Chapter 017

  Everything Happens For A Reason

  At the same time Kingsman is sitting on top of the roof of his house staring into the cherry blossom forest as the sun is shining behind the trees and Kingsman *sighs* as he says

  “Now this is a hell of a way to start your morning!” Kingsman jumps down off of his roof and goes into the back door of his house and he sees Kenji,Riku,Itsuki,Dai and Akita all sitting at the table and Kingsman says

  “All of you have to leave, none of you can stay in my home anymore!” Everyone is *shocked* and Riku says

  “Was it because of what we did in the Fujiwara Region, Sensei?” Akita says

  “Kingsman you can’t kick them out! You brought them here after saving them from their homes, you love them too much to send them back out into the world alone!” Kingsman says

  “You’re right. I’m kicking all of you out, everyone of you has to be gone by tomorrow!” Kingsman walks to the stairs and Akita is *stunned* as she says

  “What!? Kingsman none of us are leaving, we’re a family!” Kingsman says

  “There’s no other options!” Akita says

  “We’re not going to abandon you Kingsman, no matter what! We all love you too much to leave” Kingsman punches the wall shaking the entire house as he screams

  “THERE'S NO OTHER OPTION!” Akita is *scared* as she takes a step back and Kingsman walks up the stairs and goes into their bedroom as he slams the door shaking the house with such force a window cracks and Akita *sheds a tear* as Kenji is *nervous* and says

  “Mom...Are you ok? What do we do!?” Akita whips her eyes as she says

  “I'm fine, everyone just stays right here. I’ll be right back” Akita walks up stairs and slowly opens their bedroom door and sees Kingsman sitting on the bed as he's staring at the floor with his hands *shaking in anger* and she says

  “Kingsman, what’s going on?” Kingsman *slows his breathing* as he says

  “There’s a high possibility that we're going to go to war, and I don’t want any of you here!” Akita says

  “Kingsman, even if me and Hana we’re to leave those kids downstairs won’t leave you. Especially when they find out you're going to be in danger” Kingsman says

  “All of you are leaving, end of discussion!” Akita says

  “Kingsman–” Kingsman looks at Akita as he says

  “I won’t lose anyone else! Not again!” Kingsman stands up as Akita walks over and grabs one of his hands as she says

  “You don’t always have to handle everything on your own, don't you understand we worry about you too! You’ve trained them to fight and defend themselves, they can help!” Kingsman closes his eyes as he looks into the air and *sighs* as he says

  “The things you see in wars aren’t something for the eyes of children, men can barely hold up in wars. Children will lose so much of themselves in wars when they come home you won’t be able to recognize them. I won’t put them through that...I won't let them become me! I saw nothing but death and pain since the day I was born, I-” Kingsman opens his eyes as he pulls his hand away from Akita and he walks over to the door as he says

  “You all have until tomorrow to leave, or I’ll make you leave!” Akita runs in front of him as she hugs him and he tries to push her away but Akita tightly holds onto Kingsman's chest and Kingsman says

  “Akita, let me go!” Akita starts *crying* as she says

  “Never! I’ve scarified my entire life because I loved you so much and I won’t abandon you now!” Kingsman *sighs* as he looks down at her and says

  “Akita…Please just let me go!” Akita says

  “We’re not going anywhere, please stop! Don’t push us away, you don’t have to protect all of us anymore! We aren't weak, please trust me!” Kingsman says

  “Even if I change my mind now, you and Hana aren’t safe!” Akita says

  “We are perfectly fine, if anybody comes after us… I-I’ll handle them! I've watched you've enough I can handle it!” Kingsman says

  “I won’t put you in that kind of danger!” Akita says

  “I’ll go back to fighting if I need to, just please don't leave!” Kingsman says

  "You hate fighting, I won't force you into doing something you hate! That's not what I'm trying to do, I just want to protect you!" Akita says

  "If it means you will stay with us I will train alongside all of you" Kingsman *sighs* as he says

  "Akita...Why can't you just listen to me?" Akita holds onto Kingsman tighter as she says

  "If I listened to you we'd be in the mountains with no contact with anyone, and everyone in the house would be training none stop!" Kingsman *chuckles* as he says

  "...I don't see a problem with that, all of the problems we deal with are because of me and I would be keeping everyone safe!" Akita says

  "But you'd be depriving everyone of the best experiences life has to offer!" Kingsman says

  "Life is very dangerous, someone can have a bad day and now your entire life stops!" Akita says

  "But life is also beautiful and amazing in the best times, think about us!" Kingsman *laughs* as he says

  "We met through trauma, that's not exactly the best way to form a love story" Akita says

  "But it was ours and I love every moment of it, the good times and the bad. No matter what we went through we were always able to talk it through in a calm manner" Kingsman says

  "Calm huh? Is that what you would like to call it...Akita?" Akita looks up at Kingsman as he says

  "Do you know the man you fell in love with?" Akita says

  "Of course I do!" Kingsman says

  "If I told you all the things I've ever done, would you still love me the same way?" Akita says

  "There is nothing you could tell me that would make me love you any less!" Kingsman says

  "Akita-" Akita is *angry* as she says

  "NO! I know you're going to try and scare me and make me leave, but I'm not going anywhere! I'll do anything else, but I won't abandon you" Kingsman *sighs* as he says

  "I've never wanted to do anything but protect you! But you always have to make things difficult" Akita says

  "Because I know I don't have to worry about myself when I'm with you, but I do need to worry about you! You put everything on the line to protect me, so I do the same for you!" Kingsman says

  "I don't need anyone to protect me, I was born for war!" Akita is *shocked* and says

  "That's exactly why I do it, you aren't just born for that! You're born for so much more and I'll help you see that!" Kingsman puts his hand on her head as he kisses her forehead and *chuckles* as he says

  "Your like a dumb puppy that doesn't know it's being abused!" Akita starts *crying into his chest* as she says

  "And you are like the supposed cold heartless monster that found it and took it in because you are truly kind!" Kingsman *laughs* as he says

  "I didn't give you a compliment...So this was your plan?" Akita whips her eyes as she looks up at Kingsman in *confusion* as she says

  "Huh?" Kingsman says

  "When you talk to me it just calms me down, was that why you came up here?" Akita says

  "I know sometimes you act rashly because you have a lot of stress, and sometimes you need a calm voice in your ear!" Kingsman says

  "Akita...I'd go to war for you, would you go to war for me?" Akita says

  "Without a second thought!" Kingsman *laughs* as he says

  "That's the dumbest thing you could ever possibly do...But I love you just for that stupidity! Because I'll be there to save you from those dumb decisions!" Akita *chuckles* as she says

  "And I'll be there just to make sure you don't fall apart!"

  At the same time Kenji,Dai and Riku are sitting at the kitchen table as Itsuki’s standing next to the table and Kenji is *nervous* as he says

  “It’s fine, you guys don’t have to leave. I don’t know what’s wrong with my dad but my mom will stop him” Itsuki walks to the back door as he says

  “It’s fine Kenji, Sensei doesn’t want us here anymore. I can understand why, but please tell him I’m sorry for disappointing him” Itsuki turns around and grabs the door knob but Kenji quickly stands up as he rushes over and grabs his arm as he says

  “He said all of us have until tomorrow to leave, so at least wait until tomorrow Itsuki!” Itsuki says

  “I wouldn’t want to upset Sensei anymore then he already is, just look at the wall!” Kenji says

  “My father probably has a lot on his mind and–” Riku says

  “But I’ve never seen him that mad, not even when he saved us when we were about to die. There really has to be something going on, he even yelled at Akita. Whatever's going on is very serious!” Dai stands up as he says

  “I think you're right Itsuki!” Dai walks up to the backdoor but Kenji puts his hand in front of Dai and says

  “What the hell is wrong with all of you? None of you are leaving!” Dai says

  “I wish we all could have gone on more adventures together, but it looks like this is where we part ways. I hope all of you stay safe” Riku stands up and walks beside Dai as he says

