Chapter 019

  Overdue Reunions

  Kenji notices Kingsman has stopped as he looks at him and says

  “Dad, are you ok?” Kingsman looks down at him as he says

  “Yeah…Let’s go” They all continue walking down the hill

  At the same time Matsuno and Hironaka are standing across from each other as Matsuno rushes Hironaka and tries to punch him but Hironaka dodges his punches until he ducks Matsuno punch as he jumps up and knees Matsuno in his chin as he spins around and kicks him in the face as Matsuno stumbles back and Hironaka rushes Matsuno as he punches him in the stomach with so much force the ground underneath them is shattered but Matsuno slowly looks at Hironaka as he *smiles* and punches Hironaka in the stomach with so much force he's launched back as he slams into the ground and Matsuno touches the orb in his chest as he *chuckles* and says

  "This truly is an amazing tool!" Matsuno walks over to Hironaka and stands over him as he raises his hand in the air but Hironaka kicks Matsuno in the knee as he falls forward and Hironaka rapidly kicks him all over his body until he kicks Matsuno in the throat stopping him in place as he kicks Matsuno in the face with his other foot pushing him back and he quickly stands up as Matsuno falls onto the ground and Matsuno slowly gets up on one as he punches the ground in *frustration* and the entire planet starts shaking until the ground splits open and Hironaka notices he can see the core of the planet as he looks at Matsuno and says

  “Damn it Matsuno, this is the third planet! How the hell are we supposed to train if you keep destroying planets?” Matsuno *laughs* as he says

  “That wasn’t even a quarter off my full strength!” Hironaka *sighs* as he says

  “Lets–” Suddenly Kei’s voice echos in his mind as he says

  “You and Matsuno get back here now!” Matsuno is *confused* as he notices Hironaka staring off into the distance and says

  “What the hell is wrong with you!?” Hironaka looks at Matsuno as he snaps and says

  “We have to go now!” Hironaka turns around as a portal opens up behind him and he walks up to the portal but stops as he looks back at Matsuno and says

  “I know what you're thinking Matsuno, leave this planet intact!” Matsuno *groans in frustration* as he says

  “Fine...But I need a favor!" Hironaka is *shocked* and he turns around as he says

  "What?" Matsuno says

  "I need you...To teach me how to create portals!” Hironaka *laughs* as he says

  "I'm not even going to waste my time attempting to train you, and besides your ego wouldn't allow you to truly focus on my words!" Matsuno stands up as he *clenches his fist in anger* and Hironaka walks through the portal as Matsuno flicks his finger towards the core of the planet and the force of it causes the core to exploded as Matsuno walks through the portal and *laughs* until he notices Kei staring at him and Matsuno kneels as Kei turns back to Miyamoto and says

  “Continue telling me what happened!” Miyamoto says

  “Kingsman and Kaito have decided to call a meeting off all the leaders, and if someone doesn’t show up then they’ll be giving up there power and control over there regions!'' Kei gets *angry* as he says

  “No,No,No! This isn’t how this was supposed to happen, this isn’t Kaito’s doing! It’s all that bastard Kingsman’s fault, when is this meeting happening!?” Miyamoto says

  “Right now my lord!” Kei *calms his breathing* as he says

  “Go to the meeting and tell me what happened after” Miyamoto says

  “Yes my lord” Kei stands up as he puts his hand right in front of Miyamoto’s head and he teleports Miyamoto away as he starts pacing back and forth as Matsuno and Hironaka share a *nervous look* until suddenly Kei punches his desk breaking it down the middle as Hironaka says

  “What’s the plan now my lord?” Kei *clenches his fist in anger* as he says

  “He’s ruining everything, he needs to die NOW!” Matsuno looks at Kei as he *smiles* and says

  “We move on your orders!'' Hironaka says

  “I know your upset my lord, but we can’t move against Kingsman yet!” Kei stops in place as he turns and looks at Hironaka as he walks up to him and says

  “Stand up, and say it again!” Hironaka is *nervous* as he says

  “I’m sorry my lord, but–” Kei screams

  “STAND UP!” Hironaka slowly stands up as he looks at the ground and says

  “I mean no disrespect, but even the supreme one said Kingsman can’t be–” Suddenly Kei grabs Hironaka by the throat as he holds him in the air and Matsuno stands as he tightly grabs Kei's arm and says

  “Let him go!” Kei looks at Matsuno as he *laughs* and says

  “I see!” Kei drops Hironaka as he punches Matsuno in the stomach and Matsuno falls to his knees as he spits up blood and *holds his stomach in pain* as Kei walks over and sits down in his chair as he says

  “I see both of you have forgotten who I am, we’ll let me remind you. My name is Kei Katsuro, Son of the greatest warrior this world has ever seen, Isshin Katsuro!”

  At the same time Kingsman and everyone else are walking through the street as Dai says

  “Can we get some food?” Itsuki says

  "We're going to an extremely important meeting, and you're worried about food!" Kingsman *chuckles* as he says

  “Don't worry about it Itsuki, let's go get some food!” Kingsman points at a ramen shop as everyone starts walking and goes into the ramen shop until Itsuki stops at the door and notices Kingsman still standing in the street as he's looking into the air and Itsuki says

  “Sensei, aren’t you coming?” Kingsman looks at Itsuki as he says

  “You all go ahead, I’ll be right here!” Itsuki says

  “All right, I’ll get you some ramen!” Itsuki walks into the ramen shop as Kingsman walks down the street and jumps on top of a building as he looks to the sky and says

  “This should be a good test for them!” Suddenly all the clouds part as a giant meteor flies down towards the village and Kingsman pulls his sword out of his hand as he says

  “But it might be a bit to big for them to handle at this point, let’s cut it down a bit!” Kingsman flies into the air as he lands on the meteor and he walks near the front of the meteor and slashes down splitting the meteor in half as he drops in between the meteor and punches the larger half destroying it as he grabs the smaller half stopping it in the air and thinks

  “All right, they should be able to handle this!”

  At the same time everyone comes out of the ramen shop and Dai is *confused* as he says

  “Where the hell did Sensei go!?” Itsuki says

  “I told him I would get him some ramen, but maybe he wanted something else” Kenji says

  “I guess so, where did he go?” But nobody answers him as he turns around and looks at Itsuki as he stares into the air and Kenji says

  “What?” Itsuki points to the sky as Kenji looks up and sees the giant meteor coming towards them and Dai *smiles* as he says

  “This is going to be fun!” Dai rushes up as he jumps on a building and surges with fire as he jumps into the air towards the meteor but he can’t get high enough to punch it as he throws a giant fireball at it and he lands back on the roof between everyone as Itsuki says

  “There’s no way you can reach the meteor from here by yourself!” Dai says

  “Watch me!” Dai tries to move but Riku grabs his arm as he says

  “Even if you can reach it, you won’t be able to destroy it by yourself. So I’ll help!” Itsuki says

  “Then I guess I will to!” Kenji *chuckles* as he says

  “Fine, give me your right hand!” Dai puts his right hand up as Kenji grabs his wrist and creates a ice gauntlet around it as Itsuki touches the ice wrapping it in lightning and Riku says

  “Kenji, Itsuki you both spread out and destroy the debris that comes down! I’ll hold it in the air as long as I can!” Kenji and Itsuki both say

  “Right!” Itsuki turns to Kenji as he *smiles* and says

  "Bet I can stop more debris than you!" Kenji *smiles* as he says

  "You won't even get close!" Itsuki and Kenji both drop onto the ground as they quickly run in different directions and Riku looks at Dai as he says

  “Dai, after you punch it push out as much fire as you can! We need you to burn away as much of the debris as you can!" Dai says

  “Fine!” Riku says

  “On three jump with everything you’ve got, and I'll push you up! One,Two,Three!” Dai jumps with such force it destroys the building as Riku's wind wraps around him and launches him extremely fast through the air as Riku's pushed back off the roof and lands on his feet as he looks up and sees Dai is flying towards the meteor as Dai’s fire surges over his hand creating a fire gauntlet on top of Kenji’s ice and Dai thinks

