"This Universe Is So Dark, Yet You The Moon Could Not Illuminate The Darkened Universe Because Of Your "Slothful" Sin Of Selfishness"- Nakamake To Selene
"So this's the place right?!, well where the hell is he?". The loud voice coming from Ikari had shouted out… Another voice coming from the woman slouched next to him sounded, "You hot headed dumbass, if you keep yelling you'll just announce to all these sorcerers that three demons for them to attack are here"…
"Let'em attack… if you don't plan on fightin anyway then why do you care so much?!"
Meanwhile, Far down underneath a giant tree on a cliff with a grave in front of it reading "Sachiko", Selene and Aaliyah stood looking up at the three demons… Reading the marks etched onto their bodies…
"Wrath", "Sloth", "Lust"
"Who the Hell're they?!", Selene Asked While in a hushed voice…
"We need to hurry up and find Those two women, Selene and Aaliyah so we can lure him to us", Ikari shouted aloud.
"They're looking for us and Jason?"… "Shit. We need to get back to the flame village and get to Jason before they do!", Aaliyah urgently said as she and Selene began to rush down the cliff and toward the village.
However the immense amount of chaos energy emitting from Aaliyah's body, and the mix of both chaos energy and divine energy from Selene's body did not escape notice from the three…
Looking down, Ikari had caught sight of both Aaliyah and Selene… and without a seconds thought, in the blink of an eye he instantly appeared between both of them, "You two must be Aaliyah and Selene". A wide smile crept onto Ikari's face as he kicked them both to the ground!
"Shouldn't have turned your backs against the enemy…". Before slamming into the ground, Aaliyah and Selene had caught themselves in the air… and as soon as they had focused upward, Ikari had already been flying straight toward Aaliyah! Aaliyah's eyes widened, feeling a sharp pain in her stomach… her eyes dropped to see Ikari planting his fist right into her stomach…
Before she could react… Aphira had vanished and appeared right behind her, closing the distance between them, and bringing her face up close to Aaliyah's ear. The tone of her voice dropped… "Miss Aaliyah, would you be so kind as to tell my brother where your son is?"
Disregarding the senseless question… Aaliyah had attempted to Strike at Aphira, but before her punch had landed, aphira's eyes had locked onto Aaliyah's… and in an instant, Aaliyah's fist had dropped. "Aaliyah…", Aphira grabbed Aaliyah's wrist with her left hand, and touched her chest with her right, as a smiled which had appeared genuine made its way onto aphira's face. "Please… tell me where our new brother is. If you don't, then I'd hate to have to give you a kiss that'll steal your heart".
Aaliyah's body had began shaking… the pattern in her dark grey eye's began to form a n inscription reading "Lust"… "Grahh… Bitch"… Aaliyah resisting aphira's seductive gaze, had then attempted to throw another punch, but then again her fist came to a halt, and dropped back down to her sides… "tsk tsk tsk", Aphira had slowly moved closer to Aaliyah, and when she had finally reached her, her hands had cupped both Aaliyah's cheeks as she brought her face up close to Aaliyah's… and unexpectedly, aphira's lips met Aaliyah's.
"What the Hell're you doing?!", Selene Shouted At The Top Of Her Lungs While Dashing toward The Two… Before she reached Ikari and Aphira, the speed of her movement began to slow down as her eyes began to close. Looking back, she saw Nakamake lying down in mid air, yawning with her tired eyes looking up at the clouds covering the moon… "What did we just say? It's pretty stupid for someone as levelheaded as you to turn your back on the enemy… or could it be that you're underestimating me, is that it???… "We're not gonna kill you or your mother just yet, so just calm the hell down, noisy bitch".
"Dammit… Ma". Moments which felt like hours, pass as Aphira drew her lips back from Aaliyah's mouth… "Now, would you tell us where our brother is?". A faint blush had then crept on Aaliyah's cheeks… "He's over at the flame faction's village… in the southern Village".