  “Same, it’s sad to know this is our last time together!” Kenji says

  “Dai, we just started our adventures together! Don't say something like that, and Riku this is far from the last time we'll be together!” Dai walks by Kenji and Kenji lets go of Itsuki as he tries to stop Dai but Itsuki walks out of the backdoor as Kenji tries to turn around and grab Itsuki but Riku walks out behind him as Kenji tries to turn around and grab him but Kenji falls onto the ground as he slowly stands up and he walks into the backyard as he sees Itsuki facing down the hill towards the village, Dai facing the opposite side of the hill to where the pond Kingsman made is and Riku is facing the forest and Kenji covers his hand with ice as he says

  "Don't!" Kenji puts his hand into the air as Itsuki walks down the hill, Dai jumps off of the cliff, and Riku walks into the forest and Kenji starts *crying* as he falls to his knees and he says

  “Wait! None of you have to go! Please don’t leave, we're supposed to be a team! We're supposed to be FAMILY!” Kenji slowly gets up as walks back into the house and he closes the door as he puts his head on it and he starts *crying* as he says

  “We were supposed to become the strongest…Together! Dad...Please bring them back!” Kenji turns around as he wipes his eyes but he's *shocked* as he sees Riku,Itsuki, and Dai all sitting at the table and Kenji says

  “How is that possible!? I saw all of you leave!” Everyone looks around *confused* and Dai says

  “What the hell is going on?” Suddenly a pool of darkness forms on the ceiling as a piece of the darkness falls like a raindrop on the floor and everyone is looking at the ceiling as Kingsman comes out of the small piece of darkness on the floor and says

  “None of you ever left, I showed all of you a fake reality and allowed you to make your own decisions. But I’ll explain what happens next to all of you, me and Kaito had a talk and there’s only two ways this can go: peace or war and there’s a high possibility that a war is going to happen! At first I didn’t want any of you here, but I guess I was neglecting how well all of you can handle yourselves!” Riku is *nervous* as he says

  “So we’re fighting in a war?” Kingsman says

  “There’s still a chance that there will be peace, but if we do go to war and any of you wish not to fight I’ll understand!” Dai *smiles* as he says

  “I think you just continue to forget that were some of the strongest warriors in the world!” Riku *smiles* as he says

  “We haven’t backed down from a single fight before and you thought a war is what would scare us!” Kingsman *laughs* as he says

  “You all keep surprising me more and more!” Itsuki *smiles* as he says

  “So that’s why you were so mad, you 're worried about us! I know we’re your students, and I’ve had a Sensei before but he never cared this much. It’s like you truly–” Kingsman says

  “Love all of you? It's because I truly do, and all of you have had Sensei's but none of you have had a true father! I am really proud of all of you and how far you’ve all come, and for what it’s worth I do see all of you as my sons!” Riku stands up as he steps up to Kingsman and says

  “Wow, but If we’re your sons then you can’t kill us!” Kingsman is *confused* as he says

  “Wha–” Suddenly Riku creating wind chains wrapping all around Kingsman and restraining his hands to his side as Riku says

  “Itsuki, little help!” Itsuki stands up as he walks next to Riku and says

  “Sure!” Itsuki shoots Kingsman with his lightning infusing it with Riku’s wind and Kingsman is being electrocuted as he *screams in pain* and Itsuki says

  “Dai, it’s kind of cold don’t you think?” Dai stands up as he walks over and *smiles* as he says

  “It is kind of cold!” Dai blast Kingsman with fire infusing it with the wind and lightning as Dai says

  “Hey Kenji, don’t you think it’s getting a little hot!?” Kenji walks over and stands next to them as he says

  “It is kind of hot, and an uncontrolled flame is dangerous!” Kenji slowly starts to freeze Kingsman from his feet up and Kingsman starts *chuckles* as he freezes and says

  “Your right, I won’t kill any of you…But Tadashi!” Kenji fully freezes Kingsman as everyone stays very still and Riku is *nervous* as he whispers

  "Did he hear-" Suddenly loud and slow footsteps walks across the ceiling above them over to the stairs as the steps creak underneath Tadashi's weight as he *growls in anger* and he slowly walks in front of Kingsman as Dai rushes Tadashi and Tadashi tries to slam his paws down on Dai but Dai catches them both as Riku uses his wind to pull Tadashi’s back legs off of the ground and Tadashi slips as Dai twist his paws around and slams Tadashi into the floor as Kenji covers his hand in his ice and he reaches for Tadashi but Tadashi let’s out a deafening roar as everyone covers their ears and Tadashi gets back up as he headbutts Dai launching him back into a wall and Tadashi rushes Itsuki as he hits him with the back of his paw sending Itsuki flying and crashing into the backdoor as Tadashi turns around and sees Riku and Kenji standing between him and Kingsman and Tadashi rushes them both but Riku pushes him back with his wind as Kenji shoots balls of ice at Tadashi but he dodges it as the ball of ice hits the door freezing Itsuki to it and Kenji keeps firing them but Tadashi is dodging all of them until Riku puts a force field around him and Riku uses his wind to slow down Tadashi’s movement and Riku says

  "Do it Kenji!" Kenji's ice surges over his hands as he starts launching more and more balls of ice towards Tadashi but Tadashi is still able to dodge the ice balls until one of them grazes his tail and Tadashi’s tail slowly starts to freeze as Tadashi lays on the ground and extends his nails as he sticks them into the ground and starts crawling as Riku tries to amplify his wind to push Tadashi back but Tadashi doesn’t stop crawling until he makes it to the edge of the force field and Tadashi blows out fire from his mouth onto the force field as it engulfs in flames and Riku is *shocked* and he tries to speed up the force field but he can’t control it at all as Tadashi jumps through the force field destroying it and Tadashi slams his frozen tail into Riku’s head slamming him into the ground as Tadashi rushes up to Kingsman and tries to slashes at the ice around Kingsman but suddenly the ice around Kingsman gets even thicker causing Tadashi slash to only leave a large scratch in the ice as Tadashi lifts his paw to swing again but Kenji rushes Tadashi and grabs his tail as he starts pulling him back making Tadashi miss his swing at Kingsman’s ice but Tadashi walks forward and tries to slash the ice but suddenly Tadashi's hit by lightning from the side as he’s pulled back even harder and Tadashi looks back and sees Itsuki is also pulling his tail and Tadashi struggles to move but he’s still able to slowly move close enough to slash Kingsman’s ice once again and the ice starts cracking as he tries to swing again but he's pulled back extremely far as he looks back and sees Dai is also pulling on his tail and Tadashi can’t move forward at all as Dai *struggles to hold his tail* and says

  “Freeze him, NOW!” Kenji puts his hand up as the ice quickly starts covering Tadashi's but Tadashi's roars as he launches a shockwave at Kingsman's ice and Tadashi freezes as everyone *nervously* watches the Ice around Kingsman as it cracks all over and Itsuki and Dai both put there hands up as Kenji and Riku elements surge around their hands as the ice starts crumbling away but Kenji notices Kingsman's silhouette through the ice and Kenji *smiles* as he says

  "He didn't break the original layer of ice!" Itsuki says

  "Wow, the shockwave wasn't strong enough to break the ice! I guess we got lucky, because usually one of his roars sends whatever is in front of him flying!" Dai walks up next to the ice as he leans against it and *smiles* as he says

  “There’s no need for luck when I'm here, your welcome” Suddenly the ice starts cracking as Dai steps back in *shock* and Kenji steps up as he tries to repair the ice until the ice splits open and Kenji sees Kingsman isn't inside and he is *shocked* as he says

  “What the!? But how?” Kenji takes a step back but his foot bumps into something and Kenji quickly turns around as he sees Riku, Itsuki and Dai all knocked out on the floor as a voice from behind him says

  “Nice try!” Kenji tries to move but he's chopped on the neck as everything goes black and he hits the ground and Kingsman slowly looks around at all of them as he says

  “I am truly proud of all of you, and I know when all of you get older you’ll be able to overcome any challenge in front of you! Well, unless it's me of course! As your Father and Sensei, I am obligated to never lose to any of you!” Kingsman looks at Tadashi as he flicks his nose breaking the ice around him and Tadashi looks at Kenji and walks towards him as Kingsman says

