And here we are everybody, the seventh chapter. Before we get onto the chapter, I want to say that I hope you like my idea of how Aura can be useful in fighting against a Kegare (Sorry for not writing this message last chapter). Now onto the chapter.
Chapter 7
"We're back. I hope that Rubes and Yang managed to get those kids home safely." Rokuro said as Benio step out of the gate and which closed itself.
"Map." Benio said, causing Rokuro to become confuse.
"...Oh yeah! You still need to get to place your heading to. I've completely forgot." Rokuro said before starting to find the map. After a few seconds, however, Benio sensed that something is wrong.
"You don't have the map, do you?" Benio asked, causing Rokuro to freeze.
"...Yes." Rokuro replied weakly, causing Benio to sigh.
"Either you lost it, or Ruby and Yang have it with them." Benio said, causing Rokuro to nod his head slightly. It was then that a thought entered the crimson eyes fox Faunus's mind.
"Do you know the name of the place that/Lady Benio!" A voice called, interrupting Rokuro as he and Benio turn their heads to see a very small, elderly lady approaching them.
"Where have you been? I've been looking all over for you." The old lady explained before noticing Rokuro.
"Who's he?" The old lady asked, eyeing the crimson eyes fox Faunus slightly.
"...Just somebody who tried to help me...poorly." Benio replied before turning around, away from Rokuro.
"What is her problem?!" Rokuro exclaimed in his head angrily.
"See you around then, Benio. I need to find Ruby and Yang." Rokuro said before starting to walk in the opposite direction from Benio and the old lady. "Goodbye, Rokuro." Benio said quietly as she watch Rokuro disappearing around a corner.
"By the way, Benio..." The old lady began to say, causing the green eyes fox Faunus to look at her.
"Your clothes look awfully dirty. Don't tell me that you went to Magano?" The old lady asked, giving Benio a look.
"...Fwee, Dee, Dee." Benio began to whistle, causing a tick mark to appear on the old lady's forehead.
"I knew it! How many times have I told you not to got to Magano along! Any you're a terrible liar." The old lady commented before coughing into her hand.
"Anyway. I meet some Exorcists from the place that we're heading too. They don't seem much, they probably fall flat on their faces the moment when they-Lady Benio! What are doing?!" The old lady exclaimed as she watch Benio repeatedly bashing her head on her lamp post.
Meanwhile with Rokuro, the crimson eye fox Faunus is attempting to find his sisters. "Maybe I should call them." Rokuro thought as he started to get his Scroll out. However, it was then that Rokuro's right Faunus is touched.
"Gah! Yang, is that you-huh?" Rokuro said as he turned around, expecting to see the golden hair girl behind him. However, instead of Yang, Rokuro is face to face with a girl with silver eyes.
"Hehehe. Sorry, Roku. Couldn't resist." Ruby said, chuckling nervously as Rokuro sighed slightly.
"Anyway. Where are the kids?" Rokuro asked as he place his Scroll away.
"Me and Yang managed to get the two children home. Where's Benio...?" Ruby asked, noticing that the green eyes fox Faunus is nowhere to been seen.
"After we left Magano, we bumped into an old lady who knows Benio. The old lady is taking Benio to the place that was on the map. By the way, do you or Yang have the map?" Rokuro asked, causing Ruby to become silent.
"...No. we thought that you had the map. You do...Don't you?" Ruby asked, causing Rokuro to stare at her.
"I don't." Rokuro replied whilst shaking his head.
"It doesn't matter now. We better get back home now." Rokuro said, causing Ruby to nod her head.
"YeP! Time for cookies!" Ruby exclaimed in happy tone of voice, causing Rokuro to , it was then that the Crimson eye fox faunus started to think of Benio while the green eye fox Faunus started to think of Rokuro as well.
"Benio Adashino/Rokuro Rose. I don't want anything to do with her ever again/I don't like that boy." Rokuro and Benio thought at the same time.
"How did I end up in this situation?" Rokuro asked himself as he swayed from side-to-side.
To answer the question, it is the next day since Rokuro, Ruby and Yang meet Benio and currently, Rokuro was starting to make his way towards Seika Dormitory. However, as he started to make his way towards Patch's harbor, Rokuro spotted a group of teenagers bullying a bear Faunus, who is still child. Him being a Faunus himself, Rokuro decided to help the bear Faunus.