  “I always wanted to try out this move" Dai's fire starts surging across him hotter and hotter the closer he gets to the meteor until he pulls his hand back as he turns into a giant ball of fire and punches the meteor as it freezes until his fire and Itsuki's lighting starts surging through the inside of the meteor as it splits into hundreds of pieces and Dai puts his hand on his chest as he *screams in anger* and his fire explodes off of his body with such heat it burns away all of the smaller shards of debris as the larger ones scatter across the village and fly down towards the village extremely fast as Riku puts his hand up and stops all of the pieces of debris in the air and he struggles to keep his hands up as he screams

  "HURRY!" Itsuki and Kenji quickly rush through the village as they destroy more and more pieces of the debris floating in the air but Riku's drops to one knees as the rest of the debris quickly flies towards the village and Kenji and Itsuki are *shocked* as they scream

  "NO!" Suddenly thousands of black slashes appear across the sky and destroy all the debris as Dai falls out of the sky towards them and Riku notices Dai as he screams

  "DAI!" Riku rushes towards where Dai's falling as he uses his wind to stop Dai right before he hits the black slashes but his fingers bend back as he *screams in pain* and falls onto the ground as he looks up and sees Dai fall through the slashes as he *screams in pain* and slams into the ground as Riku slowly stands up as he rushes over to Dai and says

  “Dai, are you ok!?” Riku looks all over Dai but he notices there's no slashes across Dai and Riku looks up at the slashes *confused* as he says

  “Why didn't he get cut!? What are those!?” Itsuki and Kenji run over as Kenji is *worried* and says

  “Is Dai ok!? Was he hi!t?” Riku says

  “No...He’s fine” Itsuki looks up at the slashes as he says

  “What the hell are those things!?” Suddenly a voice from above them says

  “The effects of my sword slashing in the air!” Everyone looks up as they see Kingsman standing on a roof above them and Riku says

  “Sensei, where did you go!? We needed you!” Kingsman looks around as he says

  “Obviously not, the meteor is destroyed isn’t it?” Kingsman drops down next to them as he grabs Dai by his shirt lifts him up and says

  “Good job kid!” Dai *smiles* as he says

  “What else would you expect from someone like me!” Kingsman says

  “Now, let’s get to the meeting. I need all of you waiting by the gate, but where’s my ramen? I’m starving!” Kenji says

  "We put it down when we saw the meteor" They look toward the street as they notice a dog eating Kingsman ramen and Dai starts *laughing* so hard he falls back on the floor as he says

  "I guess your going to that meeting hungry!" Dai slowly stands up *still laughing* until the dog pees in Dai's ramen and everyone else starts *laughing* as Dai gets *angry* and throws a fireball at the dog as it runs off and Kingsman *smiles* as he says

  “Looks like nobody’s eating!” Everyone starts walking towards Kaito's office as Itsuki says

  “So what’s this meeting about anyways Sensei?” Kingsman says

  “After the events that took place in the Fujiwara region, Me and Kaito have decided to have a meeting with all of the region leaders to discuss something!" Suddenly Riku stops dead in his tracks as Kingsman notices Riku has stopped but before anyone else can notice Kingsman says

  “Actually the real reason I brought all of you out here was because I needed all of you to help me, I need you all to find an ancient scroll!” Dai is *curious* as he says

  “What’s in the scroll?” Kingsman says

  “The scroll contains an ancient sword technique my grandfather mastered, it allows your sword to create wind slashes making it impossible to clash with your blade or block the strike because it passes through all armor! It's a technique he would use in combination with his speed, and he called it his Hakkei Technique! That’s what made him the greatest swordsman in history!” Dai *smiles* as he says

  “Until I came in!” Kingsman says

  “You don’t know how to use a sword!” Dai says

  “Give me five minutes!” Kingsman *laughs* as he says

  “Just go, it’s on the west end of the village in the old library! Boy, you know where it is! You all should be able to handle some simple guards, right? Or do I need to come and make sure nobody gets hurt?” Dai says

  “Hurt? We’ll beat those soldiers so fast they won’t even see us, let’s go!” Dai rushes to the west as Itsuki *sighs* and says

  "We need to put a leash on him!" Itsuki and Kenji rush off after him as Kingsman walks over to Riku and kneels down as he looks in his eyes and says

  “What’s wrong Riku? First in the forest you were just like this, but this time nothing happened. What are you afraid of?” Riku is *nervous* as he slowly looks at Kingsman and says

  “Sensei, I'm sorry I didn’t mean to hurt you! I–” Kingsman says

  “Don’t dodge my question, what aren’t you telling me!?” Riku says

  “It’s nothing Sensei, I’m just not feeling well. I’ll just go back to the house” Riku tries to turn and walk away but Kingsman grabs his arm and as he turns around and Kingsman holds up his arm as he notices it’s shaking and Kingsman says

  “You're shaking like this because you're sick!?” Riku is *scared* as he says

  “Sensei I–” Kingsman says

  “Sasaki…Sachi…Ren!" Riku starts shaking even harder and Kingsman says

  “I thought so, so what is it about Ren that makes you so scared!?” Riku is *nervous* as he says

  “I’m sorry Sensei, I haven’t told you everything about my past” (When Riku was born his mother loved him more than his two brothers and they could tell so by the time Riku turned ten his brothers started to beat up Riku everyday and after they would leave Riku’s mother would come over to Riku and always tell him

  “It’s okay, don’t fight back. Don’t become like them my perfect angel, don’t get involved with them allow them to do as they will, it will be ok!” That night Riku’s mother and father are arguing as Ren is *angry* and says

  “Riku is too soft Mai, Haru and Akio are trying to make him stronger!” Mai says

  “Riku isn’t like all of you and he’ll never be, he is my angel!” Ren says

  “I will not have a child of mine being a coward, he is my son and he will act like it! We have a reputation to uphold!” Mai says

  “He’s not a warrior and he won’t be, so either you can have your son or your reputation!” Ren looks Mai in her eyes as he says

  "If he is not a warrior then he is not my son!” Ren leaves the room as he slams the door with such force the house shakes and Mai starts *crying* as she sits down on there bed and Haru and Akio can hear all of this in the next room as Haru looks at Akio and says

  "Where is he?" Akio says

  "Outside!" Haru says

  "Come on!" Haru and Akio walk out of there room and downstairs as they notice Ren sitting in the living room and Akio takes a step towards him but Haru puts a hand on his shoulder as he says

  "Later!" Haru and Akio walk out the back door as they see Riku swing on a tree swing and they walk up to him as Haru grabs the swing stopping it and he looks down at Riku as he says

  “Look at what you did, you got dad mad!” Akio says

  “And made mom cry!” Riku is *confused* and says

  “What!? I–” Suddenly Haru punches Riku in the stomach as he falls off of the swing and spits on Akio’s shoes as Akio is *disgusted* and says

  “Look at what you're doing, you got spit all over my shoes!” Akio kicks Riku in the face sending him flying back as he rolls across the dirt and Haru *clenches his fist in anger* as he says

  “You got all this dirt on my clothes!” Haru picks Riku up by his hair as he punches him in the stomach and uppercuts him as he flies into the air and slams into the ground as he covers his bloody mouth and *holds his stomach in pain* as he starts *crying* and Haru and Akio slowly walk up to him as they stand over him and Akio says

  “Do you have anything to say for yourself!?” Riku *coughs up blood* as he looks up at them and says

  “I’m...Sorry!” Haru says

  “You disgust me!” Riku *cries even harder* as he says

  “I’m sorry, I just wanted to-” Akio kicks Riku in the stomach as he flies back and his back slams extremely hard against a tree as Akio looks at Riku and says

  “Shut the hell up” Haru and Akio both start *laughing* as they both walk back into the house and Riku tries to move but he *screams in pain* as he slowly pushes himself up off of the tree and he drops to one knee as he *coughs up blood* and thinks

  "Mom...Help!" Riku *holds his stomach in pain* as he stumbles up the back porch steps and towards the back door as he reaches for the door but it suddenly opens as Akio stands in Riku's way and he says

  “Since you caused so much pain in this house, you’ll be sleeping outside!” Riku *weakly* says

  “But...It’s going to rain!” Akio takes a step forward as he says

  “What did you say!?” Riku puts his head down as he *weakly* says

  “Nothing, I’m sorry!” Akio pushes Riku back as he falls onto porch and Akio slams the door and Riku *groans in pain as he holds his stomach* as he slowly stands up and walks off the back porch as he falls onto his face and he closes his eyes but suddenly it starts raining and thunder storming extremely hard and Riku is *scared* as he slowly crawls underneath the porch

  The next morning as the sun comes out Riku slowly crawls from under the porch as he sits on the steps of the wet porch *shaking coldly* until the back door opens and Mai is *shocked* as she sees RIku and she rushes over to him as she picks him up and rushes him inside as she sits him at the kitchen table and says

  “What happened!?” Riku slowly looks into his Mai's eyes as he says

  “...Haru and Akio locked me outside again! And I don't want to hurt them, but I hate the way they treat me! I hate the way they make me feel...Mother, is it possible father may have been right-" Mai says.

