Chapter 13
Nightmare of Darkness
The shock of seeing Hippogriff being slain by his own master sickened Danzo to his core, as he led Team Crimson out of the arena, and back into the courtyard. Even Homura was surprised at what she saw, as she followed Danzo back to the drawbridge with her friends. When they arrived at the drawbridge, Danzo stopped and saw an inscription on the ground.
"The Wheel of Destiny shall guide you to the land of the beginning," Yomi read aloud.
And sure enough, the drawbridge lowered for Danzo and his friends to reenter the castle. Motioning them to follow his lead, Danzo marched forwards to find his way into the Youma realm.
At the Mikagura shrine, Fubuki looked up into the night sky, her dark eyes filled with anxiety.
"Something wrong?" asked an elderly woman.
It was Asuka's grandmother, Sayuri.
"I can sense Danzo's presence through the youma blood coursing through my veins," she said quietly.
Gekko placed both hands in front of her chest as if she were praying for his safety. She was whispering something that no one heard, but Fubuki.
"Please Danzo. Please be all right after you've defeated the emperor of the Youma Realm," she said.
Senko and the others also watched in ernest, until the rest of their friends arrived with Asuka at the head.
"We came here on behalf of Kyria sensei," she told them.
Teams Hebijo, and Gessen were also there with them, and soon Fubuki began explaining that she sensed that a new woman called Tina, came to Danzo so that he could slay Madara. But then began telling them that he took team Crimson with him to Samoa Island to stop the emperor's attack on humanity with a larger army of Youma at his command.
"Whatever it is, Danzo needs our help as soon as possible," Ikaruga said to the others.
"He'll be alright," came a voice from above.
It was Rin, and she had a confident smile on her face.
"If I know Danzo and my former students, they'll win this battle against Madara together," she assured them.
Danzo and Team Crimson had managed to defeat a youma posing as himself, and hurried quickly through the corridors of the castle. More doppelganger Youma attacked them furiously, but they were all dispatched by Danzo's ferocity. At last they all reached the cathedral area, and saw what looked like a puddle of water, but Danzo sensed a strong surge of evil coming from within. They heard a voice in their heads.
"One who knocks on the gate to the Youma Realm shall borrow the strength from the blue stone," said the voice.
They both looked inside to see a blob-like creature waiting for them with bones from it's previous victims it had devoured. It suddenly leapt upwards and landed with a loud splat. Danzo quickly took cover and lit up the room. Then he and his friends fought it with all of their strength. Then the room went dark and Danzo was dragged underneath by the creature. He fought off the youma within an unknown area, and soon emerged back to his friends. Finally he relit the room and together they all fought against the monster, forcing it to retreat. They left the cathedral and retraced their steps to when Danzo got his hands on the pPride of Lion. using the floating remnants of the causeway as stepping stones, they soon came to a sight they had not seen or heard of before. There was a symbol reacting to the growing surge of Darkness. Placing the Staff of Hermes upon it, Danzo watched carefully as it glowed a bright golden. Then he watched two gateways open before him and Team Crimson. Together they leapt into the first portal.