The night sky was clear. The stars and the ever-bright moon cast the city with generous light. The beeze was still cold in February, but the people who go out in their houses making a crowd outside is enough to warm up the place. The streets were well lit up with lanterns. Kids happily play in the game stalls and couples enjoy walking around holding each other's hands. Many businesses are bustling and there are some unlucky who never got a single customer in front of their stall. I wonder what is wrong with that vendor. I see, his selling a lizard on a stick. It was exotic food, but it was not very popular. Standing at the same fountain where I met Kisara earlier. I waited for my date. “Sorry for the wait Riku.” Seemingly exhausted chasing her breath was Kisara. Her hair was tied up beautifully with a bunny hairpin. She’s wearing green Kimono that compliment her rose-pink hair. Taking another glance at her, Kisara does grow up as a woman. “W-What do you think?” “On what?” After
“Big brother is coming into this city really okay?” Asked Kiyoko walking behind his big brother Kazuto. Next to Kiyoko was Kiyoka walking around cautiously her hand on the hilt of her sword. Kiyoka turned her glance all around them and saw people in pitch-black suits standing high on top of the castle roof. “This is not looking good Kazuto.” “Don’t worry Big sister Kiyoka… If they make a funny move. I will cut down the whole palace in two… That’s for sure.” Kazuto said in an ominous tone. The three just arrive in the capital city of the Eastern empire, Liyue city. Previously it was owned by the most powerful clan, Kou. But 13 years ago suddenly a mysterious masked man appeared killing The God emperor of the Eastern empire and claiming the throne as his own. He ruled the empire with an iron fist. Anyone opposing him was burned down alive. He ruled the empire like he was some kind of god which some people already believe that he was. Because of his incredible power, everyone has
A week after the Lantern festival. All the council’s military troops lined up at the border of the eastern empire. Across the mountain-like walls were soldiers from the Eastern Empire. No one was making the first move yet. Both Western territory and Eastern empire were aware, without even making a declaration to one another, that war was on its way. We build a temporary base in Senna city. It brings back memories because this is the same city where the Inquisition knight commander attacked me and I met Kisara’s master. After the demon war Princess started, they said that the people living here evacuated with the help of some random masked man. Seven tears later, a few people came back here to continue living. Sister Maria was not among them. Stepping back here, remembering the kids and her, made me worried about what happened to them. I was sitting at the roundtable with the council members. In the room was a giant monitor that displayed the plan. Mukuro and Scarlet explain every
“How is this happening?” Charlotte was confused. The emperor is charging toward Charlotte with his flaming fist. I grabbed Charlotte’s arm and swung her down to the ground below. I then countered the fist with my own flaming fist. “Flaming Scarlet fist!” Charlotte has consumed much of her energy. She cannot just teleport back to where she came from. In the first place, how are we here with him? Our flames formed a giant ball and then exploded. Sending us both in the distance, nearly pushing me down to the pool of lava. “Charlotte, how many minutes?” “About 30 minutes… I only have 12% of my energy left.” “That much was taken away?” “I’m confused myself… I don’t understand, I’m sure I only aimed my ability at him… Gyaaaaa--!!” Charlotte was taken inside a cube. “Spell number 16: Dimension cage! The dimension box was excluded from this dimension. Teleportation or any means of escape was futile as long as the caster had enough energy to keep its walls thick.” The emperor, being
A man with the same face as me stood right before my eyes. He gazed at me with his hollow eyes and charged forward with amazing speed. Kneeing me and he swings his sword widely, cleaving the ground. I was able to defend myself to parry his attack but still, the force of his word colliding into mine was still too powerful. The force of the impact sends me flying crashing into the giant boulder of rock. The boulder broke and rumbles came falling on my body. Before I’m given time to stand up back on my feet. The emperor was already in front of me. He stomps my chest down to the ground. Lava plums burst. I curled my fist enveloped by flames and to the counter. But he moves as if he knows what's about to unfold. Right about his head flaming sword emerges and penetrated my body. The blades took deep down on my flesh and to the ground. He stomps on my chest again and sings his scarlet blade cutting both of my horns. The strength I receive in my demon form immediately runs down. My skin
While the emperor is staggered from my punch. I advance to swing my dagger. He tilted his head at the last moment to dodge. He wasn’t able to completely dodge the dagger. Beads of red appeared on his cheeks rolling down to his chin. As expected of me, the cut healed immediately. At that time, I knew that this battle will never be brief. Unlike other demon-kinds, my body doesn’t have a gem heart. Even if I’m plunged deep in lava, as long I have still the energy remaining to regenerate, I can still live. The only way to defeat me was to drain my energy. His severed sword has its flesh stretching out to the main body. It retracted itself back and heal in seconds. He brandished his sword and said: “Round two.” The emperor swung his sword in a square pattern. I jump high up and upon landing the ground breaks and lava ate the breaking ground. I misjudge him… He didn’t aim at me. He aimed at my landing spot. But the landing area is not really a problem for me. With my bursting flame
After Charlotte Failed to kill The emperor or the future Riku. Towering flames were seen from afar. The flames reach the sky pulling dark clouds. In split second, a heavy feeling drags their body down. Not only Charlotte and Riku, as well some other nearby nations the volcanic island. Their chest was tightening out. Oxygen was pulled upwards by the giant towering flames together with the remaining life blessing nearby. All blessed energy went to the emperor's body. Restoring his energy pool back to normal. Without a doubt, a cheat ability! Maybe, an ability only he can do. Supposedly, Riku could do it, but in his current self, there is just no way he can restore back his energy pool like this. There is no way Riku and Charlotte knew about what was going on. However, anyone who can see the flames reaching the sky knows that the one responsible for this is all-powerful. The emperor flies back to the volcano island like a rocket landing down with an impact. The emperor was unscattered
The massive force from Riku’s fist channeled down into the volcano, causing an increase in the frequency and intensity of felt earthquakes. Noticeable streaming or fumarolic activity and new enlarged areas of hot ground. Followed by subtle swelling of the ground surface and small changes in the heat flow. Lava plumes out from the ground. The place definitely became dangerous. Dangerous but these two who had only one desire to kill each other stay in ignorance and continue their battle. Charlotte’s body was sealed down in a pocket dimension. Meaning she is safe from anything happening outside. Without anything holding Riku back, Rku will give him all to defeat the powerful one in his own image. Riku clenched his fist bursting with blue flames. “Explosion!” His fist made another direct hit. That's what he thought… Right now, the emperor catches Riku’s fist clenching it so hard trying to break it down. Little by little, the emperor stood up on his fist pushing forward. Red and blue f