Kurogane would have been resting in his bed not wanting to leave. It's have been 1 week since Kurogane have seen Hikari after she have step in and defended him from the hateful moods. Kurogane would have a small flash back of him and her having a fun time eating on the bench. "it's been a week since I see Hikari, and I kind of miss her. But then again, I don't want to see dose hateful people". Feeling sad Kurogane would turn around in his bed facing the other direction while closing his eyes. "I will probole see her tomorrow, am just to tired she might understand when I tell her". But just right after he said that Hikari would have been lying in bed right next to him in a side way pose staring right at him with an unhappy look.
Kurogane would look and see Hikari in his bed looking at him like she was going to kill him. Kurogane would look to him left and right just to look back at her again. "H..Hik..Hikari what are you doing here and, in my bed,". Saying this Kurogane would feel that his hands would have been grabbed by Hikari who jumped out of bed spinning him around his own room like a tornado. "WHAT DO YOU THINK AM HERE, IT'S BEEN A WEEK SINCE I LAST SAW YOU AND YOU JUST BEEN IN BED SLEEPING. DIDN'T THINK IT WAS IMPORTANCE TO KEEP UP ON ME!".
Saying all that Hikari would have thrown Kurogane face first at the door. Kurogane would have looked back at Hikari who had a glowing red katana in her hands, making her way to Kurogane.
"Wait Hikari I can explain I was planning on seeing you, but things just came up and I was planning on seeing you today and, and, and". Kurogane would have been speaking fast with his hands out explaining the whole thing to Hikari. But Hikari was not paying attention.
"You had a whole week to do your little Earring run. But you don't have time to check up on your best friend!". Hikari said this in a scary voice moving slowly every so closely, that stroke fear in Kurogane. "Wait. Hikari just.haaaaaa!".
Kurogane screams would have made the whole temple shake. "Well, it looks like that did the trick, I wonder if Kurogane liked my gifted that I left in his room". Master Ryoichi would have been meditating outside in the garden sitting on top of a rock behind a waterfall.
About 3 hours would have pass, as we would see Kurogane sitting on the temple porch with a large lump on top of his head. While he is holding a blow of rice in-between his legs while has his hands together praying. After he was done, he took one bite of his food, and just then time seem like it has slowed down. In one moment, he was at the master temple next thing he knows he is flowing in a dark void space, with lots of colourful stars and planets floating pass him.
"Do not be afraid kurogane, for I will not hurt you". Kurogane would have turned around to see the same, white, soft wolf creature back from the nova kingdom. "Why should I be afraid I lived facing death about 3 times in my life, for you don't scare me".
Kurogane would look away from the creatures and just looked at the planet that half were destroyed and just crashing into other things in a slow-moving way. "So, tell me do you have a name, or you're just a large white giants wolf entity that's dose whatever its want around here with no name".
Kurogane would turn his head just a little to see the giant's creature that is sending him shiver all over his body that he finds it hard to breath around the thing. "I told you not to be afraid boy, I can see you are frightening but keep a brave look, and as for my name it is not to be revealed in this chapter of your life". Kurogane would be surprised that the thing read his mind, but still looked away.
"Look I don't have time, for this prison of mine makes it hard to communicate with the other so allow me to make this quick". Kurogane was about to say something but felt like he could not open his mount to speak.
"Firstly, I don't know what role you play in all of this just know that we are connected somehow. Secondly, I believe that you might have ties to the heavenly tree of the beyond, a tree that me and my siblings have that our power comes from. A tree that will grant you power that you think was not possible". Kurogane have not said a word ever since his mount was close shut, but he took this as a learning experiment to understand the entity in front of him.
"But I will say this, you will be targeted by the falling and the betrayed. They will try and get in your way, and they will, but if you can find the sacred armaments you will have a chance to fight back and for that you will need to make a contract with me. If you are willing to find out the true about all of this."
Listening to all this Kurogane had no words to say. What was he supposed to say to all of that, he is just a nine-year-old kid who just lost most things in his life and trying and rebuild it. It did not help that he had a target mark on his back and now soon to be enemy would try and kill him.
"So, tell me Kurogane would you make the heavenly contracted or would you refuse. Either way I will still try and help you if you would refuse my offer". About 3 minuets would have pass and kurogane would not and said noting, but pointed to his mount indicating that he can't talk.
A drop of sweat would have rolled down from the giants' head, forgotten he shut his mount so that he could speak. "I apologize but I need to know your answer". Kurogane would have let out a breath of air while looking at the wolf. "Well, is not like I have no choice but to go for the second option. If these things are going to go after me might as well have someone guiding me. But I can't just trust you just like that, as time goes on, we will see". Kurogane would have close his eyes and open them and looked at the giants' blue eyes wolf while having a small smile on his face.
"That is fine with me, should we proceed with the heavenly contracted or you still need time". The wolf would have circle Kurogane slowly waiting for an answer. Kurogane would have one of his hands to his head still thinking if this is a good idea. "If you can't make a contracted perhaps a trust pack. I will give you my help and power for a small amount of time if you need it". Kurogane would look at the heavenly beast, curious on what he is talking about. "All you must do is say this ancient word. Aetherium". After saying that Kurogane would have found himself back to the real world, still sitting on the porch with his rice bow empty. Kurogane would have felt a burning painful mark around his top right hands.
Looking down where Kurogane saw a white, golden symbol of a wolf eyes on his hand. Soon Kurogane was greeted with a cop to the head, looking up he saw that it was Hikari who jumped on his back while pulling his ear taking Kurogane by surprize. "Ow Hikari must you really start torturing me every time you get". Hikari would have got off his back, then walked to the porch were Kurogane was sitting. Just then Kurogane would have saw a large black scroll lying where he was sitting. "Master Ryo wanted you to read this and to tell you that it would be useful to start learning something new for once". Hikari would have said while handing him the black scroll, which Kurogane took and opened it.