  “NO! Don’t become like them, promise me you won’t become like them” Riku says

  “But I–” Mai is *panicked* as she grabs Riku's shoulders and says

  “Promise me!” Riku says

  “...I promise” Mai *smiles* as she says

  “Good, thank you. Now go take a shower and get cleaned up” Riku says

  “Yes ma’am” Riku stands up as he walks upstairs and thinks

  “I'm sorry mom, but I have too! Dad said they're doing this to make me stronger so I have to be, but don't worry mom...I won't become like them! I'll become so strong that I won't let any hurt the people I care about!" After Riku’s shower he walks towards his room but he notices out of the window above the stairs and he sees Haru and Akio fighting Ren as he dodges all of there punches and Riku steps up closer to the window as he thinks

  "Wow, both of them can't even touch dad! Now I know I need to get stronger!" Riku continues to watch their fight for hours until suddenly Mai's voice says

  "Everyone, dinner is ready!" Ren catches both of Akio and Haru's hands as he pushes them both back and says

  "The both of you are slowly progressing...And that is unacceptable! Akio stop dropping your guard when you step back, and Haru starts acting like a man and ATTACK ME SERIOUSLY!" Haru and Akio bow as Akio is *tired* and says

  "I'm sorry...But-" Suddenly Ren appears in front of Akio as he punches him in the stomach and Akio falls to the ground as he *holds his stomach in pain* and Ren says

  "There are no excuses for mistakes!" Akio slowly sits up on one knee as Ren grabs him by his face and lifts him into the air as Akio *screams in pain* and Haru is *shocked* as he says

  "Father please, you'll kill him!" Suddenly Ren grabs Haru by the neck as he starts choking him and Ren looks at him as he says

  "Some is killing your brother...And you choose to beg for mercy! Is this truly all my bloodline has to offer!" Haru *struggles to breath* as he says

  "Father...I can't hurt you!" Ren gets *angry* as he says

  "Hesitation makes a warrior weak, if they stand against you then they are your enemy! Father,brother,sister,mother, or child! If they stand against you, then they fall! You are a warrior, not a boy so act like it!" Ren throws them onto the ground as Mai opens the back door and says

  "Are any-" Suddenly Riku rushes past her as he disappears into the forest behind there house leaving everyone *shocked* and Ren thinks

  "Was that Riku!? Such speed, maybe there is more to you!" Mai is *confused* as she says

  “Where’s he rushing off to this late!?” Haru *coughs as he stands up holding his neck in pain* and says

  “Doesn’t matter!” Akio stands up as he *holds his head in pain* and says

  “Hopefully he stays there!” After dinner everyone goes upstairs as Mai cleans up the table and looks at the backdoor and thinks

  "Is he still in the forest? He better not be hurting any of those animals!" Mai opens the backdoor as she stares at the forest but she doesn’t see him and she *sighs* as she closes the backdoor and walks upstairs

  The next morning Mai is in the kitchen making breakfast as suddenly the back door flies open and Mai is *shocked* as she turns around and sees Riku with dirt all over him and she says

  “Oh my!” She rushes over to Riku as she hugs him and says

  “Where were you!? Are you ok!?” Riku is *tired* as he says

  “I’m fine…I just wanted to run around the forest and get some air!” Mai says

  “You know how dangerous it is outside, if your going to be in the forest that’s fine but come back at night!” Riku clenches his fist as he says

  “Mom I’m not a little girl, I can handle myself. I don’t need anyone to protect me!” Mai starts to *tear up* as she says

  “You're my angel...And I want you to be safe! You're my baby and I love you!” Riku *sighs* as he unclenches his fist and says

  “Ok mom...I understand, I’ll be more careful. I’m going to go and take a shower” Mai lets go of Riku as she walks over to the stove and Riku walks upstairs as he takes a shower and after the shower he walks into his room as he sits on his bed but Riku instantly collapses into a deep sleep until suddenly he hears Haru *screams in pain* and Riku quickly stand as he rushes out of his room and back over to the window above the stairs as he sees Akio standing over Haru and Ren grabs Akio's shoulder as he says

  "Can you see the difference in your determination!" Akio says

  "Yes father!" Ren looks down at Haru as he says

  "What do you want to become? Because a warrior is clearly not it, your mind is wondering! You have a reputation to uphold, so tell me what you want BOY!?" Haru slowly stands up as he punches Ren in the face causing him to take a step back and Haru puts his hands up as he tightly clenches his fist and says

  "I've dedicated my entire life to you...Don't ever question what I am!" Ren slowly looks at Haru as he says

  "Then tell me what you are!" Haru screams

  "I AM A WARRIOR!" Ren punches Haru in his chest with such force he's pushed through multiple trees as Ren says

  "Then be one, and don't die!" Ren and Akio slowly walk into the forest towards Haru as the backdoor opens and Mai says

  "Time for dinner!" Ren looks at Akio as he says

  "Enough for today, but it is your responsibility to make your brother worthy warriors! I'm intrusting you with this Akio!" Akio says

  "I won't let you down father, but don't look down on Haru something is wrong with him right now. When he's at one hundred percent you know he wouldn't make the same mistakes!" Ren says

  "Our focus is getting them both to hundred percent, by any means necessary!" Akio is *shocked* as he says

  "Are you suggesting we-" Ren grabs his shoulder as Haru slowly walks up to them and puts his hands up as Ren says

  "Training is done for the day, it's time for dinner!" Haru slowly walks past them as Akio says

  "Father!" Ren says

  "We will talk more about this later!" Ren and Akio walk behind Haru as he opens the back door and Riku tries to rush past them but Haru grabs his arm as he says

  "Where are you going!?" Riku looks at Haru as he *smiles* and pulls his arm away as he rushes into the trees and disappears in the shadows and Haru looks at the forest as he tries to see Riku but he cannot and Akio grabs his shoulder as he says

  “Don’t worry about it, hopefully he gets lost!” Haru is still looking in the forest where Riku ran and says

  “Yeah...Hopefully” After everyone is finished with there food as Ren and Akio go upstairs as Mai starts cleaning the table as Haru stands up and walks outside as he looks towards the forest until he notices Riku walking out of the forest and Riku is *shocked* as he sees Haru standing on the back porch and Riku is *nervous* as he says

  come out of the forest and walks to the house but he's *shocked* as he sees Haru standing on the porch and he says

  “Hi Haru, why are you out here so late!?” Haru says

  “What were you doing in the forest?” Riku *nervously laughs* as he says

  “Nothing...I just wanted some fresh air!” Haru walks off of the porch and up to Riku as he says

  “What were you doing!?” Riku *nervously smiles* as he says

  “It was nothing, I promise” Haru tries to punch Riku and Riku leans out of the way of Haru's punch but Riku falls onto the ground as Haru is *shocked* and looks at Riku as he quickly turns around and walks into the house and Riku slowly stands up as he thinks

  “I hope I didn’t upset Haru!” Riku walks into the house as he looks around and doesn't see Haru and he thinks

  "I guess Haru went to bed already" Riku walks into the house as he closes the door and goes to his room and lays down as he *smiles* and thinks

  “In a few more days I’ll be able to show everyone what I’ve learned!”

