" You all are going to die " said Rhy
" Everyone get ready " said Gorosuke
" I am always ready " said Kazuki
" That girl is still alive huh? You healer..you are healing them again? " said Rhy
" Thum couldn't do a thing correctly, if he would have, I wouldn't be the way I am today..I would've lived happily " said Rhy
" Where's Thum ? " asked Abel
" Don't worry about him, he is at a much better place " said Rhy
As the shell of his former body started to rot and disperse, Thum's lower body, that was broken and crushed, was left on the ground. The zither was broken as the wire of the zither, were tied around Thum's leg, binding him. As the bloodied, lower body started to heal itself, the wire tightened around it, immobilizing Thum.
" Hel...he....help me " said Thum
" Nobody's gonna help you, try to fight for yourself.. c'mon stand up or you'll die.. c'mon break the wire " said Rhy
" I am... trying... please...I am...I really am..it hurts, I can't " said Thum as he struggled
" As expected from you " said Rhy
Abel rushed at Thum to free him, however Rhy blocked his path. Abel effortlessly, dodged the incoming attacks and slide under Rhy's leg slashing his shin in the process. As Rhy got injured he tried to maintain his balance and slowly healed his wound. He smirked as Abel came close to Thum's body. Gorosuke realizing the situation tried to warn Abel
" ABEL DON'T GO ANY CLOSER !! IT'S A TRAP, COME BACK ! " shouted Gorosuke
But it was already too late, as Abel came near Thum's body, the wire around Thum's body loosened and tied Abel as if the wire had a soul of it's own. Thum's lifeless body started to twitch as the sudden loosening of the wire, caused the blood pressure through the veins to burst up and seep through his bruised skin. Abel was tied like a puppet, all the vital organs pierced, immobilizing him completely. Abel tried to free himself but more he struggled, more the wire seeped through his skin.
" Well I got you now my boy....you are looking like a Peking duck..my favorite dish.. I'll eat you with congee " said Rhy
" You'll also get damage the same way, so it's a win win for me " said Abel
" Tch tch tch " said Rhy
" Look around.. " he added
" Let me help " said Rhy as he kicked Abel
Rhy kicked Abel in the gut, causing him to turn around. Abel stayed silent as he watched in horror. Thum's body had the same cuts as Abel's wound.
" You see..if you try to move or anything, he will suffer not me " said Rhy
" You son of a bitch.. " said Abel
Rhy grabbed Abel by his mouth and lifted him. As Rhy looked straight in Abel's eye, he started to crush Abel's jaw
" You can call me whatever you want, but don't call me that..do you understand me..try me say that again " said Rhy
" WE GOTTA SAVE HIM ! " shouted Han
Kazuki Ryo and Jetchi jumped and tried to attack Rhy from his blindspot but Rhy wasn't fazed. A pair of appendages slammed Jetchi into the ground, and another pair grabbed Kazuki. Ryo was able to land a devastating kick at the back of his nape, which staggered him, and loosen his grip on Abel. Abel fell down on the ground, near Thum's body.
" He..l..p " whispered Thum
" In a minute pal, I am also in a worrying situation, these are some wires or something, sneaky bastard " said Abel
" Those are the strings of my Zither..if you move..it will summon an attack using life energy " said Thum
" Wait so if I move, the wires would summon those astral demons? Well that's fucked, I can't directly damage him then..what do I do..what do I do... " said Abel
" Kill me, free me, rid me of my suffering..and he shall be weakened " said Thum
" I can't move, it's too hard to break off..it seeps deeper as I move " said Abel
As Abel tried to move his arm, one of the string tightened it's grip around Abel, summoning a triplet of skeletons, rushing at Hiroshi
" HIROSHI !!! WATCH OUT !! " shouted Abel
As Hiroshi jumped and tried to kick one of these skeletons they disappeared and reappeared behind him. As Hiroshi rolled to break his fall, the three skeletons rushed at him. Hiroshi aware of the situation was not able to dodge in time. However Aruma, intercepted the contact by using himself as the human shield. As the three skeletons slashed Aruma's back they disappeared.
" Are you ok ?!?? " asked Aruma
" I am, are you ok? " asked Hiroshi
" I think " replied Aruma
Rhy stood in silence, adoring his new body. Gazing his arm and his chest with curiosity and deep interests.
