Tsuruki was deep within the forest on the left side of town. He made sure no one was to be near him when he trained. He first noticed this skill while reading through Tanamura's files. Under the "skills" section, it stated that Tanamura achieved this skill through meditation. By using proper meditation, he could feel the power flow through his veins. In order to use the power, he had to achieve that same feeling without meditation.
Tsuruki: "So the meditation is only used to provide what the power should feel like when it flows through the veins. I'm not much of a meditation kind of guy myself, so it's good that it's not a super important part"
Tsuruki sat down on the dirt patched ground. The trees whistled and flowed along with the wind. After about five minutes, Tsuruki felt a surge of energy flowing in his right bicep. It was immense. He felt like he could punch through a brick wall with raw strength. A few minutes later, the power flowed across his stomach and into his left arm. His heart rate increased as the power surged through his body. His muscles tightened, yet he was still flexible.
Tsuruki: "I- Incredible. So this is the power of a devil"
Tsuruki still didn't understand exactly what a devil was; whether a devil possessed him, or he was a devil himself. He wasn't sure. He only understood what they were capable of.
Tsuruki broke form, and the immense power he felt before quickly dissapered. This time, he tried to achieve that same feeling, but without the assist of meditation. Tsuruki stood up and took a form he felt that fit the flow of the power. He closed his eyes, thinking about the flow of the power. He maintained this form for about a minute. Again, the wind and trees whistled and flowed; this time slightly quieter. A few minutes later and Tsuruki began to feel the immense power, but only on the tips of his fingers. He deepened his breath, supplying his heart with oxygen. His heart beat increased as the power began to flow throughout his chest. He opened his eyes, everything seemed to move in slow motion. The branches of trees, the stray leaves that twirled through the air. It all seemed so slow.
The power eventually flowed throughout his entire body. All of his muscles tightened but he could move just fine. The air around him was dense, it had a heavy feeling. A dark, eerie aura consumed him. He took aim for a large oak tree that stood about fifteen feet in front of him. He immediately sprinted towards it, and in a near instant, which seemed like a whole five seconds to him, he struck the center of the tree with his palm.
A loud crushing and slamming sound was heard throughout the town. The local police went out to see what the noice was about. After ten minutes of searching through the surrounding forest, they found large stump in the ground. It looked like the whole top of the tree was ripped off by some giant. As the policemen looked forward, they found bits and pieces of a tree scattered about. A bit further ahead of the debris layed the top roughly thirty feet or so of the tree. The policemen looked at each other with confused and terrified expression; they immediately reported their findings to the chief...
Meanwhile, Tsuruki was laying down in the bedroom at Gordon's house. Amazed by what he had just done, he rethinks his approach on where to train. Tsuruki also came to the conclusion that Emu failed to find his body in time. He wondered if he would ever meet her again. He doubted he would, and shifted his focus to getting packed up.
Gordon began preparing dinner, Rui was still asleep in his room. After Tsuruki packed his belongings, he headed to the kitchen.
Gordon: "Ya hear that noise earlier, you know, the loud bang?"
Tsuruki: "I did, I was on my way back when it happened. I went to scout out the situation but saw nothing"
Gordon: "Well word from the station is saying that it was a tree! A whole tree fell, they say it was a healthy one too, and it wasn't no lighting cause it's not storming tonight. What in the world could cause such destruction?"
Tsuruki: "...I wonder" Tsuruki says while avoiding eye contact.
Gordon: "Anyways, tonight it's going to be steak, potatoes, and... Macaroni n' cheese?"
Tsuruki: "Sounds great. Need any help?"
Gordon: "No no, it's fine. You rest up, I'm sure you're tired after training"
Tsuruki: "If you insist, I'll be in the guest room then, let me know if I can help"
Gordon: "Sure thing, I let you know when it's finished"
Tsuruki headed back to the guest room. He layed down while reading through Tanamura's files once again. Nothing else remained under the "skills" section.
Tsuruki: "Hmm.... I wonder if they stopped experimenting on skills for some reason"
Tsuruki continued reading through the rest of the files, but found no answers, nor questions. About three quarters of an hour later, Gordon had dinner ready. The three sat down, ate, talked, laughed, and headed to bed.
Tsuruki: "I suppose I'll miss these two. I hate that I have to hide things from them, but its for the best. Hopefully Rui finds his master, and Gordon continues enjoying his time with Rui. Tomorrow I'll be part of the UERF, I'll be able to see Kira again, and we can start planning how to take out Hojinchi industries, and how to overthrow the government. Once we do, I can finally get answers, answers to all of my questions...
Meanwhile, Professor Hojinchi is in a meeting with an American special elememtal forces commander. His name, Joshua Keevs.
Commander Keevs: "You stopped the experiments?"
Professor Hojinchi: "I did, everything's going as planned. His true devil power should rise within him soon. Everything I've done since capturing him, to letting him get ahold of the experiment files has all gone perfectly to plan. Once he's achieved his true power, we will continue with stage three"
Commander Keevs: "You better hope you're only messing with a devil, like William"
Professor Hojinchi: "Why's that?"
Commander Keevs: "Well, William mentioned that when he achieved his true power, he was brought to some unknown world by accident. While he was there, he stumbled across a fallen angel. He said he's only alive now cause it sparred his life. Later, he mentioned a horrifying idea that these fallen angels could possibly be walking among the elementals in secret. Unfortunately, he didn't remember what it looked like, he only remembers their short conversation"
Professor Hojinchi: "Hm, if they're really that powerful, I feel like the world would've ended by now. Also have you seen Tsuruki's appearance? If I've ever seen a devil, then he would be one for sure. Without a doubt"
Commander Keevs: "Well... if you say so"
The two continued to talk about other plans, and the meeting eventually came to an end...