[Rescuing Ayuka: Arc 5]
A 'Spiritual Mode'! One of the basic techniques that a Ginkenian should master! It's another extension to their power and allows them to seperate their spirit from their body on the outside. A linking technique such as this one is necessary for Ginkenians because of it's polluted power, allowing them to switch dimensions between Zero World and Planet Earth. This ability is usually not shown by the trained Ginkenians but their pressure can be felt. Once the Spirit Seperates through the body their potential can be easily overwhelmed and a basic Ginkenian could easily be harmed by their own Spirit. The 'Spirit Mode' is quite different and the bodies of Ginkenians become Spiritual, through seeable and very difficult to learn. But the weakness of such body is risky.... Currently we still do not know much about this mysterious technique.....
- Four days earlier -
Tokyo City - Ichiba Street - Thursday, 7:40 p.m.|
"I told you he is getting on my ner~" But before he spoke, a branch broke and both of them faced at the wall. "Who's there! Show yourself!" Akira angrly called and then Odina came stepping before them, embarrassed and smiling at them with closed eyes. "Uhm... hi.... hello.... sorry to scare you, hehe...." Odina scratched her head still embarrassed. "W....why are you here?" Akira asked once being quite confused. Tanami became worried too. "This is not a place for you to be around, young girl!" Akira called when backing away. "Uh... I'm.. I'm sorry, but I heard you talking about Tim, have you by any chance meant Shinkaku Tim?" Asked Odina who once again scratched the top of her head. Akira and Tanami stepped together. "Uh... should we tell her... what if she is a Demon that is hiding... we were told to not let anyone come near Tim...." Quietly spoke Tanami and wondered. "Ah! Hello!" Soon Tishida came exiting the store with a calm smile. "Tish-Tishida??" Akira called kind of worried of him. "What may a young lady like you bring here?" After asking, Odina shook her head and made another embarrassed smile then scratched her cheek. "I... I just would like to know about Tim, so I would like to ask if you're thinking of Shinkaku! I mean! I mean, of course, it could be somebody else, since I heard some words told from friends that he was seen to be dragged here, ehe....hehe...." Tishida waved his fan. "....BUT of course! We're talking about him... I believe you've come to check on his condition! No worries to be had! He's fine as a baby!" Smiled Tishida but then Odina added through. "Oh! Sorry! I'm Odina, his friend, I would just like to know if it's possible to see him, just to make sure that he's alright?" Tishida was wondering of her attitude. "Ah, Shinkaku Tim's friend, of course come on ahead." Tishida was polite and nodded. "Is he really letting her in?" Questioned Akira but his question was pretty pointless. "Oh! Right, sorry, I'm right behind you!" Odina called as if she were constantly shy. After the wording befall, the four of them entered inside the store. "So, I see that this... is a store... ehm?" Odina said and walked down the two steps. "Yes, very much is..." As Tishida lead her forward, he then entered the door frame and in shock, Odina became confused. "W....wau, what's this place?" She asked but in no more time waiting, Tishida answered. When entering the canyons, Odina heard many explosions and noticed a massive sand hurricane in the distance. "W...what's going on?!" Those were her shocked words when facing further. "Just take a look." Odina agreed to what Tishida said and continued to look forward. Hasai just swung with his muscular arm and had it surrounded by sandy dust which then extended into an attack, Tim protected his own body from the hit by using his sword but even to protection, he was pushed back with a simple strike, the dust of sand was blown past his body once the quick waving unifom waved inside of the sand hurricane, Tim was in need to cover his mouth so he needed to look over his crossed arm on the mouth, the sand was constantly beaming past once he felt pushing as if it were a powerful wind. "Why do you seem like Anubis or whatever those creatures are called!" Tim yelled as he was forced to make another step back, he blocked the next sand swing but then lit his sword on fire and blazed out an inferno which, curled through the air in a middle path at Hasai, but thankfully the sand easily stopped it and Tim was pushed back further. "What's happening?! Is that Tim?!" Odina asked who was absolutely amazed and shocked. "Yes thy yes.... that is him, no doubt." Smiled Tishida once looking at Tim. He clapped and the training session stopped. "Now what?!" Tim striked a look to Tishida when annoyed. "Oh! Be calm, no worries, just a friend that has made and come to visit you." Tishida spoke, Tim looked in confusion and then became a little surprised. "Uh... hello! Tim." Odina was once again feeling embarrassed and made a gentle wave. "Odina?! Why is she here?!" Tim shockingly reached out with words and a question. "Oh! Sorry! I'll go if~" But before she could speak out, Tim answered. "No, I'm just surprised that you've come here, how did you even find this spot, or better question, how did you know I was at this specific place?" But too embarrassing Odina, she answered after reaching for her orange hair. "Oh! Uh ~ aha... It's a longer story, heard it, that's all, ehem...." She called but then Tim sighed. "There is not a place to where I could keep this thing to myself... is there..." Tim leaned his sword on the shoulder, but then hung it on his back. "Oh... so what exactly are those clothes?" Odina wondered in confused pupils. "It's called a 'Soul Calling Uniform'.... connected to the Spiritual Realm...." Tim explained everything that she needed to know in the next few minutes.