  “Bed!” Tadashi turns around as he walks upstairs and Kingsman says

  “I’m tired of all of you sleeping in my kitchen!” Kingsman picks up everyone and takes them to there rooms as he puts all of them in there bed and he steps into the hallway as he walks towards his bedroom door but Kingsman notices Hana’s door is cracked and he walks over as he he knocks on it but there’s no response and he knocks again as he says

  “Little one?” He slowly opens the door but Hana isn't on her bed as Tadashi's is frantically sniffing around and Kingsman is *confused* and says

  “Little one!?” Kingsman walks to her closet and opens it but she’s not there and he walks over and looks under her bed but she’s not there and he's *confused* until he notices a piece of paper on her tea party table and he picks it up and it says

  “Daddy I left because I know you don’t want us here, I'm sorry!” Kingsman is *shocked* and he notices tears on the paper as a large gust of wind blows through the room knocking the paper out of his hand and Kingsman notices the window is open

  At the same time Hana is walking through the forest as she's *crying* and holding her bear until she trips over a root coming out of the ground scratching her knee and dropping her bear into a bush as she *holds her knee in pain crying* until she notices her bear is missing and she slowly stands up as she walks into the bush looking for her bear but she steps through the bushes she bumps into one of the Forest Demons and she says

  “I'm sorry I didn’t mean–” Suddenly The Demon grabs her by the throat and she’s *struggling to breath* as The Demon takes a step but it steps on her bear as it squeaks and The Demon throws Hana through the bush as it punch the bear and she lands hard on the ground as she hits her head on a tree and she can barely keep her eyes open as she sees The Demon walking through the trees around her and she looks at it as she *holds her head in pain* and says

  “I’m sorry please stop!” The Demon looks at her as it rushes her but suddenly a bright flash of light flies past her as a giant shockwave knocks her off her feet and sends her flying into another bush as she slowly crawls out and notices part of the forest is destroyed and she is *scared* as she stands up and takes a step back but she bumps into something as she quickly turns around with her hands up and her eyes closed as she says

  “Please don’t hurt me!” But nothing happens and she slowly opens her eyes as she sees Kingsman towering over her and she is *shocked* as she says

  “Daddy!?” Kingsman is *angry* as he says

  “What are you doing out here!? I told you how dangerous this forest is!” Hana starts *crying* as she hugs Kingsman's legs and says

  “I heard you scream at mommy that we had to leave” Kingsman *sighs* as he kneels down and holds her head as he says

  “You think you understand what we were talking about, but you don’t. I wasn’t talking to your mother, or any of you for that matter!” Hana starts *crying even harder* as she says

  “I didn’t know daddy, i’m sorry!” Kingsman says

  “What did I tell you to do when you didn't understand something?” Hana whips her tears as she says

  “Ask someone” Kingsman says

  “Exactly, and you didn’t ask questions and you got yourself hurt. Next time ask me or your mother about what you don’t understand, ok?” Hana says

  “Ok!” Kingsman picks her up as he takes her back home but as they step into the backyard Kingsman stops in his traces and looks up at Hana's room window as he says

  “Little one?” Hana says

  “Yes?” Kingsman looks down at her as he says

  “How did you get out of your room?” Hana says

  “I used my bear!” Suddenly Hana starts *crying* as Kingsman is *confused* and says

  “What’s wrong?” Hana *through her tears* says

  “I lost my bear!” Kingsman says

  “We’ll get him back in the morning, ok?” Hana wipes her tears as she says

  “Ok!” Kingsman walks into the house as he takes Hana to her room and tucks her in as he says

  “Goodnight Little one!” Hana says

  “Goodnight daddy!” Kingsman walks out of her room and into his room

  The next morning Akita wakes up but Kingsman isn’t in the bed and she thinks

  "Did he already get up and start cooking?" Akita gets up as she walks downstairs but she doesn't see Kingsman and she is *worried* as she says

  "Where did he go!? Are they already training!?" Akita quickly rushes upstairs as she checks all of the kids rooms and sees all of them sleeping and she starts *hyperventilating* as she thinks

  "Where is he!? Is he ok!?" Akita rushes downstairs as she rushes out of the backdoor and stops near the forest but doesn't hear anything inside and she takes a step forward but she notices a shadow blocking the sun behind her and she turns around as she sees Kingsman sitting on the roof in front of the sun as he's watching the village and she walks close to the house as she says

  “Kingsman, what are you looking at?” Kingsman says

  “The gate” Akita is *confused* as she says

  “Why are you looking at the gate?” Kingsman says

  “Waiting for some friends” Akita says

  “Who?” Kingsman stands up as he says

  “No one now!” Kingsman takes a step as he disappears

  At the same time a group of Sasaki’s soldiers have just came through the gate and Kaito meets them in the street as the man in front of all the other soldiers says

  “My name is Miyamoto Tamotsu, leader of squad B of Lord Sasaki army. We have come to hear both of your decisions! Excuse me, where is Kingsman?” Suddenly a voice behind him says

  “Right here!” Miyamoto turns around but he's *shocked* as he sees all of his soldiers are gone except one Kingsman is holding by the neck in the air and Kingsman looks at Miyamoto as he says

  “Tell Sasaki, No! Tell all of the region leaders that there’s going to be a meeting of all the region leaders to discuss something very important, and If they refuse to come then there giving all control and leadership of there region to me!” Miyamoto is *shocked* as he says

  “They–” Suddenly The Soldier Kingsman is holding *screams in pain* as Kingsman breaks his wrist and Kingsman says

  “Unless the next words that come out of your mouth are “Yes sir” followed by you immediately leaving my region then he will suffer! And if he breaks before you make your decision, I'll have to find someone else to occupy my time” Miyamoto is *stunned* as he says

  “...Yes sir!” Miyamoto leaves the village as Kingsman drops The Soldier on the ground and crutches down to talk to The Soldier as he says

  “What’s your name?” The Soldier * clutching his wrist in pain as he's shaking with fear* says

  “I’m sorry sir Kingsman...I just needed this job to support my family! Please spare me, I would never disrespect you!” Kingsman *laughs* and says

  “I asked for your name, not an explanation!” The Soldier is *nervous* as he says

  “K-Koda” Kingsman says

  “Well Koda, I'm sorry that you had to be my leverage but it's fine I only popped your wrist out of place. I’ll even put it back!” Koda is *shocked* as he says

  "No sir you-" Koda *screams in pain* as Kingsman pops his wrist back in place and Koda is *nervous* as he slowly looks up at Kingsman and says

  “S-So...You're not going to kill me?” Kingsman says

  “No, would you like me to?” Koda is *shocked* as he says

  “No, it’s just all the stories I’ve heard about you have all just been portraying you so differently” Kaito *laughs* as he says

  “Here we go!” Kingsman *chuckles* as he says

  “Wait Kaito, let him speak. And how’s that?” Koda says

  “They portray you as if you're more of a monster than a man, like a raging beast the world can only hope to calm before it destroys the world. I’ve even heard in almost every village your name is actually illegal to say!” Kingsman *laughs* as he says

  “The stories you’ve heard portray part of me perfectly, none of the stories you’ve heard have ever mentioned me being calm. I’ve always been upset or sad, and when I’m feeling like that then I don’t care about anyone or anything! But when I’m calm we can sit down and have a reasonable conversation without me killing you, like right now! But I've got a question and I want you to humor me! Have you ever been told you're going to be a part of a team to assassinate me, but suddenly it gets called off a few days before?” Koda is *nervous* as he says

  “I...I can’t tell you that!” Kingsman says

  “You don’t have to, every single region does the same thing when they start wanting more. But there never dumb enough to blindly storm into my home and attack me, because they know what will happen! But what they will do is send a scout to monitor me for the entire planning period and if at any point I'm even slightly upset then your mission gets terminated!" Koda is *stunned* as he thinks

  “What? Is that really why we’ve called off so many attempts before!?” Kingsman says

  “Do you know why Koda?” Koda says

  “Because your strong and we don’t have enough information on your darkness to take you out?” Kingsman *laughs* as he says

  “No, it's because when I'm calm I might not kill any of you! And invading in that moment would cost almost all of your army, but if you invade while I'm happy I’ll leave myself extremely vulnerable giving you all a chance at a swift victory. They know that from our last time facing each other” Koda is *shocked* as he says

  “You fought Lord Sasaki and neither one of you died!?” Kingsman looks at Kaito as they both fall on the ground *laughing* and Koda is *confused* as he says

  “What? Did I say something wrong?” Kingsman and Kaito stand up as Kingsman says

  “Are you going to tell him?” Kaito says.