The good news is that Rokuro managed to help the bear Faunus escape, the bad news is that Rokuro got captured instead.
The crimson eyes Faunus is now tied up on a branch that is laying horizontally on two long pieces of wood.
"So, what are we going to do with him?" Someone from the Faunus hater group asked as she poke Rokuro with a stick.
"Hey! Watch where you poke that stick at me. That almost took my eye out!" Rokuro exclaimed. However, this caused the girl to poke him again, but harder.
"Hmmmm. Why don't we light a fire? I think that the smell of a roost fox Faunus will smell lovely." The leader suggested, causing everyone else to smile evilly.
"H-hey now. Don't you think that's going a bit over-board?" Rokuro asked in a slightly scared tone of voice. However, his voice fell on deaf ears as the group of Faunua haters started to find wood for the fire.
"Great. Everyone will be worried at Seika Dormitory. Plus, I'm deep in the woods, it will unlikely that I will receive any help." Rokuro thought as he tried to free himself from the ropes that bound him.
It was then that a crunching sound can be head, causing Rokuro to freeze. "Are they back already?!" Rokuro exclaimed in his head before hearing the crunching sound stopping.
"Have you spotted him yet?" A voice asked, causing Rokuro to raise an eye-brow.
"Nah. He's a slippy one alright." Another voice replied just as Rokuro started to see people just behind the line of trees in his sight of vision, despite hanging upside down.
"How is it possible to lose a man with long hair, wearing glasses and only wearing underwear?" The first voice asked, causing Rokuro to become completely confuse.
"Who are they looking for, a weirdo?...No, a pervert." Rokuro thought in a confused tone of voice before starting to hear a rusting sound in the bushes. After a few seconds, the person that the first voice described came into view. The person has yellow eyes and having hair that started as white by change to blue along with wearing pink underwear.
"Shush." The glass wearing person whispered to Rokuro whilst putting a finger to his lips.
"...I found him." Rokuro thought, completely shock.
"Come on. Let have another look around." The second voice suggested, before the sound of crunching can be heard before it became fainter and fainter.
After a few seconds the person hiding in the bushes stood up and started to approach Rokuro.
"Thank you, young man for not giving away my position." The glass wearing man said with a smile on his face.
"I was too shock to say anything! And what happened to your clothes?!" Rokuro exclaimed, causing the man to chuckle slightly.
"Straight to the point I see. I was on the Patch to search for someone before deciding to take a bath at that swimming pool place. I was flirting with a woman before realizing that she is already married and I've been chased by her husband ever since." The man explained, and Rokuro started to sweat-drop.
"You know it only take seconds to get on your clothes." Rokuro pointed out, thinking of a good explanation.
"Not while your clothes are still in the locker." The glass wearing person pointed, causing Rokuro to nod his head slightly.
"So, what are you doing young man. is this a hobby or something?" The glass wearing my man asked, tilting his head to the side.
"I got captured by a group of Faunus haters...Kind of my fault really." Rokuro replied, saying the last part to himself.
"I see. By the way, could you help me in finding the person I'm looking for? I know he lives on the island but I don't know where he lives." The glass wearing man explained, causing Rokuro to frown slightly.
"Should I help him?" Rokuro thought, thinking of the reaction the person will have when they see the man who is only wearing his underwear.
"Okay. What is this person's name?" Rokuro asked, deciding to help the glass wearing man.
"Excellent! His name is-?" The glass wearing man began to say but stop as the sound of crunching can be heard again.
"Who is it this time?" Rokuro thought and after a few seconds, the Faunus hater group appeared.
"Hey, Animal! Hope your ready to..." The leader began to say but stop when he and the others spotted the glass wearing man.
"Hi there! Nice day, don't you think?" The glass wearing man asked in a cheerful tone of voice, acting like he is still wearing clothes.
"…AAAAAAAA!" everyone in the Faunus hater group exclaimed as they drop the wood that they have collected.
"L-let get out of here! You can have the Faunus, Weirdo!" The leader shouted as he and the others scrambled away through the trees.