- A few minutes later -
Tokyo City - Ichiba Street - Thursday, 8:00 p.m.|
"Ginkenian? Soul Caller? Absorb power? Ehm? I'm not sure I understand any of if, eheh...he..." Odina was looking kind of pale. "Well it's much to remember after all..." Tim scratched his forehead. "But, yes, you didn't clearly tell me how you got to here, who told you?" But then Odina started explaining. "Oh, well, I heard it from Mia and the rest, I kindaaaaa, stalked them down to hear it all... I was worried you'd got hurt pretty badly... so as I said, I wanted to come and check on you, just so I would be clear into." Tim listened to her explanation "But, who told them about.... me being, exposed to an enemy like that one?" But the answer came quickly. "The Soul Dancer, Mia... as you know and are aware... she is able to hide their Spiritual Symbolism, she spied on us..." Tishida explained and waved with the fan. "But if she was able to hide her Spiritual Symbolism... how did you~" Then after question. "Aha! Glad you asked! Little old me can use a special technique to locate any hidden Spiritual Symbolism!" Smiled Tishida making his bad funny jokes. " It's called Bashora.... and also for you to be clear, it's a part of the Spiritual Mode technique... you learn that, it's a new and closer step to obtaining it." Smiled Tishida and to his unknown wording, Tim and Odina became confused. "Bas....Bashora? What do you mean?" Soon, Akari stepped forward. "Simple as now! Bashora is a Spiritual feeling to where you're able and sense someone's hidden aura, just by focusing the entire Spiritual pressure into your chest, it provides you with elestatic to which works sort of like instantanous flickering, that feeling will also allow you to sense others clearer and stronger.... for better knowledge an instinctive sense... to do that, all you must do is unleash your aura and manipulate it throughout your body and then organize is inside of the chest." Odina was given question mark pupils when she heard the explanation. "Is that.. a talking cat?!" Tim grabbed his forehead and reached out with his words. "Yes, it is...." Then Akari spoke. "Good to know! I'm Akari!" Its manly voice was getting overcomfortable in Odina's thoughts. "And I thought I couldn't see weirder things...." Multiple question marks appeared, floating around Odina's head. "Trust me... it gets weirder...." When looking at Odina, Tim talked. "Tim, tell me exactly why and to what do you think we've been trying to train you for?" Tim faced Akari in confusion. "It's so you'll be able and manipulate your Spirit... we're training you to learn 'Bashora', if you want to go save and rescue Ayuka, that technique is absolutely necessary to go through the Spiritual Realm, the only path that leads you to Zero World without the key... but most importantly, to split your Spirit from your body." Tim was quite unsure about the situation. "So, if I hear it correctly, to reach to Ayuka, I gotta path my way through the Spiritual Realm?" And to his question an agree arrived. "It shouldn't take more than a month, but surely at least a week..." Hasai added but Tim put his right arm on his hip. "But I don't got much time to go there and save Ayuka... how long has she been put on the hold before execution?" Tim asked and began to worry. "I'll send Akari to try and hear through the conversation, nobody will suspect a cat." Tishida was sneaky and gigglish. "You're sending a cat, I thought you just said that nobody can enter the Spiritual Realm, without knowing Bashora..." Tim added but quickly answered. "You believe I cannot do that?" When Tim heard and faced at Akari, he became very squeeky. "You... know how to use Spiritual Mode?" A quick nod was given once he asked. "Yeah, I was right... it CAN get weirder...." Tim sighed and faced back at Tishida. "Alright fine... but if it comes to low time limit, I won't bother to learn this Spiritual Mode..." Tim spoke and Odina was still overwhelmingly confused. "Of course... as you insist!" The smiles were given and Tim took a calm breath. "Alright, then let's finish what we've been doing... Hasai, correct..." Tim asked and was soon then given a nod. "Good then...." Tim squeeked his hand back and grabbed the handle of Nensho, once the cloth waved in the wind from the pressure he was unleashing. "Stormy weather or dusty, tell me what do I need to do properly..." Tim said and held his sharp edged sword. "As we said, fight onward with constant aura releasement.... then through time, you'll be able to feel elecstaticness...." Hasai answered and Tim immediately gagged a nod. "So, I guess I'll leave you to it, ehehehe..." Odina backed away and exit the door frame.
- A few minutes later -
Tokyo City - Ichiba Street - Thursday, 8:10 p.m.|
Odina walked through the door. "Thank you for letting me see Tim... I hope he'll manage and succeed in saving Ayuka...." Odina bowed from thanks and straighted up. "Of course, seems your parents might wonder where you were..." Akari said being quite polite. "Oh, no... my parents aren't with me... they were killed.... but... I'm still unsure of why..." Akari listened and faced at sad feeling Odina. "Sorry to ask... I'm surprised that you can keep that and still be somewhat happy..." Odina was once again shy. "Ehe... yes... It has been quite some time... so I got used to it..." Odina said but looked down from sadness. "Right... all right... I'll stop... you go ahead, come here whenever you wish to." Akari spoke and finally calm Odina, nodded. "Thank you! I will for sure!" Odina giggled and then turned around. "Such a polite young girl..." Akari spoke and made a relieved breath, as for Tim... his training was finally told what is it all about.
To be continued...