The Legend's Behind the Mask "Swordsman's Era"

Chapter 5: The Dimensional Beings

Kiroshuku was walking toward Fudo Toka as he noticed her smiling and laughing while playing with her teddy bear. She was content alone as he turned around and heard thunderclaps in the skies. 

"A perfect day for an ambush or a war, thunderstorm," he reflected as he returned his gaze to Fudo Toka, who was now staring at him. 

"Fudo, you'll keep this sword of mine, later on, I remember you using it at the age of 4, now you're 12 you can do it! I'll find someone's sword and hold it! But for now, I'll hold it, we're evacuating!" he said as Fudo Toka let go of her teddy bear and hugged him, and the ground beneath them began to shake.

"They're here!" he exclaimed, shocked, as Fudo Toka let go of him. He carries him with both hands and then leaps into the air while carrying her. She holds tightly of her teddy bear with her left hand.

Suddenly, they can now see half of the village. She feels claustrophobic as she looks down. She closes her eyes and hugs her teddy bear, and Kiroshuku clutches her tightly as he looks down and to his left. 

He suddenly sees massive beasts emerging from a tunnel. He notices that the cave is large and that it is close to the village. They were still in the air, at least 700 feet above the ground, and could see for a long time. To get that high, he used a foot technique. It's all feat.

"Hmm! Then that's what Agatsuma Hit was talking about... They're on the move!" he thought as he fell. His eyes widened as he glanced down and saw fog and enormous vines wreaking havoc on the north wind village. He witnesses the capital's destruction and the Shira's late arrival.

It is demolishing three-story and two-story homes. He notices the gigantic vines emerging from the underground's and believes it is causing the ground to shake. 

He was ready to land when the area he was about to touch down began to rise towards him. It abruptly brakes and elevates. He touches the ground and looks around, seeing that he is rising. He looked to his left and saw a massive vine destroying a house and exploding up.

He looked around him since he could see the ground. Many people have already died, and Shira has just arrived. They've gotten most of the civilians to safety, but not all of them. 

"Tsk! Are the heads not alarmed? There are only three Shira's and... The masters are on the move and their students are already out in the area except for one? No! They got ambushed!" Kiroshuku pondered as he sense a presence of a dead master on the ground and four more masters battling in an unknown area.  

He turned to his left and began to run when a wall sprang from the ground and blocked his path. He swiftly turns, and another wall rises and bars him, much like the ones on his left and right. The walls were 50 feet high and a distance away from him. 

"I sensed another being... A warp portal is opening," Fudo Toka stated, as Kiroshuku was transfixed by her words. 

"Where? Fudo!" he said calmly as she looked up and pointed her index finger at a wall. Suddenly, he focuses his senses there, and a warp hole opens, revealing unknown swordsmen.

"The north will turn into a battlefield in no time!" Kiroshuku exclaimed as he peered above. He bowed slightly before leaping to his feet while carrying Fudo Toka. He kicked the side of the wall, jumped in the air again, and landed on top of the wall.

He kneels on it and looks around. He widens his eyes as he sees the front village of the north wind in the distance. He witnesses burning houses, as well as destroyed and slain civilians. He was both surprised and sad.

He becomes aware of someone landing on the top of the wall behind him. He gently turns around, his knee on the ground and both hands on Fudo Toka. 

"You! You must be Kiroshuku! Well, this will make things a lot easier!" an unknown Dark Shira Swordsmen with a razor blade in its right hand shouted menacingly. The blade of his razor was at least five feet long, and the unknown was taller than Kiroshuku.  

"And you?" he questioned, staring at the mysterious Shira Swordsmen with dark white flashing eyes and a black body. It was like a shadow, only it was a human form with incredible power. 

