A/N: ok, before we get started. I was thinking about this chapter.
And it came to me.
Do you think what Ross did was out of line for his actions in the last chapter? Or do you think what he did was truly necessary?.
Anyway, Let's begin!
Enjoy
-kendo room-
Souichiro and Saeko were inside the kendo room as they looked at each other.
Souichiro then reached to his side as he held out a katana in front of him.
"What do you think of this?" he asked her as he gave her the sword, Saeko held out her arms as she took the weapon.
"I have heard tell that the daughter of the Busujima rivals even Sanako herself. If that is the case...with an example to strive for, If you are not too shameful to follow the way of the sword. Experience it's purity firsthand!" Souichiro said.
Saeko then unsheathed the sword.
"This is...truly an unusual blade" she said as she looked at the weapon.
Souichiro kept watching her.
"So you can see it" he said.
Saeko nodded.
"The slightly curved surface of the hamon indicates that this is a kissaki moroha kogarasu zukuri", She then put the sword back in it's sheath "A true companion to the rifle...it looks like a murata-to".
Souichiro placed his hand on his chin as he grinned.
"Hmm, Impressive. You are correct. It is one of the blades that was made in the Tokyo armory by general Murata during the Meiji era. I do not believe the blade has a single blemish".
Saeko then placed the sword on the floor.
"It was an honor to have seen it, Thank you for showing me" she said.
"It is yours now" Souichiro said.
Saeko looked at him.
"I know this is rude, But unless there is a reason, I can't accept this" she said.
Souichiro smiled at her.
"Busujima gave me his guidance. Accept it...with my graittude" he said.
"If that's the case, Then I must give it to my father" Saeko said.
Souichiro then slapped his leg as he started laughing.
"ha! Mmm, Just like a member of the Busujima family. You say nothing but what you think" he said with a smile.
"I'm sorry" Saeko said.
"I can imagine that my worthless daughter was quite a burden on you" he said.
Saeko smiled.
"While it's true that I did end up helping her, It's largely because of her that we were able to avoid more danger" she said "I thought that since she went out of her way to look out for us so much, I could feel a bit safer with her around. It's because...the daughter of the Takagi family loves her parents so much".
Souichiro nodded at her words.
"A child resembles it's parents" he said.
Saeko spoke again.
"If that's the case, Then she's doing it for Hikatori than herself. He is our commander after all" she said.
Souichiro then had a serious expression.
"That boy, He looks out for all of you" he said.
Saeko nodded.
"Yes, He is willing to give his life to save us all. He is, The flame that never stops burning" she said.
"I see" Souichiro said "Hikatori reminds me of how I was when I was that age. However...I sensed something about him".
"What was it?".
"When I looked at him from the balcony. I sensed all of the hardships that he is going through" he said.
Saeko looked a bit sad.
"Hardships...? Yes, That's true" she said.
"In trying times, People need a leader...and I think that he is the right one for the job". Souichiro then crossed his arms as he smirked "That boy is truly blessed. To be given a power that many of us wish we all had. But".
This caught Saeko's attenion.
"But, Power always leads to problems. Both good and bad, He uses his power to protect all of you with his very life. But at the same time, Everyone else around him fears his great power". Souichiro closed his eyes "He knows he is not like you and me. But yet he tries very hard to find his place in the world".
Saeko then looked at the floor.
"No matter what happens, I shall help him find his place within the world" she said.
Souichiro glanced at her.
"He truly holds a very special place in all of your hearts doesn't he?" He said.
Saeko smiled.
"Yes, He is very special to us Indeed". She said.
Souichiro smiled.
That's when the doors flew open.
"Souichiro sir! We have a problem!" an officer said.
Souichiro looked at him.
"What is it?" he said.
The officer then got his word together.
"It's Hikatori! He's outside the courtyard going on a rampage!" he said, Souichiro then then stood up.
"I see" he said.
"Sir! I think we should just kill him! This kid is nothing but problems on all of us!" the officer said, Souichiro then turned to Sakeo who just looked at Ross's katana as her side.
Souichiro then turned to the officer.
"No! I shall handle this myself!" he said.
Saeko glanced at Souichiro as she heard him.
The officer panicked.
"Bu-but Souichiro sir! He has already killed 12 of our men! As well as 5 refugees! Can you really take him?" he asked, Souichiro then walked past him and stood at the door entrance. He then turned to Saeko.
"Busujima" he said.
Saeko looked at him.
"Yes".
"Tell me...that boy Hikatori, Would you follow him?". He asked her, Saeko knew what he was getting at as she nodded at him.
"Yes, I will follow him until the end" she said.
-downstairs-
"mama! I told you before I'm fine! I need to go help Ross!" Saya said as her mother was fixing up a small bruise on her cheek that she had gotten when one of the civilians threw her to the ground.
Yuriko smiled at her.
"Sorry Saya, You're my child. And I want to make sure that you don't get hurt" she said "Besides, I'm sure Ross has cooled down by now".
They then all heard lightning crash into the ground.
