Chapter 020

  Unexpected Allies

  Kingsman walks down the street as everyone *nervously* follows him in silence until Kenji says

  “Uhh...The village looks extremely beautiful dad, maybe we should do something fun? Since we’ve all be working really hard!” Dai says

  "I have been working hard, but I don't need a break like the rest of you" Itsuki looks at Dai as he says

  "What!? You've been going the lightest on your training out of all of us!" Dai is *shocked* as he looks at Itsuki and says

  "What!? I've been training harder than all of you!" Itsuki *laughs* as he says

  "Sure!" Riku slowly steps closer to Kingsman as he looks up at him and *nervously* says

  "Are you alright Sensei!?" Kingsman looks down at Riku as he says

  “Yes...I was thinking" Kingsman looks back at Kenji as he says

  "But you are right Boy, and I know just the place!” Kingsman jumps onto the roofs as he walks across them and everyone follows him up as they all walk across multiple roof until Kingsman drops back down into the streets and he opens a door to a building as he walks inside and everyone drops down as they look in the room and there *excited* to see a Ping Pong table and a Foosball table and they rush in as Riku and Dai both rush over to the Foosball table and Itsuki and Kenji both rush over to the Ping Pong table and Kingsman sits on the side watching them as Itsuki *smiles* and says

  "You ready to lose!?" Kenji *smiles* as he says

  "Like I'd lose to you!" Itsuki serves the ball as they quickly start to launch the ball between them until Itsuki taps the ping pong ball into the air as he covers the paddle in his lightning and spikes the ball with such speed up bounces off of the table and flies past Kenji as Itsuki *laughs* and says

  “I am the champion!” Kenji is *shocked* as he says

  “You cheated!” Itsuki says

  “How?” Kenji says

  “We’re supposed to be to be having a fair game!” Itsuki *smiles* as he says

  “I just used my strength to my advantage!”

  At the same time Riku *laughs* as he looks at Dai and says

  “You suck Dai!” Dai is *frustrated* as he says

  “You got lucky, I was just rusty!” Itsuki looks over at Riku as he *smiles* and says

  “So you won as well Riku?” Riku looks at Itsuki as he *smiles* and says

  “Yeah!” Itsuki tosses his paddle into the air as he catches it and says

  “So why don’t you try your luck over here!?” Riku *laughs* as he says

  “You don’t want me to end your winning streak before it starts!” Itsuki *laughs* as he says

  “Let’s test your luck!” Kenji looks at Dai as he *smiles* and says

  "That means you get to lose to me now!" Dai *smiles* as he looks at Kenji and says

  "I'd never lose to you!" Riku walks over to the Ping Pong table as Kenji throws his paddle in the air and walks over to the Foosball table as Riku catches the paddle and says

  "Don't forget, I warned you!" Itsuki *smiles* as he says

  "Let's see what you can do" Riku serves the ball very slow and gently as Itsuki hits the ball quickly launching it back towards Riku but Riku taps the ball as it slows down and gently bounces back over to Itsuki side and Itsuki is *shocked* as he thinks

  "What!? How did he slow it down completely!?" Itsuki quickly hits the ball back over as Riku continues gently tapping the ball back over until Riku gently taps the ball back on his side as Itsuki taps the ball on the table bouncing it into the air and covering his paddle with his lightning as he hits the ball extremely hard towards Riku and it violently surges with lightning as it quickly flies towards Riku and Itsuki *smiles* as he thinks

  "I told you Riku, I-" Itsuki is *shocked* as Riku holds his paddle out in front of him and the ball hits the paddle but suddenly all the momentum of the ball is stopped as the lightning fades and the ball gently bounces back onto Itsuki's side and Itsuki says

  "...How!?" Riku *smiles* as he says

  "Everything moves at my pace, not yours!" Itsuki bounces the ball off of the table as his lightning surges all over his body and Itsuki is *frustrated* as he says

  "Let's see who's pace we move at now!" Itsuki flies all across the room hitting the ball all around him as his lightning surges around him and all over the room until Itsuki appears across the table from Riku as he's upside down and has the ball in front of him as he looks into Riku eyes and hits the ball with such force lightning surges across the room as the ball quickly flies towards Riku and Riku steps to the side as the ball flies towards the ground and Itsuki lands on the ground as he slams his paddle into the table and *smiles* as he says

  “I truly am the champion!” Suddenly the ping pong ball gently bounches onto Itsuki's side as it hits the floor and Riku *smiles* as he says

  “I win!” Itsuki is *confused* as he looks at Riku and says

  “What!? I already beat you!” Riku says

  “No you didn’t, since you used your element. But I didn't need to be flashy with it, I just stopped all the momentum of the ball before it hit the ground" Itsuki is *shocked* as he says

  “No w–” Kingsman *laughs* as he says

  “He’s telling the truth Itsuki, the ball never hit the ground. You lose!"

  At the same time Dai *laughs* as he looks at Kenji and says

  “I am the best!” Kenji *chuckles* as he says

  “Good game Dai!” Dai looks at Riku as he says

  “Now, I want my rematch!” Riku looks at Dai as he says

  “If you want to lose that badly, then come over here and grab a paddle!" Suddenly the door opens behind him as everyone looks over and sees Kaito walk into the room as he's *laughing* and says

  "I knew I heard something, Itsuki you need to calm down a bit with your lightning. I thought a storm was coming in!" Itsuki *chuckles* as he says

  "I got a bit carried away, but Riku was cheating!" Kaito sits next to Kingsman as Itsuki turns to Dai and says

  "Are you ready?" Dai *smiles* as he says

  "Let's go!" Itsuki tosses the paddle in the air as he walks over to the Foosball table and Dai catches it as he looks at Riku and *smiles* as he says

  "Don't blame me if you get hurt!" Riku *smiles* as he says

  "I'll be fine!" Dai throws the ball in the air as he hits it extremely hard towards Riku and Riku says

  "I know you were listening Dai, and I won't give you that advantage!" Riku hits the ball with such force it slightly push Dai back as he stop it and *smiles* as he says