"Oh! Yeah! About that... I'm Sanctuary! The Dark behind the Dark mask, seems strange right? Because I've killed so many Evil Shira's. I'm more evil than them! Now, why are they evil? Because they were predators in the beginning, but I've changed the tables. The only reason they started with evil, now you die!" the Dark Shira Swordsmen named Sanctuary said furiously. He instantly soared towards Kiroshuku, who leaped backward and evaded its Razor blade. He swings it sideways as soon as he approaches Kiroshuku and Fudo Toka. 

He fell awkwardly on the ground and looked up. Sanctuary flies down towards him, downswinging its Razor blade. He sprang back and dodged his attacker's onslaught. He slashed his blade into the ground, causing a big fracture and a loud noise. As he sees Kiroshuku do nothing except evade his attacks, he grunts. 

"You lack speed!" Kiroshuku stated calmly as he took his right hand away from Fudo Toka and drew his blade. He carries her with his left hand, while she looks back and watches them both battle. 

Sanctuary struck again with such force in his sword that Kiroshuku had to stand up straight and take a posture. He sees Sanctuary standing menacingly and strokes his sword, pointing it down as black energy suddenly flows from his blade. Kiroshuku also stroked his blade as there was wind flowing around his blade. 

"Magic? He can do magic? In what form?" he wondered as he pointed his blade down, and Sanctuary vanished in the blink of an eye, reappearing behind his left.  

Sanctuary swings down its blade right at Fudo Toka. His blade reaches her and suddenly it goes through her and down to the ground. Suddenly Kiroshuku and Fudo Toka vanished as he quickly got back at his feet. 

"An Afterimage? What can this man do? Did he vanish?! I don't sense anyone here! He runs!" He raged as he turned around and couldn't find Kiroshuku. He yells angrily as he notices individuals running in the distance in front of him. 

Fudo Toka and Kiroshuku were sprinting on a vacant lot as everything around them was gigantic trees that were hiding the sunshine within the north wind village.

"This is really bad! I can't imagine how many more people will die, tsk!" he exclaimed as he noticed an explosion to his right. From a distance, he observes a house's roof being blasted to shreds. Fudo Toka was looking at it as well when she noticed him holding his sword in his right hand. They were traveling to the western portion of the north wind village as a struggle raged within the village and the ground was still trembling due to the gigantic vines that were still sprouting from beneath the grounds.

"That Dark Shira Swordsmen speed rapidly grow in just seconds, we weren't even a minute in and that Dark swoop in," he thought as he noticed someone in the distance. He sees two unknown swordsmen standing menacingly and peering up and glancing at the sunset.

"Look who's here, Domei!" exclaims an unknown man as he turns around and looks up. He turned away from the sun when he heard footsteps approaching. Domei, the swordsman who is beside him, likewise turns around and smiles.  

"Huh! I wonder where he has gone! Has he gone naive? Just because of his new adopted daughter," Domei muttered as he turned around and saw Kiroshuku racing towards them both, his sword in his right hand and Fudo Toka in his left. getting carried.

"Master! Who are they?" Fudo Toka inquires as she notices two unknown swordsmen looming menacingly in the distance. They were wearing sun hats, sun earrings on their ears, and sun masks. They were likewise dressed in a brilliant white kimono with a yellow coat and a sword on their left waist linked to their kimono belt. 

"They're allies! You're coming with them two to the West, Fudo Toka, stay with them all the time and don't be a burden, don't worry they're very flawless and compelling," he added admiringly. He reaches them after a few minutes of running. He comes to a halt and moves away from them two, setting down Fudo Toka on the ground, as he senses someone behind them.

"Looks like you let your guard down, Kiroshuku, so what now? What do you want from us?" the unknown swordsman asks who is named Blue. He stands as he sees him looking at Fudo Toka. 

"I'm requesting a favor from you both to take care of her... I've been living in this village for the past six years and this is the first time this has ever happened," he replied as he stared at the swordsmen, their eyes widening beneath the mask. 