  The next morning as Riku is sleeping Haru slowly opens his door and sees Riku sleeping and he walks into the room as he puts chalk on the bottom of Riku’s shoes and he thinks

  "Now I'll see what you're doing!" Haru walks out of Riku's room as Riku slowly opens his eyes and stands up as he walks into the hallway and notices the moon shining through the window above the stairs and he walks over to the window as he sees Haru and Akio sparring as Ren watches them and Haru catches Akio's hand as he kicks him in the stomach pushing him back and Haru notices Riku watching them as he continues staring at Akio and thinks

  "So you've been watching us, why!?" Akio rushes Haru as he tries to punch him but Haru catches his wrist as he open palms Akio in the chest launching him back and Akio is *shocked* as he looks at Haru and thinks

  "You-" Suddenly Akio's back slams against a tree as the wind is knocked out of him and Ren looks at Haru as Haru stares at Akio and Ren says

  "Continue!" Haru continues staring at Akio until Ren gets *angry* as he says

  "Continue!" Haru looks at Ren as Ren takes a step forward but suddenly Mai's voice says

  "Time for dinner!" Ren says

  "Y-" Haru quickly rushes into the house and sits down at the kitchen table as Mai is *shocked* and says

  This book's true home is on another platform. Check it out there for the real experience.

  “Oh, Haru you must be quite hungry!” Riku comes downstairs while holding his shoes with one hand and stops in his tracks as he sees Haru sitting at the table with the food in front of him but he’s not eating it and Riku thinks

  "He's never been in here so early, but I still need to hurry up and go!" Riku walks over to the table and sits down quickly as he starts eating and Ren and Akio walk into the house and sit down at the table as Riku finishes his food and stands up but Haru slides his food in front of Riku as he says

  “Here!” Akio and Riku are *shocked* and Akio looks at Haru as he says

  “Haru, what are you doing!?” Riku *smiles* as he says

  “Thank you Haru...But I’m full!” Haru clenches his fist as he says

  “I’m trying to be nice, now eat!” Riku is *nervous* as he says

  “Ok...Thank you!” Riku sits down as he quickly eats and stands up as he grabs his shoes and puts them on next to the backdoor as he rushes out of the backdoor and Akio is *confused* as he says

  "What the hell are you doing Haru! Why'd you give him your food!?" Haru says

  "Don't worry about it!" Akio says

  "But-" Haru doesn't even look at Akio and Akio *sighs* as Haru continues sitting at the table and everyone eats until Akio and Ren stand up as they walk upstairs and Haru looks at Mai as she reaches for the plates and he says

  “Mother, I’ll handle everything you just go upstairs and get some sleep!” Mai *smiles* as she says

  “Thank you Haru, but it’s ok I’ll handle this” Haru stands up as he says

  “No, you have been working hard! Please mom, let me” Mai hugs Haru as she says

  “Thank you Haru, don’t stay up to late!” Haru says

  “I won’t” Mai walks upstairs and goes into her room as Haru walks over to the back door and locks it as he turns off all the lights out and walks upstairs as he sits next to the window at the top of the stairs until he sees Riku come out of the forest hours later and Riku tries to open the door but he can't and he thinks

  "Did mom forget I was out here? That's ok, we can spend a few more hours outside" Riku turns around and walks back into the forest as Haru rushes downstairs and out the backdoor as he stops at the edge of the forest and notices the chalk footprints as he rushes through the forest following the trail until he sees Riku stopped in a clearing and Haru jumps into a tree as he sees Riku walking towards a house made out of sticks and Haru is *stunned* as he thinks

  "Did you build a house out here!? Wow, that's...A waste of my time!" Haru *clenches his fist in anger* as he takes a step forward but suddenly a *deafening roar rings out through the forest* and Haru notices a giant bear walk into the clearing as it stares at Riku and Haru is *shocked* as he thinks

  "Oh no, Riku! No, if you can't protect yourself then you don't deserve to live!" Riku is *shocked* as he slowly backs up and the bear walks over to Riku as it stands on its back legs and towers over the trees as it tries to slash down towards Riku with both its paws and Riku jumps in the air dodging its paws as they slam into the ground and Riku lands behind the bears paw as he looks towards the trees but suddenly the bear swipes Riku across his back with the back of its paw launching Riku into a tree and Riku *holds his chest in pain* as he slowly stands up and the bear rushes Riku as it tries to slash him and Riku pushes himself off of the tree onto the ground as it destroys multiple trees behind him and Riku is *shocked* and he quickly stands up as he rushes into the trees but the bear rushes through the trees and Riku is *scared* as he thinks

  "What did I do to this thing!? Please, just leave me alone!" Riku continues running between trees as the bear slowly starts getting closer until Riku jumps up into a tree as he tries to jump to another tree but the bear slashes the tree as Riku falls onto the ground and the tree lands on top of him pinning him to the ground as the bear stands up on it's back legs and puts its foot on the tree as Riku *screams in pain* and the bear leans down as it lets out a *deafening roar* in his face and the tree snaps but Riku's able to catch the bears foot as he struggles to hold it up and says

  “Get off of me! I said...GET OFF HARU!” Riku pushes the bears foot slightly into the air as he rolls out of the way and the bears foot slams into the ground cracking it as Haru is *shocked* and thinks

  “How the hell could he hold those things foot up!? Wait, is he thinking of me as he's fighting this monster!?” Suddenly the back of bears knees buckle as it falls onto it's back and the bear slowly looks up as he sees Riku standing on his stomach and the bear raises it's paw but Riku punches it in the stomach as it *roars in pain* and Riku starts punching the bear all over it's stomach until he jumps off of the bears stomach launching himself extremely high into the air and he flies down as he stomps on the bears head slamming it into the ground and Riku drops down off of the bear as he walks towards his stick house and the bear slowly starts to stand up as it lets out an *extremely angry roar* and it rushes Riku as Riku continues walking towards his stick house and the bear tries to bite Riku but Riku doesn't turn around as he backflips over the bear and the bear quickly turns around but it doesn't see Riku and Haru is *shocked* as he thinks

  "Where the hell did he go!? He was just behind it!" The bear starts sniffing the air as it walks towards the trees but suddenly a tree falls hitting it on the head and the bear *cries out in pain* as multiple trees fall down hitting the bear from all sides until they all suddenly stop as Riku falls from the sky and punches the bear in the top of the head slamming it into the ground as the bears vision becomes blurry and it falls onto its side as Riku walks around the bear and grabs it's paw as he starts swing the bear in circles until he throws the bear into the forest as it crashing through multiple trees and slams into the ground as Haru is *stunned* and thinks

  "Is this really Riku!? Even his posture is different, it's like he's a completely different person!" Riku turns his back to it as he closes his eyes and the bear slowly stands up as it *weakly roars* and slowly approaches Riku as it slowly raises its paw but Riku backhands it as the bears flies back and slams into the trees as they pin it to the ground and Riku walks towards the bear as he kneels down next to it’s neck and puts two fingers on the bears neck as he says

  “I’m sorry for doing this, but you wanted this!” The bear starts *weakly roaring* towards Riku until Riku presses on a vein in the bears neck and the bear goes silent as Riku closes his eyes and tightly grips the bears neck but suddenly a cub bumps into Riku leg and Riku is *shocked* as he jumps back and the cub starts *angrily growling* at Riku as Riku looks between the bear and the cub as he says

  “Is this your mother!? So that’s why you fought me...To protect him! I’m sorry let me help” Riku walks towards the bear as he reaches for the tree pressing against the bear's neck but the cub tries to bite Riku hand and Riku steps back as he puts his hand up and says

  “Please, I only want to help!” The cub stops growling as it rushes over and tries to push the trees off it's mother and Riku walks over as he starts pulling the trees off of the bear until Riku jumps into a tree as the bear slowly stands up and embraces her cub and Riku *smiles* as he says

  “So this...Is family!” Haru turns around as he thinks

  "This can't be real, Riku couldn't have possibly done this! All the time we hurt him, if he was strong enough to manhandle that thing then...I need to get out of here!" Haru quickly rushes away as Riku sits down in the tree and says