  "I'm glad your not as stupid as I thought, but even if change strategies now you've already lost! Simply by challenging me!" Dai launches the ball back towards Riku as they relentlessly launch the ball between them with such force and speed that the ball starts to disappear until suddenly it disappears as it hits Riku in the shoulder knocking him back and Dai *smiles* as he slams the paddle down on the table and says

  “Now who will step up to face the mighty Dai!” Dai turns around as he sees Kingsman and Kaito sitting down talking and Dai walks over to Riku as he picks the ball up and he hits the ball towards Kingsman but Kingsman doesn't even look at it as he catches it with two finger and says

  “You don’t want to face the greatest ping pong player ever, I'd advise you continue playing with the other children!” Kingsman tosses the ball towards but Dai hits it back towards him extremely hard as he says

  “You’re speaking to him, now lets go!” Kingsman *laughs* as he catches the ping pong ball in his hand and he rolls it onto one of his finger as he holds it towards Dai and says

  "Such pride!" Kingsman flicks the ping pong ball towards Dai but Dai is *shocked* as it disappears and Dai says

  "Wh-" Suddenly it hits Dai in the stomach as he falls to the ground *holding his stomach in pain* and Kaito *laughs* as he looks at Kingsman and says

  “We haven’t played in a long time, come on Kingsman. For old time sake!” Kingsman looks at Kaito as he *smiles* and says

  “Fine, one game!” Kingsman walks up and grabs Dai’s paddle out of his hand as Kaito walks up and grab Riku’s paddle off of the ground as Kingsman and Kaito both start stretching and taking their shirts off as they tosses them to the side and Dai slowly stands up as he looks at them and says

  “What the hell are both of you doing?” Kingsman *chuckles* as he says

  “Just loosening up a little bit, plus I wouldn’t want to ruin my favorite shirt” Kaito *laughs* as he says

  “All of you might want to back up a bit!” Kenji *laughs* as he says

  “It’s just a game of ping pong, how dangerous could it get” Itsuki looks between Kaito and Kingsman as he says

  “Seeing how competitive Sensei is, this could get bad!” Kaito picks up the ping pong ball as he looks at Kingsman and says

  “You ready Kingsman!?” Kingsman *smiles* as he says

  “Always!” Kaito and Kingsman starts hitting the ball back and forth very slowly and Dai *laughs* as he says

  “This is what we’d have to step back for, the world's slowest game of ping pong” Kingsman grabs the ping pong ball as he says

  “You ready to get serious?” Kaito says

  “Let’s hope you can keep up!” Kingsman throws the ball in the air as Dai is still *laughing* and he hits the ball but suddenly Dai stops *laughing* as the ball flies through the wall behind him and Kaito looks at the wall as he says

  “Glad to see you starting off strong” Kaito flies through the wall as he hits the ball extremely high into the air and Kaito flies above it as his Icy Sun Flames engulfs his paddle and he slams his paddle down on top of the ball as it quickly flies towards the village and Kingsman flies through the wall as he flies up to the ball and hits it as his paddle is engulfed in his darkness and the ball breaks the sound barrier as it flies into the air and Kaito flies to the side of it as he hits it with such force it's launched across to the other side of the village and Kingsman quickly flies over as he hits it to the other side of the village and they continue flying above the village playing as the village starts shaking and Kenji,Dai,Itsuki and Riku rush outside as they look into the air and see afterimages of them all across the sky but they cannot see the ping pong ball at all and Kenji is *worried* as he says

  “If they keep going at this rate the ground is going to split open and swallow the village, maybe even the region! We have to stop this!” Riku says

  “There moving way too fast for us, we won't be able to stop them!” Dai says

  “I’ll handle them!” Dai charges up a giant fireball and throws it into the air as it explodes and all of the afterimages disappear but there still barely able to see Kingsman and Kaito flying around the village as Riku says

  "Good now we can see them, but where's the ball?" Itsuki says

  "If we can destroy the ball then they should stop!" Kenji says

  "If they can hit that ball and it's not getting destroyed, then the best thing we can do is get it away from them!" Dai puts his hand up as he shoots a giant fireball in the air but it quickly disappears and Kenji and Dai are *confused* and Dai says

  "Where the hell did it go!?" Itsuki is *shocked* as he says

  "Sensei and Kaito are truly amazing!" Kenji says

  "What happened?" Riku is *stunned* as he says

  "...Sensei saw the fire ball coming and redirected the ping pong ball into it, but there was so much force behind it the wind pressure around the ping pong ball destroyed the fire!" Itsuki says

  "And without missing a beat Kaito appeared behind the ball and kept playing!" Dai gets *angry* as he throws hundreds of fireballs across the sky but they all quickly disappear as they leave his hands and Riku looks at Dai as he says

  “Anymore bright ideas?” Dai *smiles* as he says

  “One big one!” Dai surges with fire as he floats into the air and Dai puts his arms as his eyes surge with fire and he says

  “Sensei, I'll allow you to see what true flames are! Old man, you may also see! Sun Fl-" Suddenly Dai is hit in the stomach by the ping pong ball as he's knocked out and crashes into the ground and Riku *laughs* as he says

  “Didn’t seem too bright” Itsuki closes his eyes as his hand surge with light and his bow forms as he opens his eyes and everything slows down but he is *shocked* and able to catch glimpses of Kingsman and Kaito flying across the sky as he thinks

  "Damn, they're still moving this fast even while I'm focused! I still have to try!" Itsuki raises his bow as he fires arrows towards Kingsman and Kaito but all of his arrows are destroyed and Itsuki *smiles* as he thinks

  "Time to change my position!" Itsuki surges with lightning as he flies across the village skies firing arrows towards Kingsman and Kaito until he tries to fire an arrow but his lightning surges out as it attacks his body and Itsuki falls out of the sky and slams into the ground as he *holds his eyes in pain* and Kenji is *shocked* as he notices Itsuki on the ground and he quickly rushes over as he says

  “Itsuki, are you ok!?” Itsuki slowly sits up as he *still holds his face in pain* and says

  “My eyes…I used them too long, and I couldn’t hold it! I tried to hit Sensei or Kaito with an arrow to slow them down so we could get to the ball...But-” Kenji says