A wide smirk grew on Ikari's face while he dashed off into the southern Tribe… "Shit", the word left Selene's mouth in an exhausted voice as she fell unconscious. "Alright we've got our targets… we might as well hurry on back to hell." Nakamake then pointed her finger out and drug it in the shape of a hexagon with an inscription which read "Hell" At the center of the now formed gateway to the hell universe… "This woman Aaliyah… she's from the Yamikei clan and is the daughter of the clan's previous head Amaya"
"And?"… "I'm saying that that entire bloodline is directly related to "that man". "The one who betrayed our mother, and the patriarch of their clan… so why don't we just take the entire clan to hell, rather than just taking Aaliyah?". Nakamake had come to a stop before entering the gateway to hell, and looked back at the now unconscious Aaliyah. "Because everyone else in the clan are either distant relatives who've submerged their bodies and souls in the patriarch's blood, during the annual blood moon ceremony they bathe newborn infants in the patriarch's blood in order to gain power on the level of our species, however Aaliyah is different because she wasn't bathed in the blood until she was fourteen years of age… and even afterwards she had already had an unnaturally high affinity to chaos energy…"
"And she has a dormant talent with chaos energy manipulation on par with that of her clan's first patriarch… who also happens to be her father"… aphira's brow raised slightly but at the same time she had scoffed while also smiling. "I see… her father was also the one who sealed our mother". Aphira and Nakamake had finally passed through the gateway, bringing Aaliyah and Selene with them… "and since he's currently sealed away in the outer layer of the "heart of Hell" he's also a part of our plan to unseal mother. "Look's like Aaliyah's going to finally meet her father, guess thats good for them"…
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**The Southern Tribe, one month after the death of Hotoke Masayoshi**
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It had been over a month since the death of the southern tribe's general Hotoke Masayoshi… upon being killed by Kaida Masayoshi, she had then liberated the southern tribe and began to rebuild it after its destruction caused by her battle with her father. The streets were now lit up with lanterns, the streets filled with people and children… near the center of the village, inside the main dojo Kaida was sitting in her chair at her desk, and standing in front of her was Jason and aria.
"It's been over a month now since we've begun rebuilding the southern tribe… it's gonna be stressful now that I'm the new tribe general", Kaida let out a tired sigh as she closed her eyes and then looked up at the ceiling while leaning back in her chair. "How do you think the other tribe leaders are gonna react to you killing your dad and taking his place as the southern tribe's general?"- Jason…
"They're most likely gonna be uneasy about kid being elected as the general of probably the most powerful tribe… but my mom's meeting with the east tribe's general, I think his name was Yaku? Apparently he was my mom's student a little before I was born, so hopefully that's one less tribe head to worry about-Aria
Kaida looked back at Jason and aria, while leaning on her desk, with both her fists on her chin… "Yeah well we're currently dealing threats such as the grand elder, That Deimos guy, and that woman you fought against two years ago, Adira… so the other tribe leaders, me included aren't really gonna have much of a choice but to get along if we want to protect our tribes.
"AIRA… CAN YOU HEAR ME?!"… Aria came to a pause, while Jason and Kaida looked at her in confusion… "Mom?", "Aria… you need to get out of the southern tribe now! No time to explain, but the seven from Hell have invaded our universe… apparently they're looking for me and you!
"Aria? Whats wrong?!" Kaida stood up and rushed toward Aria's side… "Dammit… I need to go. Jason you should come with me!
"Why… what's wro-"… Jason's eye's went dark before he could finish his sentence- everything around him, even Aria and Kaida froze along with time and space around him…
"You should listen to your little girlfriend…", Jason looked around until he then looked behind him and saw Malum himself sitting on the ground, with a rather grim look on his face. "What're you talking about?"… "It seem's you've been getting weaker if you can't feel the six immense amounts of chaos energy scattered around this planet", Malum's tone was more serious than usual… and as he began to stand up and levitate toward Jason, suddenly Jason felt the air around him getting heavier. "Is this what Aria's talking about?!"…
"I'm surprised you both didn't sense it sooner… not so much surprised about your new friend not being able to feel it, though it's impressive that she's able to survive being near such an immense about of pressure being generated in the space by the incoming chaos energy source… "What the hell are you talking about, hurry up and say it!"…
"It seem's your new siblings have arrived… my children have come looking for me. But if they're also looking for the girl then they must also be looking for your mother and sister, even my first vessel Asura.
"Wh- What? Your children…", "Look dumbass I doesn't matter when I had children, just know that I do… and if you don't want your friend Kaida to get harmed unnecessarily then I suggest you go along with your girlfriend and run away… my most dangerous son Ikari seems to be the one after you."
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**Flashback to chapter 46**
Aria(Confused): What The Hell!?
On The Stone Walls, She Sees Seven Malevolent Demon Entities Who All Resemble Malum Sitting On Their Thrones In Hell…
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Sweat began racing down Jason's face… "Why are they here now of all times?!"