  "I know neither of you can understand or care about me, but I admire the love you all have for each other! I wish...I could truly know the feeling, I know my mother cares for me...But it's like she doesn't care what happens to me as long as I maintain this image she has of me. And in this pursuit to make my mother happy, I've angered my brothers and father with my weakness! I'm sorry, I shouldn't be rambling! Allow me to make it up to you, please don't leave" Riku drops out of the tree as he turns around and rushes back through the forest until he rushes into his backyard and he runs up on the porch as he looks at the window on the second floor but he notices the door is cracked open and he rushes in as he goes to the refrigerator and finds some meat and grabs it as he rushes back out into the forest but Riku is *shocked* as he can hear the cub *crying in the distance* and he thinks

  "Oh no!" Riku continues rushing through the forest until he comes into the clearing and sees the cub trying to drag it's mother's arm but she won’t get up off of the ground and Riku jumps down next to them as the cub runs over to him and Riku notices it's *scared* and he walks up to the bear as she lets out a *weak growl* and Riku is *stunned* as he thinks

  "I did this! I'm sorry, I have to fix this!" Riku walks behind the bear as he pushes her and she *cries out in pain* as Riku says

  “I’m sorry I did this to you, but you have to move!” Riku stops as she doesn't move and he walks in front of her as he tries to pull her paws but she still doesn’t move as she *constantly cries out in pain* until Riku let's go of her paws as he *sits on the ground out of breath* and thinks

  "I can't move you at all...But how come before I was able to throw you!?" Riku slowly stands up as he looks at the bear and sees the cub trying to pull it's mother's paw and Riku rushes the cub as he grabs it by the back of its neck and it *cries out in fear* as the bear looks up at Riku and *angrily growls* as Riku says

  “You risked your life to protect him, NOW DO IT AGAIN! Show him how much you love him...Show us!” The bear slowly starts to crawl towards Riku as Riku slowly continues to move backwards until Riku notices a cave and he slowly leads the bear into the cave until he puts the cub down as it rushes over to it's mother and embraces it as Riku slowly walks over and gently pats the bears head as he *smiles* and says

  "I'm sorry for using your son to get you up, but I couldn't leave you out there!" Riku sits the food on the ground as the cub drags a piece of meat to its mothers and she slowly eats half of the meat as she pushes it back to the cub and Riku starts to *tear up* as he watches the cub eat and Riku says

  "Excuse me...I need to get home!" Riku quickly walks out of the cave as he starts *crying* and thinks

  "They're only eating together, so why am I crying!? Is it because I can feel something between them...I don't know what it is, but they truly care for each other! I probably just need some sleep, I'll come back tomorrow and check on them" Riku rushes through the forest until he walks into the backyard and into the house as he locks the door and walks up to his room as he *smiles* and thinks

  "I really enjoyed spending time with them...Maybe I can go out earlier tomorrow, not like anyone would notice"

  In the morning Akio walks downstairs as he sees Haru sitting at the kitchen table staring off into the distance and Akio says

  "Morning, want to train since dad's not up?" Haru continues staring off into the distance until Akio grabs his shoulder as he says

  "Did you hear me?" Haru is *shocked* as he quickly looks at Akio and says

  "What!?" Akio says

  "Do you want to train?" Haru says

  "Yeah...We can train" Haru and Akio both walk outside as Akio turns to Haru and says

  "We can start a bit harder than yesterday, cause dad's really going to try and push us!" Haru looks into the forest and Akio is *confused* as he looks at the forest and says

  "What are you looking at? Did you even hear me?" Haru looks at Akio as he says

  "Yeah I heard you...Were training, so let's train!" Haru rushes Akio and tries to punch him but Akio dodges all of his punches until Akio catches both of Haru's hands as he knees him in the stomach and Haru stumbles back as he *holds his stomach in pain* and Akio steps up as he punches him in the face and trips him as he presses his fist against Haru's face harder slamming him into the ground and Akio steps back as Haru slowly stands up and rushes towards him but Akio doesn't move as Haru throws a punch at him but he notices Akio still isn't moving and he stops his fist inches from Akio's face as Akio says

  "You never would have allowed me to do this to you, why are you distracted!?" Haru is *shocked* as he says

  "I'm not!" Akio says

  "Every punch you threw was predictable, I've never evaded all of your punches in my life! You are not focused Haru, do I need to get father-" Haru is *nervous* as he says

  "NO! Don't tell father anything...But I think I had a dream last night about...Last night I went into the forest and I saw a bear approaching R-" Akio *smiles* as he says

  "That's it! Let's go kill the thing!" Haru says

  "...We...Uhh-" Akio *laughs* as he says

  “I know the great Haru, son of the leader of the greatest region isn’t afraid of a bear?” Haru *clenches his fist in anger* as he says

  “I’m not scared of a damn thing!” Akio says

  “Then lets go then” Haru says

  “Fine, lets go!”

  Suddenly Riku sits up as he grabs his chest and thinks

  "Did I hear something!? Did it come from the forest!?" Riku slowly stands up as he walks out of his room and he starts walking down the stairs as the backdoor slams shut and Akio walks over to the kitchen sink as he turns the water on and Riku walks over to him as he

  "Hello, Akio!" Akio turns around as Riku notices a bloody claw mark on Akio's forearm and Riku is *shocked* as he says

  "Akio, are you ok!?" Akio *laughs* and says

  "I'm fine!" Akio turns around as he continues rinsing the blood off of the claw mark and Riku is *worried* as he says

  "What happened?" Akio *chuckles* as he says

  “Not that you need to know, but me and Haru just got done killing a bear” Riku is *shocked* and he quickly rushes out of the backdoor and into the forest as he is *panicked* and thinks

  "No! NO! There's no way, they couldn't have killed them!" Riku notices the cave but he stops in his tracks as he sees the dead cub at the entrance to the cave and he falls to his knees and *cries over the dead cub* as he thinks

  “You died protecting her!” Riku stands up as he slowly walks into the cave and sees the massacred bear on the ground as he screams

  “NO!” At the same time Akio and Haru are standing in the backyard as Akio holds out his arm and Haru looks at the claw mark on his forearm and he says

  "You should-" Suddenly a pained scream rings out from the forest and Haru is *stunned* as he says

  “What the hell was that?” Akio says

  “I don’t know, but that’s where Riku ran off too” Haru is *shocked* as he says

  “What!? Did you tell Riku what happened!?” Akio says

  “Yeah, so what?” Haru opens his mouth to speak but he notices a dark figure walking out of the forest to his left and he looks towards the forest as he sees Riku slowly walking out of the forest and Haru notices his face is expressionless as his tears constantly fall and Haru walks towards Riku as he says

  “Riku listen, I’m so–” Suddenly Riku punches Haru in the chest with such force it breaks his ribs as he flies back and slam into the ground as he *screams in pain* and Akio is *shocked* as he says

  “What the hell!?” Akio runs up to Riku tries to punch him but Riku dodges the punch as he punches Akio in the stomach and he drop to his knees as he *holds his stomach in pain* and Riku punches him in the face as he flies back and slams against the porch holding his bloody nose and Akio starts *spitting up blood* and he looks in Riku eyes as he gets *scared and screams* as Riku says

  “I'll kill you!” Riku puts his hands together as he rushes Akio and tries to slam his hands down on his face but Ren catches his hands as he says

  “What are you doing!?” Riku tries to punch Ren but he catches Riku’s fist as he knees him in the stomach making him slide back but Riku rushes Ren and Riku jumps into the air as he tries to kick Ren but Ren catches his leg as he punches Riku in the stomach launching him back and Riku slams into the ground as Mai rushes out of the house and sees Ren walking towards Riku and Mai jumps in front of Ren as she is *panicked* and says

  “What are you doing? Don’t hurt him!” Ren says

  “Look at what he’s done to Akio and Haru!” Mai is *shocked* as she looks at Haru and Akio and she says

  “No...Riku wouldn’t do that, he’s not like any of you! He...Promised me!” She turns around as she walks towards him and he slowly stands up as he looks into her eyes and Mai stops as she is *stunned* and she sees nothing but *anger in his eyes* as she gets *scared and starts to back up* as Riku says