"HAHAHAHA! This island sure is lively." The glass wearing man said whilst laughing. This caused Rokuro to sweat-drop.
"No! You scared the those Faunus haters half to death!...Not that I don't mind actually." Rokuro thought, saying the last part in a thoughtful tone of voice.
"But at least they could have tidy up." The glass wearing man said as he began to pick up the pieces of wood that lay on the ground. However, it was that fast footsteps can be heard and after a few seconds, a certain silver eyes girl burst through the trees.
"Alright! Where's the Grimm...?" Ruby said as she unfolded Crescent Rose.
Silence descended as Ruby started at the glass wearing man wearing only his underwear.
"...EEEK!" Ruby exclaimed before dropping Crescent Rose and covering her eyes.
"Hehehehe. Sorry about the lack clothes." The glass wearing man said in a slightly sheepish tone of voice.
"Rokuro. Who is this person?" Ruby asked, peeking through her fingers. The mention of the crimson eye fox Faunus's name caused the glass wearing man's eyes to widen.
"Your Rokuro Rose!?" The glass wearing man exclaimed as he suddenly appeared in front of Rokuro and grabbed the crimson eyes fox Faunus's face with his hands.
"H-hey! Let go of my face!...Wait, you were looking for me?" Rokuro asked, causing the glass wearing man to nod his head. it was then that more footsteps can be heard, causing the three of them to turn their heads to see a golden hair girl entering the clearing.
"Rubes, have you managed..." Yang began to ask but stop when she saw the scene in front of her.
"H-hi, Yang." Rokuro greeted nervously as he and the two others notice Yang shaking slightly before closing her eyes. When they opened again, Yang's eyes have changed to blood red.
"So. Why are you interested in my younger brother?" Yang asked in a stern tone of voice with her arms cross. Currently, Rokuro, Yang, Ruby and the glass wearing man are in the Rose/Xio Long residence and the glass wearing man is wearing some of Taiyang's clothes. Zwie, the pet dog, is currently in Ruby's lap.
"I'm interested in your younger brother because, Miss Xio Long..." The glass wearing man began to say, now having a black eye, thanks to Yang.
"...Four years ago, I received an Oracle where your brother is involved with it." The glass wearing man explained, causing the three siblings to become surprise.
"Me?" Rokuro asked whilst pointing at himself.
"Yep." The glass wearing man said, nodding his head.
"Hang on a minute. Who exactly are you?" Ruby asked, causing the glass wearing man to blink a few times.
"Oh yeah. I Know your names but you don't know mine." The glass wearing man said, causing the three siblings to sweat-drop.
"You just realized that now." The three siblings thought at the same time in a deadpan tone of voice.
"I am Arima Tsuchimikado, the thirty-ninth leader of the Association of Unified Exorcists." The now named Arima introduce himself.
However, the only response he gained are three blank expressions on Rokuro's, Ruby's and Yang's faces.
"...Really?" The three siblings asked at the same time, causing Arima to chuckle slightly.
"Yeah I know. I may act like a weirdo, but I do take my role seriously." Arima explained and it was then that Rokuro realize something.
"This Oracle you received...It involves me as an Exorcist?" The crimson eye fox Faunus asked, causing Arima to nod his head.
"Of course! And the role you play is very important." Arima replied whilst pointing at Rokuro.
"How important are we talking about?" Yang asked, causing Arima to smirk slightly.
"Interested I see. But unfortunately, I don't won't to tell you yet." Arima replied, causing the three siblings to glance at each other.
"If this role is so important. Why are you not telling us?" Ruby asked in a confused tone of voice.
"I don't want to ruin the surprise. If you want to know, then I need to take you to take you to Vale's shrine to meet the others." Arima explained, causing the three siblings to become confuse.
"Others?" The three siblings asked at the same time.
"Yes. Your name wasn't the only one in the Oracle, Rokuro." Arima explained, causing the crimson eye fox Faunus to become surprise.
"Another person is involved with this Oracle?" Rokuro thought, frowning slightly.
"...Mr Tsuchimikado. Can we come along as well?" Ruby asked, causing Arima to nod is head.
"Of course. I think its best if you come along...Where are your parents by the way?" Arima asked, becoming curious.