  “It's alright, don’t worry about it! Me and Riku will handle it, you just worry about your eyes!" Riku looks at Kenji as he says

  “What’s the plan then?” Kenji looks at Riku as he says

  “Same plan, we go for the ball” Riku looks into the air as he sees flashes of Kingsman and Kaito all over the village as he says

  “There still swinging so fast I can't see it, I'm not even sure I'm looking at the right one of them!" Kenji says

  “We need to find a way to freeze them, and then launch the ball somewhere they can’t get it” Riku says

  “All I need is a second, if you’re able to freeze them I’ll launch the ball straight to space!” Kenji says

  “Good plan, if I could get underneath with a bit of time then I should be able to make ice strong enough to stop them! But the only problem is getting them above me" Riku says

  "Kenji, go to the middle of the village and wait!" Kenji looks at Riku and Riku *smiles* as he says

  "I have a plan, just wait until you see them above you and then let your ice surge out!" Kenji *smiles* as he says

  "I don't know what you're planning, but I'll trust you!" Kenji jumps onto the roof as he runs over them until he drops down into the middle of the village as he puts his hand on the ground freezing it and sits down as starts meditating and suddenly a giant tornado forms around him as he *smiles* and says

  "Glad I trusted you!" Kenji *calms his breathing and gently breathes out* as the bottom of the tornado freezes and Riku *smiles* as he notices it and says

  "Smart, now I can make the tornado stronger without destroying the village!" Riku puts his hand up as the giant tornado starts spinning even faster and creating a vacuum in the air as it slowly pulls Kingsman and Kaito into the it and Kenji points one hand in the air as he creates a giant ice pillar stopping Kingsman and Kaito right before they we're both about to hit the ball and Kenji screams

  “RIKU NOW!” Riku claps his hand as the tornado splits apart and he puts a hand in the air as wind shoots through the ground and blast through the middle of the giant pillar as it launches the ball into the air and it disappears into the clouds as suddenly the giant ice pillar shatters and Kingsman looks down at Kenji as he says

  “Why’d you both interrupt our game!?” Riku is *frustrated* as he says

  “Your game was about to destroy the village!'' Kaito *laughs* as he says

  “I did tell you guys to back up” Kenji is *angry* as he says

  “Back up where!? The entire village was about to split in half and sink into the ground!” Kingsman *chuckles* as he says

  “You could have found somewhere, so Kaito…round two?” But Kenji and Riku both scream

  “NO!” Kingsman *laughs* as he says

  “Fine, I guess you both are right” Kingsman turns around as he starts walking away and Kaito turns around as he starts walking away and Riku looks at Kingsman as he says

  "For as old as both of you are, you're extremely childish!" Kingsman *laughs* as he says

  “You are correct, but I am also a man of my word. And we were in the middle of something!" Suddenly Kingsman and Kaito turn around as they rush each other and Kingsman covers the ground in darkness as the ball falls between them and they swing there paddles as Kaito's erupt into his Icy Sun Flames and Kingsman's erupts into darkness as they swing towards the ball but with so much force neither of them can touch the ball as Riku and Kenji are blown back from the force but even through Kingsman’s darkness across the ground it still breaks underneath them and they both start to push harder as Kingsman *laughs* and says

  “Come on, Kaito!” Kaito *laughs* as he says

  “Let’s go, Kingsman!” They both start pushing harder but suddenly the handle of Kingsman's paddle breaks launching the ball behind him destroying a giant mountain behind the village as Kaito *laughs* and says

  “I win!” Kingsman is *angry* as he says

  “Damn it, that's not fair! This paddle was cheap, I want my rematch!” Kaito *smiles* as he says

  “I am the King of Ping Pong, are you sure you want to battle such greatness a second time!?” Kingsman throws the paddle on the ground as he says

  “Let’s go, right now!” Suddenly two people clear their throats behind as they turn around and see Akita and Akemi staring at them as they are *angry* and Kingsman and Kaito are *shocked* and Kingsman says

  “Baby, what are you doing here!?” Akita crosses her arms as she says

  “I felt everything start to shake and I knew it had something to do with you!” Kaito *nervously smiles* as he says

  “Well, me and Kingsman were just playing a game” Akemi is *annoyed* as she says

  “Well your game, has woken up Emi!'' Akemi is *stunned* as she look past them and says

  “Where is Mount.Juko!?” Kingsman and Kaito turn around as they see Mount. Juko is destroyed and Kingsman and Kaito both start *nervously laughing* as Akita and Akemi grab Kingsman and Kaito by their ears as Kingsman and Kaito scream

  “OWW!” Akita and Akemi drag them both home as Akita pushes Kingsman into his chair at the kitchen table and looks at him as she says

  “What did you and Kaito do?” Kingsman *sighs* as he says

  “Baby, I’m going to tell you the truth…It was the boy and Riku! We were just trying to cover up for them!” Riku and Kenji are both *shocked* as they scream

  “WHAT!?” Kingsman grabs Akita's hand as he says

  “Riku made the big tornado you saw in the middle of the village you saw, and the boy made a giant ice pillar. You saw all the ice all over the village, they were both fighting but me and Kaito stepped in and stopped it!” Kenji steps up as he says

  “Mom, he’s lying! You saw they had the paddles in their hands!” Kingsman grabs Akita's face as he makes her look at him and he says

  “Baby, how would me and Kaito destroy a mountain with a paddle!?” Riku says

  “Ask the villagers who were flying above everyone! Actually, ask them who KNOCKED OUT DAI!” Kenji says

  “Mom, he–” Suddenly Kingsman grabs them both by their face as he looks at Akita and says

  “Baby, who would you believe two lying, random, dirty children or your loving, caring, honest husband!?” Akita looks at Kingsman as she *smiles* and says

  “So why is my loving, caring, husband holding my kids by their face and not letting them speak anymore?” Kingsman *smiles* as he says

  “That’s because they're being too loud and I didn’t want them to wake up the Little One” Riku and Kenji both look at each other as they nod and both bite Kingsman's hands as Kingsman *screams in pain* and lets go of their faces as he tries to shake them off of his hands but they keep biting down as Kingsman spins them around trying to shake them free but he can't as the Cursed Kunai flies out of Riku's pocket and stabs Kingsman in the shoulder as he stops and looks at the Cursed Kunai as he says

