After Tsurara had left (about a month ago), Rikuo tried to live normally, but even in his night form his thoughts got always mixed up with Tsurara.

"Rikuo?" Said a voice, Rikuo opened his eyes. He was at the school's top and had fallen asleep. He looked at who was there, it was Kana, Yura, Kiyojyuji, Torii, Maki, and Shima.

"What's wrong? We have been looking all over for you. Why were you all alone in here?" Kana asked and looked very worried.

"I'm fine", Rikuo said as he stood up, and started to walk away.

"By the way Rikuo", Shima suddenly said. Rikuo stopped but didn't turn around.

"Do you know where Oikawa is? I haven't seen her in a while", Shima asked. Rikuo got really silent and tight.

"You're right she has been absent a lot lately", Torii said.

"You don't think that she would have…" Kana said but didn't finish the sentence.

"She…" Rikuo started and everyone looked at his back.

"She left", Rikuo said and ran away. Evreyone looked after him very confused.

"I can't, I just can't!" Rikuo thought to himself as he run away from school. He didn't stop until he was very far away from school.

"I just can't pretend like nothing happened", He said and squeezed his

"Tsurara! Why didn't you tell me what was wrong!" He yelled and let his tears finally fall down.

Rikuo walked straight to home, because he didn't want to go back to school. When he went back inside, Kubinashi almost run into him.

"Ooh! I´m so sorry…" Kubinashi said quickly.

"Oh! Master!" Kubinashi yelled when he realized it was Rikuo, and then grabbed his hand.

"Come Master Rikuo! There is an emergency!" Kubinashi said as he lead him away.

"What is it Kubinashi!" Rikuo said as he followed Kubinashi.

"Like I told you we have an emergency", Kubinashi explained.

"But, what kind of?" He asked. Kubinashi stopped and turned to look at him, with very serious eyes. Then he lifted three of his fingers up.

"What does that mean?" Rikuo asked.

"It's the number of clans, which have been assassinated in the last three days", Kubinashi said. Rikuos eyes widened and he almost started to run towards his grandfathers' room.

"Was it someone we had alliance with?"

"No, they were all some clans which Nura had had a long arguments", Kubinashi said. Rikuo sighed out of relief.

"But, this is bad", Kubinashi said and bit his nail.

"How come?" Rikuo asked.

"Think about it, in the last month six clans of youkais´ have been exterminated. It won't be long until it reaches this far and then…" Kubinashi said but didn't finish the sentence.

"And then some of our clans are going to be exterminated", Rikuo said. Kubinashi nodded. And after that neither one of them said anything until they reached the Supreme Commander.

"Ooh! You have come back", Isana said very excited as a long figure stepped, in front of her, from the shadows. The person didn't say anything and just looked to the ground.

"Why you! Show some respect to conquer of the north Isana…" Sere yelled at the person but Isana stopped her.

"But your Highness…" Sere started but shut up, when Isana looked her with very serious eyes. Then Isana turned to look at the figure, which face was covered by her cape's hood.

"Look at me", Isana said quietly. The person didn't do anything.

"I said, look at me!" Isana yelled with very demanding eyes. The person almost fall to her knees, but decided the to turn to look to Isana.

"Now that's better", Isana said and lay back in her chair.

"Now, how did it go? I hope it went as smoothly as the one the other day", Isana said and smiled to the memory. The person didn't say anything and just looked to the floor.

"Do you want me to order you again?" Isana said with a very innocent voice. The person startled and lifted one's head.

"Every last one of the youkais, were exterminated, without any exceptions. Only three of them were strong or brave enough to challenge me, including the leader of the clan", the person said and after silenced.

"What about the clan leader? He was strong wasn't he?" Isana asked and looked at the person. The person held her hand and the floor under her was filled with blood. Isana looked very pleased.

"Well I hope, you're not too injured, because I have another assignment for you", Isana said and smiled again. The person lifted her head again.

"I'm done with the small bugs, now I'm going to go for a big one", Isana said very excited.