"Mum and Dad are away on a mission." Yang explained, causing Arima to nod his head.
"I see. Well then, time to get moving to Vale's shrine." Arima said, causing the three siblings to glance at each other uncertainly before nodding their heads.
Currently, Rokuro, Ruby and Yang are in Vale and are standing outside a shrine, being told by Arima to wait for the "others" to arrive. Speaking about the head Exorcist, he left, saying about getting ready.
"So...Got any ideas about what this Oracle is about?" Ruby asked, munching on a cookie.
"No Idea, Sis. We just have to wait and see." Yang replied before glancing around. With Rokuro, the crimson eye Faunus is deep in thought.
"Does it involve my Kegare arm?" Rokuro thought, becoming worried.
"I hope not. I want to keep it a secret. If it does, then I hope that Pervy Pants can be subtle about it then." Rokuro thought before hearing voices.
"Rokuro! Ruby! Yang! Is that you?!" A voice called, causing the three named to turn their heads to see Ryogo and everyone else from Seika Dormitory approaching them.
"Ryogo? What are you doing...?" Rokuro began to ask but when he notice two other people.
"Oh great. It's her and that old lady from last night." The crimson eyes fox Faunus thought as he look at Benio, becoming irritated slightly. Benio must be thinking on the same lines because the green eyes fox Faunus is glaring at Rokuro slightly.
"Rokuro, Ruby, Yang. I would like you to meet Benio Adashino. An Exorcist who moved here from Kyoto. And this is Kinu Furusato, her guardian." Zenkichi explained, "introducing" Benio and the now named Kinu to the three siblings.
"We...have already meet actually." Rokuro said in a tense tone of voice.
"Hi there, Benio! Nice to see you again." Ruby said with a smile on her face.
"Yes…yes it is." Benio said with an uncertain tone of voice.
"You're from Mistral? I did notice that you have a slightly foreign look about you." Yang said, causing Benio to gain a slightly confused look on her face.
"Hey! Don't speak to Lady Benio so-" Kinu began to say, but stop when Benio place a hand on the old lady's mouth.
"It's okay, Granny." Benio said with a small smile on her face.
"...if you say so, Lady Benio..." Kinu said, depressed slightly. It was then that Rokuro realize something.
"Wait...If your with Ryogo and the others...Then does that mean that you were heading to Sekia Dormitory?" Rokuro asked, causing Benio to nod her head.
"Why didn't you say the name of the place in the first place?! It would less time wasting!" Rokuro exclaimed, causing Benio to become silent.
"...I forgot the name of the place." The green eye fox Faunus replied, causing the crimson eye fox Faunus to gain a tick mark on his fore-head.
"I find that hard to believe..." Rokuro muttered, however, Benio did heard him due to her Faunus hearing.
"You were helping Miss Adashino yesterday, Rokuro? That was kind of you." Zenkichi said just as Yang began to smirk slightly.
"He'd also paid for Benio's Ohagi." Yang said, causing Rokuro to growl slightly.
"She broke me." Rokuro thought darkly.
"I think it's best if get moving. Master Tsuchimikado is waiting for us." Zenkichi said, causing everyone to nod their heads before making their way up the steps.
"Hey, Rokuro. Did you try to follow the map that Benio had with her." Atsuki asked, causing the crimson eye Faunus to nod his head.
"Do you think that was a good idea? We all know that you suck at ready maps. But we didn't expect that you would be unable to follow a map to the place that you know for five years." Shinnoshue explained with a smirk on his face, causing Rokuro to gain a tick mark.
"It was smudged! Even Ruby and Yang had a hard time reading it!" Rokuro exclaimed, but Shinnoshuke shook his head.
"We recognized the layout of the streets on the map." Shinnoshuke pointed out, causing Rokuro to growl slightly.
"Can we please drop the subject?" Rokuro asked through gritted teeth.
"How the Dust is there is a room this big under this shrine!?" Ruby exclaimed with wide eyes. Currently, Rokuro, Benio, Ruby, Yang, Ryogo, Atsushi and Shinnoshuke are in a giant room underneath the Vale's shrine which can be entered through a secret passageway. In the room are five circles with the symbols of the five elements in them, fire, water, air, wood, metal. Also in the room are many people, some of them wearing the traditional Exorcist uniform which consist of white robes and a long black hat.
