Despair, cold, trapped. That what Hikari see and feel in a place of darkness, all she could do was just look around while she heard a mysterious sound. It was like a blade clashing with another repeatedly, and it wasn't just one but thousands of other clashing of blade on after another.
Hikari could only think that there was a battle nearby. Walking slowly, Hikari was afraid on what she would find. It wasn't like she was scared of seeing dead body, no she was scared of the aura of the battle. Sensing the heath of the battle of auras that was getting more and more intense, Hikari whole body started screaming at her not to take one more step.
Right now, Hikari was standing Infront of a white mist wall. "This must be where the crazy source of aura is coming from". Looking at the pale wall of mist, Hikari could feel the insane power that was coming from the other side of the mist. One light and one dark.
"Good and bad fighting each other. One of each side trying to win to get to the top and become ruler of all things. Well that how I see it". Hikari would say in her thought of mind. "But really what is this place, out of all the unknown places that I have seen in the world this by far it's the most mysterious one".
Hikari would starch out her arm to go throw it. But something grabbed her from the back of her shirt and toss her backwards. Hikari eyes widen, feeling that someone had toss her backwards and away from the mist wall. Hikari vision would have gone black, as slowly the darkness would have claimed her into the black void.
After a long 10 minutes of siles, a deep but gentle voice would have spoken. "Serene Seeker Awaken!!!". Hikari would have shot open her eyes fast, just to see that she was in a white room with a large black and red ruins clock on the silling with wired letters on them.
Hikari would have stood up and having a clear view of her averment. She would have saw 8 glowing black pillars all lined up from front to back. "Serene Seeker am gladded you have arrived, for it is time for you to awaken". Hikari would turn around to see 57 black clothed people standing behind her. They had hoodie that's coved their heads not letting us see their eyes or the front part of their face.
Hikari would look at the 57 people that was now looking at her. "My master's it's an honour to see you all again, what may you have summoned me for". Hikari would say, now knowing that's she is Serene. "The time have come for you to take your role as an ethereal walker. You and that boy are connected, not by blood but by your soul. You have found the perfected that will help you and us with our plans".
Serene or Hikari eyes would have open just hearing what her master's had just said. "Wait master's what do you mean by that. I reassure you that Kurogane has not made the requirement with me at all, and I believe that he made not be the one who we were searching for. The legend tells us in the ancient annals of time, there existed a man known only as Zephyrus, the Enigma Wielder.
Legend had it that he was born under a darkened moon, with eyes that shimmered like starlit abysses, and a voice that could command even the wildest tempests to be still. Zephyrus wandered the lands, cloaked in shadows and whispers, his presence heralding both chaos and order.
Wherever he trod, new worlds were born from the ashes of the old, and civilizations crumbled before his enigmatic might. Some whispered that he was a harbinger of doom, while others believed he was a saviour sent to reshape the very fabric of reality.
His powers were as vast as they were mysterious. With a mere thought, he could bend time itself, unravelling the threads of destiny to weave a new tapestry of fate. He could summon storms of unprecedented fury or bring forth a tranquil peace that settled like a gentle mist upon the land.
But it was not just his powers that made Zephyrus a legend. It was the duality of his nature, the constant dance between chaos and order that defined his every action. Some saw him as a benevolent force guiding the world towards enlightenment, while others saw him as a malevolent being seeking to sow discord and despair.
In the end, it was said that Zephyrus vanished as mysteriously as he had appeared, leaving behind a world forever changed by his presence. To this day, his name is whispered in hushed tones, a reminder of the power of one man to shape the very destiny of the universe itself".
After saying all of that the 57 mysteries black clothed people didn't say anything, until one spoked up. "Your right serene that's the story of our lord that we follow. But this boy, that you are with has the same amount of power that's of Ember wind or possible even higher than hers, he might be the one for we have search for".
The voice was that of a female, who face was coved by her black hooded cloth. She walked forwards until she was standing right in front of Serene. "You know, want you must do Serene. This is your last chance for you to take this opportunity, for you had chance after chance after chance and yet have failed".
Hikari held her head down, embarrassed, and ashamed. While tiers started forming in her eyes and running down from her check. Memories of her past failures started rushing back to her minds. All the people that she had meet in the past she let them all down.
Hikari would have tried to hold her tear's back while trying to talk, but her crying made it worse. "Am- am- am so sorry, am trying my best to become strong like you guys I really am. But-". Hikari was cut off when an energy blast flow passes her head and destroying on of the black pillar.
"But you are weak, time after timer you have failed and all you can do is say sorry. You are a disgrace to our kind; your sister was wrong about you. Think you had the power to bring hope to the world and too its people!". The mystery women were now face to face with Hikari while she held up her chin and looking into her crying crystal blue eyes. She leans closer to her ears and whisper something that made Hikari eyes widen.
"You are not like you're sister. You're noting but just a failure to her and to us". The lady would have let go of Hikari chin and let it drop to the ground, while walking to the black hooded people who was watching all of this unfold. "If you wish to prove yourself and worth, bring the boy to our side and become one with him. If you do that then we will allow you to stay with us and parts of the world. If not, well you know what happens".
After saying all of that a bright white light would have consumed the entire place. Soon after Hikari would have opened her crying eyes to see that she was in a cave where she and Kurogane had set up to rest. She looked around to see that he was not here.