Bonus chapter: Catchphrases...How do they work?
Author's Note: As a gift for an unexplained hiatus, I made a little tongue-and-cheek non-canon chapter for you readers, hope you enjoy it.
"My strength will make you fall...And you will rest forever about that!" Shirokuma said as the Golden Samurai Oni spun his axe and then swung the golden blade, causing a nearby tree to be chopped down in one clean swing. Shirokuma, Theresa and the rest of the four legendary Oni were all at the forest part of the Norrisville outskirts practicing their fighting skills after a long day of battle.
'Why do you say that?' Theresa asked curiously, Shirokuma raised an eyebrow as he chopped the fallen tree's branches off nonchalantly, most likely to use them for fire wood.
"What do you mean?" Shirokuma retorted, feeling genuinely confused by Theresa's words, Theresa lightly sighed in response as she wondered why would Shirokuma ask something like that.
'You know...Your catchphrase...' Theresa said as the other Oni's in purgatory quickly joined in the conversation.
'You know...My strength will make you fall! Rest forever about that! That catchphrase that you always say whenever you possess me partially or not...Why do you always say that or a variation of that?' Theresa asked as she imitated Shirokuma's gruff and strong voice as she said Shirokuma's usual catchphrase.
"Well...Now that you mention it...I do say that a lot..." Shirokuma admitted as he placed his thumb underneath his chin as he planted his on the fallen tree's tree stump.
"I guess I say it to intimidate my foes and to make a point I guess...Gives me strength...And that strength will make them fall...And they'll rest about that..." Shirokuma said with an awkward tone, clearly bewildered by the subject of catchphrases and the reasons for using them despite literally just spouting out the catchphrase.
'What are you two talking about?' Mizuwani interrupted, clearly intrigued in the conversing of catchphrases and how their supposed to work.
'I'm talking to Shirokuma about why does he has a catchphrase, something that you have as well...' Theresa responded, Mizuwani cocked a eyebrow and tilted his hat-shadowed head to Theresa in response.
'I don't have a catchphrase...I'm different from the Golden Bear.' Mizuwani said with genuine nonchalance, Theresa looked at Mizuwani as if he was just joking around and if he was being serious.
'Are you serious!? You literally just used your catchphrase right in front of me!' Theresa exclaimed loudly, it was Kazeryu that responded to Theresa's words as Mizuwani looked at the violet-haired Oni keeper in confusion.
'Out of all the answers that I've been given...Onee-chan's answer is the only answer I could've heard!' Kazeryu said with a childish laugh, Pichigaru politely laughed along with him, Theresa facepalmed before saying to Pichigaru in particular.
'And Kazeryu just used a different version of his! Pichigaru! Your the only sensible one...Are you picking up any of the catchphrases that these three constantly spout!?' Theresa asked the Red Peach Girl Oni feeling as if she was the only one who could answer the golden question, Pichigaru replied with a shrug before speaking in her usual kind and naturally sweet voice.
'I Honestly Have No Idea What Your Talking About...But I Do Know This... Blood...Trumps...Water...' Theresa was completely silent but it was clear that she was very frustrated due to having to deal with the Four Legendary Oni's.
'You literally just used yours! And unlike the others, yours was just tact on at the last second! Yours wasn't even cleverly put in it like the others!' Theresa exclaimed once more, clearly pissed off that only Shirokuma gave her a clear answer on why they used catchphrases and even then, Shirokuma's answer wasn't really that good of an answer to begin with for he literally just used his catchphrase at the end of his answer.
'What Are You Talking About? I'm Just Saying that Blood Trumps Water...There's Nothing Wrong About That.' It was not long before Mizuwani spoke once more, adding more frustration to Theresa's already disgruntled mood.
'Its better not to argue with Theresa...She's different from the us Oni...' It was the Purple Dragon Oni that continued while Mizuwani tried to control his quiet laughter.
'Yeah Momo-sama! Onee-chan always asks questions and she'll never hear the answers!' Shirokuma continued of where Kazeryu left off.
"For her voice makes others fall...And they'll have to rest about that!"Now it's time that the Red Peach Girl Oni would interject.
'But Her Voice Will Never Break Us Unlike The Other Oni...For We're A Family...And Blood...Trumps Water...' Pichigaru finished with a soft and honest smile.
Theresa screamed in frustration as the Four Legendary laughed in slight amusement out of Theresa's exaggerated frustrations, they were clearly tricking the Violet-haired Oni Keeper that they did not know that they had nonchalant and non-forced catchphrases, the Four Legendary knew that they had catchphrases that they constantly use, but it didn't bother them one bit. Unlike Theresa of course...