Outside of the enchanted forest, Kiyoshi looks at his hand to get directions for their destination. A holographic red map soon appears above his hand. At the end of the map, a bright yellow light projects from it. "This must be our destination," remarked Kiyoshi as he surveys the map." Looks like we have to move fast if we are to reach there in time." Remarked Lilly, who walked behind Kiyoshi dressed in the robe that Giang had given him a few months ago.
As the pair continued to travel, Lilly couldn't help but marvel at the egg's uniqueness and beauty.
"What a beauty can't wait for it to." But before Lilly can finish her sentence, two men ambushed them. Two men, one in blue ronin outfit with two swords attached to his waist. His skin was pale and his hair was a bright purple. His green eyes gave off an iniquitous look as he smoked his cigarette. The next man wore a grey cloak and underneath it, Kiyoshi could see a blade attached to a chain in his hands. His hellish reddish-black eyes and his long spiky black hair complimented his ghoulish grin.
"Am guessing you're the guys that attacked the cosmic peacock, aren't you?" Shouted Kiyoshi before the men had a chance to speak. "hmm you're a sharp one, aren't you, kid? Gin how about we just kill his smart-ass and keep it moving?" Replied the man with the two swords. "Patience brother, if the kid is really that smart, he would just hand over the egg and leave." Replied the man in the gray cloak.
"So what will it be, kid? Will you have over the egg and leave or do I and my brother Kinpachi have to take it by force? Hate to beat you up in front, you girl and all." Expressed Gin in a cocky tone of voice. "Am not handing anything to you. You will have to take it by force." Replied Kiyoshi as he hands over the egg to Lilly in preparation to fight. "By the way, you can tell the next one hiding in the trees, he can come out. Since I can already sense him," remarked Kiyoshi. Suddenly three kunai were hurled in Kiyoshi's direction, which he deflected with his sword. A man dressed in a ninja outfit appears suddenly next to the two other men.
"How can he sense me? My aura should be undetectable to other people." Expressed the ninja. "It's ok Leelou, the kid is a smart-ass, but we will soon have what we came for. It is just him and there are three of us." Replied Kinpachi with a smile on his face. "Lilly, stay here with the egg. I will end them quickly, since we don't have time to waste with these fools." Remarked Kiyoshi.
"Hmmm cocky little bastard aren't you ah kid? We will see who finishes who quickly." laughed Gin as he twirled his chained bladed around.
Kinpachi thrusted himself towards with his two swords in hand. But was blocked by Kiyoshi mid-strike." You're actually pretty good, kid. But no one has ever beaten us." Remarked Kinpachi as he smile. Kinapachi jumped into the air to relieve Gin's chain blade coming towards Kiyoshi with blinding speed. Kiyoshi parries it but is soon met by an aerial attack, as Kinpachi comes down spinning with his twin swords like a top.
With that attack, Kiyoshi was pushed back as he blocks Kinpachi. As the two swordsmen clash, Kiyoshi manages to get the upper hand but is pushed back in the defensive position, as Gin intervenes with his chain blade from a distance. Giving Kinpachi a chance to catch himself and go back on the attack.
As the battle rages on, Kiyoshi continues to make no progress as every time he overpowers, Kinpachi, Gin's surprise attacks, halts him. As Kiyoshi and Kinpachi collide, Kiyoshi kicks Kinpachi, sending back several feet onto the ground. Kiyoshi hurls himself towards Kinpachi to finish it but Gin launches a surprise attack, causing Kiyoshi swings his sword down, sending the chain blade to the ground. Kiyoshi then steps on the chain blade handle to propel himself forward whilst sticking the blade into the ground, preventing Gin from using it.
Kiyoshi, with a burst of speed, soon appears in front of Kinpachi with his sword coming down to cut off the man's neck. With his sword-bearing down on Kinpachi, Kiyoshi ignores the several sudden pains in his body as he prepares to kill Kinpachi. Sudden an explosion separates the two swordsmen as Gin retrieves his weapon.
