No.

That was all Naru could think about at the moment.

No. No. No.

The thought of his sister being kidnapped completely takes over his mind.

No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.

How could he be so stupid? Taro had told him the killer was targeting children under twelve and that included Touka! Why wasn't Touka's safety the first thing on his mind when he was told that? He had to find her. She was the only family he had left. He already lost his mother, he was not about to lose her as well!

Naru: "Touka!"

Naru called out his sister's name into the woods hoping she would respond. He called her name over, and over, and over, and over again, hoping that one of these calls she would respond.

But no response came. The only noises Naru could hear were the sounds of trees rustling and insects chirping. Naru took these as a sign of the inevitable: Touka was probably dead. She was probably cut into pieces by the killer with her body parts arranged in a macabre piece of art for the killer's sick enjoyment. Naru dropped to his knees in despair with tears streaming down his face.

Naru: "First Okasan, now Toaka. I lost my entire family. I'm sorry little sis, I'm a failure as a big brother."

Despite the huge mental blow he took to his psyche, he still kept searching. Even if his sister was most likely dead, her body still deserved a proper burial. He wasn't about to let some douchebag violate his sister's corpse without setting things right afterward!

It was nearing midnight now. Naru had been wandering around the woods for at least 6 hours and he hadn't found any evidence of his sister. As Naru was walking through some bushes trying to get to the next area of the forest, he spotted something in the distance. It was a light, barely bright enough to see but it was there. A red light illuminated the surrounding trees, making the woods look more sinister than they already looked.

Naru looked at the red light, hypnotized by it. He felt the urge to walk towards it, to be taken by-

Naru: "Hold on! Is this how the killer lured so many children into their trap? Using this red light?"

This confirmed Touka was definitely there. He walked towards the light and hid in some nearby bushes. What he saw next blew his mind away. In the middle of the woods was a large red circle painted with people's blood. The outside of the circle was lined with candles with red flames that were producing the red glow from earlier. In the center of the circle was an altar covered in blood from previous sacrifices. Standing around the circle were several people holding many different weapons from knives, bats, pipes, saws, and chains. The thing that stood out the most of them was the oni masks they were wearing on their faces. Naru knew exactly who these people were:

The Oe Cult.

They were one of the five ruling gangs of Sekoyoma though calling them a gang was a little misleading since they were more akin to a religious group. As their name suggested, they were obsessed with the demons of Mount Oe and worshipped them as deities. They wore hannya masks over their faces to give them the abilities of an oni.

As Naru wondered what they were doing, he saw something out of the corner of his eye. It was a group of children huddled together waiting to be sacrificed, and in the group of children was Touka. She was alive! Scared, but alive. Naru let out a sigh of relief. He still had a chance to save his sister. He needed to be careful though. The Oe Cult had some very tough members, some of them even stronger than him! What he needed to do was sneak around them and rescue Touka without anyone looking-

Cultist #1: "You! You're next!"

Before Naru could do anything, one of the thugs standing around grabbed Touka and brought her to another cultist.

Cultist #2: "Are you sure this is the one?"

Cultist #1: "Yeah, I checked her circuit quality myself. If any of these sacrifices are going to summon our god, it's going to be this one!

Cultist #2: "Very well, bring her to the altar"

Naru: "Oh no! They're going to kill Touka! I have to do something quick or I'll lose her forever!"

He pulled out the knife handle from his pocket. While it didn't look like much at first glance, this seemingly mundane object was the Lost Forge, a mystic code that was given to Naru by his father before he left. By channeling his reforgement magecraft through it, he could transform the mystic code into a variety of tools and weapons for any situation.

Naru: "Reforge"

The Lost Forge grew two large blades on either side of the handle, circling clockwise around it until they connected, forming a large bladed disk. Now that Naru had his weapon ready, all he had to do was wait.

The cultist dragged Touka to the altar and tied her down to stop her squirming. He lifted her shirt just enough to expose her abdomen, where he painted several markings. He then pulled a long dagger out of his cloak and raised it above his head ready to stab her. While all this was going on, Touka was crying and begging to be let free.

Touka: "P-please, don't k-kill me! I wanna go home! I WANNA GO HOME!