"Hey. Where's Benio?" Atsushi asked, realizing the green eyes fox Faunus is missing.
"She's over there, Atsushi." Shinnoshuke replied, pointing in a direction and everyone saw that Benio is being spoken to by a couple of people.
"She must be well known in the Exorcist world." Ryogo commented, causing everyone else to nod their heads.
"Hello, everybody! My apologies for keeping you all waiting!" A voice suddenly announced, causing everyone to turn their heads towards a platform at the far side of the room.
"It's me, Head Exorcist Arima Tsuchimikado! Thanks for coming today!" Arima said, now wearing the traditional Exorcist uniform. Zenkichi and Kinu are standing behind him.
"What happened to his black eye?" Ruby whispered to Yang, noticing that the black eye that Yang gave Arima has disappeared, causing the lilac eye girl to shrug her shoulders.
"Beats me. He probably used make-up or something." Yang replied, causing the silver eye girl to chuckle slightly. Ryogo, Atsushi and Shinnoshuke glance at the two sisters confusedly.
"Whilst I was consulting the Oracle some time ago. It gave me a message. A prophecy that foretold that our long-standing battle against the Kegare will finally, finally, finally, finally came to an end!" Arima announced, causing everyone in the room to murmur. "The Oracle reviled to me the coming of the Miko, also known as the Prophesied Child " Arima said with a smile on his face.
"The ultimate Exorcist, whose existence have been foretold since ancient times. The strongest Exorcist whose power will surpass the great Abeno Seimei. The one who will exorcise every Kegare, bringing an end to Magano one and for all! That's the destiny of the Miko!" Arima explained, causing more murmur to occur.
"Heh. You have serious competition when this child is born, Rokuro." Yang said, smirking slightly.
"Hey!" Rokuro exclaimed with a slightly annoyed look on his face.
It was then that Ruby thought of something. "Isn't Abeno Seimei the founder of the Association of Unified Exorcists?" the silver eyes girl asked, causing Ryogo to nod his head.
"That's right. He was an extremely skilled Exorcist whilst he was alive." Ryogo explained, causing Ruby to gain an impressive expression on her face.
"Wow. I wonder how powerful this Miko is then if it is said to exceed Abeno Seimei?" Ruby wondered with a questioning look on her face.
"Benio Adasino! Would you please step up!" Arima said, causing everyone to gain a surprise look on everyone's faces as the green eyes fox Faunus started head towards the platform.
"Hang on a minute. What's the point for Rokuro to be here if Benio is being called up?" Ruby asked, tilting her head to the side slightly.
"Pervy Pants said that I wasn't the only one whose name he received in that Oracle." Rokuro replied, dreading the moment that would come soon.
"And Rokuro Rose. Would you come up here as well, please!" Arima called, causing everyone, except Ruby and Yang, to become surprise even more.
"What? Another child being called up. I thought that Benio would the Miko." Someone murmured as Rokuro climbed onto the platform.
"They are both fifteen. But their potential as Exorcists are far greater than any other Exorcists of this generation. And both are born in different Kingdoms. In other words...Rokuro Rose is the strongest in Vale whilst Benio Adasino is the strongest in Mistral!" Arima announced, causing everyone to become shock.
"The most powerful...Rokuro!?" Atsushi exclaimed with a shock expression on his face.
"Well, Rokuro is more skilled than the three of us." Shinnoshuke pointed out, causing Ryogo to nod his head in agreement.
"So, who's the Miko? Rokuro or Benio?" Ruby asked tilting her head to side.
"Don't know, Sis." Yang said with a slight frown on her face.
"Hey! Don't you think that a bit over the top?" Rokuro asked, causing Arima to chuckle slightly.
"Relax. It just a figure of speech." Arima said a humors tone of voice. However, his expression turned serious.
"Now. I want the both of you two fight each other...as if you were trying to kill a Kegare." Arima instructed with a slightly evil smirk on his face.
And there we have, the Head Exorcist make his proper appearance in this chapter who revealed a part of the prophecy. I think that I got the five elements right, but if I made a mistake, please let me know. Please comment and until next time.