Next day in the spiral castle,
"Prepare the entire things we need for tonight and place our greatest warriors in each entrance. I don't want to be disturbed," Seimei sat on his throne while giving order to his right man, Hiruko.
"…and gathered all important Gokadoin Household especially Yume-san," Seimei continued.
"Your wish is my command," Hiruko bowed and then he walked away to execute the plan.
"Yui yui…" Seimei called for his sixth Head which the only woman among the others Gokadoin Head.
"Yes my lord," Yui yui came and knelt in front of him, waiting for Seimei's command.
"You shall do the preparation for her. Don't fail me," Seimei gave her a cold gaze.
Yui yui slightly bowed lower than she is now, unable to imagine that she will ever fail her master and its consequences.
"Yes my lord," with studious face, she rose from her knee and walked away.
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Rikuo flew and jumped all over the Spiral Castle's stairs to reach to the top. Nevertheless, it seem like there is no end to this. Noticing this, the Gokadoin yokai troops hurried to stop him and went defensive.
"Well, well. What we have here? A quarter demon!" Arihiro, the seventh Head who lead the troops chuckled with evil smirks.
Rikuo only stared deadly at them without uttering a word and this annoyed the troops to their very extend.
"Attack!" with a single command from Arihiro, the enthusiastic big troops of Gokadoin yokai attacked their nemesis.
"Be gone you bastard," Rikuo muttered and quickly projecting his Fears and powers.
With Nuekirimaru (an onmyoji sword) in his hands, he thrust forward and went offensive. The numbers of the troops getting less with him kept swung his sword and slashed them. However, it is not enough. Sometimes their numbers are just too overwhelming. His body slowly smeared with new slash and bruises.
In the midst of the fight, suddenly many ice spears flew everywhere and hit the Gokadoin yokai, tons of red threads tied the yokai and crushed them and sharps weapons flung everywhere and stab them. Recognizing these attacks, Rikuo turned and saw his subordinate, Tsurara, Kubinashi, Kurotabo and Aotabo came to help. Rikuo nodded and smiled. Four of them returned him a bow.
"I leave this to you guys," Rikuo gave them a trustful gaze before charging forward to the top.
Four of them nodded.
"We will not fail you, Waka. Let's go guys," said Aotabo.
As the sun start to set, Yui yui entered a chamber located at the peak of the castle with a red-gold luxurious yukata in her hands. She brought a numbers of Gokadoin maiden as her assistants.
"Let's prepare her," said Yui yui to her assistant.
"Yes, Yui yui sama," one of the maiden answered and softly pull Yura's hand and brought her to the bathing chamber for mystical flower bath.
Once Yura went into the bath, they sat surrounding Yura in circle. Yui yui who lead the ritual, recite an incantation and doing some hand gestures followed by her assistant. After a while, Yura slowly surrounded with scriptures and a heptagram, an official symbol of the Gokadoins. Slowly, it became glowing, shining and wrapped her around it. Sharp shrieks and noises filled the air.
Yui yui and the others maiden kept reciting the incantation until the mist and light surrounded Yura slowly disappeared. As it completely disappeared, Yura rose up and walk out of the bath with new lilac semi visible tattoo all over her body and pair of her eyes shining with crimson rage.
Yui yui had a wicked and satisfaction smirk on her face.
"We're done," Yui yui and the other maidens stops their incantation.
Yui yui took the red-gold luxurious yukata and carefully put it on Yura.
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After searching for a while, Rikuo finally saw an open entrance. He quickly went in. Just then, he found himself trapped inside a concrete labyrinth. He felt uneasy.
'This could be a trap… Yura, I hope you're ok,' Rikuo closed his eyes for a while.
Carefully, he made his move into the concrete labyrinth. He knew that he need to pass these hindrance they put for him as fast as possible for he worried sick for Yura. As Rikuo tried to figure out where the exits are, a loud sound of chain being drag echoing inside the labyrinth. He searched for the source of the sound. Suddenly, an enormous yokai with big chains wrapped around his body emerged from the ground exactly where Rikuo was standing. Luckily, Rikuo knew this and immediately dodge it.
"Hahaha… not bad. Where do you think you are going, huh? I am the Chain Master of great Gokadoin clan will bring you down and…" the yokai acted cocky.
Rikuo quickly charged forward and slashed the yokai down without even care to hear him out. Nevertheless, the yokai managed to dodge it and at the same time felt really offended.
"My oh my… You're in a hurry, don't you? Let's get to the business. I'll crush you," the yokai quickly took the big chains around his body and let it go all over the floor and move it as if hundred of snakes try to devour it prey towards Rikuo.