Cultist #2: "Don't cry child. Your sacrifice will be what is needed to summon our god! The great-"

SHLICK!

Before he could finish, a razor-sharp disc came flying out of the bushes and cutting his arm clean off. He didn't even have a chance to scream before Naru's fist came flying into his face, cracking his oni mask in the process. His body went flying into another cultist, knocking them both out cold. Another cultist tried to come at Naru from behind with a machete, but Naru back-fisted him and knocked him out. The last few cultists tried to gang up on Naru, but the disk that he sent flying earlier came flying back and cut through them, leaving them knocked out with scars covering their bodies.

Once they were dealt with, Naru came to free his sister. He turned the disk into a knife and began cutting through her restraints.

Touka: "Onii-can, w-what's happening? Why did those mean people do that?"

Naru: "I don't know, I don't care. I'm just glad you're safe Touka! Now hold still. I need to get you out of these restraints."

Once he cut through the restraints, he took off his hoodie and put it on Touka to keep her warm.

Naru: "Alright, now that you're all nice and warm, let's go home, get the bounded field back up, and– what are you staring at?"

She pointed behind him and when Naru turned around, he saw a truly intimidating sight. It was a man over double his size wearing a red hoodie and an Oni mask with oversized protruding tusks.

Naru: "Oh….hello Yami! (insert nervous laughter here)"

Yami: "Hello runt!"

Yami Tsutoko, the Oe cult's muscle. His hannya mask grants him immense physical strength to crush those foolish enough to pick a fight with him.

Yami stood over Naru, his presence towering over him.

Naru: "Touka RUN! The house is just a few miles away!"

Touka: "B-but onii-chan!"

Naru: "Just go! I'll catch up with you later to activate the bounded field!"

Touka: "Ok! Please don't die!"

She ran through the woods in the direction of the apartment. Yami noticed where she was going and tried to stop her.

Yami: "Where ya goin' shorty? We ain't done with you yet."

Naru: "Hey you ugly fuck! Eyes this way!"

Naru drop-kicked him square in the face and ended up staggering him. Yami then grabbed him by the leg and sent him flying into a nearby tree. Before Naru could get up, Yami grabbed him by the back of his neck and slammed him into the dirt. As Yami was about to crush him underfoot, Naru flipped around and used his knife to slice off the front half of his shoe while simultaneously cutting off his toes. Not to be deterred, Yami went for a punch as Naru was getting back up. But Naru, using Yami's weight against him, flipped the behemoth onto his back. Naru then took the opportunity to deliver a skull-shattering punch to Yam, knocking out cold.

Naru then stopped to catch his breath. Between searching for Touka for 6 hours and fighting members of the Oe Cult, He was exhausted.

Naru: "Alright, let's see how Touka is doing."

Naru arrived at his house where he saw Touka waiting for him.

Naru: "Come on Touka, Yami won't stay unconscious for long. We need to set the bounded field back up!"

The two wasted no time and went down to the workshop to set up the bounded field. While Naru was drawing a new sigil, he paused for a moment as he realized something he should have thought about moments ago.

Naru: "How did they get past the bounded field in the first place? It's powered by the leylines within the forest, how the hell did they break through?"

Before Naru could think of a logical explanation, he heard something move.

Touka: "Oniicha-hmph!"

Touka didn't even have a chance to speak before something grabbed her by the mouth. Naru turned around to see who the assailant was and saw a figure wearing a red hoodie similar to Yami's. His face was completely hidden except for two, glowing yellow eyes.

Naru recognized him as Riko Tsutoko, the Oe Cult's scout and Yami's younger brother. His abilities were the complete opposite of his brother's. While Yami had great superhuman strength, Riko had blinding speed which easily allowed him to snatch Touka before Naru could react.

Naru: "Riko! Put my sister down!"

Riko took a knife out of his pocket and put it to Touka's neck.

Riko: "Stand back Kaminari, or I'll slit her throat!"

Naru: "Riko, I swear to god if you don't let my sister go, I'll-"

?: "You're in no position to give us orders Kaminari!"

Naru felt something stabbing into his back.

?: "Scramble!"

Naru: "You—GAAAAHH!