  “Koda, we didn’t just fight Sasaki. We fought every region and all there warriors at once” Koda is *shocked* and says

  “What!? How is that possible!?” Kingsman says

  “Kaito took half, I took the other half” Kaito says

  “It was a hard fight, but me and Kingsman came out on top and that’s why our region still stands to this day” Kingsman says

  “Wasn’t really that hard, except Mano and a couple others. Everybody else was nothing” Koda says

  “How powerful are the two of you!?” Kingsman says

  “I mean that was a long time ago and we’ve gotten even stronger from then” Koda says

  “Wait, is Kaito stronger than you? Is that why he leads the region?” Kingsman is *shocked* as he says

  “Hell no!” Kaito *smiles* as he says

  “Absolutely!” Kingsman turns around as he looks at Kaito and says

  “You think you're stronger than me?” Kaito says

  “We are tied Fifty-Fifty, aren’t we?” Kingsman says

  “Most of them we’re from when we were still young!” Kaito says

  “What about the other half?” Kingsman says

  “You cheated the other half of the time, but I’m far stronger than you!” Kaito says

  “Would you like to break the tie right now?” Kingsman and Kaito both intensely stare into eachothers eyes as they *smile* and Kingsman's darkness starts surging all over him as Kaito's Icy Sun Flames surge all over him and Koda is *shocked* as he starts crawling back and they both take a step towards each other as Koda stands up and *nervously puts his hands in the air* as he says

  “Wait, both of you don’t have to fight at this moment!” Kingsman and Kaito don't look away from each other as Kingsman says

  “How about just a quick spar!?” Kaito *eagerly grins* as he says

  “I’m fine with that!” Koda says

  “No, please!” Kingsman *sighs* as he puts his hands up and his darkness disappears as he says

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  “Fine, this can wait. But when we fight, I promise I’m not going to take it easy on you!” Kaito says

  “I hope you didn’t think I would” Kingsman turns to Koda as he says

  “How’s your hand?” Koda says

  “It hurts, but nothing I can’t handle” Kingsman says

  “Go get some sake and you’ll forget about the pain, but be careful or you’ll forget your a soldier entirely” Koda says

  “Thank you...But where is my team?" Kingsman *chuckles* as he says

  “Don’t worry about them, you're a part of our village now. Go to the bar” Koda is *shocked* as he says

  “Huh?” Kaito steps into Koda's face as he says

  “Did he stutter!?” Koda is *scared* as he takes a step back and says

  “N-No…My lord” Kingsman turns around as him and Kaito start to talk but Koda looks around *confused* as he thinks

  “Where the hell is a bar?” Koda turns back to Kaito and Kingsman as he *nervously* says

  “Excuse me!” Kingsman turns around as he says

  “What did I just tell you!” Koda is *scared* as he says

  “I understand my lord, but where is a bar?” Kingsman says

  “Find it, you’ve got ten minutes. If not...You’ll lose your arm!” Koda is *shocked* and says

  “Huh?” A black slash appears on Koda’s arm and Koda starts *shaking with fear* as he runs off and Kingsman *laughs* as Kaito says

  “Why’d you spare him? You usually don't want anyone new in this village” Kingsman says

  “He doesn’t want to be a warrior, and you know in every other region they cannot do anything without their leaders permission. Plus he has a family, his destiny isn't meant to die on a battlefield. He's meant to grow old with them and enjoy his life!” Kaito says

  “Are you going to leave them in the other village? Or are you going to liberate his entire family?” Kingsman says

  “I’ll go with him and get them later” Kaito says

  “What did you do with the rest of them?” Kingsman says

  “Locked up in another village, I'll have Saigo make sure I don't forget them. But we don't need anyone knowing what's going to happen yet! The other leaders won't tell because if they tell everyone and don't kill me then there villagers will have it in their minds that I now control their region and no longer need to listen to anyone except me, and they will rebel!" Kaito says

  “Fine, but remember Kingsman we’re trying to go peaceful first” Kingsman says

  “I know, that’s why I didn’t kill any of them. Just knocked them out...I think” Kaito *sighs* as he says

  “I hope this goes smooth!” Kingsman says

  “Maybe it will, maybe it won’t. Either way it goes we will be in control of this world in the end, whether it’s destroyed or intact. But that won't matter because we’ll change everything regardless!” Kaito says

  “We’ve fought enough wars, I don't want to see anymore innocent bloodshed for no reason! We are not our fathers! We have to do better Kingsman, we must give the ones we love lives we were only able to dream of!" Kingsman *chuckles* as he says

  "There are a few of my dreams they would never recover from!" Kaito *sighs* as he says

  "I just-" Kingsman puts his hand on Kaito's shoulder as he says

  “Stop worrying about it, we’ll only take it to that point if they make us! If it happens we will not start this war, but we will come out of it fine!” Kaito says

  “Yeah, you’re right. I’ll make sure your the first to know when all the leaders get here” Kingsman *smiles* as he says

  “Good, just make sure you don’t worry yourself to death. Everything will be fine, you've got me!” Kingsman turns around as he takes one step and disappears

  At the same time Akita is cooking as she *sighs* and says

  “I hate when he leaves and doesn’t tell me where he’s going! Why can't you just understand I love you, you selfish bastard!” Suddenly a voice from behind her says

  “I didn’t go anywhere!” Akita *jumps in fear* as she turns around and sees Kingsman as she says

  “Kingsman, when did you get back?” Kingsman says

  “I never left, but what are you making?” Akita says

  “Oh umm…Some pancakes!” Kingsman *smiles* as he says

  “My favorite!” Kingsman turns around as he sits down at the table and Akita gives Kingsman a plate of pancakes and she tries to walk away but Kingsman grabs her wrist as he stands up and says

  “Sit down” Akita sits down as Kingsman says

  “I want to thank you for everything you’ve done for me and our family, and even the people I’ve brought in off of the streets” Akita says

  “Of course! No matter what happens or who you bring in, if you trust them then so do I. If you love them then I love them as well!” Kingsman snaps as he says

  “Even the ones that you're afraid of?” Suddenly loud footsteps quickly walk through the hallway above them until Tadashi walks down the stairs and sits next to Kingsman as Akita is *scared* and jumps on the table as she looks at Tadashi and *in a shaky voice* says

  “Y-Yes…Even the ones I'm scared off!” Kingsman says

  “Good, I love all of you so much! I think this deserves a group hug!” Akita is *shocked* as she says

  “But you hate hugs!” Kingsman *smiles* as he says

  “I can get over it this one time, now come on!” Kingsman walks around the table as he reaches up and hugs Akita as he pulls her off of the table and she hugs him back until she notices Kingsman is still holding her in the air and she is *confused* as she says

  “Kingsman?” Kingsman says

  “Did you forget it was a group hug? Come here Tadashi!” Tadashi puts his paws on the top of the table as Akita is *shocked* and says

  “Kingsman, please let me go!” Kingsman *smiles* as he says

  “Group hug, Tadashi up!” Tadashi walks under the table and over towards Kingsman and Akita as Akita starts quickly shaking away from Kingsman's grip until Tadashi gets close to Kingsman as Akita slips from his grip and rushes upstairs as Kingsman *laughs* and he looks down at Tadashi as he says

  "Should we leave her alone for the night? I don't think so! Go get her!" Tadashi rushes up stairs as Kingsman sits at the table and starts eating his pancakes until Akita *screams in fear* and Kingsman *laughs harder* and he stands up as Akita rushes downstairs and jumps into his arms as she is *shaking with fear* and says

  “Please make him stop chasing me” Kingsman says

  “Tadashi, bed!” Tadashi walks upstairs as Kingsman kisses Akita and says

  “Relax Akita, Tadashi is loyal to me and will follow my commands. So you can relax he won’t do anything against my word” Kingsman can feel Akita *shaking very badly with fear* as she says