  “Mom…Wait!” Riku reaches out to her and grabs her arm but with so much force he accidentally breaks her arm as she *screams in pain* and Ren punches Riku in the back of his head slamming it into the ground as he kicks Riku in the face launching him through multiple trees and they all fall on top of him pinning him down as Ren picks up Mai,Aiko,and Haru and carries them all into the house as Riku slowly looks up and he is *shocked* as he notices five shadow figures on top of his roof and he *weakly* says

  "Wa-" Suddenly Riku passes out as he slowly starts to open his eyes and he tries to move but he can't and he slowly pushes all of the trees off of him as he is *stunned* at seeing his house up in flames and he *weakly* screams

  "NO!" He slowly walks towards the house as suddenly he hears his mother scream from inside of the house and he slowly runs up to the backdoor as he slams his shoulder into the door and it slams into the ground as he screams

  “MOM!” He slowly stands up and rushes towards the stairs as he hears his mother scream from his father's office and he rushes up to his father's office door as he tries to open the door but it doesn't open and he starts punching the door breaking through it as his mother screams even louder and he rushes in as he notices his mother in front of a Masked Man with his sword raised above his head and Mai with *tears in her eyes* as she says

  “Stop, please don’t do this!” Riku screams

  "NO, STOP!" Riku rushes towards them as The Masked Man cuts his mother's head off and Riku drops to his knees as he starts *crying* and screams

  "NO!" The Masked Man turns to him as he slowly starts walking towards Riku and Riku looks him in the eyes as he becomes *enraged* and rushes The Masked Man as he tries to punch The Man but The Man catches Riku’s fist as he knees him in the stomach and slams him onto the ground as he kicks Riku into a wall and he slowly starts walking toward Riku as Riku drops to the floor and The Masked Man stands over Riku as he slowly raises his sword but suddenly Haru punches The Masked Man sending him slamming into a wall as Haru crouches down next to Riku while still holding his ribs and Riku is *shocked* as he says

  “Haru!” Haru helps up Riku and Riku is *sad* as he says

  “Haru, I’m sorry I shouldn’t have–” Haru says

  “Don’t! I should apologize to you, I should have never taken my anger out on you for the love and affection mother gave you. I’m sorry Riku, I should have been a better brother to you” Suddenly Haru pushes Riku back as The Masked Man's sword goes flying by where Riku just was and Haru rushes the man as he tries to punch The Masked Man but The Masked Man dodges all of Haru’s strikes as he punches Haru across the face and knees him in the stomach making him *spit up blood* as he fall to the ground *holding his stomach in pain* and Haru starts *shaking with pain* on the ground as The Masked Man lifts his foot into the air and Riku says

  “Hey! This is our fight!” The Masked Man looks at Riku as he lowers his foot but he steps onto Haru's chest as Haru *screams in pain* and The Masked Man steps off his chest as he walks towards Riku and Riku runs over as he pulls The Masked Man's sword out of the wall and The Masked Man slowly walks towards him as Riku pulls the sword out of the wall and starts violently salshing towards The Man as The Man dodges all of Riku's slashes until Riku tries to thrust the sword towards his chest but he moves to the side as Riku stabs Haru in the stomach and he’s *shocked* as he screams.

  "HARU, NO!" The Masked Man grabs the sword and punches Riku in the stomach launching him back as he slams into the ground and The Masked Man looks into Haru's eyes as he yanks the sword out of his stomach and Haru collapses to the floor as he *holds his stomach in pain* and The Masked Man crutches down next to Haru as he grabs Haru's mouth and stabs him in the chest as he muffles Haru's *scream of pain* until The Masked Man slowly moves his hand and looks at the blood on it and Riku slowly looks up as The Masked Man clenches his fist and lifts it into the air as Riku screams

  “NO!” Riku quickly stands up as he rushes The Masked Man and The Masked Man stands up as he tries to punch Riku but Riku dodges his strike as he punches The Masked Man in the stomach with so much force he drops to a knee and Riku pulls the sword out of Haru’s stomach as he slashes towards The Masked Man's neck but The Masked Man stops the blade with two finger as he *laughs* and says

  “You have a lot of potential, I’m sorry I have to kill you. But that's just apart of my life” Suddenly The Masked Man is *shocked* as Riku tightly clenches the blade and *screams in anger* as he pushes the sword with such strength it pushes The Masked Man's fingers against his neck and The Masked Man tries to pushes the sword away but he can barely move his fingers off of his neck and The Masked Man tries to punch Riku with his other hand but his fist stops inches from Riku's race as he notices a hand caught his wrist from behind and a voice from behind him says

  “You should have killed me when you had the chance!” Haru grabs The Masked Man's other hand as he slowly starts pulling it away and The Masked Man is *shocked* as he struggles to fight against Haru's strength and says

  “No, impossible! You should have bled out!” Haru starts pulling harder on The Masked Man's hand away from his neck as The Masked Man tries to stop him but he can't shake free from Haru's grip on either of his hands and Haru *screams in frustration* and quickly pulls The Masked Man's hand away from his neck as Riku cuts The Masked Man's head off and The Masked Man's body drops to the floor but as it does the floor gives out under The Masked Man's body and he falls into the raging flames on the first floor as Haru falls onto the ground and starts *laughing as he coughs up blood* and Riku is *panicked* as he rushes over to Haru and says

  “Haru, come on you have to get up!” Haru slowly looks at Riku as he is *shocked and weakly* says

  “After everything I’ve done to you…You’d still try and help me!?” Haru *coughs up blood as he sheds a tear* and says

  “I’m sorry…Riku! We should have been better to you...I shouldn't have allowed our father too...I'm sorry!” Riku *starts to tear up* as he says

  “None of that matters, I won’t let you die! You're my brother!” Haru looks around them as he *weakly* says

  “I’m sorry Riku, but I can’t go anywhere…Now get out of here kid, before you die!” Riku starts *crying* as suddenly the ceiling of the house starts to collapse and pieces drop off of the ceiling slamming into the floor near them and Riku is *shocked* as he looks around and says

  “But–” But as he looks down at Haru again he sees his eyes are closed and Riku *sheds a tear* as he says

  “Goodbye, Haru!” Riku starts *coughing due to the smoke* as he rushes into the hallway but the stairs collapses and Riku runs towards the stairs as he jumps through the window and he slams into the ground in the backyard as he slowly stands up and thinks

  "My father and Akio have to be in the village, I need to get to them!" Riku slowly walks around the side of the house but he stops in his tracks as he sees the entire village up in flames and warriors running through the street killing villagers and he looks all around in *shock* until he notices his father surrounded by hundreds of warriors and he is *stunned* as he says

  "No!" Riku watches as his father is slowly overwhelmed and Ren falls to his knees as he continues trying to fight the warriors but two of them restrain his arms as one of them raises there sword and Riku is *scared* as he starts *crying* and turns his head away as he slowly runs away) Kingsman is *shocked* as he says

  “So...This would be the first time you’ve seen your father in years!” Riku is *shaking with fear* as he says

  “I didn’t even know he was still alive...I thought I had watched my entire family die that night! Sensei...I don’t know if I can face him!” Kingsman looks at Riku as he says

  “I know you were always dreaming of making your father proud, and there’s only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure. You believe you are the same weak boy from that night, show him how strong you have become! Show him he should be proud of his son!” Riku *sheds a tear as he smiles* and says

  “Yes, Sensei!” Kingsman and Riku walk to Kaito’s office but Riku stops at the gate as Kingsman turns to him and *smiles* as he says

  “What are you doing? I said I need a bodyguard, I need you with me. Everybodys already inside!” Riku *smiles* as he runs back next to Kingsman

  At the same time Kaito is standing in his office in front of all of The Region Leaders as he says

  “Due to the circumstances we’ve found ourselves in, we were forced to go against the peace treaty. When we did so it was to the benefit of all of us, but the rules of the treaty now say that my region is exiled and my people,my family and my home are all open to being attacked! But I want all of you to understand that moving forward I-" Suddenly the door flies open behind him as Kingsman walks in and says

