"So, you failed in capturing Yoshida huh? It was a simple task. Capture him and bring him here. How hard could that task have been?! You four are a part of the First Generation of Monsters and you all failed!" Apeiron yelled as she was on video call with the Elemental Sisters.
"We're sorry, Mistress, but we actually have a reason why we failed. There was a human who could use a monster's aura that defeated us." Astra said.
Apeiron looked a bit surprised. "So Naora defeated you all? Hmph...Can't say I'm all that surprised."
"It wasn't her. It was some unknown person. We don't know her name but she was able to use Mystic Energy." Thera said.
Apeiron looked up at the screen. Xoagi looked at Apeiron. "You said what?"
"This person, this human was able to tap into the legendary Mystic Form that only monsters are able to achieve. Hyper Reflexes, Auto Dodging, Concussive Strikes, Mushin slash Wuxin Mode, Mystic Martial Arts. She had all of those!" Blyze said.
Apeiron grit her teeth and closed her eyes. "Theora..! I swear I could kill that woman if it didn't mean destroying a piece of me. Listen...I am giving you all one more chance! Don't contact me or even THINK about returning until you've returned with that prick! Got it?!"
"Yes ma'am!" Blyze and the others said then Apeiron hung up on them.
"God she's a fucking bitch." Neptuna said.
"I can't say I disagree, but what are we supposed to do? We are stuck on Earth until we get Yoshida, plus he spared us knowing we are out to get him. He has to be planning something." Blyze said.
"Allow me to stake him out. You three do something. I've got this under control. I'm known as the Yellow Assassin back at home, my speed outshines his any day of the week." Astra said then walked off.
"Alright...if you don't come back by the end of the day, one of us will go out there and handle business!" Blyze said.
"Don't worry!" Astra said and raised her hand.
At the academy, I sat on the floor at the dojo with Yan Mei, Orimi, Himeko, Mina, Keishi, Ochiyo, Namiyo, and Mae.
"So these Monsters, you say they have Primordial Elements and they were sent here to capture you and kill us?" Himeko asked.
"Yeah. They had these chains that they can cuff on you and make your Monster Aura useless. If they had killed me, I wouldn't have came back to life until they uncuffed my hands." I said.
"How did you lose though? Not only do you have Nothingness Manipulation, but you also had Time Manipulation. Losing should've been impossible if I'm being honest." Namiyo said.
I scratched the back of my head. "Well...you see...I was holding back because I didn't know if it was a prank or not since they didn't seem too threatening."
"Well I'm here to say that the monsters that are sent by Apeiron themselves won't be as weak as the monsters you know." Yan Mei said.
"Huh- Hey I'm not weak!" Orimi frowned. "If you didn't know I could send a solar beam down right now if I wanted."
"I'd advise you to not do so." Yan Mei said. "Anyway, Pure Mode won't be enough. While fighting those four, I was able to collect data on them."
Mina handed me the papers. "Big brother Yoshida should look over these crazy stats carefully. Mina is very worried about you."
I took the papers from Mina and looked over them.
Name: Blyze
Type of Aura: Origin Flame
Overall Threat Level: 10
Strength: 679
Defense: 512
Agility: 521
Recovery: 423
Intelligence: 521
Overall: 2,656
Ranking: S
Name: Neptuna
Type of Aura: Origin Water
Overall Threat Level: 10
Strength: 424
Defense: 510
Agility: 512
Recovery: 679
Intelligence: 501
Overall: 2,626
Ranking: S
Name: Thera
Type of Aura: Origin Land
Overall Threat Level: 10
Strength: 512
Defense: 679
Agility: 410
Recovery: 522
Intelligence: 503
Overall: 2,626
Ranking: S
Name: Astra
Type of Aura: Origin Lightning
Overall Threat Level: 10
Strength: 537
Defense: 410
Agility: 679
Recovery: 501
Intelligence: 553
Overall: 2,680
Ranking: S
"They completely break the scale..." I said in awe.
"Even in your Pure Mode, you don't get any noticable buffs especially since you only have six of the 18 Monster Aura so you wouldn't match then in any category except at their worst category." Yan Mei said.
I set the papers down and looked at Yan Mei. "What do you suggest I do? I mean I didn't take their power so I kinda screwed myself over there."
"Train with me for a few days. As the Student Council president, I am the strongest in this academy. Let me introduce myself. I am Yan Mei, Believer of the Mystic One." Yan Mei said.
"It's nice to meet you, Yan Mei. I'm Yoshida Asato." I nodded. "So how will I be training?"
"Follow me. Mae, as Vice Student Council President I trust you'll keep the academy in check?" Yan Mei asked.
"Mmm." Mae nodded. "You can count on me."
Yan Mei nodded then stood up. I stood up as well and handed the papers back to Mina. Yan Mei and I left the dojo to go to Yan Mei's training location.
We reached Yan Mei's training location that was hidden away deep in the forest. It was a secluded area with a waterfall, a cabin, and a battlefield. I looked around in awe then she tapped my shoulder and wanted me to follow her. I followed her into the cabin and she walked up the stairs then walked to a door, opening it. I followed her and looked inside of a room.
"This is where you will stay for a bit. We will train for a couple of days until you've learned to devote yourself to the Mystic One. For this to happen we need you to let go of your monster-like mindset and enter a state of total concentration. I'm gonna teach you to enter three states that can be used simultaneously. They are Clear Mind, Tranquil State, and State of Mind. Follow me.." Yan Mei said then walked down the stairs.
