Chapter 8
Canyon of Mist and Fate
The six friends continued to find the gateway to the Youma realm when Danzo carved his way through several more youma that got in their way. Yomi was amazed at the sheer determination he had in fighting through the demonic creatures until they saw something that they thought was a clue to clear their way through. Hikage looked carefully at it and saw a Riddle inscribed on the tablet.
"'Valley of the Mist.' One must choose the right path to enter the lost land. Only those who protect the weak light shall have the power to decipher the right path," she read aloud.
Danzo then raced down the right path to see more youma wielding giant sheers to cut him down. Luckily, Homura and Team Crimson rushed in on the scene with their weapons held at the ready. After dispatching them, they raced after the light and hurried down the right path at breakneck speed. More youma arrived to slow them down, but they were reduced to nothing in seconds, dissected by their weapons. At last they reached the end of the maze, and were confronted by two spider-like youma who had deadly venom in their pincers. Danzo and team Crimson dispatched them very easily and continued to forge on ahead to their next objective. But they were soon ambushed by more youma with giant sheers who wanted to kill them as per the orders of Madara. Luckily Danzo managed to destroy them, and move on ahead with his mission.
Team Crimson also helped out a bit as they hurried on through the area. They jumped down into a hole in the floor, and fought off more youma that stood in their way. A wall suddenly burst open before them to reveal more Youma emerging from the shadows to feast on their flesh and bones. Once they were all dispatched, Danzo turned to Team Crimson. They hurried out of the caverns, and into a new corridor with light fixtures, and found something that looked like a human brain made of stone. Danzo saw it was the sign of Chastity and decided to pocket it for the time being. Quickly he raced back with the rest of his friends tagging along and eliminating any youma that dared to attack them. At last they emerged in a room where they saw a chalice sitting upon an altar.
"Prove yourself worthy of the sign," Mirai read aloud.
Danzo placed the brain near the chalice. The barrier lowered around the cup and Danzo took it for himself. Suddenly the doors were all walled off, forcing Danzo and Team Crimson to stand together. Danzo whirled around to see that Nero Demando had returned to fight him again.
"This time we do it together," Homura said.
"I was just thinkin' the same thing, Homura-dawg," Danzo replied, as he and Team Crimson drew their weapons.
Danzo lunged at his foe again, but this time he fought him more furiously than before. Entering Crimson mode, Homura catapulted at him with Engetsuka fully drawn and attacked from behind. Yomi swung her sword, Ragnorok at Nero Demando furiously and fired her wrist-cannons at him with full fury. Mirai kept her distance and fired her umbrella gun, while also sending out explosives at her foe. Haruka sent her own manikins at the armored warrior and even kicked him back if he got too close to her. The armored warrior was now unprepared for a six on one battle, and tried to fight off against the overwhelming numbers. Now, Danzo fired his guns at his foe, and sent wave after wave of bullet storms right at him.
"Over here, you bastard!" Danzo called the masked Samurai.
Nero Demando was now growing desperate as he charged again at Danzo, but Homura blocked his attacks and was now forcing him on the defensive with every strike she delivered. Weakened but still fighting, Nero Demando was then stabbed from behind by Hikage, who now used her knife to weaken him. At last, Danzo and Yomi charged again at him and managed to unleash a deadly team combo that sent the Black Samurai crashing onto his back, as lightning arced across his armored body. Suddenly blue flames engulfed him and he disappeared before their astonished eyes. Then the flames raced away from them, as Danzo looked up to see more lightning flashing away into the distance. At last they could continue with their mission, and Danzo reached another smaller chamber to the gold statue of a samurai. Placing the chalice near the statue, Danzo turned to see the walls that prevented their escape lowered to reveal the doors again. Jumping down from his perch, he motioned for Team Crimson to follow him to the next area of the castle.