"Kiyoshi, you're bleeding," shouted Lilly as she oversees the fight with the egg in hand. Kiyoshi looks over to see several kunais stuck all over his body. "What is it with enemies and long distances projectiles?" Shouted Kiyoshi as he angrily removes them from his body.
"Hi kid, what type of psychopath doesn't clean the blood off his sword? You must love the look of blood not to clean it." Remarked Kinpachi as he dust himself off. "It's a stain. It wouldn't come off." Replied Kiyoshi annoyed. "A stain, hahaha kid, how many people have you killed? Please tell me." Remarked Kinpachi as he smiles devilishly at Kiyoshi and Lilly.
"Enough," replied Kiyoshi as he swings his sword at Kinpachi's neck but was blocked by Gin in background. As he tries to end the fight quickly, Kiyoshi finds himself overwhelmed by Gin's surprise attacks and Leelou's long-distance projectiles. "I have to get rid of Gin and Kinpachi at the same time. Then get rid of the ninja." Remarked Kiyoshi to himself. As he figures out a way to end the fight, he finds that Gin's weapon had tied his sword and hand up as Kinpachi closes in for the finishing blow. With Kinpachi's two swords bearing down on him and no sword to defend him, Kiyoshi blocks the with his whilst simultaneously pulling Gin forward, using the chain blade as a rope to propel its user forward. Using his other foot, he kicks Gin into Kinpachi and with a quick and mighty thrust of his sword hand propels the chain blade in such a way that it ties up both Gin and Kinpachi, stopping their movement in their tracks.
"Stay there, I will be back," shouted Kiyoshi to the two tied-up men as he takes off into the trees to finish the ninja off. In shock, Leelou takes off, hurling knives at Kiyoshi as he tries to escape. Unfortunately, from him, Kiyoshi was in the zone and soon reached upon the terrified ninja. With nowhere to run, Leelou found his back against the trunk of a tree as Kyoshi stares at him with a demonic and nightmarish glare. With nowhere to go, the ninja continues to throw knives at his ghoulish enemy as urine runs down his leg. As the two men stare face to face, Leelou found himself shook in overwhelming fear as the sight of something, not someone greater than himself, truly frighten him.
With a quick chop behind the neck, Kiyoshi knocks the fearful ninja out and headed back to Lilly.
"Are you ok and how is the egg?" asked Kiyoshi. "We both are doing great, but we have to hurry. We are behind time." Shouted Lilly as she pulls Kiyoshi along. As they continue on their mission, Kiyoshi pauses in front of the two tied-up men to the displeasure of Lilly.
"I am allowing you three to live. Take the gift of my mercy and use it wisely because, unlike God, I don't show mercies to fools twice. So be careful not to waste the extra moments of life I gave you." Remarked Kiyoshi as he and Lilly left the battlefield.
Later that day, Lilly asked Kiyoshi why he spread the life of the three men. "Giang told me once that only the weak prey on those who can't defend themselves, but the strong stand for those who can't stand for themselves. Those men, even though those men are physically strong. They are still weak and I hope by giving them a chance at a new life they can become the type of powerful men that Giang was talking about." Replied Kiyoshi to Lilly's question.
"I hope you are right, Kiyo. I hope you are right," replied Lilly as the two set up camp for the night.
Night closing in, the egg begins to glow in bright orange, red and purple colors like those of a disco ball whilst giving off a heat that overpowered the fire that Kiyoshi had burning. "Wow, even as an egg, they are marvelous creatures. So powerful, so full of mystical. Yet man can only see what to gain from them and not what they can learn from such a creature." Remarked Lilly as she stares at the egg with an adoring love like a mother to a newborn baby.
"Don't worry Lilly I will make sure Gyasi sacrifice is not in vain, expressed Kiyoshi. "I know Kiyo," replied Lilly as the pair continue to look at the glowing egg as it lit up the dark forest environment.