  “I want to make sure everyone understands what's happening right now, the peace treaty is done! We will no longer sit back and wait for someone to have a disagreement and start a war that will cost millions of innocent lives, because now this entire world will be under one leader's control…Me!” Sasuki is *shocked* as he stands up and says

  “You think I would give up on my region!?” Kingsman looks at him as he says

  “No! But I think everyone in this room is smart enough to understand that I can kill all of you and there's nothing you can do about it!" Everyone is *stunned* and Sachi stands up as he looks at Kaito and says

  "This is supposed to be a safe space, we trusted you both to keep your words!" Kingsman says

  "All of you calm down, I was merely making an observation. I am still a man of my word, since you attended this meeting as long as you remain seated you will be safe!" Sasuki looks at Kingsman as he says

  "I came to this meeting out of respect for Kaito, but you believe you can threaten the leaders of this world! The world will truly know how vile you really are, and if you believe I'll go down without a fight-" Ren quickly stands up as he is *angry* and says

  “To hell with all of you, I’ve had my region attempted to be taken from me before and I killed every one of them! If you think I am afraid of you then you’re mistaken!” Kingsman looks at Ren and Sasuki as he says

  “Understand who you're talking to, my father held control over half of the regions due to his strength alone and Kaito’s father held the other half because of his wit and knowledge. None of you would have dreamed of moving against them, and I am far stronger than my father! So I’m not asking you to be afraid, I’m telling you to be cautions!” Kingsman snaps his fingers as black slashes appear on Ren's neck and Kingsman takes a step forward as he says

  “Beside Mr.Tatsuno, we have the heir to the Tonami region right here!” Kingsman steps to the side as Riku takes a step forward and everyone notices him as Ren looks at him and says

  “Who the hell is that?” Riku is *shocked* and Kingsman *sighs* as he says

  “I always knew you were stupid, but a terrible father as well. Disappointing, even though I already knew that!” Ren says

  “All of my sons are dead, I buried everyone of them except…Riku!” Riku is *nervous* as he says

  “H-Hello, father!” Ren gets *angry* as he rushes Riku but he stops as Kingsman puts his sword to his neck and Kingsman stares into Ren's eyes as he says

  “I’d choose your next actions, very wisely!” Ren is *angry* as he screams

  “ HE IS THE REASON MY FAMILY IS DEAD!" Kingsman says

  “False, if you were stronger than you could have saved your other sons! But you were so weak you got captured, don't blame a child for the failures of a man!” Ren gets *angrier* as he tries to punch Kingsman but Kingsman catches his fist as he puts it behind his back and presses his sword to Ren's throat as he whispers

  “Remember when I said choose your next actions wisely, this was the best outcome. Had you moved toward Riku again, I would have killed you! Now talk to your son!” Kingsman pushes Ren forward as he grabs him by the back of his neck holding him in Riku's face and Ren looks at Ren as he says

  “I always knew you would be the most disappointing off all of my children, your not worthy enough to look at me! You poor excuse for a son! You took everything from me! I lost it all because of you!” Kingsman says

  “That's the smartest thing you've said all day, he shouldn't bless your foul eyes!” Kingsman puts his sword in front of Ren’s eyes but Riku grabs Kingsman's hand as he moves it away and he looks Ren in his eyes as he says

  “...I was always so happy to see you, I always wanted to be like you when I was younger. But now that I see the real you...You’re not a father! You're a man fueled by greed and status, a man that always seeks titles he doesn't deserve! You wish to be seen as the strongest, but a man is only strong when he has a family to fight for! When he has someone to encourage them, someone to push them, someone to love them! In my short time in this region, I've truly learned what love from a mother and father should feel like! But you were never ready to be a father, you saw your sons as soldiers that represent you and nothing more! A father takes care of his child, and will always make sure they are safe. They are willing to risk everything for the ones they love...Thank you, Ren! Every time you refused to care about me, it created a sinking feeling in my chest that my mother and father were willing to fill with their unconditional love! So thank you for allowing to me find them!" Riku looks up at Kingsman as he *smiles* and says

  "Thank you, father!" Kingsman *smiles* as he says

  “Well said Riku!” Kingsman throws Ren down to the floor as he turns to the Region Leaders and says

  “Enough games, if anyone here has a problem with what’s happening. Speak!” Sachi says

  “If we agree to this, what will change about our regions?” Kingsman looks at Sachi as he says

  “Nothing, to the public everything will seem the same, but none of you make any major decisions unless I authorize it!" Sachi *sighs* as he says

  “Do we even have a choice?” Kingsman looks at Sachi as he says

  “There’s always a choice, agree or don't and face the consequences. I’m tired of the games, what are everyone’s decisions?” Sachi says

  “I accept, as long as my region and people remain safe!” Sasaki stands up as he says

  “I will not–” Suddenly Sasaki erupts into black smoke as everyone is *shocked* and he fades away without a trace as Kingsman looks at Sachi says

  “You have my word Sachi, as long as you obey orders I will not punish you! But like I said, there’s always a choice” Ren *coughs* as he says

  “...Fine!” Kingsman notices Miyamoto in the corner and he points at Miyamoto as he says

  “You’re the one who came with Sasaki to my region uninvited, right?” Miyamoto is *stunned* as he replays the sight of seeing Sasaki silently fade away and he thinks

  “He killed him without a second thought, he couldn't even fight back! I knew the entire world feared him, but I never knew he was this powerful! We can't do it, we won't beat him! I refuse to fight that...Monster!” Kingsman looks at Sachi as he says

  “Sachi, you will take control of the Fujiwara region!" Sachi is *shocked* as he says

  "What!?" Kingsman says

  "Hopefully this shows all of you that I will not needlessly punish you, but you should know that the region was mostly burned down. I still expect you to turn it into something beautiful with those creative eyes!" Sachi says

  "Thank you, my lord! I won't disappoint you" Kingsman looks at Miyamoto as he says

  "Miyamoto!" Miyamoto quickly looks up and every thought is silenced as he looks into Kingsman's eyes and Kingsman says

  "You were the general of that region for a long time, and the people like you more than him anyways. I'm sure they’ll accept you as their new leader, plus you have the respect of all your warriors and comrades. As the leader of the Shimadzu Region, what is your decision?” Miyamoto is *shocked and nervous* as he says

  “I-I…Y-Yes, my lord!” Kingsman *smiles* as he says

  “Good, now that all of the serious business is dealt with everyone meet back here at night for some sake” Sachi says

  “What will we do until then my lord?” Kingsman says

  “Take in the beauty of our region!” Miyamoto says

  “Yes my lord” Kingsman says

  “But not inside of this village, and Ren keep your distance from my son the entire time you are in my region! Understood?” Ren slowly starts to stands up as he says

  “Whatever–” Suddenly Ren drops to the floor as he *screams in pain* and a black slash activates on Ren’s chest as Kingsman says

  “Don’t forget who you're talking to!” Ren *while holding his chest in pain* says

  “Y-Yes...My lord! Just stop already!” Suddenly Ren *screams even louder in pain* as another slashes appears on the side of his neck and everyone watches in *shock and fear* as Kingsman clutches his sword tighter and steps forward as he says

  "All the things you've done to him, I should-" Suddenly Riku grabs Kingsman's hand as he is *scared* and says

  “Father, please stop!” Kingsman looks at Riku as he *notices the fear in his eyes* and the slashes disappear as Ren *convulses in pain on the ground* and Kingsman looks at everyone as he *smiles* and says

  “All right then, everyone stay safe and enjoy yourselves!” Sachi and Miyamoto stand up as they bow and quickly leave the room as Kingsman grabs Ren by his neck and throws him out of the room as he shuts the door and Kingsman looks at Kaito as he says

  “You started the meeting without me!” Kaito says

  “I was about to come to get you, but everyone showed up at once and I had to act quickly!” Kingsman says

  “And what were you planning on saying without me present?" Kaito says

  "Almost the same thing you said, but without threatening their lives! One day that may not be enough for us Kingsman, we have to be able to resolve conflicts without fighting!" Kingsman *smiles* as he says

  "Eventually, but as for right now I'll keep using it. And make sure you have Gyomei,Kenshin, and Saigo watch all of them the entire time there in the region" Kaito *laughs* as he says