  "Damn it-" Suddenly Kingsman passes out as he falls onto his face pushing the Cursed Kunai deeper into his shoulder and Kenji and Akita are *shocked* and Akita rushes over to Kingsman as she tries to flip him over and Kenji stands up as he is *worried* and says

  "Dad!" Riku stands up as he says

  “Wait, he’s ok! Sensei gave me this kunai and he said if I stab him with it he’ll pass out...I asked him for it! I wanted it...Just in case he lost himself” Riku walks over to Kingsman as he rolls him onto his back and he tries to pull the Cursed Kunai out but he can't and he is *shocked* as he thinks

  "How deep did this thing get stuck in his shoulder!?" Riku firmly grips the Cursed Kunai and his hand covers in wind as he slowly pulls the Cursed Kunai out and he stares at Kingsman but he doesn't move and Riku is *confused* as he says

  "Umm...He never told me how long it would keep him knocked out, but he is ok!" Kenji walks over to Kingsman as he puts his hand over Kingsman’s face and creates an ice gauntlet as he punches Kingsman in his face but the gauntlet breaks on impact and Kenji drops him back onto the ground as he looks at Riku and says

  “Maybe, he is going to be kn–” Suddenly Kingsman grabs Kenji by the face as he slams him into the ground and Kingsman leans close to Kenji as he whispers

  “I could have broken your arm, but I didn't want to hear–” Akita says

  “Kingsman!” Kingsman says

  “That!” Kingsman pulls Kenji to his feet as Kenji says

  “Why’d you give that kunai to Riku out of everyone? You know he wouldn’t want to stab you” Kingsman looks at Kenji as he says

  “And you would?” Kenji *smiles* as he says

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  “Without hesitation!” Kingsman *laughs* as he says

  “Good to know, but I trust Riku with it a bit more. You’d use it in our sparring match to say you beat me, he’d use it to stop me” Kenji says

  “I can beat you without it” Riku walks over as he hands Kenji the Cursed Kunai and says

  “If it came down to stabbing Sensei, I wouldn’t be able to” Kenji looks at Riku as he *smiles* and says

  “He gave it to you, keep it! That means he really trusts you” Riku says

  “And I’m giving it to you, because I trust you with it” Kenji takes the Cursed Kunai as he says

  “Thank you, Riku!” Kingsman says

  “Now be responsible with it...” Kingsman grabs Kenji's shoulder as he pulls him close and whispers

  “Or I'll have to kill you!” Kenji *smiles* as he says

  “If you can!” Kingsman puts Kenji in a headlock as he starts swinging him around until Akita stands up and says

  “Kingsman please stop, can everyone just sit down and eat please?” Kingsman drops Kenji on the floor as he walks over and sits down as he says

  "Of course honey!" Akita starts sitting plates of food in front of everyone seats as she says

  “Where is Dai and Itsuki?” Kingsman is *shocked* as he starts *laughing* and says

  “Oh...There off-" Riku says

  "Itsuki is passed out on the ground in the middle of the village, and Dai got knocked out by a BALL!” Kingsman says

  “They should be ok there–” Suddenly lightning crashes down outside as the back door opens and Itsuki slowly walks in as he drops Dai onto the floor and Akita is *worried* as she looks over at them and she tries to stand up but Kingsman puts a hand up as she sits down and Kingsman stands up as he walks over to Itsuki and says

  “What did I tell you about your bow?” Itsuki is *tired* as he slowly looks up at Kingsman and says

  “You told me to shoot where they're going, not where they are. But you and Kaito were too fast for me to predict!” Kingsman says

  “That means we have a lot to work on…That’s what you all can do for training. All of you are going to face yourselves!” Kenji is *confused* as he says

  “What? How would we fight ourselves!?” Kingsman says

  “I can make you fight your shadows, there an exact copy of you without the flaws. Since there your shadow they’ve trained and did everything you’ve done your entire life so there stronger than you because they don’t feel pain and they don’t get tired. They know your fighting styles, weakness, and tendencies as well!" Riku is *stunned* as he says

  “Are we going to fight them now!?” Kingsman says

  “No, you'll fight them tomorrow. I want all of you rested” Itsuki is *confused* as he says

  “Wait...I thought you didn’t want us training because we’d be seen” Kingsman says

  “I’ll scatter you all in separate areas I know they can’t monitor without me noticing, plus I just got a little lazy. But we’ll go back to training somewhat” Kingsman stands up as he walks towards the stairs and Akita is *worried* as she says

  “You're not hungry? You've been out for a long time!” Kingsman says

  “No, just give it to one of them” Itsuki picks up Dai as he walks upstairs and Kenji and Riku stand up as Akita says goes upstairs as well and Kenji and Riku both stand up and Akita says

  “Neither of you are hungry?" Kenji *smiles* as he says

  “Sorry mom, but now dad has my blood pumping!” Riku says

  “And I just wanna make sure I’m prepared for tomorrow, but thank you for the food!” Akita *smiles* as she says

  “You're welcome!” Kenji and Riku walk upstairs as Akita starts picking up the plates around the table and she turns around as she gets *scared* and drops the plate as she sees Kingsman behind her and Kingsman catches the plates as he says

  “You wanna go for a walk?” Akita is *holding her chest in fear* as she says

  “Stop doing that, you scared me!” Kingsman is *confused* as he says

  “What do you mean?” Akita says

  “You keep leaving and then appearing behind me!" Kingsman says

  “No I didn’t, I grabbed some sake out of the fridge” Akita says

  “No, you didn’t!” Kingsman lifts up his hand as he's holding his bottle of sake and Akita is *confused* as she says

  “No, I saw you…Did I?” Kingsman *laughs* as he says

  “Ok I lied, I did go upstairs but now I wanna go for a walk!” Akita says

  “Well, let me put the food up first” Akita reaches for the plates but Kingsman creates a pool of darkness on the floor as he drops the plates into it and says