I followed her and we walked out the house. She walked to the waterfall then jumped onto the large rock sitting in the middle of the waterfall. I jumped on the rock as well.
"Sit." She sat the sat down on the rock as the water hit the top of her head.
I sat down and felt the water's pressure then grunted a bit. "Damn...the pressure of this water is overwhelming.."
"You are an Escoteric Being, so you should learn the Four Supernatural Arts fairly quickly. These arts are Elemental, Energy, Life-Force, and Spiritual Arts. First we will master the Elemental Arts. You should learn to control the ways of the water. With this you will learn to use the water and obtain the Hydro Aura, one of the 18 Monster Auras. Now focus. Concentrate your energy. Allow yourself to become the water." Yan Mei said and her aura calmly flowed around her body. The water was no longer hitting her as she reached a state of Clear Mind.
I looked at her and noticed her face. She was emotionless, such like Mae.
"Look forward and close your eyes." Yan Mei said.
"Ah- Right." I looked forward and closed my eyes.
The pressure of the waterfall was killing me. I couldn't completely concentrate as I was more focused on releasing the pain I was feeling. I grunted lightly and exhaled.
"You are still thinking about the pain. My master taught me the best way to suppress the pain is to endure the pain for long enough until you can't feel pain anymore." Yan Mei said.
"Your master is a total crackhead if they things this actually works..! My neck and shoulders hurt so much..! How long have we been sitting here..?!" I asked in visible pain.
"40 seconds." Yan Mei said. "And my master is not a crackhead. She is standing over there on the porch."
I opened my eyes and looked at the cabin, seeing a woman sitting on a porch. She was a woman of short silver hair, wearing a white jacket with featherlike properties on her jacket. She wore black leggings and fur boots. She was listening to the wind, hearing the birds sing their melodic melody.
"She's a monster like you. A hybrid. She was born an alternate as she is the direct daughter of Lilith. I stumbled upon her when I first started my Mystic Journey. She was a believer of Theora as well. She taught me everything I know. She has Sound Manipulation. She has Echokine Aura. She followed Theora because other monsters called her ability useless. You and she...might become friends during your training here." Yan Mei said. "Tell me...do you still feel your pain?"
I looked surprised as I wasn't feeling the pain from the water anymore. "Uhm..no I-"
She slammed her fist against my chest. I groaned and hunched over, gripping my shirt. I panted and looked at her like she was crazy. "You most certainly felt that didn't you?"
"What the hell is your problem?!" I yelled.
"I don't have an issue. You do. You still feel pain. Having a Clear Mind requires you to suppress your pain, making you unable to feel it. Now close your eyes and focus." She said then stood up.
I closed my eyes and concentrated my energy. I began to think of things that made me calm and happy. I took a deep breath and exhaled. Yan Mei jumped off the rock then stood on the battlefield. She looked at the then shot an energy ball at me. I groaned as I was hit.
"You were doing good. What happened?" Yan Mei asked.
I groaned out of frustration. "I'll tell you what happened, you keep attacking me! That's what happened!"
"Calm down." Yan Mei said.
"Calm down? Calm down?! I'll show your ass calm!" I stood up then flew to her going for a punch at her face.
The woman appeared in front of Yan Mei then opened her eyes. They shined gold. "Stop."
I looked surprised and my aura vanished in an instant then I fell and groaned. I sat up and looked at my hands. "What the..?" I looked up and glared at the woman.
She looked at me and watched me stand up.
"Get out of the way so I can get my payback!" I said then my aura surged around my body. I pushed the woman out of the way then dashed to Yan Mei and punched.
The woman appeared in front of Yan Mei once more then stopped my punch with her thumb. I looked surprised then she grabbed my arm and poked my forehead with her index finger. My aura vanished once again, but this time I ended up passing out.
"Master Melody. You didn't have to defend me. I could've taken him down alone." Yan Mei said.
"I know, but seeing him so angry. It upset the birds and upset me. I had to get him calmed." Melody said as she looked at me on the ground.
"We can try this again tomorrow.." Yan Mei said.
"I agree. Maybe you should try a different approach. When I touched him, he had high amounts of anger inside of him. Simply going for a Tranquil State won't work. He needs to release all of his anger." Melody said.
"I see. I will see what I can do." Yan Mei said.
Astra walked around and stomped her foot down, using the electricity in the ground to try and locate me. "Yoshida! Show yourself! Let's settle this one on one!" She yelled then sensed someone behind her and turned around.
"So you're looking for Yoshida..? Interesting." The woman smirked.
"Bachiko.." Astra glared at her then noticed she looked different. "You're not the Time Version of her. You're an alternate!"
"Oh...you catch on quickly. I am Bachiko. My Original won't be available for a while so I'm just filling in for her until we inevitably become one and take down the hierarchy." Bachiko smirked. "Now, I've come all this way to seek you. It would be rude to not greet a guest of honor."
She held out her hand then Astra got pulled in by Bachiko's gravitational pull. Bachiko grabbed her by her throat and raised her off the ground.
"Nn..tch...Wi..tch.." Astra struggled and gripped Bachiko's wrist.
"I'm gonna enjoy killing you...over...and over.." Bachiko laughed and her laugh turned maniacal.