"What?! What the hell did you just say?! You want us to take care of that child just because you already know we can retire anytime soon?!" they both exclaimed in horror, unable to comprehend what Kiroshuku had just said. 

"I'm sorry, but I need to get going before any of my comrades, students, or soldiers die," he replied as he bowed his head and let go of Fudo Toka's hand as he noticed her staring at him. 

"Fine! It's also fine if we get nothing from this, but we'd like to say that if you come or don't come back alive, we'll train her starting when we get to the west... We don't care if this village gets annihilated because the heads have already fled, their on the move out of this village without giving orders, which is such a coward and like a tractor move," Blue said in a furious voice but remained calm. 

"What did you just say?! The heads flee without giving any orders?..." he says calmly as Blue and Domei notice him about to go on a rampage, and the ground they're standing on begins to shake.

"This is where we parted ways! Kiroshuku! We will take her to a better and safer place in the west, she will be waiting!" Blue said as he grabbed Fudo Toka with both of his hands and immediately a gigantic vine rose from the bottom to the top where Fudo Toka stood a while ago.

Suddenly, Blue appeared behind Kiroshuku, who stood menacingly and gave no vibes. He was only glancing down when he noticed a big vine to his left, where Fudo Toka was standing. When he turns back, he sees Blue kneeling and holding Fudo Toka in both of his hands, and she is crying out his name.

"Domei! Let's leave! Before the area gets hot and becomes a real battlefield! We will get lost and destroyed if we stay any longer, and supposedly the armies of the north wind are on their way!" Blue yells as he sees Domei nod behind Kiroshuku. When he notices Kiroshuku looking at him, he nods and motions to him to say goodbye. Domei arrived on his left side and tapped Blue on the right top shoulder before both of them vanished. 

"They left... Which means I can go all out whenever I want... Whoever is beneath me that Dark will die for targeting my girl!" he stated menacingly, looking down and raising his blade. He pointed it down, and then his eyes widened, as wind around his blade. It was a bright green wind. 

"Bursting Piercing Wind Move Blade!" he exclaims as he unleashes a technique and stabs the ground in front of him with his sword, piercing through and burst down the ground, making a loud boom. He raised his blade again and carved a little hole, not knowing how long it was. The ground he stood on suddenly stopped trembling. 

"Hmm! Just as I thought," he said as he started to running in the distance.. He disappeared as soon as he sensed Sanctuary, a Dark Shira Swordsman. 

Sanctuary was in the air and about to land on the ground where civilians are hiding. He was about to land when all of a sudden a bright yellow glowing barrier suddenly appeared on the ground and protected the civilians. He step on the barrier and got flew back. He got electrocuted and his feet got burned. He landed on the ground as he grunt and glance.

"Hmm! A barrier? But I don't sense any powerful creature that could create that barrier... Then the man who made this must be confident that his barrier will not break then let me put it on the test," Sanctuary questioned the barrier as he pointed his blade towards the barrier in front of him. His surroundings were destroyed houses and a burning house and dead bodies on the ground behind him in a distance. There was blood dripping on his razor blade. He was about to stab the barrier with his sword when all of a sudden he got slashed in his left side and got pushed back to his right and got sat. He let go of his sword but he quickly grabs it. 

He notices that his left side is bleeding. He noticed dark fluid dripping down his left side. He stands and notices a figure in the distance approaching him, brandishing a green dragon wind blade. He notices the swordsman has wind swirling around him and circling his ground and weapon as he walks.

"W-Wow there! You seemed Furious Kiroshuku!" Sanctuary exclaims as he casts a glance in the distance towards Kiroshuku, who gives no vibes. He's dead serious and doesn't express any emotions like he's presenting another being. 

"What's up? Waiting for me? Let's end this quickly Dark or I say Sanctuary," he replied calmly as he approached Sanctuary, who had his blade pointed at him. 

"Sure thing, human! I only wish for evil, but now that I see your aura before my eyes could do the trick, I see that I can surpass evil and be more with the dark God himself," he stated as he moved to a stance and they both vanished. 