  “Foods up, let's go!” Akita says

  “You just wasted the food” Kingsman says

  “Tadashi will eat it, but let's worry about our walk right now!” Kingsman takes Akita by the hand as he walks her out of the house and towards the forest but Akita stops at the edge as she says

  “Aren’t those demons things in the forest?” Kingsman says

  “You're looking at the Demon King, let’s go!” Kingsman and Akita start walking through the forest as Kingsman says

  “Teach me how to whistle!” Akita is *shocked* as she says

  “Huh?” Kingsman says

  “The whistle you did when I was upset...How did you do it?” Akita says

  “What do you mean?” Kingsman says

  “Before you started whistling I was blinded by my anger, but the moment you started whistling it was like all the anger and rage left my body and my mind was clear!” Akita *smiles* as she says

  “I guess it was just my feminine charm” Kingsman says

  "Could you use it to destroy someone's mind?" Akita says

  "Uhm...If miss used, it could" Kingsman says

  "Is it full manipulation or just partial?" Akita is *nervous* as she says

  "It's...Why are you asking me about this Kingsman?" Kingsman says

  "If your not going to fight I need you to have a good offence, even if it's not a physical one" Akita says

  "I don't want to talk about that, Kingsman" Kingsman says

  "Fine then, tell me where you learned it?” Akita says

  “It was just something my mother always did to calm everyone down, and she would even whistle me the tone when I could not sleep at night. She taught me to love the night, because without the dark we’d never see the stars” Kingsman says

  “Sounds like your mother was a caring person, I always wondered who you got it from” Akita *smiles* as she says

  “Yes, she taught me that all life is precious. And that there are some people who are truly just misunderstood!” Kingsman says

  “My Father taught me everyone chooses their path, either pure evil or not as evil. There are no misunderstood people, if you choose to act selflessly and on impulse you are evil. But if you would stand up and fight for those who can’t fight for themselves then you are not as evil” Akita is *confused* as she says

  “That can’t be true, what about people like you?” Kingsman says

  “We’re all evil, but since we murder people who are worse than us we’re a bit less evil than the ones we’ve killed” Akita is *stunned* as she says

  “That’s not true, you’ve helped people. You’ve saved people, and actually have done good things that made a difference!” Kingsman says

  “And I’ve also killed hundreds of thousands of people, for nothing more than my own benefit. Murder is murder, no matter if justified or not. You cannot call yourself a good person if you succumb to your impulses and take a life, but some have been through so much and they cannot run from their pain anymore and are forced to do it. I do not fault them for it, but they are murders. Same as me!” Akita says

  “What about children? What have they done to be deemed evil?” Kingsman says

  “They train to kill, though it is our responsibility to be better and teach our children. We turn them into lesser versions of ourselves, creating a world of truly no good people! Everyone contributes to aiding murderers” Akita says

  “What about farmers and blacksmiths? People who aren’t killers and are just trying to live and support their families!” Kingsman *smiles* as he says

  “One feeds the murders and the other provides them with their weapon of mass murder, those were the worst options you could have chosen!” Akita says

  “So what about me?” Kingsman *laughs* as he says

  “Someone has to satisfy the less violent needs of the murders, and also has to continue to bring more little murderers into the world. Even the people in the village giving murders community and home, helping them and making them feel safe! We all aid the darkness in the world somehow, even unintentionally! But I still don't blame those who simply don't know” Akita *sighs* as she says

  “I hate that about you!” Kingsman is *confused* as he says

  “What?” Akita says

  “Your ability to see the negative in everything and everyone!” Kingsman looks into the sky as he closes his eyes and says

  “My Father taught me no one does anything because they truly love you, but they do it because they need you. Even if not today, one day they will ask you to repay their kindness...That is why I don't ask for it! But I will say...I truly envy that about you!” Akita is *confused* as she says

  “What?” Kingsman touches his chest as he says

  “Your ability to see the kindness and good in everything and everyone...Even the most damaged things! But it is also something that makes me cautious about leaving you alone!” Akita says

  “Why?” Kingsman is *worried* as he says

  “This region has a lot of enemies, more importantly I have even more enemies. But they will not move against me directly because they know they cannot beat me, and I'm not naive enough to believe they'd never...Target you! They could pretend to be hurt to lure you in and kill you!” Akita is *shocked* as she says

  “I may want to help people, but I’m always vigilant!” Kingsman *clenches his fist in anger* as he says

  “Be more vigilant, and when there are people you don’t know who are hurt I need you to keep your distance! No matter how badly you want to run up and help them you need to proceed with caution!” Akita says

  “I know that Kingsman, I’m not a child! I can handle myself!” Kingsman *sighs* as he unclenches his fist and says

  “That's not what I mean...I know you're more capable than I am, but with the people that want to kill me I'm not sure your capabilities will be enough!” Kingsman puts his hand over his face as he opens one of his eyes and his amber eye shines in the moonlight as he looks into the night sky and thinks

  “Hell, I’m not even sure if I can handle myself at this point!” Kingsman slowly closes his eyes as he puts his hand down and *sighs* as he says

  “...I just want you to be safe!” Akita says

  “I will be, but I want you to be safe as well! My safety isn’t the only one that matters, so stop acting like I don't need you!” Kingsman *laughs* as he says

  “Not in my eyes, but no more talking. We’re here!” Kingsman opens his eyes as he looks forward and they step out onto a trail as Kingsman grabs Akita's hand and walks her down a trail until they stop at the edge of a cliff and he looks over the cliff as Akita looks around and is *amazed* by the view of the sunlight beaming down on the village and she steps up next to Kingsman as she looks down but she is *shocked* as she sees nothing but darkness and she looks at Kingsman as she says

  "What's down there!?" Kingsman looks at her as he says

  "Listen!" Akita listens as she can hear water crashing into the rocks below her and she is *shocked* as she says

  “Are we above a waterfall?" Kingsman *smiles* as he says

  "Yes, but at this one specifically it looks like a bottomless pit at night! During the day you can come back so you can truly see its beauty, but it's meant to symbolize trust!" Akita looks around as she says

