Yamato reaches home after running from school. As he gets home it begins to rain
Yamato: Mum, Dad I'm home! (he screams as he reaches the front gate of the house) Mum, Dad! have something to tell you guys. You won't believe it (stops as he notices the front door open)....Mum? Dad? Why's the door open? Why isn't anyone answering? Mum, Dad (yells out to then as he opens the door and enters the house, confused as he sights a pool of blood ahead of him)What...just what is this? what exactly is going on here ?why is there so much blood here? where….just where exactly are Mum and Dad (with a terrified look on his face)
All of a sudden Yamato is startled as he hears loud crashes from the backyard and runs in the direction of the noise in panic. He sees his Mother and Father fighting off some stranger wearing a mask and a hood with an eye at the top of it coloured red
Yamato: Mum! Dad! (Running towards them) thank god you both are okay, I saw blood at the entrance and I didn't….
Yoshi: (interrupts him) Yamato get back! don't get any closer! You can't be here right now!
Mira: (looks back in surprise) How did he get home I thought he would wait for you at school?
Yoshi: (blocking off the strangers attack) he's a smart kid he must have remembered his way back (grunts)
Yamato: I don't understand... What's going on? who is that? and why is he fighting you?
Yoshi: (grunts) None of that matters right now son, you can't be here right now, this man's dangerous!
Yamato: But I can help I finally got my powers, I can help you guys...
Yoshi: (cuts in) No you can't! Look! one of the things about fighting is sizing up your opponent, you need to be able to know when to fight and when your outmatched and right now you're outmatched so you can't be here. We can't fight him and protect you at the same time so just go!
Stranger: (appears behind Yamato) They're right you know (tries to stretch his hands towards Yamato) a battle ground is no place for a kid...
In that moment yamato is so paralysed by fear and shock he is unable to do anything
Mira:(Knocks his hand away) Don't you dare try to touch my son(grabs Yamato and jumps backwards) are you all right sweetie? Did he hurt you
Yamato: (in shock)
Mira & Yoshi: THAT TEARS IT, ANYONE WHO ATTACKS OUR BOY IS FINISHED!(both attempt to attack the stranger)
Mira: (recites her chant) Ocean beast: sea serpent
Yoshi: (recites his chant) Man eater: lil leaf
Both Mira and Yoshi's chant materialize and at the same time attack the masked man
Stranger: (jumps unto the roof of the house) That was toy close. These two don't play around, well it only makes sense they are after all the former 2nd and 1st blacklist members, but they can't fight me at full strength since their son is here and they can't use any powerful techniques because although we are as far away from town as possible, it would still affect the area, that and it could affect their son as well, so they have to take him into consideration before they unleash an attack. With these in mind I would say the odds are in my favour (chuckling)
Yoshi:(thinks to himself) With the way things are looking this guys probably realised the situation were in and is going to take advantage of it soon and will do his best to exploit our weakness, that and we don't know if he has any reinforcements so we have to play it safe. Damn it the bastard's got us cornered (looks at his wife) Mira! get our son as far away from this battle as possible, Let me take care of this stranger
Mira: All right, I'm leaving him to you ( grabs Yamato and leaves) lets go son
Yamato: (snaps back to reality) Wait! No! we can't leave, what about dad? Dad, dad, daaaaaaddd!
Yoshi:(stares at a distance, thinking) I promise Yamato, after this we're going to throw you the biggest party ever. I am not going to lose here
Stranger: (jumps down from the roof) That was really smart of you getting rid of your one weakness so you can fight me at your strongest
Yoshi: (faces him) Really? well if you ask me that only seemed like the natural thing to do but what surprised me was that you didn't follow them
Stranger: Well I thought I would just kill you first and then deal with your wife later
Yoshi: (laughs) All right then, just try to get past me and I'll turn you into a bunch of pretty red roses to give to my wife
Stranger: Gladly, that's if I don't cut you down first
A bright flash of lightning tears across the sky as the sound of thunder rattles the earth and the two clash with murderous intent, but meanwhile...
Yamato: (struggling in his mothers arms) Let me go! we have to go back to help dad, we shouldn't have left him there to fight that man alone. I want to go back!
Mira: (holding him in place) Stop struggling Yamato, your Father can't fight and worry about you at the same time so I have to take you to a safe distance so he doesn't have to do that. This is no time to be worrying about him, he's more than capable of taking care of himself that's why I can trust he will be okay (smiles) I have faith in the man I married so you should have faith in your Father
Yamato: (stops his struggling) Your right mum (looks at his Mother and smiles) I'll have faith in Dad
Mira: That's good (sees a tower close to town) Now, let's drop you off here (runs to the tower and sets Yamato down at the bottom of the tower).... I want you to listen to me no matter what, no matter what you see or hear from this distance do not for any reason go back to the house! do you understand me. I need you to promise me that
Yamato: (worried) But mum...
Mira: (interrupts him) No buts okay. Just promise me... promise me that one thing Yamato that you won't leave this place no matter what
Yamato: (sniffs) All right I promise
Mira: Good. Now I have to go back to help your father but when the fight is over I will come back for you so till then stay here (jumps to a tree) and remember (turns back and winks) mummy loves you (disappears into the rain)
Meanwhile back at the house. Loud crash sounds and explosions fill the atmosphere
Yoshi: (breathing heavily, to himself) I have to say the fact that this guy has been able to block and evade some of my techniques is mighty impressive, but to do that takes a lot of skill and a lot of training so just who is this guy (starts clapping)
Stranger: (grunts) Did you stop so you could mock me?!