"Well, maybe not right now"Yuriko said.
"What's going on here?".
Everyone turned to see Souichiro, Saeko, And the officer at the steps.
"Papa!" Saya said.
Souichiro walker over to everyone.
"What happened? I was told that Hikatori Is causing a problem again!" he said.
Saya glared at her father.
"Hikatori was defending me from some of the civilians when they got out of control, I tried to explain to them about the killer disease. And they all started an uproar!" she said as Yuriko added in.
"Ross then put his foot down and confronted the one who started the uproar and it lead to them trying to hurt him, Saya tried to help him. But one of them threw her to the ground" she said "After that, He just lost it. And now he's outside on a killing spree".
Hearing the word "Killing spree" was the one thing that Ross's friends didn't want him to be known as. They knew why he did what he did, He was standing up for his friends.
Souichiro then walked over to the door.
"All of you stay here, I will talk to Hikatori!" he said.
Saya then ran up to her father.
"Don't hurt him papa! He's only acting like this because he was only protecting me!" she said.
Souichiro didn't look at his daughter as he opened the door to the courtyard.
-courtyard-
Souichiro walked outside as he took in what he saw.
The whole area was like a war zone, The bodies of the 5 refugees were at the center. And over about 22 dead guards were around the courtyard.
Souichiro walked forward as he glanced at his surroundings.
'This boy is very powerful indeed, Perhaps this may take while' he thought.
Just then he heard a crash to his right.
Souichiro gripped his katana tightly, In front of Souichiro was Ross. However, Something was wrong. And Souichiro could feel it.
"Hikatori!" Souichiro yelled.
Ross walked out of the crater as he looked at Souichiro with his bright yellow eyes. But this time, The iris in both eyes were very small. His hair was long and black but now it was a bit spiky.
"You're...you...will die!" Ross said with his wicked smile.
Souichiro just glared at him.
"There is no need for you to keep this up Hikatori!" he said "No more blood has to be wasted".
However, His words only fell on deaf ears.
"I'll kill you!" Ross yelled as he charged a ball of black lightning in both of his hands "Double volt!" he said as he charged at Souichiro.
Souichiro however was a skilled swordsmen, He could read the boys movements and could tell when the next attack was coming. To him, He saw Ross as nothing more than child's play.
Souichiro dogged Ross's attack as he then did a sweep kick, Knocking the boy to the ground.
Thanks to Ross's wild raven form, He was able to recover quickly.
Ross got to his feet as he smiled widely at Souichiro.
"Heh! That all you got!?" he said as then charged at him as he tried to land some charged punches at him. Souichiro deflected all of Ross's punches as he then moved his right elbow to the side making an opening for himself.
Souichiro then slammed his right fist into Ross's chest. Knocking the wind out of him.
"Gah!" Ross gasped as he spat out some silva.
Souichiro then held Ross by his shirt.
"Have you calmed down now?" he asked him.
Ross glanced at him as he quickly disappeared from his grip, Souichiro sighed as he stood.
He closed his eyes as he only heard the wind.
Just then.
"Your all gonna die!".
Souichiro then rolled out of the way of Ross's charged kick as he made a small impact into the ground. Ross cracked his neck as he walked toward Souichiro.
"Hehe, I can't wait to rip you apart! I'll make sure to enjoy every single moment of this!" he said as he formed a black lightning katana.
"Lightning blade" he said in a whisper as he ran at Souichiro, Ross then tried to slash at the Don. But he was always one step ahead of him.
Souichiro then kicked Ross in the leg as he fell to his knee. That's when Ross's lightning blade disappeared.
"Agh! Damn you!" Ross roared.
But before Ross could make another move, Souichiro then grabbed him by the neck and threw him on his back. He then held Ross by the back of the head and slammed his face into the ground. Hard.
Souichiro looked at the boy, The man hadn't even broken a sweat. Nor did he receive a single scratch from Ross. He had been the first human to ever best him.
Souichiro leaned down and saw Ross's hair revert back to normal, he turned him around and opened his eyes to see that they were there old hazel color again.
"It would seem that you have finally calmed down Hikatori" Souichiro said as he picked up the boy and hung him over his shoulder as he walked to the house.
-inside-
Souichiro opened the doors as he walked inside the house.
Saya was the first to see him.
"Papa! What happened!? What did you do to him!?" she said as she glared at her father.
Souichiro just looked at his daughter as he took Ross to his room.
"We talked" he said as he walked up the steps leaving everyone in awe.
"No way, Ross lost to your father" Kohta said.
"Now that is something I wish we could have saw!" Kaz said with glee as he tried to image the fight, Saya then glared at him.
"Who's side are you on?!" she yelled.
Kaz just looked away.
"Sorry, I'm just kidding" he said.
"Stupid" Saya said as everyone walked off. Kaz sighed as he looked at Takashi.
"What's with her? All I did was make a joke" he said.
Takashi shrugged at him.
"She's always been like that, Just give her time" he said as he walked upstairs, Kaz tapped his foot in confusion.
"Yeah...sure".