  "This is beautiful Kingsman, when did you find this place?” She turns to Kingsman but she notices Kingsman's back to the edge of the cliff as she notices Kingsman looks *uneasy* and Akita says

  “What’s wrong!?” Kingsman says

  “If everyone is looking for me, wouldn't it be better for me not to be here. I believe if I’m not here anymore then everyone’s problems will go away, please tell the kids I love them” Suddenly Kingsman falls backwards as he falls down and is swallowed by the darkness as he disappears and Akita is *shocked* as she screams

  “KINGSMAN!” She starts *crying* as she takes off her shirt and steps up to the edge of the cliff as suddenly a voice from behind her says

  “So you don’t want to take a couples vacation?” Akita turns around as she sees Kingsman soaking wet and she *wipes her eyes* as she says

  “Why would you do that!? I thought you had–” Kingsman *smiles* as he says

  “Had what!? That drop wouldn’t even come close to scratching me, and I really wanted to see how deep the water was. Plus, why would I ever want to leave the most beautiful woman in a world without Kingsman! Now that’s a fate worse than death” Akita is still *crying* as Kingsman walks up to her and picks her up as he turns his back to the cliff and *laughs* as he says

  "Why did you take your shirt off?" Akita *through her tears* says

  "I was...Going to save you!" Kingsman says

  “You know I would never leave your side right?” Akita *whips her tears* as she says

  “Yes!” Kingsman says

  “Good, would you ever leave my side?” Akita says

  “You know I won’t!” Kingsman *smiles* as he kisses her and says

  “Ok then, now on a completely unrelated note. Can you swim?” Akita is *confused* as she says

  “Not extremely well, but–” Suddenly Kingsman falls backwards off the cliff as Akita *screams in panic* and as there falling Kingsman starts slowly spinning and he let’s go of Akita as they both dive into the water and Akita quickly swims above the water as Kingsman does and he starts *laughing* and Akita starts *shaking from the cold* as she says

  “Kingsman...The water is really cold!” Kingsman says

  “You're right, so come let me warm you up!” Akita swims over to Kingsman as Kingsman hugs her but he tosses her into the air as he spins her around and she flies through the air spinning as the water flies off of her until she starts falling down as Kingsman jumps out of the water and catches her as they land on top of the cliff and he says

  “Don’t tell anyone about this spot!” Kingsman puts Akita down as he pulls out a kunai and carves a heart on the rock on the edge of the cliff and puts a K and a plus in the middle of the heart as he hands the kunai to Akita and she tries to put an A but she can’t carve her A in the rock and she *smiles* as she says

  "I can't do it!" Kingsman *smiles* as he puts his hand on top of hers and helps her carve an A into the rock as he takes the kunai and stabs it next to the rock as he says

  “Now this spot belongs to us!” Akita *laughs* as she says

  “Ok, I won’t tell anyone about our spot!” Kingsman picks up her shirt as he throws it on her face and he *laughs* as he says

  "Now put a shirt on, there are animals watching!" Akita puts her shirt back on as Kingsman pulls her in and kisses her as Akita slowly opens her eyes she looks up at Kingsman until she notices there back inside of the kitchen and she is *confused* as she says

  “Wait, if you could have done that in the beginning why didn’t you?” Kingsman says

  “I wanted to walk and you had to learn the way to get there, and you might find me for the days that I just disappeared. Then you and only you, know where to find me!” Kingsman walks into the living room as he lays on the couch and Akita walks into the living room as she is *confused* and says

  “Why are you laying on the couch?” Kingsman says

  “I already know everyone is going to be excited about tomorrow and I don’t want them to wake you up tomorrow, and you can sleep in because none of them are going to be worried about food in the morning!” Akita says

  “Oh...Uh ok, have a goodnight!” Kingsman says

  “Night!” Akita slowly upstairs as Kingsman rolls over and goes to sleep but in the middle of the night he feels someone shaking him and he slowly turns over as he opens his eyes and sees Akita holding her cover standing over him as Kingsman *drowsy* says

  “Akita, what are you doing!?” Akita is *nervous* as she says

  “I can't sleep...Can I sleep with you Kingsman?” Kingsman is *drowsy* as he says

  “What? No, the couch is too small for both of us” Akita says

  “Please, I haven’t slept without you for years...I just can't sleep when I know your alone!” Kingsman *sighs* as he says

  “Fine, come on!” Kingsman rolls onto his back as Akita *smiles* and crawls on top of him as she puts the cover over both of them and they both go to sleep

  In the morning Kingsman and Akita are both still sleeping until Kingsman rolls off of the couch and they both fall on the floor but they both start *laughing* as Kingsman says

  “I told you the couch was too little!” Akita *smiles* as she says

  “As long as we're together I’m ok with it!" Suddenly Kingsman stops as he sniffs the air and says

  “Something's burning, did you cook!?” Akita is *shocked* as she says

  “No, I’ve been sleeping with you!” Kingsman and Akita stand up as they rush into the kitchen and see smoke all over the kitchen and Kingsman fans the smoke as he clears it and sees Dai burning eggs on the stove and Kingsman says

  “Dai! What the hell are you trying to do, burn down the house!” Dai turns around as he says

  “What!? You wouldn’t cook so I did!” Kingsman walks over to Dai as he looks in the pan and says

  “Dai, that is not edible!” Kingsman picks up the pan and drops the burned eggs onto a plate as they shatter the plate and Kingsman says

  “At all'' Dai picks up the burned eggs as he says

  “Yes it is, watch!” Dai tries to bite it but he can’t and Akita says

  “Don’t worry Dai, I'll make you something” Kingsman says

  “No, let him finish his breakfast!” Kingsman pulls out a two kunai’s as he throw them past Akita’s head and Kenji and Itsuki catch them with two fingers as Kingsman *smiles* and says

  “You all have truly gotten a lot stronger!” Dai is *confused* as he says

  “You think they’ve gotten strong from catching some kunai’s!? I can do that in my sleep!” Kingsman says

  “Those aren’t normal kunai’s!” Kingsman walks over and grabs the kunai’s as from Itsuki and Kenji walks outside and drops one on the ground and it shakes the entire house as the ground cracks and everyone is *shocked* and Riku walks downstairs as he says