  “I know...But I'm afraid of big animals!” Kingsman *smiles* as he says

  “Why? You know I’ll always protect you” Akita says

  “I know...But years ago my brother and I we’re attacked by a pack of wild wolves and they bite me on my arm and from that day I just can’t handle being around large animals!” Kingsman is *stunned* and he puts her down as he looks into her eyes and says

  “Why didn’t you tell me this!? I just thought it was an irrational fear because he was new, but you let me torture you with trauma from your past!” Akita is *shocked* as she says

  “I never thought it was important, I–” Suddenly Kingsman turns around as he walks upstairs in silence and Akita is *stunned* as she softly says

  "Kingsman...I'm sorry!" Akita sits down at the table as she puts her head in her hands until footsteps come down the stairs and Akita quickly stands up as she sees Kenji and Itsuki coming downstairs and Kenji notices the pancakes on the table and he walks over as he sits down and eats one of the pancakes as he slides the plate to the side and Itsuki sits down as the plate with a pancake stops in front of him and Itsuki eats it as he looks at Akita and *smiles* as he says

  “Thank you!” Akita turns around and looks at him as she says

  “You're welcome!” Kenji says

  “Hey mom do you know what we're going to be doing today? I just saw dad and it looked like he was about to go back to sleep” Akita says

  “No, your father might not have you doing much today” Itsuki looks at Kenji as he *smiles* and says

  “That means we can train with each other today!” Kenji *smiles* as he says

  “We can go right now” Kenji and Itsuki quickly stand up as they rush out of the backdoor and Akita looks at the backdoor as she says

  “Be safe!” The back door closes and Akita looks back at the staircase until she hears someone walking towards the stairs and she watches as Riku walks down stairs and Riku notices the sadness in her eyes as she looks away and Riku says

  “Excuse me, are you ok Akita?” Akita looks at him as she says

  “Yes, I’m fine...It’s just Kingsman went upstairs and he hasn’t come back down” Riku *smiles* as he says

  “You know Sensei, he’s probably just tired still!” Akita says

  “...You're probably right” Riku sits down at the table as Akita walks over to the stove and puts a plate of pancakes in front of Riku and Riku says

  “Where is everyone else?” Akita says

  “Kenji and Itsuki said they were going to start training and Dai–” Suddenly Dai stomps down the stairs as Akita says

  “Is right there!” Dai walks over to the table as he grabs Riku’s plate and eats his pancakes as he says

  “Where’s Sensei!?” Riku looks at him as he says

  “Sleeping, you want to wake him up?” Dai is *shocked* as he says

  “NO! I mean...He's probably very tired and I'll let him sleep in, but this gives me enough free time to fight those demons again!" Riku says

  “They only come out at night Dai” Dai *smiles* as he says

  “Then I guess we’ll be training until night time!” Riku is *confused* as he says

  “We!?” Dai says

  “Me and you are going to be training together” Riku says

  “If Sensei is sleeping then i’m about–” Suddenly Dai grabs Riku as he rushes out of the backdoor and Akita slowly walks over as she closes the backdoor and she is *nervous* as she slowly walks upstairs and she looks around the hallway until she notices Tadashi sleeping on Hana's bed next to her through a crack in the door and she walks over to her bedroom door and slowly opens it as she sees Kingsman laying in there bed looking at the ceiling and she is *concerned* as she says

  “Kingsman, are you ok? You left while we were talking” Kingsman doesn't respond as he continues staring at the ceiling and Akita walks over to him as she shakes his arm but he still doesn’t respond or even looks at her as she is *confused* and says

  “Did I do something wrong?” Akita *sighs* and Kingsman looks at her as he says

  “You’ve never told me this story before! You let me have Tadashi chasing you around...I used pain from your past! I know there are things you have not told me about your past, but I never thought you would hide your fears from me...After I told you mine! The main reason I can’t just let this go is because I've told you about what happened to my brother,my mother and my father and all the people I considered family. There is nothing you don’t know about my past in regards to how I felt during that time...I thought you trusted me more!" Akita says

  “I’m sorry, I waste intentionally keeping this from you! It...It was just an embarrassing fear of mine that I wanted to get over!” Kingsman says

  “Right!” Kingsman stands up as he turns towards the door but Akita grabs his hand as she says

  “Are you still mad?” Kingsman says

  “I’m not buying it!” Akita says

  “Huh?’’ Kingsman says

  “Akita, you’ve been so scared before you pissed on yourself after I threw you in the air. But that fear is embarrassing, I’m not buying it!” Akita *sighs* as she says

  “...I didn’t want you to look at me as weak like you do because of my fears! I know you've seen hundreds of horrifying things yet you still walk around fearlessly, but then there's just me...Scared of animals because I got bitten once! How pathetic is that!” Kingsman is *shocked* as he says

  “What!? I’ve never looked at you as weak, hell you're stronger than I am! You can control your temper and you want to save and protect people, you cherish the lives of people no matter how horrible they are! But I’m weak, a man who succumbs to his impulses and his anger like a raging bull! But you are strong enough to put your hand up and have a bull stop in its tracks” Kingsman walks out of the room as Akita *blushes* and *smiles* as she thinks

  "Does he truly view me as strong!" Kingsman walks into a dark corner as he disappears

  At the same time Kenji and Itsuki are standing in a clearing deep in the forest as Kenji says

  “I don’t know Itsuki” Itsuki says

  “Come on, don’t you want to get stronger so we can impress Sensei” Kenji *chuckles* as he says

  “My father isn’t exactly hard to impress, give him a bottle of sake he’ll be impressed that you were able to get it” Itsuki says

  “I've been meaning to ask about that, why does Sensei drink so much?” Kenji says

  “He said something like our voices become too much for him to handle and this is the best way to stop them. Or something like that” Itsuki says

  “Hmm, but you know what I mean Kenji. Make him proud of the men we become!” Kenji says

  “Itsuki, he is proud of us. He’s said that multiple times!” Itsuki says

  “He said he was, but I just feel like he expects more of us and I want him to know that I’ll go the extra mile to show him I’m determined to become one of the strongest warriors in the world” Kenji says

  “Fine, let’s get this over with” Kenji and Itsuki sit on the ground as they starts meditating and Itsuki and Kenji start *breathing slowly* as they clear there minds until Kenji *sighs* and says

  “This isn’t working Itsuk–” Kenji is *shocked* as he opens his eyes and sees Itsuki floating on a cloud with symbols all over him wrapped in lightning and Kenji stands up as he is *amazed* and says

  “Wow!” Kenji tries to reach out and touch Itsuki but his hand is wrapped in lightning as it's paralyzed and Kenji falls to his knees as he *holds his hand in pain* and Kenji covers his hand in ice as the lightning disappears and he slowly looks up at Itsuki and thinks

  “Damn, his lightning is stronger than ever before. But how could he do this in such a short period of time!? Father's never shown me how rewarding meditation was, but that doesn't mean I'll let you pass me Itsuki!" Kenji sits back down on the ground as he closes his eyes and starts meditating but Kenji struggles to focus as quiet voices echo in his mind and Kenji *clenches his hands in anger* but Kenji slowly opens his hand as he *slowly breaths in and out* and his body relaxes as he slowly starts floating up on his water and all the voices slowly go silent as Kenji slowly ascends towards Itsuki but suddenly in the darkness in Kenji's mind two bright blue eyes appear as Kenji is *scared* and falls to the ground as he tries to *control his breathing* and says

  “What the hell was that!?” Itsuki’s cloud lands back on the ground as the glowing symbols on him disappear and he opens his eyes as he stands up and says

  “Kenji, are you ok!?” Itsuki walks over to Kenji as he puts his hand out and Kenji grabs his hand as Itsuki pulls him to his feet and Kenji is *nervous* as he says

  “I saw...Somethings eyes in my mind!” Suddenly clapping comes from behind them and they turn around as they see man with a straw hat on covering his face standing in the treeline clapping and Itsuki is *shocked* as he says

  “Who the hell are you?” The man walks out of the tree line and into the clearing as he says

  “The name of the man who killed you isn’t very important, but for this short time you can call me Goto!” Kenji says