He suddenly felt a sudden stinging sensation throughout his body, as if lava had been injected into his blood vessels. After spasming for a few moments, Naru collapsed to the ground. He painfully turned his body over to see who his attacker was. He wore a dark suit and had purple hair with red tips. He had a red hand with an elongated red claw which he used to stab Naru earlier.

Naru: "A...ka…chi…you….bastard.."

Akachi Orochi, first lieutenant of the Oe cult, and second-in-command to the gang's leader Akuma Doji. He was at a much higher level than the other members, with his Hannya sinking into his skin and becoming a part of his face, turning him into an actual demon.

Akachi: "You are too gullible, you know that Naru? Did you seriously try to get back into your house and not expect people to stay at the scene of the crime?"

Riko: "He's such a dumbass!"

Akachi: "Indeed, but now's not the time to gloat. Where is Yami?"

Yami suddenly burst through the wall and entered the workshop.

Yami: "RIGHT HERE!"

Akachi: "Do have to be so loud when entering?"

Yami: "No, it's a completely personal choice!"

Naru: "...ease.."

Yami: "Hm? What was that?"

Naru didn't know what to do. He was exhausted from searching for his sister and fighting the Oe Cult and now his magic circuits were fried! He couldn't fight them, so he did the only thing could do. He struggled to get on his knees and started begging.

Naru: "PLEEEEAAAASE! You win! You can take the other children! You can take me if you want! Just please! PLEASE LET MY SISTER GO!"

Akachi: "Hehe…Hahahaha…HAHAHAHAHAHA! Would you look at that? The Sekoyoma Ripper himself, on his knees begging! HAHAHAHAHA! It's almost too good to be true! Unfortunately, we can't do that. We need the sacrifices of mage children under the age of 12 to complete the summoning ritual, and out of all of them, your 'Touka' possesses the highest quality magic circuits. Besides…"

Akachi bent down and licked the tears from Touka's face.

Akechi: "...I still haven't enjoyed her body yet!"

Naru: "YOU FUCKING PEDOPHILE! LET HER GO!"

Akechi: "Tch, your stubbornness is getting annoying! Yami, kill him!"

Yami: "With pleasure!"

Yami started to beat down Naru while Akechi and Riko left the apartment with Touka in their grasp. He began to pulverize him in any way he could think of. Smashing him into walls, breaking his fingers, and generally beating him to a pulp! Yami then pinned Naru to a wall and started pounding his face in.

Yami: "Hmph! This is all the Sekoyoma Ripper is capable of? Pathetic!

Before he could beat him some more, he noticed something stuffed into Naru's pocket. Yami reached into Naru's pocket and pulled out the lion plushie he was going to give to Touka.

Yami: "Hm, cute."

He tossed it to the corner of the room thinking nothing of it and started beating Naru some more.

Yami: "Any last words before I splatter your brains all over the wall?"

Naru didn't say anything. The only this his mind was swirling rage and determination.

Naru: "Touka, she's all I have left. The only star of hope I have in this miserable world. She's the only reason I've kept going the whole time, which means…"

Naru's bruise on his right hand started to glow and started to take the form of three blades arranged in a circular formation.

Nar: "…I WILL NOT LET YOU TAKE HER FROM ME!"

The corner of the workshop exploded in light. Yami dropped Naru and looked over to see what was going on.

Meanwhile, Akechi and Riko were outside and saw the light while they were walking away.

Riko: "What the hell is that?"

Akechi: "That bastard! We were supposed to summon the last one! Not you!"

Once the light vanished Naru tried to see what was going on, but Yami's girth made it hard to see. Yami appeared to be facing someone.

Yami: "Who the hell are-"

He didn't get the chance to finish his sentence before his head went flying to the other end of the room! Once Yami's body had collapsed, Naru could see who Yami was facing, and his breath was immediately blown away!

In front of him was a girl wearing a blue dress with silver armor covering her chest, gauntlets, and both sides of her skirt. She had blonde hair tied into a bun with a blue ribbon, and just like him, she had an ahoge sticking out the top of her head. She was stunningly beautiful! She spoke to Naru in a commanding voice.

?: "I ask of you…"

She turned to face him, staring intensely with her green eyes.

?: "…are you my master?"

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