  “What was that?” Kingsman says

  “Nothing, but now that everyone is downstairs let’s start training” Everyone starts to walk outside as Dai looks at Kingsman and says

  “What's training?” Itsuki says

  “Do you want a good fight or not?” Kingsman steps into the backyard as he says

  “When you're fighting them they will copy everything you do, so I’d advise all of you to be cautious when pulling out your weapons. So, is everyone ready for their battles?” Dai is *confused* as he says

  "No one explained to me who were fighting!" Itsuki *smiles* as he says

  "Don't worry about it, just know you'll be the last to beat yours! That's if you can even beat it!" Dai is *shocked* as he says

  "What!? I'll finish this fight so fast I'll watch the entirety of yours!" Kingsman *laughs* as he says

  "Good then!" Kingsman puts his hand up as a portal opens up under everyone's feet except Riku and Riku looks at Kingsman as he is *confused* and says

  “Sensei, why didn’t a portal open up for me?” Kingsman looks in Riku's eyes as he says

  “Riku, I want you to understand that it is nothing but a shadow. It can’t feel, and it's strictly for training right now! If you don't kill it then it will kill you, there is no other way!" Riku *smiles* as he says

  “I know Sensei, don’t worry I know it's a shadow. I can handle this!” Kingsman *smiles* as he says

  “Good, now go!” Kingsman opens up a portal underneath Riku’s feet

  At the same time Saigo and Kenshin are talking to each other by the front gate of the village and Kenshin is *angry* as he says

  “I heard that Miura guy set us up!” Saigo is *shocked* as he says

  “Have you talked to Gyomei about it?” Kenshin says

  “No, I was hoping you and me could handle it. We always go to Lord Kaito or Gyomei when there’s a problem, I don’t want them to think we can’t handle any issues on our own” Saigo says

  “This isn’t smart, we should at least tell Lord Kaito about our plans” Kenshin says

  “Don’t you think it would be better to surprise him with the news of what we did?” Saigo says

  “How the hell are we going to prove he set us up?” Kenshin says

  “We can beat it out of him if need be!” Saigo says

  “So we have to walk a couple of hours just to beat up Miura and drag him back to the village” Kenshin *smiles* as he says

  “No, I got us some horses!” Saigo says

  “If things go south YOUR taking the blame, because you already know Gyomei’s going to kill one of us and it won’t be me!” Kenshin says

  “Does that mean you’re coming?” Saigo says

  “Obviously, but let's hurry up and get there and back before anyone notices” Kenshin runs away as he pulls out two hours from an alleyway and Saigo is *stunned* as he notices the horses and says

  “Are you crazy!? Those are Lord Kaito’s, and Kei's horses!” Kenshin says

  “Kei hasn't even been back in the village in months, and he's really only here because lord Kaito allows it. I heard Kingsman doesn't like him at all, plus lord Kaito wouldn't mind!" Saigo says

  “Damn it, you want to get us killed don't you!?” Kenshin says

  “This gets us there and back faster, and plus there the fastest horses in the entire region!" Saigo *sighs* as he says

  “Fine, but now we need to make sure we get Miura back here and get him to admit what he did!” Kenshin *smiles* as he says

  “Let’s get going then!” Kenshin and Saigo jump up onto the horses as they ride out of the village

  At the same time Dai is looking around and notices he’s in a field of flowers as he says

  “Why the hell did Sensei send me here!? And who is this good fight supposed to be?” Dai turns around as he starts walking away but as he’s walking his shadow stops as he keeps walking the wind picks up and carries all the flower petals on the ground into the air and as there all in the air they all suddenly stop as the ground starts shaking and Dai turns around as he sees a pool of darkness on the ground and Dai is *confused* as he says

  “What the hell is that!?” Dai is *shocked* as a hand suddenly emerges and slams into the ground as it shakes it and another hand slowly comes out of the darkness as it pulls Dai's shadow out of the pool of darkness and Dai is *stunned* as his shadow stands in front of him and he says

  “So this is my good fight? Fitting that it would be me!” Dai raises his hand as his shadow does the same and they both swing as they clash fist and Dai is *shocked* as he says

  “You're as strong as me, this is going to be interesting!”

  At the same time Kenji and Itsuki are *shocked* as they turn around and see each other and Kenji says

  “What are you doing here!?” Itsuki says

  “No, what are you doing here!?” Kenji says

  “Father put me here!” Itsuki says

  “Me too, but he might have made a mistake. So you need to leave!” Kenji says

  “No, you leave!” Suddenly as there arguing there shadows start to morph and slowly two hands emerge from the shadows as shadow versions of them stand up and try to punch both of them in the back but Kenji and Itsuki both pull each other to the side as they elbow each other's shadows and jumps back as Kenji thinks

  "So, was this the plan father?"

  At the same time Riku is walking through the forest as he thinks

  "Why did Sensei drop me in the forest!?" Suddenly his shadow detaches from him as it slowly takes form and pulls itself out of the ground as it stares at Riku walking away and Riku's shadow jumps into the trees as Riku stops and turns around as he throws his Sasumata towards the trees and it clashes with a Sasumata created out of darkness as Riku looks into the trees and says

  “Sensei has never lied to us, but let’s see if I can prove him wrong!” Riku’s shadow slowly walks out of the trees as it walks up to Riku and they *smile* as they both shake hands and jump back as Riku starts shooting compressed wind shots from his mouth and his shadow flips back into the trees as it dodges through the trees avoiding Riku's wind shots until Riku's shadow jumps out of the trees as it starts shooting compressed wind shots towards Riku and they start clashing compressed wind shots in the air until Riku’s shadow creates another Sasumata as he throws it at Riku and Riku jumps back into the trees as he quickly dodges through the trees and his shadow continues firing compressed wind shots towards Riku

  At the same time Kenji and Itsuki both rush there shadows attempting to hit them but there shadows are dodging every punch until Kenji freezes the ground locking there shadows in place but Kenji’s shadow steps backwards through the ice as it continues dodging all of Kenji's punches and Itsuki’s shadow is stuck in place as it continues dodging Itsuki's punches until Itsuki puts his hand in the air and it surges with lightning as his sword forms and he slashes down towards his shadow but Itsuki is *shocked* as his shadow blocks his sword with one made out of darkness and Itsuki says

