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"He's moving!""Yeah, but he's not awake yet.""I wonder what's going on within him.""A bad dream, perhaps?"His friends wondered as Kai shivered in his unconsciousness.Meanwhile, Kai opened his eyes to find himself in the void with no sign of the mysterious figure."Still unconscious, I see." Kai realised, looking around to see himself in a void. "Show yourself, man. We need to talk."Suddenly, the void began to display flashing images of past events in quick succession, overwhelming Kai."Wake up to reality."Images of a crumbling dimension were displayed, and Kai tried to understand what was being shown to him."I know it's you, man. Come on out, will you?" He called the figure out."Welcome back, Kai," the mysterious figure greeted.Kai turned to see the figure right behind him. The images soon faded away as if they were illusions."You…" Kai grunted angrily."Congratulations," he smiled. "You have tapped into the Power Within.""What did you do to me?" he asked, his anger evident."What do you mean?" he asked sarcastically, feigning surprise."You changed me! Is that what it is? Does tapping into the power within mean I have no control over my own body?""This was your first time, Kai. It wouldn't be so easy to control, but with intense training, I will teach you how…""No! Enough! Let's be real. I'm not going to be a lab rat in your tests. Find another pawn for your stupid games.""It isn't a game, Kai. Face reality. Face your destiny. You need to learn to control…""Shut your mouth! I've heard enough of you.""Very well then. Till we meet again.""I don't hope to," he concluded.The void swallowed them. Kai woke up from his unconscious state yelling. His eyes met his friends' eyes, excited that he finally awoke.Kai looked around to establish where he was."How long have I been knocked out?" he asked curiously."Almost two days now," Ash replied."It's good to have you back, buddy," Akira joked around."Your mum has been worried. She left you this," Yua informed as she pointed to the meal on a stool with a letter. "We assured her that we'd take care of you.""Yeah, she's been here by your side all through. She began to fall sick. Your dad took her home," Ash added.This caused Kai's emotional side to emerge."She shouldn't have done that. If the two of us are hurt, how will dad survive?""She's getting better now, so no need to worry," Akira said to ease his worries."Thanks, guys. For everything," he said as he composed himself.There was a brief moment of silence."Sorry to be the one to break the ice like this, but I gotta ask. How were you able to do all those moves in such a short period of training?" Yua questioned."More especially, how could you and Sensei create giant gusts of wind from your attacks?" Ash asked curiously."Guys, enough! He just woke up," Akira yelled."No, they're right. We need to talk about this," he sighed. "To answer your question, I really don't know. But, what I'm more curious about is that dragon.""Huh?" Ash, Akira, and Yua exclaimed."What dragon?" a puzzled Ash asked."You know, the dragon that appeared when I performed the Blazing Dragon in the fight. You guys didn't see it?" Kai clarified."Nope. You must be imagining things. You see, this is why I said we shouldn't talk about this right now." Akira tried to change the subject."I'm not 'imagining' anything. You guys felt the waves and the collisions but didn't see the dang dragon?" Kai asked in frustration."Well, if I can remember correctly, when he took his stance that day, about performing, I couldn't see what happened next. He moved too fast for me to see." Yua confirmed."Yeah, that's right. I couldn't even see the finisher either." Akira testified."Hmm… that's strange. It's really hard to miss a big-ass dragon trying to devour your entirety in one bite." Kai said sarcastically."First wind gust generation, then dragon creation. All in one match!" Ash wondered."Only heaven knows how you two developed superpowers in one fight." A confused Akira reasoned.'Hmm…' she thought. "Well, studies do show that those are outcomes of 'superhuman' feats. Godlike attributes if you must. But, they're mostly mythological beliefs, and the present day views them as assumptions of our ancestors, nothing more," Yua theorized."Whoa, whoa, whoa. What are you trying to say? That we're superhuman or something?" Kai asked, doubting."In theory, yes. It is quite possible. We have to think outside the box to figure out what's happening between the two of you." Yua answered."Y'all are just bizarre. I'm gonna get to the bottom of this myself," Kai affirmed.Soon enough, a nurse opened the door to check up on Kai."I'm sorry, but visiting hours are over.""C'mon he just woke up! Can't you wait a little more?" Akira begged."Hey! It's alright," Kai said.He drew his friends closer to whisper a message to them."Meet me at the front door of this place at 11 pm sharp. Don't be late."They all nodded in agreement."Thanks for looking out for me, guys. I'll see you tomorrow. By then, I'll be discharged, right, nurse?" Kai continued, acting naturally."Certainly, Kai."The four exchanged a quick approving glance. Kai bid them goodbye as they left the room one after the other. The nurse soon followed after doing a quick check-up on him.'There's only one person who'll understand what's wrong with me,' Kai thought to himself.<
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CH77: "BENNOSUKE DŌRAKU"
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CH76: "THE WORLD'S MOST WANTED DAEMON"
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Hello, loves💙I really wanted to make this extended author's note to address a few things. Maybe it's due to my impatience, but I'm 75 chapters in and yet not a single review, chapter comment or support from the algorithm. I honestly do not know if I have readers who enjoy this story, but I guess it can't be helped since Meganovel is carried by its urban stories. If any of you all end up reading this, I'd really appreciate a comment/feedback/honest thoughts on my novel. I’d really appreciate it.That aside, I know I've been giving Owari Kurogane a lot of the story’s plot portion lately, but he still remains a side character. The following chapters will take a shift in pov to Kai Nagano’s side of things.I know I may not be the best at uploads, most likely due to my lazy personality, but I pray y'all stick around. This story is unlike any you've ever read.Well, I guess that's it for now. See ya💙
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••• ‡ •••Born into the Minamota Clan, I was a Daemon upheld by my people. I was one of a kind, being the strongest and fastest Daemon of my clan. and in extension the entire Daemon race.My technique was one which could not be rivaled by anyone. I was envied and admired by all who faced me. I was a demon nearly worshiped like a deity, and soon enough, it all got in my head.Daemons of unparalleled strength sought to measure their worth against me. I was their power scaler in essence, and I gradually grew a sense of superiority over my kind.Little by little, my mentality and ideals altered for the worst. My sense of discipline and pride rose to new heights, and all who confronted me were deemed worthless by my power.Challenges were nothing more than privileged entities who were blessed with the opportunity to be decapitated by me. Every soul desired to die in my hand, and I was in ecstasy bathing in their blood.Daemons of the Taisho Era tried to humble me, to teach me the concept of
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