Yoshi:(stops clapping)No, I just have to give respect where respect is due and as hard as it is for me to admit. I respect the hell out of you so please (resumes clapping) allow me to applaud your skill
Stranger: Well thank you, You're not so bad yourself
Yoshi: Well that's only just cause I'm getting started. You just wait there and let me show you (joins is hands together) what real fighting is (recites his chant) Corpse party: garden of the dead rose (sends a wave of roses to attack him)
Stranger: (claps hands together and recites his chant) Dominion over all land: earth's order (makes a wall which surrounds him, protecting him from the flowers)
Yoshi: (grunts) Damn it! so he can use orders? just who the hell is this guy? extreme training to dodge, block and avoid my attacks, the ability to use an order and extensive knowledge on battle planning. Just how many of them can he used without the penalty? (Thinking as he dodges the strangers attacks) An order is a divine decree that a person invokes. Or in simpler terms it is the act of turning words into power but the words and the decrees have to contain and are limited to a heavenly decree, earthly and for those who choose to believe in Purgatory.
Generally there are three types of order; heavens order, earth's order and lastly Purgatory. These three orders are so powerful that they cannot just be said in any manner or practised by anyone they must be called accordingly and are mostly taught to religious scholars, priests and women of the cloth, basically their taught to virgins. An order also cannot be self taught, if one wishes to learn an order they must first forsake all things worldly and must be taught the orders in the right schools the only order that one can pick up on their own is the order of the earth and even so there is still a limit to how many can be used.
Someone who did not learn the proper methods can only use up to six or seven orders, nine if the person has some talent but after that the person will have to pay the prayer penalty, which is the punishment given to those who go beyond their limit so one can only go so far but this only applies to earth's order.
Very few schools around the world teach Purgatory due to personal beliefs, that and because in the eyes of most of society it is unacceptable so in the Emerald City and within it's region, Purgatory is not practised. Heavens order being the most powerful is one that cannot be practised without the proper teachings and masters, if one tries it they will most certainly die but even though, there have been exceptions. There are some who can use basic heavens order but not more than two or three.
New orders cannot be written or made and the orders created cannot be altered it would only be an abomination to the sacred techniques. The orders that exist are said to be received from God himself so if new ones where to be created it could only be by God or someone with divine power, but this only applies to heavens order and Purgatory. Earth's order on the other hand can be rewritten or remade but it takes a great amount of power and skill as well, so new ones are made almost every day. So in total there are 500 heavenly orders, 750 Purgatory and 1,000,000+ earth's orders. So with all this In mind it means this guy can use earth's order eight more times
Stranger: (notices Yoshi's concentration and silence) You're probably trying to figure how many times I can use orders, aren't you. Well there's no need to stress yourself, I'll tell you how many more times I can use order and what I have used them for
Yoshi: (smiles) Really? wow that's very nice of you. Tell me what would make you reveal your strategy to me are you just that nice a killer? Or are you just that dumb?
Stranger: I'm choosing to tell you this now because your going to figure it out sooner yourself so I might as well save you the time so you can focus on the battle at hand
Yoshi: Well how considerate of you to do such a thing and save me the stress
Stranger: You're welcome. I can only use an order 4 more times
Yoshi: Four huh? (whispers to himself) I knew it! he doesn't have the talent, he must have the energy to only use order seven times before the prayer penalty (to the stranger) All right then, tell me what you used them for
Stranger: I used one for protection, another to increase my speed and strength, and lastly the one for defence that you saw me use in our fight
Yoshi: I see, so you still have four more orders left before you pay the prayer penalty
Stranger: I guess so. I mean it is the rule after all right? but using them won't be necessary until you start fighting seriously
Yoshi: This is bothersome, I thought I made up for that with my acting, after all my wife tells me I'm a pretty good actor but yet you saw right through it
Stranger: Well of course I did, your acting wasn't that good
Yoshi: (holds his chest) Wow that's pretty hurtful. Well it's not like I can fight someone who's name I don't know and definitely not at full strength, so let's make a deal I fight you at full strength if you tell me who you are
Stranger: Does it really matter who I am, what good does it do telling a dead man my name
Yoshi: (smirks) Well someone's a little cocky. I only think its proper for two warriors to tell each other their names as a sign of respect to each other. Oh (starts smiling and laughing) wait... could it be that your shy when meeting new people wow, well if that's the case ill go first my name is…..
Stranger: (interrupts him) I already know who you are. Do you think I would be as barbaric as to attack someone without first conducting extensive research of who you are or the status you carry, you are retired blacklist Number two, Yoshi Toshido a man who married also retired blacklist Number one Mira Toshido and you both are the parents of Yamato Toshido the white haired devil or at least what the society calls him by
Yoshi: I see what this is, The reason you know all this, the reason you have all this information on me and my family is because your not just some ordinary killer are you? this isn't just a guy going on a killing spree is it? No it isn't because you're an assassin and this is an assassination isn't it?
Stranger: Oh you catch on quick, that's very good it will make this much easier well then I guess the least you deserve is knowing my name
Yoshi: so your going to tell me your name after all.