  “So Sensei wasn’t exaggerating, you truly are my perfect copy!” Itsuki starts quickly slashing towards his shadow but his shadow blocks all of the strikes until it punches Itsuki in his stomach launching him back as Itsuki lands hard on the ground and Itsuki's shadow breaks the ice on its feet as it rushes Itsuki and tries to stab him through the chest but Kenji kicks it in the face launching it away as Kenji picks Itsuki up and they both turn back to back as Itsuki is facing Kenji’s shadow and Kenji is facing Itsuki’s shadow and Itsuki *chuckles* as he says

  “Thanks for the help Kenji, but now I'm gonna have to kill you!'' Kenji *smiles* as he says

  “Don’t worry about it, maybe this is was the reason father put us together. Because only we could defeat each other!” Itsuki *smiles* as he says

  “Let’s find out”

  At the same time Dai and his clone are clashing fist as Dai activates his fire gauntlets and his shadows creates gauntlet made out of darkness as they continue clashing fist until they slam there fist into each other pushing them both back and Dai is *out of breath* as he says

  “So I’m really this strong...I would expect nothing less from me, but you only got me winded cause I was off guard. Now I’ll show you real power!” Dai’s gauntlet starts to burn even hotter as his shadows dark gauntlets surges with darkness and Dai rushes his shadow as he tries to punch it but they clash fist with such force it shatters the ground beneath them as they continue clashing fist and Dai is getting *angrier and angrier* as his flames start burning hotter and hotter but the darkness on his shadow stretches clashing with Dai's fire as his shadow shots a fireball from his mouth hitting Dai directly in the chest and Dai's launched back as he slams extremely hard into the ground but Dai immediately stands up as he says

  “You think you can hurt me with my POWER!?” Dai *screams in anger* as his fire surges all across his body with such heat it starts melting the ground underneath them

  At the same time Saigo and Kenshin have made it to Yahoku village and they are let through the gates and they dismount there horses as Saigo and Kenshin walk towards Miura’s office but there stopped outside the doors to the building as Saigo says

  "W-" Suddenly Kenshin knocks them both out as Saigo is *shocked* and he looks at Kenshin as he says

  “What the hell are you doing!?” Kenshin says

  “We’re not supposed to be here and we’re kidnapping someone, we can't let anyone know why were here! Let's go!" Kenshin and Saigo both walk into the building as they walk up to Miura's office door and Kenshin says

  “Let me handle this!'' Saigo says

  “Handle what? You going to knock him out as well? No, we’re going to tell him Lord Kaito wants him! We won't be able to carry out an unconscious village head!” Kenshin says

  “Fine!” Saigo opens the door as they step into Miura’s office and they see Miura’s chair turned away from them as Saigo says

  “Miura, you have been–” Suddenly the chair spins around as they are *shocked* and see Kei sitting in his chair and Kenshin says

  “Lord Kei!? What are you doing here?” Kei says

  “Visiting, what about the both of you?” Saigo says

  “We’re here to see Miura” Kei says

  “What’s your business with him?” Saigo says

  “Lord Ka–” Kenshin says

  “He set us up and tried to get us killed in the Fujiwara region, and we're here to bring him to justice for it!” Kei says

  “Hm…Okay, he’s behind the village. I’ll take you both to where he is right away then” Kei stands up as he walks past them and out of the room as Saigo turns to Kenshin and says

  “Why did you tell him that!?” Kenshin is *confused* as he says

  “We can trust him, it's Lord Kei” Saigo *sighs* as he says

  “...Gyomei was talking to Lord Kaito, and I heard Lord Kaito say Kei has been acting off lately and is very suspicious. Lord Kaito doesn’t know if he can trust him anymore, which means we don’t know if we can trust him!” Kenshin is *stunned* as he says

  "What!? Why didn't you tell me-" Suddenly Kei steps back into the doorway as he says

  “I said I would take you both, let’s go!” Kenshin quickly looks at Kei *nervously* as he says

  “Yes, my lord!” Saigo and Kenshin *nervously* follow Kei out of the building as they walk around the back of the building into a large field and they start walking through the field as Kenshin looks around and says

  "This place is-" Suddenly Kei stops as he says

  "Interesting!" Kei slowly turns around as he says

  “The Twin Prodigies…Minato and Masaru!” Kenshin is *confused* as he says

  “Huh–” Suddenly a hand comes through his back as he *spits up blood* and Saigo is *shocked* as he turns around and sees two large men standing behind him as he sees Masaru with his hand through Kenshin’s back and Saigo *screams in anger* as he tries to punch Masaru but Minato punches him in the stomach as he's sent flying back and slams extremely hard into the ground as Kei puts his hands behind his back and looks at Minato and Masaru as he says

  “Don’t let me stop you, finish your battle!" Masaru rips his hand out of Kenshin’s back as Minato and Masaru both start walking towards Saigo as Saigo slowly stands up and rushes them as he tries to punch Masaru but Masaru knee’s him in the stomach as he punches him slamming him into the ground and Masaru grabs Saigo’s arm as he throws him into the air and Minato jumps into the air as he punches him all across his back until he punches him with such force Saigo slams into to the ground extremely fast and Saigo *spits up blood* as Masaru lifts his foot up in the air but Minato says

  “No!” Minato walks past him as he crouches down next to Saigo and Saigo slowly looks up at Minato as Minato says

  “You're a fine warrior, and I’m sorry it has to be this way!” Minato grabs Saigo’s arm as he slams his fist on Saigo’s elbow and Saigo *screams in pain* as Minato stands up and Masaru punches Saigo in the head smashing it into the ground as he goes silent and they both step over Saigo as they walk up to Kei and Minato says

  “We heard our leader was killed!" Masaru says

  "And that you have taken his place!" Kei says

  “You are correct, in both regards!” Masaru and Minato both share a glance with each other as they both kneel and Minato says

  “Then we are at your service, my lord!”