger and delivered a killing blow. A horizontal swing by his katana sliced through the dark gunslinger. Then, he charged towards the swordsman and the spearman. With a couple of blocks and swings, he managed to push them away from the stranger. "Get up, you fool!"

"I'm up." The strange said, holding his bleeding arm. "Watch out for them, samurai. These people are not ordinary."

"I have faced a lot of creatures that you cannot imagine."

"Well, these are not creatures you cannot imagine they exist." The stranger said. "They have not released their real form yet."

"Real form? What do you mean?"

"They called themselves the 'Trioka'. They are entities that feed through people's imaginations."

The samurai was confused what he was saying. His description was a bit puzzling but at the same time sounds concerning. "Can you simplify?"

"Ideas." The stranger said. "An indestructible manifestation on an idea."

"Okay?" The samurai started to understand a little. "Care to explain?"

The swordsman and the spearman prepared to attack. After he was cut down, the gunslinger put himself back and started to join in with his revolver ready.

The stranger explained one last time. "They are ideas from stories, literature and cinema. The gunslinger is an idea of Western films like cowboys. The swordsman is an idea of fairytale stories like the Knight in Shining Armor. Lastly, the spearman is the idea of superheroes who acquired powers by chance and became the mightiest being in the world. These three are the ideas of a hero. The protagonists of the stories. They are destined to win no matter what!"

After that explanation, the samurai doesn't like the odds. "What are they after?"

But they were interrupted by the barrage of attacks of the three Ideas. The two had enough talking. They have to make a tactical retreat. The cloaked man used his unusual eyes to cast an illusion to disappear from the sight of the Trioka.

The foes were affect by the illusion but it took them seconds to break free. As the two disappear, the gunslinger inspects the ground and noticed their track even though it was raining. "They think they can escape us."

"But the girl did escape us." Swordsman said.

The spearman did not said a word but followed the samurai's trail.

Ami reached the palace walls and ran to the gates exhausted. "Help! I need help!"

The gate opened and the imperial guard approached her. He recognized the sister of the beloved princess. "You're Lady Ami."

She quickly grabbed him by the armor and yelled at his face. "I need to see Ashi!"

The imperial guard felt a bit awkward at the current situation. "Uh... you're too late. The prince and princess are... away."

"Where. Are. They?"

The guard looked behind her and saw rain clouds coming towards them.

"Shhh..." She whispered.

The silence listened.

"I'm awake." She said with a smile.

And the void cried with light and joy.

The large aqua flame burst out from her skull and eyes started to open and see the emptiness of space. The woman with a flaming blue hair stretched out her arms like she just got up from a long nap. "Damn. What time is it? Oh, right. It's my time." Her hair changes into a confetti and party horns, rejoicing her rejuvenation. "My three little boys have found my sister. I hope you are watching this, Pyralis."

The crimson entity stand silently, watching the young entity playing with her dangerous and indestructible imaginations.

The Trioka.

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