The attack launched was feet away from Hakai as a shield with three Tomoe appeared before him.
KaBoom!
The attack detonated at the impact with the shield in front of Hakai. "Huh?" Hakai heard the explosion go off, yet he felt nothing, so he opened his eyes. "Shield? Hachiman!" He questioned himself as Hachiman sliced the four arms into seven pieces each. "Nice timing!" Hakai told him with a smile.
"As you'd desire!" Hachiman taunted.
"Can you deal with it for now? I need a breather." Hakai informed Hachi as he kneeled.
"Well, well. Who'd you think I am?" Hachi said while levitating in the air.
"A sloppy God," Hakai answered as he gave him a teasing smile.
"Now, now. That's not a way to speak to." Hachi man roared as he closed the distance between himself and the phantom. "The God of War!" He screamed while he swung a massive light sword. Slicing the spirit in half, he managed to avoid further damage.
"Hachi! The spell!" Hakai informed him while he slowly looked back.
"What spell?" Hachiman asked in confusion.
"The Expelling Spell!" Hakai said, answering his question.
"That old thing?" Hachiman said with a taunting expression. "Watch this." He said as he turned to face the decaying phantom again.
"Thou who slumbers in the darkness, reduce to ash by the guiding hand of light!" He uttered as a massive divine wheel appeared above the spirit. The wheel displayed a bright golden vortex light that consumed the phantom. As it cleared, nothing remained of it.
"Amazing!" Hakai awwed in disbelief.
"Right!" Hachiman responded as he decanded.
"Here." He said, reaching out his arm. Then, finally, the shield in front of Hakai returned to levitate behind his back.
"You got beaten you pretty good," Hachi informed Hakai as he looked back at the damage caused by the scuffle.
"This spirit's threat level was rated a C rank at the council of the Gods," Hachi informed Hakai while he allowed his Sacred Treasure to vanish.
"Ranking more phantoms?" Hakai asked Hachi while allowing his Sacred Weapon to retract into his vault.
"Yeah, there appears to be an upsurge in threat levels," Hachiman added while looking back at his friend.
"Evolution?" Hakai uttered under his breath.
"What?" Hachi asked him with a confused look.
"I need to tell you about something. I also need you to alert the High Heavens." Hakai said to his rival with a severe expression.
"Okay, let's go over to my place," Hachiman added as he levitated and flew toward his shrine. "Huh?" He asked himself.
"You, jerk. I can't fly!" Hakai scolded him while throwing his fist around.
"Oh yeah!" Hachi yelled as he finally remembered.
"Okay, spread your arms!" Hachi shouted as he descended with great speed.
"Hey, you, s-s-slow down!?" Hakai screamed at him while spreading his arms and closing his eyes in fear.
"Huh?" Hakai said as he slowly opened his eyes and saw that he was flying. "Oh, I'm flying!" He shouted while taking in the beautiful sight.
"Feels nice, huh?" Hachi asked him while focusing on his shrine.
"Sure does," Hakai whispered as he dangled his feet.
***
"Okay, come on in!" Hachiman gestured Hakai to follow him into his bridge to the Takamagahara.
"Your people are going to oppose this, you know?" Hakai told him as he walked into the shrine.
"Just come in. This matter is under business trip." Hachi calmed his rival as he stepped into the vortex.
Wham!
Wham!
The two traveled the dimensional bridge and finally appeared inside the main shrine.
"Different entry location from Amaterasu," Hakai remarked as he recalled that Amaterasu's bridge had a different landing and entry location than Hachi.
"Miko!" Hachi screamed for someone.
"Yes, sir!" A beautiful slender woman came out of the corner.
"Prepare the Sacred Fountain, please." He asked her nicely.
"At your service, master." She happily accepted with a slight bow.
Hakai looked around as Hachi began walking forward into a sliding door.
Shoop!
He revealed a long hall with several other doors.
"Where are we going?" Hakai asked him while following.
"Don't follow me," Hachiman told him while he kept walking. "Go. Miko is probably waiting!" He shouted at his rival as he entered another room.
"Ehh! Ehh?" Noises came from Hakai as he stood in utter confusion. "But, she left." He said with a terrified expression while pointing to where she was.
***
"Miko-Chan!" Hakai called out to her as he kept going down a long hall.
"Here!" She finally answered his calls.
"Oh, thank goodness!" He cried out as he ran towards the voice. "There you are," Hakai said as he came around the corner exhausted. "Miko-Chan, I'm sorry." He apologized while walking into the room with a glass door to the outside massive hot tub. "It's just that Hachi isn't good enough with instruction sometimes." Hakai cried out with a funny tear stuck to his eye.
"It's okay, master Hakai." She gently gestured him to newly laid clothes. "I understand that." She said to himself while she smiled softly. "Put these when you've finished." She informed him as she closed her eyes with a smile.
"Yup, thanks Miko-Chan." Hakai appreciated her kindness while walking beside her. Although he had thanked her, she seemed to stay still. Leaning upwards, she kept the same smile and stood still. "I will soak now," Hakai informed her again, wanting her to leave the room.
"Go right ahead." She said while not budging.
"Hmm, I'll take my clothes off now." He told her the next step. Yet, she stood there with the same expression, eyes closed. Miko slowly opened them.
"Go right ahead." She said once again while smiling with her eyes open.
"Worse than before!" He thought as he looked away. "Her eyes are open. She's watching me strip my top off." He felt sweat break from his back.
"Uhh, Miko, he's a coward who can't strip in front of a woman." Hachiman teased him as he stood outside the hot tub dressing room.
"Sh-shut up!" Hakai screamed, embarrassed by his insults.
"Please, take your leave." Hachi kindly informed her as he walked into the room.
"Yes, please call for any assistance, my lord." She said while slowly closing the door behind herself.
"Phew!" Hakai breathed out in relief as the door closed.
"Wimp." Hachi razzed him with a whisper.
"Shut it!" Hakai yelled at him while he took off his clothes and ran to the glass door.
"Not-not, before I do!" Hachi yelled as he ran to struggle alone with Hakai to open the glass door.
Creek!
The door slid open, and they both fell face-first to the ground.
Bam!
"Ow ow ow," Hakai said as he looked up to find Hachi levitating towards the tub and falling in. "That's cheating!" He called out as he rushed to dive into the tub.
***
Both were soaking in the water that possessed healing abilities, feet apart from each other. "So, about this information?" Hachiman broke the silence.
"Yeah, right," Hakai said as he thought of a way to come about. "A came across a spirit that can speak." He broke the news while twirling his thumbs.
"Wait, what? Why didn't you tell us sooner?" Hachi screamed at him in anger.
"It's been a day barely, listen." Hakai stopped him as he looked over at him with a sad face.