"This time your order is to exterminate the leader of the Yakishi clan", Isana said and looked at her. She was very startled.

"Yes, I'm ordering you to kill Zen the leader of the Yakishi clan", Isana announced. The person looked very reluctant, and Isana noticed that.

"I hope you get that this is…an order!" Isana said and yelled the last word. From the order's power the person fell to the ground. The Ice Triples just laughed at her.

"That's all", Isana said and then she and the ice triples left, leaving that person lying on the ground.

"Master…" She said quietly and desperately.

"Silence!" The Supreme Commander yelled at the youkai meeting. Everyone in the room silenced and looked at him.

"We came here to decide what to do with this newly found threat, no to argue like little kids!" He yelled and everyone looked at him with very respecting eyes.

"So how do you propose we act?" Nurarihyon asked and looked straight to Gyuki.

"I think we should take care of this situation as quickly as possible, because if this enemy becomes even stronger by killing other clans, it might be soon too late to kill it, because it they have already killed almost ten clans, it won't be long before they gain interest in our clan, and will come after us", Gyuki said and everyone in the room nodded.

"But how are we supposed to find out who is it?"

Everyone turned to look at the door, Rikuo was standing there Kubinashi behind him. Everyone bowed their heads as he walked to the room.

"So you finally came Rikuo", The Supreme Commander Nurarihyon said as Rikuo sat next to him.

"Of course this matter is very serious", Rikuo said.

"So, who would like to answer Rikuo´s question?" Nurarihyon asked and looked around the room. No one answered.

"I think this is going to take a long time", Nurarihyon said and sighed.

The meeting took almost six hours, and in the end they didn't decide anything, but to inform if they found out anything. Rikuo was very tired and headed to his room. With very depressed expression.

"Oh! Good evening master!" Kejoro said as she passed him.

"Oh, good evening Kejoro", he just replied.

"Is the meeting already over?"

"Yeah, I'm very tired, so I'm going to go to bed", he said and walked away.

Kerojo looked after him very worried. Soon Kubinashi and Kurotabo joined her.

"I wonder what is wrong with Master", Kerojo asked as all three of them walked away.

"Maybe, he is just tired", Kurotabo suggested.

"Oh right, it has been a long day", Kerojo nodded.

"No, it's not just that", Kubinashi said and Kerojo and Kurotabo looked at him.

"He has been like this about a month now", he said. Immediately he had said it, Kerojo and Kurotabo understood what he meant by that.

"Yuki-Onna…" Kurotabo said silently.

"Why does that girl has to make everyone around her so worried and unhappy", Kerojo said angrily but her face soon softened.

"Do you think she will ever come back?" She asked silently. Neither Kurotabo nor Kubinashi didn't answer, and then they just walked away.

Rikuo walked straight to his room and just sat to the floor.

"Why everything has to be so complicated", he thought to himself. Then he suddenly sensed someone's presence, and stood up.

"Who's there?" He asked and looked around him. Then before he even noticed he had changed into Night Rikuo.

"If you have something to say to me, I would appreciate it, if you showed yourself to me", Night Rikuo said and got ready to unsheathe his sword. Then a woman's figure came out of the shadows. The woman was few centimetres shorter than Night Rikuo. Rikuo didn't see her face because it was covered by hood.

"Who are you?" He asked.

"It doesn't matter who I am, it only matters what you're going to do next", the woman said with a very familiar and clear voice. Rikuo looked at woman but dropped then his hand from his sword.

"Talk", he just said. The woman smiled under her hood, but Rikuo didn't see it.

"You must have heard about the exterminations of the other youkai clans", woman said but she didn´t wait for an answer.

"All you need to know that the next target is…Zen", the woman said. That startled Rikuo.

"What do you mean?" He asked.

"Exactly what I said, if you hurry you might be able to save him", woman said and turned around.

"Of course, it is your choice whether or not you will believe me", woman said and before Rikuo could ask anything else se disappeared. Rikuo thought for a second, but ran soon out of his room to wake the others.