~ Right after last Chapter, Omni Pov ~
"Okay, I think it's time to go, Ryuuko. I have somewhere to be..." Akira said.
Ryuuko sighed in dissatisfaction. She then quickly let go of Akira's torso.
"...Thanks for telling me this Akira... I guess we can start tomorrow?" She asked, unsure of when they could begin.
"Of course, the sooner the better." Akira responded. causing the brunette to smile.
Both then left the gymnasium. Akira went his separate ways, while Ryuuko did hers...
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~ ??? 5:45 PM, Omni Pov ~
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"Mr. Dou's still in a coma. We still don' even know when he'll wake up either." A man said.
"I know. His father should be back in another week. But what'll he even do? Stare at em'?" another man responded.
"Don't ask me. I just protect, but what'll he do when he comes and finds out someone knocked his son out, but put in a coma too? He'll probably kill us." the man retorted.
The other members in the area were mumbling to themselves about the situation. All of them were praying that Haguro would awaken soon, but it seems that isn't going to be for now...
"FUCK! We have ta' find the guy who did this!" A Member proposed. The others began listening to him.
"How? Mr. Dou was strong, much stronger than any of us here! How can we stop a guy like that when we couldn't deal with Mr. Dou?" A member responded.
The room went deathly silent... and that alone spoke for itself. What their member said was a cold, hard fact. Whoever did this was something beyond a monster, like their leader...
"He's right... we don't have a chance... plus, based on what the doctors said. This was done with one strike, by a hand, rather a finger to the brain..." another member added.
The others were starting to sweat.
"S-so yer' tellin' me that whoever did this, did it with a fuckin' finger? Are guns even useful here? Are we even dealing with a human?" One asked.
"T-that's impossible! No one could be that strong. To put someone in a concussion with a flick of a finger? You would have to be an actual monster." A member said, trying to elevate the group's morale...
"And what if we are dealing with a monster? What'll happen to all of us?" A member questioned.
The others still stayed silent.
The second in command of the syndicate group saw what was happening... and even through his experience, something like this was impossible. Dou being handled this easily is impossible, even by peak human standards... so whoever did this might genuinely be a bona fide demon...
'Just who or what could have done this...' The second-in-command thought.
*Sigh...*
"Alright. Bring those kids here who came with mister Haguro. They might know something. I want them here in an hour." He commanded.
"YES SIR!" they all said.
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~ Omni Pov, 3:04 PM Earlier down at Akira's bunker... ~
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"Rivera, something interesting happened to me earlier today." Akira said. Warming up.
Rivera looked towards him. She could feel a change...
"Your Aura... it's stronger..." Rivera stated.
"... You sensed it. I guess that leaves the explanation out of the way. Still, I saw wisps today... it was pure white. I suspect it is this Aura you speak of, but what interested me was my that same wisp came towards my body and increased my reserves..." Akira stated.
Rivera looked confused.
"Is something the matter?" Akira asked.
"... Yes... but I am unsure whether that's a good or bad thing..." Rivera said.
"Care to explain?" Akira stated. Finishing his warm-up.
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"Us werewolves are naturally compatible with the use of aura... Some may have much greater affinity for increasing their reserves and its potency, most not. However, never in my life have I heard or seen of a werewolf passively absorbing it without using the 'accumulation' methods, no matter how talented they are in the utilization of it, or affinity..." Rivera stated, smiling.
'.... Accumulation methods?...' Akira noted. He had ideas as to what it could be...
"This... accumulation method... it sounds like something used to 'absorb' the Aura into your bodies... from what you just said, werewolves can't do it passively... so that means...-"
"Bingo, Akira, but yes. It means your body must have some sort of 'hypersensitivity' towards Aura itself, so much so that it gravitates towards you naturally. It sounds like nature itself 'blessed' you." Rivera stated.
Akira smiled at hearing this.
"I still have one more question... You said, 'methods' indicating that there is more than one, am I right? So, which method are you using?" He asked.
Rivera smiled.
"Yes, you are correct. There are three ways to practice and gain aura, and I use the 'mantra' method. It is the highest one that is used in all the clans, given only to those who show extreme talent." Rivera stated.
'Interesting... aura might as well be the cousin of both chakra and ki in this world...' Akira thought.
"Still, can you teach me this method?" Akira asked.
"Of course. Anything for my future husband." Rivera said sweetly.
Akira smiled back, blushing a little. He wasn't entirely used to a woman as pretty as her complimenting so forwardly...
"Just sit down and get into a comfortable position and state. I will send aura throughout your body in the way of the method. It might take a couple of tries to do but by yourself, but you'll get used to it..." Rivera stated.
Akira did so, and cross-legged, placing his hands on both his knees.
Rivera walked over and did the same, but outstretched her hand instead.
Touching his back, she began sending her own energy inside of him.
'... Has his back always been this large?... his muscles feel so firm yet soft...' Rivera thought. Not knowing that she was caressing his back unconsciously...
Akira, feeling her unusual caress, turned around. Wondering if it was a part of the process.
"You okay back there Rivera?" Akira asked.
Rivera immediately snapped out of her thoughts when a blush formed on her face.
"Y-yes, I'm fine... Please focus and feel my energy within your body..." she said.
Akira did as he was told, trusting the process.
'Good heavens...just what was I thinking about earlier? A mere touch and I'm like this...?' Rivera thought.
She was finding it difficult to keep her urges at bay... she was trying her best to not act like a maniac in front of her potential mate. But so far, she felt as if she was already going through minor withdrawal...
After five minutes passing by, she let go of his back.
"Do you want me to do it again? It's fine if you don't get it. It took me 12 tries to have it down completely." Rivera said.
"No, I'm fine. I remember what I needed to do." Akira said. However, when he turned around... he saw it...
Rivera, seeing his face, figured out what he was experiencing...
"You can see it, can't you, my Aura..." Rivera said.
"Yeah, and it's absolutely massive..." Akira said.
'Mother of mars! It must be 100... no, 200 times my own in sheer quantity!' Akira thought, surprised...
Rivera simply chuckled.
"Do you see why I was saying it was impossible for you to be able to use aura so easily?" Rivera stated.
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