Rikuo dodge the attack with Nuekirimaru and cause the clashing metal sound and sparks of fire everywhere. The fight went so intensely. Suddenly, one of the chains managed to reach Rikuo and hold him tight. He trapped.
"Hahaha… There is no way to escape. I shall crush you now," the Chain Master chuckled as he about to tighten the chain grip and crushed Rikuo. But then, to his surprise. Rikuo disappeared from his sight, appeared from his back, and slashed him for real. 'Take that!'
"No… This cannot be. I didn't see this coming," the Chain Master slowly fall, died and vanished into thin air. Rikuo gasped and swung his swords left and right.
"This is not over yet, young master of Nura Clan," a voice mocked.
Rikuo knew that there would be few standing in his way. This would not be that easy. Rikuo turned and saw two giant yokai with two fangs and scaly body.
"Ehm, let's finish this fast! I don't have time for this," Rikuo swung his sword and gave them deadly gaze.
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Soon, the sun will set, night will put its curtain and the moon will appeared in the sky. The time is approaching near. Gokadoin household were busying doing preparation. The ceremony should not, would not and could not fail. After this anticipated night, no one or anything could stop their reign like the one that they had in Edo era except that this is much greater.
Inside Seimei's chamber, Seimei and Yume the sorcerer were having discussion, with only two of them.
"Yume, I'll make sure to make the prophecy will side to me as I've already unleashed the very utmost darkness of Keikain's Heir and bind her under my forever spell. So, there will be no problem to unite us in matrimony tonight. Then, what?" Seimei asked his sorcerer or somewhat planner while sitting on his throne.
"After both of you were united in matrimony according to our tradition, both of you have to rule together and combine your power, only then you're unstoppable. But…" Yume's words were paused for a while as she tried to remember the terms of the Ashiya's prophecy.
"But what, Yume?" the tone of Seimei's voice were raised higher, showed that he was getting impatient.
"During the matrimony, she must be herself and accept the matrimony willingly with all of her heart. Only then, the prophecy will sided to you," Yume finished hers words.
Seimei's eyes narrowed as if he tried to figure up the solutions. Then…
"Well, I just know what to do. With the onmyojutsu of disguise, that is no more a problem," Seimei chuckled slyly, rose from his seat and put on the black silvery kimono, his attire for tonight onto his half naked body.
The entire yokai and Gokadoin Household were gathering at the main hall of the Spiral Castle that is located on the rooftop of the castle. At the front and the middle of the hall, there is a wedding altar special for tonight's occasion. Hiruko led the crowd into doing the onmyojutsu of disguise-to-disguise themselves as the members of Nura and Keikain Clan.
Then, there is a band started to play the traditional music instrument to accompany the ceremony. The music is like ecstasy, causing those who heard it got carried away. They waited in anticipation for the bride and groom arrival with night breeze caressed their skins.
The time of red moon phase is drawing near. As Seimei appeared and suavely walked to the altar with black silvery kimono, the entire crowd soaring in joy. Now, the only thing that left is the bride's turn to show up.
As Rikuo had past the two giants easily, he was then overwhelmed with the present of his Hyakki Yako and Keikain's onmyoji who already executed the ambush and defeated the small fry of their enemies. In the midst of the crowds, Ryuuji appeared and went straight to Rikuo.
"You remembered what I said right? We must stop them before the red moon. We don't have much time left. Come on," Ryuuji emphasized the previous details he had told Rikuo before at their clan's base.
Rikuo nodded in understanding and quickly move toward where the main hall located, followed by both clans.
At the main hall, the bride finally showed up. With a veil covers her face and the red gold wedding yukata that she had put on, Yura walked through the lane toward the altar with each of her steps escorted by the moonlight. Her drop-dead beauty astounded every pair of eyes that befalls on her. As she getting near to the altar, Seimei put on the onmyojutsu of disguise onto himself. The red moon started to happening. Yume took her place as the priest for the ceremony.
Seimei slowly lifted the veil that covered his bride face and he paused for a while as he enjoying the beauty before his eyes. Then he lifted the spell that cast Yura into her utmost darkness and became normal again. Yura slowly come back to her true self. She struggled to understand what is going on.
"Uh, where am I? What I'm wearing…" Yura looked to the yukata that she is wearing and her surroundings. She could not make sense of what exactly happened until her eyes was locked to the person that stood in front of her, a man who is wearing a black silvery wedding kimono.
"Rikuo?" she puzzled.
The man in front of her just smiled and took her hand into his.
"What we're doing here? Wearing this wedding attire with our entire clans here…"the enigma still got a hold of her.
To Be Continued….
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