  “Why are you here?” Goto *smiles* as he says

  “Lord Sasaki has asked me to watch over all of you, basically I’m waiting for the ok to kill all of you!” Suddenly Goto jumps into the air as the ground below him covers in ice and Goto *laughs* as he says

  “Oh not just yet Kenji, but it was smart attempting to capture me!” Itsuki's hands surge with lightning as his sword appears and Goto *smiles* as he says

  “You know I can’t kill you just yet Itsuki!” Goto turns around as he walks back into the treeline and steps behind a tree as Itsuki slashes the air and launches a giant slash through the air destroying multiple trees but Itsuki notices Goto is completely gone as Itsuki says

  “Damn it, he’s fast!” Kenji is *shocked* as he says

  “He’s already gone!” Itsuki tightly grips his sword as he looks around the trees and says

  “No, he said he was supposed to be watching us! We can’t see him, but he can see us!” Suddenly a twig snaps in the trees behind them and Itsuki turns around as he throws his sword into the trees but Kingsman catches it as he walks out of the trees and says

  “If you wanted me to leave you could have said that!” Itsuki is *shocked* as he says

  “I’m sorry Sensei, I didn’t know it was you!” Kingsman says

  “It’s fine, all of you have tried to kill me already. But this aside you’ve gotten a lot stronger, how?” Itsuki says

  “Well I remembered you meditated before you fought us, so one night I started meditating as well and I actually felt like I had become one with my lightning for a few seconds! Every night after that I meditated until one night some lightning hit the top of the house, and I started meditating outside!” Kingsman says

  “You've never brought this to me, does that mean you weren't afraid of Raijin when he appeared to you?" Itsuki says

  “No, we spoke the first time we met. He doesn't scare me” Kingsman is *shocked* as he says

  “Well that’s interesting, they usually don’t speak until you have proven yourself as a worthy warrior. You're something special Itsuki!” Kenji says

  “Wait what?” Kingsman says

  “I told all of you that if you wanted to grow your power you’ll need to train it or you could surround yourself in the element and as you become one with the element your body harnesses it, or they could get it from the gods if they saw you as worthy. That’s why I put all of you in their realms instead of having you all meditate because it could take years for you all to even start obtaining your elements. I also didn’t want to just throw my sons into natural exposed elements, but it was disrespectful for all of you to go there without permission. So you all had no other choice left! Itsuki, have you been constantly seeing and speaking to Raijin?” Itsuki says

  “Yes” Kingsman grabs Itsuki's shoulder as he *smiles* and says

  “You truly are something special, Raijin must have chosen you to become his replacement” Itsuki is *shocked* as he says

  “What!? Sensei I don’t think I can beat him, but I'll do my best!” Kingsman says

  “No Itsuki you do not have to fight him, he will give you his power when the time is right. He has already been siphoning more and more of his power into you, and you simply need to unlock it as time goes on! Which means you’ll have the power to create universes with ease and destroy them all the same, each god forged multiple universes to find a successor to their power. They made the universes to find an heir, and you are one of them!” Itsuki says

  “Does that mean I’ll become a god as well? If I do then does that mean I have to go to war with the other gods?” Kingsman says

  “No, you will be your own god! The old gods hated each other because they all wanted to have control over everything, but with all of them being immortal and having infinite power none of them could become stronger than any of the others! But by infusing their power into someone else it should give one of you the edge you’d need to conquer the other gods, even if just for a short period of time!” Kenji is *concerned* as he says

  “Wait am I going to become one of the gods!?” Kingsman looks at Kenji as he says

  “It’s not my choice, if they choose you then yes! But if not, then you’ll just have to prove to them why they should have chosen you! Understand?” Kenji *smiles* as he says

  “Yes sir!” Kingsman looks at Itsuki as he says

  “All right, Itsuki I want to see how strong you truly are now!” Kingsman walks over to the fallen trees and throws two of them into the air as he says

  “Hit them!” Itsuki slashes the air cutting them in the air as they split in two’s and Kingsman says

  “Your swings have gotten stronger, but your sword is too slow! Find another way, what’s something that is quick and lethal with range!?” Kingsman walks over and grabs the pieces of split trees and throws them in the air as he juggles them and says

  “Breathe,focus and slow down. Don’t overthink just breathe, and allow your mind and lightning to become one!” Itsuki closes his eyes as he *slows his breathing* and feels his lightning coursing through him as he thinks

  “Breathe, focus, create something quick, lethal and with range!” Itsuki's lightning surges across his hand as his lightning morphs into a bow and Itsuki slowly opens his eyes as he notices everything is moving extremely slow and he thinks

  "Have I achieved a new level of focus!? Thank you for pushing me Sensei, now I'll show you your efforts weren't for nothing!" Itsuki draws back on his bow as a lightning arrow forms and Itsuki fires a arrow at each log as he blinks and everything goes back to normal but before the arrows hit the logs Kingsman jumps up as he destroys the arrows and Itsuki is *shocked* as he says

  “What!? Sensei I did as you said!'' Kingsman *smiles* as he says

  “Your right, and I'm very impressed you could make that bow. But you're spreading your arrows out too much, you only need one arrow to drop multiple targets. If you can line up your shoot correctly, and if you cannot see it then change your position! But most importantly if they are at a distance watch where they're going, not where they are!" Itsuki says

  “Understood!” Kingsman continues juggling the logs as Itsuki closes his eyes and *slows his breathing* as he opens his eyes and watches as the logs slowly fly through the air and Itsuki thinks

  "This is the wrong angle!" Itsuki rushes over to the trees as he looks at the logs and he notices there all perfectly lined up and Itsuki *smiles* as he thinks

  "You're always right Sensei!" Itsuki draws back on his bow and it surges with light as a lightning arrow forms and Itsuki fires the air arrow as he blinks and hits all of the logs at once as the arrow flies into the air and explodes with lightning as Kingsman *laughs* and says

  “Good job Itsuki, and boy we will start meditating in a while. But as for now I want to see how fast you can react!” Kenji says

  “Ok, what are we going to do?” Kingsman stares into Kenji's eyes and Kenji is *confused* as he says

  "Did I say something wrong?" Suddenly Kenji notices Kingsman's darkness is covering the ground and he tries to jump but his feet are stuck to the ground and Kingsman says

  “This wasn’t even the challenge, but you failed. Let’s try this again” Kingsman snaps as the darkness on the floor creates a giant dome around them and Kingsman says

  “Itsuki your training is done, finish meditating!” Kingsman puts a hand up as a wall in the dome splits opens and Itsuki says

  "Yes Sensei!" Itsuki walks out of the dome as Kenji tries to rush out behind him but the dome closes as Kenji crashes into the wall of the dome and Kenji *holds his face in pain* as he says

  "Oww, how strong is this thing!?" Kenji opens his eyes but he's *shocked* as he can't see anything and Kenji *panics* as he says

  "Dad, I think I crushed my eyes!" Kingsman *sighs* as he snaps and the ceiling of the dome opens as light rushes in and Kenji is able to see Kingsman as Kingsman says

  “Again not the challenge, but you failed again!" Kenji slowly looks around as he notices outside of the light is pitch blackness and Kenji walks over to the edge of the light as he says

  "Dad, does your darkness absorb light!?" Kingsman says

  "Something like that, now close your eyes so we can start training! Well I guess it really wouldn’t matter when everything starts, but just close your eyes!'' Kenji closes his eyes as Kingsman says

  “Listen to the snaps and react, that is the only challenge! Listen to nothing else, If you cannot reach me after I snap you will be hit! Are you ready?” Kenji *smiles* as he says

  “This training won’t help me, I can sense where you are father” Kingsman *laughs* as he says

  “But you couldn’t sense the difference between illusions and a women?” Kenji is *shocked* as he opens his eyes and turns around as he says

  “What!?” Kingsman says

  “The women in the bamboo you couldn’t beat, she used illusions to misdirect your senses” Kenji says

  “How did you know that!? She was already gone by the time you found me!” Kingsman says