They approached each other, and then their blades met, causing a huge impact and demolishing the ground they were standing on. They're hovering because their blades collided with considerable force and collided with the ground. As they tried to push each other, the ground they were standing on and hovering on had gigantic fissures. They are clutching their swords in both hands. 

They were abruptly driven back and circled each other. Sanctuary was surrounded by wind as he saw him dead serious. He gave a sinister smile. 

"You knew we dimensional beings don't like having visitors in our dimensions," he added as he saw him stop walking and smile menacingly at him with his eyes closed.

"So do we!" he answered as he soared at breakneck speed towards him. Sanctuary was taken aback as he jumped and saw Kiroshuku beneath him, poised to swing its blade sideways.  

He manages to swing his blade sideways, cutting his two dark legs. He then attempted a kill by aiming his blade up and upswinging his weapon. 

"Hmm! That's some nice speed there, Master Kiroshuku!" Sanctuary stated calmly as he suddenly regenerated his legs, causing Kiroshuku's eyes to widen and his left arm to extend in front of him. 

Sanctuary kicked Kiroshuku with both feet, causing him to fly away, slam to the ground, and roll on the ground. He slammed to the ground once, causing a massive crack and being rolled. Sanctuary landed on the ground with both feet intact and took off running at full speed towards Kiroshuku.  

Kiroshuku's palm left hand meets the ground and he returns his gaze. He took a peek at his opponent. He notices the wind blowing but cannot see Sanctuary, who is racing at such a great speed that he cannot see anything except the wind. 

Suddenly, he notices the wind blowing in front of him. He thrust his sword forward, only to collide with an unknown. He assumed he had collided with Sanctuary's razor blade. He was pushed back slightly, which prevented them from colliding. He swung his blade through the air with immense force in his hand as he notices dark energy streaming in front of him.

Sanctuary emerged, smirking, with another sword in its left hand, swinging its blade right at him. He instantly dodged it by kneeling and stepping backward. 

He examines his right arm and notices a minor scratch. He notices Sanctuary slashing him lightly with the blade. He moved into a stance, his sword pointing at him, and the wind suddenly circling his boots.

"You also seemed to have some kind of trick up your sleeve! I wonder what it is!" he exclaimed, startled, as he bowed and upswing its blade. 

Sanctuary suddenly snatched his blade and it flew up, catching him off guard as he saw him swing his sword down. He jumped back and kicked Sanctuary in the stomach, causing him to grunt and spit forth black fluid from his mouth. 

Sanctuary growled and flew back, thinking angrily, "Unbelievable strength! What the hell is up with this man?!" He smashed against a massive boulder, pierced through it, and slammed to the ground, moaning in pain. Kiroshuku caught his sword in the air with his right hand and looked up to find Sanctuary standing up and clutching his sword in the distance. 

"I'm carrying weights every time I walk or run, this isn't even my top speed... I'm still holding back, but you... I see that you're so weak that you made me waste time," Kiroshuku said as he vanished from where he was standing and reappeared in front of Sanctuary, whose dark white eyes widened. 

"What the hell are you!? You're not human!" he screamed angrily as he was punched in the face, forcing him to sit down and let go of his sword in his right hand. 

"I'm a human, just in a different league," he remarked as he swung his blade down, splitting Sanctuary in two and turning to dust. He killed Sanctuary without hesitation and turned to the right. Sanctuary's sword began to fade away.  

He sees a portal suddenly open in the far distance. He sees Agatsuma Hit standing menacingly and also looking at the portal. He was near the portal as he stared at it.

"Another Dimensional Being! Warp portals are slowly appearing in every part of this village!" he exclaimed as he detected movement behind him. It wasn't typical. When he carefully looks around, he finds a terrifying Dark Red Shira Swordsman. While staring at him, it emits a hellish red glow. He shudders.