  "They've been watching them since they first woke up!" Kingsman *laughs* as he says

  "Good!" Riku is lost in his thought as he thinks

  “His first time seeing me in years...And he tries to kill me! Maybe-” Suddenly Kingsman grabs Riku's shoulder as he says

  “Can you hear me!?” Riku is *shocked* as he says

  “Huh?” Kingsman says

  “You ready to go?” Riku says

  “Y-Yes, goodbye Kaito” Kaito *smiles* as he says

  “Goodbye Riku!” Kingsman and Riku walk into the hallway but as they are walking down the hallway Riku notices Miyamoto slip into a dark room

  At the same time Kei stands up and puts his hand up as Miyamoto appears back in front of him and Kei says

  “What happened? And where the hell is Sasaki!?” Miyamoto is *shaking with fear* as he throws up into the trash can and Kei is *stunned* as he says

  "What happened!?" Miyamoto slowly looks up as he says

  “S-S-Sasuki…Is dead'' Kei is *shocked* as he says

  “What!? How!?” Miyamoto says

  “It was…Kingsman, he said he now controls every region! Then he asked if anyone disagreed and... Sasaki stood up and said "He wouldn’t give up on his region!” and Kingsman used those slashes and turned Sasuki into nothing! I thought he was being burned, but he wasn’t! There was no ash, no smell, nothing! He just faded away!” Kei punches his desk as he is *angry* and says

  “Damn it, now we’ve lost the Shimadzu region!” Miyamoto says

  “No…We didn’t!" Kei is *shocked* as he looks at Miyamoto and says

  "What!?" Miyamoto says

  "After he killed Sasuki...He made me the new leader of the Shimadzu region! He said because I’d been there long enough, and some people respect me!” Kei *smiles* as he says

  “Good, we still have an army then” Miyamoto says

  “But, we can’t make any major decisions without Kingsman’s approval” Kei *chuckles* as he says

  “If we still have an army I'm not worried about Kingsman, but this does change a lot. I’ll need to consult with lord Haruto on what to do next” Miyamoto says

  “What do I do until then my lord?” Kei says

  “Build your relationship with the people of your region more, and tell them Sasaki had named you his successor before Kingsman killed him!" Miyamoto is *shocked* and says

  "Why!?" Kei says

  "To build the arms resolve and get the people against him!" Hironaka and Matsuno walk up beside Kei as they kneel and Matsuno says

  “What about us my lord?” Kei says

  “You both go with him as well, I feel as if something might happen!” Hironaka says

  “Yes my lord, but are you sure you want both of us to leave your side?” Kei says

  “Yes, I can walk around this region without anyone looking at me. But you both on the other hand would be attacked relentlessly, now go!” All of them say

  “Yes my lord!”

  At the same time Kingsman is walking around the village with Riku as Riku is looking around at all the fireworks and decorations all over the village and says

  “Sensei, why is the village all decorated!?” Kingsman *smiles* as he says

  “A celebration, we just became The Emperors Of The World!” Riku says

  “Wait Sensei, do I call you my Lord now?” Kingsman says

  “No, you can call me what you like. Sensei, Father, or even Super Supreme All Mighty Untouchable King. You know, whatever you want” Riku *laughs* but suddenly Kenji drops down behind them as he falls on the ground and drops Itsuki and Dai as Kingsman and Riku turn around as Riku notices Dai and Itsuki are floating above the ground as they are both stuck in place and Kenji is *out of breath* as he says

  “Father, we-!” Suddenly Kenji completely stops moving and Riku is *shocked* as he rushes up to Kenji and says

  “Kenji! Kenji, are you ok!? Sensei, what's going on!?” Kingsman *sighs* as he says

  “Calm down Riku…KENZO!” Suddenly an old monk jumps down off of the rooftops in front of Kingsman and Kenzo bows as he says

  “Yes, my lord?” Kingsman says

  “There children Kenzo, why did you feel this was necessary?” Kenzo points at Dai as he says

  “That one had a mouth on him my lord, he spoke so horribly!” Kingsman *laughs* as he says

  “That’s Dai, I would expect nothing less. But this does mean my students forced you to do something you haven’t done in twenty years!” Kenzo says

  “That is incorrect my lord, I simply hit every one of their pressure points with so much force it stopped them in place!” Kingsman *smiles* as he says

  “Hmm, I thought we had you. I forgot the passive effect of your ability, all right catch them up to us!" Kenzo *smiles* as he says

  “Of course my lord” Kenzo walks behind Kenji as he pushes him in his back with an open palm and Kenji slams into the ground as he slowly stands up and Kenzo walks over to Itsuki and Dai as he hits them both on the back of their necks with two fingers and they both fall onto the ground as Itsuki *holds his head in pain* as he says

  “Damn, that old man was tougher than I thought!” Kingsman says

  “His name is Kenzo!” Itsuki is *shocked* as he looks up and sees Kingsman standing in front of him and he says

  “Sensei, what are you doing here!?” Kingsman says

  “Look around, you're not in the library anymore!” Dai slowly stands up as he stares at the ground and says

  “If I ever see that old man again, I’m gonna–” Dai is *stunned* as he looks up and sees Kenzo standing in front of him as Kenzo *smiles* and says

  “Hello!” Dai jumps back as his hands surges with fire and he creates his fire gauntlets as he tries to rush him but Kingsman grabs his shoulder as he says

  “Enough! It’s time for me to introduce you all to someone, Kenzo is my old Sensei!'' Everyone is *shocked* and Itsuki says

  “Wait, so does that mean you can’t even beat him!?” Kingsman says

  “Correct, I might be stronger and slightly faster than him. But his techniques, skill, and mind far surpass my own, he was actually able to beat me and Kaito to even be allowed in this village” Kenji is *shocked* as he says

  “What!? There's no way grandpa Kenzo beat both of you!" Kenzo *chuckles* as he says

  “Young Kenji, you are mistaken! I could never hope to defeat your father, but I can keep him on his toes!'' Riku says

  “Wait Sensei, what were you talking about before? What ability hasn't he used in twenty years!?" Kingsman looks at Kenzo as he *smiles* and says

  "Are you ok with me revealing your secrets?" Kenzo *smiles* as he says

  "You can do whatever you wish, my lord!" Kingsman says

  “Kenzo, has an ability that allows him to stop you from moving if he sees you! Actually even if he catches a glimpse of you it still takes effect, but a passive effect of that ability allows him to-" Kenzo puts his hand on Kingsman shoulder as he says

  "Hold on now, eventually I'm going to have to fight them again! I would like not to have them knowing everything I can do" Kingsman *laughs* as he says

  "I guess you're right!" Dai is *confused* as he says

  “Wait, If he’s your old Sensei shouldn’t you address him as such!?" Kenzo looks at Dai as he says

  “No, I have not been a Sensei in years'' Kingsman quickly looks at Kenzo as he is *frustrated* and says

  “I told you it wasn’t your fault, the situation we were put in would have allowed nothing else!” Kenzo slowly looks at Kingsman as he says

  “There is no greater shame for a Sensei, then losing one of his students. The day I allowed Kuro to be killed...Is the day I lost my title as a Sensei! So I ask you once again my lord, please never call me that!” Kingsman gets *angry* as he says

  “You weren’t there, If anything it was my fault! My impatience led us into a trap, my foolishness, my ego, not you! Blame me, I caused everything that happened that day!” Riku notices as Kingsman's eyes start to turn red as Kenzo grabs his shoulder and says

  “I’m sorry, I should have been there. You do not blame me, but he entrusted me with his life and I let it be taken away. I blame myself!” Kenzo lets go of Kingsman as he jumps onto the roofs and disappears as Riku is *nervous* and says

  "S-" Suddenly Kingsman's darkness slowly starts flowing all across him as he *clenches his fist in anger* and Everyone is *scared* and he slowly looks towards the roofs as Riku slowly takes a step forward and is *concerned* as he says

  “S-Sensei!?” Kingsman *calms his breathing* as he slowly unclenches his fist and his darkness fades away as he looks at Riku and says

  “Let’s go!”