  “Me and Kaito have fought every warrior from the Fujiwara region, Shimadzu region, and the Tachibana region. Back when we were first starting to build the region back up after the war, and they all knew we had been dwindled down to a handful of warriors and that's when they chose to try and strike! Honestly, it was very smart to attack us at our weakest! But it wasn't as easy to finish us as they thought, and during that battle I fought against ten incredibly powerful warriors and Tahara was one of them! I know all of Tahara's tricks, granted my darkness protects me from all forms of illusions and mind control while I’m fighting. Technically no one else can beat her illusions, but I'll make sure you have a chance to stop her before she can get too serious! So here’s a tip: never look into her eyes when she's transformed!” Kenji says

  “Why?” Kingsman says

  “Because her ability allows her to transform into anyone that occupies your heart, but she chooses whether it's the ones you fear with all of your heart or the ones you love with all of your heart! Realistically if she's transformed the fight is over, but if you look in her eyes she has your mind as well! Because after that your mind and body will shut down completely as you do what she commands! She tried to do it to me years ago, but she just disappeared. So I guess if you have no one you love or hate in your heart she simply doesn’t exist to you, and honestly we would have lost if it wasn’t for me breaking Kaito out of her illusion and him telling me where she was!” Kenji says

  “Father, you always tell me the hundreds of battles you’ve fought but I want to know. How long have you been fighting?” Kingsman says

  “My entire life! I was born at the start of a war and...We'll talk about this later, we're in the middle of training!" Kenji says

  “But I can still sen–” Suddenly everything goes pitch black as Kenji is *shocked* and thinks

  "I can't sense him! I can't even feel my own body, am I still standing here!?" Suddenly one hundred snaps echo all around the dome as Kenji is *confused* and says

  "How am I-" Suddenly Kenji's hit on the side of the head as he turns around and he puts his hands out in front of him as he thinks

  "I...I can't do this! I can't even feel my own hands!" Kingsman voices echoes all around him as he says

  "Focus boy, you've been alive this long and you don't know how to walk yet!" Kenji is *nervous* as he says

  "This feels...Different, I don't feel like I even exist here! It feels like I'm in something's shadow and everything doesn't notice me! Like...I've been cast out of reality!" Kingsman voice echoes all around them as he says

  "Would you like to stop?" Kenji is *nervously shaking* as he says

  "...No, I can do it! But can I just have a minute?" Kingsman voice echoes all around him as he says

  "Ye-" Suddenly Kingsman's voice goes silent as Kenji is *scared* and says

  "Dad!? What happened? Can you hear me!? DAD!" Kenji is *shocked* as everything goes completely silent and he can't even hear his own breath as Kingsman's voice says

  "Is this darkness truly that oppressive?" Kenji starts *shaking with fear* as he thinks

  "Why am I shaking!? Why is everything so quiet!? And who was that!?" Kenji takes a step forward but he passes out as he falls onto the ground and the top of the dome opens as light rushes in and Kingsman crouches next to Kenji as he says

  "Kenji, are you ok!?" Kenji slowly opens his eyes as he sees Kingsman and he slowly stands up as he *holds his head in pain* and Kingsman says

  "What happened!?" Kenji says

  "I...Can't really remember!" Kingsman says

  "Let's go, this training is-" Kenji says

  "No! I can handle this, the darkness just slightly overwhelmed me but please trust me!" Kingsman says

  "Are you sure?" Kenji says

  "I promise, I can handle it!" Kingsman says

  "Alright, but tell me if you feel strange!" Kingsman turns around as the dome flushes in pitch blackness and Kenji *slows his breathing* as he thinks

  "Listen!" Kenji intently listens until a hundred snaps echos around him and he is *shocked* and he turns around as he's hit on top of his head and Kenji says

  "This isn't fair!" Kingsman voice echoes all around them as he says

  “Focus boy!” Kenji says

  “It sounds like one hundred of them all coming from random directions, how am I supposed to focus!?” Kingsman voice echoes all around and says

  “Listen for nothing else but the initial sound, the echos takes a fraction of a second to come behind the initial sound. Now focus!” Kenji lifts his head into the air as Kingsman snaps again but the sound echos less and Kenji thinks

  "Wait, I could hear it! For half a second!" Kenji's hit across the side of his head as he turns back around and puts his head down as he hears the initial snap followed by the echos and Kenji rushes Kingsman but Kenji hears a voice suddenly speaks behind him and he turns around as Kingsman grabs his face and says

  “Good job boy, your skills are starting to sharpen” Kingsman takes down the dome around them and he drops Kenji as he drops Kenji and says

  “All right, I’ll let both of you get back to your training!” Kenji is *confused* as he says

  “Why did we stop?” Kingsman is *slightly nervous* as he says

  “I’m tired, and it’s getting to dangerous for you to get this close to my darkness” Kenji notices Kingsman is *nervous* and he says

  “But I was just starting to get the hang of it” Kingsman *smiles* as he says

  “You should react faster next time!” Kenji says

  “But–” Kingsman turns around as he takes a step and disappears and Itsuki is *shocked* as he says

  “Sensei’s fast!” Kenji thinks

  "Did I hear another voice in there!? Wasn't it my dad's voice?"

  At the same time Dai is holding Riku in place on top of a tree and Riku is trying to shake free from Dai's grip as he says

  “Dai, let go of me!” Dai says

  “No, were staying here until those demons come back out of the forest!” Riku uses his wind to send them into the air and Dai *laughs* as he says

  “Do you think I’m afraid of heights?” Suddenly they flip upside down as Riku's wind launches them extremely fast towards the ground and Dai *smiles* as he says

  “You're bluffing!” They start spinning around as Dai slams extremely hard into the ground but Dai doesn’t let go as Riku sends them back into the air and launches them toward the ground as they start spinning around again but Dai let's go of Riku as he jumps back and Riku stops himself inches from the ground and Riku twist himself rightside up as Dai lands in front of him and Riku says

  “Now I'm going home, you can wait alone!” Dai says

  “No your not, I’ll need a distraction if I get swarmed by too many of them!” Riku says

  “I thought you were the strongest, that shouldn’t be a problem for you” Dai says

  “Even the greatest warriors know there limits” Riku says

  “So you’re not as dumb as Itsuki makes you seem, good to know. But I'm still going home” Dai says

  “Like I said the first time, you're not leaving. I need a distraction still” Riku *sighs* as he wraps wind around both of his hands and says

  “Move or I’ll move you!” Dai stomps both of his feet into the ground as his hands surge with fire activating his flaming gauntlets and he *smiles* as he says

  “Move me!” Riku creates a tornado right on top of Dai and Dai struggles to keep himself anchored to the ground as Riku strengths the tornado and one of Dai’s feet are pulled loose as he can feel his other one starting to come free but he punches both of his fist into the ground as his other foot slipped free and Dai is holding on the ground as his body is being pulled in the air and Riku strengths the tornado as the ground that Dai is holding onto is pulled into the air and launched extremely high into the air as Dai throws the chunks of the ground at Riku but Riku uses his wind to send it back at Dai as Dai puts his arms up to block it but Riku pulls him to the ground extremely fast making him crash into the ground in front of him and Riku says

  “You should have moved Dai, I didn’t want to hurt you!” Riku walks past Dai but he suddenly stops as he looks down and sees Dai holding onto his leg while still face down in the dirt and Dai turns his head to look up at him as he *smiles* and says

  “You didn’t move me!” Dai sets Riku's leg on fire but Riku uses his wind to push the fire off of him as it sends Dai sliding across the ground and Dai sits up on one knee as he sees Riku’s force field of wind but Dai surges with fire as he starts shooting fireballs at it and the force field starts to crack all over until Riku puts his hand up as the force field speed up and pushes Dai back as the force field starts repairing itself until Dai slams his feet into the ground stopping himself from sliding back as he blast a giant wave of fire out of his mouth towards the force field and it hits the force field as it starts cracking all over and Riku struggles to keep his hands up as the force field explodes launching Riku back through multiple trees until his back slams against a tree and Dai wraps his Kusarigama’s chain around Riku trapping him to the tree as he says

  “Now this should get you to shut up!” Dai stabs his Kusarigama’s blade into the tree right next to Riku’s neck as he says

  “You try and move, you'll die! Now it's time for some peace and quiet” Riku tries to shake free from the chains as he says