"Who knows… but if I had to guess, then I'd say that they intend to reclaim the power inside your mother and sister who both have chaos energy despite not being demons, and even Aria who was born an angel in human form, not to mention she's the reincarnation of the all see'r, and the daughter of the man who exorcised me 1,000 years ago, they intend to release the seal which locks away their mother in the heart of Hell", Malum's facial expression then shifted, particularly to an emotion in which it seemed he never had.
"Fear"
"How about you give me control of the body… then I'll kill Ikari for yo-… "He'll no! You think I'd give you control over my body after what you did to my sister?!"
Malum then scoffed… "Well Alright, You'll die against Ikari anyway, and when you do I'll just take over your body then, little punk.
Coming back to reality, Jason grabbed Aria's hand and rushed to the door… "Kaida, I'd hate to ask you this, but could you please notify all sorcerers of an incoming demon, tell them all to be on standby… I'll try to move him away from here", Jason said in a tense voice while rushing out the door…
Meanwhile outside… the intercoms across the village caught the attention of all civilians and sorcerers… "Attention everyone, the southern tribe is about to go on lockdown… all civilians please get inside of your homes, and all sorcerers capable of battle please report to the main dojo at the center of the village!"
The streets went into a massive panic… sorcerers guiding civilians to safety, while children ran with their parents to get inside their homes…
"Follow us… We'll Keep You And Your Children Safe Ma'am"… Two sorcerers began to guide a mother with her two daughters to a nearby shelter… but before they made it to the shelter, Ikari was already above them in the air, looking down upon the scattering civilians.
"All these humans… sprawling around like ants after you've stepped on their homes"
Ikari had dropped down to the ground, and walked up to the two sorcerers… "Hey. I know you southern tribe folks are lettin that kid Jason stay here… if you don't want these children to die, I suggest pointing me to his direction". "Hmm?", Ikari looked down to see both the children, their mother, and the two sorcerers all down on the ground dead, blood splattered everywhere.
A deep sigh escaped Ikari's lips… "Ahh shit. I forgot ta lower my chaos energy levels"…
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**At the center of the southern tribe, outside of Kaida's family dojo**
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A few dozen sorcerers gathered in front of Kaida… "Everyone, I apologize for having to ask this of you, but I ask for your help to drive away this enemy, and those who do not specialize in combat, focus on getting civilians to the nearest shelter".
"Yes ma'am", the sorcerers all began to disperse, then Ayane walked up next to Kaida. "What's going on miss?". "Jason and Aria said something about a demon that's invaded the village… they said they're gonna draw him away, so the best we can do to help them is to get civilians out of the way and to safety". "What're you thinking Kaida?".
"I'm going to make sure everyone's safe, and then I'm gonna go help Jason and Aria fight this guy off… "I know it sound's reckless, but this chaos energy is too dense and powerful to be left alone"… "But Kaida think abou-, "Ayane just trust me! This isn't a problem only involving Jason… these people invaded our world, and I did sense five other chaos energy signatures similar to the one I'm sensing right now!
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**The outskirts of the southern tribe**
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Jason and Aria both flew up the walls encasing the southern tribe… "Aria, Malum talked to me earlier… he said that there are six other demons here, and that they're all his children from hell!". "His children?! Mom did say something about seven demons invading our universe from the hell universe, she also said that one of them is after me, he's on his way to this village right now!"
"Aria… Malum also said something about the seven targeting me, you, your mom, Asura, and even my mom & Selene… he said they're planning to use all of us in order to unseal their mother who also happens to be Malum's wife… we need to hurry and get to my Ma and Selene, I need to know that they're safe!"
"Don't worry too much Jason… they're probably-?!"
As they reached the top of the walls, standing in front of them was Devoro with his mark reading "gluttony" shining crimson… "Oh do worry Jason!". Jason and Aria had come to a stop, their eyes widening, while Jason immediately went to unsheathe his sword, but as soon as his hand had grabbed the blade's hilt… Devoro placed his hand on top of Jason's… "don't bother reaching for your weapon brother… though the same thought crossed the mind of the general of the western tribe.
"Mr Yaku?!"
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**Back at the Western tribe, section c**
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Back at the Western tribe, the section c was in ruins… with Yaku lying at the center of the sandy ground, covered in blood with cursed cards scattered on the ground.
To be continued in chapter 84…