" I couldn't imagine that I had such power, all latent and hidden because I still chose to be attached to my human side. Thanks to my brother who made me realize how pathetic human beings are and now since I am born again I shall make sure that these people also get this revelation about their weak bodies. One by one, I will break every single bone in your body and will make you realize how fragile you really are, how weak and pathetic you are, how useless and irrelevant you are to this nature. Ever since that dawn of time the nature was living in an equilibrium with all the elements and species surviving and thriving of each other in a balanced way. And then came the human beings, started destroying the nature for their own good and escaping from matrix of nature by trying to control it. Humans started doing good and bad deeds and really thought to themselves this is definitely because of a higher power among us and started using the idea of a benevolent god.
But in reality it was just an excuse for human suffering. Hiroshi was it? " asked Rhy
" Yes ! " shouted Hiroshi
" How many times have you suffered in life? How many times have you thought of quitting everything and live a normal life? How many times have people really understood you and said we have sympathy towards you? " asked Rhy
Hiroshi stood in silence as he clenched his fist in anger
" Do you even understand the pain of separation? Do you understand how it feels to be separated from your own family just because you were better than someone else? You were always given everything to you served on a golden platter. How many times have you used the word god for your own suffering? God is behind this god is behind that I will send you to that God and you ask him a question for me? Where is this all loving? Benevolent merciful god when they are people genuinely crying for help? Where are these Prophets where are these avatars when people commit crimes and get away with it? What was my fault? what was my mother's fault? What was my brother's fault? Do you have any answers for it? Do you Hiroshi? " asked Rhy
" No I don't have your answers, but I can assure you that I have also been through the same thing that you are suffering from right now " said Hiroshi
" Do not give me this " I feel your pain " bullshit, I will make sure that you get your answers because I will send you to that same God so I can get my answers to when I am dead " said Rhy
" I will not die but I will surely help you get your answers because I am pretty sure you won't be going to the heaven but to the god damn hell " said Hiroshi as small arcs of current ran across his forearm
" Very well then, I would love to see you try with your silly friends here " said Rhy
" I eliminated my own brother to get his powers and you really think I would even think twice to kill all of you? Very bold of you to assume it " said Rhy
" Well yeah look at the sky bozo " said Hiroshi as he and Rhy looked up
" Half of the night is already gone, buy my calculations it's around 2:59 a.m. but for you I'll estimate it to 3:00 a.m. " said Rhy
" What ?? " asked Rhy
" Even though it is deep in the mountains and in a mysterious place, it doesn't change the fact that we are in Japan.. which is known as the land of the rising Sun! Which means according to my calculation the sun will rise around 4:35 am " said Hiroshi
" And once the Sun is up all the boost that you have from the Blood Moon will disappear making you weak isn't it, you may not be turning back into your former self but your powers would be halved " he added
" No way I wasted 5 hours on these stupid kids? It was supposed to be a 45 minute work!! Even with all the preparations?? No no not like this!! " Rhy said to himself
" What happened are you scared of your boss? Maybe Camille will come and kill you if you failed your task? " asked Hiroshi
" What is he doing ? " asked Abel
" He is playing mind games with Rhy.. he knows that he is an egotistical, narcissist, so he's trying to get inside of his head.. because once Rhy starts to rage, he will blunder " said Thum
" SILENCE !!! " shouted Rhy as he clenched his fist and 6 appendages ripped through his body.
" I just need to stall you for 2 hours and 30 minutes, and then it will give us enough time to not only recover but it will weaken you significantly " said Hiroshi
Rhy started to laugh like a maniac, taking a pause and to clap for Hiroshi
" You really think you can hold me for 2 hours and 30 minutes? " asked Rhy
" Well I alone cannot " said Hiroshi
" But we can " said Han as he started to stretch and warmup
" Wait you're alive? " asked Rhy
" My spirit animal is of a snail, I digested your poison however the only damage that I got was from the crystal that pierced my vital organs, which was healed " said Han
" I will never forgive you for what you did to Yuen " said Gorosuke as he stood up
" We will help you too " said Ryo and Jetchi
" Even though I haven't awakened my spirit animal I will try my best " said Kanako
" Together we will kill you " said Kazuki
" Good " said Rhy
" I would love to see you try " he added
" Let the final battle begin " said Rhy