  “Damn it Dai, let me down!” Dai turns around as he walks over and jumps into a tree as he lays down and Riku tries to shake lose from the chains but he can’t even move at all and he *sighs* as he thinks

  “Damn it, these chains are too tight. I can’t move off the tree at all, but maybe...” Riku uses his wind to starts pushing the chains up and he starts to move but suddenly the chains erupt into flames as they burn Riku and Riku stops using his wind as the flames around the chains fade and Dai says

  “Stop moving around so much, or like I said you'll die!” Riku puts his head down as he closes his eyes but suddenly something quick moves besides him as he quickly looks up and notices shadows moving through the trees until everything goes silent and he can hear footsteps coming from in the trees in front of him as Goto emerges from the trees and walks up to Riku hanging on the tree and Riku is *shocked* as he says

  “Who the hell are you!?” Goto says

  “Don’t worry about that Riku” Riku is *shocked* and says

  “What!? Da–” Goto presses two fingers to Riku’s throat as he leans in and whispers

  “I wouldn’t do that Riku…Tatsuno! I’d advise you keep our meeting to yourself” Riku is *terrified* as he starts *shaking with fear* and Goto *smiles* as he taps Riku on the head and says

  “Good!” Goto turns around as he walks back into the forest and Riku is *shaking with fear* as he stares ahead until Kingsman walks up to him and says

  "Why are you tied to a tree?" Riku doesn't even look at Kingsman as Kingsman is *confused* and says

  "Riku!?" Kingsman puts his hand on Riku's head as Riku slowly looks up at Kingsman and Kingsman is *shocked* as he notices the fear in Riku's eyes and Kingsman says

  “Riku, what happened!? You look terrified!” Kingsman notices Riku's *shaking with fear* and Kingsman grabs the Kusarigama’s blade as he pulls it out of the tree dropping Riku onto the ground and Kingsman kneels down next to Riku as he's still *shaking with fear* and Dai from the trees says

  “I told you to stop moving so much!” Kingsman looks up as he jumps into the trees and lands in front of Dai as Dai's sleeping and Dai *yawns* as he says

  "If you wake me up again I'll-" Dai is *scared* as he opens his eyes and sees he's falling towards the ground as he tries to put his hands up but he can't and he looks down as he notices he's chained to the bottom of the branch he was sleeping on and Dai says

  “What the hell is going on?” Kingsman looks down at Dai from on top of the branch as he says

  “You have three seconds to tell me what you did to Riku before I cut this branch” Dai is *shocked* as he says

  “Sensei!? What are you doing here?” Kingsman says

  “One!” Dai says

  “I didn’t do anything!” Kingsman says

  “Two!” Dai is *scared* as he says

  “Sensei, I’m telling the truth I didn’t do anything to him!” Kingsman says

  “Thre–” Dai *panics* as he says

  “Wait! I dragged Riku out here for some backup just in case all of the demon things rushed me at once! But he wanted to go home so I tied him to a tree and I was keeping him there until night time” Kingsman says

  “Number one, the Demons that lurk in the forest are extremely intelligent and adaptive creatures, plus they've already fought me! So you won’t even be able to handle one of them because it doesn’t matter how strong your fire is if you can’t hit them with it. Number two, that doesn’t explain why Riku is shaking with fear and he won’t speak!” Dai is *shocked* as he says

  “What!? I-I didn’t do that, he was still screaming even after I tied him to the tree. Sensei you have to believe me!” Kingsman says

  “Then if it wasn’t you then something in the forest must have gotten to him while you were sleeping!” Kingsman pulls the Kusarigama freeing Dai from his chains as Dai lands on the ground and walks over to Riku as Kingsman jumps down back next to Riku and crouches down next to him as he says

  “Riku, look at me!” But Riku is still looking at the ground *shaking with fear* as Dai is *shocked* and says

  “What happened to you!? I only tied you to a tree…I'm sorry!” Kingsman picks up Riku as he walks back towards the house and Dai is *stunned* as he watches Kingsman carrying Riku and he thinks

  “Sensei…Riku, I'm sorry!” Kingsman walks into his backyard as he kicks open the back door and Akita turns around as she sees Kingsman holding Riku as he's shaking and she rushes over to them as she is *worried* and says

  “Oh my! Is he ok!?” Kingsman says

  “I don’t know, when I found him he was like this!” Kingsman carries Riku into the living room as he sits him on the couch and Akita follows Kingsman into the living room as Kingsman says

  “He’ll look at me sometimes, but he won’t respond!” Akita walks up to Riku as she says

  “Riku, can you hear me? Please talk to me!”

  At the same time Dai slowly walks through the back door as he thinks

  "Did I tie him too tightly to the tree!? Could it have been from the fight before!? No, what did I do to him!?" Dai walks over to the stairs but he stops as he notices Kingsman and Akita in the living room and he walks over as he looks in and sees Kingsman and Akita trying to help Riku and Dai is *worried* as he thinks

  "Please be ok Riku...I'm sorry!" Dai turns around as he rushes upstairs and Kingsman *sighs* as he says

  “If he won’t respond to us verbally, then i’ll make him respond physically” Kingsman pulls his sword out of his hand and raises it in the air and Akita is *shocked* as she jumps in front of Kingsman and says

  “Stop, please don’t do this!” Suddenly Riku quickly looks up as he sees a silhouette of a man and a woman in a burning building and the women is *shaking with fear* as she holds her hands in the air and the man swings his blade at her as Riku *screams in angwish* and stands up as he punches Kingsman in the chest with his wind launching Kingsman back through the wall as he slams extremely hard into the ground as Riku screams

  “GET AWAY!” Riku is *shocked* as he notices there no fire and he looks around as he recognizes where he is and he slowly looks up and sees Akita and she *smiles* as she says

  “Riku, you're all right!” Akita hugs Riku as Riku is *worried* and says

  “I-I didn’t mean to!” Akita says

  “It’s alright Riku!” Riku and Akita walks over to the hole in the wall as they step through and Riku sees Kingsman’s silhouette slowly standing up through all the kicked up dirt and Riku is *nervous* as he says

  “Sensei, I’m sorry I didn’t–”Suddenly Riku and Akita are *stunned* as the dirt clears and they see Kingsman as his sword is in his heart and Kingsman *spits up blood* as he pulls the sword out and looks at Riku as he *smiles* and says

  “Nice punch...Riku!” Kingsman falls backwards onto the ground as Akita is *scared* and screams

  “KINGSMAN!” She runs over to him as she grabs him and Riku is *stunned* as he look at Akita holding Kingsman while *crying* and Hana walks downstairs as she's holding Dai's hand and they walk into they living room as they notice Akita *crying* as she's holding Kingsman's bloody body and Dai is *shocked* as he screams

  “SENSEI!” Dai rushes over to them as Hana kneels down next to Kingsman as she grabs his finger and says

  “Daddy? Are you ok!?”

  At the same time Kenji and Itsuki come through the back door as they hear Akita *crying* and they both rush into the living room as they see the hole in the walk and they walk over as they see Akita holding Kingsman's bloody body on the ground and Kenji is *shocked* as he says

  “Father!” Itsuki *shocked* as he says

  “Sensei!” They both run over to him as Riku is staring at all of them and he looks at his hands as he starts *shaking with fear* and whispers

  “I’m–I’m sorry...I wasn't trying to...Sensei...I didn't mean too!” Riku turns around as he rushes out of the back door and into the forest as he keeps running until he collapses on the floor and he slowly sits up as he puts his back against a tree and he starts *crying into his hand* as he says

  “I always hurt the most important people in my life, I always do this! I should have just stayed away from everyone!” Suddenly Riku starts to hear whispers coming from all around him as he stands up and looks all around him and he can’t understand the whispers until everything goes silent and Goto's voice says

  “This is the second time you’ve hurt the closet people in your life! First your own mother, the only person who wanted you to live a long and healthy life. And now your Sensei, The man who saved you from the carnage you caused! Yet this is how you repay him and his family's kindness, killing the most important person in their lives. You know you can’t go back, they all hate you!” Riku turns around as he slowly walks into the darkness of the forest